Because your 30th Birthday deserves a BBM Patch Birthday Salubong, Henry James...

As I have blogged before here, the month of May is the birthday month of the majority of my guy friends. This year, we had a SURPRISE BANDWAGON for each of the celebrants.

First it was Lyle's Surprise Go Ahead Party, then Ellis' "Wacks-loves-Peachy" Birthday Dinner... and finally this! 

Because Jim's birthday fell on a weekday, I couldn't join my friends in the birthday salubong due to some major commitments, but I promised them I will be there in spirit! So I came up with, not a phone call patch, but a BBM patch and dragged my friends into taking photos of the blow by blow account!

First Birthday requirement: There has to be a classic, all-time-favorite Mer-Nel's Birthday cake.

The message in the cake is always...a private joke. :)

Lyle dropped by the shop to show me the cake for Jim!

Lyle and Jan waiting for the two, late comers: Rogus and Dhoddie

Now, the LATE[ harot comers]  Rogus and Dhoddie! 

Perhaps a more proper photo?

Coordinating with Poch via phone, setting the place for meet up

Now let the BBM-ing begin!

The guys on the way to Mc Kinley to meet Joy, Ellis, Vane and Poch (Thanks for taking the photo Dhoddie!) 

 And of course, in a classic Rogus Fashion: car trouble (over heat)

Best in "Cause of Traffic"

Where are we? Check Billboards!

Mr. Cabby passed by and helped the boys

The guys trying to figure it out ( and in a classic Jan "sister" fashion, he is on the phone again.  I wonder who is he texting? hmmmnn... Kidding sis! )

 By this time, I already got a call from Joy as the traffic reporter giving me the blow by blow account of how the guys are figuring it out while Joy and Vane are inside the car! ( Good job Traffic Angel Jops!)

The guys tried to figure it out

And boy did they try so hard... and then... 

 SUCCESS!!! Finally they reached the no-idea-what's-gonna-happen-I'm-just-playing-Hidden-Chronicles-Jim's condo:

The best friend as the Pizza Guy!

 Again, in a classic Rogus "peeping tom" fashion, he must check the area first:

Waiting for the Birthday Boy:

Happy 30th Birthday Henry James!!!

Congratulations for being the first one in our group to turn THIRTY! :)

Speechless?

 Here's your cake all the way from Laguna...

...Especially delivered by your best friend, Lyle.

And because I said this is a Birthday BBM Patch, All photos are taken and sent(real-time during the event) via BBM (Blackberry Messaging) so excuse the blurry photos.

The gang

 I'm assuming this was taken by Joy? Because I keep bugging everyone to take photos of the blow-by-blow account as early as 8pm!

(L-R: Jan, Ellis, Poch, Vane, Dhodie, Lyle and Rogus)

And again, because this is is a BBM patch Birthday Salubong, I am also in the Birthday Salubong in spirit and in photo via BBM:

Take 1:

 Where's my cake and pizza guys? 

Take 2:

Thank you Apy for taking my photos

Happy Birth Month Friends! 

Cheers to more years of fun friendship and surprises!