• When it was

　　So last Aug was my best friend Jen's 18th birthday which is a big milestone 里程碑 in China as it means you are officially an adult.

　　Leading up to her birthday I kept asking her what she wanted to do to celebrate the big day but she kept playing it down, saying she wasn't that bothered.

　　• Why you needed to use imagination

　　But I really wanted to do something special for her so I decided to throw her a surprise party. I had never planned one before so I really had to use my imagination to work out how to pull it off 完成.

　　I had to come up with a theme, think about who to invite, decide on the entertainment and choose the food.

　　• How difficult or easy it was

　　At first, I didn't know where to start and felt like I had bitten off more than I could chew 贪多嚼不烂, so I decided to get my sister on board 拉...入伙.

　　She was amazing. We spent the whole afternoon writing our ideas on a board and at the end of the day, we had a kind of plan.

　　• And explain how you felt about it

　　At first, it was overwhelming but once I got into it I managed to get quite creative. I think I was able to use my imagination to put together a party which I knew my best friend would like. And she did, she loved it and was completelytaken aback 惊讶 when she arrived at the party.

　　More surprisingly, after the party, I received so many nice comments from other people. They thought I had done a really good job. One of my friend’s relatives asked me to organize her birthday party for her and she said that she would pay me for it.