I had extra class in college so my mum always drops me off to my class before going to work. As I was about to do my revision, birthday messages kept pouring in to my Facebook page wall and messages. The first one to wish me was my friend, Hayley. Followed by my high school seniors and the kids in my batch, juniors as well as college seniors.
This year my birthday is very special because it also coincides with my Chinese birthday (the 10th lunar month day 3). My mum and I share the same Chinese birthday. I used to celebrate my birthday in my hometown, Malacca, the place where I grew up. My amah (maternal/paternal grandma in Hokkien) always boiled red eggs and long gaviety mee sua for me. Every year, she and gong gong (maternal/paternal grandpa in Mandarin) always give me birthday ang pao (red packet in Mandarin) as a blessing.
This marked my second year without celebrating my birthday with them. Both of my maternal grandparents play a huge role in my life. They've been taking care since the day I was born. They made sure that my childhood was "normal" as any other kids of my age but only a little bit special.
At night, my parents brought me to Fong Lye restaurant as my birthday dinner. I don't care what kind of birthday present I received. As long as the gift is sincere from the heart, I'm more than happy with it. After dinner, we went to a nearby bakery to buy Oreo cheesecake. Although, this afternoon I had a piece of chocolate cake from my junior, Hui Yee, still I want an extra piece of birthday cake. To be honest, my craving was on full mode!
As I got home, more birthday wishes kept on pouring in! Most of them were from my maternal cousins and relatives. Unfortunately, the examination is around the corner so I did have a little stress from it. Who says I can't achieve my dream to university? Just watch me and I'll prove you wrong! No one is ever going to crash my dream, not even the ones who try to crush it. I bet I'll let your jaw drop in a mid air.
No matter how hard the challenges are, I must face them with bravery and strength. Most importantly I simply must have courage and be kind. A quote from my favourite movie- Cindrella (2015). Also here's another quote from the movie: When there is kindness, there is goodness. When there's goodness, there is magic! I'm sure I will apply these quotes in my everyday life.
Anyway, happy 19th birthday KM!
