cheryl turned 19 yesterday. been v absent-minded of late. despite knowing we were headed out for a family dinner. agreed to meet gymmates for a feast. even scheduled the two in the same time slot. it was only on the morning itself when i realised that the two events are mutually exclusive, then cancelled on gymmates.

it was a v v late dinner anyhow. waited 3 hours for shawn to get back from his diving trip and by the time we got to oak's grill, it was way past last order. so made a detour to ah hoi's kitchen instead. not much to mention, just that the food was up to standard so yay <3 chinese food.

on a side note, i have a sneaking suspicion that maid is plotting against us. attributed to the fact that she's spectacularly dumb usually, but at times she comes up with ingenious ideas. also, this morning:

gate was short-circuited during yesterday's bout of bad weather, dad decides to try his hand at rectifying the pickle we're in.

a while later

dad: charlotte, look

activates control, gate opens obediently

dad beams proudly at me

c: (distractedly) uhmmm...

dad is clearly unsatisfied by enthusiasm deficit, yells for maid.

maid arrives: yes, sir?

dad: says some random thing in malay, activates control again, gate closes. looks expectantly at maid.

maid catches the drift, says admiringly: sir so clever

dad bounces away happily to his room.

that's damning, i say. tell me she isn't trying to score brownie points with dad. i'll bet anything her plan is to misplace our incertitude with her and then take off with something (like how the previous one made off with my britney spears collection) come the end of her contract. oh that's nasty, that is.

now to get ready for maternal grandmother's happy 78th.

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