My birthday this year was nothing spectacular. I woke up and decided not to come to work (thought I owed myself a break); I stayed online for a few hours; I went to a dental clinic to ask the dentist a few questions about my tooth (again!!); I had my laptop repaired at the Toshiba service center (finally!!); and I had dinner with 3 special people at Powerplant, Rockwell. It sounds like a regular day, doesn’t it? :D
One thing I think you should know about me is I don’t have a problem spending my birthday the most ordinary way. I might be expecting a little something from the handful of people closest to me, but other than that, I really don’t care about the others. I don’t mind having this (imaginary) long list of friends who forgot to associate January 29th with me. Or the fact that nobody at my new office knew it was my birthday (except, Romzkee, who later found out about it. LOL). Or that my other friends who supposedly belong to the “inner circle friendship category” just sent a greeting through text message or e-mail and were done with it. — I know this may seem like a sarcasm, but really I don’t mind at all. :) What I’m trying to point out is I find it really immature when somebody makes a big deal out of the fact that some of his/her friends forgot to greet him/her on his birthday; or that his/her friends didn’t do something special for him/her (say, organize a surprise party?); or he/she didn’t receive more nice presents. That’s just taking it too damn personal. These kinds of expectation are just for kids. Isn’t it understandable that some people forget? Are busy with other things? Or just plain broke or indifferent? That’s just how life is. I believe it’s mostly up to the person to decide how to make his or her day special, not the people around. The Truman Show-kind of life is unlikely to happen, my friend.
I’m saying this because I’ve been accused of being indifferent toward someone’s birthday in the past. I felt really guilty about it at first, but then I also thought, there’s really not much I can do about it at that time. The events were out of my control. Even so, I had to put up with that awkward situation.
Anyway, like I said, it’s up to the celebrant to decide how to make his/her day special. Yes, my birthday seemed like an ordinary day, but I didn’t find it non-special at all. I had a late celebration with Deej, Che-che, and my older brothers last night. I claimed my free 2-dozen Krispy Kreme donuts at their The Fort branch, ordered an 18-inch Yellow Cab Manhattan Meatlovers pizza to go, and had a sumptuous dinner with them at home. It was nothing big but, nevertheless, I enjoyed it.
I hope you enjoy the food as much as we did! LOL.
HAPPY 19th BIRTHDAY TO ME! :)
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Krispy kreme and yellowcab?? Heaven!!!! :) OH WOW. BAT NDE MO KO ININVITE?? MAY GANYANG KAINAN PALA??! LOL. I would have texted you three times more. hehe. :)
so, kelan mo ko idedeyt? So i can give you my birthday gift (which i will only buy when we decided on a date na haha you know me). :)
Gah, yung dating thrice a day nateng coffee-and-rant-break, ngayon RSS feeds update nalang. Hay. I may not be seeing you that much anymore like before, but knowing you spent your special day with those people you love and you enjoyed every bit of it is enough to make me smile too.
pero yuck ha. 23 ka na. so tell me, what’s worse? turning a year older o gaining a few pounds more because of krispy kreme and yellowcab? hehe. I miss you girlfriend :)
Shucks mehn. I didn’t want the Krispy Kreme thing kasi matamis…but seeing those doughnuts…MEHN. BITIN YUNG HALF DOZEN!!!
I miss Yellow Cab too. November pa ko last nakakain nun. Huuuu.
Glad you enjoyed your birthday! :D
RIZ: Haha. Surprisingly, isang slice ng pizza at few bites of donuts lng ang nakain ko kagabi. hehehe. So to answer your question, turning 23 is worse! Wait. 23?? No!! I’m only 19!! :P
TINA: I have a secret to tell… I didn’t find them extraordinary.. Parang ganun lang din sa ibang doughnuts.. LOL. Ssshhh!!! Baka bad batch of doughnuts lang naibigay saken. hahahaha
hahahaha naalala ko nung sunday naman kami sbarro and krispy kreme! sarap!! :D
Belated Happy Birthday! Wish you good health, happiness & success and more birthdays to come!
Wow, nakakagutom naman yon mga photos! I miss Yellow Cab Pizza! Honestly, I prefer the taste of the pizza in the Phils than most of the ones they have here. Malaki lang ang size ng serving pero ang lasa mas masarap yon dyan sa Pinas. Hehe :D
Belated happy birthday Joni! :D
Oh man…I haven’t even eaten a single Krispy Kreme donut my whole life as of yet. Drool, drool. I prefer Pizza Hut and Sbarro over Yellow Cab though.
uuy, saraap! calories + cholesterol :) belated happy birthday joni!
wow… kakainggit ka jon, hehe nasa manila ka kasi, d ako naka pag handa ng regalo sayo. hehee HAppy Birthday jon. =) :D
happy bday!
uy, happy 19th bday!! (sige na nga, bday mo naman :yuck: ) hehehe! :)
So, you’re, like, 19, huh. :)
Happy birthday Joni…
late na ‘to but..
HAPPY BUURRTTHHDAYYYY!!
ang daya, akala ko ba ibibigay mo sakin ung krispy kreme certs hahaha
you dont find them extra ordinary? whaaatt?? the fully glazed top? the donut itself melting in your mouth two seconds after you take a bite? hehe