Someone is Surprised

3 white roses in a box from someone. (literal, nakasulat sa box: from someone)
That was the surprise I received on Valentine's Day 2002.

I married that someone 2 years later.

Birthdays and Mother's day, I would receive a bouquet of roses.  A lot of times I would tell that someone I want flowers,  he gets me roses.  I love roses but there are other flowers in the world =)

I'm so blessed to be from Baguio. We have flowers year round, and they are cheap! I would buy long stemmed roses regularly.  I learned to arrange flowers and would usually do for our dining table.

Now in Singapore, flower bouquets are so expensive.  A bouqet of 6 roses would be around S$50.  So I thought that for mother's day, I should just make a flower arrangement for my Mom.

I got her favorite flower in her favorite color. Purple Orchids.  It cost me about $20 only.

For her birthday, I got her yellow orchids. $13.

No need to arrange, they are just so beautiful by themselves, my mom the most beautiful flower of course.

This year on valentine's day, someone had to go to work.  I told someone that I do not want to receive any rose bouquet. (The roses wilt very fast as it's so hot in Singapore!)  Instead I told someone to give me money then I would just buy the flowers I want.

Someone said WOW! $30, I even bought a lot of other flowers for my new vase.

This year for my birthday, I again told someone not to spend on expensive bouquet.  Someone said he'd make an arrangement for me.

WOW! Someone did a good job! 

While I was admiring the flowers, someone exclaimed: That's only $23. 

It was a very good birthday surprise but the truth is, Someone was more surprised than me.  Someone learned that he does not need to spend that much to make me happy!