Outer Heaven: Kat's Birthday - An "Unlucky but Lucky" Day! ;p

Our good friend Kat held her birthday party last Friday. I must say that this is a very surreal day, at least for me. Read on! Haha!

I started the day by bringing my dad to the hospital for his fourth and final medication for his right foot. I was really feeling bad that morning- my body was heavy, and I had a hard time breathing. And it sucks that I have to drive through all these.

After the hospital, I drove my dad home. I was also texting Pilep and Che about later evening's plan. Once I reached home, I checked on my car. And shit, flat tire yung isang gulong! Yung mahirap, walang spare tire yun! So I had to use a freaking FOOT PUMP to inflate the tire well enough to reach the vulcanizing shop just outside the subdivision!

After that, I went back home. Che and Fifi then texted me about the plan. I'll meet Fifi in UST to accompany him to Dangwa to buy flowers for Kat. So I hurried and proceeded to take a bath.

After an hour, I got to UST and fetch Fifi. We proceeded to Dangwa. And behold, this is MALAS #1. Haha!

While we were at Dangwa, we stopped by the sidewalk and put the car in emergency signal. We began to bargain with the flower vendor. After buying the flower, an MMDA officer approached us! Bawal raw tumigil dun!!! Taena!

MMDA Officer: Bossing! Bawal pumara dito! Akin na lisensya mo!
Me: Ay puuut...(realizing the officer can hear me, I held back! haha!) Bossing, pasensya na ho. Di ho kasi namin alam na bawal pala tumigil dito.

After some yapping about telling me what I should have done and all, I blurted out: "Bossing, baka pwedeng pag usapan nalang natin ito!"

MMDA: Pag-usapan!? Sige, ipara mo dun sa side street! Halika!

Akala ko yayariin ako kasi I tried to "bribe" him. It turned out, magpapa-bribe talaga! Haha! Another MMDA officer approached us and asked the other guy: "Ano problema nito?" The one who caught us said, "Mukhang mabait naman eh.. "nakikiusap" eh!"

I LOL'D (just in my mind! ;p). Pilep and I were somehow relieved. The officer then told me, "Cge, nakakaawa ka tikitan eh.. ikaw na bahala!" Hahaha! So eventually, he finally let us go. We then proceeded to Che's crib in nagtahan. ;p

Che had to tutor a kid so she left me and Fifi in her room. So Tekken na naman! Haha! Pilep finally beat my Anna with his King! First time my Anna got beaten! ;p

After a while, Che finally came back. Ed followed later. We then watched a portion of 'Meet The Spartans'! It was funny! That Britney scene is still on my mind!

"Goo Goo! Goo goo gah gah! Hah Hah Hah!"

Hahahaha! Then eventually, Myk with Mark and Dale arrived. Once Patch and Jessel got there, we left for Kat. Me and Myk are in a convoy.

Brace yourself for Malas #2! Haha!

Since I don't know the way to Kat's house, Che is directing the route. Once we got near Binondo na, we were supposed to turn left somewhere there. Eh there seemed to be a miscommunication between Che and Kat, we turned on the wrong alley! A ONE-WAY ZONE!

And the worse part is, may POLICE CAR (complete with siren and all) na nakasunod sa amin! As in police, hindi MMDA! Haha! So there goes my, and Myk's, license!

So we went down the car and went to the police car. Che and Pilep was with me. Since I forgot my wallet, I went back to the car to get it. Once I came back, it was all good now! Pilep already had our licenses and the police is bidding us goodbye! Wow! It turns out, Che and Kat (via cellphone) talked to the police. Until now, I don't know what they said to the police for them to let us go. Iba talaga powers ng mga SINNERS! Haha!

BTW, Myk bumped into a van during this time! MALAS talaga namin noh! Haha! He paid the old man (owner of the van) 300 bucks. Actually, sira sira na yung van eh.. parang binibintang niya lang na si Myk yung nag dent ng car niya. Kupal.

So yun, we finally got to Kat's house! But wait, it's not over yet! It's time for the 3rd and final (ultimate) misfortune! Brace yourself for Malas #3!

While I was parking the car, the engine suddenly gave out! A heap of smoke then crept out from the hood of the car! Then, a gush of water came out under the car! During this time, it was only Pilep and I inside the car. After seeing the thick smoke, Pilep and I paused for a while. Then I shouted: "Pilep labas!!!" Hahahaha!

Akala ko sasabog yung kotse eh! Haha! After a while, we decided to leave it for a while there. Swerte lang talaga na sa mismong parking slot bumigay yung car. Haaaay! Knowing that we can't do anything at this time yet, we went up to Kat's party.

KAT'S PARTY

Finally, we got to the party! It's Kat's 19th Birthday. If you remember, we got to know Kat because she's one of Che's kabarkada (SINS) from DLSU. She went with us to Puerto Galera and she also became close to our barkada along the way. :)

So, there were all of Kat's closest friends: her HS barkada, College barkada (SINS), Bakal (w/o Oninz and Donna), and her boylets! Hahaha!

So yun... kainan, inuman, games! It was all good. Siyempre at first, hindi pa ako masyado comfortable kasi hindi ko pa alam yung definite damage nung kotse. I was still kinda nervous.

After they had the game (pulboron eating/drink up contest and another game which is something like 'Trip to Jerusalem', but with guys sitting on the chair with a peeled Banana place between their legs... and the girls, going around, have to grab a guy's banana once the music stops! hahahaha! thanks to Pilep for that lewd game! hahaha!), Myk together with Maki and Pilep, accompanied me back to the car to check it out. While we're at it, a barangay tanod approached us and asked what the problem is. He went back at the alley and came back with several guys. They helped me figure out what was wrong with the car. Turns out, the RADIATOR HOSE gave in and broke! So naubos yung tubig ng radiator! Haaay! At least it wasn't as serious as I thought it was at first! ;p

After thanking the kind people, we went back to Kat's party! ;p

By this time, most of Kat's friends are leaving na. Eventually, it was only us (Bakal) and Raymund (their friend from DLSU) there. Videoke, kainan, beer bong (my favorite for the night! ;p), dedications/message for Kat, kwentuhan. It was all good. :)

Myk and Dale left earlier. After a while, we left na rin because Mark's mom is not feeling well and walang kasama sa house ngayon. Since the car is broken, we went home via a taxi cab. I eventually spent the night in Pilep's house (actually nag Tekken na naman kami! yeah, adik! haha!)

The next morning, my mom (together with a mechanic, a family friend of ours) fetch me and Pilep. We went back to Binondo to fix the car. After getting the car up and running, I gave Pilep a ride to Che's house, and then went home. :)

CONCLUSION

*Yeah, it was an unlucky AND also a lucky day at the same time. Why?
1. Even though I got caught twice (Dangwa by the MMDA, and then by the Binondo Police because of entering a one way zone), I got past both. Yung una, nadaan sa "pakiusap", yung pangalawa naman dahil sa magic ni Kat and Che! Haha!
2. When the car broke down, I really thought it was a MAJOR damage because of all that smoke that came from the hood. At first, I was thinking the engine went pffft or something. Then Myk assured me it might be the radiator since the water gushed out from the car. Thankfully, it was just the radiator hose... a minor problem. :)
3. Another thing regarding the car breakdown is that, the car brokedown right at the parking lot! Talk about luck! Just imagine if it brokedown right in the middle of the road while in traffic! ;p
4. I was also very lucky because the people in Kat's area are ALL relatively nice! I was awed on how all of them are kind enough to give a helping hand. They're the ones who were able to figure out the car's damage. Then, they let me leave the car there with the assurance it is safe. Then the next morning, another guy.. an old man who was the owner of a shop in front of where I parked, helped us on fixing the car. He was kind enough to let my mom borrow a chair, an umbrella, and give us water for the car. He even let us park in front of their garage, which is a no parking zone. Next time I see Kat, I'll tell her how wonderful those people in her area are. :)

*Besides all the "misfortunes" that day, I still had the sense to enjoy the night at Kat's party. I had fun with all the inuman, kainan, kwentuhan. Hindi na rin kasi namin masyado nakakasama si Kat (hmmph, dami kasing boylets, kinalimutan na kami! ;p), so it was nice to see her again and enjoy her company. :)