Anyway, we spent the afternoon preparing the decorations. We kept everything simple. So, there really wasnt much for us to do but get ready the balloons, which we did not blow but left it to the vacuum cleaner to do the job!
I like this "Rainbow" Vacuum cleaner as it has lots of functions...though it is extremely costly. But it has served us well.
Caleb was enjoying himself as we put him into his playpen with all the balloons.
Transporting all the balloons down to the multi-purpose hall was a challenge as CT and Vicky tried to squeeze into the lift. Here's a picture taken in the lift.
Went down at about 4 plus pm to decorate.
Everything was ready by 530pm and guests were starting to arrive. Of course, I quickly snap pictures of the food before more people came. So, here's what I catered!
Ordered from Revada as my mum and aunt knows the owner for a long time already. So they gave me a special rate for the food.
Thai Green Mango Salad as appetizer which was my favourite!
Thai Olive Fried Rice with Cashew Nut. This dish was one of the first to finish!
Sautee Authentic Seafood Linguine with Traditional Tomato Sauce. If I had known it will turn out this colour, I wouldnt have ordered. I guess the colour put people off. So there was quite a lot of remainders for this dish.
The next dish which I enjoyed is the Hong Kong Style Dory Fish Fillet with Supreme Sauce and Chinese Condiments Garnish
Next we had the Braised Japanese Egg Beancurd with Seafood Sauce. A dish which I find,suitable for kids.
There was also Thai Style NZ Half Shell Mussel with Spicy Tangy Sauce
As well as Chinese Dough Fritte Stuffing with Sotong Paste (especially for my brother who loves it)
Another favourite dish by the guests was the Fusion Style Prawn Ball with Wasabi Mayonaise & Exotic Fruits Garnish which was also swept out quite fast.
And for veggies, we had the Brocolli with Mushroom and Abalone Clam Combination
Another dish which had leftovers was the Thai Style BBQ Chicken with Thai Sweet and Spicy Dip as it was all left with the breastmeat.
As for dessert, we had Thai Authentic Durian Rice Pudding as well as Chilled Honey Sea Coconut with Longan and Aloe Vera. All so yummy!!
Here's the setup of the spread! All in all, there were 12 dishes in total for the price of only $13 per head!
We also prepared goody bags for the kids or babies who came for the party. We had a mask, a party blower stick (dunno what you call it), san zha sweet (haw flakes), as well as snack which I always loved when I was young- the ball-like egg, flour snack that just melts in your mouth. Caleb likes to eat that as well!
Just before the guests arrived, when we were setting up the balloons, because it was too big, some of them popped! So, here's CT sweeping the floor.
CT and Vicky as really made the day enjoyable and light as they did most of the labour. Thanks guys!
And here's Caleb in the park as he awaits for the guests to arrive. It seems as if he knows there is a party for him as he did not sleep the whole day except an hour from 10 am to 11 am plus. Each time we tried to put him to sleep in the afternoon, he just couldnt. Hummfghh.
Throughout the whole party, I hardly have the time to take pictures...to my regret as I really forgot all about it. Guess I just had too many people to entertain since almost 100 people turned up! The only picture I took was of my close colleagues whom I invited.
And lastly, the birthday cake which my aunt Rosalind helped me to buy as she works in Hyatt Hotel. I knew I could trust her to get me a nice birthday cake for Caleb...and because of her brillant idea of putting Caleb's photo on the cake, Caleb was all smiles when he saw his own face just when we revealed the cake. I have yet to upload the video of the party but he was really smiling away the whole time as he stood in front of the cake.
So here's the yummy personalised brownie cake topped with marzipan from Mezza9.
Everything went quite smoothly and just when the guests were leaving, Caleb started getting cranky as he was dead beat. So it was rather timely as throughout the party, he was smiling and playing.
He knocked out by 9pm...what a day for him!
1 comments:
WOW Happy Belated First Birthday Caleb!!! *BIG HUGZ*
coincidently, we used the rainbow vacuum cleaner to blow up all the balloons during Tim's first birthday celebration too teehehe... ;) great minds think alike!
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