Come to think of it, birthdays are a whole lot of expectations, anticipation, and disappointments all rolled into one. And when it is spent with someone special like it has been for me for the last few years, that one whole nerve of a ball is big.
But for this year I decided to do nothing.
Expect nothing.
Plan nothing.
Birthdays are just another day in the year, I consoled myself.
Apart from the obligatory tradition of a family dinner, I really didn't want to do anyting. So when L & JH (along with many other friends who have been MSNing & texting me) what I plan or want to do, I said "Nothing".
Why?
Maybe I don't want people to fuss over this day. Perhaps it's the candles that are slowly (but surely) adding themselves on to the cake, or I maybe I just grew lazy. Ok, the latter probably is quite expected of me =P
But nothing became....1 unexpected family seafood dinner with all my aunties, uncles, cousins suprising me with a cake and them screaming a birthday song for me, 1 Italian dinner with the sis, mom & dad, 1 Korean dinner & beer with L&JL, angpows, M.A.C, 4 birthday cakes from my auntie, L & JL & my colleague D, an online dedication from R and a spa. And what more, last weekend was a long one. Even the country decides to give me a present through a public holiday!
Honestly..I've never felt more loved. It wasn't a big celebration but what each of them did for me was a reminder of how blessed I am to have family and friends who love me.
And oh, that things are SURE more fun when you expect nothing of it.
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Speaking of cakes, when my cousins were planting the candles on my cake and lighting each one of them, they took a longerrrrrrrr time to do so.
I turned to my cousin ML "Wei..so long wan.."
She said "Ya la..so many to light whut"
Me: +_+
Those damn candles.
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