So, right now I am a fresh few hours into 23!!
It feels..different. I woke up checking my face if there would be anything amiss. Maybe a 23 stamped on my head, but no. I look perfectly 22.
Yesterday, about an hour before 12, I was a miserable lump at my desk. Cocooned in a fat duvet, writing furiously and sometimes stare dreamily outside the window, trying to get work done! I got hungry and there was no food in the house so I opened a can of chili tuna and warm it on the stove – only to realize there was no more bread. And realize, after I ate all of the tuna, that the tuna had expired.
I continued being a sad blimp on the mattress in the living room. I hate birthdays in May. My birthdays for the last 5 years have been a flurry event of hugging, kissing and getting back to work. May birthdays in British Education is FUN, no doubt. I always have fun with friends about. but it is a short-lived fun. A half-an-hour scream and joy before everything turned zombie again.
Then midnight came, and Aisyah called. We talked for awhile, and I felt slightly better.
I put down the phone turned to Shaz, and demanded a birthday song.
‘Shaz, cepat nyanyi untuk I’
All in a split second, the living room dimmed, Shaz ran out of her seat and Emir and Imar stood on top of the staircase, holding a plate of cakes with CANDLES and started singing!!
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! YEAY!!
I was screaming and clapping and jumping up and down!!
They gave me the sweetest card EVER!!! and Shaz gave me some LOVE 
Made the wishes, blew candles, cut cake, eat them – back to work.
Shaz is having her exam now. If I could have one wish on my birthday today, I wish her exam is going GREAT!
Oh yes, and the birthday wishes on Facebook really just make me smile 
On a last note, a special wish to the loved ones I have the pleasure and joy of always sharing this day with you, all my life :
To Aisyah Zaffan, best friend since 1992, born a day shy of mine – Happy 23rd birthday, you are mine since then till forever on.
To Fakhirah Badrulhisham, a year and 2 days later, the world is ours.
Salam. Happy 23rd Birthday Sya. Hope u have a good one and good luck with your exams. Miss u… hope to see u during raya.
Alamak, dh 23!!! Happy birthday Syat..didn’t manage to call you cause we were on bed going to sleep when clock strike 10pm.. Working life = boring life I tell you…It’s commitment, and money and hard work….no fun AT ALL….Well sometimes…but not most of the time..But I wish you long life happiness to you bebeh!!! i miss jerit2..gonjeng2..ngan you ngan the girls.. birthday I lagi boring…I kene kerja kt conference..Fairuz wasn’t even there to wish me..and he even sleep early..cehh..Haha nevertheless!! we are still going to be happy for the rest of our life kan? Muahhhh..
Happy Belated Birthday!! Hope you had a splendid one =) Semoga panjang umur dan diberkati Allah always.
Btw, you changed your layout! I almost couldn’t find the comment section… lol. It looks very sweet and simple, by the way.
hey thank you!! itulah..i was wondering if it deters people from bothering to even comment anymore
but i love the lay out so much!! so i hope they read my little comment on the side to click on the post! may God bless you too, shahirah! 
love your style btw. hehe.
thank you hana <3 i miss you banyak banyak banyak.
thanks kak liza!! rindu u too!!