Hidayah's 24th Birthday Celebration

Yesterday marked Hidayah's 24th birthday and well, I have been feeling under the weather ever since exams ended. I hadn't been able to make anything special for her celebration this year, thanks to exams. Luckily, her sister Kakak Hayati made some plans. So I just went with the flow.

We planned to meet at Dhoby Ghaut to treat the birthday lady (no longer a girl, oops!) at Sakura International Buffet Restaurant. I don't even know why we decided to eat at Sakura today when in a few days' time, we are going to fly to the land of Sakura. (Can you sense my excitement!) 

So who was part of this whole plan?

Nabilah who is Hidayah's BFF, Kakak Hayati and I.

How was the food at Sakura International Buffet Restaurant?

It was GOOD. Seafood is just my thing.

Honestly I feel we need more halal food restaurants. If you know Malays, you should know that we do not mind spending money on food. Halal food. Birthdays, anniversaries, you name it. Any events... we will go out as a family or with a large group of friends to eat. It's like.. part of our culture. So, to anyone who plans to join the food industry, it doesn't kill you to get that halal certificate from MUIS. Trust me, you will benefit a lot from it.

After the dinner, we headed to Hidayah's place to cut her birthday cake. It was supposed to be done before our dinner but Hidayah's parents collected the cake from the shop late.

Yes, by now you can sense that this whole birthday celebration is not really a surprise birthday celebration.

I have been close with Hidayah for a few years now. We are comfortable with each other. Our friendship has been strong so far and I hope this friendship will go till we become grandmothers. I hope that we will have each other in every milestone of our lives.

I did a lot of things for the first time with her. Back when I first got to know her, I never anticipated this is how our friendship will be like now. We are more like sisters than BFFs. Her family is like mine. And well my family... My parents know a lot of things about our friendship. I shared with them all the crazy adventures Hidayah and I had embarked on.

And later, in a few days' time, we are going to embark on a really really crazy adventure with my grandmother. Yes, you read that right. We dragged my grandmother into our roller-coaster adventure to the land of of wasabi and kimchi.

I am glad that I have found a friend who in a million ways similar to me yet different. Older and wiser whenever I need some advices on the things happening around me.

To many more birthdays with each other. To many more adventures together.

24 and more. ♥