Happy birthday to me!

Still no white hair (although it got bleached by the sun during our last trip).
Still no plan other than the usual—writing, taking pictures, travelling.
Still freezing my butt off in Canada, the country that adopted me.

28… a bit older but not that old.

Ottawa Locks, March 19, 2011

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31 Comments

  1. Nigel March 21, 2011 at 9:59 am

    Happy Birthday! 🙂

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  2. chinmai March 21, 2011 at 1:39 pm

    Happy Bday..!!

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  3. kyh March 21, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    happy birthday!! i’ve got a few strands of white hair! shucks!

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  4. Neeraj March 21, 2011 at 7:43 pm

    Happy birthday and many happy returns!

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  5. Delph March 21, 2011 at 8:33 pm

    Bon anniversaire Mam’zelle! T’en encore toute jeune! 🙂

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  6. Em March 21, 2011 at 9:08 pm

    No, 28 is great, so is 30 (best time ever!). After that, it just feels all the sam and you actually begin to forget your age.
    I must say, I’m not too concerned about age itself and I don’t mind starting to get wrinkles, but getting white hair really gave me a shock!

    Happy birthday Zhu!

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  7. Rich B March 21, 2011 at 9:51 pm

    Happy Birthday!
    from Tamara, Rich, Katie, Jack and Jane!

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  8. Jeruen March 21, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Happy Birthday! It’s awesome to be 28!

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  9. Anatolia March 22, 2011 at 6:34 am

    Joyeux anniversaire!!! On May 1st it’s my turn turning 28 🙂

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  10. Rémy March 22, 2011 at 7:20 am

    Joyeux anniversaire !

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  11. Gabriel March 22, 2011 at 10:34 am

    Happy birthday, Zhu!!! I hope you have a fantastic day

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  12. Melanie March 22, 2011 at 11:15 am

    Bon anniversaire Zhu!! Hope you had a great weekend!

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  13. Max Coutinho March 22, 2011 at 2:34 pm

    Happy Birthday, girl! 😀

    28…ooohh, what is that? Nothing… 😀
    I thought you had dyed your hair, but apparently I was wrong. So the sun did that to your beautiful hair, eh? Natural Dye lol.

    Joyeux Anniversaire, ma chére! Un gros bisous!

    Cheers

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  14. Cynthia March 22, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    28 Already? Happy belated birthday!

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  15. Zhu March 22, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Thank you guys!

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  16. Shawn March 22, 2011 at 10:44 pm

    I’m curious about birthday culture in France vs. Canada. Is it pretty much the same? I was surprised that it was very different in China.

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  17. Sanjay March 23, 2011 at 5:59 am

    Shouldn’t it be ” Forever 21″.
    Belated Happy birthday.

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  18. Yogi March 24, 2011 at 7:35 am

    Hey, Happy Birthday!

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  19. Nisha March 25, 2011 at 10:39 am

    Happy birthday !

    Aww, you are so young.

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    1. Zhu March 27, 2011 at 10:38 pm

      Thank you!

      I’m getting a bit old 😆

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  20. Jennie March 27, 2011 at 8:43 am

    Bon anniversaire !

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  21. Nui March 27, 2011 at 5:53 pm

    I think it’s never too late to say happy birthday!. You are so young!!! 🙂
    Sorry, I have been super busy and haven’t been online so often.

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    1. Zhu March 27, 2011 at 10:33 pm

      No apologies needed! 🙂 And thank you for the birthday wish!

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  22. Pauline March 28, 2011 at 6:43 am

    Happy Birthday! Beer helps us Canadians forget about the cold! 😉

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    1. Zhu March 28, 2011 at 9:29 am

      I wish I could drink… but I really don’t like the taste of beer. Does grapefruit juice help? I hope so!

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  23. Vagabonde March 29, 2011 at 9:50 pm

    Belated Happy Birthday Zhu! So you are a march girl like me? What day – the 21st? well, I am no longer a girl though – I am a “senior” bah…I don’t feel it yet

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    1. Zhu March 29, 2011 at 10:37 pm

      Bah, senior doesn’t mean anything! Seriously, age is only a number 🙂

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  24. shionge April 1, 2011 at 2:32 am

    Yoohooo Pal…March Baby just like me!!! 🙂 Happy Belated Birthday my dear friend, sorry been so so late and gosh….28!!! I wish I am 28 again…..so enjoy your 20s ya 😀

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    1. Zhu April 1, 2011 at 10:22 am

      There are a lot of March babies around! Popular month 😆

      Happt birthday to you as well Shionge!

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  25. Soleil April 1, 2011 at 11:33 am

    Happy belated birthday! I’m sorry I missed it! Hope you had a wonderful day and that this year will be better than all the others.

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    1. Zhu April 1, 2011 at 9:26 pm

      Thank you! No worry, I accept birthday wishes all year long 😉

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