Sunday, April 06, 2008

Sweet 16.....

Lil' bro celebrated his 16th birthday yesterday. Guess he's not so little anymore. Didn't realize that Daphne had a dinner to go to, and dad was out. In the end, it was just him, mum and I. Mum suggested TGIF's - and its been awhile since I had TGIF's.

Mum mentioned that it was Ryan's birthday, and the waiter told us that the birthday boy/girl gets a slice of Chocolate Malt Cake. Then there's the customary "Happy Birthday" song by all the waiters/waitresses.

The birthday boy was requested to stand on the seat and to make a speech. He was embarrassed for sure.



"Microphone" for the speech.....



"Take it, speech! Speech!"



Happy Birthday to you.....



Happy Birthday to you.....



Happy Birthday to Ryan, Happy Birthday to you.....

One of the friendly waiters then asked how tall Ryan was, because he didn't realize how tall Ryan was when he asked Ryan to stand up on the seat.

It was probably something like this:



The Two Ming's - HK Superstar Lai Ming (Leon Lai) and NBA Superstar Yau Ming

In addition to the birthday cake, we also had desserts (Cookies and Cream & TGIF's Sundae) from the two sets of 3-course meals that we ordered. And mum mistakenly ordered the Brownies when she actually wanted to order the Mocha Mud Pie.



All that dessert for 3 people!

Ryan had the Chicken Fingers as usual, mum had some Grilled Whitefish with rice and some kind of pineapple salsa salad thinggie, while I had the Parmesan Chicken Quesadillas. Somehow, it didn't taste as good as the 1st time I had it. Maybe I should've ordered the Smothered Steak (steak with smothered with mushrooms and cheese!) or stuck to my favorite Jack Daniel's Steak!

As for presents, no there weren't any. I guess I spoil him with enough XBOX360 games etc to last him till next year. Then there's also that new computer that I got 2 weeks back or so. That should be enough - shouldn't it? It's not that I don't want to get him anything, but the things that he wants aren't out yet so.....

I was reading some articles the other day that MGS4 will be released in June 20o8. What the heck is MGS4? MGS4 or Metal Gear Solid 4 - Guns Of The Patriots is one of the most (the most?) anticipated games in video gaming history.



It's a game that has everything - action, drama, comedy and there used to be abit of romance. There is so much hype about this game because the creator of the series says that this might be the last in the series.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty was THE reason I got the PS2 many years ago, and it looks like MGS4 will be the reason I'll get the PS3. Among other reasons of course.

Japan will get a special game + console bundle which has the special edition of the game as well as a special version of the PS3 called the "Hagane" (steel in Japanese, or at least that's what I read). Basically, its a "steel" coloured version of the PS3.




Here's a closer look:




The only other difference from the color of the console and the controller, is the "Metal Gear Solid 4 - Limited Edition" print at the bottom.

Why does SONY do this? Releasing the same gadget with so many different colours? It's the same with the PSP (Playstation Portable as well)









I think I'll just stick to the plain ol' black, thank you very much.

And yes, I'd still like to have the Apple iPhone.




And after dad's recent splurging on the Digital Video Camera, new mobile phone and new cellphone, why not? I'm tempted to splurge too! :D


1 comment:

Gorgeous Ol' Eve Loves Vanilla. You? said...

Hehehehe your brother didnt look pleased at all also :P