in fact, because he has only one much older sibling & few cousins, none of whom live nearby, his friends mean a lot to him. as parents, we try to provide him opportunities to fellowship & give him a sense of belonging outside of family ties.
and for one day a year, he is the centre of attention. who doesn't relish that?
& he gets the applause appropriate to the occasion....
for a child, all innocent & impressionable, what can bring more happiness to the birthday event than to have fun & share a meal with his peers.
i never knew the trauma of may 13, 1969. i only read about it. but we are all grateful that on this particular friday, we celebrate another year added to the boy's life & pray that we in malaysia continue to live in relative peace & harmony.
even as some irresponsible bloggers & press media try to fan the flames of racial & religious discontent.
12 comments:
Looks like he had a lot of fun! For May 13, we can only listen to stories told to us by our elders.
Happy Birthday to the young man. May The Good Lord continue to bless him abundantly and keep him in His tender loving care.
Enjoy him while you can, Doc. Before long, he'll be asking for your car keys to bring his gf out for a date *smirks*
so much fun for those kids!
Adino,
kids should have a life away from school, homework & tuition!!
may 13 was a black mark in the nation's history but some are bent on resurrecting it.
Cara,
thanks. it would be interesting to find out what sort of girls he would date.
Wenn,
a child should have a happy time growing up.
I only fan the fire of discontent with our public healthcare system. I hope you don't get a job in public service anytime soon or you are going to call me irresponsible. :P
Say, so you decided to celebrate the boy's birthday after all?
You know why some bloggers camwhore? To become popular? Looks like you are also going to be popular as a daddy blogger. :P
Yvonne,
que sera sera, whatever will be, will be!
the boy's been looking forward to having his birthday do, as if it's an annual ritual. as you can see from the pictures, he's happy as a lark & it did give him a sense of belonging.
ha ha, camwhoring? NO.....! besides, no one seeking popularity will blog anonymously.
Yes, I remember now. My childhood. We may seem like we are enjoying everyday in the eyes of adults. But to us, we are not as happy as we may seem. Our true joy is in being the center of attention on our birthday, even if we have to plan it ourselves. Birthday celebrations give us some sense of self-worth.
Yvonne，
now you know why, lacking siblings & cousins, the boy looks forward very much to his special day.
can we, his parents, deny him his day in the sun?
You can but you will feel bad. :D
Yvonne
so i can safely say that, as long as he is still staying with us, God willing, he will have his annual ritual without fail.
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