Birthday and Christmas Bits

The past week has been real busy for most of us. I almost completely forgot about my "critical" condition and went on to celebrate the happiest times of the year. Here are tidbits of the week:

-Epok, who's on my friendster list and a team mate of Marco (yeah, the dreamboat) greeted me on my birthday. For someone with a celebrity status greeting me on my special day, I was caught off-guard and was really touched by the gesture. He is definitely one of the nicest ( not to mention cutest) guys from the blue eagles.

-Marco, the dreamboat replied to my forwarded christmas message. Styx, Melissa and I were talking about him last Friday and it just dawned on me to greet him after 3 years, just to check if he still has the same number. Still the same nice Marco that I liked. But then we're not friends. I will forever be a fan and I'm contented with that.

-My model friend Carlo greeted me after a long time of not communicating with each other. I actually forgot to include him in my text greetings for friends. He gave me a personalized greeting and I was amused that he still remembers me.

-I noticed most of my friends' Christmas greetings came with names of them and their other halves. Like "Merry Christmas from Jayson and Sharon... from Bong and Brenda.... from Dave and Techie" Even my good friend from high school who's in a happy relationship with another girl also signed out her greetings with her name and her girlfriend's name. I replied to Sharon,who knows my flipside, "Merry Christmas, too... from M---- and Grace. Hehehe. Sharon laughed it off. I was tempted to also sign out "From Orlando and Grace Bloom".

-When I turned 20, I got depressed. I didn't want to leave my teenage years. I stayed at home and let the day passed like it was just another ordinary day. This year, I was afraid that might happen again, with me turning *ouch* 30. But with everything that has happened to me this year, I've learned about life's uncertainties. We'll never know when it's going to be our last birthday. So I decided to celebrate it despite my status. This is the first time in a long time that I didn't celebrate it with my "Dyosa Lolas". Like Mama Fe says, nasira ang "panata" ko to be with them at this time of the year. (It's ok, we'll be seeing one another in April for my rad theraphy.) I spent my day instead with my "talent pool" and friends at the hospital. And I didn't regret it.

-This year has been my most emotional birthday and christmas. On my birthday, I couldn't hold back tears. Not because some people I expected to remember me have forgotten about me but because the folks I wasn't expecting to greet me went out of their way to let me know they remembered me. How very touching. Last night, as I was packing my presents for my family, I was all in tears. I was happy because God gave me another year to spend christmas with the people I love but at the same time sad because I didn't know how many birthdays and christmases I have left to spend before my health finally gives in.

Merry Christmas, everyone!