I can’t believe I turned 40 years old na.
The initial plan was to have a big party to celebrate my birthday. 40 years old eh. Big deal daw yun. And bilang isang papansin na tao ako, expected in Alvin that I will have a big party. Kinukulit niya ako ng kinukulit. Si Wowa kept on messaging me na magpapagawa na daw siya ng mugs na may Mommy Fleur para sa giveaway. Hehe. Kaso as the day approached, I changed my mind. Hindi ko alam mga bakla. I suddenly felt I just wanted to have a celebration with people closest to me lang.
I went to work on my birthday. Pamahiin ko kasi not to miss the first day of work of the year even though it falls on my birthday. Thursday birthday ko so as expected, super konting tao lang ang pumasok that day. Most of the people, dinerecho na nila ang leave nila until that weekend. Monday na sila nagpasukan.
Kaya I was super touched when my staff gave me flowers and cake that day. Konting konti lang sila kaya I really appreciated the effort and thought.
This is my 40th birthday cake #1.
It was a parang Strawberry Shortcake and it was delicious.
When I got home, we opened the cake that Alvin and Anika had made for me. Binigyan ko sila ng pegs ng cake that I like but I was pleasantly surprised with the design. Wala siya dun sa mga binigay ko na pegs pero ang galing ng naisip nila =)
Jersey number ko na lang daw ang nilagay nila, not my age. Lelz.
This is cake #2.
The plan was to have dinner na kami lang. Lolo Papa was visiting so he went with us. Faye and Isabel went to our house to see me, so kasama din sila hahaha! We ate at this Japanese restaurant at Resort’s World. Mahalia. Mas gusto ko sa Kikufuji or sa Nihonbashitei or dun sa Japanese resto sa Makati Cinema Square.
Nanlibre si Alvin ng lobster. Ang milky and sweet. Ka-mahal pero masarap. That was the only dish I really enjoyed that night.
Meron dun King Crab. 14 thousand pesos ata yun. Kaloka.
The next day, Wowa treated us at Niu in SM Aura. Birthday kasi namin ni LT =) Faye bought me my birthday cake #3. This is SLICE’s Tres Leches cake and it’s my favorite!
Naubos namin ni Anika yan in 2 sittings.
Happy ako because everyone was there. Si Alvin lang ang wala kasi he had work.
Niu gave us cakes.
And of course we also posed with Faye’s cakes =)
Sobra tuwa ko nung birthday ko kasi I was with my family. Minsan lang mangyari ito kaya I took a birthday selfie with each one of them.
This is my youngest brother, Noel who now lives in Australia.
This is my second brother, Toots.
Ang popogi ng mga kapatid ko.
This is Russ. She’s Toots’ girlfriend. Napakabait na tao grabe. Nakakainis magpicture na katabi siya kasi ang ganda niya. Hahahaha!
This is LT. She took care of us when we were little. She’s the youngest sibling of Lolo Papa. They’re 10 all in all and are named in alphabetical order. Nakakaaliw, promise.
Of course you all know my beautiful mom, Wowa, who seems to be not ageing. How to be you po? =D
This is my cousin, Faye, who’s like a sister to me and to my brothers. We grew up together kasi.
The husband who doesn’t like being photographed except with when he’s riding his motorcycle.
This is my dad, Lolo Papa, who everyone says I look like.
My dad still calls me Princess until now. He stayed at our house when he was in Manila. When he needs me, he calls me not by my name but with “Princess”.
“Princess, paki book mo ako ng Grab.”
“Princess, paki abot nga niyan.”
“Princess, kain na tayo.”
I got so used to it that I took it for granted na. It was when I was driving home one night that I realized na hindi lahat ng daddies call their daughters, “Princess”. Hindi lahat ng dads STILL call their 40 year old daughter, “Princess”. Ang swerte ko kasi ang sweet ng dad ko sa akin. I would never tire hearing him call me that.
Moving on, this is my unica hija, Anika Summer.
Lastly, this is us with the adorable Isabel.
If you think Isabel is cute in photos, you should see her in person. Mawawala ang bad vibes sa katawan niyo. Isabel kasi has this thing na when she’s there, nakaka-gaan ng feeling. Maybe that’s her super power. Ang ganda ng disposition ng batang yan.
The recent holidays is all about family for me.
Kaya din siguro ako parang tinamad na to have a huge party. I feel so happy and contented that complete ang family ko.
That’s what happened during my birthday.
Stayed tuned because may part 2 and 3 pa ang 40th birthday celebration ko!