I can’t find the online explanation I saw some time ago… Gist: People don’t celebrate their 19th, 29th, 39th, 49th, 59th, 69th, 79th, 89th, 99th (etc) birthdays fearing bad luck.
And so, 18.09 this year is a non-event. No cakes, no presents, no parties.
Thanks for the birthday wishes though.
365 days to turning 30! [...]

A customised rubik’s cube. WOAH!

Guaranteed to give players nightmares sweet dreams from seeing my face on all six sides. Brilliant. Hahahaha!
Thanks, Eileen!

Because I’ve accumulated enough karma (haha!) in the last 28 years, the lunch and dinner dates continued after 18/09.
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JX betrayed us and joined the 30s Club on 10/09. I was unable to attend his party because I had a hot date with A*Mei. The first attempt to meet up failed because the birthday MAN (him) [...]

I walked in with half opened eyes on Tuesday morning, almost regretting that I didn’t take leave on my birthday. All my working life, I had refused to work on birthdays! I hadn’t quite understood why I was so garang this year.
The midnight SMSes had kept me awake… Not that I’m complaining yeah. *sweet smile
Andy [...]

In case you missed the plot, the Bai Kah King had no intentions of hosting a party this year. After repeated harrassment, persuasion and temptation from the evil kind people around me, an email was sent at the eleventh hour and everyone dutifully assembled at Vivocity on Saturday evening.

“Oh, you’re the one who plays [...]