Happy Birthday to me

Well, I really thought this birthday would pass without much comment. However, after the evening class I was to discover that Mark and the students had organised a meal at a local restaurant... with a real Birthday Cake and they even insisted on decorating it with these sparkly candles!

These cakes are beautifully decorated in a very strange soft cream. Now I doubt this is real cream because it seems to be more like the stuff they use for 'pie in the face' slapstick comedy routines! However, I don't wish to criticise these cakes made at Mr Siu-Siu's bakery... this businessman was a student last year! He provides these beautiful creations for every event and everyone loves them.

Here are some of the students from Mark's advanced class... all excellent English speakers. From left to right... Jenny, Thi and Helen. Then Trang, also known as Teresa, Gina and Trang. A mixture of their real names and English nicknames.

And a good time was had by all... they really made my day!!! That's Mr Nick, who shares our house, sitting next to Mark.