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Ang dami sanang plans this weekend: school field trip of Anika to Ocean Park, one of her bffs’ baking birthday party and magpapa-wax sana ako.
Kaso waley. Anika got sick. She was having low grade fever since Wednesday. No fever above 38.5. Nevertheless, nakaka-inis kasi heller, she just had pneumonia last October. Wala pang three months, may sakit ulit? She wasn’t able to go to her field trip nor to her bff’s birthday party. We went to her pedia instead. I knew she has Viral Exanthem kasi she had rashes. Her pedia confirmed it. She was also asked to have urinalysis so we went to Healthway in Alabang to have it done. Eh yun nga nga. Anika has UTI. That explains the fever. Weird lang because it doesn’t hurt daw to pee. Pwede pala yun. She’s taking na antibiotics for that and her fever stopped. Thank God.
While we were in the pedia, Alvin went to CSA to get Anika’s report card. Wala, olats her grades. They were still high, though lower than last term, but she got disqualified for an Eagle. May grade below 85 kasi siya. I won’t stress about it even though Alvin is. Babawi na lang kami mag-ina this term.
May drama-ramang ganap after mass kanina. It’ll be Alvin’s 40th birthday this Saturday. Anika and I have been planning for it. We asked his cousin to make a birthday cake. I had cookies made. I showed the designs to Anika. I told her it’s a secret. Anika got so hyped up. Magpeperform din daw siya during the party. Alvin and I talked about this before na. He’ll invite daw his relatives (so around 40 pax na yun) and his friends (so sobrang konti lang ang idadagdag). Around 50 plus lang daw. We’ll just hold it here sa house kasabay ng house warming.
However, after mass kanina, I bought up the subject again. I told him magpapa-cater na lang ako para less hassle and para hindi mahirapan naman masyado yung mga helpers namin.
Ayaw. Ayaw niya magpacater. Gusto magluto or magpaluto lang.
We went into an argument about it in the car. Ang point ko lang naman is gusto ko maayos. May budget naman for it and besides, hindi expensive yung kukunin ko. Minsan lang ito. Alvin never had a decent party in his life and this is his 40th birthday. Big deal yun. Lastly, I want to do this for him. I want to plan his party. He deserves it.
And again, MINSAN LANG TALAGA ITO.
Like once in his life.
The argument ended with Alvin telling me if we will just fight about his birthday party then hindi na lang daw siya magpaparty.
I said fine. Ang sama ng loob ko.
I went to the room and cried while doing my Operations Meeting reports for tomorrow.
After a while, I heard somebody go inside our bathroom. Sumisinghot and umiiyak.
I went inside the bathroom and saw Anika sitting on top of the bathtub ledge crying. I sat down on the foot stool. I was still crying.
ME: Why are you crying?
ANIKA: I heard that Tatay doesn’t want a party. I told him we already asked Ninang Nessie to do his cake and we already have cookies. Why would he not want a party? We are planning it already!
ME: Hayaan mo na. If he doesn’t want a party, let your Tatay be. It’s his birthday and di ba, it’s his choice.
Naiyak na lang ako. Umiyak kami mag-ina sa bathroom.
And then Alvin knocked and went inside the bathroom and hugged us. Sorry daw. Sige daw magplan na daw kami ng party niya. He didn’t know daw that we were planning already. Sorry daw.
After that, I went back to my reports while still hiccuping. Anika went out of the room. Lumapit ang Alvin.
ALVIN: Alam mo ba ginawa ng anak mo? Lumapit sa akin kanina. Sabi niya, “I’m mad at you!” tapos pumasok sa kwarto tapos nagsara ng pinto. Pinasok ko. Umiiyak. Sabi sa akin, “You know, Nanay is crying. You know why she’s crying? Because you don’t want a party. I’m mad at you because that’s half my idea too! You don’t want a party! I’m mad also! We already asked Ninang Nessie to make a cake and you have cookies already! But you don’t want a party! Why would you not want a party?! It’s your birthday and we’re planning it!”
Nakunsensya lolo mo kaya ayun, pinasok kami sa banyo and nagsorry.
I don’t know if matatawa ako or maiiyak eh. Hahahaha! Alvin was outnumbered so there, magpaparty kami with catering on Saturday.
Yey!!!!!!
Happy Sunday everyone! I have a party to plan!