It's the last day of our fabulous holiday. My birthday turned out great -- could've been better though without all the bad news, like my feline baby brother's passing a week before and Mommy Mercee (Millie's mom) being in and out of the hospital and being scheduled for a bypass.
Originally, our holiday's theme was supposed to be about doing something different. We were supposed to disappear for a few days and have one unplanned holiday getaway. That is of course very uncharacteristic of me. I hate travelling, for starters and I hate public transport, which would mean stopovers for washroom breaks in public toilets. I was all for it, though. I mean, I'm 28 -- time for me to do something different.
With my feline baby brother getting sick and being confined for six days, our budget was cut down significantly. And with Mommy Mercee being in the hospital, we can't afford to be away with all the uncertaintly. We had no choice but to go back to the drawing board and come up with Plan B. It was challenging -- planning a week-long holiday with a minimal budget and maximum fun.
I've already written about Day 1, so I'd skip that.
Day 2 was all about surprises. We went to Megamall to continue our search for the prettiest margarita glasses. We ended up buying beer steins as well! We also found a nice little place to buy bootleg videos. It had all our favorite shows! Of course, being on a budget, we had to cut down our choices to two movies and two TV shows. By the time we finished all our errands, we decided to eat at Dad's. It's been ages since we had their Ultimate Buffet. Unfortunately, it was too late and they were on their last refill. We decided to surprise my Mom instead and brought her to Old Swiss Inn in Makati. We practically hopped into a cab and did not tell her where we're going! She liked the food, which was a relief and of course, we all enjoyed the Toblerone Chocolate Fondue! From Makati, we had to make a quick stopover at Starbucks Eastwood because it was hard to get a cab that'll take us all the way home.
Day 3, my birthday, was all about relaxation. Nothing fancy for lunch, just miki-bihon guisado and fried chicken made especially for me by my beloved yaya, Ate Dolor. Later in the evening, my wife and I had a nice 2-hr massage, which we were planning to have for months now, but never got the chance to do so because it's expensive! Ugh! It was so good! I wish we can afford having a massage every other week at least! After the massage, we spent the rest of the evening playing NFSU2.
Day 4 didn't start out too well. We had to go to Borough Medical for Millie's stress test and 2D echo. Millie got stressed all right... she was too dizzy and nauseous after the stress test, we had to go home early. After a nice 3-hr nap, it was time for the much-awaited Margarita Night with my wife and mom. Was it a blast! We can't believe how economical it is to make margarita at home! I'm not sure if we'll ever order margarita in a restaurant ever again. I also cooked my favorite salmon dish with buttered rice for dinner (just for myself, though because the salmon was pricey!), afterwhich we ate the Chocolate Marjolaine my dad asked my mom to buy for me. When dinner was done, it time was to make our mean margarita. All up, we had six servings in a batch, which was just enough for watching two movies -- "Mamma Mia!" and "Wanted." It was a hilarious evening! We didn't get as drunk as we hoped, but I guess we were tipsy enough to sing "Dancing Queen" along with Meryl Streep!
Day 5's theme was "Doing Something Different." But first, we had to go to Medical City because Borough Medical wasn't equipped enough for the 2D echo. After that, we went to Megamall to just stroll -- something we haven't done in months! Nornally, the only reason why we go to the mall is to buy something for the house, pay the bills, or whatever errand we may have. It was a bit of a disappointment though... Millie and I were so pumped to go Toy Kingdom to fool around and take pictures. To my surprise, we were so fucking bored! There wasn't anything interesting, there was no toy in particular that I was obsessing on buying... we ended up walking out the store like a couple of middle-aged women, wondering what the fuck were they doing in a toy store! Now that was different! (It sucks!!!) For mirienda, we decided to eat at the Food Court. Something we haven't done for a while as well. It was interesting, for a change.
Yesterday was Day 6 -- the much-awaited family dinner at Dampa sa Libis. It was so much fun! The last time we went there was my birthday 4 years ago! Des was still here in the Philippines! They're now centralized, computerized and über-organized! The food was good as usual... as in, yum-o!
And finally, today is Day 7. The theme is about wrapping things up. I gave my hair a treat with some home hot oil treatment and now, we're having a Hannah Montana Marathon. I'm also prepping up to go back to work.
All in all, it has been one fantastic holiday. As I've mentioned, it could've been better if were able to go out-of-town and if we didn't have any bad news. But I guess it's all about making the most of what you have. I had loads of fun hanging out with my mom and my wife, doins stuff we haven't done in a long time and disconnecting from my mobile phone and my email! It was fun being "home"... if you know what I mean... 
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