· My 22nd B’Day Surprise ·

Last week, I celebrated my 22nd Birthday. It was a total surprise, I have no idea at all, and a lot of funny things happened that day. This post will tell the story about what happened on 17/07/2009 and 18/07/2009. I’ll try to describe the story using section; as you guys read a bold heading across the entry that means another scene which separates the previous section to the next. The story is somehow going to be long enough, so you guys can grab a snack while reading the whole entry. I hope you guys enjoy the story and put some comments if necessary.

17-07-2009 (11.00 PM)

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It was the treat time. Cika completely lost the bet coz the final mark of Web Server and Web Technology of the four of us was less than hers. In my opinion this bet was kinda silly and aimed for silly people just like us; but anyway, I didn’t care as long as I got treated from her and my menu for that night was “Belgian Waffle” (topped with Banana and some hot chocolate). It is my favourite menu everytime I come to Max Brenner. So, we had agreed to come at around 11.00 PM and my plan was to spend that night with them (Maryanto, Cika, Onee, Dennis, and Glen) by having a little chit-chat just before my Birthday. I was dissapointed because by the time I arrived they didn’t have any spirits at all (just like they were going to die…no offense but it was true). I asked them why, but none of them giving me a satisfying answer. Again, I did’t care too much coz I was still aiming for Belgian Waffle so that other thing couldn’t distract me much. I took couple of shots of Maryanto for the scrapbook project (this is gonna be another story on another entry). There was no chit-chat at all there in my opinion and we were there for just around 15-20 minutes or so and Onee couldn’t stay long coz she needed to catch the train. So, Onee was going home and the rest was going home as well just after we took couples of shots (again they were for Mary’s scrapbook) in front of the state library.

18-07-2009 (00.00 AM to Midnight)

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At a second I thought I would be doomed that night, it was my birthday and everyone was going home and I was lonely and spending the rest of the night with my housemates. Glen told me he was going to my apartment to grab some files probably movies or games, so I waited for him to get ready in front of this apartment building. That night was damn cold with the wind blew at a moderate rate. While waiting for him, I took out my camera and produced some couple night shots and the result was very satisfying and I love all the photos that were taken that night; they are just beautiful though the noise level is somehow high (ISO 1600). Around 15 minutes or so, He was ready and We went to my apartment while having a very wierd chit-chat that night talking about Harry Potter the latest movie and some other stuffs. When I was just in front of the state library, Evan (my housemate) called me and asking where was I. This was the time when I noticed something fishy was going on. If you wanna know part of the phone conversations, I outline them just below (I just couldn’t remember the exact words but it is 90% similar. Anyway it is in Indonesia).

Evan: Pet, dimana loe?

Peter: Hah?? (bingung…) gw di depan Australia Post negh, 1 blok lage gw sampe koq. Knapa van?

Evan: Ngak gpp. ini koq gag ada sapa2x yagh dirumah? pada kemana semua yagh? taw ngak loe?

Peter: (lolz…?????? tambah bingung…soalnya harusnya ada Indra, Edwald, Yoko, and Kentung; masa mereka semua pergi…lagean setaw gw mereka gag ada rencana maw kemana2….????bingung) Wadugh, gw gag taw tuh van, gw soalnya kan pergi ke Max Brenner and tadi mereka masi ada koq di rumah. Emangnya loe sendiri darimana? bukan-nya loe jg udagh pulang tadi?

Evan: hah? Oh ngak, gw barusan pergi ke rumah temen and baru aja pulang trus liad gag ada orang di rumah.

Peter: (bingung lage….Evan pergi malem2 trus pas pulang gag ada orang di rumah, ikudan bingung ada apa sebenernya) Hmmm….gag taw gw mah van, nanti degh gw udagh deket negh udagh di lampu merah post office.

If you read the above conversation, you’ll know how fishy it sounds. Evan was home just before I went to Max B; when I went to Max B, he also went to his friends’ house and by the time he came back home, no one was there. That time I didn’t care much and still thinking “damn, I am gonna be doomed tonight”, but anyway I got a bottle of wine I just bought after I finished working so my plan was “Playing Ragnarok Online with the housemates and Enjoying the wine for celebrating my birthday”. I realized it was totally a very PATHETIC idea and silly of me.

18-07-2009 (~ 00.30 AM)

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Me and Glen arrived at my apartment. Again, I sighed…(lolz, becoz I was doomed). When I entered my apartment, it was very dark coz all the lights were turned off and there was a Birthday cake on the dining table. It was a total blast and didn’t care enough who brought me this cake but seconds later everyone was there including Onee (I thought she was going home coz she through the station already) and I was kinda blown away. Onee, Cika, Dennis, Glen, Yoko, Evan, Indrie and her sista, Edwald, Indra, and Maryanto was there, couldn’t say a word and I could throw away my silly idea of spending the night by playing RO and having a glass of wine.

18-07-2009 (00.30 AM till drop)

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The birthday cake is blackforest and everyone told me to make a wish before slicing it up. My wishes aree…..they are secret though xD. I sliced the cake and giving the 1st special slice to Onee for some reasons . I think the slices were just enough for everyone and I opened up the wine for everyone. Evan took couple of pictures of us altogether; again it was fun and it was a blast. The surprise didn’t stop there, they had another plan which to make me up so that I looked like Joker….this is very funny, I just couldn’t resist what they had done to me…I was looking the pictures from Evan’s camera, I was so ugly and thanks everyone for making me looked like that xD. I probably won’t upload the photos anyway…

Cika, Onee, Indrie and her sista decided to go home earlier than the rest of my friends,,,I thought they were having speaking exam the next day CMIIW. The make up was just wet anyway and I should get rid of them or otherwise the make up itself would be all over my bed that night. It took me 3 showers to actually get rid of the make up. The boys were playing magic with Yoko, while I was busy replying all the wishes from my facebook account.

Again, I’d like to thank everyone for taking part of throwing this surprise b’day for me. Last year, I was celebrating my birthday in Sydney; Sylvia, Enrico, and My sister Inge was also throwing me a surprise b’day; some of the pictures could be found here. Anyway, I’d also like to thank everyone for the b’day wishes and it wasn’t that meaningful without the wishes. Some of the photos from this 22nd B’Day surprise are still being processed because 90% are over exposed probably it’ll take some time to fix though.This is the end of this entry and hopefully whoever reads my story will enjoy it anyway; I know it’s a long story but writing this entry gives all the memory back again.

some random pics from the album:

Thanks everyone and Cheerz from Melbourne.

~Peter Suryaatmaja Foeng