Life Begins at 40?

They say that life begins at 40. Does that mean my life is just about to begin? Isn't that a little fucked up? I mean, how could one be born 40 years ago, and have its life start only after 4 decades?!! Doesn't make any sense at all.

I celebrated the day in Bungalow, my favorite hang-out in the whole Seoul, with Jo and Tita Noemi, a former room mate. Yes, I am 40. And I have more than 40 things to thank about. I am going to make the list shorter though as I am a little tipsy to write more than 2,000 words tonight.

I am grateful that:

1. I am still alive to this day, blessed with abundant things in life, more than I could ask for.
2. I have a great family: parents, who try to be healthy as they can be, taking care of my son in my absence; 4 brothers who look after my son, pampering him while I'm away, providing him the fatherly figure that he needs; and a sister who may be living in another country now, but gives me comfort by just letting me play up her daughters' pictures.
3. I have a very talented teen-ager who believes that mom is only 20 and shouldn't be allowed to work in another country.
4. I have a wonderful job that allows me to provide for my son.
5. I have a "fiance" I talk to everyday, who gets the first hand torture during that "time of the month".
6. I have awesome friends who don't only party with me in such a short notice, but are always there to make my life easier.
7. I have equally awesome online friends who bear with my eccentricities, some of whom actually think I am a Deity. Ha! How cool is that?
8. I have smart-ass students who never cease to test my patience. And co-teachers who may not be great to work with, but hey, they leave me alone, which is far more important than anything else in the world.
9. I have a nice room, with kind neighbors to boot, who feed me with dog soup any chance they get.
10. I have a God who is always there, hearing me out, day in and day out; guiding, protecting and shielding me and my loved ones from any harm, sickness and accidents.

It's strange... I don't feel that old. I swear I just celebrated my 20th birthday!