I really don't know how to start this post, so I'm going to use this excuse to start it so horribly. :)

I never should have waited till now to post this one, the excitement has died down a little, and I'm feeling a little emotional, a little reflective, a little apprehensive, and just a little pensive. Perhaps its the music I'm listening to - songs my dear laaa bluetoothed to me (our very first bluetooth exchange!) like Too Close For Comfort and Girl Next Door.

Then again, maybe not.

Eighteenth birthday. Supposed to be something big, significant, a milestone even; being 'legal', M18 movies, driving license and all. But it isn't all that big a deal really. To me maybe. I mean, I'm probably the last person who would run off clubbing because I'm eighteen now, or go buy alcoholic drinks because I can, even M18 movies are not a big attraction. The most fun thing about being eighteen probably is dangling all these possibilities and liberties (if you would consider them that) in the face of someone younger and eager.

My birthday this year wasn't an extravagant event. Not really if you compare it to those days when flocks of people would come over to our place and my mummy would cook all the good food, I'd wear a pretty dress, get my hair done and all. And the presents. I loved the books I used to receive from my dad's colleagues. But then again, I wouldn't want a huge party to celebrate my birthday anymore.

Tuesday, 250907. So far, the best surprise anyone has given me. The past few 'surprises' went really surprises, purely because I'm too sensitive for my own good and I sniffed out a rat. Or maybe its because of the poor acting skills. LOL. Anyway, the video was really, really shocking. Not shocking in the oh my goodness way, but shocking in the ooooh-amazing way. :) I've never really felt like a victim of surprises before, but this time it was killing me! I knew they were up to something, with the grins here and there, with Ronald running of to the toilet every 5 minutes. I was confused and it bugged me!

But I loved it. The ambience was close to perfect, with the purple silk-like curtains surrounding the small cosy section of IceCube. It was nice guys. :) And the ice cream Joel and Abriel had, SCRUMPTIOUS. Thanks you guys, it really made my day a thousand times - and counting. I still laugh when I watch the video. Zoe's 'OWWW' is just classic. I showed my sister earlier on, but she didn't understand what I was laughing at. TSK. Ignorance. 10 things isn't her kind of movie.

And the following will be 'thank yous' to you wonderful people in my life.

Joel: Amazing that you were part of this magnificent production and played a rather major role too! (actually you all played are playing major roles too) Thank you for flashing your abs so many times for the sake of the production. How very noble of you. :)

Abriel: For sacrificing your butt. Haha! No, he did not moon anyone in the video. Just had to allow Zoe to smack more than once. And for being a nice guy to chat with online. He always asks me about my 'guy situation', and tells me about his 'girl situation'. AND for his great acting skills. I can't believe I was actually all excited about spoiling the movie for him. 'DUNCHA ZOE DUNCHA!!!!'

Ronald: For giving up one day's pay and being the camera man, and learning video editing for the sake of giving me a nice present. Sorry your dentist has no luck. Haha.

Larissa: For laughing at the camera, for being the other 10 thinger, for being sooo silly.

Zoeeeeeee: Your sexy OWWWWW makes the video like 254313 times better. :)

I love you people. Thanks for taking time out of studying to do this for me!


As for the other cool people in my life...
My dad sent me a birthday card from Brunei. Not that I don't appreciate it, but have gotten quite used to it.
I wanted to get something for my mummy, but time and pride got the better of me. Oh well, next year or something, when I am more 懂事.
No thanks to my sissy. For not getting me anything.

My 小姑姑 bought me a genuine Juicy Couture bag. :) The second best present I received this year. She's like one of the hip aunts I have. Now I'd have another dilemma - whether to bring the bag out or not. If it rains or if someone spills something on my bag, I'll cry la (or maybe just get a serious case of heartache! Okay, that made me sound materialistic. :(

My mahmah and gonggong, kaiye and 大姑姑 for the angbaos. Not the biggest amount, but still contributes to my DREAM fund!

(I don't really know why I'm typing all these. Maybe it's cos I feel bad if I don't thank everyone who gave me something. Though they won't see this.)

GRACE! For your donuts. The first time I get a whole box of good donuts all to myself :) Of course, I shared it with my mummy and Zoe. Thanks my dear. Hope to meet up with you soon.

EQ for Five Scores and Seven Years Ago. :) Though the CD case cracked until very jialat. RK sounds a little different in this album though. More love songs, less 'Let It All Out' kind of songs. They covered 2 extremes in this album - a 12 second long song and another 11 min 5 sec song. Thanks EQ for your 'err.. card' too :)

Belle for your lovely crown-shaped card with the little photo collage. Thanks for putting in the effort to make it! :)

Chin for the cookies from gourmet carousel. It's good. And fat-inducing too. :x

Nicholas for the Ferrero Rocher. It's gonna last me like a few weeks. I'm like that with good chocolate and Famous Amos cookies. :)

Okay, I think that's it!

Oh wait, that's not all! I almost forgot the most important present. (Well not the most important, but the one I appreciate the most) Someone helped me with one third of the cost of my DREAM trip. She chose to remain anonymous so I can't thank her personally. But I'm really touched. I'm like struggling to get money from here and there to pay for the trip. Then there's also school fees at the back of my mind. Thank God for the blessing!

Well, thanks to all those who wished me too! Not going to name them ALL here. :)

I can't wait till the A's are over so that we can all go on the quest for our license.

Zoe! Your egg tarts are nice. The custard part can be improved, but I loveeee the crust. :) I so wanna go upstairs to chat with you and watch some movies or something, but I can't. My live revolves around my sister now. :(

Have you caught the water babies craze? Surprisingly, I caught it too! Brilliant gave me 4 water babies. I'm so intrigued by them. They're like little jellies. So coooool. :)

That's it. This post is over. Janine is one year older. Potentially another year wiser. Thank God for all the loves in my life. My prayer is that I'll be a blessing to all my loves around me as much as they have been to me. Oh one last thing. Did you notice the quote in the sidebar? It's true!
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