My birthday is fast approaching so, I thought of reminiscing how I celebrated them for the past 3 years. I just want to share it with you guys because I’m decluttering photos on my phone (kidding! 😂)
I remember last 2018, my friends and I went to Hong Kong and Macau on our first International Travel, which happened a few months after my birth month. It was like a gift to myself as I wanted to travel and see what other countries look like. From there, I thought of “Why not do something different on every birthday?” to celebrate my existence by doing something remarkable that I can treasure.
And so, I started the next year, in 2019 my brother and our former classmate in high school named Lorenz came back to the Philippines to take a break for while since both of their contract on the cruise already finished. They asked me if I wanted to travel and I told them yes because, at that time, I was eyeing in going to Boracay to celebrate my birthday in a new place that I haven't been to before. They said they wanted to join me and so, I made and organize our trip. I honestly enjoyed our time there, it was so relaxing and satisfying for me as someone who's celebrating a birthday and them taking a break from their work overseas.
Let me now share with you the photos of how I celebrated my birthday over the last 3 years, hope you guys enjoy ☺️
Next, was Camiguin Island last 2020. This was before Covid-19 happened. This was not my first time on the island but my boyfriend and I treated the whole squad to a trip to Camiguin Island which was my first time treating them to a beach outing. Also, this was the first time my parents saw a beach with white sand and the first time I have worn revealing swimwear in front of them 🙈
Let me go ahead and show you some snaps 😁⬇️
Lastly, in the year 2021, since Covid19 was still very severe in our country and I was back in Cebu City at that time after celebrating Christmas and New Year with my family in Cagayan De Oro City. There were still strict protocols but not the same as when it started that we cannot go out if it's not essential. At the time around the last week of February or the start of March which was summer, the government lowered the rigidness of its Covid19 protocols so, going out to the beach or eating inside the mall was somehow allowed with a required capacity. I then thought of doing something epic for my birthday and celebrating it with something extraordinary. When I was booking the helmet diving activity in Boracay (by the way I book my travel activities on klook.com), I saw this one activity that I wanted to try but I wasn't able to because it was a bit expensive and going to Boracay isn't cheap. So, I didn't book it that time because it would just add up to my expenses. However, it was also hard for me to book it for March 2021 because I just lost my job around February with my former company. I had the money only to treat myself to one of the popular buffet restaurants in Cebu City together with two of the people I'm closed with also living in Cebu City who was also my former classmates in college (from Cagayan De Oro City). I love to try the activity and I am such a very lucky woman that my significant other treat it for me as a gift 😭 I felt beyond blessed 🙏🏽
So, we booked the activity which cost him almost Php 5,000 if I'm not mistaken. This activity is for two, so I had to have a partner, I invited my friend Danica one of the two people I will be in the buffet restaurant.
Here are the shots ⬇️
Alrighty, enough of the segways here's the activity I was trying to tell you about.
Anyway, that's another segway there HAHAHAHA I was carried away. 😂😂😂
So, here it is ⬇️
After the parasailing activity, Danica and I went to SM Cebu City to meet Jonny and eat at Vikings Buffet Restaurant.
I am forever grateful for the gift of life that God gave me. I've been so blessed to be surrounded by people who genuinely loves me and cares for me. Lastly, I am so much thankful for the safety of my loved ones and myself despite the pandemic.
I'm looking forward for another first-time adventure on my upcoming birthday celebration and I hope you are too ☺️ see you in the next one! 😁
Cheers,
Mary 🌷
