3rd of June

It’s here. The special day is here. It’s the 3^rd of June, one of the most important days of the year (after 21^st Oct of course). What makes today so special? Read on.

The ancient tribe of Mayan civilization celebrated ‘Poohalai’ day on 3^rd of June every year. ‘Poohalai’ is the name of their river goddess, the most powerful of Mayan’s gods, so Poohalai day was arguably the most important day for the Mayan.

It was rumoured that Shakespeare completed the most celebrated love story ever, Romeo & Juliet, on one 3rd June (sorry can't remember the year).

In October 1957, Soviet launched the first of its revolutionary satellite series, Sputnik. Rumour has it that the scientist who was instrumental in developing Sputnik’s technology completed the blueprint of the satellite on 3^rd June 1956 (hence the first Sputnik was nicknamed ‘36’). Sputnik went on to totally change aerospace technology.

Do you know that the internet was invented for the US army? During the cold war, espionage was at its peak. Countless communication strategies were used to make sure sensitive and vital information managed to reach the intended target safely and US army successfully used internet for this purpose (don’t ask me how). After the cold war was over, due to its massive potential, internet was made available to public. And guess what, the day they officially made it public was 3^rd of June, 1993 I think.

Perhaps the most effortlessly beautiful actress ever to grace the silver screen is Scarlett Johansson. She has that messy hair thing going on all the time, coupled with the almost non-existent make-up on her face, yet her beauty still clearly shines through. Amazing! And again, guess what, she made her acting debut on 3^rd June 1995!

3^rd June seems to be a very special day, isn’t it? So many extraordinary events happened on this day. However, the events above are only the small parts that make today a very special day.

What makes today a truly special and important day is this other event that happened 27 years back. 3^rd June 1982, around 5.40pm, in Hospital Bersalin Kuala Lumpur, a beautiful baby girl was born.

Everyone was born with something unique about them. For this baby girl, she had that gift of love, in both giving and accepting. There is something about her that make love flourish. Imagine a field full of green grass and beautiful flowers, that’s her heart.

27 years on, in her own way, the baby girl has filled so many lives with soul, and many hearts with love, including mine.

So to that 3^rd June 1982 baby girl, have a happy birthday. May you have all your wishes fulfilled but one, so you will always have at least one thing to keep striving for.

Happy Birthday!

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