Sunday, November 06, 2011

Turning 22

So perhaps if you've yet to ask, you may be asking, how does it feel or what does it me for me to turn 22.
Honestly it's no difference from when I turned 21, or 20, or 19, etc. To me, age is really but a number (except when it comes to certain things that has to do with age gaps and when the person is really elderly, etc)
Ok enough of all that. This is how my 22nd birthday went;

I took leave for 4 shifts. Meaning 2 morning shifts and 2 night shifts. Had it all planned to just enjoy or bum around during my birthday. It went pretty good. Till the 31st of Oct 2011 at about 2pm or so where my deputy team leader (Assistant Supervisor) sent me a message to ask if I can be recalled back night shift duty. It felt sucky and all but I just had to say okay due to manpower constraints and also that he could not find an alternative at such short notice. Reluctantly I said I will be there but I'll be late. So I arrived thinking that I would partner my supervisor and that I'll be able to have enough rest for the next day as it was already planned that my girlfriend together with my colleague and his girlfriend would all go to Malaysia together.
However that wasn't the case and I ended doing Proactive patrol with my colleague who'd be going to Malaysia together with me. I managed to catch less than 10mins of sleep and unfortunately he did not catch a wink the whole night.
After knocking off during the de-briefing, someone said that the Operation Officer, or OO (2nd in command of the NPC) wanted to see us for a briefing at level one. I was like what the hell does he want this time. Some speculated it was about a project we were tasked as a team to do and others said it was probably about our shift. Anyways, bottom line is that I was annoyed, NO, SUPER ANNOYED that it had to happen after our shift and all as I wanted to go meet up with my girlfriend, go home and get some rest then head in to Malaysia.
As I entered the room, I found that OO was not in the darn room! I thought to myself, WTF! you called for the briefing, asked us to wait and now we're down and you want us to wait some more!?
I walked in some more and I was SHOCKED, DUMFOUNDED. I saw my girlfriend and my colleagues girlfriend in the corner standing, with my GF holding a cake with lit candles and all my team members and the two of them started singing happy birthday (i was still in shock at this point) It was really by far the best birthday of my 22 years that I can recall! I was really moved and touched by it. Plus my girlfriend actually baked a cake for me and everyone to eat. The cake was nice!
After that headed back home, slept and met up with my colleague and entered Malaysia. Had Swensens, went shopping at city square and watched "In Time" at Cathay in City Square Malaysia. Had a really great time.

So that was more or less my 2011's 22nd Birthday.

So now I'm gonna make another trip round the sun, so tata till my 23rd!

Love
Shaun :)

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