16th of February

It was my birthday :) I thank God for the 28 years of wonderful life He gave me.

Sweet stuffs from ssssooo sweet people for my birthday :)

I wore a white top with a red blazer instead of our red uniform.

On my way to school, i said to myself, "i won't expect anything at all!" so "I won't get hurt in case they forget my birthday" .. and i'm talking about my IV - St. Alphonsus Rodriguez class.

I am with them during first period in the morning. Guess what??? They haven't greeted me! hhhmmm. I haven't greeted Rasheed as well, it's his birthday, too!. But that's fine, maybe at the end of the period, they will sing a happy birthday song for me. When the bell rang, ooops! They just said bye ma'am and off they went to their classroom since we were having the class in the computer laboratory. Nah! i don't want to get mad on my birthday... i just said.. the day isn't over yet ... maybe! just maybe they have some surprise for me :) *ha! hoping :)

I was glad my colleagues greeted me and there were some who gave me presents on my table :)

After lunch, Junior and Senior students will have their JS Prom practice in the lobby. While preparing to go down from the Faculty workroom, Alou called me up and said if i can go out from the workroom because I have to sign their letter for their project. When, i got out from the door and peep down on the lobby, i saw my class :) singing the happy birthday song with the cake, flowers, balloons and confetties :)

I went down from the second floor and they still sang and hugged me while giving all those stuffs. The fun part: they let me pop all the balloons using my butt so i can read they're messages :) so sweet but painful.. lolz!

I never expected them to be that creative and they really let me feel that i'm special to them. of course! they are so special for me and they know that :) A birthday is just one of the ordinary days that we live. You will just remember it as the sign you were born on this earth. What makes it really special is when people around you especially the ones you really love: remember and take time to let you feel that you are special on the day you were born :)

Soon, they will leave the High School and will go on their own way apart from each other. But i'm pretty sure that the bond they have as a class will always stay and go on till they meet again. I look forward to seeing them become successful and I will be listening to them telling great stories they've created for themselves.

Here are some captured moments during that blissful day.

...preparing their personal messages for me!

 

...the surprise part :D