The Birthday Note

It’s another November 16 for me. An interesting one, personally, cause it’s the 25th that I get to go through up until now. Not that 25 represents anything special, it’s just a good number, you see? Some call it the silver age, but I think it’s special cause it can be divided entirely by the number 5.

Did the special number make me go through this day any differently?

Some of my friends had been wondering why I didn’t make any wishlist for my birthday this year. Isn’t there anything I want to receive as presents? Sure. I’m still that girl who’s waiting for her own piano, microwave oven, and tickets around-the-world. This year, I also want Christina Aguilera’s new album Lotus, the novel Perks of Being a Wallflower, and nice Tees. Haha.

But I didn’t make any wishlist. Mainly because at some point in the depths of my mind, I think I should ask myself more about what I have and still have to give, instead of what I want to receive.

I’ve been going through several things the past months that had made me rethink a lot of aspects about myself and my life. It’s just really the point in my life where I realize that I am held responsible for the decisions I make, the way I interact with people, how I choose to work, and so on and so forth. So I waited for today not having any expectations but for myself to make better and wiser choices.

I am so grateful that at the time that I feel like I am one of the lowest person I know right now, I am shown that there is a lot of love around me. Life is funny, you may say. I say life is full of God’s kindness and mercy. And so, while I have the chance, I’d like to remind myself of how blessed I am to have awesome people in my life.  I was so overwhelmed this morning, I actually dedicate my birthday wishes to you all. I hope I can be a better person in what way possible for you all.

P.S. My birthday surprise was awesome. Kkk~

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Awesomeness Overload

I got more than I had wished for, and I am so thankful.

Story of 24th Birthday

Usually I don’t do this, but last Wednesday was so awesome, I just have to write about it.

Before my birthday, my boyfriend and my best friend had told me that they will be buying me 2PM DVDs. I didn’t expect anyone would really take my wishlist that seriously, so for a week all I could say was: “Yolsihmi gongbuhamnida!”, that means “I will work harder”. The least I can do at the moment is to not disappoint you guys and work harder to be a better girlfriend/best friend. ^__^

So my birthday finally arrives.  I was very happy to be able to speak with my grandpa and grandma by phone, and receive wishes from my family and friends. It was really daebakk (awesome). As usual, as it was Wednesday, I was going to eat dinner with my friend, Erin. And it turns out, my boyfriend had asked her to prepare a little surprise for me that night. I was really speechless and thankful, because honestly it’s not easy to spend special days such as birthdays and Christmas or New Year when you’re living in a foreign land. Especially, when you’ve just been there for no more than 3 months. You haven’t really made that many close friends to celebrate stuff together, so I was really, really happy.

That night, I got to eat dinner with some of my friends here, blow out candles, and eat birthday cake! Yay!! I could only think of the word “daebakk“, because it was really awesome that I could celebrate my birthday. We took some pictures, and then my friend showed me some presents that my boyfriend had had prepared for me.  I got a bonus panda bear! \(^o^)/

My mom and dad were also celebrating on their own back in Medan. They went out to eat cake, and posted about it in our family’s messenger group. LOL. I wished my sister and brother could eat cake too that night, though. Hmm. When we meet, we will eat cake! Really yummy cakes, like the ones from Tizi, or Harvest, or Cizz. Gahh. :-p

All this awesomeness made me reflect a lot. Come to think of it, when I had my 17th birthday in Belgium far from my family and friends, I also got a surprise party. It was arranged by my host family. The Lord is so good to me. In the end, it really isn’t about celebrating, but about remembering that I have so much love in my life. I really feel blessed, and to be honest, I feel undeserving of all this. I am really, really, grateful for my family, my boyfriend and my friends. I really want to make them super happy in return, so all I can say for now is that I will work hard and do my best. Yolsihmi gongbuhamnida!!!

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24th Wishlist

Yesterday, my boyfriend reminded me to make this since my birthday’s coming up. As I went through my blog’s archives, I can’t believe I didn’t do this for my 23rd birthday. No wonder I can’t remember what I did on my birthday last year. Hahaa.

It’s always fun to do this, although most of the time I don’t get everything I list. There will be things that will stay forever on my wishlist until I get it (such as an oven, and a keyboard/piano), but I won’t write them down again here.

So here goes, what Tasia wants for her 24th birthday in Taiwan :

1. Any DVD of 2PM, preferably 2PM Hottest : Music Video Collection and The History or 2PM 1st Concert “Don’t Stop Can’t Stop” : This is For My Hottest.

I’m actually thinking of buying this for my birthday as a present for myself, *laughing pathetically*, but if anyone wants to buy me any original DVD or CD of 2PM, I will be very thankful.

2. Airplane tickets to Seoul or Tokyo. Those cities are so close to Taiwan, I really, really, really wish I can visit them while I’m here. *o*

3. A birthday cake. Just because. I have a sweet tooth, and I rarely eat cake here. I don’t know if there are any real nice cake and pastry shops near campus. So far I only know places downtown. 

I don’t know what else to ask for. Honestly, lately I’ve been thinking more about what kind of personal changes and what achievements I would like to have before and when I turn 24, instead of what I want to get as a present. Realizing that I’m closer to my mid-20s makes me think about a LOT of stuff. What I have and have not done, whether or not my life has really impacted the people around me, those kinds of thoughts.

Moreover, having things cannot replace having people around you. Although I know this is an unlikely thing to happen, but having the closest people to me here on my birthday would be the best : my boyfriend, my five best friends, and my family. I want to have nice dinner in a decent restaurant with my boyfriend. I want to have a crazy karaoke night with my best friends until our voices get all husky. I want to arrange a fun trip with my family. I want to show my sister the cute shop I found yesterday in Taipei, and buy my brother yummy Sakura cakes I bought a few weeks ago (also in Taipei).

I’d do my best here to enjoy my birthday and make the most out of the days God still gives me. Fighting!!!

- cheers to all -