..... happy birthday to me .....

it's the month where i get a year older.

by oct 26 (izza's birthday), i am reminded by my own birthday which is exactly a week later. i have mixed feelings about my birthday. i don't want to get older. but since it's a good day to just celebrate, i'm also looking forward to it, especially if i can spend it with my friends and loved ones. and that's what i did this year, a far cry from my lonely birthday last year. although i spent the day alone in jay's apartment, running some programs, i was able to enjoy dinner with some friends. it was a sudden decision to treat some friends to dinner. we waited for more than an hour to be seated, since the restaurant we chose was a bit crowded (the following day, nov3 is a holiday) and there's no available table that could accommodate 8 people. but, it was fun. we talked and laughed a lot. thanks jay, russel, jaja, rj, lily ann, and lloyd. we went home late, and we still had to pack for our trip to Nikko early the next morning. more about that trip on a separate post.

 

before i left for tokyo on Nov. 1, i gave some chips (chippy, cheez curls, mr chips) and mango juice to all my labmates and lab professors. on Nov 2, Adachi-san called me to say that they're thankful and that she left a present for me in my desk. yesterday, when i came to the laboratory, i saw her present. they were cute. thanks! thanks also to Febri who gave me a snoopy mug and to Nga for the mini-journal. Febri and Nga are my two close friends in the university. i posted pictures of their gifts to me on my birthday last year. thanks to lily and lloyd also for the set of snoopy socks. and thanks to jay for the jewerly box. thanks to all the people who remembered me on my special day.