Birthdays always seemed to be a happy occasion (of course, you sing HAPPY birthday). Something all of us are unable to wait for but when it really does arrive, you wonder what you were supposed to do with it. Somehow or rather though, they seem to lose their sparkle with each year. I mean, think about it, how do your parents actually celebrate their birthdays? Or do they even. That's when friends come into the picture,no matter how small the things they do, such as remembering your birthday or how big the things they do such as going to the extent of planning you a party like those on MTV's sweet 16 (lucky asses), it still makes your birthday a tad more meaningful than without. And so, to all who made this birthday a tad more meaningful for me, no goody bag for you, but thank you. (=
That aside, my birthday fell on a Monday. I'm finally 18. That means legal age for booze, driving, M18 movies, smoking, bla bla bla. Ok, no. It means thanking God for yet another year of life and not only appreciating it when things actually happen, because they do.
And so, my morning was greeted with a bunch of messages and my mum walking over when i was half dead wishing me happy birthday. Probably remembered it cause of the labour pains! Haha. Joking. Off to school, where we had project consultation with Daron carrying a box of cake where both of us pretended i wasn't aware of it. He insisted we cut it in class and who was I to say no, it was supposed to surprise me. Haha. Anyhow, it happened.
This was the cake he got me. Mariposa. He claims the cake is not halal. (Mariposa is some barbi-e movie or show)
It all happened so fast in class cause the teacher claimed this tutorial was long. (and they say on your birthday things go the way they're planned)
Fast forward! Daron, Kat, Sam and I were doing project in the lab and Daron kept heading to the toilet. Which was normal in fact on every project meeting (haha. sorry D. trust.).
SURPRISE!!
I never guessed it, i don't know why though.
Another cake (Halal i think)
Why am i even posting this.
And so, all of us, (Me, Adriel, Daron, Brandon, Bernie, Rach, Yn and Yanjun. jasmine, vmay, kat and sam left, thanks guys.) headed down to inter to meet miao. We had dinner at the place where free bread was given out, aka cartel. We were wondering how cartel actually made a profit always giving out free bread with the rising costs. DHL adriel answered with model answer, bread is their loss leader, which is what many many many people come for (hahahaha) but they result in buying other things.
Cartel. Notice the number of main courses and the bread. Loss leader strategy is not 100% foolproof.
Surprisingly, we did not buy any 50% cheesecakes. Headed down to macs where i had to give a speech like everyone did at their birthdays. I never thought it would be that difficult, I always wondered why people forgot to say the most important stuff about others, then while speaking, i forgot them myself. We didn't take any group photos though, only at the lab. But vmay claims she can't send them, so another time. Down to the 2 pictures of the day.
Yj with her priceless expression
And of course, miao, never failing to make the scene. Her ice-cream looks funny. With rach at the back, MagnÃfico.
I suppose that's all. My birthday ended with a cab ride home with bernie and rach.
I realised one thing, we never did get around to cutting the cake. hahaha.
