The clock struck 12mid night when i was watching ip-man on tv. Sms were flowing in to wish me a 20th happy birthday (dammit im reaching the 2nd stage of life). 15 minutes later my door bell rang and i wondered who could be at the doorstep at this hour?  To my great surprise it was Sabrina, Sue Keng and Yao Wei with a chocolate mousse cake with 2 lit candles singing happy birthday.

i was really surprised and i had to tear away from the tv to recieve them with my pyjamas on. My wonderful friends had to sing happy birthday trice to get into a rythmn before i blew the candles off.

When i went to college the next day, another birthday song and a cake (thanks joanne and everyone involved) blew me off just before our HRM class begin. i remember seeing mr.elangkovan waiting patiently at the front corner for us to finish.

                   
                                       my birthday cake

                  
                                            las carretas

During the night, i chosed to celebrate my birthday with my family in a mexican restaurant called las carretas. It was a very cute place with super bright yellow walls, fake palm trees, lots of photo frames, lots of tabasco and a variety of dimmed and bright lights.

we ordered some appetizers and mains to share and all of us had alcohol; beer, cocktail and more beer. For our meals, we started out with some nachos, soup, chicken wings (oh the wings were good. it was hot, salty, spicy and with the dip- you're in heaven). as for the mains, we shared a lamb chop, some tacos and some wraps which i seriously forgotten what's it called.

  
     stella artois .  cosmopolition and an all-time-favourite carlsberg

                 
                        complimentary nachos with some dip

                 
                                      Mexican Chilli Soup

                
                                          Guacamole dip

                
            finger licking fresh hot wings with irresistable hot sauce!

                
               alcohol starting to take effect before the main course

For mains,

                
                                   Taco with mince chicken

                         
                          erm.. burritos with chicken... i think..
            

               
                              enchiladas with beef fillings

                
                                       crusted lamb rack

And the birthday celebration starts..

For dessert, we had brownies! it was very chocolaty and thick. too thick i would say, i prefer chef karam's brownies. Anyways, as a birthday girl, i was given a treat to wear a mexican hat. it was well, big, long and a little bit heavy

                       
                             i was forced to wear a hat!

                        
          and when everyone had a little too much to drink..

Everyone wants to wear the hat..

                       
                            My dad wore the hat.....

               
                                       My mom wore the hat...

              
                                    My sister wore the hat.....

              
                        same goes for my brother-in-law.....

                        
                                 hey! thats wrong
          
               
                   the bright painted walls, the fake palm trees..


               
              lots of frames and colours on the wall, a very cosy place

         
               
                            Cheers! to an ever growing age

It was a fun and exciting place with great food to go to. i would really recommand it not only for birthday occasions but also for just dinner. Go and have a blast!