Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes. I can't believe how many people remembered my birthday! Greatly appreciated. +) To be honest I had a great birthday, sitting down and studying for so long I left a dent on my chair. Had RJ and Jason at my house too with satay from Aunty Lilly and a lovely strawberry cream cake from my Dad courtesy of my Japanese patisserie neighbor.
Actually, I did an experiment last year, temporarily taking my birthday off Facebook, and hardly anyone noticed anything amiss. Then, this year I decided to leave it on, and voila, I receive a barrage of well-wishes. Even phone calls, sms, so many to the point that I really hope my thanks sounded sincere since I was repeating more or less the same things to everyone. Contrary to what people think, I don't really like birthday celebrations for myself, and especially people giving me presents. I mean, I love all the wonderful gifts that I get, but I just feel so paiseh that I have hardly anything to give in return besides my friendship, and that you people always spend so much money on me.
Anyway, I did something unique this year. Usually birthday wishes are made for oneself, or at the most for the people around the celebrant. And yes, I usually ask for good results, family happiness and health etc., but this year I thought I'll try something different. I decided to ask God to allow me to love people the way Jesus loves them. Let's see what becomes of this. +)
One does not fall in love; one grows into love, and love grows in him. -Karl A. Menninger
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