The birthday that was...

Another birthday had passed. If I was still back home, hanging out with guys around my age or younger, I would probably be feeling way way old already. I felt that way when I turned 21 hehe. But here, turning 24 doesn’t really mean anything. I do not feel old at all, but do not feel young either. When you are dating someone seven years older than you, sometimes you will feel so mature, but most of the time you’ll still feel like a kid.

How’s the birthday? Oh it was okay. Did I sound too plain? Well, the pre-birthday thingy was fun rather than the day itself, which I spent in the office under loads of paperwork. To make it worse; nobody in the office knew it was my birthday so they made me work overtime for another 2 hours.

Okay, let me just tell you about the pre-birthday surprises.

Feb. 17 – yes I now it was way way early for a birthday surprise but schmuck treated me out for lunch at the Intercontinental Hotel. The best lunch ever! No kidding! The green lemon tea at Sumibiya is something to die for, not to mention the rest of the meal.

Feb. 23 – An amazing night of seafood buffet at Dusit Hotel, arranged by Schmuck, attended by my friends. Overflowing wine, lobster tails, prawns, getting tipsy, and best of all, sharing it with beloved friends, and paying just a small percentage of the total bill. Not to mention the Simon’s gift, dried mangoes. Yeah I know, it’s the thought that counts!

But the highlight of that night was schmuck picking me up for the dinner, looking really dressed up (which is rare) in a new, perfect fitting (another rare due to his size) black topman polo, and holding in his hand his gift: a “Chronicles of Narnia” box set. He knows I’ve been itching to have that one. And have I told you about his oh-so-perfect polo? Hehe, can’t get enough of it, he really looks great that night.

But he lost his 2nd gift though. He told me that he still had another gift and that he cannot find it as its small and might have misplaced it. Hearing that it was "small" and hearing him pissed on losing it, I panicked myself because I thought that the gift was "the" gift. You know. Turned out, it was a neutrogena lip balm, though we never found it. Good thing, I thought he lost something expensive.

Feb. 24 – another lunch date courtesy of schmuck (again), which (again) consists of lobster as main course. So what’s our fave food again, kids? Everyone now: lobster!

Feb. 27 – the day itself! Woke up with tons of text messages, which did not stop until late that night. Not to mention the phone calls, friendster msgs, emails, and Ym’s. Thanks guys for all your greetings and making me feel so so loved, thanks everyone! As much as I wanted to mention you all, I do not want to end up forgetting some names, so you guys know who you are. Okay, special shout outs to: hanna, thanks for that unexpected call, marye: for blogging your greetings and ria: for the skirt hehe.

And so the day ended with a dinner of home-cooked nilagang baka by kuya banoy…

To sum it all up, I can just sigh and smile. It was a good one...

This is really a lucky month for me! Remember a few weeks ago I posted an entry mentioning my winning a 5K shopping voucher at IKEA? Well apparently my lucky streak has not fade out just yet.

Two days back, I was just reading the 7days tabloid when I saw a promotional contest for a newly opened Japanese restaurant in the Intercontinental Hotel named “Sumibiya”. They are giving away a lunch/dinner voucher for 4 for anyone who can give the English meaning of the restaurant’s name. Out of curiosity, I searched the net for a translation. But I cannot find any. Though I found a site with the word sumibiya was also written in its Japanese form. So what I did was copy the Japanese form, paste it in one of the online translation sites and there you go! It means “Charcoal Fire House”.

Thinking it must be the right answer as Sumibiya, they said, offers the grill-your-own-food type of dining experience (check out the photo), I sent my answer. And yep, you’ve guessed it! I won! Again! Imagine I’ve won two vouchers already in less than 3 weeks interval.

Remember one of the birthday wishes that I made a few weeks back? (refer to an older posting to view the list): To win any raffle for cash, all expense paid vacations, cruises, or shopping/dinner vouchers. Came true already, right? I was only hoping for one of any of the options (cash, vacation, shopping, dining), but I got two already. This really is a lucky month for me! :)

Valentine's day has beed cancelled...

I received this pic from a friend just now... I can't help but post it. I just find it funny and harsh at the same time hehe. It came with this caption:

Peace at last....

It's about time somebody shot the little shit!

I'm back, so is my sunshine...

I apologize over the sad tone of my previous entry. I was in a bad wreck the time I was writing that down, and I must have really sounded desperate as I received tons of calls and messages asking what happened.

I’m okay now; my sun’s shining again (hopefully it will stay that way for a long, long time). Thanks guys (galo, sara, patty, ria & lovella) for your messages.

And yeah, Schmuck’s mom stopped by Dubai for 10hours on her way back to Saudi last Friday. So we met up with her. I have some new stuffs yey! My mom sent me some make-up through her, and Schmuck’s sisters sent me a nice blouse, some headbands and scoongies, earrings and a book. Yey! Thanks guys, I love them!

Drenched

Rain had been pouring on me lately. It’s okay; I’ve learned to feign cheerfulness even when I’m drenched. I just walk like I don’t care, humming some blues, and at least, as a friend used to say, “nobody notices I’m crying in the rain”.

Am I scared that the rain will not stop and eventually drown me in solitude? It’s a painful thought, and maybe yeah I’m scared. I’ve learned a lot from braving the heavy rains. But I also know that no matter how much you have prepared yourself to the thought that you will eventually drown, it will still hurt, and a lot.

I hope this rain will end, even just for today. I may never know if I will forever have my sunshine beside me, but all I ask of fate is to let my sun’s warmth bathe me longer, because I am not ready to be back in the freezing cold again.

Dearest fate, I had never in my life interfered with your will, I had let your arms take wherever you desire. You have taken me away of my comfort zone before and flew me to the harsh desert. I never complained. I just let you live my life, though inside I am more like dead.

I accepted everything, as I know you always have a way of picking me up from the rain, drying me up, and even letting me have a cup of warm hot chocolate with marshmallows on top. I will forever let you take me wherever you want me to be, but all I ask of you now is to let the sunshine last, if not forever, just a little longer.