my 19th

although my relationship with my family is, on most days comparable to a yo-yo/rollercoaster; at times tumultuous yet sprinkled with abruptly sweet moments, it always surprises me to find out that they care.

that people care. about me.

last night, i found out that my girlfriends had met up the night before (without me finding out! ME! the queen of gossip! kudos to their sneakiness/stealth *grin*) to buy my birthday present. sarah even said that she/they wanted to plan something for me next saturday! this is the first time anyone's ever planned anything for me. it's usually me practically going down on my knees begging them to coordinate their schedules/be in the same country at the same time/be free and turn up on my birthday.

merely 10 minutes ago, in the car ride home, i discover that my mother brother maid snuck off and bought my birthday presents; once again, without my knowledge, or persistent bugging.

according to verrell, they were trying to 'co-ordinate' my presents. that was the cutest thing ever, and it warmed my heart tremendously.

carol called me up in school and inquired if i was coming home tonight, so that i could see her present, (just in case i didn't like it. it has a 3 day exchange policy, you see). she sounded so excited it made me smile :) FYI, I LOVE IT! it's a lacy pink (chiffon & lace) lingerie-like top, something i've always had in mind (with sleeves, though) but never came across.

she told me the salesperson said it was perfect for clubbing and she nodded, replying that i always go clubbing and (since i tried it on immediately) that it looked good with my jeans *smile* (plus, she said she knew i always wear jeans)

i dug deeper; verrell and mummy bought me a pair of shoes and a bag :) a month ago.

tsk. i'm getting rusty at this gossip queen thing.

i took the pretty coral-ish pink lariat necklace that aunty linda gave me awhile back and held it against my new top, it's a perfect match!

AND, my baby just gave me a white & pink Baby-G as a sort of birthday present, (in case he doesn't have time to get me one) he said. i love it! i've been wearing it to school the past few days. even if he gave me a trash bag, i'd still love it, because it's from him :)

moral of the story: I LOVE PINK.

[i think people have finally gotten the message that my favourite colour is pink, NOT purple.]

heh. i think i almost have a head-to-toe prettyinpink outfit: top, watch, necklace (bag, shoes?)

i'm really touched. this year, my friends and family are being real nice and pulling it together, i've honestly been too busy to plan anything or even harbour the hopes of celebrating it. maybe after 18 years of me making a fuss about it, [everyone knows my birthday is BIG DEAL to me, miss it and suffer my wrath. hah. it's the one day i wake up (at a godly hour, mind you) feeling like a goddess, walking on air.] i don't know..

i'm actually looking forward to a quiet 19th; spending time with the ones near and dear to me, that is all i ask for; special moments with the special people in my life.

love, the girl soon-to-be-sweet-nineteen.