I have to say that I am nursing a headache from the last few days where I have celebrated my 50th birthday in style here in Davao City with great friends and great alcohol lol.
It started on Thursday my actual birthday where I went with three friends to an Italian restaurant and during the meal another friend came in as a surprise to join us, he had traveled several hundred miles from Cebu to catch me off guard.
The next day I was invited to Felis Seminar Resort and continued to celebrate at the traditional OKTOBERFEST celebration..again more BEER!!!
The big event was a party held at my home where 40 people turned up and gave me a great time it truly made me feel I was twenty again. Too many people to thank but thanks to Steve and Migs for organising everything and fellow writers from this site, friends from the FOM (Friends of Mindanao) organisation and friends who I have made over the last few years which I am proud to call family.
I am very humbled by the last few days and here is to the next 50!!!!!
My Birthday Cake featured a mug of San Miguel Beer!
About John
Let me be the first to (re)wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Happy FIVE-ZERO, John.
Having had twenty “39th Birthdays” myself, I’ve found that the beer intake-to-outflow ratio decreases as time passes on, the headaches come sooner and last longer! Yet, I continue to volunteer myself to complete these studies!
Cheers John & happy birthday – you don’t look a day over 49
Sounds like you had a fun time and some great celebrations with good friends!!
Well, they say life starts at 50!! Cheers!
Happy birthday John. 50 is just a state of mind. On my way to London next week… I’ll hoist a tall Watney’s in your honor.
TO: Our British Kababayan
Happy Birthday and Happy Beer-day!!!
And greetings from my home province of Laguna! Cheers!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN
Wishing you continued good health and happiness and the sheer joys of love and friendship.
Mabuhay,
Karen
When the day is over,
When the day is over , And all is said and done,Knowing that your Birthday ,Gave joy to everyone.Happy Birthday John
Its always nice to have friends to celebrate this happy occasion with you. My daughter who has about 40 classmates in her class. Its like almost every other week she goes for someone’s birthday parties.
Happy Birthday me dear friend… Being your neighbour and being able to enjoy your birthday party I can imagine how you feel… . ANYWAY, LIFE STARTS AT 50… . Take care. God bless!!! We love you…
Hi, John,
Greetings from Spain. A very happy birthday to you. I will always remember your
birthday now since mine is on the 23rd, a day before yours. As I was browsing
Bob’s site, I saw yours, too.
Anyway, hope you had a wonderful time on your special day with your friends.
Take care and God bless,
Thanks to you all for the good wishes and now I am in Manila back to the normal life of dealing with stolen wallet and penniless in Manila. LOL
I have to say it was great to see my friends at the party it was a great split of ex pats and my local friends.
A video is available but i think it will be too distrurbing to younger eyes lol.
An Hill you are 23 I am so jealous!!!
John, I think you still have a hangover…I understand…I said my birthday is on the 23rd October, now I realise that we share the same date. No John, I am more than 23 years old. I am rather slightly older than you, in fact. Anyway, have a great
day. Talk later.
HBD John, 50 is the new 18 ( or so the commercials say!!)
John, Here’s another beer for your BD! ( no headache this time)!
Salud, peseta y Amor, also!!!
Hill i was drinking RED HORSE a little strong huh and Brian I must admit its impossible for me to act my age and DAVID cheers
JOHN – it was an absolute pleasure organising the party for your birthday. It was so nice to see the great turn out and everybody appeared to enjoy themselves, it was a great atmosphere and so wonderful to have our filipino and ex-pat friends all together enjoying themselves.
I dont think I will be able to organise your birthday in the next 50 years time though, but i hope I can hehehehehe.
I am heading back to the UK tomorrow for a while, damn I am going to miss Davao again so much and all my friends here.
But I will be back again as soon as I can.
Happy 50th birthday John, glad to see you are enjoying your life in Southern Philippines, from Pete and Gina Bennett sa London
Belated happy Birthday Sir John.
Sorry I forget to greet you on the day of your birthday….
Hmmmm……sorry I miss that special day of yours…
See you next celebration….
Take care always… ^_^