::superlicious extravaganza::

what does birthday mean to you?

a BIRTHDAY cake?

a BIRTHDAY card?

a BIRTHDAY prezzie?

a BIRTHDAY party?

BIRTHDAY wishes from loved ones?

for more than 15 years i was growing up in  surroundings where birthday meant i was another year older, so what was the big deal? everyone got older day by day and if i was lucky to live long enough, next year will be another birthday. only on that specific date, it brought remembrance to me that i was older, one year older to be specific so be grateful for the life that He still allowed me to live on.

no birthday cake, no birthday card, no birthday prezzie. no party. but few wishes from those who remembered. and that were enough to put the smiles on the face. 

"but few people that i met along the journey of life taught me more than that" 

It's the day to make the birthday girl to feel EXTRA special. even it means:

• significant deficit in their savings! 
  
• tawaf-ing city centre and grafton street to find the perfect prezzie, perfect card and perfect wrapper
  
• sacrificing their precious time 
  
• bringing the prezzies everywhere she goes from dawn to dusk 
• suffering from shuffling gait because of sleep deprivation
• commuting 2 hours journey just to get the cake
• hiding like thieves in front of their own friends' house 
• shivering in the cold night in winter just to give her a surprise
• telling white lies that smell fishy lol
• making all the way to her house in the night to have a party. i tell you, it's not a short distance.
• forcing the eyelids to open wide to prepare sushi for her

alisa hanum: one of the masterminds who planned it all.

sarah, nazihah : partners in crime who also masterminded the bash

syamsiah, nazihah were the planners. siti fairudza was my birthday mate. they were too genius to make me and fai believed in them. 

fadhilah, indang jalilah: their task was to make sure i was home for the surprise

nurul hana, khairul annisah who prepared the sushi. THANK YOU GIRLS!

reading the verses of LOVE

12 bright pink roses all the way from UK ;)

the red dress that is envied by most! THANK YOU JIAH! this is absolutely gorgeous ;)

the glamorous clutch. THANK YOU SARAH! love it bling bling ;)

the super sexay red heels.THANK YOU ALISA! you know i have wanted this for so long!

my new baby OM. a treat for myself. THANK YOU to MARA ;)

this phone is definitely awesome 

a matching stylish bracelet. THANK YOU WADA! (kotak ja guess harap maklum)

 

divalicious bracelet to go with the dress, heels and clutch. THANK YOU SYAM!

 THANK YOU INDANG and HAN for this huggable fluffy Hootchie, for the second birthday surprise and for the chocolate banana cake! I know you girls will be missing me when i get back home for good ;p

 

jauh di mata dekat di hati. THANK YOU NARIMAH! i know how sick and busy you were but still managed to edit (delete wrinkles to be exact) and got this done. 

my dear beautiful girls,

that might be the last birthday that we celebrated together in Dublin. one of the greatest and memorable for me so far. it was not the luxurious, super expensive prezzies that overwhelmed me the most (surely they do, now i sound like a matre huh?) but all the effort and endless LOVE that was shown by itself through all the gestures and words that might be hard to be explained by any spoken language.

so,

i'll remember all the time that we spent together,

i'll remember all the laughter that we used to have,

i'll remember all the tears through downsides of life,

i'll remember all the patience of you girls adapting to my unpredictable behaviour,

i'll remember all the sacrifice made in the name of LOVE,

i'll remember all the tolerance in keeping things right

a super BIIIIIIIGGGGGGGG THANK YOU to alisa, jiah, sarah, syam, fai, indang, dilah, han, khairul annisah, hana, sheila and sheeda for the great night at our place.

asrih, kak fra, kak D, hana, mior, shml, thani, syahir, kurt, ba'ei and intan for the dinner and night out together!

 

for this beautiful friendship that we have, may remain till the end of time. cherish it because everyone of you is very dear to my heart and irreplaceable! 

for every wish from all over the world, every single word is counted! THANK YOU everyone. i do appreciate them. despite of your busy and hectic schedule, there was always time just to drop me a testimonial or write on my fb wall to say happy birthday. being remembered is a wonderful feeling ( and thank you to fb and fs birthday reminder! )

yang terasa di sayangi dan pastinya menyayangi,

jamieY