Didn't expect that i'd still feel touched blowing out birthday candles, even though a belated celebration it was.
Didn't believe in celebrating my birthday blowing out candles on a cake since a number of years back. In fact, i've tried to make it a point to travel on my birthday, to celebrate my birthday doing the things i'd like... and so i've not blown out birthday candles for quite a while...
i guess i WAS surprised myself that i was actually touched blowing out the candles just now, probably because i truly felt the simple sincerity of my dear old friends. i guess getting together being able to talk so carefreely and so spontaneously and to wipe out almost every dish was a really great and enjoyable birthday celebration for me this year, 'cos i had actually planned for rehabilitation this birthday.
Memories of past unforgettable birthdays i've had abroad returned, the most unforgettable being celebrating it together with Myanmar's Shan new year in a Shan village in 1996 ; also last year , at Nujiang in Yunnan.
Yes， last Feb， i celebrated my birthday at Yu's place in Qiunatong village .....with Yu's family and many of Yu's pets (including cats, dogs, chickens, piglets, cows, goats, sheep, horses...)
Didn't believe in celebrating my birthday blowing out candles on a cake since a number of years back. In fact, i've tried to make it a point to travel on my birthday, to celebrate my birthday doing the things i'd like... and so i've not blown out birthday candles for quite a while...
i guess i WAS surprised myself that i was actually touched blowing out the candles just now, probably because i truly felt the simple sincerity of my dear old friends. i guess getting together being able to talk so carefreely and so spontaneously and to wipe out almost every dish was a really great and enjoyable birthday celebration for me this year, 'cos i had actually planned for rehabilitation this birthday.
Memories of past unforgettable birthdays i've had abroad returned, the most unforgettable being celebrating it together with Myanmar's Shan new year in a Shan village in 1996 ; also last year , at Nujiang in Yunnan.
Yes， last Feb， i celebrated my birthday at Yu's place in Qiunatong village .....with Yu's family and many of Yu's pets (including cats, dogs, chickens, piglets, cows, goats, sheep, horses...)
The Yus taught me what is self sufficiency: rice and veg from the fields behind their hut, pork from their own litter (naturally dried and salted over a year, then boiled), eggs from their own chicken, three bowls of homemade corn wine and one bowl of a fowl dipped in homemade barley wine ...this was my 2008 birthday meal.
And oh, i did have a candlelight dinner the day after that too, at the Yudong Guest House back in Bingzhongluo which was still suffering from the electricity outage caused by the snow storm. The food stalls were all closed before sunset due to the blackout and i had to make do with candlelight instant noodles for post birthday dinner , unforgettable too....
Do you remember an unforgettable birthday meal?
What would my/your next birthday meal be like?
Actually it doesn't matter whether it was a great feast like today's or a simple one like last year's, the most important of all, it's the mood, it's the mentality. i was equally touched by Yu's meal as well as today's . There was simple sincerity in both.
Thank you, 朋友们！
