Hi kids, future dad of my kids, or whoever is snooping rn 

Hello and welcome to my last blog of 2025! Can’t believe we’re already here and I’m finally all caught up with all the backlogs (boredom really did its thing). That awkward time between Christmas and New Year is always a blur. All I remember is a lot of bed-rotting and absolutely no sense of time.

 The next blog will be about our 2025 wrapped; it's going to be lengthy, so that's fun.

The first week, I met with my bestie Gail and Stevie at Estancia Mall. We had dinner at Yabu and we gave their unplug game a try to get some free ice cream. Basically, all you had to do was put your phones inside the box and be offline all throughout your stay. We were determined ofc so we were rewarded hehe

On the second week, my group of friends and I had our Christmas party. We all wore red and exchanged gifts. I commissioned Gail to bake some cookies for some Christmas treats. 

We had steak, salad, chicken wings, and a few alcoholic beverages. We even played Do or Drink, and honestly, it’s been a while since I last survived a full-on drinking session. STILL GOT IT!

The next day... Katinko was my best friend.

We also celebrated my brother's birthday. We missed you so much, Willie boy, if you were still here, you would've loved Sabrina Carpenter and her kapokpokan!!

On the 20th, I celebrated my birthday with my family and friends at Jollibee.

Before the chaos, I made sure to have my moment, so I went to BGC and welcomed it at midnight. 

I wrote a complete blog about it, click here to read the rest.

On the 22nd, my cousins and I did a quick Landers run to buy some stuff for Christmas. We ate at Goto Believe, then later met up with their cousins for some tita-and-tito time at Mary Grace. 

On Christmas, I joined my sister and her family to celebrate. To be honest, it wasn’t as merry as I had hoped because of some family matters, but it was okay. We managed. I will surely tell you guys, but I don't think it's the right time. Let's just say my mental health is once again being tested lolol so don't be surprised if you see me in a mental facility. 

anyway, I think I look cute in this fit!

Some camera roll snaps!

the only thing I got myself this Christmas.

 I remember during the hype of JJK, this cost more; now I got it for around 700 only. NOT BAD!

Onto the Netflix department

I started watching this anime called The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity out of pure boredom, and maybe because I forgot just how amazing anime can be. Okay fine, I just needed to feel some kilig lol. I really do love a good romance shoujo!!! 

Next up is Season 5 of Emily in Paris. I’m still watching as I type this, but damn Emily is such a lucky, busy girl. I tried learning French for over two months… turns out the only French I can do is a French kiss hehehehe

Top Songs for this Month

1.) Good Goodbye - Hwasa (not all goodbyes are sad, sometimes we just learn to live with them, gracefufly)

2.) Let Alone The One You Love - Olivia Dean (if Olivia herself can crash out , then so can I!)

3.) Such A Funny Way - Sabrina Carpenter (she finally released this song on all streaming platforms!! It’s giving marupok vibes but just so you know, it really does happen IRL

4.) Not Cute Anymore - ILLIT (This song is so fitting for my big 31, but the LSS factor? Absolute SLAP!)

5.) Shine Myself - JM Jin (they say this one is AI but who cares, I love this song and I just accidentally discovered this one while doing some Christmas shopping.)

December is probably my fave month, obvi coz my bday and Christmas but it can also be the most stressful and busiest month out of all. It's a love-hate relationship! I wonder how it feels to have your birthday in other months. Don't get me wrong, I do love Christmas, but it overshadows my day. It's petty, but you'll never understand unless you're a December baby too. FIGHT ME!!!!!

I have a lot of sentiments about that, but I'm going to keep it short.

anywayyyy

that's it for today

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, guys!

I hope we will all get the happiness that we truly deserve. 

and for life to be a little kind to us all. 

See you next year, yeah?

I've been dreaming about having my birthday at Jollibee since I was a kid, but we cannot afford it, so when I finally had some adult money I could use, I gave myself one! This party was supposed to happen last year for my 30th but I had to cancel due to my dad's passing.  I was still grieving; it just didn't feel right. 

A year after, I finally pushed through with the plan. My darling and good friend, Feli even paid for the reservation fee! I was surprised. 

First I created an invitation that had QR code linked directly to a Google Form for the RSVP.

Here's the invitation.

Then I looked for suppliers for the loot bags. I wanted them to be cute, personalized, and to have a personal touch.

I got a strawberry-scented candle (sent them the design that I wanted for the box and on the candle itself.) It says "Manifest that shit" on the glass

an essential balm, (I sort of rebranded and named it "Lust Balm" lol I made the logo from Canva, my lifesaver)

that kiss mark was actually mine. I kissed a paper and then scanned it. I'm soo extra for nothing!

a green tea pouch (since I'm a greentea/matcha girlie this is such a must for me!).I asked them to put in the phrase "You Can't Spill This Kind Of Tea" in front. 

 an R-18 sticker pack, a thank you card 

and a magnetic photo of each and every one who RSVP'd

. I spent a month just stalking them making sure the photos I will be printing out were the new ones lol tbh I enjoyed the process, no matter how tedious and time-consuming it was. 

Over 40 people RSVP’d, which still blows my mind. I can’t believe I know 40 people IRL.

I also ordered a customized cake. 

I just wanted everything to be pink/princess-type shit with a little vintage inspo from Sabrina Carpenter.

As for the game's prizes, most of them were some adult stuff like condoms, lube, a pregnancy test kit, Salonpas, a pimple patch, Katinko, etc. Packing them in pink ichigo wrappers was so fun, especially since no one knew what was inside.

I welcomed my birthday by going out at 11 PM on the 19th. I was really debating whether to go because Christmas traffic and commuting in BGC is a nightmare. But since I already turned 30 last year, I promised myself I’d celebrate it. 

Normally, I’d ask friends to hang out for a pre- or post-birthday celebration, but that gets tiring over time. So I decided not to wait for anyone. I’d celebrate on my own. It felt liberating, and I was genuinely happy.

This year was a bit of a last-minute decision, but I'm glad I still went. 

Didn't make any reservation, just went with the vibe.

The night was lovely. Music choices were bomb (a bit biased because they be blasting Taylor Swift and some 2000s hits lol). The staff even took a photo of me and posted it on their facebook lolol 

Since it was a bar, they didn’t have cake on the menu, so I looked for a café and found Auro Chocolate Café, which is open 24/7.

It was a 10-minute walk from Forbes Town, so I headed there. 

The place was still buzzing when I got there; that was around 1:30am-ish, and people were still outside!

I got a Matcha Strawberry for free because it's ma bday yayy and ordered this cake called Auro Blanco Calamansi Tarta de Queso. It was 100000/10!!!!

I sang myself a happy birthday song!!! 

After enjoying my cake, I decided to head home since I still had a party to prepare for later that day. I just wanted a quiet moment to myself before the chaos.

Gojo casually celebrating with me lol

On December 20, around 2 PM, I started preparing everything we needed to bring. I coordinated with the bakeshop for cake delivery while the photobooth staff kept calling. Super busy. It was raining too, and booking a ride was such a struggle. At one point, I honestly thought people might bail because of the weather and traffic.

When I arrived, a few people were already in the party room.

Slowly, one by one, my friends showed up. 

quick selfieeee~

We posed for the photobooth while waiting for other peeps to arrive.

landi landi lang sa camera lol

I couldn’t believe they still came. And they brought gifts.

I have never received this many gifts in my entire life. I was so touched.

The party officially started, and the games began. Thankfully, my friends were all game.

All were competitive for a box of condoms lololol

Then the food finally arrived.

Took photos of my friends and family!

Then after eating, Jollibee himself made an appearance, and they sang me a happy birthday. 

My heaaaaaaaaaaaaart!!

At this point, I took a moment to look at each and everyone's faces while they sang. It felt weird seeing all your circle of friends in one room coz I got different personalities for each of them lol

When the party was wrapping up, I handed them their loot bags, and they were all happy about the magnetic photocards. They were a crowd favorite!

Last photo op session with each groups!

I promised my college friends an after-party since we hadn’t had a proper get-together in a while. I took them to Auro Café again (yes, because it’s open 24/7), but this time we ordered alcoholic drinks. I had a strawberry margarita.

The gifts were sent home via Lalamove because there were so many. I couldn’t carry everything, but I kept the flowers because they made me feel kilig.the most. 

The ride on the way home was the worst, though; it took me 3 hours to get a cab. T^T

It was a very productive birthday! Now that I’ve finally fulfilled my dream of throwing a party at Jollibee, next year’s birthday (hopefully) will be a trip somewhere. That’s the plan.

Who knows, kids, maybe I will go with your dad on that trip

If not, then that's still okay.

mom is busy with life too. 

Thank you for reading, and thank you to everyone who came, celebrated with me, and even brought gifts. I felt so incredibly loved. For wearing pink and also for keeping it child-free! I take birthdays very seriously, so I truly appreciate each and every one of you who braved the BGC traffic and the Christmas rush just to spend your Saturday night with me. 💖

To everyone who greeted me, thank you!

and to those who forgot

y'all are dead to me

bye kids!

I'll see you on my December blog!