Joyce's 21st Birthday [LONG POST]

6 Hours Before Party

We spent the better half of the day together, having lunch, shopping and doing various body enhancements (read: hair cut). She still didn't know what we were planning and what she would be getting for her birthday. At one point I said, "All I can give to you for your birthday this year is my love. How? You don't mind right??" 

Had zza for lunch, Italliannies 1U

Hair at Plaza Damaz, our usual spot

Amanda's boyfriend had a cute pup at the salon and I had my camera with me

One last shot before leaving, experimental always

The Party

We managed to find this place, Bora Asmara, for our dinner (thanks Prakash). It was a beautiful place. Service was also top notch. 

All the beautiful people that came

Joyce got her first gift almost immediately when we arrived.

Jackie and Joyce


From back: Susie, Angela, Melissa, Kimberly and Sze May

Joyce and Susie

Joyce and Angela

Joyce and Melissa

Kimberly and Joyce

Joyce sandwiched between Sze May and Jonathan a.k.a crazee causa

Joyce and Ian (too bad for the absent locks)

Joyce and Kok Leong


Prakash and Joyce (purposely close eyes somemore la)

Joyce and Lam

Joyce and Joshua

The Surprise

The night was not yet over. In the middle of all the chaos that was happening (thanks to another birthday happening right beside us), I gave her the surprise I have been keeping a secret for so long, an iPhone.

I slipped away with her phone with the excuse of making a call and swapped her sim card out. In 5 minutes, after making sure it was 'callable', I went back out and put both into her bag. Thank god Prakash remembered to distract her for me as I did it.

The thing was, she immediately felt the difference in weight (I think it's a girl thing) and opened her bag before I could make the call to surprise her. My call managed to go through just a moment after she took it out. Surprise surprise!

Everyone was speechless (I still don't know if it's the good one or the bad one), and she was quite blur until the reality kicked in - an iPod Touch doesn't ring...

The After Party

It was off to The Apartment for the after party, and we ended the night with more drinks and food. 

Thanks everyone for coming and giving her a wonderful birthday to remember

This is the full album with all the pictures from that day. Check it out. 

Joyce's 21st Birthday