Friday, October 6
The day arrived, 14400 minutes flowed and whizzed past in the twinkling of an eye. And now, my age is officially 24! No more telling people "23" liao, which wasn't exactly a lie tho.
Thanx to everyone for your birthday wishes!
SMSes in supposedly no order...
Pingwen: Hey donny, HAPPY 22nd BIRTHDAY! Hope u r doing well in ur work and everythg u do!
(My first! So touched... coz this sweet girl's was also the first to sms me for the past 2 years!)
Bro: Happy bday! Got the jacket back?
(My bro sent my jacket for dry-cleaning, and this company actually sent it back to my home, despite it only being a jacket and cleaning costs are only $6.50! My jacket is now clean like new! It's "Spick and Span" @ Suntec City Tower 2 #31-02 if u r interested.)
Siwei: Lol... Happy 24th birthday! Lao le los...
(The "Lol" is becoz he msn-ed me happy birthday, and I asked "Y no sms??" Hrrmpt. But good la, he even called me again to wish me... Thanx buddy! Not i geh gao... but well... Hah!)
YK (or rather, YK+PQ): "Bear pic" in sms format + It's us! Wishing u happy birthday! Hope you enjoyed yourself'
(Bear pic as in those now-almost-extinct sms where u get pics of bears, pigs formed using symbols in sms format. I used to send lotsa those to everyone!)
Davin: Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday happy birthday! Happy birthday to donny! Don't forget to organize bbq ok! Good night!
(So I was so surprised to receive Davin's sms... then I see the bbq part. Hur! And yeah, after I thanked him and said I am surprised he actually remembered, his reply comes with a hint that his birthday is one week after mine... aaaah. But I somehow still dun believe that this is the reason that he remb.)
Shimin: don! I may not b e 1st one to msg u, but u're e 1st person i msg 2day. ha... happy 24th bday! may all ur wishes come true, includin changin of cakes. :)
(Ah, I have pirioty over someone else in her heart for that day!)
Jingsi: Hey Donny HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 祝你everyday开心健康快乐. may u find d right kind of cake for yourself. I wish for nothing but d best 4 ya.
(My 2nd sms on cakes, appreciate it! The only paiseh thing is, I lost her contact ever since I lost my HP, so I had to embarressingly asked her for her name... But thanx gal for the sms!)
Xinmin: Hey don i cant meet u for lunch. Need to go dwn to a co to do post balance. Tell u again. Btw. Happy bdae!
(Met XM for lunch the day before, but it turned out to be a big group and I hardly have any chance to talk to her. We need to meet up again!)
Wenhua: Hey happy birthday!
(Short and sweet!)
Huiyi: blessed 24th bday, don! :)
(My old friend from AHS, TPJC and cell! Lost contact with her for the past few years, and so it's really a pleasant surprise to receive her wishes!)
Ruiqin: Hey. It's ur bday right? Happy bday! Have an enjoyable day.. :-)
(And I happened to not have her contact too. It's getting very paiseh when people sms me happy birthday and I dun have their numbers. While losing hp is a very legitimate reason, but if I am the one who bother to send an old friend sms and the old friend doesn't have my number, I'll prob curse the bdae boy/girl while sms-ing a "It's ok dear! Never mind! =)"
Speaking so, I believe JS, RQ and Des
Aunt Jean: Happy birthday! may all yr wishes come true!
(I realise that ever since I turned 21, no more ang pows from my close relatives... Sorta regretting not choosing another 21st bdae gift... Hmmm I realise I do have many regrets in life. I promise to live my 24th year onwards, the life I want. No. More. Regrets.)
Christina: Happy birthday!! Luckily make it in TIme.. Msn e wish to u this morn but think my msn kok up.. And I forgot bout it during lunch.. Sorry! But hope u enjoyed urself today! =)
(Ok I spent my day in the office doing web based learning. D Day might have been more exciting, but since there're only a few of my gang left in the office and these are new colleagues, I suppose I could be minimally satisfied with a peaceful day at work. After all, honestly, I never had a good look at the compiled contact list myself.)
And not even an email from the mgr or whosoever! Even in army, my OC sent a card to the birthday boys. Ok probably the OC runner was the one who had to do the sai kang, but at least, there was a card from my superior!
Michelle: harlow! blessed birthday brother. may the knowledge of His goodness b revealed to you more each day. :)
(Old friend too, from AHS n cell!)
Xianpei: Don! Happy birthday! Here's wishing u a great 24th year filled with much joy n happiness! Have fun celebrating!
(XP's just started her step into her mushroom cheesecake too, but hers is Prada's brand, so should be more delicious. Haha.)
Shuqiang: Hey, glad is your turn to join the age of 24. Happy birthday! Enjoy your birthday week ba
(SQ's bdae is one week before mine, and perhaps this is why he's glad that after he turns 1 year older, he knows there's another person who will be turing 1 year older too the week after...)
Zhonghui: Donny! Happy birthday!! Rem to cut mi a slice when u find ur new york cheese cake! Haha..
(This one ah. I had to msn him at 11pm when I got home to ask "Y no sms??" And he thought he sent a sms already in the morning! Where got... so the shameless me decided to ask for one myself. Heh!)
Changyuan: Since you want it, i give you... HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
(So unwilling hor, when I asked for a sms... But I really prefer sms over msn mah, coz I can store them in my phone and bring my wishes around mah...)
Des: Though this may come late, my best wishes to u for ur birthday. Always stay strong and chirpy! :) Happy birthday!
(I lost his contact too... And so I sent my 3rd embarressing sms to ask for the wisher's name...)
Special thanx to...
Edwin C for his treat @ Cafe Cartel! The meal for 2 persons was horribly filling, but it was really worth it!
Phone calls
~ Siwei! Talked to him over phone for quite some time. Heh.
~ Leon! I was abit shokced to receive his call from office... Haa I supposed pQ told him and he called to wish me happy bdae in advance. Shocked, but pleased la!
Also got MSN greetings from...
~ Shanyi! It was a wish in advance, so it was my FIRST birthday greeting!
~ Gillian! She wished me twice, before 12 and after 12! Hehe!
~ Shuting! Greetings by another new colleague!
Thanks to everyone for your birthday wishes! Hope I didnt miss anyone out...
Long weekend for me... Yay yay~!
