a very happy birthday

i was just wondering what's going to be so special about my 19th birthday. i didn't exactly anticipated it excitedly like the past years, neither did i count down the days to a big bagful of presents from my friends. it just came like a breeze. gentle, smooth and enjoyable. i loved it, every bit. i've always wanted to have a meaningful gathering with my friends and this birthday has made it a wish come true for me. (oops, did i just blurt out my birthday wish?)

so we went to fish and co. at the glasshouse for dinner.

jaime came hobbling into class with a big red bag. and inside was a lovely bouquet of lilies for ME! oh i love lilies. aren't they pretty?

the big bunch who made it all so fun.

no, i'm not part of a band. everyone knows that i can't sing. i was 'invited' by the band to go up and sing a song for everyone. the singer, the lady in black behind me(who is blocked in this pic), suddenly burst out into a 'happy birthday' song for me and i was just shocked! i was halfway rambling about something and getting high on my cocktails... and when i looked around for some answers from my classmates, i only had their sneaky faces looking back. argh, i knew they were up to something. so being encouraged to be spontaneous, i went up nervously to sing a song 'blind' by Lifehouse. (i have no idea why i picked that song, but its one of my favourites) quite a sad song to sing for a birthday eh? well, i was pretty sure the crowd couldn't wait to get me off stage. they probably wanted to 'boo' me too, but since it was my birthday, they probably decided to be nice. anyhow, that was one of my first singing experience on stage for a long time. good thing i was a little high on the alcohol. i might have just stood there and... laugh?

so, 'happy birthday' to me. my classmates bought me a cake and the waitresses came to the table with a sparkler and i had to stand on the chair with the sparkler in one hand while they all sang. argh. good thing i was high on the alcohol again. i remember just smiling blindly at everyone and not being able to balance very well on the chair. and right there in the pic, i had to blow out the candles while standing on the chair without bending. i cheated anyway. its almost impossible being tipsy and tall.

what a horrible prank to play on the tipsy birthday girl. they had to feed my face with cake. haha. and when i looked at the video that cherie took with my cam, i really couldnt remember saying all that nonsense and trying to convince them to not do anything bad to me. but it happened anyway and i had cake on my cheeks and HAIR! yucks.

the usual pic that we always take outside fish and co.

oh the foursome is still up to mischief. and im surprised that i can still pose nicely even when im tipsy. and according to jaime and lye urn, while i was high and tipsy, i said a lot of stuff and acted really serious. hmm, i really cant remember what i said though.

and the papa bought me a lovely chocolate fudge cake from 'Lana Cakes'. yum.

and since 12am yesterday, i've received many lovely greetings from my friends, especially calls from my overseas buddies - liz, yien, peter and his jeancess. thanks to all. to many many more happy birthdays!