What’s so darn special about birthdays? This question often pops up in my head whenever my birthday – the 5th of October - draws near. It bugs me because, well, I am supposed to prepare some handa or throw a party for everyone for the big day. Wow! Gastos! Whew! I’ve always thought of the other way around to celebrate a birthday… Well, let me get back first to my opener… What’s so special about birthdays ba? Probably celebrating the day of one’s birth… Hmmm… what’s so special about that? That I was born pretty, with lots of charm... hmm… hmm… This is going somewhere… Well, whatever it is that makes a birthday a day to be celebrated, I still think that the friends/family of the celebrant should be the one to throw a party for her and not the celebrant throwing a party to everyone… Just imagine the economic equation to the parties …

Anyways, I’m going way ahead of the reason why I’ve thought of writing this blog…

Guess what…? Wonders of wonders! I’ve received a very special gift from this pair - Jinky and Nice (s'ya sige na Marianne na!). Di ko talaga in-expect na maka-receive ng gift na ganito... especially from you guys...



You see, for the past 33 birthdays that I’ve celebrated (including 33 Christmases), I’ve never received a gift that made me say “Wow!” As in "Wowowee!"

I’m not sure if I’m just overreacting… It’s just that, that I’m used to be the one to give gifts… [Well, at least, such a gift I’ve given to that one special person - hehehehe! ‘wag n’yo ako ibuking mga kapatid]. Or is it probably because I’ve never thought of receiving such a gift?

I am definitely not talking about the cost, but how you thought of giving me this gift… ‘Yun bang tipo na nag-isip kung ano ‘yung ma-a-appreciate talaga nung pagbibigyan ‘yung ibinigay mo…

Alam mo ‘yun? As in, swak na swak talaga itong Speedo na ito…



Kasi, I’m that type of person na kahit ano lang, in fact, kahit wala akong matanggap na gift… Happy na ako na makasama ko ‘yung mga taong important sa akin… Nakakapagpasaya sa akin… Alam mo ‘yun?

Mababaw lang talaga ako… Okay na nga ‘yung card e… Sobrang okay na ‘yun sa akin… I seldom receive gifts pati… saka ordinary gifts lang… pocketbooks, alarm clocks, desk clocks, birthday cards, stuff toys, bags, clothes (branded and unbranded), money (pang-celebrate ng birthday from my immediate family members)… Yes, I must admit, Ces (my sister) and my nanay have given me watches na before pa… Pero outside from my immediate family, ngayon pa lang ako nakatanggap ng ganito ka-special na gift… As in!

OA ba ako? I can’t help it… Siguro, proud ako … overwhelmed siguro … kasi the gift has made me feel something na kakaiba… special siguro? ‘Yung para bang… Wow! Bigat ng dating… Or siguro din nag-swak lang ;yung style ng watch sa taste ko? Di ko maipaliwanag ang feeling… Alam mo ‘yun? Iba e… Kasi, alam mo ‘yun? Kuripot ako e… Di ko maibili sarili ko ng something as extravagant as this (kahit na imitation na watch worth P150.00 na ibinibenta ditto sa office na gustong-gusto kong bilhin nuon, pinag-iisipan ko pa ng isang milyong beses kung bibilhin ko o hindi kasi e.. kaya extravagant na para sa akin ito) except of course ‘yung categorized as necessity like clothes, bags, cellular phone, hard drive (necessity talaga ‘yun promise), etc… E eto ngang watch ko na ginagamit, five years in the making bago ko nabili… As in pinag isipan ko nang ganun katagal ang worth P2,300.00 na office watch ko… I’d rather give gifts to my immediate family (money and all) o kaya sa closest friends/people sa akin than spend on things I can live without… Extravagant ako pag dating sa mga taong mahal ko… Kahit ano siguro basta may laman ang bulsa ko… ibibigay ko…

Sobrang masaya na ako na na-spend ko ‘yung birthday ko sa Davao… Pero, maka-receive pa ako ng gift na ganito… Wow! Siguro eto na ‘yung pinaka-special na birthday ko sa lahat-lahat ng 34 years na pag-celebrate ko ng birthday ko… Sobra-sobra akong happy… Kasi nakalimutan ko ‘yung problem ko sa office… nakalimutan ko kahit sandali ‘yung feeling na wala akong kuwenta… at kung anu-ano pang negative feeling na napi-feel ko sa nangyayari sa buhay-opisina ko… saka pati na rin siguro ‘yung boredom ng pagiging single ko… this birthday has reminded me that may mga tao pa rin na nagpapahalaga sa akin … [‘wag na kayo mag-react sa drama ko… minsan n’yo lang ako marinig mag-labas ng drama sa buhay ko kaya samantaahin n’yo na], na kahit na tumanda siguro ako ng single, di ko pa rin mapi-feel n mag-isa ako kasi andyan lang sila makikipagcelebrate, makikiramay, makikisaya, makikiluha, di mangiiwan sa kin sa ere.. higit sa lahat magpapalibre, magpapaadvise, manggogoyo, mang-aasar at magti-three points sa akin (hehehehe! Joke lang guys!)… sana nga… until pagputi ng buhok ko, pinapatawa n’yp pa rin ako… sinasakyan pa rin ang mga drama ko sa buhay… at mapagtiyagaan n’yo pa rin ang kaseryosohan ko sa buhay… wish ko lang sana, di kayo maging member ng federation namin nina ate ning – matatandang dalaga na tagapag-alaga ng mga pamangkin! nyahahahahaha! Seryoso na ulit ako… salamat talaga sa gift… Sapul na sapol ang pagkasentimental ko… ‘Wag n’yo na pagtakhan ang reaction ko… Ganito talaga ako pag na-o-overwhelmed… Mwah!