My 29th birthday dinner

July 3, 2010 fell on a Saturday. Despite being a weekend, my sister was away because of the Nursing Board Exam. I was home alone, without a birthday party plan. Just so I could say that I did celebrate my birthday, albeit by my lonesome, I went over to Red Ribbon at Waltermart Calamba for dinner.

The staff at Red Ribbon preferred not to serve cooked food anymore because they were about to close for the night. 

I had to convince them to serve the last available helping of spaghetti, telling them that my birthday celebration won't be complete without pasta. 

With the pasta came the chocolate cake, which was what I really came for. 

To top off my birthday dinner, I got myself a milkshake that looked a lot like chocolate mousse. 
Yummy! Happy birthday to me!!

Comments

  1. Carlo CuevasJuly 15, 2010 at 11:09 AM

    you could have topped off your birthday with a shot of yakult!

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  2. meggy ÜJuly 15, 2010 at 5:36 PM

    belated Rochie! favorite ko din kainin ang rice meals nila. siple pero may dating :-)

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  3. Yuan CustodioJuly 15, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    may post-celeb naman! na sobrang saya hahaha

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  4. rochie cuevasJuly 16, 2010 at 10:56 AM

    salamat sa mga pagbati! next bday post ko ay yung month-long birthday party ko. hehehe.

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  5. Yuan CustodioJuly 18, 2010 at 8:38 PM

    kuletz! hahahhaa

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