On the day of my birthday, I went to lunch with my workmates Wendy, Tommy and Leticia. In the evening, I had dinner at Mad Cow with Techie, Gaya and Steve. I had a good day. I had scheduled my proper celebration for the following Saturday to make it easy on Peter, who will have to travel from Ulladulla. I toyed with the idea of having a big party, but finally decided on a small party with just family. I did the big party when I turned 40, and found it a bit stressful. I booked a 10 course degustation dinner at Assiette, a 2 hatted restaurant here in Sydney. We had oysters, salmon, goat’s curd, barramundi, quail, lamb, pannacotta, cheesecake, and a nectarine dessert. The food was beautiful, and I loved my chocolate birthday cake. I believe that my family enjoyed it, including my youngest nephew and niece who developed an interest in good food via the TV show “Masterchef”.
I feel truly grateful for the life I have lived during my first half century. I am so fortunate to have a wonderful family, a good job, a comfortable and exciting life style, good friends, and the love of my life, Peter. For all these, I am very thankful.
