How to celebrate your 60th birthday

Here are the steps on how this is done:

1. Give your kids the chance to plan for it. In other words allow them to surprise you. It doesn’t matter that you were in charge of all the parties in the past and that you want to personally prepare for this particular one.

2. Ask your granddaughter secretly if she knows where the birthday dinner will be. Her answer? “At a wine factory” and then she corrects herself – “at a beer restaurant.”

3. Allow your family to drive you to the venue and let the photos complete the story

 The wine factory aka beer restaurant was actually the Tawandang German Brewery. Be sure to get there a little bit earlier to avoid the TGIF evening rush. That's the granddaughter.

 the giant vats where the beer is brewed. they have 3 types of beer.

 the main ground floor and balconies on the side. there are more private rooms at the first and second levels.

the first mug of dunkel with the most beautiful lady in town. What else can an wizened bloke ask for? this was taken while waiting for the rest of the gang to arrive.

 the party getting underway

 some of the delicious dishes. a mix of thai and german

really great tasting brews

 the variety show with an authentic thai rendition to start it

 complete with theatrical effects

 The band and performers were really awesome

we were surprised to see ImStiew (the guy at the center with a drum) the BF of an office-mate.

 "and now the end is near..." yeah - "my way" and he really sounded like the original. luckily he survived, unlike some poor dude in the philippines who got stabbed for singing that song. lol

another surprise... and yeah - that's the face of happiness

hahaha... a bike!

 the nth toast for the night

Mandatory pose at the foyer before heading home. the ones who drank the least get to drive home.

This time they won't let me take the tab and i got some presents to boot. So this is what it takes to turn 60? Thanks family for making this event most memorable. Love y'all. 

Now let's see what else life has in store!