Its ME Birthday!

Yup, I will be officially 33 years old tomorrow, Monday, 10/24/05. If you’re reading this in Asia and maybe Europe (depending on the time), it is already my birthday NOW.

Dah tua rasanya, 33 years old…I used to stop counting when I reached the age of 27! I tend to get less excited everytime it comes now. ‘Alah…dah tua lah’, that’s what I tell my kids each time my birthday comes. Though I am one of the youngest mom in their school (I started early mah!), still…my body sure tells me that I am not young anymore.

The grey hair starts to multiply in an astonishing rate. The frequency of highlighting my hair to cover the grey hair is getting higher. Dulu once every 2 months, now, once a month!

The knee, when I hit 30, all of a sudden, I felt that my knew had lost its lubrication. When its winter, my knees start to nag...mild nagging, an early sign of rheumatism.

A minor fall is no more ‘minor’ to me. If I stepped on ice on the stairs, I would fall 4 stairs down, on my butt and God help me! I could still go to work with a back and blue, a size of a S$1 coin, but when I wake up the next morning, my body would oh so hurt.

Signs of dementia…yeah I know its too early but I have almost zero memory capacity. I forget most of the time, if I have things to do at work, I HAVE to write them down or I wouldn’t even remember why I am at work to begin with!

Sigh….but, at the age of 33, I think I have experienced a lot. More than most people who are my age. I’ve been through school, a bad divorce, 2 child births, another marriage and a major move with the kids and a cat. Thank goodness I had the strength to do all that.

OK, enough of the self reflection…back to my BIRTHDAY…

I received my birthday presents early…48 hours early hehehe. A Canon Powershot A520 from my beloved husband, a pair of Converse ‘chucks’ (I always wanted them) from the kids, a cat frame and aromatherapy essential oils from my co workers and 3 bottles of Victoria’s Secret Luxurious Shower Gel from Lilac and company (got them 2 months earlier and still have not used them, must wait till birthday mah!).

We went to Ayu’s place last night (Saturday night here) for iftar. I was in the kitchen all all day…buat roti jala and kari daging! It was a fun gathering with Mardiana and our new friend Paul, and not forgetting Gerald :)

They surprised me with a beautiful cake. The cake was too pretty that I didn’t have the heart to cut it!

Thank you all for the lovely 33rd birthday memory :)

Its Sunday today, 10:23am…baru bangun and I am still sleepy. So I might catch a nap, hey I deserve it! Since my diet had been sabotaged so badly at Ayu’s place, my dinner tonight will be baked chicken with chicken soup. The blander the better!

I will be off on my birthday. I never work on my birthday. #1, I don’t want anyone at work to make a fuss over my birthday, #2, its Ramadan, I know they would drag me to the Bar for drinks (I don’t drink but they will find excuse to drink anyway) and #3, I don’t like being in the limelight, knowing my co workers who are so capable of doing silly things!

No plans for tomorrow, kids will be at school, husband will be working at home and me, maybe in bed all day with the tv turned on?

Well…Happy Birthday to me *hugging myself*. Thank you to those who have contributed to this sweet memory of my birthday, your time, the cake and the lovely gifts!

Camera from the husband

Always wanted these...Converse 'Chucks' from the lovely kids! Now they say that I'm cool!

Victoria's Secret Showel Gel from Lilac and Family...yes i am a shower gel person!

The beautiful cake

Masturah, Ayu, Me & Mardiana

The 'Party'