The Most Halal Birthday Party Ever
October 8th, 2006 | Published in general | 15 Comments
The little dinner thing I threw was apparently the most halal birthday party ever, according to some of my Muslim guests. Halal food + Arab Street + no alcohol + large turnout of family. “Dammit I really should take after you next time,” they quipped.
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- I showed up in a dress and a new haircut, both of which shocked everyone.
- They attributed the dress and haircut to someone else, and they were right.
- I suck at running around and making decisions in real life. My father was telling us on the way there that his marriage works because he sits back to relax while my mother does the running about, so there’s balance, and I seem to have inherited that trait from him. Someone else had to do the running about, or in this case “hello - fish chicken beef lamb?” for me, because I suck so bad.
- My lovely but idiotic friends were having a blast at the photo session. They were organizing themselves into groups: “all your Indian friends”, “friends who have __”, and “I’m Your Only Chinese Friend” groups.
- Eyelash curling, I maintain, should be designated as torture.
- Nobody seemed very interested in the Canon Selphy 710 compact dye-sub printer with card reader and display, that I brought along for instant printing. I was most hurt!
- Somebody else has a roundup. Said somebody else bought me jade jewellery and said “ââ¬Årub it, whenever you get confused who you are, Chinese genie will appear and scold you in Hokkienââ¬Â and ââ¬Ådonââ¬â¢t like can give your motherââ¬Âââ¬Â¦.” Smart ass!
Thank you for coming, and thank your friendship. I have an extraordinary family, and most extraordinary friends.
Now on to the twenties, and responsibility.
October 8th, 2006 at 6:36 pm (#)
how has no one commented yet?
in any case, as aforetexted to you, you looked hot. and it looked like a fantastic way to turn twenty-one, if one has to at all.
October 8th, 2006 at 6:51 pm (#)
Looking good. :)
Happy birthday.
October 8th, 2006 at 7:41 pm (#)
Happy Birthday !!
October 8th, 2006 at 10:14 pm (#)
Happy Birthday and welcome to kidulthood. Screw the responsibility , I’m 23 and i still feel too young for responsibility. you have at least a good 3-5 buffer years to indulge in your final final bastion of reckless abadonment so enjoy whatever’s left of it =)
October 9th, 2006 at 9:36 am (#)
Girl you look hot! Happy 21st! It gets better :)
October 9th, 2006 at 10:34 am (#)
Found out about your birthday from Ballsy’s blog… Happy Belated Birthday! What a fantastic, totally cosmopolitan party it must’ve been…
And don’t worry about the numbers… it’s how old you feel that matters most.
October 9th, 2006 at 12:31 pm (#)
Happening! Happy Birthday any way, even though I don’t know you in person.
October 9th, 2006 at 3:07 pm (#)
babe…hepi belated burstday!!! here’s to your good health and maybe a cat or two hehe :p
October 9th, 2006 at 3:14 pm (#)
and that was the 10 000th comment! =)
October 10th, 2006 at 2:46 pm (#)
Best wishes for your b’day. Belated though. looks like it was lots of fun, and good food :D
October 14th, 2006 at 2:10 pm (#)
Sorry I wasn\’t there honey. Heard about the most halal birthday bash from z too. Haha.. YOU LOOK FANTASTIC in that dress and new haircut. I looikke… Hee hee.. Mooacks and happy belated birthday!
October 14th, 2006 at 3:32 pm (#)
Thanks syaz!! Wish you were there too!
December 31st, 2006 at 1:44 am (#)
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January 29th, 2007 at 2:51 pm (#)
I wished I had a more incredible 21st birthday rather than wasting my day away pining over a no good boyfriend who was locked up somewhere.
Sucks. Like totally.
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