As what everyone may know by now based on my last entry, I just had my birthday. And for the first time in so many years, I had the most fun celebrating!
Truth be told, I was a bit anxious about my birthday this year since it has been joked about by some friends that turning 33 would usher in a rather trying year. The 'crucifixion year', as any Catholic/Christian would probably understand. Luckily, I know who to go to to allay my fears...
The first thing I did to celebrate my birthday was to go to Baclaran church as a thanksgiving for another year. It has been a while since my last Baclaran visit and it felt really good to be there. So good that I decided to resume my long neglected devotion to do my novena to the Mother of Perpetual Help every Wednesday. My (late) momma would be proud!
Next, I gave myself my own post-Christmas/birthday gift: a Video iPod! After months of thinking over it and after finding an easier way to pay for it (a credit card deferred payment promo sealed my decision), I finally jumped into the iPod bandwagon. And I am loving every musical moment of it! So if you see me in the street walking like a supermodel sashaying with the rhythm, you can now figure out why.My birthday this year was also a bit historic since I decided for the first time to temporarily suspend my usual stinginess (as if my iPod purchase wasn't enough). First, I invited my Club Madonna friends (AJ, Victor, Elg & Francis) to a birthday dinner to which my roomate Rolf and My Sunshine also joined. The following night, another birthday dinner with fellow MB Philippines members and a few days after, I treated my office friends to an after-work birthday lunch. My birthday celebration ran through several days and this cheapskate loved every minute of it! And I absolutely loved all the gifts I got! From a set of Sharon Cuneta videos, loads of Body Shop goodies and a personalized 'bling-bling' bracelet. But more importantly, it was so heartwarming to have my friends with me on my special day.
To cap off my 'birthday week', I went with my friend Liza's family to the Eurostar Carnival in The Fort, Makati and desperately tried to recapture my youth by feasting on as many, ice cream, hotdogs, popcorn and cotton candy as I can. It was so much like being a kid again (except now, I had to pay for my own sweets, hah!). Liza and I also dared each other to take on what we thought would be usual carnival rides but turned to be some nasty, gravity-defying, NASA-worthy and puke-inducing trips to hell. Whew!Either the carnival rides have gotten really fiercer or I just am no longer that adventurous hotshot I used to be...
Whatya thinks?!?
And a year was forever and a day...
Birthdays
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