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I'm 23!

Another birthday has come and gone.
No dengue this year so I got to celebrate with my friends at uni :D
Went for dinner on the 13th since everything is usually double the price and there's usually a set menu on Valentine's Day itself. 
Halfway through dinner they surprised me with a cute little bouquet of flowers (of which I'm holding in the pictures :D)




 Shamelessly took pictures just before we left.
 And before the night came to an end we sort of discovered Muar's so-called night life. Went to a lounge & bistro just to chill out for a bit before heading back.
 On D-Day, I was woken up by loud banging from my front door. I thought the girls came up and wanted to go somewhere or something.
But when I opened the door it was my dad standing there with bags of gifts.
I have this thing where when I'm taken by surprise everything just stops. I stop thinking, I stop moving, I stop wondering. I just gasp, my eyes bulge out I think (?) and my mouth forms a little 'O'. Takes about 8 to 10 seconds for my brain to function again.
So I opened the door and dad comes in and gives me a huge hug and I'm standing there doing my best not to burst into happy tears.
In the evening I wanted to spend some time with the girls so we decided to check out this little cafe we came across.
Little did I know that these monkeys planned a surprise birthday celebration with the boys as well.
I had a black sesame sponge cake. It was quite nice actually. Very different. 
That's Zack by the way, holding the cake out for me :P
My lecturer popped in as well. With another cake. Which was extremely surprising. Thoughtful, yes. But still surprising.
 And then I got presents :3

 My sister got me this. I've pinned it onto my bag I take to class everyday.
 And I finally got my Modern Muse! :')
I had an amazing birthday this year.
Can't wait to head home and see mom and my little sis and my other friends.
Can't thank everyone enough for making this birthday such an incredibly memorable one.
All the calls that came in at 12am sharp, the continuous messages pouring in, the birthday shout outs, tweets and posts.
Very, very happy.
:)

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