Yesterday was a blast!
It was my birthday yesterday and I'm glad to spend it with some of the most special people of my life. <3
I didn't really have any big plans for my special day, but my parents and I agreed on going to church to give our gratitude for another year to live. Then later in the evening, I'd be video calling my bestie who lives in the other side of the world since it has always been our routine to video call especially during special occasions. <3
The morning went on as usual. Mama cooked some pasta, because I'm such a pastaholic!, for lunch. Our plan was to go to church in the afternoon. It was quite weird since we usually go in the morning and be back home for lunch... but oh well!
It's creamy tuna fettuccine pasta!!! It's a bit spicy, so I really enjoyed it. :)
After lunch, mama told me that we'd just wait for a taxi outside instead of me booking a Grab car, which was again weird, so I had my hunch already. xD
When we went out, my hunch was proven correct because my male bestie and his family were already waiting in their car so we could go to church together. <3 Yaaaay! I get to see my baby Navee after a while again! ^^
The church's facade is under renovation.
My best friend had to go somewhere for a bit, so he wasn't in the pictures..
The sky was so pretty yesterday... <3
After lighting some candles and offering some prayers, we went back to the parking area which was near the Cathedral church (around 5 minutes away on foot). Before reaching the car, we saw some food stall selling some street foods, so we ended up buying some. We had some kwek-kwek and fish tempura. <3
One of the simple joys in life... Street food!!! haha
When we returned home, baby Navee and his mama took a nap in the room. My best friend went out to buy some stuff since it's also his mother-in-law's birthday and they have to go there later that night... I also had to relax a bit since I wasn't feeling very well, either.
It was early evening when we continued preparing some stuff for dinner. In addition to the pasta earlier, we had these yummy food. <3
Mama and papa prepared this whole chicken for us to share... there were actually 2 of them.. haha
My best friend also bought a bunch of takoyaki... Good thing it didn't have any "tako" or octopus since I'm allergic... haha These are basically vegetable balls... <3
Black Forest cake from Red Ribbon... which papa bought earlier that day. <3 One of my faves!!!
We had early dinner because they still had to go to the other birthday party. haha They were too busy, yesterday.
Then, the time to video call with my bestie came... <3 Yaaaaay!
My pretty bestie and adorable BLUE... <3
We started talking around seven in the evening here in the Philippines. It was six in the morning at her place. It's a great thing that she's a morning person and I'm a night owl. haha We talked for almost five hours and it felt amazing! It's always awesome spending time with her... I hope to see you soon neechan!! Let's go on another adventure soon! (I know you're going to read this... xD)
My bestie being funny and creative <3
We have always been using LINE for our video calls for a long time now, but we're still trying to explore its features. She suddenly asked me to change into grid view because she wanted us to do something. It was pretty fun!
In addition to our crazy and fun talks, it so happened that the World Baseball Classic (WBC) Quarterfinals between Italy and Japan was being held yesterday. I'm a fan of Ohtani Shohei, so I asked her if she could watch FOX on their TV... I couldn't watch it from where I am, so I usually just update myself with the highlights on MLB and WBC Facebook page, or their websites.
Lucky meeee!!! My bestie's TV could access the game, so I could watch it as well. She took screenshots while I was happily celebrating Japan's 5th straight win!!! And yes, they're going to Miami for the Semi-finals!!!! YAAAAAAAAAY~!!!!
My ever-supportive bestie celebrated not only my birthday, but also Japan's win with me. Congrats Japan and Shohei!!!! <3 The match was so exciting!!! It was also fun because my bestie was asking me questions about what's happening, and I'm glad to be able to tell her some stuff about baseball. This is what I get from watching too many baseball anime. This is also partly the reason why I'm such a fan of Ohtani Shohei. Apart from his handsome baby face, he reminds me so much of Goro Shigeno from the anime MAJOR. They're both a 2-way player which is pretty rare in the baseball scene. <3
We finished our chat almost midnight... and it was super fun!
I wasn't able to spend time with my baby cousins because they were busy at school, but they sent me messages... and my grandma also called in the morning. I'm so happy that my closest friends and family remembered my special day, and some even celebrated with me.
I'm grateful to be born surrounded by such amazing people. Thanks a lot! <3
I'll end my post here. Thanks a bunch and see you around! :D