Today is my 22nd birthday, yes twenty two years of life have been spent on this planet and I don't feel that I have really earned them. I mean I don't think that I have grown much, I still think of myself as being an irresponsible teen, a kid.... but I know its just denial of getting old. Yep, I know that I'm not so irresponsible, immature or a kid, I sometimes act like my mother, love her to bits but I think she is crazy.
As I have told many of my friends, when your turn 20 thats when you start dying, I don't know if this has been scientifically proven but it is my opinion. And in my opinion 22 is the age of maturity and realisation, or at least change and better direction.... and so I have decided to take this challenge on.... i will do my best with what I have and where I can :).
I woke this morning and I was so bummed that I had not received any messages from anyone.... and 15 minutes later I realised that my phone was dead, don't know how I could have missed that... I guess it was the haze of waking up mixed with the excitement of turning a year older than i was just the night before; so I charged my phone, then took a shower while I was waiting for i to come back to life... when I switched it back on several messages popped up wishing me a Happy Birthday.... and the winner for wishing me first was Kau, so sweet.. and my favourite message was from Amu "Happy birthday. I think it's time you start checking your pension...".
I had a suspicion that my parent forgot that it was my birthday, because they hadn't called and it was already 8:30 so I decided to call them, and I was right....Its a family thing though, I am really the glue that keeps everyone's birthdays in tact, haha...
I decided to change somethings about me this yeah, just have fun. I dreaded my hair on Sunday as a present to myself, and I got myself a dress, which I am wearing today, I feel so different and enjoying it. Friends and house mates have promised me an awesome day, when I knock off from school work of course; Chicken Licken hotwings for starters and the Eastern food Bazaar that promises a variety of great Asian food from Istanbul cuisine to China town.....
More on this story as it unfolds....
I finished at varsity around 4 o'clock got home then went out with Murray, Kate ,Richard and Karabo.... on our way we saw that Cape Town harbour was being engulfed by a thick blanket of mist and it seemed to be moving inland at a fast rate... the phenomenon was eerie and spectacular. We eventually also ended up in the mist as we were heading to town. We realised that no one knew where the Chicken Licken was so we asked some friendly police officers that were in a police vehicle for directions... they were very friendly and informational. Chicken Licken was right next to the taxi rank, and Richard joked that we should of thought of the taxi rank as the most obvious place to find it. Every street had a KFC, but there was only one Chiken Licken in town.... something should be done about this, it is a very serious issue.. Ah, we had hotwings that I had been craving for a while.... I was really insulted when someone compared them to zinger wings( ugh!!), don't ever make that mistake... but its all good!!!
When we we done we hope a block down into the Eastern Food Bazaar, how convenient that it was right next door..... It has a family orientated feel, its layed out like a deli/ cafeteria. We all had Indian food; Chicken Briyani, and Butter Chicken with a side of Soup and Naan.... best butter chicken I have ever tasted, the food was filling, it was so great.... You'd think after eating so much we would end there. We then went to Gelato Mania, an Italian ice cream shop, in Greenpoint right next to the stadium. The ice cream was to die for, so rich and so many flavours to choose from, the catch was that it was R30 a scoop, that is daylight robbery, I'm never going there again, at least without my parents. The night ended with ice cream with friends and a good view of Greenpoint Stadium.
When I got home I realised that my phone battery had died yet again; I switched it on and I was flooded with more messages, smses, e-mails, Facebook, and missed calls from friends and family... did not realise that so many people cared for me.....
Its good to love and be loved in return. Thats it from me the 21 plus one girl....
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