Friday, November 7th 2008.
It’s already almost 12 in the middle of the night. The day has almost changed into Saturday.
I am on my feet walking alone from Margonda Residences on Jalan Margonda Raya to FEUI. Do you know what does it takes to walk alone in the middle of the night (23:58) at UI Campus Depok ? With those criminal scenes occurred lately on my campus; including rape and homicide, it takes Guts.
What a day. I had a long, tiring, and somehow quite weird 24 hours. I knew that today, November 7th , is my birthday. But it’s not a big deal for me.
For me, there’s nothing special. No birthday cake; since I’m already 19. No early morning call; except from my beloved mother. And of course, no surprise party; I found it boring.
The thing that so special for me is the thing I did alongside on my birthday for someone else. Besides me, today, there are several friends of mine who also celebrate a birthday on this particular date. One of those friend, is seems like rather special for me. And I dedicated myself to celebrate her birthday even more special than I celebrating my own birthday. I wish a joy, cheers, and full happiness for her.
I am being the road warrior today. I drove my cousin’s tiny-but-loyal Hyundai Atoz. Radio is the only way to killing the silence along the way.
Two strawberry cheese cakes.
A long drive : Cempaka Putih – Kelapa Gading – Jatibening – Depok – Wijaya – Depok.
A typically lavish sweet seventeenth birthday bash of a teenage girl.
And last but not least. The only way I celebrate my own birthday:
A glass of cheap 2005 Australian Shiraz.
Happy Birthday ! I wish you will have a wonderful life journey ahead. Enjoy your birthday, girl. And just enjoy every moment of being a seventeen. ;)
