My first first of May off the shores

I had a great laugh. Fooled by a non-existing cockroach, ate tomato cheesecake, thousand-island-sauce cheesecake, received TWO cheesecakes for that matter, went present-hunting and found myself speechless upon discovering a bleak something within a cheerful floral wrapper.

So I thought having the yogurt cheesecake my aunt Sally sent us was it. I had but 2% suspicion that when my housemates 'discovered' a cockroach in my food cabinet. It was their smart way of tricking me into the kitchen to turn off the lights (with me and my camera in hand ready to video another episode of how my housemates hunt roaches down) and surprise me with yet another cheesecake.

Really, despite the initial 2% suspicion (which I dismissed because I didn't think they would actually have another cake after the first one), I was genuinely surprised. And tricked, mind you.

So I guess I turned 20 years old twice tonight. Hehe! But it's all good because I got to make my wish twice!

The best part must be the present-hunt they sent me off to right after slicing a piece of cake. Clue (after I pleaded for one): it's somewhere you always glance over.

Hmm...I hit the food cabinet first cos some told me so convincingly to. I must be real easy to fool huh?

It wasn't there. It was in my room next to my thesaurus. And no, it wasn't there before this whole act.

So neatly slit in between my thesaurus and dictionary of quotations...

I took it out on repeated demands from Amelia to reveal my present to all. The bleak something that I spoke of is...aha! Sweeney Todd, the original novel!!!

I almost melted! I can't believe I got Sweeney!!! WOOOOHHOOOOOO x infinity

Thank you, Jo! Thank you all, Ynuoh, Mishel, Amelia, Lynda, Sushi, Lai Mun and Loo Yin, for being such sweethearts! Had fun pranking me eh?

My first birthday away from Penang looks beautiful already. Pix will be uploaded on my Facebook when I'm free. (Still have one more paper to go)

...and to think, hours before, this was all the opposite.