the 13th of January 2010

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The Firsts:

First Skype chat and call happy birthday: Christabel Zammit

First Facebook Happy birthday: Sarah Giusti

First SMS Happy birthday: Christabel Zammit

First MSN Happy birthday: Steve Diacono

First Twitter Happy Birthday: Edward Brooks

First face to face Happy birthday: Vanessa Callus

First mobile call Happy birthday: Maria Mifsud

First present given: Kai DeBono

First person to write 'yadhtrib yppah': Elton Grech

First happy birthday from abroad: Sharon Falzon

First person to "sing" 'Happy Birthday': Anna Callus

First birthday card: Dr. John

First birthday email: Malcolm Bonello

Other statistics:

100 facebook birthday messages received and answered.

29 birthday sms received

4 birthday songs sung

3 birthday phone calls

2 birthday letters

1 birthday card

1 birthday dry hump (Matthew, so it's allowed)

Special Mentions:

Kai: epic poster.

Christabel: she started my day of with a smile

Fr. Mike, Veve: panetone with candle

Matt: the rape and the missing lectures

Vanessa: ^^

Tine, Jes: the company that kept me smiling

Mother: her 'singing'

Joe Maggi: his singing

Steph DeBono: her story

Luca: bubbles

Joni: "i thought it was here"

Mike: Mc. D

The day:

I like my birthday, many people tend to not like the day reminding them of their birth, or find it no reason to celebrate, but I personally feel it's my day, the only day where it is in fact about me.

today was a normal Wednesday (interesting fact: i was born on the 13th of January 1988 which was a Wednesday, and today, for the first time in 22 years, the 13th of January is a Wednesday) i did not go out with friends to celebrate or have a special meal.

i spent it like i would spend any wednesday.

the only difference was the people telling me Happy birthday.

by this i include those who actually went out of their way (missed lectures even) to tell me happy birthday, and from here i want to say thank you to everyone who in some way wanted to wish me a happy day.

god gave me a present too :) besides the blessing of so many friends and people who care for and love me, i asked him for my birthday to be a rainy day, and oh my did he deliver! sorry to those of you who don't like the rain, but, well, like i said above, it IS my day.

well, moving on into my 23rd year of life.

I'm looking forward to it, and pray that God will use me more and more this year.

I'm looking forward to the many creative projects i will take on.

I'm looking forward to the people I will meet.

I'm looking forward to the challenges and obstacles I will defeat.

I'm looking forward to learning so many new things.

I'm looking forward.