I turned 40

I turned 40 yesterday, another milestone. More experienced, closer to the end? I went to Singapore, to visit my closest friend in university, Gav, who continues to be my closest friend now, who understands me like no one else. I wanted it to be a quiet affair, I just wanted to do the normal everyday things, and I told Gav so before I went, because I knew that he would go out of his way to arrange a memorable time for me. More so because I had not been down for a long while, and because it was my 40th birthday. But Gav being Gav, he arranged a wonderful extremely memorable 2 days for me, and the stress took its toll, and he developed cold sores! I was so touched with the care that he put into the arrangements - dinner at Equinox on the 70th floor of the Fairmont (which must have cost him a bomb!), lunch at the Amara on Sentosa, brunch at the Jones Grocers at Dempsey Hill. And he knew that I would enjoy them. And I did. Very very much. Thanks so much Gav. And thanks for the Steve Tyrell CD (which has been on repeat mode for the last 3 hours), the Sex and the City CD (I have yet to listen - that will be in the car tomorrow), and the clothes, and most of all for caring, and making my 40th a very memorable occasion.

And R has again shown his very rare sentimental side. The messages that I ket getting every few hours, the calls... I miss you. And keep your promise to make my 50th very very memorable. :)

But if you ask me how it feels to be 40? It's doesn't feel any different. I did do a double mask just now though. :)

I Deserve Nice Things

Someone said that to me - 'I deserve nice things.'. It's a very simple statement, and I truly believe it too. But does that happen often? It's that the-glass-is-half-full question I suppose. I bitch a lot about what I don't have, but when I remember to remember the other people who have less than me I cringe and say my thanks. My 40th birthday is next week, and I do truly feel that I deserve nice things. But the news I received last night wasn't nice - R has been offered a promotion in Dubai, which will bind him there for the next 4 years. And the past 3 has been very long for me. We need to talk about this, was all I could say.