It was a special holiday, luckily for students so I was saved from going to school hahaha!SOooooo... what did I do that day? I slept. And ate fried lumpiang ubod for breakfast and lunch while watching the remaining episodes of Suits season 2 and Emily Owens MD. Received messages from friends haha honestly, I was touched that some even remembered without Facebook telling :)) And I was mostly touched by the birthday messages of my disciples, seriously it's different when people tell you something good about yourself HAHA (pampa-boost pala ng self-esteem ang naisip hahaha) and that they appreciate things you've done for them and the likes. Really thankful for those girls, kahit medyo madalas ay sumasakit ang ulo ko sa kanila hahaha! I was also touched by Panget's birthday gift even though I basically know what the gift was since we were together when he bought it the day before HAHA - I was touched by the message he wrote on the newspaper wrapper, soooo sweet of my brother <3
And my father dear asked what I wanted as a gift and I remembered saying FOOD, lots of FOOD! But my mother told him I wanted a new backpack, so he asked if I wanted the laptop backpack that's somewhere in our house that he bought but haven't used yet. I liked the color and that it has a good padding (?) at the back for the laptop and .. for my back but it was too big - it was loooong and the space inside isn't enough when I put my laptop and other things and lunch bag and tumbler hahaha! Good thing, he just gave my mother the money for the backpack hehehe!
After my series marathon, I slept for like 3 hours or sooo and when I woke up, more messages received from friends. The funniest was Ate Char's saying "Steph, punta kami dyan." and I was O_O and replied "Waaaag! Walang fudams at di pa ko naliligo" Yes. It's my birthday and I was lazy to take a bath HAHA! Then I went downstairs to check if my mother has prepared something for us to eat (she was really planning to make spaghetti for dinner) but she was not there. And for a while I kind of panicked hahaha! 'cause Ate Char replied "wala ka ng magagawa, papunta na kami" soooooo. Yeah, I was forced to take a bath and hoped my mother will arrived with food HAHAHAHAHA! My mother arrived with groceries YEY! And I also planned on making my own cake. Mango cheesecake. No-bake of course. And true to her word, Ate Char arrived with Frenchly HAHAHA! makasugod ng bahay!! And they helped me with the mango cheesecake that afterwards tasted like crema de fruta. Seemed like the Mango overpowered everything :))
What's for dinner? Spaghetti, fried chicken, fried lumpiang ubod, pork-shrimp siomai. and some weird tasting bread (tasted like pesto/pimiento). AND the highlight was the CAKES. YES WITH AN S. Oh and Roms did arrive after quite some time...like 30 minutes before midnight haha! also with a cake :)) So yeah, I was like an artista..having so many cakes. Mango cheesecake, chocolate mousse from Ate Char and Frenchly, and chocolate cake from Roms :))) cake overload! yey! And most of which was eaten by my brother and father :)))
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| Ate Char helped in folding the cream and cream cheese mixture. Mango cheesecake. Chocolate cake from Roms. Dinner with Ate Char and Frenchly. Chocolate Mousse. Happy birthday <3 |
GIFTS. I love receiving gifts. Either by force or by surprise. I got a book from my brother. The book that I have been looking for almost a year and I finally found a copy in Fully Booked Gateway, and demanded (yes, gift giving by force) Panget to get me the book as a present hahahaha! And since he's so mabait, he fiinally said yes even though he think its expensive. IT IS EXPENSIVE for a book. Or maybe I'm used to buying books in a book sale haha! I really am excited to read the book. Its about asking God for the impossible, and I already finished 2 chapters and all I felt was an eagerness in my heart to claim my seemingly impossible dreams and to ask God for that impossible dream He wants me to have. Two chapters and I'm always teary-eyed and feeling the goosebumps. The testimonies written are so powerful. But I decided to take my time reading it to fully understand and think about things from time to time :)
As mentioned earlier, my father gave my mother some money for my backpack, so 3 days after my birthday, my mom and I went to the mall and bought the backpack. Funny thing was when she was looking for a sandals in the department store, I found an elf-like shoes and since I'm kuripot at ang mahal niya ayoko bilhin, hahaha! so my mother said I could get it as her birthday gift for me. YEHEEEEY! And lastly, my discipler gave me earrings during our dgroup. We also had a small celebration during our meeting - three of us celebrating our birthdays yey!
Oyeah. I turned a year older. Sooo..hmmm. I was asked what my wish was. I really didn't think of it seriously. I just said I wish I will soon graduate from Grad School and earn lots of money HAHAHA! And until now, I haven't thought of it really (the wish), maybe graduating is the topmost priority this year...and pass 213. And a little bit about ministry. I know that God knows the desires of my heart when it comes to life plans, dreams and ministry. I'm just taking it one step at a time. Actually, I'm refraining from dwelling on my melancholic side and over think things, I just want to take it slowly but surely. One step at a time. Just to lighten the load and the mood. I've realized that I've wasted precious time overthinking about life and the future and that doesn't even help me get closer to my dreams and move forward. This year, I hope for miracles. More miracles. To see more of God's work in my life and the people close to me. I'm refraining from worrying about what will happen at the end, I'm just excited to see what God has planned and what He'll do for me to get there. I'm having faith in the One thing that I'm sure of. So yeah. Lord, let's take it one step at a time.
Happy birthday to me :)
