19 Years Old!

We were over the moon when you changed your mind and decided to come back to Penang for the holiday. And luckily too, you managed to get reasonably priced air tickets and Alex Ku-ku and Ah Kim were able to pick you up from your place and send you to KLIA. Even better they asked you to stay over at their place a day earlier then send you to the airport the next day.

So you made it home to Penang on your birthday. We agreed on the menu: Japanese night. It was the weekend before Hari Raya and we were afraid of the heavy traffic expected in Penang. So the offer was to eat at home and we can enjoy a traffic free dinner. 

Of course, plans sometimes get messed up. Daddy and I woke up to buy your favourite CKT. Then we went home and he left to go with Ah Ma to Fettes Park market to pick up the salmon. Lo and behold.. the seller was away on holiday! Oh no! No salmon. 

So daddy and I rushed out to try our luck in Jaya Grocer. They sometimes only have trout. But we were in luck.. they did have salmon. So we bought some and headed home. Unfortunately, we did not dare risk eating the salmon as sashimi. Had to strike off the sashimi from the menu.

Your flight arrived on time and you happily gobbled up the 2 plates of CKT. Then went upstairs to sleep.. 

For dinner, we planned to start off with the appetizers. Sushi was replaced with grilled prawns and grilled saba.

Had a family photo before eating:

Cheers to the birthday boy:

Then daddy and I went back into the kitchen to cook the salmon and steaks. Ah Ma also came in to cook the vegetables. Here's the spread:

On top of these, we also had miso soup and fried garlic:

We had also bought sake a couple of days before and left it in the fridge to chill. Another bottle was the one we had brought back from Japan. Wah.. I tell you, there is a vast difference in the 2 sake!

After clearing up and letting our tummies settle, it was birthday cake time. Here's your funny smile with the passion fruit flavour which you had requested:

Happy 19th Birthday to our firstborn

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