January is my birth month, and I always celebrate it with a gathering, but this time, I did it differently.
Hello there, fellow hives. It's me again, 
I celebrated my birthday simple yet unforgettable. All my family were getting ready early for we would depart from our house by 7 a.m. The van that we rented was already there waiting for everyone so we could start our trip to Pit os Talamban for a betrothal.
My cousin Jenskid will betrothed his 2 year girlfriend. It takes two to three hours to travel depending on how traffic it will be. We arrived at the girl's house by 11 a.m. perfect time to talk and plan the wedding. When everyone agrees we unload all the food that we bring. Filipino culture.
Everyone started singing a birthday song as if it were my celebration. We laughed together and started praying for the food. Everyone enjoyed the lunch we prepared, we had menudo, pansit,humba, and of course lechon.
The time clicks faster and we departed the place leaving the special dates and the plans for the wedding. We did not go home yet. The whole family decided to have a bonding at the Tops, one of the highest points of Cebu City.
We traveled almost an hour going up it takes 26 km from City proper. When we reached the place, we were welcomed by beautiful scenery and wonderful sights you could imagine.
We have to pay one hundred pesos for the entrance fee. From there we took pictures all around the place.
Everyone was enjoying the view where you can see the entire Cebu City. The view is breathtaking and some of my aunties could not go to the edge because of fear of heights. We took pictures from different corners and satisfied our senses with the view and the fresh air.
A lot of people are visiting the place since it is one of the most visited places in Cebu. Different nationalities you can see around and it makes us proud Cebuanos to smile at them. Everybody is so busy taking pictures while others just sit down and talk about how the place is so wonderful.
This is one of a lifetime where our families go together and bond. We seldom do it since everyone has their own job and life to face. Unlike before when our grandparents were still alive, we go out twice in a month but now, only occasionally or during betrothal will it happen.
Sometimes we talk about who will be the next one so everyone takes time to be absent from work to be with the said happenings. The next time we will be waiting for was the wedding. So much to prepare and every member of the family is willing to help.
We stayed a little longer and decided to go home, but it's not the end of the celebration yet. We have leftover food from the betrothal that the girl's family gave to us. So we decided to eat out at Naga Park. We arrived at dinner time and ate again together around the big Christmas tree and sang a birthday song again.
We enjoyed the lights where we never enjoyed last Christmas due to so many people, but now only a few come to visit the park.
We finished the day with the whole family bonding together and enjoying one another's presence. A day well spent and my birthday is over but the experience we had was unforgettable.
We went in each other's home bringing the joy in our hearts and the love we had with each other.
"Family need not to be perfect but united" unknown
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