October in the Chair

"October in the Chair" is one of the short stories in Neil Gaiman's compilation, M is for Magic. It's a coincidence that I'm reading the short story in October -- my most favorite month of the year, my birthday month.

Whether you enjoy it or not, birthdays are always good. However ordinary your day may be, birthdays will always be extraordinary. For the mere fact that you were born years before -- on an equally extraordinary day.

You know how you envision yourself spending a perfect day on what's supposed to be your perfect day? Well, I do. And let's just say that this year, it was far from perfect. My sister got sick and developed a rash, so we were in the hospital on my birthday night. She was admitted the day after. And here I was trying to save my special day, so I was all selfish and bratty at home. See? Definitely a birthday I would not soon forget.

But after the chaos, I'm just thankful for all the blessings. It has been a very good year of developing friendships and touching lives. And at the end of the day, I'm just happy that I got to celebrate life with the people that I love. So to everyone, thank you for the greetings, the gifts, and most importantly, for making me feel loved.













Happy Birthday to the other Octoberbabies!!! Qwerty, Dotty, Jakob Zion, Carlo, Miki, Robert, Ivan, Jade, Hanna, Auds, Hani, Majel, Aren, and our 1 year old boy, Sean Matthew!