A lonely birthday if not for ....

Life can be awfully lonely. Even on the day when one should be rejoicing on his birthday, loved ones could sometimes 'forget' to say 'Happy Birthday'. What's the big deal, you may say. Afterall, birthday means another year is subtracted from your remaining living years. But they don't call it a special day for nothing. At least, I had a pleasant surprise when my handphone beeped with an incoming message just after noon. The message in Malay read "HAPPY BIRTHDAY. panjang umur murahkan rezeki kuatkan iman - kakak 27/3". Immediately, I thought it had come from my daughter but it was not. So, there could only be someone else who knew of my birthday. And that someone would surely not be bothered to remember about it if not for a special reason. Instantaneously I could think of one person, a senior in school who shared my birthday. I contacted the number and yes it was her. We have not spoken for years despite having the common bond. So it was a truly wonderful birthday after all. Thanks to the SMS, although in unspoken words, my depressed spirit was gone. I had reason to smile and be happy. That's what FRANCE is all about -- Friendship Remains And Never Can End.

What happened...

All of a sudden, I realised that I have not posted anything on my blog since the start of the year. What happened? It's a million ringgit question that would surely need a million ringgit more to answer. I guess it's just plain lazy. Or is it another case of broken promises. Yes, I did promise to update my blog regularly. I had pledged to keep on writing, come what may. After all, I've gone through many memorable moments over the last few months. Could it be because of these hectic times that I had just simply ignored my blog. I am now reminded of something I heard years ago: Promises are like babies, they are fun to make but hard to deliver. Fun? I don't know.