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Two Saturdays ago, I celebrated my 24th birthday. As always, birthdays aren’t all that significant to me because I never grew up with celebrations surrounding my special date. How different should it be, this year?

As I sat down with a bunch of friends at mamak, they asked me if I had changed or grown the past year. So, a logical place to start was to date one year back and reflect on how I was then. However, I couldn’t remember what happened my 23rd birthday. Maybe I’ve grown forgetful. Hmm…

All I could do was to look forward to the coming year, not that the year that passed was bad that I couldn’t remember anything. I suppose, what’s ahead excites me more than what’s behind.

But … it’s always good to reflect. So here’s a list:

• Wasn’t working yet, August last year. Work’s been such a blessing. I love my job.
• Financially independant from my parents. I love my job.
• Figured that account managing was not my forte, so switched to pre-sales. I love my job.
• Got a raise, switched from my brother’s Kelisa, and driving a Perdana V6 now. I love my job.
• Was single, but now I’m not! I love my .. whoops. :)

Of course, the cell threw Alvin (who’s birthday is one day after mine) and I a cell-ebration .. in which I took full advantage of. I brought ah-girl there, and took most of them by surprise. So .. for my birthday, I surprised them instead.

This year, the celebration’s a little different. Karen Lau put it in a very nice manner, saying …

Doesn’t it feel different, celebrating it with someone special alongside?

It was, and it does.

I’ve never had a private celebration before, so I was like a boy, all over again. Over and over again.

A birthday I will always remember.