Tuesday, February 21, 2006
The 21st birthday was a blast; it was great seeing all the people I'd treasured all coming together at once, creating this special memory along with me. A frantic start, with my usual mutterings and worryings that things would go wrong, and as more and more of my beloved friends came, it all dissipated with the hot weather.
The food came early, and there weren't much time left to set up my blue and pink streamers (my fave colours of all time), and the music. Then, I realised that I'd forgotten my MP3 player, and had to use my sis's, which turned out to be all Chinese songs. Haha, and people were wondering if I actually did listen to them.
And oh my God, the pressies came in big packages, and my poor mommy had to bring them home for me since I had planned to go out with my Guides clique to celebrate Jac's birthday, which was 3 days later. A gargantuan Cookie Monster (slightly bigger than the one that I already had), and 3 more CMs from Lav, Keow and Jan. The CM collection stands at 10 CM plushies, 1 coin pouch, 2 keychains and 1 badge. A Ferrero Rocher bouquet lovingly hand-made by my Guides clique. The most magnificant girly musical box that came with a ballerina twirling to The Nutcracker music, along with a necklace, from the babes of sec 1 & 2. Funky necklaces from Bhindo & Indhu, another set of necklace and bracelet from Deb, a really cute doggy holder from Angela. A key from my aunt, and a heart-shaped pendant from Taka jewellery from my two other aunts. I might have missed out on some, since there were just too many to keep track of.
It was a tad disappointing though that not everyone could make it... I'm a little miffed that PF didn't even call, and I had to call to check, when I was waiting for her to come so I could cut the cake. I felt a little upset that people that I'd bothered to ask failed to come, for I had asked them because they had a place in my life... Sigh. As jokingly said, it kinda showed you who your real friends are, and who are those who'd be around possibly forever.
On a happier note, I'm just so touched that Yulia emailed me from America a day in advance, and Wendy, for sms-ing and calling me all the way from the land of kangaroos and koalas. It's really made my day, and it truly was a day that made me feel so happy and contented. I felt like the luckiest girl in the world, seriously.
Not forgetting the Mapler friends, who had offered to buy me in-game items, and my cousin's friend who 'travelled' all the way down, and bought this message thingy (real cash, aye!) to wish me Happy Birthday, with rose petals coming down.
I really felt blessed, contented... Mr T says that I'm gushing, but I really love having my friends around me. Their presences were more important than the presents, more than money can buy. Everyone came together, for that special moment... the memories that will last forever.
Awwww....
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Something odd happened today. It's left me a little flustered, a little excited.
The mock exams are starting next week, but I've not even prepared. I think I might be skipping them.
And drool over the delicious Korean cuties that Lav had lent me. Hee.
Coral @ 7:44 PM
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