Turning 60 is such a milestone ... they say life begins at 60, and that's also when you earn your 20% discount!
My dad's 60th birthday was last October 1. My mom and I wanted to give him a special party, but we were stumped because I was supposedly due to give birth on the 3rd of October! So we played it safe and made party reservations for October 23. We planned a 'surprise' children's party!
We were in for a surprise, however - when both my mom and I were hospitalized and then I had to give birth early .. via C-section! Hay. We lacked the mobility to push through with the party! I couldn't drive and didn't have access to my dad's friends contact numbers because I was stuck in Laguna with painful stitches. So, we had no choice but to clue my dad in so we can have a driver, hehe. He knew something was happening, but did not know the details!
The party pushed through last Sunday, Oct 17 (we were able to have it moved earlier!) , and my mom and I were sooo happy because we had a good attendance. My dad's family, high school barkada, amateur radio friends, Realtor friends and brods from the UP Beta Sigma came and were so game with the kids party that we organized. Hey, when you're old, you usually go to parties where you just sit around and eat. Well, we had a party host, balloons, games and a MASCOT! We got good feedback about the idea.
Party held at Shakey's Restaurant , Star Cruises Building, Newport City.
Bottoms Up! We were able to get a former AFP general and a retired Ambassador to drink iced tea from baby bottles. Hehe.
I can't seem to upload more photos! But we also had a Mickey Mouse cake (gift) and some really cool lootbags one of my dad's classmates donated. They were paper bags filled with "old-timer" candies like Tootsie Roll, Orange Swits, Curly Tops, Tira-tira, Juicy Fruit, Goya Coins - ang galing talaga!
I also gave the guests a preview of the 60 stories book we're doing for my dad. My dad is a very helpful and friendly person, that a lot of people have great stories to tell about him. I started this research about 3 months ago through emails to his classmates and frat brods. Sayang, hindi ko natapos in time for the party, so I just printed out draft layouts for people to enjoy :-) So interesting to learn about his crazy antics , like getting detained in Cebu during the Martial Law years!
I hope I can just organize parties all year long. :-) Happy Birthday Pepi, we love you so much.
Turning 60 is such a milestone ... they say life begins at 60, and that's also when you earn your 20% discount! 
Wow, that’s nice and the cake is also very good. Keep sharing such fun posts. My grandfather turned 80 years old on the last weekend and it just turned out to be a brilliant evening. We threw a fabulous bash in the 70s style and had booked one of the most suitable Los Angeles venues.
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