Cupids and arrows and red hearts, oh my! When the monthly birthday falls on the fourteenth of February, well, never mind the rolled eyes and clichés - it has to be a Valentine party. The Children's Home lobby fairly blushed with hanging hearts and crimson-clad partygoers. Red shirts, red smocks, red socks, red everything. The cake, at least, was bright yellow and green.
This month, Nanay Jocelyn and turning-three Travis (on his high chair) from the Children's Home, Tata Mac from the Facilities Department, and Teacher Andrew are one year older.
The host, Teacher Jordan, and game master Tita Viviene, after a debate what sort of dating game to play, settle for heart-matching. The children swarmed the hall waving their red cardboard cut-outs and trying, failing, trying once more to see who got the other half of their hearts. When everyone got paired up, it was the unlikely couple Abi and Art -- Abi tall and gangly beside Art, small and shy. Adorable Nursery-age couple Sandy and Chester also matched their hearts right.
Afterwards, the children paired up once more to play Cheek-To-Cheek! Elbow-To-Elbow! (fill in the body parts), which had everyone giggling while trying very, very hard not to be ticklish and accidentally poke their partner in the eye.
The awarding of the Top Ten Children gave a scant ten minutes of solemn pomp and parading before everyone started going bonkers again, this time with break-dancing.
Art, Raf, and Kuya Dhen all gave demos on how-not-to-break-an-arm-while-spinning-wildly-on-the-dance-floor. To the girls' delight and Nurse Jennifer Chan's relief, not one needed first aid afterwards. Just cake and spaghetti and hotdog-marshmallow kebabs.
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