慶祝好友生日感言

今天是某一位好友的生日。为了庆祝这位好友的生日，昨晚就为他搞了一个自觉得有些隆重的生日宴，送给了他由我精挑细选的昂贵皮包，今天也会请他去看一场舞台剧。花了这么多钱，我简直就是心如刀割，不过毕竟也是相识了快六年的好友，由相识转为水火不容，再转为好友，交情非浅，也许这些钱也算不了什么。今天早上，收到了这位好友的短讯感谢我说他非常喜欢那皮包，不禁有些欣慰。喜欢就好。

 似乎遥远又正来临的十一月的某一天，是我的生日。每个人庆祝生日的方式不同，而我，随着年纪愈大生日越感受不到快乐。生日的喜悦再也无法像孩童般地由一个装饰华丽的蛋糕所获得了。对我而言，生日也只不过是长大后所联系起来的人际关系的祝贺活动而已。生日也似乎成了时间表，让我期许自己未达成的目标能够在下一个生日完成，渐渐地，生日也似乎没什么意义可言。

 儿时想法真简单奇怪。小时总是不明白自己为什么没有华丽的生日蛋糕，埋怨着没有像其他朋友般搞生日宴，接受很多很多的礼物。也许那样是一件好事，因为虽然朋友众多，却属缘淡。长大后才发现原来自己最想庆祝生日的方式莫过于和父母或身边最亲的朋友一起吃顿便饭、游玩，不需要大费周章地庆祝，不需要华丽的蛋糕，更不需要什么昂贵的礼物。可以在我生日里一同庆祝的人，往往是我生命里最举足轻重的人物。

 前两年是我人生里过得最开心的生日。虽然我的生日愿望是每年都如那两年般同样的快乐不变，不过时过境迁，愿望再也不能实现了。

 我祝我这位好友生日快乐。

A year has passed...

How time flies...it has been a year since I have last updated this blog of mine.  Throughout the fulfilling year, I was kept busy actively pursuing my own personal goals and interests.  At the same time, I have made many many memorable travel trips during this period, averaging almost an overseas trip every month.

To date, I have made the following visits:

July 2011:
Bangkok, Thailand


August 2011:
Bangkok and ChiangMai, Thailand
Batam, Indonesia


September 2011:
Genting Highlands, Peninsular Malaysia (Partially sponsored)


November 2011:
Seoul, South Korea (Sponsored leisure trip by Company)


December 2011:
Batam, Indonesia (Christmas Celebration)


January 2012:
Brunei Darussalam (Chinese New Year)


February 2012:
Genting Highlands, Malaysia(Partially sponsored)
Geneva, Switzerland (5-day work trip)


April 2012:
Osaka, Japan including the Japanese cities (Kansai region) of Himeji, Kobe, Kyoto and Nara


May 2012:
Batam, Indonesia


June 2012:
Geneva, Switzerland (25-day work trip) including the Swiss cities of Bern, Gruyeres, Interlaken, Lausanne and Lucerne
Batam, Indonesia


July 2012:
Hong Kong S.A.R. (Solo trip)
Macau S.A.R. (Solo trip)


For future blog posts I may be switching to Chinese as I find it easier to express myself in the language, and that I hope that I can further improve my Chinese language.