A few days after my birthday, my Post Construction Team surprised me with a mini birthday party at the office.
Kaya pala, wala na kami masyadong dinidiscuss in our weekly meeting, parang ayaw pa nila magsi-tayuan sa upuan nila. Some of them were preparing the decors and food at one of the other meeting rooms in the office.
It was also a coincidence that Wowa offered to cook pasta, bread pudding and her famous Smores Brownies. She texted me the week before that she’d like to cook pasta for my staff. Mukhang napasubo ang nanay ko when I told her there are more than 40 members sa staff ko hehe. I told her na dun na lang ako magpapakain sa meeting ko. Tamang tama, my team was preparing something din pala. I didn’t know.
I thought may connivance between Wowa and my team pero it’s purely coincidence lang pala. What a nice coincidence it was =)
Ayun na nga. After our meeting they led me to the other meeting room upstairs. Medyo deadma naman ako because I knew naman that there was a kainan because Wowa sent food. I thought they were just bringing me to the area san namin kakainin yung food ni Wowa. Medyo nagdawn na sa akin na may surprise when they opened the doors of the dark meeting room. Bakit kako covered ang doors, hindi ko kita sa loob and ang dilim?
When I went inside, they turned on the lights and I saw all the decors, the food and my people. Everybody was there and they were singing Happy Birthday! Tumaas balahibo ko and naluha ako. I was trying not to cry full on kaya ang sakit sa lalamunan hahaha! I watched one of the videos they took and I looked awkward AF! Hahaha! Tuwang tuwa kasi ako na naiiyak na nahihiya na hindi ko alam. Parang gusto ko sila i-embrace ng sabay sabay.
While eating, they had a video presentation pa! Naks talaga! I love it! I’ll post it in my Facebook today so that you can watch it too.
Apart from Wowa’s pasta and dessert, there was pancit, chicken, barbecue, pizza and drinks!
I’m so touched with their effort. Nakakatuwa talaga.
And of course, there was my birthday cake!
Tamang tama my cake for me. Maarte =D
Apart from that, they also gifted me with Impanema and Havaianas flipflops. Tamang tama wala na talaga akong flipflops. Binigyan ko tuloy sila ng tigpi-piso. Di ba it’s an old wives’ tale to give money to someone who gifts you with footwear? Ayun, binigyan ko sila ng one peso each. Lelz.
Here’s a photo of all of us together. I think may ilan ilan na absent that day but the majority was there. I love each and everyone of these peeps (of course including those who were not there!). Para akong may 40+ na anak! Dati we were just less than 20 in my team. Ten years after, ganyan na kami ka-dami!
To my Post Con team, thank you so much again guys! I really appreciate everything! You made my 40th birthday extra, extra special!
=D