21st Birthday Celebration: Certified Awesome

Here are some of the photos from my birthday celebration. There are tonnes more on Facebook and it's a drag to upload them all here, so I'll only put my favourite ones on (assume that the photos captions name people from left to right unless stated otherwise):

We started by having dinner at Kaili's Fish and Chips Cafe in Fremantle. Vino, Han, Renee (sp?), Lydia, Clarence, Caryn, Yasmin, Will, Gretchen, Olivier, Justine, Greg, Rogan, Kirsten and Kevin, thanks for joining in the celebration!

Me. Caryn. Yasmin. Lydia.



Me. Caryn. Yasmin.



Vino, in deep thought.



Me. Caryn.



Will.



Me. Caryn.



Kevin.



Clarence. Yasmin. Kevin. Kirsten. Gretchen. Olivier. Justine. Greg. Me. Caryn.



Kevin. Kirsten. Gretch. Olivier. Justine. Rogan. Half of Greg.



Gretch. Justine. Olivier.



Rogan looking so adorable. Greg. Me.




Rogan. Greg. Me.


Me. Caryn. Yasmin. Lydia.



Lydia.

Then we headed back to my flat to get ready for clubbing and have some pre-drinks. Yasmin, Caryn, Will, Rogan, Kirsten, Greg, Justine, Harry, Han, Razeen, Nawar, Paeavi, Sebastian, Raj, Jin, KC, Eman, Jeevan, Vik, Eddie, and that dude whose name I really can't remember now dammit: thank you for coming over to my flat in spite of the cold.

Caryn. Nawar.



Razeen. Han.



Jin. Yasmin. KC. Me. Caryn.



Kirsten. Me. Rogan.



Kevin and Kirsten on the couch on the left.
Sebastian and Harry on the other couch.
Will on the chair at the right.
Paeavi raiding our fridge in the back.



Raj.



Me. Justine. Kirsten. Yasmin. Caryn.



Caryn. Me. Harry. Yasmin.
My legs look tanned :D

Then we headed out to Metro City in Northbridge. Caryn, Yasmin, Azfar, Jeevan, Vik, Eddie, Paeavi, Sebastian, KC, Jin, Raj, Eman, Han and 'dude': thank you for the drunk dancing. Liane and Jon, although I didn't manage to catch up with you, thanks too for coming.

Also, Vino's brother, Alex, thanks for putting up with crazy girls singing BSB hits in Han's car. And for not trying to 'vino' us.

Thanks to Michael too, who waited for us until 5AM. Pity you had to work; it was so fun.

Jeev in the back.
Paeavi. Yasmin. Me.



Unknown chick. KC. Dude (must remember name soon!)



Jeev. Vik. Eman. Eddie.



Eman. Me.



Yasmin. Azfar. Paeavi.



Han. Oh my God. Fucking hilarious.
But Vino's photo from the last round of clubbing is still the mother of all photos.



Yasmin. Caryn. Me.
Very. Berry. Tipsy.



Vik. Eddie. Sebastian.

That was one of the best birthdays I've had, if not the best. Thank you, guys, for the awesome Saturday night!

On my actual birthday, Paeavi, Yasmin, Caryn and I headed out to Bellaroma for a quiet, delicious dinner and then Cold Rock ice cream afterwards.

Mmm. I am a very lucky (and very thankful) girl.

A Girl Can Never Have Too Many Shoes or Birthday Presents

A Hallmark notebook from Michael.
He had written (un)inspiring quotes on every single page in different colours...



...with my favourite quote on the last page.



Pink teddy bear from Liane with 21 on the little t-shirt.



Presents from Leighton:
Soft-centered chocolate.
Messenger Friends figurine that says 'Princess' because that's what I am.

Sneak Previews and Random Photos

Greg and I, drinking ORANGE JUICE when we stopped for pre-drinks at my flat.



At Kaili's, for dinner.



Caryn lent me this dress to wear to Metro City for clubbing. Much love, Caryn!





The room of the dude that got kicked out of Metro City on Saturday and fed us 'brownies', haha.
The collection of bottles.
A BIG ASS bottle of lotion.
And a sign that says "No shopping trolleys beyond this point.



My growing collection of secondhand books.
'The Namesake' is in Kirsten's room.



My exercise ball.



My new Temt leggings.

Birthday Presents

I know it's not my birthday yet. I'm turning 21 on the 20th of May and don't you forget it!

Still, since I celebrated my birthday on Saturday ('epical'!), I got my presents earlier.

Caryn got me a pink 'My Little Pony' named Cheerielee!



Caryn also got me a pink card and a pink bear.
I haven't named the bear yet but I almost named him Queen Latifah or Sir Ben Kingsley V.



Yasmin got me a pink card with a little detachable '21 today' badge of honour, haha.
She also got me bracelets.





Caryn and Yasmin got me a pink Cotton On Body bath robe.
It is SO soft and SO awesome.



Paeavi, Sebastian and Raj(dish, not devan), got me bracelets, earrings and two bottles of nail polish.



I love the pink/purple one.



Jeevan got me a bottle of Lancaster Chenin wine and a tub of The Body Shop Shea Body Butter.

Paeavi also brought a bottle of champagne to celebrate. Rogan brought his Wild Turkey. Harry brought some pretty strong drinks. Caryn brought some Malibu. Then when people started showing up, I don't remember who brought what, haha.

Then Jeevan, Eman, Yasmin and Han bought me multiple Jagerbombs. This year though, I did not get pissed drunk. I did not puke on anyone's head. I did not become The Flash.

Though... I did sing BSB songs at the top of my lungs. But more on that in another entry once I get my hands on the photos.

Thanks for the presents and drinks, guys!

Postcards from Swan Valley and Caversham Wildlife Park

Arrival in a van proudly proclaiming our 'Budget' status.



Dream homes are made of this.



Rows of chocolate. But it's at least $1.40 per piece, if I'm not mistaken.



Paeavi, Yasmin, me, Caryn, Sebastian.



Christiana, Caryn, Sebastian, Paeavi, Yasmin, me, Nawar, Sean, Sean's girlfriend.



Group photo outside the chocolate company.
It's freaking 5AM; I'm not going to name everyone.



Wine and cheese tasting.



Razeen and I.



Lydia and I.



Yasmin and I.



Me, Lydia, Paeavi, Yasmin, Nawar.



In the vineyard. Perfect skies.



Group photo outside Caversham Wildlife Park.



Bunnies that we can feed and pet.



The farm show.



Sheep. Check out their asses. My decency just died in a terrible microwave explosion.



Milking a cow. It was fucking awesome!
(My mum said I should not say 'fuck' anymore)



I can't decide if I want this to be Michael's or Tik Tsin's twin.
Both are equal asses.




The sun was being a bitch that day.



Skippy.




Look at Caryn not touching the kangaroo.



I've seen videos of 'roos kicking people's crotches so I took safety measures.
Behind Skippy is where you want to be!



Owl.



Wombat. With vagina exposed.



Koalas.



Tasmanian Devil.



Caryn testing out the colour function on her camera.



A demonstration of shearing sheep. It was painful to watch.



Another photo of my glorious moment.



Not smiling in this photo.
It was hot; we were pissed.



Another one with the koalas.



Cute shot.







Credits to Yasmin and Caryn for the photos.

I Love New Stuff and I Cannot Lie!

Easter chocolates from Yasmin and Paeavi. Yums!



My French manicure, which looked good but lasted for only two days before chipping.



My new 'Romantic Polar Bears' fleece blankie. I got three blankies for $10!



My 'Lone Ranger Polar Bear' fleece blankie. I'm stocking up for winter, haha.



My 'Puppilicious' fleece blankie; my favourite one (but don't let the other blankies hear that)!



My new TV that hates me and wants me to die of TV-deprivation.

Mmmfffppphhh

I had a press file due at noon on Friday and I only really started working on it on Thursday night. So I didn't get any sleep that night but I managed to finish it 3 hours before the deadline (despite being harassed and emotionally-abused online by Michael until about 5AM). I was pretty proud of myself, though really I should be ashamed for procrastinating so much!

So without even a wink of sleep, I showered and went to the university to bind the assignment before submitting it. After that, Michael took Caryn, her brother Keith, and I to the city to pick up my TV. I was deliriously happy because I've missed WATCHING TV WITHOUT NOISE and USING A REMOTE CONTROL and WATCHING WHAT I WANT. I found the ad online and the TV is a second-hand GVA model, a year old, good condition and going for $50 (about RM135?).

Then Michael dropped Caryn and Keith off to do some sightseeing and shopping because her brother is leaving tonight, before going to a university to submit some forms and then finally dropping me back at my flat.

I tried to set up the TV by myself but I couldn't get it to work. Greg tried. Kirsten tried. Will tried. It wouldn't work properly. I reckon the reception is bad and the antenna is doing a crappy job. So I'll have to return the antenna and see if they'd allow me to trade it for another model. But I am so disappointed.

I slept at around 4AM because I was too scared to go to the bathroom when the house was so eerily quiet and I was waiting for Nicolas to come home. All my flatmates sleep insanely early. At about 3AM, I gave up waiting for Nicolas. I made Raj call me to talk to me while I brushed my teeth, washed my face and peed. It's gross but who cares, it's Raj. And it's not like I haven't done worse things, like say, puking on someone's head.

Why was I so scared? Well, apart from the fact that I have an active imagination and am usually too chickenshit to be alone in the dark, Ms Caryn Fluff Puff had to tell me this story:

Her friend's sister's friend was on the train one day and she was alone in a compartment with three Aboriginal girls sitting across from her. When she looked up, the girl in the middle was staring at her. She continued to fiddle with her phone.

When she looked up, the girl in the middle was still staring at her. She quickly pretended to be sending out a text message, because she was starting to feel a bit freaked out.

Then the security came to check her tickets and said her ticket was not valid, so she'd have to get off at the next stop. She resisted because her ticket was valid but was made to get out at the next stop.

After she got off, she found out from the security that the girl sitting in the middle was actually dead all along, beaten to death by the other two girls. The incident was caught on camera. The two girls were using the train to transport the body. The security had to ask her to get out at the next stop because the police were waiting for the two girls at the stop after that.

Is that freaky shit or what? I mean, it's bad enough that two girls can beat you to death, and you're sitting directly across two murderers. But to have glassy, dead eyes staring at you, that just sends chills down my spine.

Then, this morning, I had to wake up at 8AM, meaning I clocked in a total of four hours of sleep within the past three days. I had to drag myself out of bed because of the Caversham Wildlife Park trip; I would have gladly skipped it and gone back to bed, but I am part of the organizing committee so obviously, I couldn't be so irresponsible.

We went to Swan Valley first, to visit the chocolate factory (I forget the name now). It took major self control but I didn't buy anything, apart from sharing a bottle of chocolate milk with Paeavi, Yasmin and Caryn.

Next, we went to the Margaret River vineyard, plus wine and cheese tasting. I had wine for breakfast, damn it! That's got to be a new level of alcoholism. As you all probably already know, I can no longer tolerate the smell and taste of wine because of my previous drink-myself-into-a-stupor mistakes.

Even when Liane offered me wine during dinner that night, I took one sip and felt like puking. But today, it was okay because I paced myself and drank very little, only about half a glass in total. The cheese was yummy too.

After that, we went to the Caversham Wildlife Park. It was a really hot day and I was already getting a headache but it was great to experience something different. Today, I milked a gigantic cow. Stroked kangaroos. Touched an owl. Rubbed a wombat's belly. Pet some lamb. Stroked a koala. Touched a...an....erm...something which the keeper referred to as 'very vicious', so I'm just going to call that animal a Sid (Sid Vicious, geddit geddit geddit?). Saw Tasmanian Devils. An eagle. Pet bunnies. Fed guinea pigs. Saw a horse, donkey and llama. Watched a farmer shearing sheep (which was painful to watch because I felt like the sheep was suffering).

But overall, I loved the day! Pictures coming up as soon as I get my hands on them (as usual, I didn't bring my camera-lah). I wish I got more sleep though; by the end of the trip, I was in a near-catatonic condition because my body was barely functioning anymore. I can't wait for my guests to come in June/July so that I can take them there!

I am going to resist going for karaoke and then clubbing at Metro City tonight. No, Caryn. No, Yasmin. Don't show me your puppy eyes; it won't work this time! Freo and laundry tomorrow, anyone?