The Day About My Birthday
As of today, I’m officially (and technically speaking) 25 years old…
Tiramisu as birthday cake
Birthday (like my previous ones) to me is like any other day but not this time. Thanks to my friends and colleagues, they reminded me of my birthday today. I was flabbergasted to receive so many well wishes from them (some as far as from Singapore & UK). This time is probably the highest ‘collection’ of all time. Hats off to them and I’m truly grateful of their efforts for reminding me that I’m a year older now. Also many thanks to those who wished me earlier than I expected to make me feel older.
View outside of Cova
There aren’t much celebrations, I would say. I went to work like I used to and went through the day like the usual me. Nothing unusual about me nor did I wear any bling-bling to work.
The wall
Truth to be told, I struggled to think of something that I can buy for myself as my own birthday present. You know, sometimes you need to reward yourself with something. Heck, it is even harder than buying a present for someone else. Due to the fact that whenever I buy a thing, I’ve to make sure that I make full use it. Besides, after splurging vast amount of money lately, that somehow adds +8888888 to my difficulty level.
Rum and Raisins from Baskin Robbins
I’ve even came to a point of challenging Robin to ‘down’ 1 tub of Haagen Daz ice cream within 30 mins. But of course, loser has to pay all. But he was not up for it. Apart of that, I’ve thought of spending myself a (or many) good meal but Jason didn’t take my offer seriously. Oh well, I can’t blame him since he is having his exam soon. Real soon. Hence, I’ve resorted to get myself a scoop of Rum & Raisins from Baskin Robbins after work. Besides Thortons which I had during my stay in UK, I think they (Baskin Robbins) produce one of the best Rum & Raisins. So yeah, that’s my birthday gift to myself…. at the moment.
Cova
Thanks to a bunch old friends, they arranged a dinner at Cova because of Beer Buffet offer as they wanna drink like the Brits of the location.
Stuffed Chicken
Last but not least, I would like to thank my parents. My mother only remembered yesterday night when I told her that I won’t be going back for dinner. She doesn’t cook anyway. Hehe. She promised me a present over the weekend but I shall remain skeptical about it, based on my previous experience. My dad gave me red packet (a.k.a. ang pow) while I was happily chomping down my nasi lemak with pork curry (bought from morning market). Not sure how much though cos I have this habit of not opening red packets till I really need money or when I decided to bank in. Same goes to Chinese New Year. Please don’t ask me why.
Kilkenny
Many thanks again to my peeps (friends) for the wishes.
One of my many resolutions of the year is to quit smoking. Let’s see how well I fare in this ‘challenge’. Free Teh ‘O’Limau Ais for those who caught me smoking. Seriously.
The best birthday wish so far…
Speechless but LOL at the same time…
Guys & Jewellery Shop
It is weird when two guys go into a jewellery shop to buy a gift. It is even weirder when both of them praising and chatting how beautiful the one they have chosen, which goes along like these…
“OMG.. That looks great”
“Yeah. I like that too”
“Hey, come over here…. This one is better”
“Gosh.. You are right. This is fantastic”
“It looks classy and elegant. What do you think?”
“Yeah. You’re right..”
Best of all, the sales assistants assume that the guys are buying for one another.
And I know how it feels like because I was in that situation with my friend, Julian, a couple days back at Tiffany & Co. in Pavilion. They were chuckling all the way. Gosh.. they thought we were ………. *speechless* Anyway, they didn’t stop until we told them the gift was for a friend of girl.
Lesson of the day : The moment you step into those shops, first thing you must mention is “I’m looking for a gift for a girl”. Or even better, try to drag a friend of girl along with you.
High BP
Yesterday, in the clinic;
Doctor : “Your BP (blood pressure) is high.”
Me : “How high?”
Doctor : “At the limit for your age. Did you sleep yesterday night?”
Me : “Not really. Woke up 4 times. And woke up early this morning.”
Doctor : “Ok. Take these and take some rest. Need MC?”
Me : “Yeah.”
At home;
*Take 6 pills*
*Switch off mobile phone*
*Switch off computer*
*Crawl to the bed*
*KO*
I Love Suppers
When I was at a young age, being a kid with large appetite, I’ll definitely be searching for food 3 hours after my last meal (dinner). I had to ask my parents to send me out to buy supper. Not only asking for transportation, I had to literally asked for money as well. I used to remember that my favourite supper meals included nasi lemak, wantan mee and burgers. But staying with parents with strict food intake/diet, these so-called suppers were a no-no to them. And at times, they refused to let me get my ‘daily’ dosage of supper and began nagging about my food intake. So, I had to resort to instant mee such as Maggi Mee and Indo Mee. Dang…
Fast forward to a couple years later, when I finally got my driving licence and a job, everything above doesn’t exist anymore. No more asking for money. No more asking for transportation. This is when I get to eat (sinful) foods like this
this,
this,
these,
and drink this,
But, the guilt was there because at times, they nagged like usual. But things got better (or worse) as time passed by because they, my parents, resigned to the fact that their son, the only one with big appetite in the family, couldn’t be bothered to listen to them anymore. Not only that, he, that is me, tends to rebel more and more by buying more and more foods if nagging occurs. Yes, I’m such a rebellious son. Bwahahaha…
A Decade And Counting
It’s been a decade and yet, he’s still the same.
I’m tired of this. Sigh….
