My 21st Birthday Party

This story is about my 21st Birthday Party, which was in November and thus before my trip to South Korea, but I forgot to write about it before, so here it is now. It will be a short blog, unlike the ones before, and hopefully I will develop some sort of consistency in my writing.

My 21st Birthday was, for the most part, spend running around Beijing. Why? Because I had decided that I wanted to make my own birthday cake to eat at my birthday dinner. It was probably a bad idea, because I spent most of the day in stores buying ingredients because, gasp!, I did not have all the needed ingredients in my apartment.

I know I am a really bad house keeper and I never seem to have the things I need in my house. But I am a good cook, so maybe that makes up for it?

But I managed, with the help of my very very good friend (who was soon to be boyfriend). He helped me the whole afternoon of my birthday, going with me to the store, helping me make the cake and wiping up the frosting. If it wasn't for him, I would not have had a homemade cake to share at all. (And the only reason he did all of this is most definitely because he was in love with me and was forced to show me this using the grandest and most expressive ways possible because he was not ready to use words and I am oblivious to everything.)

The cake was made beautifully and I had a wonderful dinner with friends at a Russian restaurant called Elephant. It is one of my favorite restaurants, the food is always good and the atmosphere is dark but elegant, just like I like it. And for those of you who don't know, Russian food it good!

After dinner most of us went to my friend's newly opened club, Dao. It is by the Beijing zoo and has a most modern style in music and decoration. Of course I was forced to drink. You only turn 21 once, so champagne, whiskey, and a number of cocktails were at our disposal.

And supposedly I am now, officially, an adult. At least that's what my Brazilian friend told me.