My Sixteenth Birthday

July 9th, 2008Birthdays, Eating Out, Family, Friends, Outings, Sydney

I do not want to be 16—it’s too big a number.

But time sure does pass by quickly—I’m 16(!). My birthday was on the 24th of May, a Saturday, but activities were stretched out as follows:

  • Friday — went out for dinner
  • Saturday — watched Indiana Jones
  • Monday — friends organised a little party at school

Friday

My paternal grandpa, parents and I ate at Dynasty in Belmore.

The dinner we had compared nothing to the usual yum cha lunch menu there. I did find my bowl of shark fin soup alright though, but then again it cost $18.90 (!).

It was awkward taking photographs as the waiters looked at me like hawks every time I pulled my camera out.

The Dynasty Chinese Restaurant

Saturday (my birthday)

We went to see Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I found it mediocre, but the special effects were excellent. Something that bewilders me is why in 1957 there’d be Soviets treasure hunting in South America.

Arriving home, I was delighted to see the quaint jelly birthday cake, which I insisted Mum make, with presents arranged around it.

Jelly birthday cake

Monday

Joanna baked a really cute Mickey Mouse cake for me; and it was cut into ten.Mickey Mouse birthday cake I absolutely adore the presents my friends gave me, particularly the kimmidoll (named Yumi).Yumi




6 Responses
  1. July 9th, 2008
    christina

    course i remember you,
    your Vietnamese is stunning — i wish i was that fluent

    agreed on sixteen being an old age — i mean, i was freaking out about turning fifteen! congrats on the URL, xx

  2. July 9th, 2008
    iluvbarney

    Can’t believe you deleted your first entries. They were awesome, or at least our comments were :(
    lol, I don’t remember anything from viet school, and I find it hard communicating even to my parents, but I can still read and understand everything!
    Nice food pics though. You should have whipped out your camera james bond style and said: “KYMULEH, PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR”

  3. July 10th, 2008
    SQUKSAMRANE

    pro photography skills, shame the only 1 unit subject at our school is religion D:

  4. July 11th, 2008
    Wilson

    sweet 16, enjoy it while it lasts.

  5. August 17th, 2008
    Chris from Melbourne. :)

    I’m not 16 yet…but it seems fun…I don’t know, just live life to the fullest?

    Oh. I forgot. Seems like you had a pretty fun B’day! Nice presents. By the way, are you planning on becoming a photographer?

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