I stopped writing the last time the girls and I were going to watch Sex and the City. So, we went to watch the movie before it previewed. Along with us, were many groups of girlfriends, groups of girlfriends with one gay friend, and a whole bunch of gay friends. Its no wonder then that the movie opened at No.1 and broke a number of box office records. See the power of the pink and red dollar? I enjoyed the movie, but not as much as I enjoyed the series. It was much nicer living the day ins and day outs of the four girls. But it reaffirms the issues that women face and how girlfriends are the ones there for you when men fails. My bunch of girlfriends and gay friends (ok and a handful of male pals ;P ) are definitely the ones I turn to for comfort and humour when the wrong men I meet combusted in my face.

So the girlfriends reminded me that my birthday celebrations actually began way earlier with the Korean BBQ meal and a fabulous new shiny gold and pink Kate Spade wallet. How they decided on that present was unplanned, but it was just the thing I needed and had been contemplating over but decided against. So thank u girls!

 

The peak of the celebrations was a countdown party that was decided quite at the last minute. It was my last day in the 20s and I thought that a countdown to a new decade was quite apt. And so we counted down… with shots of tequila and cake when the hour came. And then I was 30! No fireworks, not that I was expecting any, as with every birthday, it comes like clockwork. But this birthday, I feel a sense of anticipation, a sense of knowing that a change is imminent. Because you want the change, and because you are looking for a change. How and what the change might be, well, that’s still unknown, therefore the anticipation!

On the actual day, I ended up meeting up quite a number of people but yet it was a nice well paced out day, full of insightful chats and treats! What a great way to spend a “birthday”!

But it didn’t end there, as one girlfriend puts it, your birthday celebration this year macham like indian wedding!

And this was a surprise indeed! I had initially wanted to work out all those calories from all the birthday treats since I missed so many classes the whole week. I was planning to go for roda, but alas, it rained almost the entire afternoon. So turned out, that the peeps decided that they will throw a party instead of us heading out of a meal! So a very nice surprise indeed, thanks to the pint sized mastermind that gave the nicest little birthday card I received this year!

And that was it, the last of the birthday celebrations…

I am now officially into the 30s! So far so good! It has been a looong celebration for this birthday, but a memorable one indeed!