Mark Jacob turned 21 last week! So Vaenu and I were planning a SURPRISE party for Mark since it was his 21st. We wanted it to be super special and all. So Vaenu came up with this plan that I take Mark for dinner then later we surprise him at the venue. The idea was that he'll have a quiet boring night out with his crazy girlfriend and when he least expects it, my friends show up out of nowhere and we whisk him away to get shit faced.
I took him to twentyone in BSC for dinner. Initial plan was WIP but they don't take reservations on weekdays and by the time we got there, it was packed. Speaking of WIP, now if someone asks me what is my most embarrassing moment, I'll have something to say. I was wearing this full skirt so it was all big and fluffy. WIP has fans on the floor. Yea..... You get the idea. Before I knew what had happened, my the I saw the edge of my skirt, cause it was in my face. FULL MARILYN MONROE MOMENT I had la.
Except I didn't look this graceful. It was a full mess. And my skirt was shorter. WAYYYYY shorter.
I was so nervous throughout dinner because I was afraid I was gonna ruin the surprise. Mark knows me very well. We've known each other since we were 16. He knows when I'm lying and every minute facial expression is readable to him. So I was extremely careful. What I found difficult was updating my friends Vaenu, Chermaine and Sulekha who were all there already. I kept checking in with them to let them know how far into dinner we were so they could prepare themselves with the cake and whatnot.
My heart was racing throughout dinner. I was confident Mark could finish his dinner quickly because he's a heavy eater and he was complaining about how hungry he was. Halfway through his burger he says to me, "I can't finish this la.." I replied with a smile and said "Take your time babe" but inside I was screaming "THEY ARE GONNA BE HERE ANY MINUTE!" Then he decides to order a second glass of beer and I'm all like "THEY ARE OUTSIDE!" I was a wreck.
The burger really was huge though. He had to cut it in half so he could put it in his mouth. And mind you, he has a big mouth.
So yadda yadda yadda, he we were done with dinner and SURPRISE! Everyone was waiting outside the restaurant with the cake. He was so shocked he just stood there for a couple of seconds and he didn't want to move TO his cake. So I took him by the arm and brought him to the cake. I'm so happy the plan worked! Cause if I blew it, Vaenu would have killed me. This was his brainchild after all. I was just the executor.
We took him to Beer Belly this bar next to Sunway Giza. Our main and only goal was to make sure Mark got so fucked up, he wouldn't be able to walk straight. He had to down so much of shit.
Bottoms up! Us and our tequila shots. So happy Jane could make it. She rarely hangs out with us :( I hardly ever see her. But she came for this! And I izzz sooo happyzzzz.
Aiyo, these two.
Us and the birthday boy
Chermaine got a new phone, the Samsung S4 and she was testing out this cool new feature with the camera. Not really sure what it did. I think it was called the make-up feature or somethangg? I dunno. But this was the pic that we tried that feature with.
It has somewhat become a tradition for us to do a kissy picture with Mark on his birthday. We also did this last year for his 20th in Vertigo. Vaenu looks far too pleased. (Of course).
The two conspirators.
Fun fact: Chermaine and Sue do not remember taking this picture. (tsk tsk)
All in all, it was a fantastic day. Couldn't ask for anything more. Everybody had a great time. I didn't drink too much the girls and I thought it was a "smart" idea to mix drinks so that didn't go down too well for me. I can't remember much on what happened after we left the place. Quite fuzzy.