Approximate Phonetic Chinese Version of “Happy Birthday”: (thanks, Nathan!)
“Guung juuk nay fook sow yuen teen tsai, hing hong nay sun sun fie lok. Leen leen doe yao gum yut, suuy doe yao gum jzew, guung hay nay! Guung hay nay!!!”
Approximate English Translation of Above:
“Congrats on this good day of fortune, where we can all gather together. Wishing you a very happy birthday. Every year, this wondrous day arrives; Always, this wondrous time comes. Congratulations! Congratulations!”
Hope you have a great birthday, and all the happiness you want and deserve this year! Congrats on staying sober for six+ months… it’s a long journey, but worth it.
Remember: iampunha is NOT supposed to run through this thread naked… it being his SD birthday and all.
Thanks everyone. Jeremy decorated the living room while I was asleep. When I got up, there were purple streamers and balloons everywhere. (I took the day off work.)
We’re going to see Mambo Italiano on its opening day, then Jer’s taking me to dinner at Bâton Rouge, one of my favorite restaurants.
Nonetheless, the day won’t be complete until I receive birthday wishes from Coldfire, on whom I still have a huge crush.
No, this is me. At work last Halloween. People literally screamed, in what I’m hoping was fear. I didn’t win the costume contest, though, and I’m still a little bitter.
