and so it has come [and passed]. that time of the year where i turn another year older. i know i have a lot to be thankful for, but still i can't help but wish for everything that i wanted.

anyway, mamaya na yung drama. let's get to the nitty-gritty on how i celebrated it. last Feb. 6, i took a leave from work so that i wouldn't welcome the day working. before my shift ended for Feb.5, i started a countdown on plurk, which left some of my contacts wondering what the heck was that about. slept all day when i got home from work, then around 8pm, i went to Makati to meet up with friends.

we decided to have our late dinner and salubong over @ Marciano's in Greenbelt 3. here's some pix of what we had:

Chandler's Fiadina

Fassionate Tuna Fasta

Madison Ave. Feffer and Sausage Fasta

Manhattan Meatlovers Fizza

[i iz being cruel, spelled it that way 'coz that's how our server for the night Donatella said it]

and a bottle of Alexis Lichine Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 to wash it all down.

12 o'clock came, and i stopped being 30 years old. we toasted and drank the remaining red wine. davidmerin asked me what my wishes were. i was actually stumped. so i just said the usual stuff: good health; better job/career; lovelife; family and friends to be there for me. after clearing our plates and glasses, we decided what to do afterwards. driving to Tagaytay was nixed, 'coz david was tired, and we didn't have any place to crash in there anyways. going to Wensha was also out of the question, 'coz we didn't have monies. [lolz~] so we ended up having coffee at Starbucks near Salcedo Park.

mah burtdey cakii~

afterwards, we went to the park to sit around and exchange stories. didn't stay long though, but not before camwhoring and making fun of ourselves.  

Feb. 7 - mah birthday! so what did i do? just slept all day. woke up for dinnar, then slept again. that's it. got a few text greetings from friends. didn't get any from "friends" whom i thought would remember... guess i'm not _that_ important or special to them. *shrugs*

Feb. 8 - woke up earlier than usual ['coz of _too_ much sleeping the previous day]. after having a nice brekfast [longganisang lucban, rice and coffee], i decided to do some chores [clean the toilet and swept the floors]. my lil' bro and his family came early for our scheduled dinnar that night, so Dad decided to have a lil' drinking session. we egged Kuya and his family to come earlier too, but it was no use. anyway, after downing 4 1/2 bottles of SanMigLight, i took a nap and woke up 6:30pm to get ready for our family dinnar over @ Pugad Dencio's in Brittany Bay. Dad decided to order the set meal good for 10 peoples. egad~ we were literally swamped with food! Dad didn't know that except for the Krispy Pata, all the other "ulams" were served twice [Krispy Kangkong, Krispy Sisig, Kare-Kare, Molo Soup, Pusit ala Pobre, Dencio's Pancit & Tenderloin Tips]. While we were indeed 10 peoples [me, Mom, Dad, Kuya+wife+2kiddos & lil' bro+wife+1kiddo], it was _too_ much to eat, so we ended up taking half of the food home and divided it.

...and that's that.

so again, thanks for everyone who remembered. thanks for the gifts. hope you'll still hang with me as i spend my days [and nights] being 31.