Every year, I get a LITTLE BIT EXCITED about my birthday.
I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it's because I don't yet have kids of my own's birthdays to get excited about.
Maybe it's because I'm like Peter Pan, will never grow up and am eternally a 5-year-old.
As today is a national holiday in Korea, I was lucky enough to not have to go into work.
This means I continue my 8 year "no going to work on my birthday" streak that started after I graduated from university.
As they say in Korea, "Assah!" (Otherwise known as YEEEESSSSSSS!)
Although I am celebrating today by doing whatever I want, last night was the big mexican food party at my house. Followed by some singing in the singing room. FOR 6 HOURS.
I went to bed as the sun came up, begged the drink fairy to let me awake without a killer headache and a sore tummy and had a fantastic time.
The best part about birthdays is that it's a great excuse to get everyone out. Because, you can always make an excuse any other occasion, but when it's someone's birthday, people rarely bow out.
And then it makes for a good night.
And what a good night was had.
A nice big crowd of waegooks, eating their taco-loving hearts out, singing their norebang-loving lungs out, laughing their jokes-loving guts out.
Thanks everyone. You made a Korean birthday well worth the experience.
I'm not quite sure why. Maybe it's because I don't yet have kids of my own's birthdays to get excited about.
Maybe it's because I'm like Peter Pan, will never grow up and am eternally a 5-year-old.
As today is a national holiday in Korea, I was lucky enough to not have to go into work.
This means I continue my 8 year "no going to work on my birthday" streak that started after I graduated from university.
As they say in Korea, "Assah!" (Otherwise known as YEEEESSSSSSS!)
Although I am celebrating today by doing whatever I want, last night was the big mexican food party at my house. Followed by some singing in the singing room. FOR 6 HOURS.
I went to bed as the sun came up, begged the drink fairy to let me awake without a killer headache and a sore tummy and had a fantastic time.
The best part about birthdays is that it's a great excuse to get everyone out. Because, you can always make an excuse any other occasion, but when it's someone's birthday, people rarely bow out.
And then it makes for a good night.
And what a good night was had.
A nice big crowd of waegooks, eating their taco-loving hearts out, singing their norebang-loving lungs out, laughing their jokes-loving guts out.
Thanks everyone. You made a Korean birthday well worth the experience.
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