Eileen's Birthday Bash!

First of all, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Eileen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  *throws confetti and hugs Eileen rather enthusiastically*  I hope you have a fabulous day, stuffing yourself with cake and Chinese food, with everyone spoiling you - you deserve it, girly!

So, you all MUST know Eileen, right?  You don't?  Where have you been??? Anyway she blogs over at ***Singing and Reading in the Rain*** which you really should check out because it's absolutely wonderful and colourful and truly reflects Eileen's bright nature!

Anyway, here's my post for the birthday girl's hunt!

When Asian Meets Asian

How did I have the pleasure of becoming friends with Eileen?  We met over a year ago when I was still a newbie blogger.  I remember coming across her cute blog and emailing her for blogging advice and then freaking out because she was Chinese too!  If you don't already know, I love meeting fellow Asians :D  I think everything followed on from there and I'm so glad we're friends!

Why I Love Eileen!

It's no secret that I adore Eileen!  She is such a lovely blogger: always friendly, always willing to lend a helping hand.  I seriously think the blogging community would not be as lively or as fun without her.

She's like my little Asian sis and I love talking to her on Twitter... whether it's about books, Chinese school, Chinese food or world domination.  She is probably one of the most approachable bloggers I know so don't hesitate to say hi to her.  Her enthusiasm and bubbliness never fails to bring a smile to my face, especially when I come online and there's a 'spazzy alligator' comment waiting for me (even that time when she threatened to hunt me down with her sparkly pink chainsaw and set up camp outside my house if I left blogging!)

She also runs the most amazing blog which is updated with new posts everyday - be it reviews, blog tour posts, giveaways or vlogs  No wonder she has achieved so much - she has a huge following which is greatly deserved!  Her reviews are always awesome, especially the ones she writes when she's on a sugar rush :D  And don't get me started on her Stacking the Shelves vlogs... Seriously, I smile every time I watch one because she has the most ADORABLE accent; she's absolutely hilarious (remember the time when she was figuring out how to say the author's name?) and her enthusiasm is REALLY infectious.  She is super talented too!  She posts really great covers of songs and I can't help but sing along when I hear them!  You should check them out :) Really, you should.  And I know you are going to make it to Broadway, Eileen!  We will make sure of it and then one day when you get the lead role in some amazing production, I can lean over to my friends and say with the proudest, smuggest smile ever: 'You see that girl over there?  I know her, she's a friend of mine.'

Finally, they say that 'a friend in need is a friend indeed.'  I interpret that as a true friend is one who will help you when you are in need.  And Eileen proved that to me last summer.  I won't go into all the details but she extended her help after my 'plea' on Twitter and she was utterly amazing...  I couldn't have got through it by myself and her support really meant a lot to me.  She made me realise that even though bad things can happen when you're blogging, the kindness of the community can make it all better.

Before I go, another massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to Eileen for being the most amazing blogging friend I could ever ask for!  Thanks for being totally fantastic in all the time that I have known you!

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Big thanks to Nikki over at Fiction Freak for inviting me to take part! She was the mastermind behind this Birthday Bash hunt and she deserves lots of hugs and cakes too!

Next post is by Shreya from Chocolate Coated Reviews... go, go, go Eileen!!!