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Tuesday, March 13

a birthday celebration with a not-so-simple definition.

There are many birthday celebrations i'm sure we all have been through and experienced. Grand, simple, surprise etc way with a cake over the traditional birthday song and we'll all rejoice.
However, this was probably my first time getting quite melancholic.

It was my aunt's maid's birthday celebration i had today. And while we're singing the birthday song for her. she broke into tears. And those tears told me instantly how lucky my life was. born with a perfect family and had no problems in getting food etc.
And she had to leave her family, loved ones, country, her usual way of living to a new, different and unfamiliar land just to earn that little bit more money.

thinking of that can easily put me to tears already. Is not that i'm emotional, it's just that if you truly feel her, you'll be in my state too. And she's only 21 i think. imagine you're 21? you would have your diplomas/certs or studying for a good future.
It's like the road is already laid there for you. While she had to work for that part and still no way out. Life is so unfair seriously. As the old chinese saying, " Tong ren bu tong ming ( we're the same(humans) yet we're also different(our lives)"

i guess it's time we all should count our blessings.

dReAMt by yog3s at 11:03 PM

`` y0gg3ss