8760 days .....

1 year = 365 days

every four years its 365 +1

so 24 years = 8760 days

24 / 4 = 6

so its 8760 + 6 = 8766, which is my current lifespan for the number of days i have lived.

then in that case:

1 day = 24 hrs 1 hour = 60 mins 1 minute = 60 seconds

so by a rough estimate .....

I've been living for 23 years
I've been living for 288 months
I've been living for 1,252 weeks
I've been living for 8,765 days
I've been living for 210,380 hours
I've been living for 12,622,851 minutes
I've been living for 757,371,115 seconds

wow, and quite possibly .... ouch, its amazing how i have survived for so long

Turning 24 feels alot like the same as all my other birthdays, except this time it also felt pretty different, in a nice kinda of way. all the previous years after i left college, i cant help feeling lonely sometimes ..... last year i didnt have the opportunity to meet up with friends, and so i just ended up buying a train ticket and when to london ..... a little like how ma jian in his book "red dust" did the same although my travels when of a obviously much smaller scale.

i remember i spent the whole day by myself just walking around london for hours ..... i can almost remember the exact path i took, the turns i made and the leaps of faith by walking down a road i never been down before just to see where it leads .... (kids, dont try this , you will get lost)

however this year is much different, after learning about bbc's meets and finally gathering up the courage to attend one, im beginning to finally not question my ethnic background and in fact slowly be proud of who i am, its quite a nice feeling being in the same room of bbc's that i could speak to and "hang out" with ..... its like i finally found a place to call home.

well, todays meet was pretty interesting, a change of scenery once again, new location (for me anyway) new restaurant (for me again) ..... basically as someone had described it, it was basically a spanish style dim sum dinner the chicken croquettes were really nice!

im finally starting to remember more of peoples faces and names ..... its such a great feeling when people recognise you, for me, its like they acknoledge your existence ..... and that is what i have been searching for possibly all this time....

i look forward to the next meet. =D