My beloved boyfriend turned 19 on March 18th 2008. I know, I know, he’s young. But so am I. I’m only 2 months younger! *hint hint*

anyway..

Arrrgghhh why is my FLickr post bar not working??? It hinders my blogging!! Grrrr

*turning to ScribeFire*

paper, pencil, scissors, ruler

Okay, first off. Get a piece of paper, a pencil, a ruler, and a pair of scissors. Ready to go!

the 19 reasons

I have prepared “19 reasons why you should be happy that you’re turning 19 on March 18 2008″. Well if you can see in the picture it’s not 19 yet.. Well it took time to think about 19, you know!

the 19 reasons, handwritten

I hand-wrote all the reasons on the paper lined earlier.

cut, cut, cut!

And sooo the reasons are cut one by one..

all the messages are now cut

Finished cutting. It was kinda tiring..

the pencils

Getting the pencils ready. You didn’t think I was going to give the reasons just like THAT, right? These pencils are metallic and colourful. Got them from Daiso. Hehe.

another type of pencil used

Another type of pencil I used. Just a simple wooden pencil. Got them from Daiso too.

On to the wrapping!

wrap wrap wrap

Wrap wrap wrap..

finished products

They look like birthday candles no?

wrapped pencils close-up

The close up of the pencils.. This could have been a pretty picture had I had a better camera.

the 19th reason

Hehehehehehehe. This is the 19th reason! Guess what the 19th reason is! =P

wrapped pencils with all the instruments

The mess left.. Hahaha

trim here and there..

What’s left of the paper. My reasons were too wide so I had to trim them one by one.

Now is time to package them!
packaging
Due to time constraint.. I can only use this white envelope.

decoration
I hand-wrote those decorations too! It was “reasons” using different styles!

stuff them inside

Stuff the pencils inside..

finished packaging

Add two cute rabbit-head pin and it’s good to go! LOLz

Now is time for the next present…

After finished packaging suddenly a crazy idea pops out in my mind. And I quickly grab my purse and go to the nearest FairPrice at Shaw Plaza.

And here it is…
Chocolate cornflake “cake”!
You will know why I put the cake into quotes…

The first step..

melting the chocolate
Melt the chocolate!
I have very few cooking utensils at my home (I and my housemates usually eat out anyway). So I use anything I can find.

arranging the cornflakes
Arrange the cornflakes into cupcake cups. Hahaha. Couldn’t find any other appropriate cups and my time was limited.. So yah I juz bought whatever was available.
Initially I only wanted to make a few pieces.. Maybe like 10?

finished chocolate cornflakes
I poured the chocolate and sprinkled hundreds and thousands. I ended up making 19 pieces. Coz it’s his 19th birthday, remember?
I know, I know, the chocolate cornflakes are far from pretty and super messy. My very first attempt, ok?

Oh and because I don’t have any tray whatsoever, I juz used serviettes and spread them on the kitchen counter. It’s pretty easy and clean, actually. After finished doing everything I just gather the serviettes and throw them away. No washing necessary.

chocolate cornflake close-up
The close up.. Damn, I really want a proper digital camera. Preferably with macro. =(

And thennnnnnn….
I was confused about how to present the chocolate cornflakes for him. I didn’t have any board or anything that resembles that and I didn’t have time to go out and buy something again. And sooooo.. I proudly call myself creative. I took a plate and arrange the pieces in a circular way and pile some of them up and ta-dah! You can see the result!

chocolate cornflake "cake"

chocolate cornflake "cake" - another view
another view of the “cake”

my boyfriend with the "cake"
And here’s my boyfriend with the “cake”. Wonder what he’s looking at. Hahahaha.

boyfriend opening the present
He’s opening the presents! And as expected.. He only found 18 reasons inside the envelope and asked me for the 19th reason. So I gave him that enormous pencil… Hehehe.. I didn’t have time to take photo since he was already busy… Ehm… Hehehehehe =P

Happy birthday my darling! Hope you have a blast!

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5 Responses to “My boyfriend’s 19th birthday – the preps and the props”

  1. 1 Daryl Tay SINGAPORE Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12

    The pencils idea is really good! I just might “borrow” it =)

  2. 2 sylv SINGAPORE Mac OS X Opera 9.23

    hehe.. i reuse my idea from my last-minute valentine’s day gift for him. (http://www.mygreyworld.com/blog/2008/02/15/how-to-make-last-minute-valentines-day-gift/) but of course you can use it too! :D do blog about it if you do and tell me!

  3. 3 ona AUSTRALIA Windows XP Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12

    cece.. tw ga seh, matthew jg ultahnya 18 maret… what a coincidence!
    hehe… trus tmen greja aku jg ada yg ultahnya persis jg, ampe taon2nya..
    gilak yh, banyak bgd yang ultahnya 18 maret…

  4. 4 BB AUSTRALIA Windows XP Internet Explorer 6.0

    you should list the reasons here!
    for ideas haha

  5. 5 sylv SINGAPORE Mac OS X Safari 525.18

    BB, hehehehe! it’s confidential! :P
    Anyway to give you some hints, it was about being thankful to have family, to have the opportunity to study, to be able to breathe air everyday, you know, those simple things!

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