What makes for a special birthday?

It's more than having your birthday fall on the 11th day of the 11th month of every year.
It's more than having lots of presents and angpows.
It's more than fine dining, expensive outings and grand parties.

I would say its...

- having my year 1 students sing 'Happy Birthday' during class
- having my year 3 students/friends surprise me with a cake during lunch (3 guys summore.. how sweet of them right.. i think all 3 of them two are still available.. though one might be off the market soon.. so girls out there.. jiayou..)
- having my year 2 + 3 students/friends and my supervisor sing 'Happy Birthday', then eat cake together
- having a lunch treat from Stan

It's times like this when I realise that feeling alone is perhaps what it really is, just a feeling.
You never know how many people are actually there beside you all along.

Although this was not how I expected my birthday to be (since I still had to work).. I want to truly thank everybody (esply those 3 guys) for everything and for making my day!

Just to mention names:
1) XQ - even though u arent here, thanks for making the effort to 'be here'. i love you.
2) Stan - thanks for planning everything and for lunch!
3) Lu & Nelson - thanks for planning and being there (to CP, thanks for being nice to me for a day!)
4) Fidyana - thanks for always listening to my problems and giving me the best advice.. im there for you too yeah! p/s thanks for the malay birthday song!!!
5) Others like Dawn, Le Ying, 'Hahaha' Hannah, Bing Cong, Kaveen, etc - thanks for being there!
6) Brian (XQ's fren) - even though we don't know each other very well, but thanks for being such a great fren to XQ and me!
7) To all who wished me Happy Birthday, thank you!

Alright World, I'm finally 20.
Throw whatever you can at me!

Love you all
Alyssa