Birthday Gift Selection For Ann & Movie Sat

- March 06, 2011

I had arranged to meet up with Weng Kiat and Evelyn to select and purchase a birthday gift for one of our friends, Ann, whose birthday is approaching on 22 March 2011. We had previously discussed what we had thought would be a suitable and practical gift for her, and jotted down on a list, so we would not be spending unnecessary time to hunt for a birthday gift shared by 11 of us.

We met at Far East Plaza, where I brought them to one of my usual hangout spots for lunch, the Puncak Eatery on Level 5 of Far East Plaza. I did not know that Evelyn likes the drink called Bandung too. Glad that they liked the lunch spot where I chose for them.

After lunch, we walked over to Istean Scotts to start looking at the design & prices of our gift ideas. The first idea was out, as after looking at some of designs, the good ones are too cheap, considering the number of people that are sharing the gift. The second idea was also shot down as we do not know which scent she liked. Different ladies have different views and tastes about scents.

We finally found the 3rd gift idea at ION Orchard, just as we were planning to head to Takashimaya. Thanks to the wonderful eyesight of Evelyn. In the end, we took one that was not too fanciful, which we feel that will be suitable and practical for her. However, the gift wrapping by the sales staff was poor. He wrapped the gift like wrapping pieces of barbecued meat. In the end, we decided to find a gift bag to fit in the present, and get a birthday card to write our names, since the gift tag given to us to write on had limited space.

Went to CNS at PS to get the gift bag and birthday card. The salesgirl thought that we were getting the card for a guy and not a gal. We thought it was funny for her to think of it this way.

After the purchase, we rushed up to the cinema to catch I am Number Four. Mandy joined us for this movie as well. I thought it was a great movie and it is really worth the ticket price.