Infinite Limits

wo de shengri

Ok, so title's in Chinese meaning "my birthday':D Yes, it really was, yesterday. January 16, 2009- my big day =) I finally turned legal (as far as Philippine law is concerned). Calculus exam also happened on the same day. Good news? nah-uh. But I much preferred it than having a Discrete Math exam the next day. Heck, I'd rather have my major exam on my birthday that study it for the next day. I had an itzy-bitzy, i-thought-was-impossible wish that turned real 100000 times n raised to x squared times better than i hoped for after Calculus exam! Suprise number 1.. :D  Then went out for lunch with friends and then whooo that's when more surprises followed. I was replying texts greeting me of course a happy birthday when the waiter finally came with what I thought was food but found a Duty-free plastic with brown paper that I though was crumpled. He gave it to me and of course I opened it (human reflexes!) and first thing I saw was "santos". Then I knew it. Kaya naman pala.

"aaakkkoo ba yan?"

It was my uhm.. **let me think** it was my picture drawn with lots of formulas and numbers and the infinity slash 8 that was after a 1. just see the photo. ah basta, ang poor ko sa descriptions. **thanks to the girls: jhem, bea, tiff, margarette & joanna lou and the good kasabwat slash artist-->jay santos** (if you get to read this, people.) so that was surpise number two. Next was an envelope with lots of printed art with messages from friends (mostly, IIMAS). Hay naku, this is no sort of surprise na. Honestly, I was expecting to have this alone  'cause it sort of became a tradtion for us six. To sum it all, most of their messages said "Happy birthday, Jem. 18 ka na at pede ka nang makulong" Thanks, guys.. How sweet of you to say that.. ON MY BIRTHDAY! surprise number three, this is. (though not much, sorry.) So we, no they, yes, they ate.. almost everything that was on the menu. Jhem and Bea had to go **toooott** (just read between the lines, dear reader) after. blah blah blah
I went back to my dorm to pack my stuff for home then Zhai (my high school bestie now college roommate) texted me that I go downstairs.. at once. Being the so obedient (sheesh!) me, I did after 47(?) seconds. 

a choco cake, pink candle, me & my fat cheeks

She was with another friend E.R. with a chocolate cake and a PINK candle on it. So this was suprise number four. Everyone else in the dorm greeted me. Someone was asking "ayaw mo bang rumampage?" :D Thanks, buddies!   I've never had the slightest hint that these two were up to something because suprise was nowhere to be found in their vocabularies (as far as I know). Good one! When I got home, I saw a pink and white cake on the table bought by my Mum. Weee! Not much of a surprise but can still be counted as number five. So the traditional candle-blowing, family dinner and photo taking still went on.. (we're a family of photo-holics ;D) That was it, though some are still should be left private.

My 17th year was so memorable, so fruitful and fulfilling. Another year to face, life-lessons to learn, people to meet, smiles to share and blessings to ponder and with God who provides, all sailings will be worth it in the end. 

Jemina May means this --

I found this thing somewhere on the net and thought it would be worth a post.

You Are Level-Headed and Trustworthy

You are fair, honest, and logical. You are a natural leader, and people respect you. You never give up, and you will succeed... even if it takes you a hundred tries. You are rational enough to see every part of a problem. You are great at giving other people advice. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing. You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long. You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are a free spirit, and you resent anyone who tries to fence you in. You are unpredictable, adventurous, and always a little surprising. You may miss out by not settling down, but you're too busy having fun to care.