Today is my birthday and I get one every year

March 25th, 2002 with 261 views

My dad has a lot of hotel memberships, so yesterday we checked in The Manila Penninsula for my sixteenth birthday. We only had one free room so my dad paid for another room, and then he added some extra money for the free room so my sister and I could stay in a suite. A suite. I’ve never stayed in a suite before so I was quite happy. Since our rooms were still being cleaned we had lunch at the Nielsen’s before bringing our stuff up. It’s a good thing I woke up late yesterday morning and missed breakfast because The Manila Penn has a really great buffet lunch. I was starving the whole morning, so I was able to get more food from the buffet than my usual one or two helpings.

The suite was as big as a small house and I liked it a lot. It had two separate rooms; the first room was kind of like a living room and a dining room and it had a TV. The second room was where the beds were (it had a TV as well) and then next to the bedroom was the bathroom and a kind of walk-in closet where we could place our stuff. The moment I was done exploring the suite I jumped up and down on my bed..I never get that kind of luxury at home. The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent playing Suikoden II on the PlayStation and then taking a quick dip at the hotel swimming pool.

I planned to take a really long bath that night. ( my dad doesn’t want me to use our bathtub at home to take baths cos he says it’s a waste of water). I was quite disappointed to find out that the bathtub in our suite was quite slippery. My butt kept sliding and I couldn’t lie down properly. To think I had brought and lit all my purple candles with me complete with incense. I got out after about half an hour, and then I watched TV and played Suikoden II until I felt sleepy.

I missed breakfast again today because I was too tired to wake up. But my sister and I got free cake right before we checked out because it was my birthday today. We went home after eating and I spent my birthday catching up on my lost sleep. I don’t feel like I turned sixteen at all…

Thanks for all the birthday greetings. You are all so thoughtful.

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4 Responses to “Today is my birthday and I get one every year”

brad on March 26, 2002 08:48 pm
belated happy birthday
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Kathy Bingham on May 26, 2004 09:48 pm
Hi!
I really enjoyed your story! You must be 18 years old now.
I hope you’re doing well. You look very nice.
Today is MY birthday!

Bye!
Kathy

I live in the USA on the Oregon coast!
Jenilyn on May 27, 2004 05:05 pm
Hi. I was was searching for a designer which I typed into google and I ran into your journal. It interested me because I saw that you are filipino as am I. I read a little about you and looked at your pictures, since I’ve never been to the Philippines, and wanted to see what the lifestyle is like over there. It seems like things are the same over there as it is in the U.S. I never wanted to visit because my friends always told me that I wouldn’t eat anything considering I only eat organic products and I don’t eat seafood or red meat. I barely eat white meat so I’m practically vegetarian. Anyhow… just wanted to let you know that you are lucky for living in Philippines. Take Care!