17.

Triple Threat: Its Powers really worked on that day.

I started my day by going to church with my mum (my mum arrived one day before my birthday). I thanked God for seventeen wonderful years of my life.  For everything he bestowed to me; blessings, good health, happiness & wisdom. For having a very supportive and lovely parents, for my "all the time O.A." big sis, my stubborn big brother, my grandparents who never fails or forgets to teach me about life and for being here with me all this time thru my downfall and success.  

I prayed to God for my strong faith in him, because by that every impossible thing is possible. I lighted some candles and make a wish. I had a peaceful moment with God and that somehow started my day.... Right!

We ate our breakfast at Jollibee nearby the church. That Hot Chocolate sure is sweet for my morning plus the tapa with rice! slluurrp!

First Subject in the morning is Chem 3M LEC so I have to be there at 8:30am! I wore a sweet smile on the way to my room. My closest friend greeted me. They were so loud, laughing while saying "happy birthday" to me.

Madam was in her normal mode when she entered the room. She distributed our long and short exams/quizzes. My classmates won’t stop teasing each other. We thought that madam was only joking when she said, "I will give you a test if you will keep on talking". We were silent for a moment, but since we thought that it was all a "joke" we continue babbling after a moment passed. And that was when the First Threat took off.

That wasn't a joke after all. Madam gave us a surprise test after she distributed all the papers and we went all ---------------- blank!

Next Subject: Chem 3m Lab

We took extra careful in doing our experiment this time since it’s our first time to use a very expensive apparatus namely, Acid and Base Burette. Each will cost you Five Thousand Pesos when you will break it. May it be accidentally, you have to pay for it!

Since it was our first, we got rattled; someone broke their beakers, Erlenmeyer flask and stirring rod but at least not the burettes. Time is up! But we’re still not done yet, our teacher told us to be fast and the counter attendees were already screaming to return the borrowed apparatuses. That was weird.

We were so busy in the morning. My block mates leave the laboratory as soon as they were done. And I was the last one to finish the experiment. My mum called for my lunch treat with my closest block-mates, as planned the night before. They were nowhere to find. So I just had a lunch date with my mum at Robinson’s food court with my sis.

 I checked my phone during lunch time. And I received so many messages!  I was really happy!

By afternoon, 2^nd threat was on its way. We didn’t know that we’ll be having a surprise long quiz! Oh not again! The test was difficult since we’re not that familiar with naming numbers in FILIPINO. Sandaan at labing-isa at sandaang-labing-isa’t ka sandaang-labing-isa (111 111/111) waaa-I still don’t know how!

And the 3^rd threat! We had a long quiz in English! Thanks God I made it to passing score, at least.

It’s 4:00 PM. In Physics, we built a tower and it seems like the power of my birth date was decreasing. Fortunately, together with my group mates we got the tallest tower built, the fan didn’t make our tower fall and we got extra 5 points!

5:00 PM: Philosophy Class

My block-mates were talking about what happened that day. And they can’t ignore the weird things happen. And I was also thinking that it was all because of me. When the teachers comes in, my block-mates sang a song for me so that our teacher would forget the long quiz that we’re supposed to be taking.

I can’t hide it but it really feels NICE! I had this big smile that just won’t go. I joined those clapping hands and sang the song. And it works! Our teacher totally forgot about the quiz!

"The man who can't be moved is not properly thinking."

This is what my friend stated during our Philosophy I class. It drowned on me even though it’s some kind of a funny statement. But if you’ll apply logic, you will know the deep meaning of Bruno Mars’s song lyrics.  

I really hated to move on. To be 17! I just wanted to remain young forever! But when I heard of this, somehow I thought that there’s nothing wrong to be growing old. J

That time around. I am LUCKY! And its power was vanishing.

5:30PM: The day at school ended.

I planned of having a dinner in our apartment actually my mum did. But since, it cannot accommodate people so we ended up having a dinner in this restaurant.

Abuhan is near at our school, so it would be better if we will just have the dinner there. Since my closest friends in college live near the area also.

I also invited my old friends who were in Cebu and my cousins. We waited so long for them to come over.

It was 7:30 PM when everything is ready. I went to C.R. to prepare myself also. When I came back, the foods were there; my old awesome friends were talking and laughing non-stop reminiscing those old funny moments back in HS & my family. But my new friends were nowhere to found. I texted them. No reply.

And then… TADDAAA!

Pop and Jaella opening the box. :)

They went out to buy a cake for me. I already have an instinct because they always did that kind of things. But I forced myself to be surprised! XD LOL!

They said that they chose the "heart-design" because it's valentines tomorrow. LOL But nevertheless, I really liked it!

And everything is complete, so Mum leads the prayer, they sang "Happy birthday" to me. The crew from Abuhan lighted the candle and then I made a wish before blowing the candles! :)

Fact: I’m so excited with this. Because finally I’ll be able to blow a candle during my birthday on a real cake after a decade.

Yay! And then I can’t remember anything after that.

But surely one word could possibly describe it:

HAPPINESS! ^___^

Friday the 13th of February = TRIPLE THREAT!

Others are always having fun

With smooth paths paved to get things done

While I, with my terrible timing & luck

Diabolically blocked; remain...yuck! stuck...

Can you, too, relate to this negative "bliss"?

Then let's give each other a virtual kiss - J I N X A C L E S

And yeah, that's the exact date I was Born year 1995.

For sixteen years, I used to hate this. Because I think that I was Born with Bad-luck since the day of my existence. And then, it became a habit, a Self-Fulfilling prophecy deep within me. And there seems to be a lot of circumstances that proved my misfortunes. That's why every-time the calendar turns February month, I couldn't CARE LESS. Because I know by then that its POWER will be even more stronger than ever.

I think of things in a negative way. When I'm meddling with people and something different and very unusual things happen, I had a feeling that I'm the one at fault. I feel bad for the people I'm with, because they would probably be a temporary co-sufferer of my luck. There were experiences surrounding the latter experiences malevolently orchestrated to torture me. It seems to me that my life is never fair. Why me of all people?

I've had plenty other experiences with natural elements, everyday life, school stuff and any person or thing out of my realm of control. Whenever I'd have had some good stuff happen to me, I feel down and would fall, knowing that something negative would happen afterwards. Such experiences also conditioned me, over the years, to become more "stay out of the quo" & not allow myself to ever feel too "high". That's safer, less rocky.

Furthermore, many believes about Friday the 13th. They got scared just by its name and wouldn't do the normal stuff on this day because the 13th is an unlucky number and friday is an unlucky day of the week as WE all know it. And I got hurt just by thinking of how they treated my birthday like it wasn't part in the calendar at all. This had surely affected my entire existence that includes every bits and pieces inside me since, I, too, believes in this.

Check out this site to learn more about How Friday the 13th Works.

So, while I was searching for an answer about why Friday the 13th was so widespread among people I came up with this:

I found out its origin and  the fear of Friday the 13th (known asparaskevidekatriaphobia) isn't exactly grounded in scientific logic. But the really strange thing is that most of the people who believe the day is unlucky offer no explanation at all, logical or illogical. As with most superstitions, people fear Friday the 13th for its own sake, without any need for background information.

Legend has it: If 13 people sit down to dinner together, one will die within the year. The Turks so disliked the number 13 that it was practically expunged from their vocabulary (Brewer, 1894). Many cities do not have a 13th Street or a 13th Avenue. Many buildings don't have a 13th floor. If you have 13 letters in your name, you will have the devil's luck (Jack the Ripper, Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Theodore Bundy and Albert De Salvo all have 13 letters in their names). There are 13 witches in a coven. AND MANY MORE.

Ultimately, the complex folklore of Friday the 13th doesn't have much to do with people's fears today. The fear has much more to do with personal experience. People learn at a young age that Friday the 13th is supposed to be unlucky, for whatever reason, and then they look for evidence that the legend is true. The evidence isn't hard to come by, of course. If you get in a car wreck on one Friday the 13th, lose your wallet, or even spill your coffee, that day will probably stay with you. But if you think about it, bad things, big and small, happen all the time. If you're looking for bad luck on Friday the 13th, you'll probably find it. - (How Friday the 13th Works)

So, THAT'S IT! Friday the 13th is ONLY true when you SEEK for it. It's A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. You can back-out whenever you want to. It's only a matter of believing WHAT MATTERS THE MOST - and then, I CHOSE GOD.

I don't know WHY at all. But every time I heard of this now, it STRENGTHEN me! XD

Whenever I encountered trials and tribulations in life, my misfortunes power seems to pop up out of nowhere but I learned to just laughed at it and says here we go again. I just turn my concerned in God by praying. :))

Here's the Ice-Breaker:
Knowing that they FEAR my presence and even more afraid when I threatened them. Saying, Don't you dare fight (or anything) with me because you're just (inserts her/his birthday here) and "I was born on Friday the 13th of February" the most deadliest and unluckiest thing on the calendar and has invaded the world with its POWER.

I am so PROUD, I was born Friday the 13th of February. I am a Threat to others, a Triple Threat. BUT i don't mind at all. As long as I am Happy with my life. :)