i have this habit of noting down things like how many people wished me happy birthday; who was the first; who's the last; how they wished me i.e. via phone calls, texts, emails, or networking sites like friendster (back in the days) and facebook (now). my favorite would be birthday cards, because it's something more tangible, something i could keep. yet as technology became more savvy these days, very few send cards anymore. all i get was text messages and facebook wall posts. whatever happened to hand-written cards that arrive at your doorstep at snail-speed. this year, my card collection has gone down to only 4: one from my best friend, one from my family, another from this close friend, the last one came with lots of presents (thank you very much btw!!). out of the 4, 3 came all the way from home. see, its the old friends who know what i love most. :) but of course, having people wish me no matter what means they did so, is better than nothing at all eh. ;)
am not particularly big on presents, but i have to say that i've got some of the coolest gifts: a watch - one that i've always been on the lookout to buy, a gingerbread man, a gingerbreadman mug, a white scarf that i wanted, a cute 'Little Miss Fun' book, mcat studying cards, pushing daisies dvd, coffee beans, and and and (listen to this!!!) - a file full of memorable events presented in a form of formal letter!!! how many people can say they've gotten anything like that?! only a handful if any, i bet! :P
on the actual birthday this year though, i didn't go anywhere or do anything - which was really an injustice to myself, now that i think about it. not that it was miserable, but it was no different than the other 364 days of the year. slept early, went to work, came home and slept. end of story. how boring!! how often does one turn 2* years (not revealing my age duh) anyway, right? am considering postponing the celebration to a near future when i get together with some friends and do something fun. like, maybe snowboarding, or bungee jumping, or oh i dont know. something. :))))
this year's birthday? it might be lack of all the glitter and hype, but it's peaceful and calm, and i know a handful of people who cared. am thankful enough.
but next year's birthday will be a blast! watch me. :)
a year older, hopefully a year wiser too. :)(picture: courtesy of my friend Poy)
5 comments:
what a shame to call myself as one of your best friend for not knowing that you hope to get a birthday card than any other things.
will compensate you this year =P just make sure I have your mailing address ok? or I should post to your msia home address to increase your come home wills? xD
heh its okay no worries. but if you wanna send one this year feel free to do so! ;) i'll give you my mailing address :) no dont post it to msia cuz i really dunno when i can go back. not tht i dont want to! :( aih another yr of cny away from home.
tell me your msia mailing address, I wanna add another item into your 'why should I back to msia asap' list =P
noooooo. i already have that list overspilling, i need no extra reasons to go home. i just can't. :( dont make me feel any worse that i already am lerr.
ok sweet heart, gimme your mailing address in msn with offline message, I guess you moved to other place since I posted your the CDs right?
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