Celebrating My Birthday!

My habibi threw a surprise birthday party for me last week. It's my first birthday away from my family. I was expecting a quiet celebration with just my habibi nothing like the festive celebration that I'm used to since my birthday falls on the day before the New Year. Honestly, I had an inkling that he would prepare a surprise party for me about 2 weeks ago.

Here's the backgrounder; two weeks ago while at work he called me and asked me about the confirmation email of the resort where we'll stay for our anniversary. Since, I used his email address during registration, we searched the Inbox of all his email account and found none. I searched my emails as well and found no luck. Now bothered that our reservation may now be in limbo, I once again opened his email and searched for it. As soon as I logged in, I noticed that there's one new email that has arrived. The email came from my former colleague that he hasn't met yet. Also I need not open the email for the subject says it all! - "ANNE'S SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY!". I can't remember well if it's written in all caps but I saw it as it is. Probably just my eyes popping in shock. Hahaha! I immediately closed his email and never opened it again. As I told my friend, I wanted to be surprised on my surprise party! Hahaha!

Days passed and I never saw signs of the party from him again. I thought the surprise would happen during our Christmas Party. I thought that maybe they'll just give me a birthday cake but it did not happen. So I thought that there would be no more surprise for me. I thought that maybe no one will be able to come so the surprise was probably cancelled. Then the day before my birthday came. I'm starting to feel sad this time so I arranged a day date with my friend Mitzi. We just had a simple lunch and watched a movie. My Habibi then told me that he found a new restaurant that he wanted to try, a new restaurant at the new mall that we don't usually go to. So my mind started playing again. I thought that maybe there's a surprise party after all! That we'll meet our friends in the restaurant.

Since he's at work, we agreed to meet halfway. When we finally meet, he showed me a sms from our Ninang asking him to come over her place for she's experiencing problems with her internet connection. Since her house is on the way, I agreed to pass by her house before having our dinner. At that time, my hopes of having a surprise party went to drain. I thought that if she is not already in the restaurant, may there's nobody waiting for us in the restaurant! My habibi told me that we'll just stay for about 30minutes then we'll just ride a cab to reach the resto in time for our reservation.

When we got to her place, I immediately saw the YES! Magazine featuring the house of Willie Revillame, I sat down on the couch then just started reading not minding them at all. Then my habibi sat beside me and asked me to get him water. I looked him in the eye and hissed to him; Why would I get him water? This is not our house! We've been there only twice so it's just not right to just barge into her kitchen to get water. Then suddenly, I hear someone cough inside the bedroom. Knowing there are other people here. I may have a surprise party after all!!! Hahahah! Then again JayR asked me to get him water. I obliged only after he asked permission to get water from our Ninang first! Thinking that the people who will surprise me are in the bedroom, I went to the kitchen to get water. When I opened the kitchen door, I was actually surprised when our friends shouted SURPRISE!!!


There in the table are baked mac, pizzas and KFC chicken bucket! Then JayR gave me flowers!
My birthday cake didn't seem to be a surprise for he innocently blurted about it when we're talking about the flowers! I'm happy the writings on my cake is in chinese. It's a Happy Birthday To You in chinese. I've been singing its chinese version to JayR as early as December 1! :D


To those who came and helped organized the allegedly suprise party, thank you very much from the bottom of my heart! To mamaK for the baked mac and informing JayR of the flavor of the cake that I wanted. To Mam Ces for the venue. To Cathy for the pizza. To Con for the chicken. To Omar for simply just coming!


The following day, my actual birthday, we had lunch in Pariss International Seafood Buffet Restaurant! The manager was kind enough to bring me their birthday cake plate! :D

Thank you so much darling for all the things you've done to make me happy on my birthday! I love you so much sweetie!