For as long as I can remember, my birthday has always been dictated by what others want, especially my mom who’s always telling me I should do this and that. However this time, I want it to actually reflect myself which is why it took about a week for me to prepare it.

I specifically said no cake and no gifts but my mom being my mom, she actually bought a cake for me. Including some family members who also got me some gifts.

During the celebration, unlike the classic eat and leave, I added a special touch of a slow coffee bar. I featured two of my most favorite types of coffee recently. The menu list looks like this and everyone can order according to the menu. My family finds it pretty interesting and they also find the meal that I picked out was delicious.

In the morning I was going to the store to pick up some fun games gifts for my family. I decided to also give them something that could be memorable, like a souvenir sort of from my birthday celebration. We certainly had a hearty laugh unlike the usual where it’s mostly a quiet celebration.

Being in my late 20’s feels like a whole new world. I hope there will only be more good things this year and on.

I cooked some of the menu which got me so exhausted. I made bolognese spaghetti, chicken teriyaki, and the cheese Tteokbokki.When I thought they weren't time consuming, apparently they were.

This was the snacks and pastry that I served during the celebration.

During the birthday celebration, my cousin wished me a birthday in Japanese and it was pretty funny. My uncle was also bruising up his english skill and wished me in English. We all leave at around 11 PM feeling extremely full and happy.

We also unwrapped the fun prizes and they were pretty surprised by what they got. They all told me that it’s very useful for them. I even got the whole event recorded in cinematic too 😂which was something I was totally unexpected but the video turned out to be great. This gives you a glimpse on how it was and how it went.

Then after everyone went home, I hosted Hive Book Club Chat. We are live every Saturday 5 PM UTC. I am seeing a lot more new people coming in and tuning in. So, it was really fun. I hope next week I will be seeing a lot more people in the audience too. So, don’t forget to check us out.

After that, I got so tired and basically crashed until the next morning. It rained so hard during Sunday morning and I ended up listening to the sermon quite later than usual. There were more things I wished to say but my brain isn’t braining at the moment. I guess all the sugar really got to me and I am still in a sluggish mode. Anyway see you all around!