Birthday Gifts

Last night's party was so much fun. It was good to have friends over at my place :) Of course, I had different kinds of conversations with different sets of friends. It ranged from wedding preparations, engagement proposals, work, business and family. All of them did ask one same thing: When is David coming over? (Two weeks, dearies!)

I had a pretty laid-back birthday. Me and my family did the normal Sunday ritual: breakfast at 8am, hear Sunday mass and have lunch. We went to M Cafe at the Ayala Museum for lunch, and I had Chicken Adobo with Foie Gras and quail egg. Then for dessert, I had the chocolate creme brulee trio (chili, creme mint and ginger). It tasted interesting! ;) That place is one of my favorites.

Anyway, people say that when picking a gift for a friend, they would normally think about what the person is like, what she likes and what she would appreciate. With this, let me enlist the gifts I have received for my 24th birthday:

1. a journal
2. a Shutter movie DVD - (I'm still figuring out how to sue the movie producer to use me and my former colleagues' fake ghost photo in the movie! haha!)
3. Lush soap
4. slippers
5. floral top
6. a bottle of my favorite Australian Chardonnay and kamias fruit
7. Starbucks coffee mug
8. God's inspirational book
9. A Place Called Paris book

... also, I was surprised to see a dozen red roses and a teddy bear waiting for me when I got home awhileago! They're from David! :) Yey!

So, what do my gifts say about me? :) I'm sure I'll get different stuff if I celebrated 24 in New York! ;)

Anyway, to me these are just material things. Nothing's more important than the gift of love, friendship and family. And I'm happy I got them all today.