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MY SPECIAL DAY

23 September 2015, 

That’s my birthday date! Say Happy Birthday to me now! NOW! But almost all of my friends didn’t do that. I’m sad and upset and I was thinking that’s their habbit to not congratulate someone that has a birthday. So I just keep quiet. On that day, my exchange students friends that not so close to me sent me a message to say Birthday. I read those out loud so that my roomate knew that today is my birthday. But it ended up fail. What the heck! 

You know what, to be honest I never get any surprises in my birthday. Well not never. I mean seldom. That happened when I was kid. I’m the one that often give surprise to my best friends. But not today. Not in Penang. Not in September 23, 2015. They gave me the very special surprise that I never ever imagine before. I don’t think that I’m a good person, but they told me like I’m their best friends.

So here was a little story. On September 23, I went to the library with Asih and Mutia. We were in the same group for Radio Production project and we wanted to make an individual essay to submit earlier but we actually ended up playing around. We went there in the afternoon. I told Asih can we go home because I was extremelly bored over there but she hold me. Until at 8 pm, we finally back to home and when I opened the door, the lights off, and everyone said birthday to me. aww.. I am so touched. That was the loveliest birthday ever.

My japanase friend, Haruka, who like to call me Baka, said that she was the one who took initiative to make a birthday surprise. Thank you so much.

I was so happy in that time even now. I still cannot imagine that I had a Birthday Party and we celebrated with not only Indonesian friends but also with many friends from many countries. I love you guys. I’m super happy. I'm officially 20 years old now! 

Here some photos of my Birthday Party :








These are some food that my friend make and everything is tasty. Yum! Let's dig in.


From left to right :
Me, Zen, Nadya, Orin, Sherra, Zella, Irmanti, Gisella, Masa, Yuki (I guess), Soo, Haruka, Sayaka, Asih, and Yu Yamada.




















Gisella and Mutia are always crazy. But that's how I love them.






So we challenge Yoshie to eat sauce that as you know most of Japanese people never eat a spicy food and this is what happened.






My first cake goes to Soo, my Korean friend whom I met for the very first time. 





In the middle of party, a friend of mine invited someone whom I had a crush with and I was startled yet happy. How could you do this to me... I asked him to say birthday to me in his language and we talked with everyone else as well. 

When the time showed at 9, my friend told me that we need to share some horror stories at pool because it was interesting. I said no. I hate horror stuff but she coax me and I was okay. Why is this so strange? so we went to elevator. I held my phone and camera but he (someone whom I had a crush with) asked me to held those.

At pool, my friend asked me to sit in a circle so that we could experienced the 'atmosphere.' But in the ended we stood facing the pool. Strange isn't it? Not long after that, there was someone lifted me and dropped me to pool and yeah it was him. All these ideas came from her. Thanks to make my clothes wet. About 11 pm, we went back to our own apartment because we all have a morning class at 8 am.

After looking back the photos and videos, I really am grateful for having friends like them. I hope we always be a true friend eventhough we are faraway. Oh I am crying a river. I am gonna miss all these moments when we were together. 

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