Modern-Day Red Packet - Cash in a beautiful Hallmark photo frame

So my ex-colleagues from Khattar Wong met up with me in what was supposedly a candlelight dinner with only the senior paralegal. Imagine my surprise when another colleague turned up and both surprised me with a birthday gift courtesy of the two of them and three others who were unable to meet up to spring said surprise on me.

Aside from the gift - tons of cash in a red photo frame, much like a dowry (as, I suspect, they playfully meant it to be), there was the dinner treat at Ramenten Restaurant at Far East Plaza, which had recently acquired its Halal status, and, of course, catching up and gossip. Tons of it.

Dinner was good (albeit a little common since I could get Halal ramen at any Banquet foodcourt; 'twas only the sushi and other rarities that thrilled). Company was, surprisingly, good. And the gift was definitely good. Good day? I'll say!