After I received the approved vacation leave. I immediately informed my sister Pamela that I will be surprising Eilla during the party. I told her that she was the only one who knows and never mention it to the kids and my wife and even to our parents. I asked also my friend and Eilla's Ninong Jaime Buemavista to pick me up at the airport one day before the party.
I designed a program for the party in which my sister will be the host and on what part of the party that I will be coming. I also made her invitation card with a Cinderella theme. I prepared a 20-minutes video to be the highlight of the party. It was a very busy two weeks for me in Bahrain wherein I slept about four to six hours only editing the videos. It was so hard because the video has three parts, 1. My greetings, 2. Eilla's pictures and lastly 3. how I will be there in her party. Thanks to my colleague Rowell Cuba ( who video shoot me) and Fluppy, my dearest Persian cat pet who lives in my room also.
Part 1 - My Greetings
The first part was my greetings to my family, friends, relatives and those who attended the party. I wear an Arabian dress that looks me like a real Arab. Also, I showed some places in our office and recreational facilites. Fluppy was also there greeting Eilla.
Part 2 - Eilla's Pictures
The second part showed Eilla's pictures of her infant days until six years combined with a beautiful background music from Walt Disney's Little Mermaid theme song. While editing her pictures, I had a teary eyes remembering how Eilla's grows up.
Part 3 - Mr. Incredibles and The Clown
The last part was the most interesting one. In this time, I called my friend Mr. Incredibles (in full costume) played by my brother-in-law, Christian Ofreneo. I asked him to pick me up in Bahrain so that we can fly going to Eilla' party. But unfortunately, while we were flying I forgot to hold tight and I landed in the mouth of a big shark. From there, I asked another friend, The Clown, to do a magic spell that will be bring me to Eilla's party.
After finishing the video, I told to myself that this was the best video I ever did. Even me, I can't imagine how I made such a video like . . . or I should say a very beautiful and inspiring video. I showed the video to my officemates. While watching, some of them cried and even congratulate me that early. Some said that they will be praying for the success of my suprise.
Watch out for the last part, The Surpise . .
