Last night we attended my good friend's eldest daughter's 11th birthday at their home, which was a good timing as hub wasn't around for the weekend on a business trip to Sydney.
Their home is a spacious 3 storeys semidee which I had a part in designing once upon a time and is really good for any parties to be held there with the amount of vast space in and out of the house.
There were easily over 50 children last night, and a number of adults who are friends of my friend. They served spaghetti with finger food for the kids while the adults were served separately with a homecooked chinese meal with 8 dishes and a soup. I have to add, it's amazing! How her mommy did all that by herself with the help of her maid and her mother-in-law! Maybe the dad helped a bit as well, still, it's to me, LOTS of work there! The last time I did the big party for didi, we tapau-ed the food! *head hang in shame*
Not only I could see the amount of work preparing for the party, there was major work needed in running the whole show! Replenishing the food, recycling the utensils, filling back the drinks, clearing up and cleaning up... OMG! I can't see myself doing all those work for my kids! And I feel so guilty, should I be actually?
Two teenage girls were there to facilitate some games for the children and they didn't stop playing right until way over midnight! Not all stayed till the end, the crowd slowly became smaller as the night inched nearer to midnight and it was more manageable and fun.
My kids didn't have this privilege of having a party with all their friends over yet so far. As much as I wanted to do it for them, thinking of all the work involved already put me off. I can manage with a handful of guests, just like what we had done before. Maybe some day, I would just make it up to them by treating them a birthday bash with their own classmates when they turn 12, before the party of booze and ecstasy is what they want.
We went home at 12.15am, and that was really because meimei's battery really on very low level and needed recharged.
5 comments:
oh yeah, really respect this couple for their effort. I have no such patience LOL.
No need to feel guilty la. Birthday parties are not a must-have. It is a luxury item, like owning a porsche. Come to think of it, I never have any birthday parrrrrtiessss in my life before. Just buy a cake, grab a few friends to sing me a birthday song, cut cake, eat cake - that's it!
jessylee,
and this very nice couple not only celebrate their kids' bdays, they do their students too! my gawd!
mun,
ooh.. but i do have a po-sheh! shucks! even guiltier now, that i bought myself a po-sheh but didn't give bday bash to the kids!
(saje la, mana ada duit to buy po-sheh! those mini ones from Shell station when pump petrol ada la)
Say no to fancy parties! Ur fren spoil market..dun fren her anymore k?
goolypop,
but the food yumz wor... tahan aje la. if i unfren her, you make sure u feed me like that too, ok?
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