A very pleasant surprise

@sunrisefan (28524)
Philippines
December 27, 2018 10:35pm CST
Early this morning, my wife's brother called up and told my wife that a package was on the way for us and my wife and I needed to be around because receipt should be acknowledged by us both. I was wondering then because it's the first time I heard of any package delivery requiring two signatures. Later on, his wife also messaged me that delivery will be made between 9 and 9:30 AM. I replied that we'd be around and that I was wondering why the courier would be the one setting the time and she said they have many deliveries to make. Still that was not a good reason for them to set their own time. Other couriers would ask for our convenient time. Anyway, as I was keeping an eye on the washing machine after cutting grass, my brother-in-law and his wife arrived in a car and out came my older from New Zealand! My wife and I were very shocked of her arrival because earlier at dawn, my daughter and I were exchanging messages on FB and she told me I was cutting the grass too early. My wife's sister-in-law videod the surprise scene and they were laughing and she shared it on FB with my wife's siblings. My daughter told us that she was already in Manila on the 26th but had to attend to several matters and she called my brother-in-law in secret asking him to meet her at the airport. It was a very pleasant surprise indeed LOL!
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Wow!!! What a very nice surprise for both of you! It is actually the best gift for the two of you, right?
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@sunrisefan Why weren't your other daughter able to come by the way?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@SIMPLYD She has hospital duty and, besides, no one would keep an eye on their new home as most of their friends are out-of-town too. They are barely a month in the new home and they are not familiar with the neighborhood.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Yes and the gift would have been full if our other daughter also came home with her :)
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
It is so nice to meet balikbayan (returning) relatives from abroad! My sister also surprised us last Christmas, she went home from the US, in spite of being here only last October after our brother suffered a stroke.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Indeed it makes us happy to see a loved one suddenly appear especially during this time of the year :)
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
the best delivery to receive! will you be going out of town while she's here?
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• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@sunrisefan wow, sgv. does she still have to undergo certification in nz too? i read your comments about grilled chicken. is this lechon manok or inasal? or you grilled yourself at home?
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
@hereandthere No, it's chicken from Jo's Chicken Inato. My daughter and another colleague need to get certification of good standing from PICPA/PRC so that they can be CA (Chartered Accountants) in NZ. It has become a problem in their company (PWC) because most of the senior officials come from outside of NZ.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
I think we'll just be here in the city. She'll be attending to some things like going to LTO for her license renewal (she decided though not to renew because she's not driving her anyway), securing certification of good standing from the PRC (Professional Regulation Commission) so she can have her status in NZ to full-pledged accountant, and other errands from her friends in NZ aside from the things her younger sister requested her to buy. She'll be flying to Manila on January 10 and connect with her former colleagues at SGV and fly back to NZ on the 14th. My wife and I will be traveling to Iloilo too for my nephew's wedding.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
28 Dec 18
That is such a beautiful surprise.
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@shubhu3 (36464)
• New Delhi, India
28 Dec 18
@sunrisefan Have a good time.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
@shubhu3 Thanks :) We just arrived home from dining with grilled chicken which my daughter missed.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Yes, beautiful surprise indeed :) Have to log out for now to accompany my daughter to have her driver's license renewed.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
5 Jan 19
Wow! That was the best gift you got from your daughter. Happy surprise.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
5 Jan 19
Yes, Ms. Thelma :) Thanks! Because of the change in climate from NZ to the Philippines, she's having cough and colds so my wife had to bring her to the doctor to be checked up. She's been given antibiotics.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
7 Jan 19
@thelme55 Probably it's because you and my daughter have been used to the climate in Germany and New Zealand that it's difficult for your body to adapt to the climate here. When I have the first signs of cough or colds, I also drink the honey, ginger and lemon mix sent by our younger daughter.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
7 Jan 19
@sunrisefan I can relate to that coughs and cold after arriving in the Philippines from Germany. I didn't go to the doctor. I just drunk ginger tea as often as I could and so I was cured.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
29 Dec 18
I thought that was a very nice surprise friend
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
Yes, a very nice surprise indeed, Ms. Carmila :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 I took my daughter to Jollibee (a local fastfood) for lunch because she misses the chicken and spaghetti there. It was only the two of us as my wife had a prior invitation to a birthday lunch party prior to our daughter's arrival.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
30 Dec 18
@sunrisefan does sound good
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@eagletrek2 (5499)
• Kingston, New York
28 Jan 19
some times suprises are fun
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Jan 19
Yes, that's true :)
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
31 Dec 18
I’m very happy for you. So you’ll be busy these days attending to your daughter. Any vacation plans?
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@flapiz (22403)
• United Kingdom
31 Dec 18
@sunrisefan Oh. She’s here for a short while. I hope you managed to make the most of it despite the busy schedule. 2019 will be a good year for us!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
Thanks, Ms. YoghurtGal :) No vacation plans because she'll be busy working on some documents and will be returning to NZ next week. My wife and I will be going to Iloilo too a day after our daughter leaves for Manila. Hope the coming year will be a good one for you and I hope you'd finally get hired.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
@flapiz We'll make the most of it, thanks :) Enjoy your Cebu vacay too!
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
31 Dec 18
What a wonderful surprise for you and a wonderful way to end 2018! Enjoy your time together.
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@valmnz (17099)
• New Zealand
31 Dec 18
@sunrisefan she probably feels the same
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
@valmnz I'm sure she does and she envies her older sister showing the food she misses :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
Yes, Ms. Val - a very wonderful surprise indeed :) It would have been much if better if the younger one and her husband came home too :)
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
28 Dec 18
That is the best kind of surprise anyone could receive! Enjoy your time together.
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@DianneN (246906)
• United States
28 Dec 18
@sunrisefan I’m sure you are happy anyway. Perhaps next time.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
@DianneN Yes, happy still, Ms. Dianne :)
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Thanks, Ms. Dianne :) It would have been more happily surprising if her younger sister and husband came home with her :)
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 18
That is indeed a wonderful surprise. I'm sure you'll really enjoy your time together.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Yes, Ms. Judy, we were really pleasantly surprised hehehe!
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@JudyEv (325854)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 18
@sunrisefan I bet you haven't stopped smiling since.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
@JudyEv You guessed it Ms. Judy :) We just arrived from dinner of grilled chicken which is among the food my daughter missed. The younger one who's left in NZ is green with envy :) BTW, the surprise almost got spoiled because my sister-in-law posted a photo of my daughter having dinner with her (S-I-L) family. All the while though, I was thinking it was an old picture taken while my daughter was still working in Makati City.
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
28 Jan 19
Very nice surprise.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Jan 19
Yes, thanks :)
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
31 Dec 18
it seems like it's an amazing surprise for you, hope you enjoy it
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
Yes and we're enjoying our time and she's enjoying the food she's been missing :) Happy new year, Ms. Leny!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
31 Dec 18
@leny34 Thanks too :)
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
31 Dec 18
@sunrisefan yes thank you, enjoy your day
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
28 Dec 18
It's a very nice surprise
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
Yes, it was very nice indeed because we missed our two daughters for two Christmases already and this year would have been the third without them coming home. Unfortunately, the younger one can't come home because of her hospital duty and another reason.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 18
@Nevena83 We'll meet the younger probably next year. Thanks for your good wish :)
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
28 Dec 18
@sunrisefan I hope you all meet soon.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
30 Dec 18
Am sure it was a pleasant surprise for both of you. Good to know you had the chance of spending the day with family.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
30 Dec 18
Yes, my wife and I were very happy with her arrival though we miss the other daughter too.
@allknowing (130064)
• India
28 Dec 18
There cannot be a better surprise than that They did manage to keep it a surprise.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
29 Dec 18
Yes and we're extremely happy with her coming :)
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
26 Jan 19
That was a surprised indeed.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
26 Jan 19
Yes and it gave us much joy :)
@Beatburn (4287)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
The perfect gift this season.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
3 Jan 19
Yes indeed :) Thanks :)
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@jaboUK (64361)
• United Kingdom
9 Jan 19
What a wonderful surprise for you and your wife, you must have been thrilled.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
9 Jan 19
Yes, we were really caught by surprise .
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@Courage7 (19633)
• United States
10 Jan 19
Very nice surprise for both of you
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
12 Jan 19
Yes indeed. We sent her off to the airport and the following day my wife and I travelled to an island province where we are now for the wedding of my nephew. My daughter is still in Manila and will be flying back to NZ on Monday.
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