The birthday came and went. You know you're not that young anymore, when birthdays become quieter by the year, and fewer people remember them.
It's the 2nd year that I removed my birthday information from Facebook, after realising that too much convenience has made people become lazy and passive. Think: when we were young, we made cards for friends on their birthdays. But in today's wired world, we RELY on Facebook to tell us that it's our friend's birthday today, and that we should just type "Happy Birthday" on his/her wall and that's that.
Hence, I don't really appreciate Facebook birthday messages, and I seldom send them now. I'm actually glad that I received a grand total of zero birthday wishes through Facebook this year.
It is almost impossible to receive birthday cards nowadays, so a simple SMS would do fine. (Ok, to me, an SMS takes more effort than a Facebook message). Thank you all for the SMS (and whatsapp) well-wishes. And of course, the face-to-face wishes!
Turning 25 seems a little uneasy. It's probably because of the number, midway between 20 and 30. It didn't feel too long ago when I celebrated my 21st birthday. Uneasy, because it makes me feel old enough to 'need' to accomplish more things than I have right now. Sounds a little depressing, but let me say that I did enjoy my birthday this year, including adding some 'meaning' to it, by choosing this special day to give blood.
Happy birthday to all Cancers in the world too!
人生是黑白的.
1:44 AM <3
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