peaceful birthday

i had a peaceful quiet birthday this year.

a day before the day, i decided to remove my birthday in my facebook. didn't want anyone to make a fuss out of it. and everything went just as planned. not many wished me, a couple of friends here and there, my siblings, and that was it. nice, quiet day but admittedly, with some little curiosity as to who will wish me, or what's gonna happen… etc. 

my day started very early as i had lots to do and was pleasantly surprised when the first colleague i met at the door wished my happy birthday. but my little anxieties was very quickly forgotten once the day started for i was superbly busy through the day with my work. a day where i had to co-ordinate town halls, prepare slides, co-ordinate a visit for my ceo, yadda yadda yadda… so, it was a day of non-stop rushing from point-to-point, getting all sorts of stuff done etc…

it was until about 4.30pm before i finally walked to my desk, fully drained and fully flustered and dead beat. i took a quick breather and started up my computer. logged into my email and started some work. and before long, my chief called out to "the birthday boy" to cut the cake… yup, my department got a cake for me. the usual kinda stuff that i always do for my department… heh heh, they remembered me, i thought. and when i walked into the pantry, i was surprised to actually see a small cake with a lot of candles on it. eleven of them to be exact, four big ones and seven small ones, to represent my 47th birthday. it was a simple celebration, but well appreciated.

i brought mum out for dinner as per usual, but decided to buy a good dinner for both of us. i joked with her that we should splurge a bit before the maid comes… haha… and the evening ended with bee buying me a slice of durian ice cream cake and a gift.

simple day with memorable moments. meaningful.

:-)