PAPA’S 60th BIRTHDAY!

Papa celebrated his 60th birthday today and just like what we did with Mama…we planned a ‘surprise’ party for him…this time though we decided to hold it at his office because it was a weekday and since he won’t be going on leave naman. We connived with his officemates to make sure that he will be going to his office in Pasig, you see for the past few years since Union Bank merged with Ibank he has been holding two offices – one in Pasig and the other in Makati. And since the Makati office is just near his residence, he usually spends his time there and just goes to the Pasig branch once a week. So this week, we made sure he will be going to Pasig today and I connived with Norie (his secretary) to make up some excuse (a meeting maybe or some important papers to sign) just so he’ll be there…

They were also the one who prepared the other stuff for the ‘surprise’ – like the food for the staff and us to share, the tarpaulin announcing his turn to becoming a ‘senior citizen’, and we brought the cake – his favorite chocolate cake from Aristocrat. We came there early and waited… we took some pictures around the office, but surprisingly…I couldn’t find them na??? I remember I even took pics of the food…but they’re all gone! All that’s left is a pic of the cake… and the memory of happiness that I saw in my father’s eyes when he saw us there at his office…waiting for him! I know it could’ve been better organized – but the lead organizer (Tita Espie) wasn’t here but at Dubai …his 60th birthday should’ve been held at the hotel with many of his friends – specially ones that he has not seen in a long time all there to greet him and recount wonderful memories with him…but it wasn’t meant to be…maybe when he’s 70 na lang! At least, we made some kind of effort to make him happy on this special day! Happy Birthday Papa! Thank you so much for always being there for me… I love you!