|     This year's birthday week is quite special. The ironic thing is that the worst part and the best part of the week is Friday, my birthday. Sometimes u can really tell if people care about u when the time comes on ur bday. Many friends phone messaged me that day as well as on facebook. Some of them I did not even expect them to remember.... Quite happy about that part!!! Then I guess the worst part belongs to the people whom I believed could remember my bday but did not, especially the one that I care the most. It really hurts sometimes to experience these kinds of situation. I wonder why I even spent so much time caring for something that did not even notice me. I really am not looking for so much, just one "Happy Birthday". I always know, in fact, that I cannot expect someone to care for me the same way that I care for this person. I cannot expect others to give me the same amount that I am willing to give them. However, I do not think that "Happy Birthday" is too much to ask for on my birthday..........
The happiest thing came on saturday, which is the day after my birthday. My friend set up a birthday party for me that night. It started at around 8pm and finished at around 130am. I asked everyone to dress in red and it worked out REALLY GOOD. My friend and I also spent a good amount of time on creating (or COPYING) games for the party. One of these games was kinda new, too new that some of my friends were really excited when they were playing it. This game was copied from a really popular show on HK TVB now. It is a game that u have to guess about a career of a stranger when u first meet the stranger on stage. We played this game a little differently but easier. I am really glad that most of my friends actually enjoyed that part of the party. I found out that it is a great game for strangers to know each other in parties like this. The rest of the party went really well except for the drinks and foods of the cafe. Personally, I would not recommend any of my friends to go there for parties. This was the major complaint when I asked my friends yesterday for their comments. The good part is it seemed that most of them really liked the games that were created. (That was a big relief !!!) I invited more than 30 people to come and there were 30 of us yesterday. It really surprised me. I never had a party like this before: a party that I set up, invited my good friends, most of them actually came and really enjoyed what I planned for them (except for the drinks and foods of the cafe, it really sucked). The tears did not show up during the party, but it did show up in my heart. Maybe most people would think that this kind of party is really simple and normal. Maybe most people had already had this kind of party for more than 10 times in their life. For me, this is the first time. I do not think that people can understand how it feels to move away from home since 10 years old and come back at 27. They have no idea how much they can miss for 17 years away from home: family, friends, or even O Camps or Secondary school classmates...... Most friends of mine are wondering why I would come back to HK? They wonder what could I have missed? They wonder what can I gain when I come back to work? What I can say to them is........... they do not know what they have gotten. Some people who grew up in HK do not really know what they have gotten. Most of them thinks that HK is trapping them, they want to break free and migrate to another country. Maybe they are right, maybe they will be happier in another country. But what they do not know is how much they would have missed HK once they are away. I guess these concepts are hard to understand unless u have been in that situation urself. However, I do respect their decisions and their thoughts. For those who have given me presents, I want to THANK YOU!!!! I am really pleased that 29 friends came to my party and celebrated with me. YOU GUYS ARE GREAT!!! This is THE BEST part of my birthday week. I will cherish each one of you and our times together. YEAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
