An awesomely Happee Day!

This Sunday was a special treat for both Jay and I, as we managed to snag an invite to the most happening party on a Halloween morning. Haha! Thanks to Daphne, she is one amazing one-woman-wonder, who managed to put together a wonderful and colourful event for some 30 kids from Children’s Cancer Foundation.

I know this day is for the kids.

And boy, judging by the number of smiles I saw on their faces, and on that of the parents, I’d say it was a roaring success!

But my Jay had such a fun time, I feel almost embarrassed. Almost. But still super happy he had such a blast!

As we entered the entrance of Hort Park, we were immediately greeted by colourful balloons!

There isn’t enough space to write lyrical about the food. Apart from the yummiest Nonya cuisine I tried, there were snacks galore for the kiddos! Check out these chocolate cupcakes!

And Jay loved the raspberry icecream!

Many mascots were seen roaming, and at first Jay wa not feeling da love from the Pooh Bear, Batman or Incredible Hulk… till the Hulk offered a tribute to my prince in the form of a lollipop. Ah, after that, all mascots took a dear place in his little heart.

Loads of other fun stuff….

 

Talented ballonists huffed and puffed and twisted their way to the kids’ hearts…

 

A bouncy castle that got all the kids crazy screaming inside…

A picture-perfect spot for a family portrait, and we even got it printed on the spot…

His very first caricature…

And loads more! As you can see, we had such a blast, and I am sure the CCF kids enjoyed themselves too! Kudos once again to Daphne for organizing this wonderful day out!

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Make it a Happee Day!

This weekend I bought some packs of a very special postcard, done by by a very special 5-year old, Janelle Leo. She suffers from Stage 4 neuroblastoma cancer and yet remains a cheery and bright girl. The proceeds from these cards go towards helping her hospital expenses.

And on this same important cause, I received an unexpected email from Daphne, inviting Jayvon and I to attend another very special event for very special people…

Make it a Happee Day for children suffering from cancer is an initiative spearheaded by Daphne, a mini-carnival held at Hort Park to, well, make it one rocking and happee day for children with cancer!

Sometimes, parents (and boy, can I fall into this as well too) can get into all kind of gripes about kids not eating well, not behaving well, not sleeping well…. that sometimes it does take a change of perspective to be thankful for all we have.

With cancer, both the patient and the family are oft hard-pressed to find this happiness perspective on a daily basis. While we may not be able to do much for them medically-speaking, yet we can all do what we can, and so if you have some special ability (say, sword-swallowing or some elephant-disappearing act), then you can volunteer your services. Okay, if like me (i.e. you can swallow the sword, but you would also need an ambulance on standby) you can also help out in safer things like logistics or to man the booths!

To volunteer, to donate to this awesome day, or to get information, please pop over to Daphne’s blog!

Jay & I will be there on 31 October, hope to see you there too! Let’s show our love and support for these brave warriors who are battling cancer everyday, and give them one happee day to remember! :)

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