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Melai Cantiveros gets surprise birthday celebration from family, friends

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<div><span dir="ltr" id="isPasted"></span></div><p>Comedienne and TV host Melai Cantiveros thought she was just about to do a VTR shoot for her birthday production in ASAP Natin &#x27;To, but it turned out to be a birthday surprise organized by her management team and closest friends. </p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:560px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-1" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:560px;height:560px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1776212222961733693&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=560px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Anews-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-04-06T07%3A42%3A47.425065%3A5efb14b2-1fd4-426f-b40c-4d73d1bbd3ba%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=0d4744e6bb2b893e994ffcee588ebfc2a282f6db&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1776212222961733693"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Melai, who turned 36 on Saturday, was greeted with love and cheers by her daughters Mela and Stella, husband Jason, her parents, friends, celebrity pals Jennica Garcia, and &quot;Magandang Buhay&quot; co-hosts Jolina Magdangal and Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. </p><p>Regine sang &quot;Araw Gabi&quot; for Melei, whom she described as &quot;a ball of sunshine&quot; in the set. Jolina, meanwhile, asked Melai to jam with her on stage, singing one of the former&#x27;s hits. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/18/melai-cantiveros-performs-water-on-asap-stage-1447" id="isPasted">Melai Cantiveros performs &#x27;Water&#x27; on &#x27;ASAP&#x27; stage</a></div><p>Melai admitted she was surprised and became emotional after seeing her families and friends. </p><p>“Parang naiiyak ako kanina, pero magaling kasi ako magpigil ng iyak. Natouch ako kanina.”</p><p>She added, “Alam mo ngayong matanda na ko parang hindi na ko masyado na birthday ko ba. Pwede na lang lumipas na lang yung birthday ko pa. Parang gusto ko na lang na peaceful yung birthday mo. Nakakahiya na mag birthday birthday pa.” said Melai. </p><p>When asked how does being 36 feels, Melai replied: “Ang pakiramdam ng 36, para kang may kabag. Charing lang. Ang pakiramdam ng 36 ay alam mong peace of mind ang best gift to yourself.”</p><p>“Una si Lord, nagbibigay ng peace of mind. Number 2 is my family - Jason, Mela and Stella, mama and papa ko.”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/15/23/ryan-bang-melai-cantiveros-trend-on-x-after-aaa" id="isPasted">Ryan Bang, Melai Cantiveros trend on X after AAA </a></div><p>“Hindi ka na yung babantayan mo katulad ng dati. Ngayon full of confidence, basta wala lang sakit okay lang.” </p><p>Melai said she is not used to have grand birthday celebrations. Back home in GenSan during her childhood years, Melai recalled having very simple celebrations.</p><p>“Very simple, may bihon. May humba. Pero sobrang saya kasi kasama mo yung mga pinsan mo tapos naglalaro laro kayo.” </p><p>As for her birthday wish, “Wala na kong wish na mga bagay, ang wish ko talaga is i-sustain ako ni Lord ng wisdom. Ang pinaka-wish ko maibigay sa kin ni Lord para sa daily journey sa life.” </p><p>“Sana magka-baby pa para may boy kami. Tapos sana April din ipanganak para tawagin naming &#x27;April Boy&#x27;, char lang.”</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/09/24/melai-dubbed-rihanna-lookalike-in-fashion-shoot" id="isPasted">Melai dubbed Rihanna lookalike in fashion shoot</a></div><p> She and Jason are emotionally and psychologically ready for it, but in one condition: “Si Jason kasi hinahayaan niya na magustuhan ni Stella. Kasi kumbaga sa kanya, hindi lang kami ang magdedesisyon, kungdi magddedesisyon din ang magkakapatid. Kung gusto mo na, gagawin na namin ng papa mo. Pero ayaw pa ni Stella.”</p><p>Melai is also celebrating her 15th year in the industry.</p>

<p>Comedienne and TV host Melai Cantiveros thought she was just about to do a VTR shoot for her birthday production in ASAP Natin 'To, but it turned out to be a birthday surprise organized by her management team and closest friends.</p>

Comedienne and TV host Melai Cantiveros thought she was just about to do a VTR shoot for her birthday production in ASAP Natin 'To, but it turned out to be a birthday surprise organized by her management team and closest friends.