Today is my younger sister's 16th birthday. Sweet Sixteen.    

  So far, we hang out together this morning and all day long. I usually blog about these things. Birthdays and gatherings.

Dad, me, and my sister left the house at about 2:42 p.m. Dad went to Chinatown and got some chicken fried rice and a small bowl of soup that the chefs gave us for free. Then he drove to Domino's Pizza on Buford Highway. He went to Domino's because it's the only place that sells cheesy bread. Pizza Hut and Papa John's doesn't sell any cheesy bread. He got some cheesy bread, which my sister totally wants for her birthday. He also got a large pepperoni pizza because my sister says, "no cake, just a pizza."

The entire day, it's just a sister bonding moment, me and her. We discussed some very light-hearted things, and laughs on the stupidest jokes! Sister moment. ♥ ♥ ♥

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I remember my 16th birthday. I didn't do much. It was an empty day for me. I got a dollar from M.D. ;P lolz. I also got a Happy Birthday from Carmen M. I remembered that I had a good day with Mrs. Oglesby, my former Chemistry teacher. It's a shame that I had to leave before I could complete an entire year of En. Sci with her. I wanted to see her after she had her baby! She was the best teacher ever.  

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 I contemplated this year and reviewed it. Here are my fave moments:

This is the year that I truly felt "like myself" and discovered myself. It's the year where I no longer hides from the world and emerges as a butterfly (? not sure if I'm using the right word?) I didn't have to hide my face in thick cover-up makeup. (cringe. I still remember my sophomore and junior year!) I finally know who I am. I can do whatever I want without fear or critism. And if people doesn't like it, then oh well. Too bad, it's their loss. I want to live my life. I want to wake up and greet the day as usual. But this time, I want to realize how important it is to live and understand that by wasting my life, I'm not doing myself any favors. The best gift for myself is to help other people and to make them happy. I've already accomplished that.  (Jess..I owe you everything. You've taught me so much about life!)  I've learned how to be healthy (eat at least one fruit or vegetable per day ) (ahem...January), do makeup properly (April) and how to live my own life. I also learned to struggle with good grades and remained focused in my schoolwork with ADD. I did not realized I have ADD until October of this year. I was struggling with grades, but somehow, it all falls into place. It may not be the ones that I coveted, but at least it was somewhat ok. Even though I didn't have any romances during this year, I can keep on hoping and dreaming... somehow next year will be a bit better. However, I feel like I've accomplished absolutely nada, zero, zilch. This year went by too fast. I didn't want school to end and the Winter Break to begin. I want to enjoy the moments again with my friends. I had the best times ever. I've learned many lessons such as: friends can come by and go, people always leave, enjoy the moment now for tomorrow is a different day, accept each flaw and mistakes because nobody's perfect, perfection will drive you crazy, and friendship is the greatest reward a person ever gotten. But somehow, I must enter and transition into the New Year with high hopes and a clear head. 2009..here I come!!!!

Instead of eatting a lemon cake as I did in my seventeenth birthday, I want a one last cake with my family for my big 1 8.... ♥

So I'll end with: Today is Christmas Eve.

Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays.

xoxo