Birthdays.
“Birthday” is defined as anniversary of the day somebody is born.
Okay. Now what I’d like to ask is why is it so special? What makes the day somebody is born so special? I turned 14 yesterday. So?
Seriously, were our ancestors out of ideas for things to celebrate, that they just had to celebrate the day some guy managed to survive another 365-odd days after his birth? Well, apart from the presents, good food, and noisy parties, (all three of which I opted not to have) what is so special about a birthday?
Personally, birthday parties of the present age have totally missed the point of having a birthday. The whole point is meant to celebrate the individuality and uniqueness of the unique individual, right? If it is up to the “lucky” person himself to throw a birthday party for his friends, doesn’t that defeat the purpose? And how does playing games, eating food, and talking the usual nonsense make an individual unique?
If a birthday is just an anniversary, then why not celebrate a birthday every month? Or to make matters better, every day? Or maybe every hour? (That would be nice, wouldn’t it?) I don’t understand why it has to be every year. You can wish me a happy 5114th birthday today. I wouldn’t mind. It’s all on how you look at it, right?
For my birthday, I opted to just simply eat out with my family. I mean, why bother making such a big fuss over a relatively trivial occasion? A simple 30 minutes bus ride took me to Suntec City. Have you heard of Sizzler™? It's a great place to eat steak and salad. It's not everday that you get to enjoy good old well-done beef steak dripping with great taste with baked potatoes, right? (I believe that if you can afford to do so, you can afford to sponsor me for quite a few things. Get me that iMac for starters.)
Even though I went there with my family to enjoy the food, sometimes it isn't all about food. Sometimes it's just about how you enjoy your time with your family doing something you all like. Sometimes it's just about how you enjoy the warmth and love you get when you finally get together with your family once again. Sometimes it's just about your family.
somebody wrote this at [4:04 PM]
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