CNY-and-Bday celebrations

Argh!

Was at an all-time high last Sat when I went to recce the venue for my annual CNY-and-Bday celebrations.

Have been asking out all my friends for dinner and some form of celebration since my 21st birthday. I love to entertain and any excuse is a good one to get together people that you love and enjoy being with.

However, I realise that my friends are too diverse and varied, and the celebrations have always been very tiring. I have to juggle the different groups of people and entertain them. They dun seem to mix very well and stick to their own cliques.

Having gotten tired of burning myself out on my birthday, I stopped last year. And it was so dreary... Just another typical day. Remembered it was Contact Time some more... Had to stay late late in school and dun talk about having any Happy Birthday that day. Only a pitiful handful of my friends remembered it was my birthday...

So, I've decided to do something for my own birthday yet again this year. Anyway, as I was saying... Was very happy after recce-ing the venue I had in mind. Got place to nuah in the day, have decent dinner (with entertainment and possible fireworks) in the evening, and chill out at night. It's close to the sea, and access to the hotel room will not be screened by the hotel reception (so can sneak in as many friends as possible).

Then, sent out messages telling my friends to confirm the gathering and... So many people all busy with this and that...

Feeling slightly disappointed, I made arrangements to postpone the gathering by 2 weeks to the weekend after the CNY. Was feeling better since hopefully more people can attend, and it'd be on my lunar birthday...

THEN... Today got the letter that my Sec 3 Parents' Day is on the same day!!! Argh!!!

Sigh... Will have to start events in the afternoon instead of in the morning. Hope I can leave early enough on the day and not be all tired out by the end of the dialogue sesson.

Argh!!!