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He thought I couldn’t pull off a surprise birthday party for him. But I succeeded.
Timeline: T minus 5 days
Bald Eagle: “So is there a surprise party?”
Me: “Nope, it’s an intimate dinner for two.”
Timeline: T minus 4 days
Bald Eagle: “There’s a surprise party, isn’t there?”
Me: “Nope, we are having an intimate dinner for two.”
Timeline: T minus 3 days
Bald Eagle: “You don’t have to surprise me. I know there’s a surprise party.”
Me: “Nope, it’s an intimate dinner for two.”
Timeline: T minus 2 days
Bald Eagle: “So who’s coming? Is FBB coming?”
Me: “Listen to me. It’s. An. Intimate. Dinner. For. Two.”
Timeline: T minus 1 day
Bald Eagle: “So where’s the surprise party going to be held? Wanna see my surprised look?”
Me: “Dinner for two.”
Timeline: D-Day
Bald Eagle: “Where’s the party?”
Me: “Look at me. Do I look like I’m lying? It’s an intimate dinner for two.”
I waited for him at il Lido, at a table for two, and engaged him in conversation for a good fifteen minutes. Once he looked like he was comfortable and had accepted the fact that it would be an intimate dinner for two after all, the others jumped out from the private room and yelled “Surprise”.
He was surprised.
I’ll take that award now, thank you.
Happy birthday, dear Bald Eagle, with all my love.
il Lido
Lot 183 Jalan Mayang (located directly opposite the Australian Embassy)
Off Jalan Yap Kwan Seng
50450 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-2161 2291
Food, for me, is a means to an end and not an end in itself.
Food, for me, represents the love of family, the fellowship of friends, and the community and communality it brings.
Sean
August 12th, 2010 at 12:40 am
So sweet… I can imagine both of you at the age of 80, on your rocking chairs, going, ‘when’s my surprise party?’ ‘no surprise party la, u old fart’ ‘am sure got surprise party’ ‘ya la, u go to the cemetery and see which of your friends there can attend your party’ .. and so on 😀
ciki
August 12th, 2010 at 5:48 am
ROFL agree with sean .. you really know how to throw a surprise party and here’s to 30 more years of em:) gorgeous shots and post.. u da man. u on a roll.. how many posts is that this week? 5 ? damn stim:P
lotsofcravings
August 12th, 2010 at 6:58 am
thats a pretty darn good 1..
i have almost given up on surprises, must go think of one to spice things up this year.
wyyv
August 12th, 2010 at 8:04 am
wow… nice surprise there 😀 hahaha.. good one~
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 12th, 2010 at 9:01 am
Sean: OMG. When did you become so funny??? You’re even funnier than FBB!
ciki: Can’t catchup with you, sista! You da man! But yeah, always fun to plan surprise parties. 🙂
lotsofcravings: Thank you….I had fun planning. If you need help, lemme know. 😀
wyyv: hehe…thanks!
J
August 12th, 2010 at 9:12 am
LMAO. I love the picture that Sean painted…. but as funny as it is, I can so imagine you and BE really having that conversation. 🙂
(LL, u r so sweet lah! Congratulations on a very successful surprise party!)
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 12th, 2010 at 9:17 am
J: Sean knows me so well, coz that’s exactly how I speak! Gosh, we thrive on torturing (i.e. sayang-ing) each other! Thanks, J…..I’m very pleased too!
FBB
August 12th, 2010 at 9:49 am
GUFFFFAW, sean’s comment is hilarious….i can SOOO picture it… thanks again for the LARVERRRRRLYYYYY party, we are so honored to be amongst the honored guest…its the highlight of 2010 for me so far… and prob will remain so. brilliantly executed, thamby. applause applause. bald eagle is one lucky man.
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 12th, 2010 at 9:51 am
FBB: It was an honour to have you there, FBB. Thanks for the lovely cake, so painstakingly sourced and made. You’re da best!
Life for Beginners
August 12th, 2010 at 11:00 am
ROFL @Sean’s comment. Oh I can so imagine the two of you liddat. Happy birthday, O Hubby of Ze Old Fart… er, I mean, O Consort of the Queen! 😛
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 12th, 2010 at 11:17 am
LFB: Yar, we’re so abusive that way. 😛
Sean
August 12th, 2010 at 12:24 pm
i’ve been instructed to reveal the full, uncensored transcript of the 2050 conversation. so…
*spoiler warning, don’t read any further if u don’t want to know how someone dies*
‘when’s my surprise party?’ ‘no surprise party la, u old fart’ ‘am sure got surprise party’ ‘ya la, u go to the cemetery and see which of your friends there can attend your party’ ‘i still have living friends mah. what about fbb?’ ‘fbb died five years ago la. remember the exploding oven incident’ ‘oh ya. so tragic’ ‘hmmm’
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 12th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
Brilliant, Sean! Although FBB reckons that it won’t be an exploding oven but an exploding microwave oven that will kill him (coz he don’t follow instructions, that ol’ geezer).
lee marc
August 12th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
What a very nice surprise. I love it. . .Its really really great. ^_^,V,..
chaokar
August 12th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
hahahaha, LOL @ sean.
may there be more surprises to come.
Intimate Dinner for Two <– this can be a nice title for a movie ya know.
A Lil Fat Monkey
August 13th, 2010 at 12:54 am
I thought the post was funny, then I read Sean’s comments and finally his uncensored version. LOL. Poor Ah Pa. U sure it wasn’t the camera that killed him? So tragic
unkaleong
August 13th, 2010 at 10:09 am
*chuckles* I give up planning surprise parties or any dinners or planning anything except my vacation. Because hor, the surprise is always on me 😛 Aren’t Chinese dai chous’ supposed to be always open? Hehehe.
Happy Belated B’day BE!
Larve the last pic meenachi 😉
thule aka leo
August 13th, 2010 at 11:48 am
Oh… a few days didn’t login to my blog.. so many events happening! Anyway Happy Belated Birthday for Tim 🙂
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 13th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
lee marc: thanks!
chaokar: it would be a very short movie, though! Easy script too!!
A Lil Fat Monkey: sean’s quite the comedian hor. The camera killed ah pa? What? It flashed him to death ah?
Unkaleong: Ya you have a horrible track record! Pls don’t plan mine. Hehe.
Thule: you must be busy! Will convey msg to BE! Thanks!
J
August 13th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
LMAO. Sean! So mean lah – you killed FBB off in your story with an exploding oven!
Pureglutton
August 13th, 2010 at 5:05 pm
Belated birthday wishes to BE! Such a lovely party 🙂
Now I know where to go when i need some laughs! Sean is so hilarious, omg.
thenomadGourmand
August 13th, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Yes, Sean is brilliant with funny quips nowadays ;p
Perfect choice for a nice dinner like that!
Simon Seow
August 15th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Happy Birthday Bald Eagle. Maybe I’ll have dinner alone here too for my next year’s birthday
Paprika
August 15th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
It was a lovely evening and thanks again for letting us be a part of it. Please feel free to give Hunky some tips on organizing a good party!
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 16th, 2010 at 10:42 am
J: I think that’s a sign of love.
Pureglutton: Ya, he’s quite the comedian.
TNG: Lucky us! 😛
Simon Seow: Why alone lar? You have so many friends!
Paps: Hahaha….maybe one day he’ll surprise you!
vialentino
August 16th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
wow…lovely bday party at a nice restaurant….yum yum
jason
August 16th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Happy Belated Birthday, Tim! 🙂
Lyrical Lemongrass
August 17th, 2010 at 9:54 am
via: yup, the food was excellent!
jason: thank you, Jason!
J2Kfm
August 18th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
Haha …. now I wonder how you’re gonna pull the next one off. 🙂
Happy Bday to Eagle, and have a pleasant year ahead.
shree
October 26th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Hi there!! Awesome photos there. I was just wondering if you could help suggest a good place for a b’day party. I am planning a surprise party for my hubby with our guest list of 50.