Month 1 Going to Month 8 in Year 18

The first week of the year is also the start of the preparations for August’s big event. And after Christmas week vacation, Mhae is back in Makati from Bicol a couple of days after New Year’s Day. She missed he Ang/Chua reunion but at least she got to spend time with her family in their new home. For the wedding preparations, I got requirements list from the parish office. We also started looking again at our guest lists and started listing ninongs and ninangs, and the entourage. Misadventures of the week are some jeepney mishaps like forgetting to pay and alighting 1 block early. I had a stomach ache since Monday, but it eventually went away. At work, Eldrich’s spent his last day as an employee to help in their family business.

Second week got a bit stressful with the scanning of papers for the Balut sale, although I hope it’s be done soon. Another quite stressful, much sadder things that happened was Venjo’s mother’s passing. Thanks to Cez, despite all that’s happened, the barkada got to visit Tita Linda’s wake. On the lighter side, I finally gave in to gathering the rest of Transformers Generations “Team Ultra Magnus”. Started with Arcee and later ordered Springer. And again at work, Chammy had her last day before her study leave. Also, Masinloc project percent progress has been small. It’s a sign that it’s almost done. The boss is getting optimistic (although I think we’re really going to start soon) with the Palanca project.

Third week was Birthday week. Church stuff, mhae and I got to sing in one of the nights during the Novena for the Feast of San Ildefonso. Didn’t get to attend the Feast Day Mass, though, because of abovementioned Palanca project and promotion problem rants by my boss. Back a few days again, I got to go to Confession before my birthday. On the day of my birthday, I heard Mass with mama and papa and mhae, and had my annual medical checkup (on-schedule for once) before going to the office with noone realizing it was my birthday. After work, I met up with mhae at waltermart and she gave me her gift (a good dark green poloshirt) on our way to her apartment before we went back to waltermart for dinner with mama&papa, ate&buds, and adette and judith. Oh, and in this week, I got Blurr (before birthday) and Kup (Saturday after). Harddrive upgrades arrived at work and I started the installation and backup trials. As for wedding preparations, with the help of mama and after some negations, mhae and I got our wedding date set—August 8, 2018. More guest list updating, then we went on with the coverage canvass (Kuya Jo vs Thad). With ate, we checked one reception option, and after that, mhae and I experienced going to a bridal fare. Room fix progress is almost negligible so that’s as much as I can say for now. In the outside world, Mayon volcano activity (and social media prominence) was the thing.

Fourth week got busy (or maybe I’m just remembering more), and was 70^th monthsary week but we didn’t really do monthsary stuff. We did, however, along with mama, the Razons, and the Conti couple, have dinner with Tita Dolly and husband. That weekend, we went to Robinson’s Place Manila to meet with renz for the ring resize. After our transaction at UCC (mhae and I finally had UCC together) and while mhae was in her class, I did some going around—to the office, nostalgia jeepney riding back to Manila, upgraded my Smart sim to LTE. The following Monday was a continuation of fulfilling things to do—finally getting a PTR (and paying a whole lot of interest and surcharge), surrendering old sodexo gift certificates for replacement, and Sun LTE sim upgrade. With my two sims upgraded, I’m finally using the 3310 3G mhae and I got a bit more than a month ago. Back one day, I got to make the best of a Grab promo wih Citibank with a total of 400 “saved” on trips including the previous weekend’s trips to and from H2O hotel to meetup with King. MOA lunch for Bon’s bday that Sunday was fun with Fortich siblings and of course, cute times with Baby Tonet. Formation Team Meeting happened (after my solo Feast Day weeknight service) and was fruitful in my point of view later in the week. And a couple of days ago, apparently, MM Core celebrated out first year anniversary with a followup meeting from previous week’s monthly meeting. Back on the things accomplished, I did deposits of 2016 and 2017 angpao Christmas cash gifts from family. Month closes today with GP asking about ring, McKinley meeting and me going straight home after, hearing Mass on St. John Bosco’s feast day, Gen’s despedida Amber dinner, and mhae and me watching the super blue blood moon. Oh, when I got home, I quite assisted Judith in getting a picture of La Luna Sangre / Ruby Moon (depending on which pop culture reference). Wow, the month turned out busy and quite productive. I do think I did get some things fixed in my life. Life’s changing in a few months. Exciting.

Monthsary 69

Marahil wala ako sa focus nting Disyembre dahil sa napipintong pagtatapos ng taon at ang pangangailangang magawa ang ilang bagay, o kahit isang mahalagang bagay lang, bago ang patatapos na ito. Malumanay at masaya naman ang simula ng buwan sa S&R Pizza at pagsisimula ng panahon ng Adbyento sa Simbahan. Medyo naayos na ang mga kakantahin at hihintayin na lang ang hectic na Simbang Gabi na nakakakaba rin—baka hindi magising sa oras o baka magkalat sa pagkanta.

Pagsapit ng ikalawang linggo ng buwan, Sabado, isinagawa sa SIP ang Parish Christmas Party at mini concert ng Music Min. Pwede nang compromise pero sana mas nakita ito nang mas maganda. Minarapat kong maghapunan na lang kina Mhae noon kasi hindi ako at-home sa crowd, o baka pagod lang talaga. At ito na, fast forward sa Miyerkules, naisipan kong tawagan na ang binigay ni Yaluts na contact para sa singsing. Maayos ang pag-uusap namin at palitan ng email at text. Pero syempre, kabado pa rin kahit papaano. Break muna sa main event, pagkatapos ng ilang hapong pagpractice ng DCCD choir, nag-Misa na ng Christmas Thanksgiving sa chapel sa likod ng SJB church. Bagong strings sa gitara, ngayon lang ako kinalyo sa buong buhay ko ng pagtugtog. Buffet 101 and lunch ng SEMP, at kinagabihan, SEMP Christmas party naman hanggang alas-dose. Hindi nanalo sa raffle pero naka-100 naman sa videoke kahit hindi una, at nakatugtog rin kahit papaano sa SEMP Band 2017 edition.

Loaded ang ika-17 para sa amin ni Mhae, mula sa pagkanta sa Simbang Gabi nang madaling-araw, deretso sa Lingguhang pagkanta nang 6:30am, nagpunta (muntik ma-late pero umabot sa awa ng Diyos) sa SM North para sa Star Wars pagkapahinga’t tanghalian, tapos Buffet 101 dinner naman para sa bday celebration ni Yonni at Kuya Joemer. Hatak siguro ng stress at kaba ang tampuha kasi may maliit na tampuhan kami noon papuntang SM North, at isa noong dumating na Miyerkules pagkatapos ipatingin yung samsung na laptop. Kung anuman, Huwebes, nakuha ko na sa contact yung singsing. Mukhang maluwag pero ipapaayos na lang sa January. Walang pagsisinungaling sa lahat ng text at kwento, kahit may mga konting kulang na detalye. Konting pilitan para itago ang kaba, niyaya ko si Mhaelord mag-Amici kinabukasan. Humingi na rin ako ng tulong sa mga kabarkada sa pagkuha ng video. Nakapagpa-reserve na rin ako sa Amici pagkatapos ng lunch meeting. Biyernes ko binurn sa lumang stock na CDR kasabay pa ng acer laptop ni papa/mama at nag-undertime para dalhin yun sa Amici. Medyo matagal bago nakarating ang tropa at medyo masama ang pakiramdam ni Mhae. Buti bumuti na ang pakiramdam at bati na kami. Sinundo ko si Mhae sa Waltermart at bumalik na sa Amici. Nag-abang si jeff sa parking habang nililibang si Mhae ni Rori. Nagsimula nang tumugtog yung music at tinawagan ko na si Jeff. Medyo napabilis pero ayos lang. Nag-video na si Dogi pagkaabot ni Jeff ng singsing sakin, libang pa rin si Mhae kay Rori. Kalabit. Luhod. Tanong. Oo. Palakpakan pati yung mga nag-Chi-Christmas party. Tapos dumating si Kevin, ang late na photographer. Ayos lang. Masaya ang dinner. Dumaan kaming dalawa dito sa bahay pagkatapos para maipakita kina mama at papa ang aking mapapangasawa.

Kinabukasan pagkatapos ng engagement, isa ring dahilan kung bakit noon ginawa, papunta sina Mhae nang bicol para doon mag-Pasko at bagong taon. Last-minute shopping kami, unang lakwatsa sa mall bilang engaged couple. Marami-raming pinamili para sa bicol at para dito sa bahay at ilang para sa akin. Medyo efficient ang aming shopping time, nakadaan pa kaming Amici para ipagpalit ang CD na mali ang naibigay noong nakaraang gabi. Pagkababa sa bahay ng ilang gamit, nag-ayos na sila sa apartment para lumakad. Nag-grab kami pa-bus terminal para hindi masyadong hassle at ayun, nagtungo na silang Bicol. Medyo matagal ang biyahe at ako naman ay nakarami ng tulog at tambay pagkatapos ng una sa tatlong solong pagkanta. Ika-69 na monthsary nga pala naming ngayong buwan. Medyo nasakto ang engagement. At ayun, tila masaya naman ang papancit at mga aktibidades nila doon, kahit inuubo at napagod sa nagdaang byahe. Medyo simpleng kainan lang din ang Pasko ng mga Calimon sa Mey Lin. Chillax lang ang bakasyon kinabukasan at may mga katiting na trabaho sa opisina. Nag-undertime ako dalawang beses, una para papalitan yung radyo ni mama na sira yung function button, at pangalawa, para ubusin ang mga sodexo na nakay mama. May isa pang natititra dito sa akin, yung bigay ni Mhae para ipang-mcdo ko. Gagamitin ko mamaya sa iced mocha kahit inuubo ako. Kahit papaano, nalampasan namin nina Froi ang madugong paghahanda para sa huling Misa ng taon. Maya-maya, maghahanda na si mama at si papa (sana makatulong ako) para sa bagong taon. Ako, mukhang huling ilang araw na ng todong pag-tambay, at ang papasok na unang mga buwan ng taon ay maiuukol sa mas matinding paghahanda na pinaghandaan hanggang ngayong taong ito. Kaya ito. Kayang-kaya.+

We Had 5 Holidays

November starts with a holiday—All Saints’ Day. It’s quite standard fare for the past years that Papa and I, along with the Razon siblings, would go to loyola memorial while Mama with Tita Chato and Tito Nonong would go to Bulacan. Got to go to the problematic property being sold by Mama and Tita at Balut, Tondo, and quite where Papa lived as a child. It was quite stressful but at least Mama, Papa, and I had lunch at Pancake house after. Interestingly, Papa’s been buyigng light bulbs since the 1st. Mhae was still in Bicol for the first week, and the couple of weeks apart felt like the time when she was in Europe—with chats and phone and videocalls. While she was away, I had a few room cleaning / organizing attempts. They weren’t successful. Another attempt that wasn’t successful was asking Yaluts and Jeff fo help with stuff. At least I’m getting there. TV shows got me distracted from being productive and being lonely, so it’s quite quits.

I got to do some long-distance tasks for Mhae like leaving cash in the apartment and getting clothes down. Kinda sucks that when she finally arrived, I missed fetching her because of the adjusted schedule of the Malolos trip for the Musicam Sacram conference due to ASEAN traffic adjustment concerns. The conferene was fruitful, though, with reinforced learnings in Musicam Sacram and a bit of Bulakenyo nostalgia with the Osana tune. It wasn’t the best reunion but that’s just a very minor frown in our smile-filled relationship. Trying to make the most of the ASEAN holidays, Mhae and I practiced for the MM concert on December 9. Sadly, the concert would later be cancelled due to readyness concerns. Onve thing I quite accomplished in my room is filing a year or more’s worth of bills. Interestingly, two weeks later, my room doesn’t feel much more organized. Oh well.

Back on track with the lakwatsa’s and still making the most of Mhae’s sembreak, we got to watch Justice League. Also, that Saturday, we took advantage (pun intended) of the SM advantage sale. I got myself a pair of navy low-top classic chucks and swatch boat shoes, while mhae got herself a bag. We weren’t able to get mama a gift but I guess I’ll consider the stove we got a few days back to be my gift. And speaking of that stove, I had a migraine after a long time while installing the stove. It’s probably because of smelling some residual lpg scent. Mama’s birthday that Sunday was simple with dinner at Max’s with the Calimon immediate family. It was also Tita Fe’s belated birthday celebration. Ate’s gift to Mama was an old iPad mini they haven’t been using, and it’s cute how Mama’s gotten used to it since. Work was quite chill and a little funny with an elevator misadventure.

Mhae and I fetched Gen at the airport and it was pretty smooth. I guess you can’t have it all going well as we had a number of bank fails a couple of days ago today. But despite those, Gen’s reunion with Mhae and the rest of their siblings here is pretty fun with jolly dopey, more SM shopping, and their mother and Maymay visiting from Bicol, until their trip back to Bicol with Gen. Work wasn’t so friendly but I guess I got through well enough. I did get to escape and attend a conference with Jonas (and Bianca on behalf of the company she works for) that was pretty worthwhile. I also find it cool that I got to attend an ASEAN-related seminar as Papa got to attend the ASEAN Business…something… two weeks before, which was actually part of the ASEAN conference. Work was also good at keeping my mind away at how frustrating managing the Music Ministry can be. That’s not to say it’s bad, it’s actually much more fulfilling than frustrating, but there really are down points. At least I got to help PJ facilitate the practice with the Children’s Choir and SICC. O, another thing that’s cool, what the weather’s gonna get. Today’s a holiday, Bonifacio Day, and tomorrow’s December.

Not So Festive October with 3 or 4 Alex Cameos

Hindi madaling baliktarin ang mga pangyayari para sabihing maganda ang simula ng Oktubre. Sa unang linggo ng buwan ko nalaman ang hindi pagkakaunawaan (na mukhang maayos-ayos naman na) dahil sa mahirap na proseso ng pagbenta ng lupa sa Balut at pagpapaalis sa mga nakatira doon. Noong linggong iyon din namin natuklasan—dahil sa instagram at twitter—ang problema ng unang mag-asawa sa aming barkada. Pero hindi naman puro problema at di pagkakaunawaan. Nakumpleto ko na rin ang naisip ko na dating eva rebuild collection sa pagdating ng inorder kong revoltech eva-02. Nakapag-ramen din kami ni mhae sa aligato at nakakain ng puto bungbong pagkakanta sa misa. Nagsara ang unang linggo (bale sa pangalawang Linggo) ng buwan sa birthday party ni Rori na masaya’t mabigat dahil sa matagal na ring hindi pagkikita-kita ng barkada.

Naka-ilang Grabcar transaction din ako dahil sa G70 meeting nina mhae at ang aking pagsundo sa kanya. Medyo nasusulit ko ang mga libreng data allocation sa globe. Natuwa rin ako kahit papaano na makita ang kakaiba nang bgc sa nakasanayan ko lima hanggang sampung taon nang nakalilipas. Sa harap naman ng computer, may mga bagong season na ang mga DC tv show at big bang theory, pero hindi ko pa natuloy-tuloy pagkatapos ng kani-kanilang mga ep.2 (maliban sa big bang theory). Lumabas kami ni mhae nang sabado para bilhin ang matagal-tagal ko na ring pinag-isipang midnight blue na coat. Naudlot yung pagbili namin noong nakaraang weekend. Per yun nga, nakabili na rin sa landmark (kasi hassle sa sm makati) ng coat, pasadong compromise na pantalon (na hindi rin masyadon maapansin kaya panalo na rin) at bagong necktie. Napansin ni mhae na matagal din kaming hindi nakalakwatsa nang ganun at natuwa naman siya’t nagawa namin uli. Isang bonus na hindi madalas mangyari, may medyo tinulungan siyang turista sa jeep habang papunta kaming mcdo mcs para sa mcspicy at twister fries. Nakita nga pala namin sa mcs noon si kuya toyet/alex cardinal. Cameo. Hehe. Pagdating ng Linggo, sa wakas, nakakuha ako ng gusto kong kuha ng altar sa SIP pagkatapos naming kumanta nang Linggong iyon. Nakahanap na rin ako ng bagong barbero (pabs, malapit kina mhae) na nakuha ang gupit sa akin ng yumaong si mang isko. Isa palang update sa pagpapabakod, ayun, mukhang makakapag-budget naman para doon ayon sa unang estimate ni dara (hindi pa nagbigay si mig). Pero napagpasyahan kong sa enero na simulan para hindi maudlot ang trabaho.

Jeepney strike ang balita sa pagpasok ng linggo at naapektuhan ako nang bahagya. Nakatulong ang pagpapasakay ng isang adventure ata sa evangelista pero doon ata ako nagsimulang sipunin, o sa paglalakad pauwi galing kina mhae. Pag-uwi noon at noong miyerkules, inayos ni mama ko ang mga laylayan ng mga pantalon ko para sa mga event nang Martes at Biyernes. Ok naman sa akin ang una kong pagsama sa clients’ night sa okada, pero hindi talaga para sa akin ang ganung mga sosyalan. O at least hindi pa ako sanay. Medyo nasasanay naman ako sa grabcar at malaking tulong iyon sa aking pag-uwi nang naparami ang inom. Sa ginta ng linggo at dahil sa pakikihalubilo kay Ar. Pantangco noong clients’ night, sinama ako sa meeting sa Alex III, morato, para sa isang bagong project. Nakilala ko rin doon si Engr. Flordeliza na tatlong kanto lang pala ang opisina/bahay(?) mula dito sa amin. Pagdating naman ng employees’ night, medyo mas naenjoy ko naman pero hindi tulad noong bago ako. Malamang dahil hindi na ako ang bida, pero natutunan ko noon na pwede pa rin namang matuwa kahit hindi ka bida. At ayun, 10-year recognition at mga trophy sa chess atbp. Pinaka-panalo siguro ang makita ko si kuya jun doon sa event na bumalik noong linggong iyon matapos ang ilang linggo ring pagkawala sa opisina. Masaya naman akong dumaan kina mhae pagkatapos ng event bago mag-cinderella time dahil hindi pwedeng hindi ko mapakita sa kanya ang formal look ko noon. Ang mismong Sabado naman ay nilaan sa pagpapahinga dahil sa delayed effect ata ng decolgen forte ng mga nagdaang araw. Buti, nahatid ko pa si mhae sa school sa huling araw ng pasok niya. Pagdating ng Linggo, ang tambay time pagka-almusal pagkakanta nang 6:30 ay nalaan sa paggawa ni mhae ng mahabang final requirement sa law subject nila. Nakakaaliw ang galing at sipag niya. Hindi ko maalala at alam kong hindi ako ganun kasipag at kagaling noong ako ang nag-aaral. Ang sayang lang sa mga nagdaang araw ay ang patuloy na pagkaudlot ng bbq Saberday.

Biglaang napa-present ako sa mwci para sa lamesa improvement proposal namin kasama ang royal haskoning. Hindi ko alam gaano ako kasaya sa project na ito at sa pagtatrabaho uli sa isang mwci project, pero at least positibo naman ang pakiramdam. Nairaos naman nina mama ang living rosary noong ika-24 at masaya naman akong nakibahagi kami ni mhae kahit papaano doon. Sembreak na nina mhae at sa hindi ko inaasahang mga pangyayari, palabas na ang Thor 3. Tulad ng madalas, sinamantala namin ang kawalan ng assignment at ang kakontian ng tao sa waltermart. Na-availe din namin ang promo pala ng pancake house na 2 for 390 na sulit sa sarap at busog… kahit nakapag-popcorn pa rin kami sa panonood ng sine. Nagkaroon ako ng bagong tungkulin (na hindi ko pa nagagawa) sa Simbahan sa pag-take ng minutes para sa Formation Team sa pamumuno ni Fr. Alex. Mukha namang on-track kami dahil sa kanya pati sa LitCom ng SIP. Bago matapos ang buwan, napagpasiyahan ni mhae na pagpuntang bicol para pagbigyan ang request ng mga magulang niya at para masa maka-relax. Syempre, parehas kaming medyo malungkot pero alam naman naming hindi naman iyon magiging problema. Noong sabado, sinamahan ko si mhae sa pagbayad ng tuition. Pinagpa-bukas muna namin ang star wars time (Ep.6 na, nakapag-Ep.3 kami 2 linggo bago nito) pagkatapos ng Sunday birthday lunch nina Tita Chato at Ate Ge sa Alex III, greenhills. Nagkaproplema ang PC ko sa volsnap.sys pero naayos ko naman din kinabukasan. Nakatulong siguro yung shakeys promo cramming lunch namin. Kagabi, matapos kong mag-halfday at iwang nag-u-update ang pc ko, hinatid ko sa bus terminal si mhae at napaluha bago matulog pag-uwi. Salamat sa Diyos at maayos naman siyang nakarating sa kanila sa bicol kanina, kahit late umalis ang bus kagabi, lumipat ng bus kanina, natagalan sa biyahe, at umuulan pa doon. Ngayong holiday, nakaka-flashback ako nang medyo ok dahil din sa medyo nagawan ko ng ko ng paraan sa notepad ang hindi ko nagawang excel log. Hindi ko na natuloy ang pag-assemble sana sa MG DS pero tsaka na yun. Sana masulit ko ang robinson’s rewards card mamaya sa handyman. Oo nga pala, ngayong darating na buwan, may mga planong kailangang matuloy.

A Gift of 29 Years

The birthday month of September started with a Muslim Holiday. Mhae has recovered from her viral infection (unsure really if it was dengue). It felt great accompanying her to school that Saturday after a week of being sick. I also got to hand it to her—doing her best to recover and getting back to her routine once able. Quite sad she hasn’t recovered enough to accompany me in singing during the street Mass. I got to do some room cleanup while Mhae was studying. Of course, when it was time for her needed a break, we had dunkin donuts. The week at work got a bit exciting with new life in the McKinley project and the earlier meeting regarding standards got an update. I also went on a site visit and after-meeting drinking dinner (after no lunch) at the lamesa intakes with boss dan, sir kelly and staff, and a new acquintance in royal haskoning. The week ended with the first of a good number of weekday Mass services on Mama Mary’s birthday.

That weekend, Mhae had a seminar at adamson and I got to do quite a bit of action figure / geek posing and photography with my mafex wonder woman figure that I finally opened. Sunday time after the Mass was fun here at home with snapchat. There was a work suspension on Tuesday (though I insisted on going to work only to go home after doing some settings on the office PC), and that game me some time to do some pc geek stuff. I also got to resume watching South Park, and interestingly, I happened to have picked it up at the 100^th episode. I remember falling asleep watching that so technically I kinda ended my previous run on the 100^th too. I also managed to do some very minor adjustments to the eva rebuild display—side stands for the 1.0 part. This 2^nd week also marked the emergence and my passive solutions to the problem of ants in my room. Sadly, that also meant saying goodbye to years-stored food that I initially forgot to eat then eventually took as mementos the following week.

We spent the last of my bpi starbucks coupons on the last day of claiming. I guess it is gonna be quite a while until I get to order another venti drink at starbucks. Oh, before going to the secret starbucks, Mhae and I checked out som 2-burner stoves for mama and picked up some snacks at the supermarket. A relaxing Sunday, we watched Star Wars Episode 1 as part of our halted Star Wars Extended Marathon. It’s nice the Mhae got to enjoy it and despite the flack it’s received all these years, I still enjoyed it. Sometime during the week, mama found a little tshirt that she said was one papa got for me and he had a similar one for him. Cute, but I really don’t remember wearing it. Well, I was 1 or 2 years old anyway. There were pretty terrible news this week including news of Claudio’s brother’s tragic death. The nation is also not getting much better but I choose to be optimistic seeing that I have more friends on the side of life. Church stuff, we had our MM representatives meeting moved to the 3^rd Thursday to give way for the Formation Team meeting on 4^th Thursdays. Throughout the month, we were pretty active with weekday feast day Mass services but still have some pending work to complete. I also attended and will be regularly attending at least 4 meetings a month as MM secretary. Kinda fun thing about it, I get to attend the ppc meeting with mama. I just hope I can sustain and contribute. This month, we started singing at the fron pews instead of the choir loft. Pros and cons of either, I find it pleasing to receive positive feedback and thanks from the presider. Mhae and I had a date last Sunday before her birthday to buy some toys for gifts and had our best mexicalli lunch so far with a burito without beans. Back at the apartment in the afternoon, we brought home J.Co. donuts for snacks and enjoyed Star Wars Episode 2. Yey!

And alas, Mhae’s birthday has arrived. I really had minimal planning and preparation and took a leave from work to cram. After running out of paper for printing her homework, I went out to buy paper and 12 preserved roses. Fetching her at Libertad after school, we bought her cake (c/o Tita Chato) and headed home (aboy brought the cake to their apartment) to rest before going to Mass. I finished up some work and we ordered Ambers pancit malabon and pichipichi (c/o mama) before going to Mass. As expected, the delivery came 30 minutes earlier, to my irritation, because we were not yet home to receive it. I wasn’t able to finish the Mass to receive the call from ambers dispatch. At least, Mhae was able to hear Mass completely and asked Fr. Beng to bless her for her birthday. At the apartment, the delivery rider returned shortly after Mhae and I arrived and calmed down. Party was simple and filling with KR’s boyfriend and Aboy’s girlfriend (who brought another cake) as guests. Of course, it’s a fun sight, Bonbon and Aboy enjoying ambers pancit malabon. After the birthday, the week was quite hectic but not stressful. At work, I accomplished a few things for the prospective lamesa project, and the posco monitoring is pretty polished now with around 75% completion (which is practically 80+% not considering the items to be deleted from the contract. Mhae got to experience a college lakwatsa somehow but I was a little drained from work, Mass service, and parish formation meeting to fetch her. I’m happy that she somehow experienced he chillout things I did what seems to be a long time ago. On the spending aspect, my Citi Mercury card got cancelled earlier this month and I settled a few pesos in charges and I’m waiting for the response on my request for hsbc credit protect cancellation for easier use of my hsbc card, for which I’ve requested an annual fee reversal. I also successfully contacted bpi phone customer service for the second time in recent time to also request for reversal for my bpifamily credit card. Month closes with nice hugs and kisses after miscommunication about fetching. I think I got to greet all my kabarkadas and +1’s with September birthdays. I’m excited how next year’s September will be.