Last December 30, 2006, I celebrated my twen-TEENth birthday. Yes folks, I'm outta teen years andam already a certified adult (only at the age...not really when it comes to my way of thinking). And it was one of the happiest birthdays of my life.

Morning. We went to Our Lady of Lourdes Parish at Novaliches Bayan to attend the mass. Well, of course I'd thank God for another wonderful year that have passed in my life and I'll ask that He'll continue to bless me in the coming years. I was with my mom and dad and it was wonderful -- quality time with the family.

Oh before I forget, I'd have to tell you about this very weird event. I dunno why but a birthday of mine can't pass without me getting devastated, angry or irritated over something or with someone. I dunno why but that always happen. Jo saw how mortified I am on my 18th birthday and how I fussed over about being forced to buy a PINK gown (Reminder: I *SOMEHOW* abhor pink) and she saw how my mom controlled herself and avoided smacking me in the face with her fists due to anger. Heehee. And this year was no exception.

After the mass, my mom insisted on buying the 13 fruits that she'll have for the New Year celebration. It's morning, I'm still sleepy, and I hate going around wet markets. Yes people, the fruits here are sold inside wet markets...and imagine how irritated I was! Yes, call me "maarte" if you like but that's the truth. I mean, it's my birthday. I'm supposed to be the master for the day and I'm supposed to have fun for the whole day but there I was, under the morning sunshine, walking inside the wet market, with myself stinking like fish and my feet wet with mud or something. And I was frowning, really. And my mom was also kind of unhappy because of my attitude. And I can't control my irritation that I already wanted to cry because of disappointment. Maybe my hormones are too active during my birthdays that's why I'm like this. Just an assumption.

And this is the event that really irritated me. We passed by a beauty parlor and there's thing gay creature offering ladies a cheap 200-peso hair relax.

Gay: Hi Miss, gusto mo bang magpa-relax? 200 lang.
Me: *somewhat grumpy of the gay reminding me of the fact that my hair doesn't look good -- I was actually planning to just snob him/her but to be nice I answered* No, thanks.
Gay: Oi, bakit ka naman nakasimangot? Ano ba yan bagong taon na bagong taon nakasimangot ka? Buong taon kang sisimangot niyan? Bakit ka naman nakasimangot? Yaddah yaddah yaddah yaddah
Me: *gives her/him the tiger look*

EPAL KA. The exact words that I uttered under my breath. I wanted to hit him/her in the face and tell her/him "Eh kung yung kasarian mo nalang kaya yung problemahin mo kaysa yung pagsimangot ko?! Ni hindi mo nga ma-solve yung problema mo kung babae ka o lalake ka tas makikialam ka pa sa akin? " Seems that she/he got me when I woke up at the wrong side of the bed. Real evil, eh . Yes, I'm a nice person but I can be pretty b*tchy when my "sumpong" strikes. In fairness, nakonsensya naman ako after nun pero talagang bwisit na bwisit ako sa kanya.

Then I decided to sleep my irritation off.

Afternoon. My visitors started pouring in. My Lola Luisa, Tita Baby, Tito Boy and young cousin Rosanna came first. They ate lunch and merienda and we had a good time watching tv and catching up. Then my fave cousin Kuya Mark came too. Nag-inuman pa nga kami eh. Actually, sila ni Papa yung nag-iinuman nun pero hiningi ko yung isang bottle ng San Mig light.

My Dad: Aba?! Umiinom ka na? Kelan ka pa natutong uminom?
Me: Nung 3rd yr high school pa, sa celebration namin nung COCC kina Cielley.
My Dad: Aba, wag kang inom nang inom ha, baka malasing ka niyan...
Me: Pag may occassion lang ako iinom...

He's pretty worried that I'll grow into an alcoholic lady.

Then my high school classmates started coming. The first one to come was Yoradyl, a member of the Red Mist the Gods and Goddesses (that's how our barkada was called way back then...pretty ambitious). She's got a great talent in drawing anime characters and also has good english writing skills. Then my other friends followed:

Richard, my HS best friend aside from Kristine. He's a total freak, a joker, and cool.

Katrina, Richard's former love interest. A certified Globe text-addict and it touched me when she greeted me a "Happy Birthday" through the group text and mentioned my whole name (including my middle name). She still remembers!

Frankie, also a member of Red Mist and the one who always initiates our "yurakan sessions". And I always hate it when he teases me that Harold's (former admirer during HS days) still in-love with me! Rawrr!

Sheila Joy, the other Red Mist Anime Addict aside from Yoradyl. She's funny too and is currently sooo in-love (connection?)

Cielley, the nice Anime Addict and the Salutatorian of the batch. And thanks for the cute piggy! They used to call her "manang" because she's way too conservative during our HS Days but now she's already wearing make-up and sexy clothes! Whoa, what a babe!

Millet, my former "karibal-sa-top-spot" in my elementary days (Grade 2 and 3). We call her "Siga" because she's one of the boys. Really funny & "makulit sa group message". A Text Clan addict because that's where she met her "hubby". at SUPER PUTI! Haha!

Alvin, the bald guy. He's my ever-reliable, always on - call computer technician - slash- future nurse - slash - "baby delivery" boy. Heehee. Good thing he's nice and he's always willing to fix my pc whenever it's got some problems. Anyway, sorry for the teasing and for the cold shoulder.

Rhea, ka-kikayan and childish-ness rolled into one. The digicam girl the one who never missed a single HS reunion or party -- aka party animal or FARTY. An UST CommArts beauty, she never forgets that her studies is her top priority even if she's already have her "Baby E".

Lara, my "karibal" in everything during our HS days (even sa crushes!). I dunno why but we always go head-to-head against each other -- from the SC Presidency (she won over me by 20-something votes...kelangang may ganun?) to the attention of the teachers, from the most coveted scholastical awards to the positions held in CAT, from the attention of our common "JS Prom Crush" up to graduating with a BS Accountancy degree and passing the CPA Board Exam. There's this certain animosity between us that has started to show it's burning flames when she got jealous of me because she says that I'm our Math teacher's fave student, etcetera, etcetera. I've already forgiven her but still, the scars are there. I FORGIVE BUT I NEVER FORGET. Teehee.

It was fun. We laughed our hearts out while eating because we reminisced the old days and started talking about everything under the sun -- the horrible food in the school canteen to the teacher with a nasty body odor to the teacher who invents superficial yet uber-corny jokes & stories and to the fave topic of all -- Yurakan . Of course our fave topic was, again, my former admirer. Good thing he wasn't there or else I would've been the object of humiliation. We told stories about the events that happened to us after graduation, to the new boyfriends or girlfriends that they had, to the subjects that they've flunked, etc. It was fun! Here's some of the pics. (Check out my multiply if you wanna see more pics!)



TRES MARIAS:(L TO R) Odyl, Rhea and Soc


KASAL, NAKISALI AT NAKISALO: Kasal (Kat & Chard), Nakisali at Nakisalo (ako!)... isyu?!


L TO R: Me, Farty, ShiShi and Alvin


TOP: Rhea, Odyl and Me
BOTTOM: Frankie, Lharz, Kat, Chard & ShiShi


L to R: Yoradyl, Sheila Joy, Rachelle, Millet, Frankie and Me (top)


My friends Wowin and her cousin Grace also came. And her mom's gift was a gallon of Caramel Ice Cream. Yummy! My former "best friend" and childhood friend Sheena also came with her boyfriend Gian. He's 28 and 9 years older than her (He's her manager -- Sheena's a "model", ya know) and he's already asking me if I could work for his company after I pass the board! Haha! Talagang "trabaho" ang lalapit sa 'yo kapag Accountant/CPA ka! (hopefully, maging isa ako!)

But not everyone that I invited came. One of them was Jo, who's sick at that time. Yes, my friend, I understand but my birthday could've been happier if you were there (Naks, me ganun?). Rhio, Gamaliel, Eileene, and the other members of the Redwood family also weren't able to come. They missed half of their lives! Haha!

Though my day didn't start the way I wanted, it ended up nicely the way I never expected it. (Tama ba ang grammar?!) THANKS A LOT TO MY FATHER IN HEAVEN!!!

P.S. Lara borrowed some of my accounting books. I was, actually, hesitant because up to now I'm still oblivious to the things that she'd put me through. Jesus said "love your enemies" and I willingly (somehow) obeyed this rule. And maybe it worked because after she returned my books she never stopped thanking me. Nakonsensya na siguro siya sa mga pinag-gagagawa niya noon. Heehee

Labels: Euphoria, Me-Myself-and-I