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If you've lived in the Philippines for a bit of time, you know it's tradition that on your birthday, you're expected to treat your friends out.  This is what they call a "Blow Out" (ya I was confused with the name too).  Typically it's dinner and drinks but the main idea is that you show them a good time.  When I had my first birthday in the Philippines during my college stay, I thought my friends were pulling my leg. I just couldn't get over the idea that it was MY special day an …