For FOBTY this week, we needed to come up with some birthday trivia. Here's a few things I found:
Until quite recently, most Japanese children used to celebrate their birthdays on January 1st, regardless of which day of the year they were actually born on. Today however, most Japanese children celebrate on their actual birthdays.
The earliest birthday parties in history were held because people thought that evil spirits would visit them on their birthdays. They stayed close to their family and friends for protection. Later, parties became social gatherings where friends and family would bring gifts or flowers to the person having their birthday.
Interesting, huh?
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Thursday, February 19, 2009
FOBTY for this week
Here is the "birthday" FOBTY:
I think it's interesting that this thing is pretty close to my personality and traits - well, except the part about the inviting home - however inviting it is is thanks to Jon. And who knows about the power symbol or month? Hopefully June is a power month this year - that was my original termination date and that's the month of the Relay.
So, it's 4 in the morning now and I woke up with a killer headache a half hour ago. I'm getting tired of waking up with neck and head aches. Really tired. Sigh.
You Are an Introvert |
 You take life as it is, and you find happiness in a variety of things. You tend to be close to family and friends. But it's hard to get into your inner circle. Making the little things wonderful is important to you, and you probably have an inviting home. You seek harmony with others, but occasionally you have a very stubborn streak. Your strength: Your intense optimism Your weakness: You shy away from exploring your talents Your power color: Jade Your power symbol: Flower Your power month: June |
I think it's interesting that this thing is pretty close to my personality and traits - well, except the part about the inviting home - however inviting it is is thanks to Jon. And who knows about the power symbol or month? Hopefully June is a power month this year - that was my original termination date and that's the month of the Relay.
So, it's 4 in the morning now and I woke up with a killer headache a half hour ago. I'm getting tired of waking up with neck and head aches. Really tired. Sigh.
Friday, February 13, 2009
My (FOBTY) word is...
Your Word is "Think" |
 You see life as an amazing mix of possibilities, ideas, and fascinations. And sometimes you feel like you don't have enough time to take it all in. You love learning. Whether you're in school or not, you're probably immersed in several subjects right now. When you're not learning, you're busy reflecting. You think a lot about the people you know and the things you've experienced. |
I guess that's true. I guess that's why I have so many different hobbies, and yet I still want to do so much more.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Bad Blogger! and FOBTY
Yeah, I've been a bad blogger. Sigh.
On to the FOBTY for this week. The topic this week, as SSD celebrates their third birthday (YAY!), is birthday memories. I don't remember most of my birthdays. Seriously, my memory gets worse every year, too.
One of my most memorable birthdays (and my favorite) was, unsurprisingly, my 16th birthday. Usually the celebrations are centered around family, but this year was an exception. For my 16th, I invited a few of my friends to go with me (with of course Mom driving) to eat out at Chi Chi's. I remember we also went out to a mall to go shopping. And what did I get for myself - typical me, I went for the music and got Kiss "Animalize" with the song "Heaven's On Fire". Oh yeah, one of the quintessential hair bands on cassette tape - how much more stereotypical 80's can you get? And no, I did not get my license that day. I got it later (I failed the first time).
I also remember spending my 20th birthday in Hong Kong - where I was completely legal (hehehe). I remember eating at a Buddhist restaurant, where I had my first tofish - um, yeah, a fish made of tofu. Then we went out to a kind of cool club. I say kind of because we didn't stay long. I started to feel really ill thanks to the fish oil. Unfortunately I ended up getting sick - really sick - in the back of a taxi cab on the way back to campus. But you know, I would still not have traded that experience.
Of course, I do remember my last birthday - number 40. It was the day after the nasty September windstorm/hurricane. I took the day off to have some fun. Hmmm, fun was the last thing Mother Nature had in mind. I spent my birthday evening with no power, drinking wine, listening to old time radio on my new Zune, and going to bed early after a long day of cleaning up.
Just a couple of memories of birthdays - funny how I remember the bad ones more than the good (I won't recollect my 27th birthday disaster right now)....
On to the FOBTY for this week. The topic this week, as SSD celebrates their third birthday (YAY!), is birthday memories. I don't remember most of my birthdays. Seriously, my memory gets worse every year, too.
One of my most memorable birthdays (and my favorite) was, unsurprisingly, my 16th birthday. Usually the celebrations are centered around family, but this year was an exception. For my 16th, I invited a few of my friends to go with me (with of course Mom driving) to eat out at Chi Chi's. I remember we also went out to a mall to go shopping. And what did I get for myself - typical me, I went for the music and got Kiss "Animalize" with the song "Heaven's On Fire". Oh yeah, one of the quintessential hair bands on cassette tape - how much more stereotypical 80's can you get? And no, I did not get my license that day. I got it later (I failed the first time).
I also remember spending my 20th birthday in Hong Kong - where I was completely legal (hehehe). I remember eating at a Buddhist restaurant, where I had my first tofish - um, yeah, a fish made of tofu. Then we went out to a kind of cool club. I say kind of because we didn't stay long. I started to feel really ill thanks to the fish oil. Unfortunately I ended up getting sick - really sick - in the back of a taxi cab on the way back to campus. But you know, I would still not have traded that experience.
Of course, I do remember my last birthday - number 40. It was the day after the nasty September windstorm/hurricane. I took the day off to have some fun. Hmmm, fun was the last thing Mother Nature had in mind. I spent my birthday evening with no power, drinking wine, listening to old time radio on my new Zune, and going to bed early after a long day of cleaning up.
Just a couple of memories of birthdays - funny how I remember the bad ones more than the good (I won't recollect my 27th birthday disaster right now)....
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