I haven't been blogging for quite sometime now. I've been trying to figure out why. Then I realized that its when there's so many things that's happening in my life that I'm too lazy or preoccupied to blog.

So, here's my attempt to write down some of the events that has transpired and my feelings towards these events.

The holidays brought me mixed feelings especially about my immediate family. It felt good to be at home due to the comforts that came with it but the emotional strain was sometimes just too much to handle. I had to deal with the issues that came along with having "him" as my dad. Plus, I had to deal with my mom's neuroticisms. Ergo, there were days that the holidays got so stressful for me & my sister. As they say...ang hirap magpalaki ng magulang.

My dad gave me a tough time everytime I spent time with my neighborhood/childhood friends. Eventually I realized why and that gave me a headsche as well. So when I opened the idea of having a small birthday party at home (domicile-Fairview) he reacted quite violently because he knew who would be my guests.

It was a struggle for me to convince my folks to allow me to celebrate my birthday with my friends and them spending some money for it. To avoid a confrontation between my dad and my friends I opted to have the party in our QC condo. The plan eventually worked.

I had the party on the exact date of my birthday which was on the 8th (Saturday). And that meant me coming from Makati & coming all the way from Tax 1 class. I was just so lucky that I was able to hitch a ride with Mae going to QC. The first thing I did after helping out mae with something was to go to Kamuning Public Market & buy the ingredients I needed for the food I was going to serve and cook that night. Talk about 2 kilos of potatoes, 1 kilo of carrots, oranges & other veggies. Looking back I'm surprised at how I managed that day carrying all that stuff around plus my backpack containing my Corp reviewer & notes.

I was so thankful that my good gradeschool friends Glenn & Steph came to the condo early & helped me do some more grocery & helped me wash my ingredients. From 6-8pm I cooked spaghetti noodles, sauce, & baked potato wedges from scratch. Angel, Josh, Jez, Cy & Awin ended up as my assistants more than my guests. I owe them a lot. It was so funny that I couldn't even kiss or hug my guests because I was in thre middle of cooking and I smelled like the kitchen (not in a positive way of course). Thus, after cooking I finally headed for the bathroom & made myself presentable to my guests.

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My mom & dad had a grand time criticizing my party of course but I didn't really care because I I really felt good holding it.

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A few of my cousins, all my neighborhood friends & few JASMS classmates graced the occassion. I was thrilled especially that I knew they were having fun (naman). We had lots of drinks & got really tipsy over the punch that my mom made. It tasted so good that I wasn't able to keep track of how many glasses I drank. hehe