HAPPY 21st GRACE!

It was a startling surprise for Chew Ming Xian Grace (better known as Grace, Chew, Photocopying lady, Piano power, sleeper-behind-projector) at Hardrock Cafe on the evening of 12th March 2008!

Despite repeated and glaringly suspicious behaviour on the part of her fellow Aladdin-mates, she had no clue that they were executing their well *cough cough*-planned birthday surprise for her! Needless to say, her eyes were opened when the wonderful acoustic band actually said her name 'Grace' (actually it was only when they said her surname that she got the picture) and starting singing happy birthday.

We hope you had a wonderful 21st! Imagine- a free sundae from Hardrock cafe (see picture- it's the one with 1 candle) AND a nice chocolate mint-mousse cake. And the nice roll-up keyboard in that super-nice box done up by Aaron (Meng)! Just to let you know, we were sorely tempted to ask the band to invite you on-stage to play a Mozart or something. Thankfully, we were sane enough to realise that if that was done Hardrock would never allow us in again! Then again, you might have been so popular as to boot out the acoustic band to change Wednesday night to 'classical pieces' evenings!

HAPPY 21ST GRACE!!!

P.S: If you look at the photo properly, you'd notice the plastic knife precariously close to the candle flame. In ordinary circumstances, this might actually be a correct deduction of attempted arsonism. But being in a nice restaurant and all, Grace decided to rein in her more diabolical side and settle for being astounded by the surprise. And no, the tomato ketchup bottle peeking into the foreground is not one of our gifts.