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February 8, 2012

The One about Irtiza, Smart Soleh, and the January Birthday Party


Last Tuesday was Smart Soleh KD’s January birthday party. As one of the January babies, Irtiza and friends were celebrated through fun-filled activities organized by the Muallimahs.

It was Irtiza’s second birthday party with Smart Soleh KD. We were pleasantly surprised when wifey and I got to know about the first one last year. I guess we were used to the previous nursery’s way of doing things; cater his basic needs throughout his stay and nothing extra in between. You could liken it to a very basic burger; it wasn’t fantastic or amazing, but it was enough to sustain you for a short while.

Anyway, it was an unsound tradition for parents to bring something extra for their celebrated child’s birthday party. Last year it was an impromptu-bought Disney-themed birthday cake from a bakery at The Curve. This year, we wanted it to be a little bit special. So, we prepared party gifts together with a cake.

A day before the party, we went to Giant KD. We planned to do hamper-like mini gifts for the kids. But then we came across some plastic wraps that were easier and less time-consuming to prepare. We then bought 4 to 5 different food treats for the individual gifts. Then the birthday cake-hunting began.

We visited several bakery shops before we came across the one called Berry’s at Dataran Sunway, KD. The place was at the second row of shops behind the UOB Bank. The bakery was basic but with good selection of birthday cake for kids, plus the big Jakim logo at the main door was a big comfort tp Muslim parents.
 
Irtiza noticed the Angry Bird cake at the display counter and got excited. We bought it, together with a small cupcake as precautionary measure for Irtiza (in order for the cake to ‘survive’ the night before the party).

An Angry Bird in view
 
 Full close-up

 The contingency plan

At home, the packaging process was long and tiring. Together with the small printed gift cards, we separated the food treats to 50 individual gifts. It was a little bit after midnight when everything ended. We then put everything into a big box to be delivered the next day.

 The gift

 The printed gift card

 Ready for delivery

The birthday party went well, according to the Muallimahs when we fetched Irtiza the next day. We were just grateful that the cake and gifts were enough for everyone. Added smiles were put to our face when Irtiza enthusiastically described the whole event in his own way on the way home.

Another 11 more months to go before your next birthday, Irtiza :)

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