A couple days back,
Hubby and I went to one of our favorite fine-dining places.
The reason why it’s one of our favorites?
Because there’s a grand piano on one side of the restaurant. And every night, there’s a lady who plays your favorite Ghibli and Disney music pieces while you eat.
But we didn’t see her that night.
We hadn’t been back to that restaurant for a while. Ever since the lockdown.
Because it’s all across the country.
And takes a while to get there.
“Did the lady pianist change her schedule? I don’t see her performing tonight.” I asked the head waitress.
“Oh. We haven’t had any live performances since the lockdown. She doesn’t come here any more.”
Aww…
… that’s so sad…
But shortly after the waitress left:
We suddenly heard the sound of… music!
And people singing:
“Haaappy Biiiirthday… to… youuuu! Haappppy Biiiirrrthday… to… youuuu! Happyyy….”
And the waitress came out with a stunning cake.
Oh. Wow.
Looks like it was someone’s birthday!
As the singing and cheering ended, our food arrived. And we started digging in. But suddenly:
Music started playing again.
More singing this time:
“Haaappy Biiiirthday… to… youuuu! Haappppy Biiiirrrthday… to… youuuu! Happyyy….”
Oh?
Another person celebrating their birthday today?
That’s interesting.
Another cake came out.
Just as stunning as the first one.
At any rate, looks like it wasn’t going to be TOO quiet tonight. It’s always interesting looking at people celebrating their birthdays though. And all the exquisite gifts that get passed around the table.
But as we finished licking up the food on our plates…
… a familiar tune came once again:
“Haaappy Biiiirthday… to… youuuu! Haappppy Biiiirrrthday… to… youuuu! Happyyy….”
This time with lots of out-of-tune kids singing.
And yet another stunning cake got carried out of the kitchen on a silver platter.
3 people celebrating their birthday tonight?
Is it just me, or are birthdays getting more and more common these days?
At any rate:
We came for the live piano. But we got a whole night of birthday singing instead.
LOL.
Know someone with a birthday coming up?
Or maybe even 3?
Or 5?
Most people love getting gifts with their birth month flowers engraved on them. You can check out my lovingly (and personally) hand-crafted Birth Month Flower set right here:
https://turnip.co/birth-flower-svg-2
Sincerely,
Aurelia “Still Prefers Ghibli” Nobleia
