Tuesday, September 27, 2005 @ 8:01 am

Tuesday, 27th September 2005

no. of consecutive hours online: 4 hrs ( yay! finally haf a phone line~ competency of TM still in question though..took a gd 10 mths be4 they gave me a phone line n Streamyx is taking forever!!), no of weeks til finals: less than 3 ( extremely n.g. totally not prepared), no of hrs spent studying: 7 ( in a week! but really brushing up now though), no. of smses allowed into phone inbox: 1 ( n.g. 199/200 filled...sigh...seriously need to start deleting msgs no?)

18..the age to be. when the law no longer restricts you from staying out late or comsuming alcohol. It is the stepping stone to adulthood.It is the last call to have serious fun before turning 21! It's been 3 days since I've turned 18 and I've yet to experience what great possibilities I can reach with the new found power that comes with it.

hmm..I guess it's time I took a little trip to the cinema and paid a visit to those who have denied me an entry to the rated 18 movies...I shall flash my IC at them should they try and stop me from going in. The embarassed look on their faces, the apologies that will follow..nice sweet revenge...muahaha..But of course I haf never been suspected of being underaged for any movies..what with my towering height and mature looks? never! *winks*

Anyway..the coming of age is a HUGE deal in many cultures but I thought something a little humble to celebrate my coming of age, would suffice...this is how my 18th birthday was spent.

8am: As promised mon pere had woken up extra early to roasted pork and 'bee hoon' pour moi..yum!! ahh..the lovely aroma of roasted pork in the morning *sniff*. Day seems to be starting out pretty fine...

8:45am: Bro n sis are cleaning off sambal and pieces of a broken bowl from the floor. The consequence of a battle for a piece of..yau char kwai...

Sis & Bro cleaning up the crime scene....

The Instigator....

10 am: Dad, Mom n Sis left to the office. I started my internet marathon....

10:30am: Bro left to meet his frens..am left alone in the house.

Wasn't until like two hrs later when a fren rang up, did I realise dat being home alone on ma bd did not seem quite right..But I was just so caught up with clearing ma hp's inbox and chatting online dat..it didn't seem to matter much. Started feeling a bit abandoned though...sigh.. few frens had also called saying they wouldn't be able to make it for dinner tonite..eeks...

2pm: mom n sis came home to accompany me to lunch!! bumped ma head real hard while getting in to the car...ouchies...me finks it's a sign dat fings may not go too well.....

4:30pm: Left to subang to pick Grace up in a huff. Lil bro decided to tick me off on ma bd...ruined ma whole happy bd mood...seems like ma day's goin to be pretty rough...

7pm: left for Bangsar. Foosey had decided to change the venue at the last min...
Feeling gloomy ...had earlier received phone call from Jenny Bear n Matty abt possible no show...

8pm: Dinner wasn't quite as expected. Modestos@ Bangsar with Foosey n Grace. More smses n calls from ppl telling me they aren't turning up....really starting to take it's toll on me...

Sweet ol' Foos decided to cheer me up by drinking tobasco sauce...weee!!

Foos & his new best fren Ms. Tobasco...

Yeap..there you go...one depressing birthday for an 18yr old..A well planned dinner & partaying..down the drain. Noone showed up. Foosey, Grace and I finished our dinners and left. That night i cried myself to sleep...sigh...

The end.....

or is it?

nahh....Lil ol' cheerful me won't let anything bring me down!! Foos decided to bring me to Hartamas for a drink after the dinner. He had some frens over at Hartamas that he was keen on meeting.nahh....(me finks me deserves 3 cheers for gd use of pathetic fallacy no? lol ) won't let anything bring lil ol' cheerful me down!! Foos decided to bring me to Hartamas for a drink after the dinner. He had some frens over at Hartamas that he was keen on meetin.

Stepped into Souled Out n got the shock of my life.....

3 MAJOR HOTTIES were sitting on a table waiting to surprise me!!! I wish...instead I got Matty, Rishaad and Jian Aun. *grin* lol...awww.....Jenny Bear then joined this boyband combo with a grand entrance (dat was btw.. totally ripped off from some chinese drama series....)

Foos had schemed with everyone else to surprise me! omg..........*jaw drops* Those LIL MONSTERS....er...i mean Angels~ ^^'

well..not as if i didn't noe earlier neway..nothing can get pass moi... I was just going along with the whole charade. Giving the audience da drama they crave..muahaha..
well...mb...i fell for it...just a lil...yeesh.....

Neway this is da way the nite really went...

T'was a nite of posers ......

of chocolate cake.....

of sacrifices....

"and an after show party with Sarah Tan u noe..."

of friends....

Wat more could anyone ask for ? Though I didn't get to club like I intended to...in the end..it really doesn't matter. It isn't where you go or what you do..but it's the company that matters. With the company I had, heck I could be stuck in the middle of a desert and still haf this much fun!! I had such a gr8 time I didn't want the nite to end..but being 18 didn't mean that I had the license to escape parental control.

Thank you guyz!! Thanks sooo much for everything!! It truly was a memorable nite....*hugz* luv ya guyz!! ^^

When I reached home...I was overcome with guilt... Mom stayed up to wait for my return. Dad n Bro had fallen asleep while waiting for me. They had anticipated my return before 12 to cut the cake....
With my head drooped down low, I made my way to the kitchen...a lonely box sat in the middle of the table. Opened it up to see...my fav cake..my dad had bought me a 'Fair Lady' cake..

With mixed tears of joy and guilt...my 18th birthday came to an end.

On the nite after my birthday, me PL4 buddies had planned for a nice dinner at Souled Out...

Sadly though..Yvonne, Saan n Sam couldn't make it*sob*...aihh...but everyone else was determined to make the dinner work out..hooray!

Now..this is pretty much how the dinner went...

T'was ALSO a night of posers...

of chocolate cake.....

not of sacrifices..but of food...

and definitely of friends....

I had a wheel of a time! All of us were chatting like we always do...but it should be EXTRA enjoyable for the rest of them since they managed to get cream on my nose n cheeks...*rolls eyes* But...Thanks guyz...xie xie....*loadsa luv, hugz and kisses*

To make up for my insolence the nite before, I got home before 10!! an achievement that I am extremely proud of..*beams*...

I would love more than anything then to end this post in a happy tone...but unfortunately I can't..

On Sunday nite, after the party, I received the devasting news that my uncle had passed away dat morning in a car accident. As painful as his departure was to me , I realised truly how fragile life is. His death came so sudden that I never got the chance to say goodbye. I know how often we say we should appreciate the people around us but how many of us actually do it? It'll be too late when we finally realise how important it is to do so....

Sharing this isn't easy but it would otherwise be difficult to explain why I think this way or why my words should mean anything...Don't learn things the hard way or live to regret, show ur loved ones how much they mean to u ..a phone call, a hug..ure never too far way...

~He will forever be in our hearts, his memory forever branded in our minds. I'm praying that wherever he is, he is at peace.. for I know he is in a better place... ~

p.s. Family and Friends mean the world to me.. I Love you guyz......

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