18th birthday!

one of those posts where i actually bother to give a title, because it's not so incoherent and jumbled up and random.

so yes, my 18th birthday!

it's been very memorable for many reasons. mainly cause my past birthdays have not been particuarly spectacular (maybe it's cause guys don't make such a big deal out of each other's birthdays), i admit.

birthdays are a time to affirm one another's existence, value, and most of all the friendships that one has forged with others. and sincerity outweighs any amount of material gift, really.

to sum up:
-dinner with hari and sharon (on birthday eve)
-class lunch at manna cafe
-dinner with fellow CIs and some np sec4 peeps
-IHC musicfest

these are the specific "birthday" items, but really there were so many other things that culminated in a fantastic experience. like the fact that i got mad laughing at hari's epic failures, and the incredibly fun NCO training on friday (you won't ever expect how crazily epic and hilarious sec4s can get if you give them the chance to be wild). many other things which i won't list out here. pity outings were not too possible due to time constraints, but it's alright!

so far, i really enjoy the presents that i got. not so much the practical usage (no doubt that that is something substantial in itself though), but the fact that the buyers kept in mind what i appreciate and what i value. that is enough value in a gift already i feel.
photos would be up on facebook soon i hope! sad that there photos of people were forgotten to be taken though.

thank God! it's really a blessing =)