I just got back from a birthday party in SM Bacoor. (Thanks to the gracious host, Marivic.) How I managed to get there taking the shortest route possible I have Mama G to thank for. I have just discovered new routes, and enjoyed new sights like multi-colored mini-buses and multi-cabs. Of course, they weren’t that much different from the usual things we see and encounter everyday. I still do wonder if I would still find time to explore other places and really experience it without spending most of my time sleeping inside a hotel room.
Anyway, the malls even in this side of the world were packed with shoppers lining up payment counters and ATM booths for cash advance or withdrawal transactions. The weather outside was moderately cold. It’s beginning to feel and look a lot like Christmas.
My workstation
Little I did realize that it has been a year and AJ, an old face painting client, turned a year older. He has grown taller and a bit more of a talker now than he was before (!) I’ve seen old familiar faces, mostly the celebrant’s friends in school and around his neck of the woods. One thing about celebrating birthdays the British way is it wasn’t really fancy. Just a short and simple celebration with a couple of friends dropping by and spending few hours catching up on things. No wailings, no drunk individuals, no lavish feast, no show-offs. In fact, in the many birthdays I attended in my lifetime, this is one of the simplest but the most intimate one.
I’d like to thank AJ’s parents, Nick and Becca, for having us back last Sunday.
I usually do a lot of drawings and paintings before, either for a hobby, de-stressing myself, or a serious assignment. Aside from that are those extended service plan and services I recommend to other people. I can organize parties from family gatherings to concerts, conceptualize themes, mount up an entire production…I mean that’s how restless my mind can be.
If you need help in organizing yours, drop a note.
I was with a group of kids last Sunday for a balloon-twisting lesson. Ralph, the balloon-twist guy, taught us basic animal shapes and other stuff like swords and flowers. Watching him do it was somewhat scary as we didn’t want balloons to pop right before our faces. But somehow the experience turned out to be okay.
There’s my amateur attempt to create a puppy. It took a couple of twists and turns to form one. You can basically form other shapes easily. All you’d need is some dose of creativity and an incredible amount of patience. I think similar virtues apply to every discipline.
I’ll post photos I downloaded from my sd card soon. By the way, if you’re interested to learn how or having one in your party, let me know.
