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I. A year ago, I wrote wishes without knowing where they would lead. By the time I am writing this, my first wish feels waaay much clearer. Sayang, nothing I wish more than to keep writing you into every wish I make, across time, across years, as long as I’m allowed to.

Which is today, a day so rich in love, so joyfully alive with happiness blooming here and there, literally everywhere. I expected her to receive that letter. And I, I remain in disbelief that a year has already slipped by in the presence of the one I love most.

I. All I want is for you to have a birthday that actually feels good. Oh, My Marianne, you’ve always been the one remembering everyone’s birthdays, sending sweet messages, showing up. Today, let people do that for you. Let people celebrate you. Let them go over the top, Sayangku.