Friday, September 30, 2005
the birthday bash
   Una sa lahat, thank you so much again sa mga bumati we do appreciate your thoughts and wishes for our little soccer player. Finally, we pulled-off nice and noisy ang birthday party ni Franco last sunday, 25th of September, ok ang turnout ng guests, siguro mga 30% din ang hindi nakapunta sa complete guestlist naming, pero ok pa din ang dami pa ding nakarating, it was fun kahit na medyo marami-raming bloopers. :-) Ang sakit ng katawan namin, as in! para akong nag-tennis nang walang warm up! Ang sakit ng braso, likod at legs ko pagkagising ko the day after. Si francis, hindi masyado kasi siguro nagte-tennis sya, pero pagod pa din sobra. Pero we still have to go to work! after the party, pag-uwi sa bahay, happy naming tatlo, we really had fun. At pare-pareho kaming bagsak na ng mga 9pm, iniwan na naming for the next day ang iba pang mga kailangang lipitin, pero we opened the gifts na. ay, ang kalat nanaman sa bahay! :) We had the party sa park about 2 minutes drive from home, 12nn ang call time, pero knowing pinoys (1 lang kasi ang non-pinoy namin na guest, na asawa ng pinoy), mga 12:30 nagsimulang magdatingan ang aming mga bisita... buti na lang, kasi around 11:20 pa lang kami nakapag-umpisa mag-set up. Tinanghali kasi kami ng pag-start, nag-relak-relak pa kasi ng konti. I woke up at 7am, nag-simula akong mag-saing... 3 salangan ng kanin ang ginawa ko, mga 2 hrs din akong nag-sasaing. Yun lang ang aking luto sa handa namin. Nakapag-load pa nga ako sa washing machine at naghanger ng mga labada. Si francis naman woke up at around 8am. Ang initial plan kasi namin eh alis si Francis ng 9am sa bahay para before 10 eh makuha na nya yung food (which is about 30 drive from our house sa motorway, malayo poi yon!) at makabalik agad ng mga 10:30 eh pabalik na and hopefully 11 eh nag-start na kami mag-set-up. Eh kaso, nag-salang ng DVD ang aking mister, kaya ayun, nawala sa isip ang oras at 9:30 na nang mamalayan naming ang lahat....(naku, dito na nagsimula ang stress at tense na ata ako mula nung time na yon hanggang bago mag-start kumain sa party). I was preparing the things we had to bring, placed it near the door for easy access when it's time to go. Jonna (friend ni Ana) came to the house, sabay na samin sya papunta, plus to help out. Nakabalik si francis ng mga 10:45 ata, syempre we had to set-up pa, at syempre dami pa kailangang hakutin papunta sa venue. So when he got back, iniwan muna naming si Franco sa kapitbahay, then went straight sa park to set-up the balloons. Yung pinag-arkilahan ko ng tables and chairs tumawag sa akin, sabi nya ayaw daw magpapasok nung staff nung sa park, usually kasi sarado ang gate noon, which we were expecting, kaso mabigat at medyo mga 30 secs. walk din from the gate to the venue. Buti na lang mabait yung staff at pinayagan kaming mag-unload lang nung mga dala namin. Stress attack #2! When we were about to set-up the balloons I made (what I did was prepare it sa house, yung tipong banderitas style tapos may crepe paper na design and then pinasok ko lang sa malaking trash bag), hala! Nung nilalabas ko na, nagkabuhol-buhol pala yung crepe paper! Good thing Gemma and Jonna was there, sa kanila ko na lang pinaubaya nung kailangan ko kasing may gawin pa. That's stress attack #3! So, naibaba na ang tables and chairs, food was all here na, and supplies ko din eh ok na. Franco was around na din, pinaglaro muna namin sa playground while waiting for the guests. The venue had a playground nearby, and may fence sya so ok at hindi maglalaboy ang mga bata, that's what I liked about it din. We prepared games for the older kids and let the younger ones play doon sa playground at bantayan ng parents.... but stress attack #4 is just around the corner. Yung aking iba pang supplies which I fixed earlier was left still there, near the door. Nakupo, eh di balik nanaman si mister, to get those things. Guests are already arriving, it's around 12:30 na. buti na lang eh ang lapit lang naming. :-) Francis got back na, with all the supplies, the cooler, etc. Kaso, naiwan pa yung rice! Stress attack #5!!!!! :-p so, balik ulit sya, the guests were asking me kung hindi daw ba ako giniginaw, kasi nga manipis na blouse lang suot ko, sabi ko hindi eh. Tense ako masyado! Hehehe. :-) And finally, the rice is here. We said the prayers and started eating, medyo gutom na ang guests naming. But they were still smiling naman... pero hindi na nakakatawa ang pabalik-balik namin! :-p So, now it's time for the candle blowing... but where's the candle????? i placed it in my bag, pero I went back and changed outfit, ayun, hindi ko naibalik sa bag ko ang candle and the figurine for the cake. Sabi ko pa man din eh para hindi ko na halungkatin sa tambak.... Haay, ang galing! :p so, there you go... stress attack #6, but this time since, nakakain na ang guests at masaya na lahat, eh giniginaw na ako... naapektuhan na din ng lamig, humupa na ang pagka-tense ko. :-) sumama na ako kay francis pabalik, ang bilis ko nga eh, as in split second lang ako when I got to the house and out again, kasi alam ko na kung saan ko naiwan. Natatawa na lang kami ni francis sa kotse. But still, everything is fine, hindi naman kami nagpapanic masyado kasi lapit lang ng bahay. So, tuloy na ang candle blowing! Yippee! Katuwa si franco, pag nakakakita kasi sya ng candle, ang tawag nya "patitiyir" = happy birthday to you, sabay magbo-blow sya. Kaya sobrang excited nung nakita ang candle nya, syempre struggle ang pagsindi dahil mahangin. At 3x kami nag-sindi for picture purposes. :-) After the candle kami nag-games, sabi kasi ng mga advisers (naku, ang dami! :-)) eh pag may hawak na dawn a toys ang mga bata eh hindi na lalapit. So, we had the games. We had the longest Happy Birthday Franco game, the winner lasted 13 secs!, then yung bring me, tapos guess how many jellies, bow and arrow, golf and a very exciting balloon popping. After the games, chika-chika na lang, and pahinga ng konti, siguro mga a little over 2 hrs din yung party from the time we blessed the food until the chikahan. After that, isa-isa nang nag-paalam, tapos medyo marami pa ding natira to help out. This was a lot easier! Haay, ang sarap i-reminisce ng party, the stress, the excitement, the guests, the kids. It all forms part of the fun! Pag-uwi sa bahay, plakda kami. Si Franco, hindi nakakain halos, yung prawn crackers, lumpiang shanghai at leche flan ang kinain sa party eh. Pag-uwi pumunta sa kitchen at hinihila ako, sabay sabi ng "eat!" hehehe... nagutom din ang bebe... he was able to finish a bowl of spaghetti and some cake. After that, picture taking ng gifts tapos gift opening na. ang kalat sa lounge, but syempre tuwa pa din kami. Ang daming toys, books and clothes. We loved them all! Ipinagpabukas na lang naming ang pagligpit nung ibang gamit, we were so tired na. si franco, pagka-dede eh natulog na lang mag-isa. :-) Thanks for reading this far, masyado atang detailed? :-p overall, we think it was a fun party! Can't wait for Franco to be able to play the games din para mas masaya! |
posted by frapr at 3:44:00 AM
Sis, now ko lang nabasa bday kwento ni Franco :P sensya na nde ako makapag net everyday. Congrats for such a full blast party. Napagod din ako sa pagbasa kse prang pagod na pagod kyo talaga :P next ko check yung pix naman :)
Worth it naman pala yung stress eh - at least everyone went home happy (including the parents and the birthday celebrator, hehehe!).