birthday is a strange concept. celebrating it is even stranger. whoever came up with the idea of celebrating one's bday must be pretty big on self? kids luv it because it is a day where they get all the attention, where everything is about ME. being the only child, that was pretty much the idea for me. july has always been my favorite month. in addition to summer vacations, watermellons, being out of school and plain fun, it is also the month on which my bday falls. i've been realizing more and more of how much my parents spoil me since college; noticing the things they do for me that i took for granted. one of which is celebrating my bday. up till this year, i've always spent my bdays with my parents. or at the very least, cut the cake with my parents. when i was younger, they would invite my friends and throw parties for me. those were fun times. careless nights where 6 or 7 kindergardeners/elementary kids played on the college campus where i lived. there was cake, watermellon, icecream, presents and pretty dresses. i was a princess. even after we came to the US and my parents became consumed with work, we still celebrated my bday with cake, watermellon, icecream, presents and pretty dresses. haha. so what am i saying? i think, not being able to celebrate my bday with them, made me more homesick than on any other holidays. so i guess for my twenty second bday, i dedicate it to my parents, to the two who gave me a healthy self image and a most precious childhood.         

going to asia in august! let me know if you will be there!

JFK-SIN 8/3
SIN-HKG 8/11
HKG-JFK 8/19