hellooo!
i have a lot i want to say, but for the sake of not writing a TON, i’ll save some stuff for tomorrow.
well, it’s not my birthday anymore, though it is my “un-birthday”… so, my birthday day. it was probably one of the best birthdays i’ve had. i only have 24 to choose from, and it definitely falls in the top 4. at lunchtime, my co-workers ordered pizza (because that’s american), and they surprised me with a chocolate ice cream cake! they also sang to me, which i need to tell you about… now, we all know how “happy birthday” goes, yes? well, so do they… except for one part. you know the part that says “happy birthday, dear danny…” apparently in thailand, that part is omitted. and replaced with “happy birthday, happy birthday. happy birthday to you.” you might not think this is funny, so what i want you to do is picture yourself at a table surrounded by 6 Thai, 1 Chinese, and 1 Brit… and then they get to the part where your name should be. and it is replaced with “happy birthday.” and on top of that, they all have… accents. …point made? hopefully.
now let us talk about gifts… Cake (the person) got me a picture frame with shells all over it. Deaw (another female co-worker) gave me a handmade Thai purse and also a coin purse with a flying cow on it(?). the maid got me a bag full of guavas! (she knows me well). but the other gifts i received from individuals all happened to fall under the same category: videos! about 5 people made me a special video, and others sent me a video already on youtube. isn’t that crazy!? Amiee (a chinese staff member), took video footage of my birthday lunch and then made it into a movie for me; so incredibly thoughtul. i truly feel blessed to go to work everyday. the people i am surrounded by are so giving and generous and will literally give you the coat off their back… um, bad choice of analogy because it’s hot year-round. …they will bend over backwards for you. i appreciate them all so much.
ok… so 2 other videos. i am actually going to post them so you can see for yourselves because 1) they are short and B) they are brilliant.
this is an example of a GOOD bday video to make and send to someone. behold, my niece and nephew:
…i keep saying if Maddy does theatre, she is going to give me a run for my money!
now, this is an example of a BAD bday video to make and send to someone. behold, bradley’s gift:
although creative… still wrong. very very wrong.
i hope you enjoyed those… and speaking of enjoying things, enjoy your friday!
