Happy Birthday!

Here we are, celebrating our parents' birthdays. Both Mama and Papa celebrate their birthdays following the lunar calendar, so it changes every year. This year, their birthdays fell on October 15th and 24th.

Last weekend, Olive and I flew home to celebrate their birthdays. After 40 years of our parents always celebrating our birthdays for us, we felt it is time for us to celebrate their birthdays for them.

Weeks (actually, only 2 weeks) of preparation finally paid off. A lot of details were neglected but thankfully, we were able to hurdle them at the last minute. It was 2 weeks of late nights for us, staying up until 2 or 3 in the morning.

On the day of the party, it was all worth it. Papa and Mama were very happy, you can see it in their faces. The guests were impressed with the food. We had an very short program, which my cousin said was ok because it did not bore the guests out of their wits.

Seeing my parents happy on their birthday really made the day for us. It made me realize how lucky we are. Although we have our share of bickerings and misunderstandings, our love for each other more than made up for these. We are truly blessed.