21.1
October 4th, 2009
i turn 21 in two days. some drama happened over the weekend, i canceled my own surprise birthday party, and my birthday in general was poised to look like a very upsetting and depressing affair — not to mention the severe emotional turmoil of realizing i’m actually becoming old — but right now all the rainclouds have been whisked away and i’m feeling very lucky, blessed, and loved. i’m currently somewhere quiet and tranquil and surrounded with much warmth and care, both in proximity and remotely, and i couldnt be happier. well, i could — because i wish my family, friends, and favorite people were here with me, but i’ll see them soon enough. and that’s sufficient sunshine for me :) right now i’m happy.
the gifts have started arriving in the mail. every day something comes, and i run with such anticipation to the mailroom to collect. some of the gifts are funny and made me laugh out loud as i tore through the packaging, like this one:
21 packets of my favorite Nissin XO Seafood instant noodles, which i first discovered in the Asian supermarket at Queensway, London. i brought back to New York almost a dozen of those in cup-form the first time i went to London, and they were pretty much my finals week staple food when i had no time to have proper meals. these ones take a bit more effort to make cos they’re not in a cup and i have to wash utensils and stuff after, but they still taste as yummy. sooooo good for late night munchies! i dont think i could ever get sick of these noodles, and i believe that’s the reason i got these in the mail — because the wonderful person who sent them to me was tired of ferrying cups and cups of noodles whenever he came to New York for a visit :P
am gonna post up pictures of my twenty one gifts (yes, the number was preordained) whenever i can. the cutest stories are behind them!
and nooooo it’s not my birthday yet :((( let me have these last two days of still being YOUNG!
Entry Filed under: What I Got In The Mail
26 Comments Add your own
1. Tan Yee Hou | October 4th, 2009 at 5:13 am
No cup = healthier. No leeched plastics.
Happy Birthday LSA! <3 mwah
2. Lisa Cheah | October 4th, 2009 at 5:15 am
Happy Birthday Su Ann. :D
I hope you have an amazing year ahead of you.
3. pinkpau | October 4th, 2009 at 5:20 am
yee hou and lisa, it’s not my birthday yet!!! :P but thank you!
4. Patricia | October 4th, 2009 at 6:03 am
enjoy your two days left of being young! but i have a feeling you wont feel much different when the clock strikes 12. but all the same, you are more and more eligible to be called auntie! :P congrats!
5. Wayne | October 4th, 2009 at 6:20 am
Happy Birthday Su Ann!
Register as voter! LOL!
6. Shaeny | October 4th, 2009 at 7:15 am
Happy Birthday in advance!
21 is not old, it is the age where you are sitting on the fence of adulthood :D Perhaps another 4 years! then you can consider as officially old :) :)
7. lishun | October 4th, 2009 at 7:28 am
omg if 21 is old, 24 must be geriatric. =(
and yes, listen to wayne. YOU CAN VOTE DURING THE NEXT ELECTION! yayyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
8. junkit | October 4th, 2009 at 8:27 am
happy birthday. :)
9. nyrac | October 4th, 2009 at 9:27 am
happy birthday su ann. i feel like i’ve witnessed your growing up via your blog :P now i’m the one feeling old.
10. Christinaa. | October 4th, 2009 at 9:46 am
Happy birthday in two days time :D
11. KY | October 4th, 2009 at 10:49 am
happy NO BIRTHDAY yet. :D
12. sheon | October 4th, 2009 at 11:16 am
pinks, you are a wonderful person. a true gem. i like you. and i will always hope for the best for you. enjoy being 21. then after that you can look forward to being 30. :)
its not so bad being an adult. trust me.
13. meibaby | October 4th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
how did you manage to cancel your own surprise birthday party, if it was a surprise? *hugs*
happy unbirthday!!!
14. aud | October 4th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
happy birthday su ann!
21 presents! *salivates
15. Mar | October 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
So would a cancelled surprise party, that STILL goes off later, be considered a surprise party?
Btw, do you receive birthday cards? As in paper+written stuffs? These are so rare these days, but quite a charm to have.
Oh, happy 21st birthday. Old liao.
16. Michelle | October 4th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Now I’ve got a reason to write.
17. smartypants | October 4th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
it is so wonderful to be 21st!
finally and legally able to do everything you’ve been doing since 13 ? LOL ..happy birthday sweetie!
18. Ray7 | October 5th, 2009 at 12:14 am
Hey, U can get that instant noodles here in most asia market in Flushing, NY. There have a variety flavors of nissim noodles.
19. Patchi | October 5th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Wheeeeee, someone’s turning 21 wth. And i’m not so far offf!!!! Let me count, 1 yr, 2 yr, oh shoot, i’m 6 years behind >.<
dan saya tidak suka makan mi segera, malah ibu saya juga melarang saya makan =________=
that said, selamt hari jadi in advance!
Ps: What’s “in advance” in bm? Dahulu?
Selamat Hari Jadi Awal Dahulu swt swt swt. Saya akan meraihkan hari jadimu dengan menduduki peperiksann PMR FML
Hehe I’m using the national language mannnn. *hopes that the examiner sees this and gives me high marks for my BM !
20. kehrol | October 5th, 2009 at 1:11 am
i’m glad you were HAPPY and somewhere really remote and secluded. :D
see you in a couple of dayssssssss.
<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 lsa!
21. pinkpau | October 5th, 2009 at 1:38 am
patricia : BUT I WILL! i will implode from the old age!!
wayne : oh definitely :)
shaeny : no i am old now :( i want to stay 19 forever…
lishun : at least you age gracefully T___T
junkit : not birthday yet (sorry, must be anal about these things) but thank u!
nyrac : i think you must be one of my oldest commenters too — in terms of commenting timespan, of course :)
christina : thank u!!
ky : hahaha thank u :D you also old oredi cos september ended
sheon : aww that’s so nice of you to say :”) but…. 30 is very scary…
meibaby : cos i found out about it :P unbirthday hahaha! thank u!
aud : haha why u salivate! arent u glad u left the poor student world of instant-noodles-everyday behind!
mar : it didnt go off cos i made sure it would not. i wasnt around to attend it anyway even if it did happen :P i dont know about birthday cards — i havent received one this year yet! dont think i will be..! ya man.. old liao :(
michelle : what do u mean? write about what?
smartypants : haha exactly.. my roommate doesnt understand why i canceled my surprise party and why i didnt want a big bash… cos this legal partying thing is like sooooo 2001. hahaha
ray7: REALLY?? in the CUP FORM??
patchi : hahaha ribuan terima kasih! ah tunggulah sampai giliranmu menjadi tua dan usang!
kehrol : MWAH
22. Michelle | October 5th, 2009 at 3:49 am
air mail.
23. hitomi | October 5th, 2009 at 5:18 am
you are younger than I have expected though. I wish you happy birthday ^^ it is totally legal for everything ain’t it??
24. Simon Seow | October 5th, 2009 at 7:12 am
Nissin noodle, yummy. I think Malaysia can’t find XO sauce flavour.
25. bs | October 5th, 2009 at 9:15 am
it’s already oct 6 here so…. happy birthday!!!! nahhh you’re not old at all!
26. RAY7 | October 5th, 2009 at 10:44 am
Packet form confirm got. I’ll find out but the cup form & let ya know.
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