4.24.2008

simple pero rock! ^^



something for a post celebration.
04.13.2008

my parents were out for FOUR full days.
THEY turned 25 last April 10th:)
and went away for their
silver wedding anniversary...
(yes, it was great of them to leave their fab daughters behind:/)

so we conspired and gave them a hefty surprise.
well, it wasn't "GRAND". but we're pretty sure it did rock our parents' worlds.

a challenge. we tried to cook something up on a budget. literally.
worked with tons of creativity. EFFORT. and a whole lotta teamwork.
prepped a 5-course meal. from scratch. yup, from appetizers all the way to dessert!
twas a first for us three, and i tell you... it was hard to work in the kitchen with the three of us around (we almost fought and all. haha).

thank God everything came out smoothly. SUCCESS! :)
(tough luck, my cam broke down during THE day, so much for documentation)

every bead of sweat and every ounce of effort paid off.
our parents didn't realize we could do something like this. my mom didn't think we could cook this well... my dad thought it was pretty neat altogether "fine dining right there in our garden..."

i love my folks. i heart my sisters. i love my family... to pieces.

creds: thanks to my sister, Ross , for putting this vid together.

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4.01.2008

twenny-ish.


one. two. three. TWENNY-four.
yup, tis the day i turned the big two-four.
eew-eth. (blurting that for the nth time)

call me weird, but i've always been in denial. i hate adding a year to my age. i can't suck the fact that i'm a year older. ('cos it doesn't necessarily mean that i'm wiser... just kidding!)

basta, i'm just weird this way. and it'd take some time before i finally acknowledge that i am 24. bente quatro. 2-4. 24. twenty-four. 24. (only to realize that the year's over. haha.) honestly, i don't feel that i am anywhere in my 20's. isip-bata? hmm. child-like pwede pa. should i start acting my age? depends.

come on, kaka-birthday ko pa lang diba? haha. so pagbigyan niyo nako... BUT
i hope you'd keep an open mind before your temperatures rise on me... i'm grateful for such a day. i'm thankful that God gave me another year to live and experience. i feel so blessed, having a bunch of people remember the 1st of APRIL. other it being april fools'.

mababaw lang akong tao. i'm easy to please.

thanks to everyone who greeted me. you've somehow shared this day with me ^.^
yes, i know i said that this day was "just like any ordinary day, if not for the fact that i intermittently get birthday messages etc."
thanks for bringing the message across.
thanks for your kind gestures. they're sweet altogether. promise!
thanks for making me feel special. and loved at that:)
i deeply appreciate each and every one of them... no matter how simple or "insignificant" it may seem. para sakin, malaking bagay na yon:)

i need not enumerate right?
basta, i thank everyone who remembered this day. and i'm stretching these grateful arms to those who went the "extra mile". >:D<
i know that i need to make "bawi" cos this day was rather uneventful.
but i'm sealing the night with a blissful spirit. because i felt so blessed having these people around. plus i'm assured that God has better promises ahead of me.

i'm excited. oooh better, i'm elated! ;D
forget that i ever hated slating another year in my existence...

creds: since i forgot to take some snaps as proof of THE DAY. that clip was taken last December.. haha.

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