blessed be!~
met Earl, Carey and Carol for dinner Wed nite - little strange, but was actually nice to catch up with Carey, tho' no chance to talk to Early. And Carol, well we don't have much in common. thank god she's in PR and can talk endlessly. ok, i'm being a bitch. she said she's much happier now, but from what I heard, she's as lost, or even more so than before. which is sad. since i've seen her generous spirit, giving nature from before, it's really sad to think that she's in a self-destructive, denial mode. Also bumped into Kel. Could see he was very uncomfortable cos he just rambled on and on... i was lucky cos i spotted them a few seconds before they came over. Didn't really feel anything. Thank god for my quick and sharp eyes! hehe. Later he sms-ed and messaged me to wish me luck etc with HK. I realised I don't actually have any bad feelings towards him. it's just that he's still in that 'not a boy, not yet a man' mode. He needs to grow up. And get a haircut! I foresee we'll still be in touch and maintain a kind of strange, strained friendship ... maybe it's just karmic.
it's been exciting and stressful the past few days rushing around getting my stuff together for the trip to HK. bimbo moments galore too e.g. what clothes to bring?! astropup: all the sexy stuff!!! and also discovered that i can still braid my hair very nicely hehehe.
i do believe i'm the most blessed gal in the universe...
this has got to be one of the best birthdays ever... exciting career opportunities up for grabbing!! and the past few months have reinforced the knowledge that i have fantastic friends. actually i have a very synchronistic and blessed life in general... unbelievably lucky to have so many people care about me. and for once, i look back and actually feel that I've achieved something, that i've actually grown from last year. (i wish in height too so that i can see over those guys who stand at the magazine racks)
yesterday, Juan and Dawn gave me Syd Field's Going to the Movies for a birthday/thank you pressie... so surprised and touched. totally unexpected. it's going to be inspiring, i can tell already.
today, lunch with Gemmie - as usual, it's wonderful to see her... we totally have a cosmic bond i swear. she got me an absolutely gorgeous butterfly ring - it actually has two layers: large metal wings below, then smaller wings with green beads and crystals on top... she says it's for the fairy princess in me. hehehehe.
tonight, met Michelle & Rowena for dinner at Empire Cafe... Joyce joined later... then Iris & Darren.. adjourned to Fat Frog to meet Eileen and her guy. we were just hanging out, talking and enjoying the music when Rowena came back with a slice of cake. *gasp* not here! sure kerna sabo!!! They got the singers to sing a birthday song which was hilarious... he asked how old i was... 'OLD ENUFF!' said i. but he said 'Twenty-one! Congrats!' hahaha guess in the dark and with two pigtails it's possible to pass for anything. and then... he sang a very operatic 'Happy Birthday' *giggle* in the middle of which one of his friends came onto stage and said 'and Alex likes Julia' (joking of cos) and then i kerna sabo-ed by the singers, who dragged me onto the stage to get harmonica-ed and serenaded by Alex, dance with him... i apologise to those who had to be traumatized by the sight... i'm terribly uncoordinated... and everyone was so nice... all these strangers wished me happy birthday...
ironically, in the midst of all these warm fuzzy feelings of love and gratitude, a part of me just thinks it'd be nice to actually have a boyfriend for once. (cannot use 'boiboi' cos astropup says it's pedophilic!) so with the 3M Club (Meet More Men) Michelle and Rowena are off to fulfill their missions, while i'm supposed to attack the HK population... hm. i seriously doubt my mission will be completed! hehehe.