Well hell, I'm finally 18 now & I'm eligible to take my drivers' license...yessss!! *pumps fist in the air

Got a few prezzies today & tons of messages from my friends, Mom & freshies...I was so touched. But this one thing from my best friend Siew Wee really was the icing on the cake. Okay, you know piece de resistances are usually meant for the end of the day? Well, this piece de resistance arrived on the early morning of 1045.

Supposedly, I was to meet her to pass her camera back to her & that she wanted to give me a make-up kit that she'd gotten as a free gift from buying some facial product. Since my dear friend doesn't use make-up, I agreed to take it. So, me being me happily took the bag from her before we parted, still thinking that it was a bloody make-up kit.

At the opposite bus-stop, I took out the package & started to unwrap it only to find it covered withanother paper bag & yet another & another. By the end of 3 bags, I'd known that my sneaky best friend had just given me a dose of my own medicine. Because when we were younger, I'd used to do that to people; wrapping their prezzies up in a ridiculous amount of wrapping paper, only now she used paper bags. Damn, I thought to myself. I could just imagine her snickering behind her hand as she imagined me unwrapping the bags one by one.

As though that weren't sneaky enough, imagine my surprise & utter speechlessness when I finished the last bag & found a Maksim CD grinning up at me. MAKSIM!!!! I nearly broke down & cried there & the. Me & Siew Wee went to that ludicrously expensive Maksim concert where we more than just had fun. And heck, we love Maksim & even wanted to share the album together. And now, she up & bought the thing for me. And not only is it a CD album, it also has a bonus VCD inside. Bless her good heart, that sneaky best friend of mine. It really really made my day even if it was the beginning of the day.

Another gift was from Ferlina & Shi Ling who bought me a bright-red Chuck Taylor baseball cap which I swear to you, if I wore it, you could see the top of my head like, 5 miles away. And of course, I nearly cried as well. Anywayz, I won't disclose all the details & whatevers that I got on my birthday; heck, I even nearly forgot it was my birthday until my Mom wished me on my way out to school.

Speaking about birthdays, I don't really see the need to make it such a great deal. After all, you're only turning a year older, maybe just a little bit wiser but definitely not any younger. So, why the big hubbub about it?? Don't get me wrong; I appreciate all those whom wished me well & gave me prezzies but really if you think about it, it's the little things that count. Those small gestures. Well, actually my Maksim CD meant a whole lot to me because Siew Wee knows I'm dying to play some of his songs on my piano & I nearly cried when I saw Maksim's face peeking out at me.

But, I also nearly cried when my Mom wished me a casual 'Oh, and Happy Birthday!' when I was going out the door. I'm not sure if my point's clear or if I'm making any sense at all whatsoever, but for those whom get my point, well, good. Well hell, to me, even that casual gesture from Mom meant a lot to me, just like the CD Siew Wee gave me.

Maybe it means that no matter how big or how small a prezzie you get on your birthday, appreciate it like it means the whole world to you. Every wish from someone shows just how much the person cares & remembers & it shows that you're important in that person's life; so important for him/her to remember your birthday.

Okay, heck is it just me or am I suddenly turning into a philosophy lecturer? *Note to self: Enjoy more & stop thinking too much about life. Oh yeah, a very happy birthday to me!!

Laterz...
Lenny JC