July 25 – the entire world was sleeping. The brightness of the evening light was fine and the warmth of my humble room was quite enough for me to have a sound and pleasant rest. My mind told me that in little while, I may have my short rest from the busy and tiring reality. Little by little, my tired looking eyes were starting to bid goodbye from the world. It began closing, a bit more, when suddenly, a loud and disturbing noise interrupted me from my supposedly sound sleep. The unpleasant sound came under my pillow; it was a text message! A text message telling an intense appreciation and thankfulness that I appeared to her life and that this special day must be well-spent. It came from my ever-faithful friend, Camille – whom I shared my ups and downs with all through these years. Yes, it is my day – July 26. But for now, I have to take my well-deserved rest. Toodle-oo world!
After a long night’s sleep of dreams and abstruse reverie in a world of my own, the birthday boy finally woke up. I could picture myself opening my eyes that day with a huge smile on my face. I jumped off my bed as if I was a little child too eager to eat his cereals while watching his favorite cartoons. Soon, I went out of my room when my wonderful, ever-gorgeous mom saw me and of course, she greeted her favorite son (I’m assuming) a happy birthday. When I saw her, she was like a student cramming for the exams as she was cooking foods for the “mini-gathering” my high-school classmates and I will have later that day.
Not in a long while, the party has started, I was astonished upon seeing my high-school teachers coming that I did not expect to come for they earlier said that they were busy with school. What a nice start! I wished there was more to come! The party was not planned, as we say, “anything goes.” Thus, it made my heart pound evenly unbearable. Thinking what might happen the whole day. After a while, my high-school classmates arrived, and another surprise – they brought gifts! I was not really expecting gifts from them because they do not usually do that. I was in cloud nine; I know it was going to be a good night!
Eating time! As what was expected, each of them ran fast to get food. They love how my mom cooks. We were in one big table, as we were munching our food while memories of the good old days were reminisced. We were all having a hard time finishing our meals because we could not help but laugh when we are reminiscing how I blabbered on a personality contest, how we were scolded by our principal and how my best friend was kicked on her face; oh how nice it was to be reminded of the good old days!
After eating, we went back to the living room to start our favorite pastime together – the videoke! As the birthday boy, I was the one who first sang. I sang my favorite song “Stay the same”. After my turn, each guests started grabbing the microphone, too. It was really something to be cherished; all of us had smiles on our faces, wishing it would be a long, long night. However, every good thing must come to an end. As far as I can remember, I think we decided to call it a night by 12:00 am – exactly a day!
What a day that day was! I really ha d fun! Turning a year better is really fun to celebrate especially when you have your friends to celebrate it with. It is the person around you who matters, not what you are able to prepare in your birthday. Before having my good night’s sleep again, I texted all of them, “Till next year again, as I turn a year better!”
That is how my friends made my birthday a very special day to be cherished in my heart and mind. I truly felt the value of my existence and relevance!
REFLECTION:
I enjoyed a lot while I was writing this essay because what I was writing is about my birthday! but of course, it is still hard since what I have to do here is to describe everything, literally. But it is worth it because the outcome is truly imaginable for the readers. Still,I can improve this if I will be given an extra time! More descriptions, more figures of speech!
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