My 21st Birthday
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November
My wife gave me this golden key pendant as my birthday present this year. The pendant bears the number ‘21′, representing my current age. It’s a Chinese tradition (or does it apply to other races/cultures as well?) to give someone who’re celebrating their 21st birthday, a golden key. It symbolizes the year when one is considered as a grown up, and be granted full freedom, so to speak.
P/s: The pendant is not really that shiny lah. Just some lens flare magic in Photoshop.
1. She's Jess | November 17th, 2005 at 12:15 am
Happy 21st Birthday!
2. helen | November 17th, 2005 at 12:41 am
Happy birthday!! Any photos to share?
3. cheayee | November 17th, 2005 at 12:50 am
curious….how old were you when you got married?
4. admin | November 17th, 2005 at 1:35 am
She’s Jess: Thanks
helen: My birthday is a bit low key this year. So nothing much to snap at. Sorry.
cheayee: 20. Just got married about 6 months ago.
5. wingz | November 17th, 2005 at 1:57 am
hey! happe BIRD-day !!! bewareof the BIRD flu hor ? kakakaka
6. narrowband | November 17th, 2005 at 3:25 am
Wow. You’re advanced man. Happy birthday! You’re younger than me… I chick also dun haf!
7. cyber-red | November 17th, 2005 at 3:43 am
happy birthday again!
8. LcF | November 17th, 2005 at 3:49 am
Happy Birthday!
About the golden key, I think it is for Hokkien only. My family never have such thing at 21st birthday…
9. Jason | November 17th, 2005 at 7:24 am
Happy birthday.
10. Wu Ching | November 17th, 2005 at 7:28 am
happy birthday man, still in honeymoon mode i see, wait lah…
11. admin | November 17th, 2005 at 9:36 am
wingz: Don woli la, the ku-ku here berry safe wan. Thanks for the birdday greeting.
narrowband: You gotta try harder man. But erm, enjoy your single life hard! Cause once you get married, you’ll miss every second of it
cyber-red: Thanks again, hehe.
LcF: I’m foochow. I think angmo also give keys to their children when they become 21. Some car keys, etc.
Jason: Cheers mate.
Wu Ching: Thanks. But, wait for what ??
12. kcyap | November 17th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Happy Birthday Alex =))
13. Wuching | November 17th, 2005 at 2:04 pm
nothing lah, just enjoy ur honeymoon leh..
14. Alex | November 17th, 2005 at 2:14 pm
wow! nice ohh! hmm.. i didn’t know ur onli 2 years older than me
Happy birthday! Cheers!!
15. admin | November 17th, 2005 at 2:17 pm
kcyap: Tengkiu.
Wu Ching: Haha. Alright. No worries.
Ajay: I didn’t know you were younger than me either. Where do you study btw?
16. Alex | November 17th, 2005 at 5:30 pm
haha. my name’s alex also lar. im in uni. of melbourne.
17. narrowband | November 18th, 2005 at 2:23 am
I turned 21 few months back lah. I think i’ll cherish every moment being single :p Psst: Don’t say you miss being single to your wife, ok? It’s a no-no thing to say! ;p
18. admin | November 18th, 2005 at 10:18 am
Alex: Melbourne U is in North Melbourne hor.
narrowband: So you’re kids from 1984 as well huh. Nah, I won’t say that, and I’m happy of my status now anyway