happy birthday.. and a not-so-pleasant story

happy birthday to me.. yay! erm ya.. that was some time last last week. anyway, it was delightful thanks to my dear friends.

the surprise sprang on me during half-time between chelsea and stoke.

(erm.. excuse the towel-wrapped head. better to focus on the ARSENAL jersey.)

my 'banana something' cake from miss maud.

i love the candles.. don't you? thanks pow!

pow insisted on a photo with his present.

dinner at dragon palace...

peking duck. taste so good!

ohh.. this was good too.

king prawn with onion and carrot in butter sauce. slurps!

our dinner was a 'banquet for 2', so it came with dessert and everything. it was kind of pricey i would say.. but pow said it was worth it.

i really like my presents this year... (:

from pow...

from jerry, doh and eijean. (:

kikki k post-its, stationary holder, card and scented candles.

and 2 days later.. it was pow's birthday. (: we tried to surprise him.. but it didn't work. anyway...

i don't think it's very obvious but the flame is actually red.

some coloured candles i bought from freo..

my present for pow.

eijean's present!

doh couldn't stop laughing for almost a whole minute.

my boyfriend is such a great sport.

and here's the leopard print briefs. HAHA!

second birthday away from home and i suddenly realise how fast time flies. this year is it man.. the do-or-die. by the way, thank you to all the lovely people who sent their wishes!

well, the not-so-happy part is due to house issues. housemate issues to be more precise. the problem is not with me though.. it's a problem my other 2 housemates are having. it became my problem when one of them couldn't just be a man and suck it all in. he decides he wants to move out when the lease ends (after we've all pretty discussed and settled on staying here till end of the year) and childishly also announced that he will be joining another group to do a project because he, and i quote, "cannot see eye-to-eye with" my other housemate.

i have no issues with any of them.. of course living together with 'friends' is going to create some friction. different lifestyles and habits what.. i understand. i'm upset because he left me in the lurch.. so to speak. i feel betrayed and made use of by him and it really frustrates me because i have to fend for myself now. i've planned earlier in the year to prevent something like that from happening.. i've even told them something like that is likely to happen so we've decided to 'work it out' the best we can. he didn't do his part. he just decided he's not happy and wants out.

i told him off.. (maybe i was more upset than angry at that time, so i wasn't totally horrible when confronting him) i told him that he's selfish, petty and extremely childish. i didn't just throw those adjectives in his face la.. i explained why.

well.. i'll have to take things one step at a time now. see what happens next semester.