PLEASANT SURPRISES and some minor BUMPS.

August 22, 2007. This day was filled with pleasant surprises. From 12:01 to 2:01, it was just filled with fun, hip-happening moments I will not forget.
I was out with someone on the eve of my birthday and spending the night with this person was totally fun and exhilarating. The whole experience was a mix of feelings, and definitely ended on a good note. At exactly 12:01, Gen called to greet me a happy birthday. It was a touching call. Then Lot was also on the other line. Oh, Lot is my FGF. If you don’t know what these letters stand for, ask me. I went home with a smile on my face. Oh happy night! Time to sleep! I need to look fresh and giddy on my birthday.

When I woke up, I was quite disappointed that my phone had zero messages. I thought everyone forgot my birthday. L Then I saw this little icon on my phone that said something unclear to me. So I tinkered with my phone and realized that my phone memory was already filled. So I started deleting messages. I went down to shower already and guess what?! I saw mom preparing Chinese Birthday Misua for us!!! In China, it is especially important to prepare misua for birthdays as this symbolizes long life. Eh preparing misua is a difficult task. The ingredients and the preparation are quite tedious. Mom was up early. Mmmm, yummy misua!

Then after shower, I went back up to my room and then saw my phone blinking. It had 50 messages waiting to be opened. Awwwwww….. well some of them was work- following up work and deadlines to beat. But most of it were greetings na. Giddy as I am, I opened the messages one by one and thanked them too.

Surprising though, my two other best friends didn’t greet me. Oh well.

Since I can’t wear my red outfits still, I wore a two-tone bright-green, blues-clues inspired shirt. According to one of the AEs here in McCann, green suited me. Its happy enough color is a good replacement for red. Halfway, though, my tummy started to rumble. I think I ate too much misua and now I upset my own stomach. The whole walk to the building was quite a hell. I was sweating profusely, in desperate need of a toilet. Finally, I found oasis!

So when I got to my desk, I’ve already lost half a gallon of water. I looked a little pale. Everyone was asking why I was sweaty. I just said, “mainit kasi sa labas”.
Then some other relatives texted me, called me, officemates and clients too. Then after lunch, the Coke team surprised me with a yummy cake. Dolly Sin from Claudettes. Slurp. Ang sarap! Dennis Luna and I had some catching up late in the afternoon. Then finally dinner!

The cast included Gen, ER, Dennis, Aya, Lot, Ria, Yettie and me. It was drizzling when we left the office. But when we got to Rockwell, it was pouring! We had dinner at Gram’s Diner then went to UCC after. We had some naughty and nice discussions about trivial and superficial matters.

Then we decided to call it a night at 11. I rode with Aya and ER going home. But wait! The night wasn’t over yet. We had one for the road drinks at this watering-hole in leviste (121). We stayed up until past one. Then we went home na talaga.

I want to say thank you to those who remembered my birthday yesterday. Thank you for sharing that day with me and making me happy. Gen, thanks so much for all the love and effort. ER and Aya, thanks for the beer talk and you-know-what. And to Dennis for the fudge chorva and Ceylon tea at UCC and to Lot, of course, for everything else. For those things that money can’t buy (naks). Ria, thanks for fighting with me. Hehe.

It was a day full of pleasant surprises, indeed.