There was no fanfare, no cake, no partying, no elaborate dinner with everyone paying their utmost attention on me just because I made it to another year in existence.

And yet, it felt like the best birthday ever. Maybe it's only because I can remember it so well and it's replaying like a broken record in my head. A weekend getaway in Port Dickson with the most unlikely people yet refreshingly awesome. The rain, beach, sleeping in a room filled with people, having breakfast made by other people and sharing it with more than 10 people (including a really cute baby), laughing, chatting, getting much needed rest, receiving sms' and calls, knowing God was probably doing all that with us and just being made the perfect day. Laugh when you feel like laughing, sing when your heart sings and rest like you're in the arms of an angel.

So, here I am almost wrapping up my very eventful year. It always felt like the end of another year for me as I progress on with the ages. Maturing, growing, blessings. Overwhelming yet trying to contain it all. The weekend gave time for self-recollection, to "re-member" thoughts and events, people and time, to smile at the good things and learn from the not-so-good. Friends are so important, family even more.

"I believe in the sand beneath my toes,
The beach gives a feeling,
An earthy feeling,
I believe in the faith that grows"
         - Semi-charmed Life by Third Eye Blind

The sand and sea felt good. Camera in hand with clouds floating above couldn't be a more perfect setting for God to reveal his presence. In my head was the infinite number of grains of sand that only He knew how much. What more about the life of me and what's to come. Some calculation was going on in my head but maths didn't prove anything.

Be still and know that He is God. always. now and forever.

Despite the bizarre dream I had last night, the soul's at rest and at peace right now. Excited for the year that's almost done and for the year that's to come.

Above all, thankful for the moments and people that happen with each new morning.

Happy 23rd Birthday.

I've landed in the nation of rupees and chutney!

:D

I think I'm kinda forgetting that I own this little space in the vast WWW. Anyway, this happened like really recently and things turned out rather unexpectedly.

 

Well, I had my first road accident yesterday.

 

Yes. Accident #1. Ok, it wasn't a major one but my car is still considered damaged (I need a major paint job at the front now). So I was making my way to where I was suppose to go and the road took me to an innocent crossroad. After looking left and right with no signs of oncoming vehicles, I decide to dash across only to have a motorcyclist appear out of nowhere from the right and yeah, crash of the century. Well ok maybe I banged him square in the left side and he fell down; helmet came off but it was rather loud from inside the car. Honestly, I think he jumped the red light. That's how he appeared suddenly.

 

Anyway, he didn't move for a moment and my heart stopped although the thought that I had killed someone was exploding like fireworks in my head. The whole world seemed to have stopped. Traffic definitely stopped. After the message got to my legs, I sprung out of the car to see how the poor fella was and to my relief, he was already on his legs trying to straighten out his bike.

 

Next thought: Crap, I'm gonna pay for this.

 

This young Chinese chap gave me a look from hell but thankfully did not raise his voice. I managed to give him a few scratches which will add on to his rugged look later on but his bike was hanging on a drip. Everything was intact and I think he sped off on his bike much later after reviving it to stop listening to my apologies.

 

But.

 

The front right side of my car is bleeding paint.

 

Things I learned through this experience:

 

1. Never panic coz it wont help the situation.
2. Don’t leave your car in the middle of the road after an accident.
3. Always look left and right until your head feels like falling off.
4. Call backup just in case the guy you knocked over is some Tai Ko.
5. If it's your fault, be real sorry about it.
6. Let relevant people know the situation (people you're gonna meet, people you know in the neighbourhood, your parents, bf/gf)
7. Never walk out of an experience like that unscathed and let your parents/bf/gf know about it. They dismiss all concern for you and jump straight to singing the music to you.

I'm alright, thanks.