It was my nephew's first birthday last Saturday. The tea party was by the pool side- the venue was tastefully decorated with odd sized balloons (ahem, done on purpose) and 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' letterings that flags by itself (strong wind). Colin's 80 guests (relatives and big/little friends) arrived on time and the caterers were rushing to prepare roti jala, lemonade, ice-kacang- food and more food for the guests! It's a party with no set agenda (Colin can hardly stand, so musical chairs is out of the question) and what surprises me is everyone seems to be enjoying themselves so much - Malaysian are known to entertain themselves, as long as there's people to chat with and food, of course:)

The highlight of the day was the cake cutting ceremony- my sister got a lovely two tier butter sponge cake (taste very much like Sugi cake), heavily decorated with thick white icing and tall clowns lazing by the slopes of the cake. Colin couldn't stop staring at the cake (his botak head is seen in most of our photo shots). I'm glad he loves the cake, my sister put so much effort in it- contacting the baker, placing the order, collect the cake etc. All in all, it was a memorable day, my first nephew's birthday and a complete family gathering (all 3 uncles attended, all the way from Vancouver, Kuantan & Penang).