Hm, actually it's nothing much, just that I am older already. Being 21 doesn't mean I don't have to rush for my assignments anymore. Being 21 doesn't mean that I have gained enlightenment too. Not much of a difference I would say. 

But still, I went out to celebrate with my parents.  They brought me out for dinner and we shopped around. I am glad that I have parents who dote on me alot and also a bunch of close friends. About a few weeks back, I heard from a friend that none of her close friends bothered to meet up with her to celebrate her birthday. I was quite shocked at that. She told me how some of her close friends did not even wished her happy birthday. They only gave her presents separately quite some time after her birthday. She told me how she would plan outings to celebrate her friends' birthdays but none of them did it for her. Although she did not say that she was disappointed or what, I could clearly sense the disappointment in her voice. I think it can be quite sad and disappointing when that happens. I am glad that I have friends who wished me happy birthday and also bothered to ask me out for dinner to celebrate. Thanks friends!

Oh ya, that day the newspaper did a special report on North Korea and that makes me curious about the country. It is one of the few remaining communist countries in the world and its really reclusive. I wonder whether are their people curious about the outside world or not. What is their impression of the outside world? I think there are some North Koreans who do get out of their country for maybe a short trip such as for taking part in sporting events. In that case, after they have seen the outside world, what is their opinion of their own country after they returned back? Would they exclaim to their family and friends how the outside world has modern technology  (such as handphones since the authorities do not even allow tourists in their country to carry handphones with them) and different social norms from them? How much do they know about the world?