happy to be 24

24 years ago, 14th of February 1988, I was released into this world. Yes, I was brought to life on a Valentine's Day, the day of love. 24 birthdays have come and passed which made me realize how time flies fast, really fast.

Feb. 14 2012. I woke up with beaming positiveness despite the fear I have for my Corporation Law class that day. Bombarded by multitudes of greets and well-wishes, I felt that I'll be able to own that day. Luckily, I did. School day really came and went quickly. Thank GOd. I have to thank Tin Elizalde for that sansrival cake which was oh so yummy! Thanks tin and jocamell!

Being the believer of the non-celebratory-ness of birthdays, which is of course caused by a mishap in the past, I didn't really plan what and how to spend my birthday. Thank God for my mom and dad who did all the planning. We settled to dine-in this year, spend good time over good food for dinner. I was amazed to see how much they prepared for this rather routinely celebration. We had pasta, pancit, roast chicken, pininyanhang chicken, crispy pata, and this signature pork recipe by my dad which I don't know the name. Of course, they didn't forget the cake. That day, I asked my sister if mom's gonna buy me cake, and my sister said, "of course!" Haha. Turned out it's my sister who bought me my cake! Thanks for that! I did love the good food but what I loved more is the feeling that my family cares. They do care about me and my birthday. I love y'all for that! :) also, to two of my childhood friends who dropped by that night, thank you!

The 14th of Feb. ended and obviously my birthday ended too. But the celebration did not. Today, my good friends, czai, ejay, stan and roxy surprised me with a house party they came up with. haha. I never really thought of a surprise party. Never. But then, since you guys were able to do so, I have nothing left to say but THANK YOU! Your efforts are well-appreciated and I will never forget it. Gosh, I even cried. Haha. Really, thank you and I love you all. You guys are the bestest ever.

The number of greets I received was just overwhelming. I felt that I was really loved by many and that felt really nice. From the bottom of my heart, thank you to everyone who, for a word or two, spent time to send their greets and well-wishes.

The opening of my 24th year, my 24th rebirth, has been a blast thus far. I say it's a good sign. My day may have ended, but the celebration, I guess not. I'm happy to have reached this far in this lifetime. I pray that I'd be given another 24 years and even more than 24 years to live my life and to finish this race.

Happy to be 24. Just happy.

P.S. This marks the start of the usage of this line, "I stopped aging at 23" lol.