Anyway, after downing my special hot adobo with a liter of coke right out of the bottle (yeah, no holds barred with my brunchie, hehehe), I am now set for my storytelling. Kakanta na ang bruhang bilanggo sa malabon, hahahaha!
Let's do a timeline, so it'd be fun. Oh yeah...
4-23-07: Nauna ng bumati ang aking favorite girl cousin na si Shane (more than a week na kasi nagbabakasyon with us ung three cousins ko to this date). Wala lang, gusto lang tlgng mauna, hahahaha.
Sumunod na rin OL from Vancouver ang family ni Saku, Sakim, at ni Leslie- another girl cousin of mine, the tenth and youngest sa Chua clan, in fact. This is when I was feeling the sad mood coming on, maybe because of my impending 20th...
4-24-07: Tumawag ang unexpected friend ko, si Jefferson. He's such a darling, ang sweet nga eh. I was playing tetris when he called me up. So chinika ko na rin, ayun, inasar ako until I felt happy na. After about an hour he had to go eat dinner, promising to greet me later pa rin para happy, hehehe. :)
Weirdo-
Ma accused me of being so weird then. She kept giving me that 'oh what are you?' look with my cousin Shane.
Honestly I dunno why but I sure noticed it too- parang nagbabago ang air ko sa house. Normally I'm not too expressive with myself (unless it's full-blast frustration) under the roof, but recently, especially during the week of my birthday, nagiging weird ang galaw ko, aka being so dramatic and singsong...2 examples-
Scene 1-
Ma intensely playing tetris on DVD. Me just going out my room, holding big blue basin.
Me: (jumps up and down alone) Dadadadadadada...nothing in this world can stop us tonight, I can do what she can do so much better... (a la Paris Hilton)
Ma: (catching my eyes with her weird look) Ano na naman yan...(laughs out)
Me: (stops, not getting her point) What? (tapos I got it) Eh bakit ba, I'm just expressing myself freely...(laughs)
Scene 2-
Finished brushing my teeth with my fave Colgate flavor. Shane and Ma still outside playing tetris on DVD.
Me: (with hands outstretched and hopping towards my room) Yeah, icycool paradise! (Jay-R TV toothpaste commercial)
Shane and Ma: (exchange weird look)
Shane: Atsi!!!
Me: What? (this time I get it more quickly) Eh, bakit ba, mind your own business, I'm being more expressive, hmph...
Ma: (ignoring me) Hay, ganyan siguro Shane kapag magbebente na...(laughs)
Me: Ganun? (laughs) Fine...
Hmm...it must be my 20ness. I hate to admit it, but yeah, maybe that's a factor, hehehe. At least I'm not being grumpy, right? Pero fine, weird nga...
4-25-07
(12:03am): I was listlessly going over my emails and some blogs when Jep textd me happy birthday with a twist of mockery. I know I should feel insulted na he called me 'tita anni' pero I felt happy with the thought. Kasi nauna siya.
(12:10am): Nagtext si Therese, another close friend of mine. Cute text. :) Pero at this point I was honestly hoping for four particular people to to text me...
A Surprise-
(12:15am): Shane was anxiously pulling me out of the computer chair. When the corner of her lips quivered into a sly grin, I smiled and realized that there was a plan set for midnight. I came out with her lighting up a small white candle (which I use for the stove when it doesn't light up) and with everyone singing happy birthday to me (except Arvin na natulog na).
I shyly (yeah right) smiled in my favorite pjs as my mami brought out her digicam and took shots of all of us by the kitchen doorway.
Gifts and Goodies-
When I thought that that was all, biglang nilabas ni mami ung gift niya, then si dii rin pla meron. I set my utensils down and started opening my gifts. Ung kay dii- hard bible case na matagal ko nang gusto at need, plus a rubber bee cellphone chain that said, 'be thankful always.'
Ung kay mama medyo naintriga ako, kasi previously si shane nag-drop na ng hints sa akin about a surprise. So medyo alam ko na na it's something 'kiligabol'. Hahahahaha. I opened the plain-looking box and playfully pouted when torn graphing papers and testpapers fell out. But when I grabbed a fistful of the shreds, I picked out the first album of...guess who!- Dennis Trillo!!!
And I was ecstatic about it. I mean come on, how many moms out there actually give a thought of whom their daughters go gaga with? Yeah, I say my ma's such a terrif mom- she gave me exactly what I wanted. I appreciate the thought so much that if I didn't have that pride there I'd throw myself at her for a great big barney hug (eeww). I didn't want to spoil the gift yet so I lovingly put it away for next-day observation.
Tapos bogchi na kmi sa birthday noodles at two whole chickens na binili ni Sahia earlier nung nag-'gym' daw siya when in fact he went to Causeway to get them.
Daytime Greetings-
(12:20am): Nagtext na rin si Jrep, finally!!! And I thought he was asleep. (Hindi pa nacontento finlood pa ung YM box ko with greetings later in the day.) Two days later he told me he textd at 12:10 (sa kanila). Fine, basta hindi siya ang nauna, bleh!!!:P
And the day went...sa paggising ko nagtext si Andrei (ni Yanilovs ko), chinika ko konti thru txt. Tapos si papa sa phone, tagtext pa uli later.
Then si KR...at si Ed Cel, na kinagulat ko tlg pero super appreciate ko. Si Des a week before bumati na in person. Si Herschel just two days ago, by phone. Si Donya by YM, bumati.
(Before noon): Si Arvin shoti ko, Bern, Timms (new friend ko), Sha, Ian, Jordi, Yani (with Andrei and Nessa), Siku, Kev, Dihia, Ahia, Albert (bro ko), Andrew, Tif (na alam kong gimik tlgng maging latest para cool, hahaha).
Si Odi, Julie, Jill (kabatch ni Thea). Si Ja, Paulo, and Os two days later. Then si Alwin- na miss ko na super. Si Riema at bully Tadzy, sa YM while I'm offline bumati rin. Si Tita Mikee (the breeder friend of mama who sold us Lebron)- greeted me with a comment sa Friendster ko, hahaha...cute!
Allegedly si Mon, pero hindi ko natanggap(sayang!). But I know he's aware of the occasion, so thank you na rin sa kanya. Si Shuri naghuggalicious sa kin when we met two days later. Si Paulo- one of the four expected kong unang babati, forgot- I think. But he compensated naman when he showed up sa mall tour two days later- which I will talk about further down.
Dinner With Mi Papa-
(8:30pm): Of course, sa pagdikta ni Amang Hari (aka my Sahia- bansag ni mama sa kanya yan kasi ang sinasabi niya mostly nagiging parang batas), kumain kami sa Causeway, as planned. Minus mama, of course. I protested nung umaga kasi yoko la si mama, pero si sahia, mapilit at inobliga si papa as my father, so fine, we went. Sumunod si Dihia, coming all the way from katipunan.
It was rather fun kasi ang tagal na naming hindi naggagather nang ganun. Si sahia, malay ko ba, nag-order ng super dami. Masarap, pero too much for me, I think- at FACT: Hindi ako kumain all day, save for a serving of Halo2 in the afternoon, so dapat di ba gutom ako? Hehehe. Hey, fyi not dieting, pero siguro sa pakikinig ko dun sa album ni Dennis eh nawala na sa isip kong kumain at puro chorva na lang ang inatupagers...hahaha.
Pag-uwi I received my birthday cash- the value which I intend to withhold here. Not much, but it was enough for a simple happy birthday girl.
A Biting Note c/o The Rat-
Umuwi ako, happy and heavy, though a bit sad na we went our separate ways for the night. Checked my computer stuff, YM with people- until I talked with rep there. He said to take a look at my friendster account.
I was thinking it'd be some corny roast sh*t he composed there, but then I felt euphoric when I finally found the webpage he was referring to. After reading it I forgot about my unresolved birthday anticipations...replaced with such a feeling of unexplainable happiness that rendered me speechless all night. I simply told repa goodnight and refused to comment online then.
4-26-07
We visited mendiola house and my cousins' place to get clothes and stuff...honestly it was a good way to move out for a while, kasi when we went off biglang dumating si Ape, Papa, and si Ahia- which I'm sure my ma didn't want to see anytime. So ayun, habang nag-aayos ng bahay, andun kami. Sinamahan ko sa SM north si Ma for some stuff. Nung gabi umalis na kami.
Tampuhan Blues-
Hindi ko alam na invited pla kami sa 40 days (after death) ng lolo ni Shane. Kung hindi lang dahil sa meeting namin ng sjfriends next day I'd willingly go, pero ayun, hindi pdi. Nagtampo si mama- said I didn't ask for her permission when in fact three times ko tinanong a week before.
4-27-07
Eto sched ng sjfriends miting sa mall of asia. At the same time birthday blowout ko na rin. Although initially last week 20something ung invited, Rep and I narrowed it down to about ten later kasi sila lang ang pwede. Tapos at the last minute, nag-cancel si Herschel dahil may emercengy.
So for this occasion, here is the final list of those who attended (in order of arrival sa moa)-
The SJ Peepz Magic Circle of Ten:
1. Os (two hours waiting, napunta na sa French Baker js as we came in)
2. Jep (biglang pmunta despite his class na 3pm sa admu)
3. Bern (umaga nag-text, nauna pa sa kin)
4. Shuri (magkasama ata sila ni Bern)
5. Rep (sinundo pa ko from my house, so I owe him my attendance)
6. Me (the bday gal, of course)
7. Therese (muntik na di nakarating- sinundo pa namin sa SM San Lazaro, san ka pa, hahaha)
8. Tif (humabol ah, fresh from UP class)
9. Monching (friend niya, second time ko nakita, classmate ni Tif sa UP)
10.Paulo (despite school disturbances, nakarating at around 5 na ata)
Ayun. So as scheduled nagkita kami ni Jrep sa bahay ko, mga 10:40 am na ata. Sinundo namin si Therese sa San Lazaro, then go straight kami sa moa. Kakahiya nga kay repareps eh, I forgot to bring barya so on the way siya ang gumasta para sa kin. Nung kumain na ng lunch tska na ko nagbayad. KFC ang craving ko at dahil fit sa blowout budget ko, that's what we ordered.
Initially puro hugs, kisses, kwento, asaran, at kulitan. Ung iba sa min nagpapakalambingers like Shuri, who voiced out her desire to sit beside me(or the other way around), much to my laughter. Pero I so got weirded out when the voluptuous babe (I called her that then) later on kissed me by the neck upon saying farewell...creepy, funny...whatever!
Jep had to go a bit later after lunch because of his 3pm class in admu. So after thanking him so much for his thoughfulness and consideration, we bid him farewell. At lumusob na kami ng arcade after pic shots and washroom commotions.
Arcade Galore:
Understood naman na dahil kasama ko tong batch na ito eh puros fun to the max sa quantum ang gagawin namin all afternoon. As usual, after loading with rep's card (ay, sorry tlg pare, next time I will buy my own powercard), nagbabad ako sa Dancemania with my friends.
Un iba sa min na super crowd-gatherer ng Drummania (Bern at Shuri), e di naglaro, at surely namangha ako sa galing nila.
Si rep at os nag-timecrisis (medyo na-inggit ako kasi sabi ko kami ni rep dapat, finsh that game from start). May air hockey session rin kami na super funny kasi ang saya ng teamups. I teamed with Tif, lost and won some...but we had the same wavelength of move sa table so ok kami.
Fire on the Dancefloor-
Dumating si Mon when I got tired. Now, intro ko- Mon is a great dancer. At namaster niya na before ang Dancemania, so I got some moves from him. This time is no exception. Kahit na one sem na siyang hindi naglalaro, we pushed him to go and there he went, sayaw super and people from outside even halted to watch him groove.
I tried to copy some moves from him, but couldn't execute it kasi super naconscious ako when we play it together na. Pero I say na from the first time namin nagkita na super la ako lam, I certainly improved a lot. :)
Os is a great hataw king, and with mon, gumiling ang dalawa, talo pa girls sa kalambutan. Os dared, "Kembot ka." I was like, "(still playing) No! Conscious ako!" He exclaimed, "Eh kung kami nga ni Mon, lalaki kami, walang hiya, kumekembot-!" Something like that, a realization on my part, which made me laugh.
Si Tif naman game sa innov, with much support from our crowd, at nung nagtry siyang gumamit ng head, I followed suit, and nahawa na rin ako sa iba-iba pang styles ni expert Mon, hehehe.
Later Paulo arrived, much to my thrill. I invited him to play along (second time niya so mild lang kami). He was game, which is great. And I think a bit more and mahhook na rin yun. It must be because we were rooting for each other as a group. And I think he needs the break rin after his school stuff (required siya mag-summer class, so he has no long vacation).
We danced and danced. The only baddie about this is that, super akong pinawisan. La poise!!!
But you know me, don't really seem to care as long as I'm having fun at it...parang workout nga eh! At- nakakawala ng hiya, which still happens to be my one occasional problem in school and outside.
Ay, if my mother only knew I could do this now..!
One Lost-
I noticed in the middle of the arcade biz, nawala si Repa. I began to ask the people of his whereabouts, but none could tell where he really went. I felt a bit frustrated kasi I had been wanting to play 5 full rounds of music with him and defeat him there once and for all.
Akala ko nag-CR. So fine, I played with the others while I waited. Balak ko na pagalitan, hahaha.
Tapos biglang bumaba from the escalator, may dalang something. Well kahit di ko pa lam kung ano un, I knew it was a present for me, as he informed me at his arrival.
Sa totoo lang I was caught unguarded with such a surprise that I felt ashamed. Nahiya ako para sa kanya kasi feel ko he felt obliged to get me a gift kasi ung ibang people nagdala (?). Pero fine, whatever his reason was, I did thank him later, although sa totoo lang he didn't really need to do that.
Beard Papa's cream puffs-
At bern's incessant pleadings we sat in front of Beard Papa's store. Now, I'll let you in on a trivia- I am not fond of pastries. So when we bought those 50-peso apiece cream puffs na alam kong dapat super yummy, I only finished half and gave it to rep, kasi hindi talaga ako mahilig. Sayang, sana pla inuwian ko si sahia kasi lam ko fave niya un. But I had to save my money so I didn't. Next time, dapat...
Clowning in the Car-
After talking for a while at bumalik na ang ilan sa min from timezone (hahaha hindi pa nakapagbabad mabuti sa quantum), we had to plan on going home. It turns out na karamihan pala sa min hindi pa planado kung pano umuwi. So ayun, pinag-usapan.
Si Pau 5 mins drive lng ang home away from the place, so no prob. And being helpful, he offered us a ride to lrt. kaso ang prob eight kami at the time (minus shuri who had to meet up with bf habs before going to hk tomorrow with bern, and jep who already went home) and his car's only for four people minus the driver.
I was willing to go ride the jeep somewhere in case we didn't fit, but then dahil na rin mapilit si bern, tif, at therese, sumama na rin ako. Si Mon hiwalay, so that made us seven. Tif and thea took the front seat. The guys sat behind.
Madaya si Bern kasi umupo siya sa tabi nila and I had to sit on her lap! Kung hindi lang kami close, ay nko...nahiya talaga ako- I mean mas matanda kasi ako so I thought dapat ako ang kakandong sa kanya. Tapos what made it worse was, on the fun way eh ginugulo ako ni Bern with her lesbian tendencies, aka moving unacceptably with such a small place (don't get me started with that). Hahahaha.
Ayun. And home we went. Si bern nagpipilit pa rin ng beach outing (na impossible tlg ako sumama dahil kay mami). It was honestly hard for me to go separate ways with them.
I texted them my thanks when I got back. I fixed myself, surveyed my gifts...
Gifts-
Bern's present of a red doll from toy kingdom was very mature (you know it's ironic, haha) and touching, because she bothered to make a quick yet thoughtful choice. But she really got me with that work of love (which I'm a total sucker for)- a self-made red jelly (which turned salmon pink when she added the milk, and had no sugar because she forgot, hahahaha).
But really, it was good enough for my taste (I took a shaking spoonful prior to chilling it in the fridge)
Os's cutie bear from bearhugs was unexpectedly nice, coz it brought back memories of my own bears. I liked Pau's book gift, kasi tagal ko na like ung author, si Coelho. At yung pasalubong from China, xiexie!
Si Tif and Therese, di ko lam kung matutuwa ako o maiinsulto ako sa gift nila, kasi naman according to Thea nung nakita daw nila to naicp nila ako...ay, weird! Hahahaha!
(http://photo.xanga.com/theresechua/a5fe3119468195/photo.html)
Tapos ung 'insult gift' ni Repa (he gave it to me based on what he wrote sa friendster ko, about me being swa kaw sa food, hahahaha), ok naman though I think he must have regretted it kasi later nga I expressed my not being fond of pastries so much...be bought me some fancy (I could tell because of the wraps and presentation) colored special ones, which I still have not tasted...maybe later.
(Pis repa- in case I won't like its taste mamaya- it's the thought that counts, right? Hahahahaha! But I will SURELY inform you of it!!! Bwahahaha)
The Issue of Her Meanness-
Before I close this, I would like to tackle an issue of tif...
Sabi kasi niya sa kin ang mean ko daw kay repareps, which I shortly shared to Rep, much to his glee. I dunno, seryoso ba siya when she accused me of this? (hey, answer me if you read this!)
I suddenly want to know if I'm overabusing (hahaha redundance ba) Sir Nick...of course if I am I'd cut down...but then, that'd take time coz I'm used to just destressing with him.
Seriously I'd try my best to find the answers to this issue, hehehe. Whether tif's right or wrong about it I still owe her my sincere thanks for pointing it out. :)
**to-follow: my little note...pahabol lang naman, hehehe.
Tapos ung 'insult gift' ni Repa (he gave it to me based on what he wrote sa friendster ko, about me being swa kaw sa food, hahahaha), ok naman though I think he must have regretted it kasi later nga I expressed my not being fond of pastries so much...be bought me some fancy (I could tell because of the wraps and presentation) colored special ones, which I still have not tasted...maybe later.
(Pis repa- in case I won't like its taste mamaya- it's the thought that counts, right? Hahahahaha! But I will SURELY inform you of it!!! Bwahahaha)
The Issue of Her Meanness-
Before I close this, I would like to tackle an issue of tif...
Sabi kasi niya sa kin ang mean ko daw kay repareps, which I shortly shared to Rep, much to his glee. I dunno, seryoso ba siya when she accused me of this? (hey, answer me if you read this!)
I suddenly want to know if I'm overabusing (hahaha redundance ba) Sir Nick...of course if I am I'd cut down...but then, that'd take time coz I'm used to just destressing with him.
Seriously I'd try my best to find the answers to this issue, hehehe. Whether tif's right or wrong about it I still owe her my sincere thanks for pointing it out. :)
**to-follow: my little note...pahabol lang naman, hehehe.
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