there are many ways i have celebrated my birthday and i did it quite differently when i turned 39. on a plane heading to san francisco only to arrive on the same day that i left singapore - i've had two birthdays effectively.


i think birthdays become less eventful when you get older. i've been writing presentations and speeches for a work conference and been toying with a concept that when you turn 16, how it opens up a world of possibilities and how exciting it can be.

its probably the same when you turn 18 or 21, depending on the legal ages for drinking or driving where you come from. but there is this long pause between these milestones until you hit the big 40. and that becomes life changing for many people.

its either a celebration of all the things you've achieved through life. or a pause to consider what other avenues you could explore or fix in your life to be more fulfilled. 40 can be cruel, kind, crazy, unpredictable but never boring. i'd like to believe if you've come so far in life, you are probably doing something right.