Yesterday, we celebrated her 24th birthday with a BANG!!! She's a year short of the possibility of going through a literal (hello 25th!) midlife crisis if she would have any, so we threw this very meaningful and fabulous party for her!
Sobrang joke 'yun...hahaha...we're not party people, nor are we good at organizing parties so quits lang...we do celebrate birthdays but we'd be happier with an intimate stress-free family dinner over an effortful birthday bash...birthdays after all, should be about what makes the celebrator happy!; which in our case, is being with family, eating foods that make us happy, then sleep and rest after..haha...what we do celebrate with our community are our milestones and successes...we celebrate birthdays every year but it surely isn't always that you get to graduate with honors, or pass the board exams. For Papa, it's a way of sharing our blessings and I think, a wonderful and happy way to let the people know how good and great our God is to our family!
So what truly happened yesterday was our typical day that ended in a 'special' dinner. By special, I mean that I didn't cook, and we had our new favorite Pizza Bianca plus Mojos from Shakey's with palabok and ice cream (whatta shameless plug..haha..GC please:). Now that Micah's still in the province, it's only Ate and I in the house and we only get to see each other for a few hours for dinner everyday, after she comes home from internship and before I go to work. I asked her what she wanted to have for her birthday the day before and she said that the frozen palabok in the refrigerator (which were left-overs from her pre-birthday treat last weekend) would be enough. I said I'd buy her ice cream but she said I didn't have to. Perhaps she's thinking that we still don't have the financial freedom to buy anything we want at the moment but I'd be glad to spend whatever money I have left to make her birthday extra special (touching moment here:) She arrived early that day so when I got home from the mall, she was beginning to sleep already. Then after a considerable amount of time thawing the palabok while eating the mojos because she was already hungry, we had her birthday dinner, eating in 'birthday style', with our plates on our laps because we still didn't have chairs for the dining table...hahaha. It was 'fun'-our way, and we laughed the night off reminiscing how we spent the past birthdays we both had alone (with friends but without family) while we were in college, and the birthdays we had when we were younger, when Mama was still with us. Before the night ended though, three of her classmates came to celebrate with her (with cake and ice cream, yeey!) as I left for work so I figured she had a great day after all:)
Today is no longer her birthday and I'd probably ask her to wash the dishes tonight, but I'll always be thankful for Ate in my life. She may not be as angelic as her name- she's a bully and a joker who never runs out of pranks to pull that mostly involve us; she can be scary and very serious at rare times, nonchalant when in her usual self; she gets irritated easily, being impatient; and she can boss me and Micah around, her privilege for being the eldest- but I certainly wouldn't wish for a better sister, because she's the best for us. She's my pillar of strength, my inspiration, my best friend, accountability partner, and soul mate. We disagree on a few things, but I could be in the most uncomfortable of places and still feel secure if only I am with her. She's excellent in everything she does and she inspires us to be the best in our chosen fields. She's brave and strong, and we know that she always got our backs, no matter what. It's because of her that we can say 'tanga-tanga' all out to each other when the need arises (an expression we only use among us siblings), but she inspires us to think, and to live up to the intelligence God has given us. She's our leader, and we wouldn't be who we are now if we had a different sister. I love you so much Ate! I know you don't like mush but this is me expressing how grateful I am for having you!:) Aside from the food, I don't have a material gift this time around but I always pray for your good health, safety, strength, knowledge, wisdom, and God's guidance in all your endeavors. I wish you all the best and may our good Lord grant all the desires of you heart according to His will and may you have many more birthdays to come!
Happy Birthday Ate Angel!
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