Tara na. I will tell you about how I celebrated my birthday this year. I have been postponing it. Well actually, ayaw ko na sana ikwento dito because ito na yata yung pinakamalungkot ko na birthday sa talambuhay ko. I don’t want to remember it. However, after a lot of therapy and counseling sessions, I learned that I need to go and feel all these feelings in order for me be a better person. Madaming learnings. And despite ang lungkot ko nga, I want to acknowledge the efforts of the people na gumawa ng ways to make me happy that day.
It has been a tradition for as long as I can remember that I salubong my birthday. Dati with friends tapos naging with my new family. People close to me know that I wait for 12 midnight for my birthday eve. Ever since ganun ako. I had no intentions of waiting up this year though. Gusto ko matulog after dinner then gumising ng January 3 na.
Kaya lang, Anika grew up with that tradition and I didn’t have the heart to tell her that I didn’t feel like celebrating my birthday at all.
After dinner on January 1, she surprised me with this.
I was so touched! Sila ni Lyn ang may pakana. I bought different kinds of cake slices from Mary Grace that day. Ginamit nila yung isa to make this. Nakakatuwa talaga.
When I went to the kitchen after blowing the candle, I saw so many white plates! Madami pala silang ginamit before they were actually able to perfect one. Hahaha! So cute!
And then when I was preparing to sleep, Janis and Mark arrived with a cake. Kakunchaba si Anika!
Naiyak naman ako. I really appreciated the gesture.
The next day, Anika, Lyn and I had breakfast at Presko.
Ganda pumorma ng anak ko, ano? I will blog about that next time because madami nagrerequest ng kwento ko about how Anika chooses her clothes.
Around lunch time, Wowa, Faye, Isabel, LT, Toots and Russ arrived. They brought with them yummy food.
And then nagulat ako kasi Bing arrived also with her hubby bringing flowers for me!
Toots and Russ brought this Pistachio cake from Purple Oven. It was good.
Maya maya, dumating din si Pineda pero super quick lang. Takas lang siya kasi they were leaving for the US and they were careful not to get sick.
Ang daming foodam mostly from Kikufuji, our favorite restaurant.
Faye waited for the food for a long time sa restaurant. Touched talaga ako sis.
I also learned that Wowa planned a buffet dinner with the family and some of my closest friends. But when Wowa told me that we’d have buffet dinner at Sheraton on my birthday, sabi ko wag na muna kasi ang scary ng dami ng covid cases that time. Mahirap na and I didn’t want to risk it. Afterwards ko na lang nalaman na she invited my friends too. It was a very sweet gesture. It’s the thought that counts =)
Anyway after lunch, sinenyasan ko na si Faye. Sabi ko I’m not feeling well and I want to lie down lang. She got what I meant and they all left na afterwards. I didn’t feel like celebrating talaga. Kung ako lang masusunod, hihiga lang ako sa kama the whole day. But kahiya naman to my family and friends who made sure that may something pa din on my birthday. I really appreciate them coming over. I really do. I appreciate it kasi ang expectorant ni Anika. It will be too weird for her if deadma ang birthday ko. My birthdays were never a deadma event ever since she was born. Laging may ganap no matter how simple it is. She might feel sad kung this year wala. Kaya happy na happy din talaga ako they all came over. I think we all did this specifically more for Anika rather than for me.
I ended my birthday with dinner and Netflix with Anika.
I was okay that day. I focused more on my blessings and positivity na up to now, dun pa din ako nagcoconcentrate.
Thank you Pineds for this yummy chocolate cake from Celestially Baked. You guys should try it. Sobra sarap.
Thank you also to my friends who sent cakes and food over. Hindi ko na kayo iisa isahin ha but please know I’m super touched that you thought of me that day.
Come Monday, my staff naman ang may paandar and I loved it!
I swear that that huge balloons with Ferrero chocolates, teddy bear and roses made my day talaga. Ang lakas makahappy!
Thank you so much guys!!!
It was even prettier and more bongga at night. It lights up!!!
I couldn’t stop smiling when I look at it. Sobra talaga ganda. Ganito pala ang feeling ng binibigyan ng mga ganitong eklaver na pasabog. Pagmalungkot ako, sana may dadating na ganyan sa bahay lagi. Charet.
So there. That’s how my 42nd birthday went. Thank you to everyone who greeted me.
I am grateful.
I am loved.
I am 42.
Toinks.