Can't get them out of my head

Yep, these song lyrics are the more memorable ones that keep sticking in my head. Some have been inside for a long time, while some were just stuck recently. It's just some lines of these songs, but they keep going round and round in my mind. Some might have meaning, but others don't. You be the judge. =)

"I've caught myself smiling alone, just thinking of your voice" -- Don't Say You Love Me by The Corrs

"Everyone can see who you are, take a look at yourself, tell me why keep on denying. Everything you say (denying), everything you do, so be a fool to yourself forever more. Trying every kind of move, tells me what's it gonna prove. You ain't foolin' nobody, you ain't foolin' nobody but yourself." -- Denying by Spice Girls

"But with you, I can let my hair down, I can say anything crazy I know you'll catch me right before I hit the ground." -- With You by Jessica Simpson

"A little more time, a little less wait, a little more heart, a little less break. Simple and true, what they say, a little bit goes a long way. A little less talk, a little more do, a little more me, a little less you. Baby at the end of the day, a little bit goes a long way. " -- A Little Bit by Jessica Simpson

"最难过时候就会想起你, 其实你已经给了我勇气" --微笑的理由by 梁静茹，宇恒

"All I need is a good disguise One where nobody can recognize That I'm feeling so small All I need is a secret weapon I've gotta have faith Zapping monsters into outer space I'm gonna be a Superhero" -- Little Superhero Girl by Corrinne May

And of course, my favourite song:

"Don't what you do to me but
Everytime I'm with you its a natural high
its like re-discovering Eden
with chocolate-coated rainbows and cotton candy skies

And everytime you look my way
I wish i had the guts to say

There's something in your eyes
Something in your smile
Something in the way you move me
You make me want to sing
Make me want to dance
Make me want to cry
I'm falling in love with you.

I think i'll hire Cupid
He'll make you see I'm more than your friend
You'll be tossing and turning
Counting the hours till you see me again
And when we meet you'll
Kiss my hand and say the words I've longed to hear

There's something in your eyes
Something in your smile
Something in the way you move me
You make me want to sing
Make me want to dance
I'm falling in love with you" --Something About You by Corrinne May

22nd Birthday

Haha yes, you read it right. My 22nd birthday, the one I've been saying I'd blog about, but never did, because deadlines kept showing up just when I thought I'd cleared them. -_-"

Anyway, this year's birthday was a humbling experience. Not that last year wasn't humbling (I still remember the train and the surprise party... oh man, a train imported from UK- I still can't believe it. I must show it off to Kok Yong and my nephews next time), it's just that this year, I was really touched that so many people remembered and surprised me in more ways than one.

The first to celebrate my birthday with me was Si Wei, on 19th Feb. Haha... we had dinner at Spageddies, and it was supposed to be her treat, but we ended up going dutch coz there's a discount for UOB card members, and it'd be an absolute waste if we didn't make use of the discount. Haha! So Si Wei, don't feel bad lar. I wanted to make use of the discount. Judging from the amount of food we ate, I think it'd be a good idea to reduce the cost of the food. Haha... Speaking of which, I'd never eaten so much cheese before in my life. All the dishes we ordered had cheese. The garlic bread, pasta (mine was a FOUR cheese pasta, and I forgot what Si Wei had- what did you have ah, Si Wei?), and the soup, though not cheesy, nonetheless was some cream soup. I think it was clam chowder, was it? Haha... it was too bad that I had school that day, and so could only meet her after school, which didn't give us much time to catch up. =( I wanted to go Lucky Plaza to check out the jeans too! But by the time we struggled through dinner- it was really too much cheese, really- it was about 9 plus, and I did tell Meishi and Kok Yong that I'd be back by 1030, so they wouldn't wonder what happened to me. Haha... And I wish I'd taken photos!!! Oh man!!!

Then... next was Kok Yong. Haha... We were on Skype with each other, and he gave me this:

Haha there are actually 4 versions of this, one normal coloured, and one like this, and different positions of the photos, but you get the gist of it. Haha.. Did you know that you can use Skype to take photos of the other person while talking to him/her? I didn't, until I found out. Haha... So this was Kok Yong's present for that day.

And nope, you all guessed wrongly if you think that's all he gave me. Hee... He sang a birthday song! Ahhh so sweet! *silly grin on my face* And... we did celebrate my birthday quite long ago, on Christmas. Haha.. yes, you read right. Christmas (hmm so I guess he's the first person who celebrated my birthday... but anyway, that's not the point). He remembered me saying I wanted a dress watch, so he'd been looking around for it. Haha... imagine a guy walking all round Vivocity, carrying shopping bags of various sizes inside a watch shop looking at watches... Haha... I still can't quite picture it, but I can imagine that Vivocity at Christmas is absolute madness, and given that he doesn't quite like to squeeze with crowds (and this time with so many bags in tow), I think it's really sweet that he went to so much trouble to find the watch for me. And a pretty watch it is, too, even my mother wanted to kope it from me. Haha... some of you might remember me wearing it...

Ok, and what happened next was unexpected. After I put down the phone with Kok Yong, I heard next door singing the birthday song really loudly. And I was wondering why they were singing a birthday song when nobody among them had a birthday around that time. I mean, you could say, "duh, it's for you", but I didn't wanna appear too presumptuous mah, and they never let on that they had anything planned! So there I was, in my own room, unsure whether to go to the other room to check out who they were singing for, and when the birthday song ended, they went another round, and Jeanette came to my door and shouted "Yi Ling" when the part of the song came when they were supposed to say my name came. Haha... so this time it was really obvious, so I went to Seow Ling's room. And they continued singing the song in many languages- Vietnamese, Hokkien, English, Mandarin, Korean and somemore languages. Haha... it took rather long for them to finish singing, but I was enjoying every minute of it. I mean, how often do you get people singing birthday songs to you in so many languages? I was touched. Really touched.

By the time the song finished, the candles were pretty short already, and there was quite a bit of wax on the cake. Haha... well, to know what went on, below are the photos to tell the story!

Ooh... and on my birthday, DAC had a registration booth for the mushroom park event. Sweet Yanzhen remembered my birthday and wished me! Then she reminded the rest of the committee about it, and that day, when LeRoy came to give me back my laptop, I found a note and a cookie inside. Haha... and he didn't tell me about it. I only found out just before I slept at like 12 plus... =S Anyway, this is what the present looks like! Thanks DAC!

Isn't it cute? Haha... The cookie was from Caffe Express, and it's not bad you know. And surprisingly, though it's just a cookie, it's pretty filling. Enough for my breakfast... haha!

Anddandand... the fun didn't end there! That night, I went out to watch a movie with Ling Hoong. And there, another surprise awaited me. Oh, it didn't happen immediately. Haha... I went to watch CJ7 with Ling Hoong (which, by the way, is a rather nice movie), after which we met Pony and Merrilyn for dinner at Ichiban Sushi. While waiting for them, Ling Hoong wished me happy birthday, and gave me a cute magnet, shown below:

AND, she made a card, which is very nice too!

Isn't it nice?

OK then we had the dinner. I wasn't suspecting anything, until Pony handed over a paperbag to one of the waitresses walking past, and... guess what? I saw a box of matches inside. Naturally, since Pony doesn't smoke, and I think smokers don't use matches these days, the natural conclusion was that it was gonna be used to light candles.... *sheepish smile* BUT I quickly averted my eyes. Haha! And you know what? We didn't take photos together again!! But I've got some nice photos of the cake. And it's mango mirror, Prima Deli's signature cake! =D Smart girls, knowing I like that cake from Prima Deli. Haha!

And Merrilyn gave me a shock that afternoon, by congatulating me on having twins. I was like, twins...?! Yes, and from the picture below you'll get what she meant:

And that wasn't all Pony and Merrilyn gave me. Earlier in the week, Pony, Merrilyn, Si Huan and Alvin (?) gave me a top from Dorothy Perkins which is gorgeous. But I forgot to take a photo of it!! =(

Hmm... Then the next week, Joanne gave me her present for me. When I opened it I was like, "WHOA"... When you see the picture you'll know why:

And my mother loves this bracelet so much. Haha... Thanks Joanne!

And... a few weeks later came Hong Hui and Pei Shan's present:

Which was what I was soo tempted to buy last December but didn't in the end. And the colour they got for me was the one that I had picked up and walked towards the cashier with. I was really amazed that they got this for me, and I must say, during the exam period when the water cooler in the pantry was down, this water cooler really came in handy. Haha...

And of course, I'm not forgetting those who sent me smses and left messages on my facebook wall throughout the day. I'm so sorry I can't remember all their names now, coz it was too long ago, but I hope you all know that I really really appreciate you all remembering my birthday. Because I think that just leaving a message shows that you care, and I'm really happy to receive those messages. It's just too bad that my phone doesn't have a large storage space, but I did wish I could keep all the messages... haha....

So... yep, I had a wonderful birthday again this year, and thank you all of you who made it such a wonderful day for me. =D You make me feel very fortunate, and very very humbled. =)