surprise surprise!

me with the 'cake' :)

with Day, my bestest friend in the face of the earth (ang promotor) and little James :)

the crybaby and the crylola hugging :)

Well, I kind of ruined it actually. But still! ;p

I can't remember of a birthday that I did not celebrate at home. On my way home yesterday, I feel so sad because I never wanted to celebrate my birthday in a bus with strangers. No one was wishing me a happy birthday. Yung konduktor, nung siningil ako ng pamasahe, hindi man lang ako binigyan ng discount. Yung mga kasabay ko sa bus, hindi man lang nagattempt kantahan ako ng Happy Birthday. Sana pala nung nagbayad ako ganito, "Pala-pala lang. Birthday ko." O kaya when I reached my stop "Para po, bababa na ang birthday girl." Parang tanga lang? I know! ;p

Basta, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, on my birthday, of all days! Muni-muni, emo-emo all the way to Cavite. Then finaleeee, I reached home. :) That's why doors are locked, that's why my sweet lola (the lookout) ran inside the house when I got off the jeepney and that's why little James shriek of panic and excitement when he saw me peeping through the window. I saw that their TV was on and that the Happy Birtday song was waiting to be played. I said to myself, oh right, they're gonna sing.

When they finally opened the door, there were lighted cakes (one was made of putok bread with my nickname written on top with Choco-choco, and made even sweeter by my favorite chocolate balls all over; the other one James himself made for me, Graham crackers with lots of chocnut on top) I do not eat Chocnut but had to because the little guy was just so sweet to do it, I'm not going to break his heart. When the birthday song and all the hugging ended, we were all crying and we did not know why, pointing fingers to who started the tears. I think I did, but put the blame on my loving Lola. :D

It was such a sweet sweet gesture and one of the simplest but most sincere things that people had ever done for me. My family is my birthday present. It felt wrong to ask for anything more. :)

Thanks to everyone who remembered and wished me a happy birthday. It was indeed a happy one. I love you!!! :)