A Most Extraordinary Jollibee Party (Part 1)
January 26th, 2010
When Joey asked Gabie if she’s coming to my party, Gabie replied, “Of course! I’m not about to miss the Jollibee Party of the Century!”
The Jollibee Hall was decked out when we arrived. A huge Jollitown banner greeted me a Happy Birthday. The balloons were black and red as requested. Party hats and loot bags were laid out on the tables. As Rey and Derrick set up the Mistula banners, the Jollibee crew ran Joey through the evening’s programme. The party will begin with a birthday song, and upon the host’s signal, the celebrant will walk in and –
“Wait,” said Joey, Mistula roadie and now party organizer, “The birthday celebrant can’t walk.”
“Oh,” said the host, apologetically, “Is he-“”
“He’s a doll.”
The party host laughed, and then realized, a little too late, that Joey was not joking. He glanced nervously at the guests: mostly adults in black, carrying dolls. “Seriously?”
Joey pointed at me, sitting at the table. “That’s our birthday boy.”
“Oh!” he said, and, “Oh. So that’s Uno? Wow. This is a first.”
Joey grinned. Behind her, Rey and Derrick deliberated where to put Manx’s banner.
“Well,” the host coughed. “I’m sure we can adjust the programme. Any more… things I should know?”
Joey gave him a reassuring pat on the back. “Just be ready for anything.”
And so the first ever Jollibee party for a doll started, as usual, with a birthday song. I stood amidst hearty cheers and laughter, unable to speak or move. If there was anyone who was shocked by all this, it had to be me.
The party host recovered from shock quicker than I did. He deftly changed the programme and called in the special guest for the night earlier than planned.
The children (there were two of them) went wild as he walked into the room, one of the most loved Filipino icons of all time. OF ALL TIME!
OH MY CRISPYLICIOUS JUICYLICIOUS JESUS, IT’S JOLLIBEE!
I was starstruck.
I knew he was going to dance Nobody But You, a Korean pop song that would’ve been as well-known as the Philippine National Anthem except – thank God – most people can’t sing it because it’s in Korean. Jollibee needed back-up dancers. The host asked the two little boys, Zak and Pao, to choose the sexiest girls in the room to dance with Jollibee. They dutifully did as told.
Gabie was not flattered; she grinned murderously the entire time.
NOTE: Krishna is Jollibee’s personal choice. 
In the middle of the song, the rest of the back-up dancers backed down as they realized Jollibee wanted to dance with Nobody But Krishna. She also received a special gift, and wore the only Jollibee party hat in the room.
After Jollibee and Krishna’s hot number, games were played. Jollibee Kiddie Parties usually had kiddie games, but who says only kids can play kiddie games?
The guests played a relay game where you had to pass around a balloon, run to a chair, put one foot up and spell U-N-O with your butt. They were lucky; I know someone named Antonio Apolinario Bonifacio Vito Cruz de Asturias y Extremadura. Spelling his name would’ve been a pain in the butt.
The girls won, probably because the boys were not as good at spelling or as articulate with their butts. Beside me, Lugosi whispered to Manx, “Now more than ever, I’m glad I’m not human.”
Pft, I said.
I think it must be awesome to be human and be able to eat Jollibee Chickenjoy. I would like to have a birthday cake and eat it, too. Well, I have one – and it’s not realistic, mind you, it’s real – but I can’t eat it. You can’t imagine how tragic it is for me to pretend I’m enjoying my miniature plastic food which is fake no matter how hard it tries to look otherwise. So eat hearty, folks! Enjoy your real food!
Jen, Jan and Pao gobbled it up.
Don’t say cheese when your mouth is full, Jie. With Tin, Krishna (note the hat) and Elea.
That’s Joey and Gabie.
Marie, Derrick and Adrian.
Kay, Anj, Nix, Jaia and Lala.
Chin and Glen.
Kishi, Tina, Chin, Glen and Lanie.
And of course, that’s me and best friend, Jollibee.
MORE TO COME: And it gets weirder.
Entry Filed under: And it began with 1, Backstage, ManikaManila
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF XD I laughed. So hard.
So how does it feel to be Jollibee’s favorite?
While I am really embarrassed to be late on your birthday, I can’t help but feel relieved I wasn’t there for the games. XD
Oh, but the games are fun!
ROFL
XD
Thanks for sharing the laughs with us, Kay.
OMG, my stomach hurts. Thanks for sharing your extraordinary life with us ordinary folk, Uno. Rock on!
Oh, but it’s the people around me who make it extraordinary! And it’s always a pleasure to share my life with you.
Love it! Seemed like you had sooo much fun! hahah I’m jealous!
It was a lot of laughs. Come party with us sometime!
Absolutely! haha
(Are a floppy Uno coming to party with me? <3)
Yes! But Floppy Uno’s flight to Sweden has been delayed because Joey got pregnant and is currently not allowed to leave the house – or bed, for that matter. She has left instructions to the Manikako girls to send him on his way. Just a little more patience, Hanna!
haha, okay!
Don’t worry! I didn’t mean to complain or anything, I was just wondering. Thank you <3
This is hilarious! XDXDXD Uno being the first BJD in Jollibee to celebrate his birthday will surely go down in history!
I’m sure we gave the Jollibee crew something to talk about, Jen.
One day, Uno-san, I say one day… we’d be able to taste, savor and eat that cake! Until then, we can just erm… look at how our Humans eat it. Pretend that we are happy with our miniature cakes. T.T
It’s just tragic to finally have a real cake and not be able to eat it. Oh well, the kids in our neighborhood seemed quite happy to eat it in my behalf.
I stood amidst hearty cheers and laughter, unable to speak or move.
I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE.
And that’s all I did, pretty much.
Pain in the butt, indeed! XD
Or in your case, Jie, rheumatism.
Heeey am not old yet!
Don’t argue with me. I’m 6.
SUPER LOL!
HEH.
*bangs head on the table and sobs* I begged and begged and begged and even used the puppy dog stare on Andy’s mommy but it still didn’t do the trick! She wouldn’t let us go.
And your cake looked so good too~!! The blue frosting…. 
Well, maybe you can ask Andy’s mommy to throw you a Jollibee party, too!
Then you’ll have the same blue cake! I was hoping it’s bubblegum flavor but Joey said it’s mocha. Quite good, really – or so she said. Most of it went to the little kids in our neighborhood. 
“I was starstruck. ”
..LOL!!!!!
i bet if Jollibee butt-spelled your name Uno
you’d be more starstruck…
☺☺☺
You know, HE DID! He showed the rest of the players how to do it. It was PURE AWE.
Uno, I want to meet your friend that have the longest name EVER!!! Antonio Apolinario Bonifacio Vito Cruz de Asturias y Extremadura ..
It looks fun!!!! I wish I see how they spell your name using their butt!!!
Rey will upload some videos soon. As for my friend with the longest name, you’ll meet him soon.
wow so saya namn!!!!!!
It was unbelievably fun.
BEST JOLLIBEE PARTY EVERRRRRRRRRRRR 8D
…<3 I enjoyed this very much, thank you again for the invite, Uno! *O*
And thank you for coming, Nix! Send my happy thoughts to Pareng Rose and Bell, too. I hope they weren’t too flummoxed by the event. It won’t certainly be the last!
That…is pretty epic. Awesome party, guys. 8D
Oh, in my book, it is more epic than the Odyssey even if it only lasted for 2 hours. I won’t forget it. Ever.
tsk. too bad i was away on that day. oh wells.
PS: Jollibee does not look like the Jollibee i know when i was a kid. T_T
This one is so much better. And wilder.
Too bad Twirlie wasn’t there.
That Jollibee is the most diva-ish Jollibee I’ve seen in my entire life! XD
He is fantastic! He exceeded our expectations.
wow ang cute naman ng atire ng mistula