This is my first time writing a birthday article, and I hope to write one every year in the future. Today is my birthday, and like most people, it will be an ordinary day. I mentioned in the article https://blog.bangwu.top/butaire that I don't really care about birthdays and haven't had a cake of my own for a long time. But it doesn't matter; I'm not too concerned, and that's quite nice.
I woke up at ten in the morning and saw a birthday wish from a friend on my phone, wishing me a happy birthday and even sending me a cup of milk tea. Happiness often comes in such ordinary moments, everything feels just right. I got out of bed and sat on a chair, replying: I'm no longer a child 😭, feeling a bit sad, realizing that I am already 20 years old. I wonder if the 10-year-old version of me would be curious about what I would be like in ten years? Now I might know, and it's not bad; I'm doing quite well so far, haha.
My inner expectation: Over the past few days, I've occasionally checked the Cainiao Station for my packages. Although I haven't bought anything, I still hope to see an extra delivery slip from afar. I don't tell others about my birthday but hope to receive heartfelt wishes.
I plan to record this day, starting from when I woke up in the morning. After waking up, I quickly washed up, smiled, and thought to myself that today is my birthday, so I should be a bit happier than usual. Sitting on the chair, I opened my computer, thinking about the group assignment due next Tuesday, which I haven't started yet. This isn't due to procrastination; it's just that I've been quite busy with assignments over the past few weeks, with several papers and tasks to complete. Sitting there with no ideas for the assignment, I could only wait for my group members to discuss it together. So, I thought I might as well do something during this time. I remembered I needed to buy something last night; my dorm was out of garbage bags. Suddenly, I felt that buying only garbage bags on my birthday seemed a bit inappropriate. After thinking it over, I realized that when people are thinking about buying things, they shouldn't browse e-commerce platforms randomly, or they might end up buying solid-state drives and memory sticks like I did 🤕
So, without any hesitation, I bought garbage bags, instant noodles, a solid-state drive, and a memory stick. I guess it's a birthday gift for myself, balancing life and hobbies. Then it was time for the group discussion, of course, I wouldn't let my birthday affect the group's progress.
By noon, my friends reminded me to eat longevity noodles. So, I went alone to the first floor of the Hedong cafeteria and ordered a bowl of noodles. The cafeteria was a bit quiet on Saturday; during lunchtime, there weren't many people at the noodle window, just me and another girl, but the lady serving wasn't there. I was always the silent one, reluctant to call out to see if the lady was around. Fortunately, that girl leaned over the window and asked, "Auntie, is there any noodles left to cook?" Since I was in front of her, she let me go first, but I declined and let her go ahead. I don't know why I still remember this incident (it's already eleven at night while writing this); perhaps it was an unintentional act of kindness. Although I've eaten noodles from that window many times before, I still found this bowl particularly delicious; longevity noodles indeed add a little extra joy in my heart!
After finishing the noodles, I returned to my dorm and started working on my group assignment again. Then my friend called me to run some maps in the afternoon; on November 23rd, the event "Light Encounter" came, and there were dumplings to eat, just as quiet and beautiful as my birthday. After running the maps, I played a few rounds of Honor of Kings until it was four o'clock. At that time, I finally had some ideas for the group assignment; I wrote some code, and since it's a deep learning project, all that's left is to wait (I deeply felt the requirements of deep learning for internet speed and hardware 😔). I forgot what else I did afterward; maybe I just spaced out. Then around six o'clock, my roommate recommended some sticky and spicy hot pot, so we each ordered a portion. I must say, it was quite delicious.
After eating, I browsed some forums and scrolled through Douyin. By eight-thirty, I started playing Honor of Kings, and by ten-thirty, I was tired and stopped playing. I put my phone on the table, preparing to write something. Suddenly, a call came in; I thought it was another sales call, but it turned out to be my childhood friend. I have a group chat with two childhood friends, just the three of us, and there’s no name for the group. This has become our main way of keeping in touch. When he called, he first asked if I had eaten something good today. "Just ate something random, what’s good to eat?" "Don’t you eat something good on your birthday?" "Just ate something random." Then we chatted casually, which was really nice.
And so, my day is coming to an end, an ordinary day. It is now 23:23, marking my birthday on the 23rd. Assignments, life, ideals, and friends. Life is like this for 20 years; happy birthday to me!