I think sometimes we need to do something that makes ourselves happy, and for once not care about the trouble you'll get into. Honestly, yesterday was one of the happiest days I've had in a while. I guess we're all closet hedonists. Either that or we have a part of us that craves instrumental pleasure at least once in a while. Working for a night event was a new and fun experience. Working till late and not getting about 10000 texts and missed calls from my parents made it better. I don't understand them sometimes. I am, of course, thoroughly indebted to them for everything they've done for me, especially giving me this life, but sometimes, they really are too over-protective and conservative. Perhaps in others' eyes' this is a good thing, cause it shows my parents care for me. But really, it sucks to always be the one who has to leave and outing first, the one who can't go because it's too late, the one who can't do something because it's too dangerous. Parents, please. Your children, though seemingly stupid (in my case), have actually developed a set of morals and can mostly differentiate right from wrong, good from bad. I use the word "mostly" because if I don't, it seems absolute that we can make no mistake in judgement. I dare any parent to harp on this point to pick on their children. Please show me that you'll never ever ever make a wrong judgement thanks. I don't want to live my life having to report my every move to my parents every 5 seconds (what I'm doing now btw. And I'm what, 18; so old). I don't want to live my life being scared of everything, the way you two are. I don't want to live my life not trying everything at least once. I strongly believe in this. If you're scared, don't leave the house, but don't make me stay home too. Cause I am not scared like you are. If you say I owe you my life (which is true) in rebuke to my wanting to do something which you deem unacceptable, then please, go ahead and take my life this instant, because I'd rather live and experience everything than live (questionable in this context) with fear of every damn thing. Let's see who has the aptitude to teach who to live life now. You're only given 1 life. You don't know what's going to happen after we pass. Isn't it more prudent to be fearful that we haven't done or experienced everything in this life than be fearful of everything in this life?

Okay enough of my nonsense.

(The cake. The wording is quite messy and the girl only gave me 1 candle holder but 2 candles.)

I (think I) successfully surprised someone. About time I stopped ruining surprises. The excitement of surprising him kept me up till 3am yesterday thank you very much. Surprisingly I wasn't tired in school. Maybe I was more interested in yesterday's Philosophy lecture than I thought. But I digress. Though I planned this surprise myself (yes please let me bask in the proudness for a while more thanks), it wouldn't have been possible to hide the cake and present if it weren't for Arina, Henry and Baixiang. Greatly appreciate their help. After everything, his friends sent me home. Awfully pai seh cause all of his friends in 2 cars came all the way back to my house.. But I'm really grateful to both him and his friends cause I think I would have passed out on the night transport and ended up in some strange place halfway across the world. And I think it's quite cool if you have friends who drive. Not cause you can get rides (free rider much?). But seeing your friends being able to do something, regarded (to me) as highly dangerous and requires responsibility to infinity and beyond, is really amazing.

Happy birthday, baby
I love you