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on birthdays and happy eating

December 18, 2008

December 15 was the day my father and I were born.

After 26 years, we’re still celebrating it together. My mom would either say, “How can you not be on your father’s birthday?” to me, or “How can you not be on your daughter’s birthday?” to dad. Hence, we have an annual double celebration of our special day.

During my younger years, I used to resent that I cannot celebrate my birthday just with friends. This was very much because alcohol is a big no-no for females in the family, and I, the stubborn Sagittarius that I am, used to love that bitter taste of beer. We used to celebrate our birthdays at our home in the province, with friends and families invited. Those weren’t big celebrations, but the food was plenty for the guests. My mom’s spaghetti was always the bestseller. Even today, my friends would still ask me when we’re gonna have spaghetti at home. We always have spaghetti on Christmas day. : )

In the past few years, my urge for beer significantly dropped (even on depressed moments). Is that what getting older means? haha. Now, I enjoy simple celebrations with family and very few people. Mom no longer cooks on our birthdays so she can also enjoy the day. Instead, we dine out and eat sumptuous foods. We eat wherever I or dad wants to.

This year, dad and I both agreed that we want to eat seafood. Mom is a steak person so she’s not agreeable to the idea, but she already had her birthday 2 weeks ago. haha. I’ve always enjoyed Dampa-style restaurants, so we had dinner at Seaside along Macapagal Road. The food there was relatively cheaper (hence we can eat a lot) and tastes better!

Mom was in charge of buying what we wanted to be cooked. My mom, who always wants to have abundance of food in the table, bought so many shrimps and fishes. There were more than enough for all of us! We ended up taking out a lot of leftovers (still good for the following days)!

We had buttered shrimps, calamares, steamed lapu lapu, sinigang sa miso, and tempura. Sounds good, tastes even better! haha. I think I ate almost a whole plate of my favorite buttered shrimps and tons of rice (writing of it now is making me hungry). I don’t think I can make it a day without rice. That’s me, a true Pinoy. haha. We also had blueberry cheesecake courtesy of eks after!

If I gained pounds because of it, I don’t care. I’m too lazy to exercise and too scared to drink pills (have you heard of alli side effects?). I’m happy eating and keeping my stomach full! I’ll worry about it when it catches up on me. For now, I’m looking forward to more celebrations and delicious foods!

 

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Previous Comments

here, here to the dropping urge to drink beer or any alcoholic beverages…lol. that happened to me too. but who cares about the pounds, celebrate, eat and be merry. happy birthday!

Posted by kayni at December 19, 2008, 1:44 am

i know what you mean with the urge for alcohol dropping. when I was in college, I drank with friends…but when I gave birth to Wendy, suddenly, beer tasted sooooo bitter. ang pangit na ng lasa for me. and I haven’t drunk beer again since. I honestly don’t know what happened, if it’s psychological or if my taste buds have been altered. in any case, wala namang nawala sa akin…he! he!

anyway, i don’t notice you gaining pounds mordsith! :)

Posted by kg at December 19, 2008, 6:43 am

“used to love that bitter taste of beer”

Wow! I never ever imagined I would hear that from you. You!
But I completely agree. I’ve had it, along with all the other experiences that it brings, and so I’ve moved on to better things. Plus my wife’s totally against it.

Happy birthday!

Posted by Rico at December 19, 2008, 8:07 am

Beer, my first ever taste of beer was in college, it was a Stallion, ugh, bitter taste, after graduation my bestfriend and I had to celebrate the end of college days, I had two Beer na Beers, when i went home, I puked, ewwww, I ever drank beer after those two instances. And I am allergic to San Mig Light…

Posted by sheng at December 19, 2008, 9:14 am

Sarap ng beer, especially strong ice, pero like you, very seldom na lang din ako, actually every christmas party na lang ng office hehehe.
Happy birthday Mordsith and sa Dad! Merry Christmas na din! :)

Posted by Wos at December 19, 2008, 10:01 am

birthday mo pala! di ka man lang nagyaya! hehehe. di ka tumataba. lalo ka ngang nagiging sexy e.

\m/

Posted by eks at December 19, 2008, 11:24 am

[kayni] thanks! you’re right, the important thing is to be happy, although i wouldn’t complain if i do not get extra pounds! haha.

[kg] you’re looking lovelier than ever. *wink*

[rico] “moved on to better things.” that sounds good! i did not totally abandon drinking beer, but only rarely. my alcohol tolerance signifcantly dropped. lol. i enjoy staying at home more. :)

Posted by mordsith at December 19, 2008, 1:55 pm

[sheng] you’ve only drank twice in your life, and yet you’ve tasted those two beers. haha. i haven’t tried them, but i’m guessing i’ll stick to SMB light and others. :)

[wos] thanks and i hope you enjoy you Christmas break with your family! :)

[eks] hindi naman *blushing.* wait, how do you define “sexy”? hehe. no need to answer, eks.

Posted by mordsith at December 19, 2008, 1:59 pm

wow this is so sweet…hehehe! pero un nga noh kapg bata k pa,hehehe hirap nun!

Posted by sunny at December 19, 2008, 5:25 pm

cant relate to beer topic… lets move on to another topic.. how about…
“buttered shrimps, calamares, steamed lapu lapu, sinigang sa miso, and tempura”
grabe i so love seafoods! i already tried dining out in seaside macapagal, cheaper nga ang food dun at muchos ang serving.

happy bday again mordsith. and also to your dad! cheers!

Posted by ka at December 19, 2008, 6:16 pm

[sunny] hirap talaga. parang ang boring ng bday mo pag walang alcohol. parang children’s party. hehe.

[ka] thanks again! kain tyo sa seaside minsan! :)

Posted by mordsith at December 20, 2008, 3:35 pm

“kain tyo sa seaside minsan! ”

Ooops! Libre mo ba yan? Sama kami dyan!

Posted by Rico at Riza at December 22, 2008, 2:30 pm

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