Day32 in Wuhan

Corrinne May- The birthday Song
"Don't worry about that extra line
That's creeping up upon your face
It's just a part of nature's way
To say you've grown a little more
Trees have rings and thicker branches
Kids shoes get a little tighter
Every year we're getting closer to who we're gonna be
It's time to celebrate the story of how you've come to be
Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true
So light a candle on your cake
For every smile you've helped create
For every heart and every soul
You've known to grow a little more
A few more pounds, a little more grey
Don't count the years just count the way
It takes a little time to go from water into wine
Don't ever lose the wonder of the child within your eyes
Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
It's such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true"

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Japser's and Jin Quan's Birthday. Also called Birth of the JJ's/ Jsquare or whatever you want to call it.

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11.00pm sharp, after our planned Briefing from Meiyi, Both J's were brought to Velverie's room to have a mini birthday party. Well it is a planned party for both of them but the catch is that, they do not know what is in stall for them.

11.59pm- Waiting the arrival of Jsquare to sing birthday song for them but the surprising thing is that what appears before them is not birthday cakes but small cupcakes. =) So the question now is what happened to the cake.

12.10am- Singing of Birthday song continues to English version, Cantonese, Chinese and WALA! here comes the cake! the most impt item of the day. But the thing is that it went to their respective faces instead of their mouth =)
It seriously is a messy party. But the official celebration will only take place later in the evening. Everyone had fun smashing cake around, snapping photos, talk, joke and stuff. Well and that marks the end of the 1st mini celebration. Everyone went to have a rest and get prepared for the shopping trip later in the morning.

8.00am- We woke up and got brushed up all ready for our shopping adventure at Hanzhen street (汉镇街). A place known for its branded goods distribution.
Well due to the fact it is a distribution center, it sells things in bulk we did not manage to get much things from there as we don't buy alot of stuff. And a minimum amount is to be met before one can buy stuff from that shop.

So my buys were only a shade, a bag and some imitation stuff. Well walking that street that stretches for about 1km or so, took us a whopping 3-4hrs of walking in search of buys. Only till then, we were introduced to this very particular street in hanzhen which is called lao shu jie( 老鼠街 ), living up to its name, one need o navigate around like a mouse in its hole to shop for stuff. It mainly targets the female market as only 10% of the hundreds of shops sells males stuff. Comparable to Singapore's very own bugis street but only 10x bigger. But time were already closing by and we need to rush back to celebrate JJ's birthday. So yeap, we went back to school and had a quick bite at Fake MacDonald for dinner.

Initially we had a classroom for celebration but due to time constrain, we had to give up the classroom and we decided to hold the celebration in our dorm instead. So its held at Vel's dorm.
But the thing is that Jin Quan is a very traditional person so we had to prepare red egg for him. We spend time and effort looking for eggs, boiling eggs and dyeing it. Brought finger food, prepare his present hunt and stuff. Alas! everything is all set to go.
Well Xinhui and the rest got JJ a couple tee which they have to strip on the spot to change into it.Well apparently we gave face to them as they were all shy and stuff to strip in front of so many people so they changed in the toilet together with no lights. So what actually happened inside is unknown. Only they themselves know.

We had a photo presentation made specially for them by me. Just to thank and appreciate that they are in my life. The joy and happiness each of them has brought unto me. Well seriously a big thank you to them both for being such a nice friend.

Well life is never simple for people having birthdays. We came out with diff. games for them both to get their present. Evil us.

The night went on even after the blowing of candle, eating of cake and stuff, they were asked to drink beer =) well cause Jasper said hes underage so he don’t drink so now he is of age. So he has to drink. Did some photo taking and stuff and packed up for tml's Lulin resort trip.
Ended in happiness.

Wishing them a happy happy birthday and all the best to them in time to come. May the good Lord bless them both.

And my wishes to them both

Jasper:

Even though the time that we have met and knew each other was just a short time, you have indeed brought some knowledge and wisdom about life upon me. You showed me the way of truth and i know, you are one that i can truely share my problems, thoughts with. Knowing you in my life is sure a blessing unto me. You are one that is able to make people smile and laugh whenever one is down or sad. Your character and personality is one that will inspire people to emulate and learn from. One close to almost perfection. Perharps 70%. Well just something i would like to share with you.

"A year older, a year wiser. Learn the wisdom of compromise for it's better to bend a little than to break. Believe only in the best rather than the worst. Forgo all bitterness as it only brings pain and enjoy the beautiful things and people that life has brought to you."-Ian

Jin Quan:
Well well. You have sure been of a great friend in my life. During this 1 year that we knew each other, i have learned and experienced alot from you. Your unique and special character which places others first and your selflessness in giving others the happiness and joy truly impressed and inspired me. Only with your presence can there be added happiness, joy and laughter. Your jokes, words never fail to amuse and entertained us. Your all has already been part of our life which is hard to erase and it will strongly be etched in my heart. I really am glad, honoured to have known you in my life. You have been one that will care, prioritize, give 100% of your time to friends. I really thank the Lord for putting you as part of my life. And here is something to share with you.

“Happiness comes from within”
Is a lie and
“Money will make me happy”
So in 30 years I will tell my children
They are not the most important thing in my life
My Employer will know that I have my priority straight because
Work Is more important than
Family
I tell you thisOnce a upon a time
Families stayed together
But this is not true in my era
This is a quick fix society
Experts tell me30years from now
I will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of my divorce
I do not concede that
I will live in a country of my own making
In the future
Environmental destruction will be the norm
No longer can it be said that
My peers and I care about this earth
It will be evident that
My generation is apathetic and lethargic
It is foolish to presume that
There is hope
This is for you when you read it upwards instead.

*My apologies for the little photo as i have problems uploading the photo here. will upload once i can.