Maryopes.

Akalain mong paguwi namin galing sa St. Luke's e...may mga nag-aantay palang mga tao! HUWAAAAAATSSSS????

Apparently, Rose and Cristy and a few other peeps decided to, what else, surprise me with a birthday party. As in, isang linggo na pala nilang pinagpaplanuhan ito.

Anubeh.

There weren't a lot of people mind you. But, what made the party even more special were the people who WERE there.

There was a couple, my niece and her hubby and self-proclaimed-but-I-concur favorite nephew!

There was a family from our former church JOHIA and MCP days.

There were two ladies [one with her fiance] from another church who networks with us in MCP.

My ate.

My wife's cousin, supposedly my "first girlfriend", who has been with Rose and I through thick and thin. Mostly thick, lately.

Nio was there. ["Hi Nio! Glad you're here! O, eto camera, take pictures..." :P]

And my wife and kids.

As if these people weren't enough reason for my heart to burst with gratitude, may "tribute" portion pa sila! Maryopes na naman. Listening to them say all those good and kind things, feeling ko tuloy namatay na ko't nakikinig sa sarili kong burol. Ang gaganda naman kasi ng mga pinagsasabi nila e. Feeling ko, dapat di ko 'to naririning habang buhay. :P

And of course, there was FOOD. Ako, ice cream lang ang tinira ko. Busog na ko e. Puso. Pati tiyan nakiramay.

Tapos 'kamo...nag-videoke kami! Para kaming mga sira!

Si Rose? Kumanta ng "Papa Don't Preach"...with matching sayaw. Ayun, nagsuot ako ng supot sa ulo. Sa hiya. :P

Ako? Nagwala na rin! Ayun, si Chuck, di malaman kung pa'no isusuot yung ulo sa punda ng unan. Sa hiya. :))))

Parang mga lasing na walang pambili ng isang platitong "roosted highlan' ligyooms!" You know?

That night, all I could do was thank God.

Sa totoo lang, pramis, feel ko talaga di ko deserve yung gabi na yun e.

For so many reasons.

But God, in His goodness, decided to bless me with it anyway.

Salamat Po, Panginoon. Napakabuti Po Ninyo sa akin.

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Thanks for the new pictures, Jim! =)