A birthday card for the girl who makes everything feel more alive.

My dearest sayang,

Selamat ulang tahun ke-25, my dear. Setiap kali saya berdoa, nama awak memang ada sekali. I am not even exaggerating. Saya selalu doakan awak berjaya di dunia dan akhirat, dipanjangkan umur, diberi kesihatan yang baik, dilindungi selalu, diluaskan rezeki, dan sentiasa cantik luar dan dalam.

I look up to you more than you realise. Awak kerja keras gila, even when you are tired, worried or unsure of yourself. Saya doakan awak dapat kerjaya yang awak impikan dan menjadi guru yang terbaik dekat dunia ni. Budak-budak yang awak ajar nanti memang bertuah dapat cikgu yang caring, helpful, sedikit chaos, dan comel macam awak. 💗

Saya juga sayang cara awak pegang konsep rezeki. Even when money is tight, awak masih memberi, masih tolong orang, masih bagi makan dekat strays. That little heart of yours taught me so much. Awak ajar saya bahawa rezeki bukan sekadar apa yang kita simpan, tapi apa yang kita berani kongsi. I will carry that with me.

I always sayang awak. I always do, even on the days you give me a heart attack sampai saya geram nak gigit awak 😭💗 Saya doakan awak menjadi seorang isteri yang baik hati, penyayang dan bahagia. And selfishly, I pray that one day, kalau Allah izinkan, kita betul-betul menjadi jodoh. Insya-Allah.

This is the first time I have ever made something like this for someone, sebab awak bukan someone biasa bagi saya. I appreciate every little kindness you have shown me, every time you stayed, every time you reassured me, every time you listened even when we did not agree, and every time we still found our way back to the same side.

I still want to do so much more for you. Saya nak spoil awak lagi, manjakan awak, jaga awak, belanja awak, dan protect awak sebaik yang saya boleh. Bila dunia penatkan awak, I want to be the place where you can finally put everything down and breathe. You do not have to carry it all alone, okay? Let me be there too.

Happy birthday, baby boo. I am so proud of the woman you are becoming. May twenty-five bring you the career, peace, money, health, happiness and love you deserve. And may I still be right there, annoying you, loving you, taking too many pictures and choosing you through all of it. 💗