Sunrise Buckets @The Grove by Rockwell

This is my 30th birthday bash as captured by my dear friend JeAnne. The dramatic effects just sell the place so much Sunrise Buckets should give her complimentary meals for these photos.

Enough said. Let the photos do the talking.

They came in one by one with cupcakes. Di ko 'to napansin. Epic fail. Haha.

Thanks Je!

Dinner on a Rainy Night - 30th Birthday

I wanted to have a little and intimate birthday dinner with my close friends to celebrate my 30th. We came from Antipolo to Cavite so it had to be in a place na gitna naming lahat. That's how we ended up in C5 Pasig at Sunrise Buckets (The Grove by Rockwell).

July 22, 2012. Typhoon Ferdie. We had to eat fast because the place closes at 10pm on a Sunday. It was a crazy and fun night indeed. These pics were taken using my friends' cameras and camphones.

These are my cousins Judith, Jericho and Ate Sarah. Sayang Rap our bunso couldn't make it. He's working on a school project and has a class early morning the next day.

These are cousin Jerome, and our friend - also Jerome. My friends noticed I've got singkit cousins. They haven't seen the others yet. Haha.

Ate Malou texted minutes before that she couldn't make it and that just ruined my mood. We had to hug when we saw each other. Epektib ang surprise element.

The girls came in each of them holding a cupcake with their birthday wish for me on them. Pakulo ni Jeanne. Sabi niya the cupcake stint failed kasi wala daw ako sa wisyo. Haha. Oo nga, I remember being shocked when I saw they came in together. 

Mostly lovelife related and wish nila para sa 'kin. 

Ang gaganda ng friends ko. At ang tatakaw. Haha.

Intimate dinner? Foodtrip ang nangyari. Haha.

The cake.

Wish and blow!

Maymay made a post of this on her FB wall. Feeling ko sikat ako for 2 minutes sa newsfeed. Hehe.

The Brigs. Most of them ayaw daw payagan because it was rainng but they were still complete.

Dapat daw lagi may wacky post. Todo na  namin 'to. Haha.

These are friends from different places I've been. They used to be strangers to each other but now they've met. And to me, I don't know, there is something intimate about that. It's like introducing your boyfriend to your friends, and you don't do that if you're not serious about both parties. Except this one is between friends you love and another set of friends you also love as much. 

They even joked, next time they see each other daw sana sa wedding ko na. Why not? Chos!

It was a simple celebration yet it was all I needed. I'm happy.:)

And it was my turn

It's a little over 12 midnight and this was one of the first greetings I got on facebook. I celebrated my birthday 2 days before the actual day so I thought pass na 'ko sa birthday blues. Well, I guess it still kicked in. I actually cried while sending a reply. 

We never openly talked about it in Team4One, but I guess we all have it - that odd feeling of turning 30. And for some of us it's even worse - single. Maybe that's why I'm emotional with them about this. To me, we connect in this area whether we admit it or not. 

I love you Team4One.

Kjwan - Pause

A facebook friend shared this yesterday and I'm glad I took time to check it out. I instantly liked it. May something sa song na 'to na makabagbag-damdamin. May namimiss yata ako nun kaya medyo matindi ang dating.

Nang pinakinggan at binasa ko ulit ang lyrics ngayon, napasecond guess ako. If I can personalize it, uhmmm..I would say that it can be a song about Him. I learned that other people in the internet thought so too. Siguro wala na 'kong namimiss nito kaya si God naisip ko sa song. Hehe.

I thought I didn't need you*
Thought I could rule the world without you by my side
As the world bears down on my shoulders
I find the fear doesn't subside
Where have you been?
I've been so alone
I don't know how I've lasted this long
You said "The fires won't consume you,
And in the rivers you won't drown"
I wish to pause this moment
'Cause as I cry I start to realize
What's missing was you
I need you
You give me strength
You take away my fear
There was a void in my heart that only you could fill