Wherever you will go

This is the year of 21st celebrations.

The only constant is change itself.

In a flurry

Another bout of 21sts -

K's 21st celebration was held at The Pumphouse Hotel, opposite Carlton Gardens.

The private function room was so well decorated. Loved the playlist. As the night progressed, the glowy purple and pinks from outside made the place look so pretty.

I realised as I looked through the room that I knew many people, but couldn't remember how I'd met them. Then I thought again and realised how wide my world had grown, how small it was - all at once. What with recent events, it seems as though my world and all its people were intertwined.

The world looks better at 1am.

Whether it's the absence of traffic, or the general slumber of the city. I prefer it then.

As we stood outside waiting, the usual age statement was made.

Damn, I feel so old.

In us, are elements of all that we've been. An ever-shifting kaleidoscope of the metamorphoses we've undergone. 

I still feel young, but some days, I feel a hundred years old.

When the going gets tough, the tough gets going.

Rereading birthday cards, letters, long messages and emails from friends never fail to make me happy.

And I am reminded of my fortune, to have met and loved such amazing people at my tender age.

Serendipity

Spent yesterday afternoon berating myself for being careless.

Realised I forgot to upload important documents for next year's grad applications and couldn't get my camera to autofocus. 

Received emails from correspondents with solutions to these problems today, thus ending my brief spell of panic.

It did mean, however, that I took photos instead with the new lens (Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II) my friends had generously purchased for my birthday. At first I couldn't bring myself to swap the lenses, as I'm still cautious about the safety of my camera (and okay, lazy too). But everything turned out for the better!

Needless to say, I am in love with this lens.

twenty-one

The best night of 2013.

orange & almond

It's almost become a tradition.
Orange and almond cake to celebrate my birthday each year.

With love.

The best part about birthdays are the messages from friends and family.

If ever there were a word to express gratitude, love, happiness and so many more inexplicable feelings.

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