Thank You - I'm 25. I'm 3/4 to the end of my life.

DANG! If my blog was my girlfriend, she would be so mad that I neglect her all this time until I needed something from her. Oh well, I use and abuse, what can I say <- joke.

I just want to say a very special THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for the overwhelming love that has been poured onto me by my friends and family. Last year's birthday was kinda whack, so I didn't expect much this time around. Thank you for all the text messages, phone calls, facebook wall posts, emails, visits, dinners and gifts. I'm not big on presents, but the thought of trying to make me feel special on this one day definitely meant a lot to me. I want to dedicate this time to give a special shout out to those who made this birthday the best one yet

Mom, Dad & Sister: Always there for me. It's been a hard journey these past few years, but I'm glad that I have a family like this to go through it with and God has definitely been blessing us and showing us a lot. Family, I will bring financial relief to you guys one day. I promise you.

Cristian, Tu, Erock, Steve, Gina & Angela: Thank you for bringing lots of laughter and fun when we went to Dave & Busters. Too many inside jokes to ever keep count. You guys are my closest and longest friends and I wouldn't have it any other way. Let's try to see each other more than every 2 years now.

Janet: Thank you for the surprise and the week of torture! It's okay, Carvel cake makes up for anything!

Tom, Jennie, Jacob: The OG members of Tomprah (along with Tu-Anh & Julienne aka J9) You guys have truly been there by my side with Helping Hands and all my other endeavors. You guys are more than "connections" but great friends who I can trust and confide in. I don't know where I'd be in 2011 if I haven't met you all only 2 years ago. Thank you for the hook ups to the Wizard game and thanks to Eddie Lee of Jubilee Project for allowing me to meet Jeremy Lin.

GT: Thank you for the surprising gift card. The all spanish email with instructions to retreieve was even more surprsing

Theresa, PD, Sister Eunah & the FK fam: Thank you for the "surprise" birthday dinner. Sorry, I like to ruin surprises, thats just what I do. I was truly humbled for all the efforts and the time spent with me on that night. At times, one wonders what their place is in a community, and sometimes I had my doubt. But after this night, I am confirmed in my place in the FK family. Thank you all.

To everyone else who bought me food or wished me a Happy Birthday, thank you!

I made this vow before but I will attempt to update my blog more. I am paying $12+/month so I better get my moneys worth! Next update will be

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SIWEON

Today my little nintendo DS turns 18.  I'm very proud to call you my sister and very very excited for what God has in store for you.  

You are a very talented, kind, warm hearted and maybe even a little adorable sister (barf).  Sorry I haven't been the best older brother figure but hope you know I have nothing but love for you.  If anything, I want you to know how loved you are by the people around you and by God.  Please don't take that lightly or as a cliche, because no matter what you do or what you become, you'll always have neverending & perfect love.  

Hope you had fun on Friday and here is a little something to top it off i guess.

Have a blessed birthday and since you're 18 now, you're allowed to talk to boys only if they are a MAN of God :)

I'M 24.

On Tuesday, March 2nd at 6:12 AM I turned 24 years of age.  Oh wow, time flies don't it.  This will be a two part blog - recap of my birthday activities (very short) and reflecting back on the previous 23 years (very long most likely).

Basically, I had dinners to celebrate my birthday all week.  I had dinner with some people from MK at TGIF.  Thanks PhillYi! Monday night had dinner with the fam at a korean bbq restaurant, ate atleast two tons of meat.  Good stuff.  Tuesday night went out with some new friends I met in the past year (Jennie, Jacob, Jiae Sky, Tom, Julienne) at Ara.  I specifically ask them not to tell the staff at Ara that it was my birthday because they played THE most annoying "buhstday" song.  Regardless, it was nice spending time with these people over the past couple of days (2 more dinners over the weekend with my best friends network - WAKEFIELD LEGENDS!) and what meant the most to me was they took time out their busy schedule to spend it with me.  That's all I ever ask for in a friendship.  Not presents, not compliments or favors.

After Ara we went back to the studio, Photoria and took some random goofy pictures.

  

Photos courtesy of Jacob KS Kim

I decided not to write the reflection but instead I will post up a video blog tomorrow. Stay tuned!