It’s my birthday in 6 days!
Waaahh! I will be turning 32. You know what?
I still feel like 22. Nothing has
changed except that I am now stouter (haha) and yes, wiser. But, on second thought, I realized that in ten years, so much has changed. I am now a wife. I am now a mother. I am now a civil servant. What else? I have surpassed failures. I have
made genuine friendships. I have
nurtured old friendships. I have become a better daughter (weh)
and sister and aunt.
I have always looked forward to
my birthday. I grew up in a family where birthdays are special days. My mom would always make me feel special on
my birthday. Hindi uso sa amin ang birthday party noon kasi we couldn’t afford
it. Ang ginagawa ni Mama, she would cook
and pack spaghetti and would let me
deliver the packed spaghetti to my aunts and uncles. It was like an it’s-my-birthday reminder. And
it worked. Pag-uwi ko, ang dami ko nang pera. Haha.
Actually, it is a family tradition.
My cousins did it. My younger cousins are still doing it. We also had this “birthday immunity.” Hindi
pinapagalitan. Hindi inaaway. Hindi pinapahugas ng pinggan. Special talaga.
(Why do I feel like crying while typing
this?)
When I moved to Manila and got
married, my birthday has become an ordinary day…an ordinary working day. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always felt happy
and grateful on the day of my birthday.
Hindi nga lang special. Perhaps
because I’m used to the way I celebrate my birthday back in Naga. Perhaps because
I’m used to my parents’ sweetness.
Perhaps because I married a “not so sweet” man who prefers to give me
shopping money than to buy gifts for me. It’s not that I don’t appreciate it. I
do. I really do. And in fairness to my husband, he also tries to be sweet. He is sweet in his own special way. Siguro
OA lang talaga expectation kaya palagi akong nasusurprise. “Surprise! Walang Surprise!” Haha.
Still, I am giving him the
benefit of the doubt. Perhaps he’s really sweet and he just don’t know how to
show it. So, for his benefit, I am
posting stuff that may he may “utilize” to show his sweetness. Lol.
1. Convection Oven
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| photo from lazada.com.ph |
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| photo from amazon.com |
3. H&M Rug
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| photo from H&M website |
4. Overnight stay at Summit Magnolia Hotel. (I read positive feedbacks about this hotel.)
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| photo from travelbook.ph |
Thanks for reading my kababawan!
Advance happy birthday Chasen! enjoy your special day. 😊
ReplyDeleteThanks Giday!
DeleteAdvance happy birthday! Last December when I wrote my wishlist, I also included convection oven and until now hindi pa din ako nakakabili. He He He
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Thank you Neri Ann!
DeleteHappy birthday po! Sana matupad all your wishes. :)
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday! 2nd week of October naman ang birthday ko. Halos same age pala tayo. 1983, right? Ako naman, I prefer shopping money as bday gift fr. hubby kasi before, di ko masyado gusto mga gifts na binibili nya. Napansin nya ata, kaya nag-offer na sya na money na lang at ako na bumili ng gusto ko. Obvious ba na hindi rin masyado sweet ang asawa ko? Pero like you, tingin ko mataas lang ang sweetness expectation ko. Haha. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Edel! Mawawala ka na din sa kalendaryo. Happy birthday in advance.
DeleteYou are right, mataas ang sweetness expectation ko. Haha. As I've mentioned in my post, yun kasi yung kinalakihan ko. Pero since iba na, I already have my own family, I need to adjust and lower my expectation. I need to accept the fact na iba ang kinalakihan ng husband ko...iba ang sweetness level niya...kumabaga sa milk tea, less sugar. Haha.
This blog post had me smiling. Natuwa ako sa "Surprise! Walang surprise!". It's really difficult to adjust to that situation because the special birthday treatment that you grew up with in your family is something that you can't just shed off and remove out of your system. But yeah, marriage is about the union of two people who come from diverse backgrounds but chose to be together. I'm sure your husband is sweet in his own way :)
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