June 2020 – Xiaojia Blog

生日惊喜！

I received my first birthday present this year in advance. The surprise came from a Dutch couple friend. Their eldest daughter is my daughter’s best friend. They met for the first time in kindergarten 8 years ago. Going to elementary school is also together. It is a very happy thing to have a childhood friend. As parents, we have also become trusted good friends. Their younger daughter and I have a birthday in the same day. So they will not forget to congratulate me every year.

Fate has a magical aspect. But think about it carefully, the first acquaintance and the deep understanding are also the results of our initiative actions. At the beginning, opportunities were created by us for our children to play together. Later, we found that we could become friends as well. Of course, you need luck to make a right choice. But “Birds of a feather flock together” is the same everywhere. It is estimated that this is what we call fate！

Today is my birthday. I made many cakes early in the morning and put in a basket. I brought a surprise to this little girl who had the same birthday as me. Sharing makes me especially happy. Good friends are: you are in my heart, I am in your heart.

前天提前收到今年第一份生日礼物。惊喜来自一对荷兰夫妇朋友。他们的长女是女儿的小闺蜜，八年前在幼儿园里第一次见面。上小学她们也在一起，有发小是非常幸福的事。作为家长，我们也变成了可以信赖的好朋友。他们的小女儿跟我一天生日，所以他们每年都不会忘记向我祝贺。缘份这个事有神奇的一面，但是仔细想想，当初的相识和后来的深知，也是我们主动取得的成果。当初为了孩子们能一起玩耍而为他们创造了机会，后来大人们发现彼此也能交心做朋友。当然正确的选择需要运气。不过“物以类聚人以群分”，在任何一个地方都一样。估计这就是所谓的缘分吧！

今天是我生日的正日子，一早做了蛋糕，装上一篮送给跟我同天生日的小朋友。分享让我特别快乐。好朋友就是：你心中有我，我心中有你。

1 dish 1 day No.7 一日一食

The tradition in China is that birthday girl/boy has to eat noodles on her/his birthday. Noodles are called “longevity noodles”. “Longevity noodles” are long and thin noodles that represent the longevity of the birthday girl/boy. In China, eating longevity noodles has a history of more than one thousand years. The main reason is that “noodes (面mian)” is similar to “life（命ming）” in pronunciation. And long noodles means long life. Wish me a healthy and happy long life！