s u r p r i s e ! !

I know many people are expecting this post…haha…you know who you are!! This is going to be a long post…so, sit up straight, rub your eyes and start reading if you have ample of time to while away while setting aside assignments and revisions…hehehe..

The day was cold and I had flu but the spirits in my heart (and also my friends’ hearts, I guess) were high. We just had our chemistry topic test, and as promised, at 10.30pm, Amelene, Christine and I went to play badminton. They said playing badminton at night is fun, though it sounds crazy. Haha… So off we went to the badminton court. About an hour later Conney and Ling Weng came, but they were half an hour late as Christine said that they were coming at 11. They brought Christine’s hula hoop and Conney showed off her skills of playing the hoop around her waist while we looked at her, amazed. I kept on playing with Amelene till it was 12am. My phone started to ring non-stop with messages coming in. Birthday wishes from my friends, some unexpected as I didn’t expect so many people to remember my birthday. Even those not-so-close friends whom I just say a simple hi with a smile also wished me happy birthday. I replied them all one by one and continued to play badminton.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes… till 12.15am, I was already feeling very tired with sweat all over my body and I told Amelene that I wanted to go back to hostel. She insisted on playing, while the other three played the hula hoop and…sms-ing. I was wondering why Siaw Tze or Chean Ying didn’t sms me because Siew Ting had sent me a message wishing me happy birthday. ‘What are the people in that room doing?’ I thought.

‘12.30 We go back,’ Christine told me. ‘You all don’t have ESLS class tomorrow morning? Don’t need to sleep early??’ I asked, as I don’t have ESLS class. ‘Aiya, chemistry test is just over, now is the time to enjoy…’ is what they replied. OK, I thought.

Finally it was 12.30am. We switched off all the lights and ventilation fans and headed for the door. Ling Weng said that she couldn’t find the door as it was pitch-black. ‘How funny!! Why you can’t find the door…let me open…’ lo and behold, as I opened the door, what I saw surprised me so much that I screamed. I SCREAMED!!! About 30 friends of mine stood out there with cakes (and lit candles of course) and sang birthday song for me. Who would not be surprised to see a whole lot of people suddenly appeared in front of you as you open the door, not expecting to see anyone so late at night? Especially when you are tired and just thinking of getting back to have a nice cool bath and sleep…And when I was not in good shape (having flu, sweating like rain water, oily face, my hair tied up like a sa po…) >.<>ICE CREAM cake?? I seldom eat ice cream cake, only once if I remember correctly…wow…I was so happy~ so two cakes on the ping pong table. After blowing off the candles for the second time, my friends asked, so, 18 already, anything that you wished to do now that you are 18?? Well, I can’t think of anything that moment… As I cut the cake and took out the candles, Hui Ling said that my fingers were shivering…yeah, she’s right…that’s my normal reaction when I am in the limelight *winks* I remembered someone mentioning, ‘Cry la cry la, gan dong leh…’ Nah, I was not in the mood for crying…I was in a state of shock!

Siaw Tze approached me with a Tupperware containing a burger with a Powerpuff Girl Buttercup candy on it, saying that she made it on her own for me.
‘The candy looks like you…faster eat the burger la, the cheese (or whatever) is melting…’
WHAT?!! The Buttercup candy looks like me?? I denied it and asked her again and again is it really she herself who made that burger, on her own self (I doubt her cooking ability =P). She made that kind of kek tiok face and said ‘yala!!! I purposely make this for you eh…’ hahaha big sis, I love to see your kek tiok face…I know you were expecting me to say a thank you but I purposely didn’t want to tell you earlier…haha…

As usual, video session and photos session, then cutting the cakes into pieces and distributing them. At the same time, more sms-es coming in. Chean Ying gave me a teddy (which I initially thought was a pig, haha!) while I got a nice blouse from Ling Weng, Conney, Siew Ting and Siaw Tze. Thanks ya gals!! As we were taking photos, some of my friends played badminton…wow…bare feet even! They certainly have enthusiasm in sports~

Ah well, I really didn’t expect the celebration to be so early…you guys really are so great in giving me such a big surprise!! Once again, thanks a bunch!!! I realized that so many people out there actually remember my birthday, and I could feel how much my friends care for me…wow…so touched…and yeah, everybody said that I am a big gal already, finally legal (Ru Xing 2006). I LOVE the card they gave!!! And the writing by Jaishree on the blue envelope, it’s so artistic… And the vertical card Penny and Ryan gave, too, the card is nice with its glitters in front =)

Going back to my room after all the fun, I was yet in another surprise to see a beautifully wrapped present on my table, with two paper-fan-like pattern of the present paper on top with a card in between. That’s from my housemate Kia Miang…apparently she had fallen asleep and could not join in the celebration, haha…but then she woke up, feeling blur and apologized to me for not being able to celebrate with me. Amelene said that she’s romantic because she put that present on my table…I totally agreed with her…I love the words she wrote in her card, so romantic…hehe~

And guess what time I slept…3.30am!!! First time sleeping so late in hostel, and the next morning my nose was bleeding…

p/s 1: During Chemistry class the next morning, I was so surprised as everyone suddenly stood up and sang birthday song for me. Ramanen announced that ‘since the co-op is not open, we can only get sweets’…haha, he’s so nice for telling Pn Amani about my birthday, I didn’t expect the whole class to stand and sing birthday song for me…

p/s 2: Later that night Conney, Christine and Ling Weng fried French fries and hotdogs to eat, though I only ate a little of the fries because I had my dinner earlier. Plus, I didn’t want my cough to get worsen. Christine belanja me a soya bean drink. Nice nice!! Few hours later Siew Ting came and gave me two pieces of pizza after coming back from outing with her friend. Aww…so sweet!!