Never too late
To some people, the word "late" is never in their dictionary.
I met with some friends last weekend for a gathering. To my surprise, they arranged a little belated birthday session for me. Shocked, I was. I mean, hey, my birthday was like months ago and age 24 seems so far yet. There was even a cake and a present prepared. So malu till can die, dunno where to cover my face. Two of my buds actually got me a white gold pendant. I was left feeling speechless.
You know, at times, I don't feel I deserve that much. To them, I may be a great friend but to me, I don't think I have done enough YET to receive all the good things from my friends. Maybe I've been taught to stay away from greed since young. I just don't feel good receiving expensive gifts from people (except my family members lah, cos that's different ma, especially I have no guilt of perah-ing my brothers' Vitamin M. hehe). It's just SO not right. To me, getting a wish from those who remember is already enough to make me jumping high and low. Really, I haven't done enough of good things to receive such good treats from people because I realise that I'm still completelty full of flaws.
Flashback. Last year's birthday was simple like any other year but sweeter. I actually received quite a number of presents from friends without me expecting in the first place. A box full of chocolates from my classmates. A scarf from Cat. An Aussino bedsheet from kaki-kaki mengumpat sekalian. A Mango voucher from Termite1 & Noar. A "Birthday Wishes" minibook from JL(now known as Termite2) flown from UK. And of course, present from Autumn and a total of 3 cake-blowing sessions. Oh yeah, I was supposed to get a new mobile from pa too but thanks to mum for mentioning my existing mobile is still new. Wahrao, sien nia my mum. Potong stim kao-kao.
One thing weird about me is I like to plan for friends' birthday but never like mine to be planned. In short, tak suka celebrate my birthday secara besar-besaran. Thanks but no thanks, I really don't like the cake-blowing session. Never like any attention on me, let alone everybody looking, singing and cheering for you. Urgghhh..Beh tahan with scenario like that. Face can turn red till wanna burst. That's why i always enjoy a quiet dinner. Makan-makan and borak-borak with friends are more than enough. Bottomline, to me, it's always the thought that counts.
Okay-lar, potong crap a bit. I know I won't be the first to say this already cos someone else already potong my "Q". So, here it goes:
The journey ahead lies within your hand. To carry the burden or to put it down, it's all your choice. You can make a difference for all the people around you and you know you can. But at times, there are ups and downs which you can't avoid. But no matter what happens, just remember, there's always one person standing beside you, ready to walk with you. (Yes, I'm putting the Red Devils aside because You'll Never Walk Alone from now onwards :p) To be realistic, I won't wish the best of everything for you. I only wish each and everything is adequate and good enough for you to be contented. Nothing comes before health and happiness, and I wish you getting both continually. Here I am, keeping my fingers crossed. Happy Birthday, Boo!
I met with some friends last weekend for a gathering. To my surprise, they arranged a little belated birthday session for me. Shocked, I was. I mean, hey, my birthday was like months ago and age 24 seems so far yet. There was even a cake and a present prepared. So malu till can die, dunno where to cover my face. Two of my buds actually got me a white gold pendant. I was left feeling speechless.
You know, at times, I don't feel I deserve that much. To them, I may be a great friend but to me, I don't think I have done enough YET to receive all the good things from my friends. Maybe I've been taught to stay away from greed since young. I just don't feel good receiving expensive gifts from people (except my family members lah, cos that's different ma, especially I have no guilt of perah-ing my brothers' Vitamin M. hehe). It's just SO not right. To me, getting a wish from those who remember is already enough to make me jumping high and low. Really, I haven't done enough of good things to receive such good treats from people because I realise that I'm still completelty full of flaws.
Flashback. Last year's birthday was simple like any other year but sweeter. I actually received quite a number of presents from friends without me expecting in the first place. A box full of chocolates from my classmates. A scarf from Cat. An Aussino bedsheet from kaki-kaki mengumpat sekalian. A Mango voucher from Termite1 & Noar. A "Birthday Wishes" minibook from JL(now known as Termite2) flown from UK. And of course, present from Autumn and a total of 3 cake-blowing sessions. Oh yeah, I was supposed to get a new mobile from pa too but thanks to mum for mentioning my existing mobile is still new. Wahrao, sien nia my mum. Potong stim kao-kao.
One thing weird about me is I like to plan for friends' birthday but never like mine to be planned. In short, tak suka celebrate my birthday secara besar-besaran. Thanks but no thanks, I really don't like the cake-blowing session. Never like any attention on me, let alone everybody looking, singing and cheering for you. Urgghhh..Beh tahan with scenario like that. Face can turn red till wanna burst. That's why i always enjoy a quiet dinner. Makan-makan and borak-borak with friends are more than enough. Bottomline, to me, it's always the thought that counts.
Okay-lar, potong crap a bit. I know I won't be the first to say this already cos someone else already potong my "Q". So, here it goes:
The journey ahead lies within your hand. To carry the burden or to put it down, it's all your choice. You can make a difference for all the people around you and you know you can. But at times, there are ups and downs which you can't avoid. But no matter what happens, just remember, there's always one person standing beside you, ready to walk with you. (Yes, I'm putting the Red Devils aside because You'll Never Walk Alone from now onwards :p) To be realistic, I won't wish the best of everything for you. I only wish each and everything is adequate and good enough for you to be contented. Nothing comes before health and happiness, and I wish you getting both continually. Here I am, keeping my fingers crossed. Happy Birthday, Boo!
Love,
Purple Rose
