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There’s always a certain sadness when your birthday ends, yes? Or maybe that’s just me.
This day has been…quick. I spent a couple of thousand bucks already and I’m not yet done (my poor, poor wallet!) because I have dinner tonight with the family and it’s my treat. Then again, my birthday only comes once a year…and I haven’t done this yet.
This means I am going to need to be thrifty this month until my next month’s salary (a month away!), which, luckily, includes a bonus.
Anyway…this day has been great. A normal birthday, yes, and no surprises, but it’s okay. :) I spent the first hour in prayer mode again, and I love today’s readings, especially the first one:
“Here is my servant whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight. I have put my spirit upon [him]…I, Yahweh, have called you for the sake of justice; I will hold your hand to make you firm; I will make you as a covenant to the people, and as a light to the nations, to open eyes that do not see, to free captives from prison, to bring out light to those who sit in darkness.”
- Isaiah 42:6-7
Talk about affirming. :)
Today, I also subjected myself to some things I have never ever done before:
- Buy make up - Well, it isn’t exactly make up. I was planning to get ahold of my Body Shop birthday discount today, so I got my card and planned to buy this lipshine. I ended up getting a lipshine and a foundation, and…
- …got a make over. - The girl at Body Shop insisted on it, and I went back to the office with green eyelids. It looked nice, but I really don’t wear make-up. *shrugs* I like my powder+cheek tint+lip balm look. Mascara at times, but not always. Heh.
The only thing I regret not doing today is bringing a camera. :( I totally forgot. Darn it. I could’ve used Captain Tal, but I need to get a bigger micro SD card. Ohwell. I hope Vhong’s camera’s got some photos. Hehe.
I’m still at work, waiting for my family so we can have dinner. I still feel a bit melancholic about my birthday ending and all (no more license to be a brat heh), but it’s okay. I’m definitely looking forward to this year. :)
Thanks to everyone who greeted through YM, text, email, Friendster, Multiply and through the comments. :D
As of this writing, I’m down to my last two hours and ten minutes of being 21. Whee. Okay, so maybe not exactly two hours, since I was born around 2 or 3 am I think, so the exact time is still a bit of a long one…but hey, tomorrow is still my birthday, so it’s still my day. :P
For the past few days, I’ve been constantly on my feet. Friday night was a night out with my college friends, where I think I ate too much at Teriyaki Boy. Hah. I was supposed to go home early, but Ramie called and asked not to go home yet. The original plan was to go to Redbox for a round of videoke, but Aithne had to go, so Kiran and Ramie decided to drop us instead. I got to Galleria, hung out at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for a while as I attempted to write in my journal…but then they started closing so I moved out to Ministop. It felt weird writing there so I just waited for my brother. I got home very late, which meant I slept late…
…which meant I got to the IBM Club team building late. But it wasn’t really for anything, since everyone else was also late. The team building, which was originally at Loreland moved back to our office, was actually quite fun. Everyone was so competitive, it’s funny. :)) The highlight of the day was the scavenger hunt, and then the tower building. It proves that you don’t need to be in a fancy place to get the team together, yes?
After the team building, my family and I headed to the airport to pick our dad up, and then went straight to Duty Free for some shopping. I got my early birthday gifts: a bottle of Lip and Cheek Stain (which my brother bought earlier), a new wallet, and two Revlon compact powders which I really love and has a wonderful skin lightening. Then of course, the chocolate shopping was there and then it was time to go home.
Today was Palm Sunday, and my parents and I were out earlier for mass and then lunch. It hit me again that my birthday is tomorrow, and as of this writing, Grace is convincing me not to go back immediately after eating lunch tomorrow, which means she’s planning something, and I better follow. Haha. I’m going to mass during lunchtime tomorrow anyway, then go eat and then go around for a while to window shop. That should give her enough time, whatever it is. :P
So now…I shall go and write in my journal as I wait for the clock to strike 12. I will spend my first few birthday moments in prayer and then sleep because I know for sure I have a long day ahead! :)
Thank You Lord, for another year in my life. May I remember whose I am, and that You are the star of the show, especially on my birthday. :)
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I knew we were both in mortal danger. Still, in that instant, I felt well. Whole. I could feel my heart racing in my chest, the blood pusling hot and fast through my veins again. My lungs filled deep with the sweet scent that came off his skin. It was like there had never been any hole in my chest. I was perfect - not healed, but as if there had never been a wound in the first place.
So, the sequel to Twilight. I don’t know how to write this review, but maybe that’s only because I have this headache from that too short of a nap I had earlier. But anyway. New Moon is the sequel to Twilight, the YA vampire story I raved about last week. I have been quite excited to read this one, but I had to stop myself to picking this up immediately just so I have the time to really digest the first book. And amazingly, I finished this in a short period of time, which spoke of my interest of the book.
New Moon is a good book…but I personally think it’s not at par with Twilight. I felt sad when the first “tragic” thing happened. After that I got irritated by Bella’s…nonexistence. I don’t know, her clinginess annoyed me, just like it irked me in the previous book. Of course, I can’t really relate because I haven’t experienced whatever Bella has…but the entire “hole in my chest” thing that lasted for months is just too much. Maybe I’m just being cynical. But I still like Bella and she could really use some medicare advantage with everything that happened to her in the novel.
The bright spot in the entire novel is Jacob Black. He was interesting enough in the first book, but he really shone in this one. I loved how gruff he was, and how he was Bella’s “personal sun.” I bet he could be anyone’s personal sun, with his personality. I love how much he loved Bella, and how he can be a friend to her even the circumstances. I love how playful he can be with his “brothers”. I felt sad when the inevitable came in the book, and I badly wanted him to have something other than “leftovers” from Bella…and in the end he didn’t get even that. :( Well, yet.
The book was good, but not really as good as Twilight for me to gush over. I’m still curious about Eclipse, and most probably I’m going to be buying that soon even if it’s hardcover, just to satisfy my curiosity. I do think that this is an important part of the entire series, so this book shouldn’t be skipped. And yes, I’m also saying that because of Jacob Black. ;)
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Lex Sakai’s family is big, nosy and marriage-minded. When her cousin Mariko gets married, Lex will become the oldest single female cousin in the clan.
Lex has used her Bible study class on Ephesians to compile a list of traits for the perfect man. but the one man she keeps running into doesn’t seem to have a single quality on her list. It’s only when the always-in-control Lex starts to let God take over that all the pieces of this hilarious romance finally fall into place.
After being a visitor and reader of Camy’s blog since last year, I finally got a copy of her first book. I stumbled into Camy’s blog while searching for books to buy from Amazon from my dad, and I’ve been following her blog ever since. I waited for her book to come out here but it seems like it hasn’t yet (so sad), but I’m glad I finally got a copy of this now. :D
I read in one of the reviews from Amazon that the blurb at the back of the book (written above) does not do the book justice…and she’s right: it totally did not. There was so much happening in the story that I felt like I was watching a TV series. I couldn’t let the book go because of all the enjoyable characters and scenes — Lex’s very annoying grandmother, her silly brother who keeps on setting her up with every guy he meets, Aiden, the silent observer and her physical therapist, Mimi, the flirtier cousin and her three closest cousins and friends, Trish, Venus and Jenn. Even if there was a lot happening, everything went well together and was somehow significant as the story goes on.
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This is strange. During this time last year, I’ve been posting like a madman because the upcoming birthday. I even post a countdown for each post, just because it’s exciting (yes, I find birthdays exciting, really). Look now, I hardly posted for the past days, and I did not even put up a birthday wishlist, unlike last year. I don’t know if it’s because I’m busy, or is it just because I’m growing older, or because my birthday falls on a Holy Week day.
Nah, I’m just busy.
But like I mentioned earlier, I don’t dismiss birthdays as “just another day”. Well, yes, they can be, but how can one dismiss that day especially when it’s the day you entered the world? The day you REALLY started to be alive? How can one just think that day is ordinary?
Or maybe that’s just me.
Anyway. My birthday falling on a Holy Monday is certainly new for me. I’m not sure if I’ve ever had my birthday fall on a Holy Week, usually it’s just within the Lenten season (imagine how hard it was to treat people, especially when my birthday was on a Lenten Friday). I have this vague recollection of my birthday being on a Black Friday, but I’m sure that hasn’t happened yet. At least it’s on a Monday, so it’s not a holiday. But anyway, at first I felt kind of down, because I’m on fasting on Holy Week, which means I can’t eat and eat on my birthday…but then I realized having my birthday on the Holy Week is a perfect chance to reconnect. To reflect on my life (not like last year’s though, but almost the same ;) ) and to really realize the significance of me celebrating another year of my life on the week where we remember Jesus’ last.
Now, should I take a leave on Monday?
Oh, and I’m kidding about the old thing earlier. 22 is certainly NOT old, right? Market research says so. Er, okay. Maybe not, but again, 22 is not old. :P
One more thing, before I go back to work. In the spirit of tradition, here’s a wishlist for this year. :D
- A 250GB portable Mac-ready HDD.
- A pre-order of Dave Barnes‘ newest album.
- A new wallet (Kuya’s taking care of this)
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (paperback, preferably)
- Wicked by Gregory Maguire (paperback, the smaller print)
- First Among the Sequels by Jasper Fforde (paperback, preferably)
- Christ the Lord: The Road to Cana by Anne Rice
- A bookshelf
- A new bag
- Yet another pair of shoes
- Jacket that I can use for work
- Gtec 0.4 refill, black
- Apple Care for Triskal and/or Aslan.
- A simple birthday surprise
I think that’s about it. I wouldn’t mind receiving any of those on Monday, but if I didn’t, it’s okay too.
Oookay, now back to work. My being almost-birthday girl doesn’t excuse me from that. :P
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