Today was a very hectic day, but a great day….

Firstly, it was giving tlc to my car… my car oil was on zero and my power steering fluid well below max… I went off to the local halfords and bought some engine oil and power steering fluid and proceeded to fill the car compartments with the relevant substances in the car park… Not sure, what was wrong - did I look incompetent? - as enough people seemed to be looking in my direction!!! I even had a worker ask if I could manage!!! Maybe, it was odd for them to see a girl lift her car bonnet up and get her hands dirty!!! Easy - no problem!!!

Then, it was off with my sis and mum to see the venue to decide on the colour scheme… I think cream and gold…. I like it… and the flower combinations being daisies and lilies… Nice!

Enjoying a McDs with Mum was the next thing. We chatted about her preparations for her wedding to Dad and it was great listening to the traditions and stories - (I had never heard it before…) It got me so excited about DnA’s wedding… so as a result - we were off shopping….!

We managed to buy new bedding (burgundy - one of the chinese traditional colours for weddings), red nightwear (bought by my beloved sister Ansy)…

Then the best thing of the day was coming home to try my mum’s “kwa” - a traditional chinese wedding outfit… Although very sequinny and not really my style - I am privaledged to wear it for my special day during the chinese tea ceremony…. I have enclosed a picture of a typical “kwa” - but the real one, you can hardly see the red material as its covered in sequins - can’t picture it? Then you’ll just have to wait for the actual day!!!

Destiny is not a matter of chance,
It is a matter of choice;
It’s not a thing to be waited for,
It is a thing to be achieved.

Today has been a fantastic day…

I couldnt have hoped for a better day… I woke up to lots of birthday greetings - whether that be on email or sms… I also had a piece of fantastic news from my Huppy…

Aswell as receiving beautiful gifts from my family, we went to Riverside chinese restaurant (one of my loves). We then went to do some retail therapy, watched a film at the cinema and ended the day with take-away…. When I look at my life - the greatest happinesses are family happinesses… Had a fab day xxx

9:39am…. The door bell rings… I peer out of the window. Huh? Tesco home delivery!

One by one - I took everything out of the bag:

Today whilst chatting to Huppy on web cam - he slipped up and told me that he got me surprise bday gift… He said there will be a delivery between 9am-11am!!!

Me being me, ofcourse - Im excited!! I love birthdays! So, from that moment, I was all charged up firing qns about this surprise gift… What did I mangage to find out?

-It’s bought over the internet.
-It’s not flowers (but it was one of the original ideas)!
-The three clues were: best, practical and useful!
-Being delivered by a “truck”!!! —— whatever that means
-Being delivered between 9-11am ———— so it cant really be a courier service as they have a bigger delivery time range like 8am-2pm or 9-6pm!!

I completely forgot about this surprise as today was rather a busy day… First it was off with Jayne to see Lucianne’s new arrival - little Adam… So cute…. Then, it was helpping Dad to build some garden compartments… then it was off to the gym…. then it was off to “rescue” Jayne as she scolded herself…. On the way home at 8:35pm - my brain went “ping”…. I know what it could be….

I always seem to have problems finding the ‘right’ pillow until I came across one in singa… so comfortable and it doesnt lose its shape… Here in Uk, its too exp.. and it’s silly buying it in singa and carrying it over!!! So far, I must have gone thru about 10-15 pillows in my life so far - trying to find the ‘best’ pillow - (whatever that may be!)… I mean, to me a pillow is impt cos it helps me sleep and helps me relieve my bad back… I’ve mentioned pillows to huppy before!… umm

So my answer is a “Seahorse brand pillow”!!!

Well, let’s see if my predictions are correct on 15th Jan 07 between the hours of 9-11am! The delivery guy better not be late!!!