Life can seem unbearable at times, but don't let it keep you down. Meditate on God's goodness, talk to Him, and know that He hears you. When life knocks you to your knees, you're in a good position to pray.
Tuesday, June 06, 2006
My Birthday's Account
My birthday just passed and I can say I've been happy at least. I've had a small party at our house, which is really not in my plan but things went fine. This is the first time I've held a birthday at our house where I've covered all the expenses for the party. First time because I've never done this eversince I got a job and I've never celebrated my birthday since then. Birthdays to me are just ordinary days, I even still come to work on my birthday, since I became a working person. It was not that important to me, and besides, nobody seems to care about it. Hahaha! Bitter ba? Well, maybe. But I already got used to it. And also, I don't know why, but I'm shy celebrating it. I really don't like to be the center of everyone's attention. I've always been afraid of messing around so I don't like people's attention to be always focused on me. Or even if it's not that, I just feel weird.
So as I've said, it went out all fine though it was unplanned. Unplanned because I've just decided I'll go ahead with it when it was already 3 days ago before my birthday. Earning money is really hard you know, because it somehow gives you a lot of responsibility, and that includes giving your friends a treat whenever there's something special that happened or happening to you, like birthdays, promotions, and anything that needs to be celebrated. Not to mention that it adds up to the expenses you already have with the share you need to hand in to your family, specially if you're the eldest. You have this responsibility as well to help with the family's expenses as soon as you graduate or get your first job, and the need increases if your parents are not earning that much and you still have 4 siblings to support in their studies. Why then am I stating all these when I meant to write something about my birthday?
Well anyway, I guess it just all comes out now that I was thinking of it. This celebration thing had really costed me quite a lot. I've never spent that amount only for a day's consumption, or is it just because it was my first time throwing a party, not to mention it was just small. I am not mentioning the amount here anymore, for I think it might sound already a huge one for me but it may be just right or even smaller for others. Well anyway, just for the record, I think I've spent almost P3,500 just for the food alone.
Now that I've written it down, I've thought it's not that bad. I've heard some people spend that amount of money in one dining, and it's only for probaby 5-8 persons, but that will be dining already in an expensive restaurant. I might have probably spent more than that if I just treated them by group and dined outside. And me spending that money have already made almost my whole worship team mate and I think about 8 of my other friends, a mix of a few of my officemates who made it there and some school mates, the people in our house included, and I've even managed to give plates of pansit for our neighbors. I should've even spent more than that, because I've had some San Mig Lights ordered for my officemates (of course, my churchmates don't drink. me either) that would come but since the very unpredictable weather suddenly poured out heavy rain showers, most of my officemates who promised to come were not able to make it. I feel sorry about it, for they sure would have made my birthday happier, but some of them still have shifts that night so I would be so inconsiderate if I forced them to come. It was still happy anyway with my church band mates almost complete and my family there.
All of them enjoyed the food, thanks to my aunts who cook so well, that even if we just prepared simple dishes, everybody enjoyed it. Dhea, my second sis and my cousin Aireen also helped. We just had some grilled tilapia, pansit bihon, grilled pork chops, lumpia, baked mussels, spicy sisig, and rice. I was kidding my cousin about the sisig, that she meant to have it done like that so the visitors would only be able to eat a few coz it was her who prepared it and those who tried it said it was too spicy, but it was one of the first that was all consumed. And take note, no left overs. Haha! It was all meant to be served for dinner. I did not do anything with it anymore, coz I still came from work that morning. I spent the first few hours of my birthday at work but the night after that was my rest day so it's just okay. I was awake the whole day and I don't have sleep the night before so I really felt wasted.
Since my officemates still have work early tomorrow and one even has a shift that night, all of them left early and my churchmates were left. Alcohol is not really allowed with us, it was never encouraged, and I even got reprimanded for having it in my birthday, even if I said it's just for my officemates. Well what can I do, but to accept their sermon and promise not to do it again next time. Anyway, we had videoke after eating, and everyone have already gone before 12 midnight because we still have seminar at the church by the next day and we still have to prepare for the worship and be there early in the morning.
I'll share some pictures.
My aunts preparing the food, with my sister at the stove. She's wearing glasses to protect her eyes from the onions. Hehehe
with my officemates. Just the few who made it. From left: Arn, Igl, liz, and me. Igl came on the verge of the outpour. This photo was taken a few minutes after I and Igl stepped into the house and our feet and pants are still soaked in water. See how wasted I look.
I took this photo. Sila na halos lahat ang bisita ko.
Glorious food
Saying grace before meals.
Kainan na!
Me with my beautiful girl friends from church. From left: Viven, Joy, Ate Bing, me, Fay (Vi's twin), and Frani. All of us sing for the worship team except for Joy who's our bass guitarist.
posted by goldiqt @ 4:55 AM
2 Comment(s):
belated happy birthday! wishing you more birthdays to come! =) you look sooooooo happy! ;)
By Anonymous, at June 07, 2006 4:28 AM
thanks din-din! ^_^
I always forget to answer that tag you gave me and I'm being reminded everytime I visit your blog. Nga lang, umiiral ang pagiging procrastinator ko kaya hindi ko pa nasasagutan hanggang ngayon. Hehehe. I'll answer it din pag nagka-time. Thanks for always dropping by here and leaving a comment. I enjoy my visits with yours too.
I don't intend this to be my life's chronicles but I might write some of my experiences here.
Even so, everything that's written in here are either products of my excessive contemplation, or just plainly, pure boredom.
In any case, I still try to write as sensible as possible, for what I really intend to do and I hope is achieved in every writing,
is to impart or share some of the things I learn and sometimes, some struggles in life. Don't expect all seriousness in everything in here though.
In short, this blog is my outlet. My noted thoughts and reflections.
About Me
Name: Goldi
Home: Pasay City, Philippines
Birthday: June 2
Hobbies & Interests: Jesus, music, books, journals, internet, computers, tech stuff, gadgets * sound tripping, singing, playing musical instruments (I know guitar and flute recorder, I just wish I can play them well), watching movie with a tub of popcorn drizzled with melted butter (yum!), reading * observing, pondering, reflecting, learning * laughing or making people laugh (though I'm not good at it) and laugh with them, make people smile, or just listen to their stories. Minsan, trip ko lang din mang-asar =p
About Me: I'm a simple, idealistic but down-to-earth, & friendly person. Quiet most of the time, but friendly enough to have a nice talk (or even a hearty laugh) with anyone. "I myself no longer live, but Christ lives in me. So I live my life in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20 NLT
Principles I live by:
"Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart." -Psalm 37:4
"If people talk negatively about you, live in such a way that no one will believe them."
"God is a God of happy endings. If you're not yet happy, it's not yet the end."
"It's not what we know but what we do that counts." -Our Daily Bread
"It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." -Dumbledore, Harry Potter 2
"Girls should assume that until a guy expresses interest, they're just friends." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
"True love doesn't just wait; it plans." -Boy Meets Girl
"Eros will have naked bodies; friendship naked personalities." -C.S. Lewis
"Ideals are like stars; we will not succeed in touching them with our hands but by following them, as the sea faring man in the ocean, we will reach our destiny." -J. Harris, Boy Meets Girl
2 Comment(s):
belated happy birthday!
wishing you more birthdays to come! =)
you look sooooooo happy! ;)
thanks din-din! ^_^
I always forget to answer that tag you gave me and I'm being reminded everytime I visit your blog. Nga lang, umiiral ang pagiging procrastinator ko kaya hindi ko pa nasasagutan hanggang ngayon. Hehehe. I'll answer it din pag nagka-time. Thanks for always dropping by here and leaving a comment. I enjoy my visits with yours too.
God bless you always.
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