| Tuesday, 1-Jan-2008 20:43 |
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20th Birthday, OMG!!
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I had a FANTASTIC birthday last Sunday. ^.^
OMG I can't believe I'm freakin' twenty, like FTW. And, though it's been happening my whole life, it still feels weird that I just turned 20 when everyone else is already looking forward to their 21st birthday. >.< Heeh! But it was a happy affair, and I'm going to overlook the fact that I'm older -- as Deb and Dee have pointed out, those in denial that they're no longer in their teens can be twenTEEN years old, heheh! ;D
Since I was Sunday, I didn't properly get up until 10am. Lounged around the house a bit until 1pm, when I convinced my parents to head out to Sunway Pyramid to buy myself a birthday cake from Secret Recipe.
As I was deciding what flavour cake I wanted, I was trying to remember a cake I sneakily tasted back when I worked at Tony Roma's, when a guest, holding a birthday there, told me to pack up the leftover cake. As I packed the half-cake into a styrofoam box, I scooped up a blob of stray icing with my finger and tasted it -- it was heavenly. ^.^ I wanted to get the same cake, but couldn't remember what flavour it was. =P
In the end, I got a chocolate cheese cake. =P Which tasted quite nice, to be honest, though I can't really tell if it was the same cake! ^.^;;
Things didn't really get going until 4.00pm, the time I [strike]ordered[/strike] invited everyone to the house. =D Before that, I indulged in a few games of Monopoly with my brother and sister, and it seemed as if my luck for the day was saving itself for some other time, because I lost two games straight in a row! >.<
Everyone was (in order of appearence): Alyaa, Grace, Nadz, Mai, Dee, Deb, Prav, Nini and Ismail. It's so sad that Panda, Justin and Shu-Yin couldn't make it, it would've been nice to have everyone together for a change (like Pokemons. Gotta catch 'em all! =P).
We sat around, eating pizza and talking, and straying to more 'mature' topics ensured a noisy shaking of the ice-box to prevent my parents upstairs from listening. =P There was a heated discussion on where to move the party to next, and after considering that, a) not all of us had money, b) the roads to KL were probably all jammed, and c) a few of us had curfews, we all settled on Deb's house, because a) her family was out, and b) there was a Playstation. =P
After deciding that, it was time for cake and presents! ^.^
I got some really lovely stuffs this year:
from Mum:
1) a really, really cool Tropicana Life T-shirt with an awesome design. Can't wait to wear it! ^.^
2) Borders' gift card, and cash. Muahaks! ;D
THANKS MUM!! ^.^ ♥ ♥ ♥
from Dad:
a Sheaffer watch and pen set ... expensive! O_o I think he's subtly hinting at me to grow up and be more punctual. ;P Meh, tough chances of those happening!
from my elder brother Omar-oniisan:
a Tropicana Life wallet, all blue and fuzzy. ^.^ It looks so cute, all fleecy, like it was cut from carpet, LOL!
from my little sister Fairuz-chan:
a cute noteblock and pen set from Take Note, all Parisian-pink-and-black. It looks too good to use! =P I'm not going to use it, it's too dear. ^.^;
from little brother Khaled-kun:
BOOKS! ^.^ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Me & Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter. You can't EVER go wrong with me and books -- and Kite Runner was even on my http://clannoire.livejournal.com/138444.html(wishlist)! ^.^ I'm going to take my time reading them, it's been too long since I had some nice, good, long literature to indulge in. *smothers self in books*
from Dee, Deb, and Grace:
This gift is going to take a bit more storytelling ... ^.^
... It arrived in a huge blue box, tied with pink ribbon. When I opened it, I was greeted by a mass of pink crepe paper, and after the intial, "Thanks guys. Crepe paper, what I've always wanted, yay!" round of jokes, I dug through it to reveal: A KAORU PLUSHIE. ^.^ SQUEEEEEE!
Tied around Kaoru's wrist was a tag: Happy B'day CLANNOIRE-HIME -- "It's time to play the~ FIND THE HIKARU GAME!"
I thought it was a joke at first, and it was up to me to go ahead and buy the Hikaru plushie myself to complete the set of twins, but apparently not! O_o Inside my house, somewhere, my friends had hidden Hikaru. I thought it was too good to be true at first -- having Kaoru was good enough, but there was a Hikaru? O_o But he was hidden?
I ended up strolling about my own house, clutching my Kaoru, with everyone crying, "Warm, warmer -- ooh, ice-cold!" -- as if temperature could tell where I was supposed to go, meh! =P -- and eventually, I found a matching pink box tied with blue ribbon hidden underneath a pile of cushions in my room. Apparently it was my brother Khaled's job to hide the present, only he did too good a job, heheh! ;P
Inside the pink box, buried under a mass of blue crepe paper, was my HIKARU PLUSHIE~! ]A[ Attached to his wrist was a tag: "You've found me! Now take me to Kaoru!" The twins enjoyed a happy reunion. ^.^ This little treasure hunt really made my birthday a whole lot more interesting, and I'm so happy you guys thought of it! ^.^ It was definitely a stroke of genius. Not only that, the colours of the boxes -- blue for Kaoru, pink for Hikaru -- matched the characters (those who watch Ouran High School Host Club would probably understand the significance, heh! ;D), as did the colours of the ribbons and crepe paper. Genius, I tell you! >.<
After present-opening and shortly after twilight, Prav came with Nini -- whom I haven't met for a year! >.< Another happy reunion! -- and Ismail, whom I've warmed up to, though this was only the second time I've met him, LOL! =P I enjoyed talking with them, even though it was for so short a time. Thanks for letting me abuse your camera, Ismail, and Nini, your shoes are too cool for school. >.< *covets*
we split up before heading to Deb's place, because Alyaa had to be home to pick up a relative. Dee and I ended up with Alyaa, while everyone else headed to Deb's place. Even though we'd agreed to meet up at 8.30, we didn't really leave until about 9pm. =P
There was a small, short but cheerful gathering -- in which we struggled to open a tough bottle of cordial and there was much playing of Guitar Hero -- as Mai and Grace had to make it home by 10am. =P
Grace said something randomly:
Grace: *grinning* "HAPPY birthday." ^.^
Me: "Thanks. I feel happy." =D
For some reason, this exchange was significant to me. Because I really did feel happy, and somehow, Grace saying it at that particular moment seemed to wrap the day up nicely. I had a really happy birthday, I was content. ^.^
After that, I randomly suggested to Nadz, Dee and Alyaa that we move the party to the local mamak stall and continue our little private celebration over a few drinks. =) There was much talking, bantering, and insightful discussion, after which I left feeling all the more older and wiser and actually 20, for once. ;P
The day hadn't ended yet, for me. My dear friend Elan -- whom I met earlier this year at a manga book club discussion for Ouran High School Host Club, and is a fellow otaku when it comes to hysterically fangirling over anime =P -- had agreed to come over later that night. It was nearly midnight when she arrived.
She'd come over to I didn't expect her to bring me a present, but she did! >.< And the circumstances behind her getting the present are so extraordinary, I was blown away. >.< But first, what she got me: VOLUMES 1 & 2 OF 会長はメイド様！(Kaichou wa Maid-sama) ]A[ It's a manga we're both really into. I love it especially because of the herione, Misaki, is unlike many shoujo heriones and she's one I can really root for. I love it! The art is just lovely and instantly recognizeable, the plot flows smoothly and has truly heart-stopping moments. *gushes*
And Elan wrapped them up so prettily in a box that she (get this) handmade herself. That girl got skillz, yo! >.< It looked so professionally done and sleek, all smooth black card lined with crinkled black ricepaper, bound with brown and red strips of recycled craft paper. It looked AMAZING. >.<
And when she told me the story of how she got them, I was utterly blown away: she actually bought the manga volumes it that night itself, after a family dinner that ended at 9pm. She'd rushed to Kinokuniya KLCC just before it was closing, and had driven to my house to make it here before midnight. >.< I was so shocked by the urgency -- I mean, she could've just bought the presents anytime and given them to me anytime, but she said that it would have lost its meaning. ^.^ I wouldn't think so at all, but I'm so moved by how much effort she'd put into everything. I'm going to have a really tough time trying to top this for her birthday on March 5th, eheh! ^.^;
We ended up chatting until 1am, and exchanging more mangas and animes as otakus like us are prone to do when put together. ^.^
The perfect end to the pefect day, as a story would end. ^.^
So now! >.< Shout outs! *deep breath*
THANK YOU SO MUCH ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY! ^.^ I LOVE YOU ALL!
Everyone -- friends, family, everyone in between -- you have no idea how much you guys rock. You guys are my sunshine, my only sunshine, and you make me happy when skies are grey. ^.^ You make me feel loved, and there's no greater feeling in the world. ♥ Really, if you ever need me, you don't even have to call me and I'll be there. ;D
And THANK YOU to my dear LJ friends, LarXy and Meteor Wish, for the kind birthday greetings! *tackleglomps* I really appreciate it. >.< SAANKYUUU!!
I'm loving every minute of life, even though it's been 20 years now. =) A whole year's just started. I'm going to fill it with such adventure it's going to scare people. ^.^ Watch out!
P/S: More pics coming soon ...!
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