My brother and his wife held a celebration for their son's first birthday today. Happy birthday Matthew!! It was my nephew's first rock and roll party, complete with KISS (first outfit) and Rolling Stones (second outfit) t-shirts. It was so good seeing all the family gathered under one roof again. In this case, it was the 4th floor of Hotel V on Jelicoe Road, at 12-inch Pizzas & Records.
The pizzas there were fabulous. So unique too. Well, it was my first time having pizzas with toppings like black pepper crab, garlic prawns, and duck with hoisin sauce. Also on the menu were buffalo wings, and meatballs, which were nice and moist, served with a chunky tomato sauce that was good enough to have on its own. I wished they had served bread rolls or some pasta along with it but since there weren't any, I just slathered the crusts from the pizza with the sauce instead. Worked just as well.
I'd definitely want to come back to see what are the other types of pizzas on the menu.
Considering that there were so many people wanting to carry Mat (he is super adorable, but then again I am biased), as well as to hug and kiss him. It wasn't before long that he started getting a little grumps from getting all that attention. But to give him credit, he only let out a wail just when he was about to cut the cake.
Well imagine being in his shoes. All of a sudden so many people were standing in front of him, taking pictures of him, clapping their hands and singing the birthday song, which probably startled him as well. It was a bit overwhelming to say the least. But mommy and daddy were there to save the day and Matt became Mr Congeniality once again after a few minutes of time out from the crowd.
To think that we almost didn't make it there too. Afterall, my daughter was in the thick of PSLE preparations and the Chinese exam is tomorrow. Our initial plan was to drop by with the pressies, give hugs and kisses then head home to allow her to continue her studying. But family is family and we need to stand by each other through thick and thin right (no pizza pun intended here)? Plus she's been working really hard the whole weekend so it was good to let her take a break.
And besides, birthdays are important celebrations. It's a time to get together with friends and family members and catch up with what we've been doing since the last time we met. In this case, for me it meant sharing with them what I've done so far with Kids Invent! It's nice knowing that I've got them rooting for me, like my own cheerleading squad, wishing me success for this programme.
So anyway, cheers to Matthew on blowing out the candle on his first birthday cake, and that there may be many more of such wonderful celebrations in the years to come. May God bless him abundantly with a lifetime of good health and happiness.
Rock and party on little guy!!
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