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10 Nostalgic Ways Malaysians Used to Celebrate Their Birthdays

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Birthdays are an occasion that everyone looks forward to every year. It doesn’t even have to be your own to get you excited for it. Anything for a party right? Speaking of parties, there’s an AMAZING promo now as Shopee is having their birthday this December! Here’s a sneak peak of some of the things they have in store for you:

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You can choose to redeem a Nivea Cherry Shine lip balm, L’Oreal Elseve Hair Care Shampoo, Milo, Honey Stars or even Nescafe for ONLY RM1 for all new and first-time Shopee users! Wanna know how? Just follow the steps below:

  1. Download the Shopee app in Google Play or App Store
  2. Search for ‘Shopee Birthday Redemption’ in the app
  3. Enter code ‘1WOB’ when checking out for the promo price to be reflected

It’s that simple! However, you better be quick because the promotion is only limited to the first 200 redeemers!

Quite happening right? It’s almost as good as those times you celebrated your birthday as a kid. If you’re missing the good old days of your childhood, here are some nostalgic flashbacks to when we celebrated our birthdays as kids. See how many of these you remember!

 

1. Celebrating at fast food chains

Like KFC, McDonald’s and of course, A&W – we’ve all definitely done this kind of birthday party at least once! If not, we’re sure to have attended one organised by our friends before. Free fast food, who don’t want? Plus, everyone goes crazy over the iconic mascots! 

 

2. Getting a cake of your favourite cartoon character

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Source: Thyme Bakery

These aren’t like the fancy 3D ones that you see in the market nowadays. It was the old school buttercream cakes with a gel drawing of your favourite character on top, surrounded by candy or fruit. Classic man.

 

3. Celebrating with your parents’ friends and their children… even though you had no idea who they actually were!

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Source: J Kids

Do you even remember who attended your 5th birthday? Because I sure don’t!

 

4. Receiving physical birthday cards and presents

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These days, most of us receive birthday wishes on WhatsApp and Facebook, including from people we barely even know! Although we appreciate receiving ang pao (because broke life is real) now, there will always be novelty and excitement in ripping open a physical birthday present to see what you get!

 

5. Celebrating at a play land complete with bouncy castles and mini jungle gyms

Of course, there will always be that ONE kid who ends up getting hurt.

 

6. Inviting a hybrid clown-magician to the party as entertainment

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Source: Kay Design

Plus, they would always give you those really cool animal-inspired balloons or balloon hats to wear too!

 

7. Going on a special overseas holiday trip for your birthday

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When our parents told us we were going on a special trip overseas for our birthday that year and we believed that was the ultimate childhood goal. Especially if we got to go to Disneyland!

 

8. Going to a toy store and picking out anything you wanted as a present

When our parents would say, “Go and choose what you want” and we’d just stand there like,

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9. Playing party games that gave guests a chance to win ‘presents’ too

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Source: MemeCrunch

Pass the parcel, musical chairs, Duck Duck Goose. Ahhhh the feels! Then there’s me who never won anything :'(

 

10. Giving out party packs in school to your classmates and teachers

Admit it, you felt like such a baller when you walked into your classroom and handed out party packs like…

Source: Imgflip.com

Of course, nothing beats receiving the party packs yourselves. After all, it would probably be the highlight of the day for any kid out there because it was someone else’s birthday, yet you’re getting treated instead?! Bestnyer!

Don’t you just wish you could go back to those times? Well, we might not be able to turn back time but we’ve got a surprise birthday party pack for you this December!

In conjunction with Shopee’s Birthday, Shopee is having loads of surprises, offers and crazy discounts for all you Shopee-ng kaki out there!

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Long-time Shopee users can get a RM11 discount on your purchases with a minimum spending of RM60 with the promo code <WOB11>.

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And just like how your parents took you for those special birthday trips, Shopee is treating you guys to a birthday trip to Hawaii and other prizes worth up to RM50,000 in total!

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Not enough ah? Don’t worry, just look at all the other amazing deals they have:

  • Exclusive Birthday Treats from Shopee and their partners
  • RM12 Shocking Sale that offers platform-wide sales from a special collection
  • Beat the clock to win special value vouchers at certain times throughout the day
  • Spin the Wheel to win vouchers and Shopee coins worth a total of RM300,000*
  • Free shipping with a minimum purchase of RM20**

*only available on the Shopee app
** only available on the 1st and 12th of December

Just like receiving a party pack when you were younger right? Better hurry though because like all good things, these offers come to an end on 14th December. Don’t wait liao! Download the Shopee app here or visit Shopee’s website for more info on these awesome birthday deals!

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