There was a time when I'm one of those people who get really excited for their birthdays to come. Now I'm not. A few birthdays with not so good vibes will do that to you.
Don't get me wrong. I am grateful for another year added in my life span. But having a big fuss over it is something I don't do anymore. I guess that's what age does to you. That, or nobody fusses over it for you to actually also fuss over it. Hehe.
Then social media happened. Most people publish or post their birth dates on their social media pages (Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, etc). Not for me. I don't like letting a social media site remind people of my birthday and telling them to greet me. Social media and I are okay, but we're not THAT close. It also shows me who actually remembers my birthday. ;)
We have this thing that we do in the office where we post photos of the birthday celebrant on the wall. We also put balloons and whatevers. I told my cousin to not do that anymore since I was the one who initiated that, so it won't be a "surprise" anymore. Hahaha!
Originally, my plan was since my birthday landed on a Monday, I was planning on not going to work that day and will just go somewhere like Tagaytay or eat out by myself. A simple "me" time. But I had to attend a meeting for one of the part-time jobs I took so "me" time is out of the question.
Instead, I went to my meetings and went to Valle and look what greeted me above my office table!
Sweet right? Who needs a boyfriend when you've got a cousin who does this for you? :)
Did not expect that one :)
Funny story about this surprise. Since it was a weekend before my birthday, they were guessing if I will be coming to the office or not since I have been sending feelers that I wanted to go on a spontaneous day trip. Nobody knew of my unexpected meeting. My cousin Abi was asking everyone if I will be going in that Monday.
So I played mind games. And everything was a domino effect from there on. Haha!
I posted things on my Snapchat like a suitcase with a caption "All my bags are packed"
After that post, that got them thinking if I was really going on a day trip. Tin told Abi about my browsing hotel and beach websites. There was that one time Tin was beside me and I was checking out websites of hotels and beach resorts (for no reason, I usually do this just because). Worried, they tried calling Ana, my office mate, but she was not answering. Haha!
In the end, they just did the surprise balloons, hoping that I would come in on that Monday.
Which obviously, I did. They were happy. Haha!
I went home early that day to a birthday cake from my family, aside from the cake my tita Marissa bought for me.
It was a day that came and went. Another year to be thankful for. Another year of being able to make a difference and bless others.
All thanks and glory to God. :)
P.S. Visit my cousin's blog experienceitwithabi.wordpress.com
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