Candles on a Cake

What does it mean to have candles on a cake for your birthday? Well, you can either see it with optimism or the other way round. To add a candle a year, it really means you've aged a year and you're getting older. There's nothing good about that, is there? But if you are optimistic, you can see it as being one year wiser. It could mean that you become more mature, you have more experiences, you gained more skills and you are more confident. With these points in mind, it's no wonder young people look forward to their birthdays while older ones dread theirs. It is just the way it is.

Last week, we celebrated Shely's birthday at home with simple home cooked meal and a cake. We sang a slow melodic birthday song for her which she thought was creepy. Haha. But I think it's fun. I'm sorry Shely for putting this message on your cake. It's like a slap in your face. Don't worry, you are still young. You'll always be younger than me anyway!

Two days later, we celebrated my mother's birthday but since we were in KK, we celebrated in the hotel. This butter cake was bought in the cake shop on the ground floor of the hotel. My grandma and aunt were with us so we had a small gathering in the hotel room. It was simple but being together calls for a better reason to celebrate.