The City That Never Sleeps
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posted : September 22, 2009
With the year almost 3/4 way through, I see more and more of my peers having their 21st's done with so much pomp and spleandour that I am beginning to think turning 21 is becoming too too OVERATED. It has become as though every girl or guy has to throw some big celebration at some cliche function room or chalet with all the close friends, family, relatives, extended families, friends from pri school, sec school, god noes where. At one's 21st you will possibly see all the people he or she knows. I've nothing against people who like to celebrate the turning of the adulthood to such a scale as personally I've truly enjoyed attending such gala birthdays and sharing the joy of dear ones turning 21. Sometimes it just amazes me how the birthday girl or boy likes to send invites to everyone he knows, from acquaintance to close friends even ex-friends in some cases over some mass email or FB group(whichever more convenient of coz). Personally, I have recieved a handful of such invites and it only leaves me to wonder does the person even know he is inviting me or is he just trying to fill his tables and get more gifts at the end of the day. I guess maybe I'm too much of a spoilsport when it comes to 21st and i'm being too subjective judging on everyone's albums which start off with the close friends and family helping out with the deco, then the celebration of coz, with the cake cutting of a so so so standard cake with the numbers 2 and 1 and group shots with every guest from maternal family to paternal, to different cliques - sec school, JC, uni.. Sometimes, or rather most of the times the better halves would be included in all those preparations and celebrations like as though he or she is some prized possesion which needs to be intro-ed to their respective families by the time each hit 21. It is as if you need to officiate to the world, you are old enough to make your own decisions and suffer the consquences for them.
I guess for me 21 would never work. I prefer private love affairs which hold more meaning than me walking around 20 tables taking group shots with all my guests. And conclude with a long oh-so-cliche thank you speech to one and all. For me I would rather celebrate my turning of 21 with 2+1 friends who would be by my side even when I'm 61 rather than 210 guests. Hur Hur. Maybe I will just skip 21 and celebrate my 22nd instead. I'm just so not a fan of cliches. And my 21st with the dad and sister would be a 12D10N trip to Turkey. Not so cliche afterall. =) |
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