This birthday has been a pretty great one for me. Yes, for all you uninitiated people out there, 17th September of seventeen years ago was the day I came into this world crying like a baby. Heck, I came into this world as a baby.
I do realized that 17th September is so 6 days ago. It seems a bit late to talk about my birthday, but I just came back from Penang, so please excuse the delay. =D
I am not going to say a lot about my birthday because I'm too lazy to go into the details because if I do, I will only end up dragging the story and make the post unnecessarily long because I can't help it, and readers will become bored because a long post without pictures tends to feel extra draggy. You get it: I'm not posting any pictures because if you want to see pictures, go find Jess' blog or facebook profile. She will post them up. Eventually.
Reasons why I am so grateful on my birthday
1. Because big sis rescheduled her flights, exchanging them with her colleagues in return for flights to less desirable destinations just so that she could be home with the family for my birthday. She came home at one in the morning and gave me a teddy bear, a cool (should I say vintage-looking?) sling bag and toiletry bag because I complained the other day that my old one was torn. Of course I absolutely love the sling bag! Thanks sis for sacrificing your flights for me. And thanks for the gifts and the time you set aside to be here for me. =)
2. Despite having to sit for killer add math papers on my birthday, I was in a jolly good mood. Maybe a little too good to the point of being delirious. I was unusually relaxed and didn't put in much effort in studying add math the day before. I know it doesn't really sounds like a reason to be grateful, but me being in high spirit because my birthday was drawing near probably prevented me from over-stressing myself in the attempt to cramp 21 chapters of cryptic formulae and concepts in less than 24 hours. At my most relaxed pace ever, I managed to scan through 13 chapters that I felt I could understand most before sitting for the papers. Sure, I was clueless for the most part of the exam, but I was also assured by and aware of the fact that under any other normal circumstance, I probably wouldn't had done any better if I had put too much pressure on myself to finish every chapter in the reference book. Mr Ng, if you happen to read this, please don't kill me.
3. I really enjoyed spending time with my family at night without any one of us being absent, which was becoming increasingly difficult ever since big sis started working in Singapore (and around the world) while Jess attended college. We had dinner and an awesome time at dragon-i restaurant. What more can I say? It was great food, great atmosphere and great company combined. After that, we watched G-Force, a movie about a bunch of cute guinea pigs trained as spies who saved the world from human destruction. Frankly, the movie was kind of boring and very predictable (like, duh). I like the really grumpy hamster though. Haha.
4. My sisters surprised me with a karaoke session at Aeon the next morning. They invited Sammy, Yin Hui and Kristine to join in the fun too. I had actually suspected that something was up since my sisters had been acting suspiciously, but I decided not to give it much thought since it would be awfully disappointing if there really was nothing going on, and very conceited of me. Still, I was really surprised when my sisters led me to our karaoke room which consisted of Sammy, Yin Hui and Kristine with huge smiles on their faces. Surprised because I didn't expect to see my cousin with Sammy and Yin Hui. Weird combination. I was very touched by my sisters' effort to make my birthday a memorable one, which they succeeded darn well in making. I realized at that moment that some of the closest and dearest people (excluding my parents, of course) in my life were breathing in the same room for the very first time. And thank God, they all got along really well. Well enough to not cause a catfight anyway. =D
5. Growing up, one of the biggest issues I have always struggle with is insecurity. This birthday has reminded me of the love that surrounds me and how silly it is of me to always worry about whether people really like me or just tolerate me. As much as I dislike it, being the center of attention once in a while is a nice feeling and makes me feel important. LOL.
To my parents, sisters, Kristine, Sammy and Yin Hui, thank you so much for making my day. I love you all. =)
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