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It had to be one of the most epic things that Prodigy (my group of friends) have done. It had to be one of a kind, something never attempted before by us and never usually seen by people. It had to be one of the most memorable days of our lives.
I started planning this about 2 weeks ago. The idea just came out of no where. The initial blueprint was quite simple. Tim, Eong Wei, Thaven, Eric, Dirvik, Sarivin and I were supposed to watch The Dark Knight Rises on the 21st of July. My plan was constructed surrounding this fact.
Tim and Eong Wei's birthday was on July the 17th and 7th respectively. I was planning to hold a double birthday celebration for them after the movie. During lunch after the movie, Sarivin was supposed to say that he was going to the toilet but then he would be going to the cake shop to get the cake and then we were supposed to celebrate their birthdays before having lunch.
The idea was a little exciting at first but I felt that it wasn't good enough to be epic. A few days later, another idea struck me. This was crazy and risky at the same time. There were so many things to take into consideration. But, we are Prodigy because we do crazy stuff.
I called my friends to explain their roles for that day. Eong Wei had bought 3 tickets for Row I and 4 tickets for Row J. Thaven was supposed to convince Eong Wei so that Eong Wei would sit in the Row I with him. And he was supposed to convince Eong Wei to convince Tim to sit in the same row. I suggested that Thaven try to convince Eong Wei by saying that they 3 were the ones who were really interested in the movie so they should sit in Row I so that there would be no disturbances from the others.
I also called up Dirvik and Eric to discuss a few things. Sarivin was supposed to act like he was coming late that day. The plan was that he had to buy the cake and keep it with him. He was supposed to SMS me saying that he will be late so that I can wait for him outside while the others go in so that they won't miss even a single part tof the movie. And I was going to say that I don't mind waiting outside for Sarivin as I'm not that interested in the movie.
And once Sarivin joined me, I was supposed to pass the cake to the person sitting at the highest row in the cinema to keep the cake for us. Once the movie was over, we were going to get the cake from the people from the highest row and celebrate their birthday.
A week later, another friend, Janus decided to join us. However, he could only get a seat far away from us as he bought the ticket much later. It was perfect because I was confident that I could convince him to exchange seats. And his birthday is on July 23rd. So, it was going to be a triple birthday celebration. Sounds like a nice sweet plan but almost everything went wrong.
On that day, all of us were supposed to take the train to Sunway Pyramid except Sarivin. Sunway Pyramid because we wanted to watch the movie in IMAX and except Sarivin because he was supposed to buy the cake. Eong Wei kept on asking me why Sarivin didn't take the train and I had to tell him that it was more convenient for Sarivin to drive. I sent Sarivin a message and even called him but he wasn't picking up.
The train ride was fun. We were joking around as were pretty happy to be together again. I tried calling Sarivin a few times but he was still not answering. I was feeling nervous because the whole plan depended on him. And that's when I realized that we had no Plan B.
We got off the train and took a bus to Sunway Pyramid. I started to try and convince Janus to let me have his ticket but he was a tough nut to crack. I tried telling him that I owed him one for not inviting him earlier but he just didn't want to let me sit alone. Ok, that was one problem. But even worse was that Sarivin, who was supposed to bring the cake, was still not answering the calls.
The movie was supposed to start at 11.45. At 11.30, still no reply from Sarivin. Eric suggested that we buy a cake ourselves in Sunway Pyramid. We were starting to think that Sarivin might have forgotten about the movie and was still sleeping at home. I was cursing him because the plan was about to fail. I just didn't know how to prevent the 3 birthday boys from figuring out our plan. I knew what I was going to do next was going to be awkward but I was keeping my fingers crossed.
We walked as a group to the entrance of the cinema. As soon as the person at the entrance tore a section of our tickets off, I told Eong Wei that I needed to go to the toilet. Then he told me why not I go to the one inside the cinema. Then I told him that I needed to buy popcorn as well. He got quite angry because of 2 reasons. First, he didn't want me to miss the movie. Second, he was thinking that I was going to wait for Sarivin whom we were all pissed off with.
I knew he was angry with me but I had to do it. Then, Dirvik decided to follow me so that I would buy my stuff and be on time for the movie as Eong Wei knows Dirvik wouldn't want to miss any part of the movie. Then, Eric volunteered to follow me as a replacement for Dirvik as he had watched the movie the previous day. And so, we started off on our unexpected and unplanned Plan B.
We went looking for a cake shop. It was quite difficult to find a cake shop as we didn't know the names of any cake shops except Secret Recipe. We found Secret Recipe after asking around and bought a cheese cake. We rushed back to the cinema and I had to convince to person at the entrance to allow us to take the cake in. And then, Sarivin sent me a message saying that he had forgotten that we were supposed to watch the movie today. How easy of him to say that.
As planned earlier, I was supposed to pass on the cake to the random person sitting in the highest row. So, after Eric went in, I sneaked it and asked the person at the highest row, Row L, to keep the cake for me. I was quite pissed off when the person said he didn't want to keep the cake for me. I mean, there's no harm and he just had to hold it or put it down without crushing it. I had no choice but to leave the cake at the back of the cinema.
I went to my seat hoping that everything would be fine. And, everyone wasn't sitting according to plan. So, I was a little nervous. But, the movie kept my mind off the cake as it was just plain awesome. I loved the scenes and the villain's acting was super good. As the movie was nearing the end, I knew the time had come.
As soon as the movie ended, I ran back to the back of the cinema to get the cake. Thank goodness it wasn't crushed. I wanted to curse that guy who refused to keep the cake but I didn't want to spoil the occasion. I brought the cake to our seats and Dirvik lit up the candle.
Tim, Eong Wei and Janus were totally caught off by surprise. We started singing the birthday song for them. Quite a number of other people in the cinema sang along with us. After the song, almost everyone in the cinema clapped as the three of them blew the flame on the candles. They cut the cake and then we made our way out of the cinema. Sarivin joined us for lunch after the movie.
This occasion was special because The Dark Knight Rises was THE movie of the year and to do it at a time when everyone is in a happy mood after the wonderful movie was just the perfect setting. I sighed in relief as my plan worked although it didn't really go exactly to plan.
I regard my friends very highly because they have been with me during my happy and sad times. They were the main reason I really enjoyed my school life. And without them, my life wouldn't be the same now.
They have done a lot for me in the past and I've always wanted to give something back to them. Paying back my unending debt to them wasn't in my mind when I was planning this surprise but I was just happy to have played a bigger part in their happiness on this awesome day......
P.S. If you had realized, the blogger used his friends' names in this blog post, something which he rarely does. He wishes to dedicate this blog post to his wonderful friends. He also wishes to thank his friends who had helped him in organizing the surprise birthday celebration.......
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