"A wonderful birthday party indeed!" - have a read on this new essay by my classmate, Jarrod.
My birthday was on the 25th of March. I had invited some of my friends over to celebrate my birthday. The guests were Justas, Justin, Choi Minh, Joel, Davin and Jun Yan.
On that day, after I had my breakfast of buttered toast and sausages, I went upstairs to get changed into a smart but rather old suit, as we were going to have a water fight later, and I did not want my best suit to get dirty. As I went downstairs, I saw my parents already awake, and about to put up the balloons and banners.
“Please don’t put them up, Dad, Mum. I’ve grown up now. I’m ten! I’ve got to be ‘cool’!’ I said. My parents agreed, since they also wanted to be ‘cool’ when they were young. Then, they wished me a happy birthday, and said that they would give me my present later.
At about ten o’clock, the guests started to arrive, all holding a present in hand. Their parents started talking to one another, saying things like, “My child keeps getting detention!” and, “Do you use the cane to discipline your child?” leaving us to sort ourselves out. I told my friends to put their presents on the table, and follow me up to my room.
I told them my ‘diabolical’ plan. “Okay friends, my parents have invited a magician to come at eleven o’clock to do tricks for us. But we,” I winked at them, “are going to play tricks of our own!” I revealed to them my plan. When the magician went to the garden, Davin and Jun Yan would hurl water ‘bombs’ down at him from my window. Justas, being a fast runner, would snatch the magician’s wand and lead him to our ‘slip-and-slide’ trap. Then,Justas would drop the wand on the ‘slip-and-slide’. The magician would then slide into the small mud pit which we would be making. After that, Justin, Joel, Choi Minh and I would blast him with our water guns. Oh, yes! The magician was in for a surprise!
At exactly eleven, the doorbell rang. The magician had arrived! We quickly got into our positions. As the magician, Mr Tan, entered the garden, water ‘bombs’ seemed to drop from the sky. Within a few seconds, Mr Tan was drenched to the bone. Justas, taking advantage of his confusion, snatched his wand and took off.
Mr Tan chased Justas around the garden, finally slipping and sliding on the ‘slip-and-slide’ trap. He landed in the mud pit with a delightful squelch! Then, four figures suddenly jumped out of nowhere and started blasting him with water! It was fun! However, I accidentally dropped my water gun, and Mr Tan picked it up and blasted water at everyone! All of us were soaked to the skin! We had a good laugh at the end of it all and we apologized to Mr Tan. Mr Tan did not mind at all.
Then, we took turns getting muddy, sliding down the ‘slip-and-slide’. It was such a fun birthday, and my, oh my, the cake was delicious! I was pretty sure that our mothers would have a hard time with our laundry!
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Elijah Wee, Singapore
Photo credit: shannonkringen / Foter / CC BY
My birthday was on the 25th of March. I had invited some of my friends over to celebrate my birthday. The guests were Justas, Justin, Choi Minh, Joel, Davin and Jun Yan.
On that day, after I had my breakfast of buttered toast and sausages, I went upstairs to get changed into a smart but rather old suit, as we were going to have a water fight later, and I did not want my best suit to get dirty. As I went downstairs, I saw my parents already awake, and about to put up the balloons and banners.
“Please don’t put them up, Dad, Mum. I’ve grown up now. I’m ten! I’ve got to be ‘cool’!’ I said. My parents agreed, since they also wanted to be ‘cool’ when they were young. Then, they wished me a happy birthday, and said that they would give me my present later.
At about ten o’clock, the guests started to arrive, all holding a present in hand. Their parents started talking to one another, saying things like, “My child keeps getting detention!” and, “Do you use the cane to discipline your child?” leaving us to sort ourselves out. I told my friends to put their presents on the table, and follow me up to my room.
I told them my ‘diabolical’ plan. “Okay friends, my parents have invited a magician to come at eleven o’clock to do tricks for us. But we,” I winked at them, “are going to play tricks of our own!” I revealed to them my plan. When the magician went to the garden, Davin and Jun Yan would hurl water ‘bombs’ down at him from my window. Justas, being a fast runner, would snatch the magician’s wand and lead him to our ‘slip-and-slide’ trap. Then,Justas would drop the wand on the ‘slip-and-slide’. The magician would then slide into the small mud pit which we would be making. After that, Justin, Joel, Choi Minh and I would blast him with our water guns. Oh, yes! The magician was in for a surprise!
At exactly eleven, the doorbell rang. The magician had arrived! We quickly got into our positions. As the magician, Mr Tan, entered the garden, water ‘bombs’ seemed to drop from the sky. Within a few seconds, Mr Tan was drenched to the bone. Justas, taking advantage of his confusion, snatched his wand and took off.
Mr Tan chased Justas around the garden, finally slipping and sliding on the ‘slip-and-slide’ trap. He landed in the mud pit with a delightful squelch! Then, four figures suddenly jumped out of nowhere and started blasting him with water! It was fun! However, I accidentally dropped my water gun, and Mr Tan picked it up and blasted water at everyone! All of us were soaked to the skin! We had a good laugh at the end of it all and we apologized to Mr Tan. Mr Tan did not mind at all.
Then, we took turns getting muddy, sliding down the ‘slip-and-slide’. It was such a fun birthday, and my, oh my, the cake was delicious! I was pretty sure that our mothers would have a hard time with our laundry!
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Elijah Wee, Singapore
Photo credit: shannonkringen / Foter / CC BY
Indeed it was a wonderful birthday party! Thanks dear for these cute photos. Keep up the good work. I am also planning to host a cute party for my mom’s birthday but it is just so hard to find the affordable event venue NYC. It would be a small party so a medium sized location would be perfectly fine. Do you have any recommendations?
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