At midnight of Nov. 2-3, at KayAnne's rooftop in San Pedro, Laguna, Dong and I got happily engaged. Here's how it happened (the long version, for some who's already familiar with this story)
That week, Dong and I were talking about visiting KayAnne in San Pedro on Friday, Nov. 2. KayAnne got a spine condition that Tuesday. But Dong said he was going to have accountability time with TJ that day. Saturday was not an option because but I had accountability time with Pam; neither was Sunday, because I had dgroup. We decided we're just going to play things by ear. I didn't know he was already mentally rearranging his weekend. He had planned on proposing that Sunday, because he had counted on me attending Sunday service at their church.
At lunch time on Friday, I called up Dong and found out that his accountability time isn't pushing through, but he's driving Ate Tine to Alabang. I think he was trying to encourage me to go Kayanne's house late in the afternoon instead, so they could set up first before I get there. I told him, I wasn't sleeping over at Kayanne's, so if I go there late in the afternoon, I'll just be staying a few hours. By this time, I was already beyond impatient; I was already. mad at him. (I was also stressed and about to get my period. :)) )So I told him I'm just going to Kayanne by myself.
And then I got a text message from Kayanne saying that she's not getting home until late afternoon (another attempt to make me go there later). I told her I'll just drop by another time, because I'm going by myself and didn't want to go back home late alone.
Feeling like the day has gone all wrong and having resolved not to talk to Dong for a while, I turned off my Sun phone. I decided to hang out at Ilia's house instead, where Smart signal was low, so that was convenient. So I didn't get Kayanne's message that there's been a change of plans and that she could actually go home earlier as originally planned, and Dong's message telling me that he could already come with me to Kayanne's.
At lunch time on Friday, I called up Dong and found out that his accountability time isn't pushing through, but he's driving Ate Tine to Alabang. I think he was trying to encourage me to go Kayanne's house late in the afternoon instead, so they could set up first before I get there. I told him, I wasn't sleeping over at Kayanne's, so if I go there late in the afternoon, I'll just be staying a few hours. By this time, I was already beyond impatient; I was already. mad at him. (I was also stressed and about to get my period. :)) )So I told him I'm just going to Kayanne by myself.
And then I got a text message from Kayanne saying that she's not getting home until late afternoon (another attempt to make me go there later). I told her I'll just drop by another time, because I'm going by myself and didn't want to go back home late alone.
Feeling like the day has gone all wrong and having resolved not to talk to Dong for a while, I turned off my Sun phone. I decided to hang out at Ilia's house instead, where Smart signal was low, so that was convenient. So I didn't get Kayanne's message that there's been a change of plans and that she could actually go home earlier as originally planned, and Dong's message telling me that he could already come with me to Kayanne's.
Ilia had a date that night, so I went home early. On
my way home, Dong's call finally came through. He wanted to come to
Pasig to talk. I told him he didn't have to. It's already 6 in the evening,
too late to just drop by. Plus, I didn't want to talk to him just yet. But he
insisted; I finally agreed.
He got to the house at 9 PM, looking like he just showered. I was annoyed that he made driving to Pasig sound so urgent on the phone but apparently took his sweet time going.
He wanted to have dinner out. I thought he didn't want to have dinner at our house because he didn't want Mama hearing us have our "discussion". We decided to have dinner at Eastwood so we could also drop off MC's sister at her office. But after dropping Charm off, he made a U-turn to Ortigas. I asked him where we're going. He answered by asking me where I want to go. I wasn't in the mood for anything, so told him anywhere. He thought for a while, then said, "Sige, ako bahala."
So we drove along C5, and I was thinking he's probably reviewing the eating places in Serendra that I like. But we drove past Market!Market!. So I thought he's bringing me to McKinley, but we drove past that too.
The whole time, I was just quiet. At first, he was trying to have "the talk" with me, but I wasn't talking much. Not because I didn't want to talk, but because I was near-crying, and I didn't want to bawl my eyes out in front of him. By the time we hit the C5 flyover, he gave up talking to me for a while. We just held hands the rest of the way. (He would shift gears with the same hand that was steering the wheel. )
When we reached SLEX tollgate, I had to ask again where we were going. His answer: "Dyan lang." I was beginning to think, he's driving all the way to LB or Nuvali or maybe even Tagaytay just to have the talk!
And then we stopped at Petron SLEX.
I was thinking, okay, there goes the talking-things-over-over-coffee-at-Conti's-or-Bag-of-Beans. We did have our talk, and I still ended up bawling my eyes out in front of him, but all went well. I did want to talk to him about my eklat, just not that night supposedly. But the change in my plans was still ok.
We were supposed to get dinner from the North-bound side of SLEX. I actually thought of that. So he took the next exit -- Southwoods exit. The exit going to Kayanne's house. Since I don't bother myself looking at road signs and stuff when he's driving, I totally missed that he took the San Pedro road instead of the Manila one.
So there we were, driving down Kayanne's street. Which seemed the most logical thing in the world at the time, because in my non-driver's mind, we were exiting via Pacita Complex. And then it suddenly occured to Dong that, since we're already there, we might as well drop by Kayanne's to ask after her. He actually drove straight to the drive way and would've opened the gate right away had I not reminded him that it's already 11 PM! I told him to check first if the light's still on in her apartment unit and if she's still up. And what do you know, the lights were still on, and the sick friend we're supposed to be visiting was still up!
He got to the house at 9 PM, looking like he just showered. I was annoyed that he made driving to Pasig sound so urgent on the phone but apparently took his sweet time going.
He wanted to have dinner out. I thought he didn't want to have dinner at our house because he didn't want Mama hearing us have our "discussion". We decided to have dinner at Eastwood so we could also drop off MC's sister at her office. But after dropping Charm off, he made a U-turn to Ortigas. I asked him where we're going. He answered by asking me where I want to go. I wasn't in the mood for anything, so told him anywhere. He thought for a while, then said, "Sige, ako bahala."
So we drove along C5, and I was thinking he's probably reviewing the eating places in Serendra that I like. But we drove past Market!Market!. So I thought he's bringing me to McKinley, but we drove past that too.
The whole time, I was just quiet. At first, he was trying to have "the talk" with me, but I wasn't talking much. Not because I didn't want to talk, but because I was near-crying, and I didn't want to bawl my eyes out in front of him. By the time we hit the C5 flyover, he gave up talking to me for a while. We just held hands the rest of the way. (He would shift gears with the same hand that was steering the wheel. )
When we reached SLEX tollgate, I had to ask again where we were going. His answer: "Dyan lang." I was beginning to think, he's driving all the way to LB or Nuvali or maybe even Tagaytay just to have the talk!
And then we stopped at Petron SLEX.
I was thinking, okay, there goes the talking-things-over-over-coffee-at-Conti's-or-Bag-of-Beans. We did have our talk, and I still ended up bawling my eyes out in front of him, but all went well. I did want to talk to him about my eklat, just not that night supposedly. But the change in my plans was still ok.
We were supposed to get dinner from the North-bound side of SLEX. I actually thought of that. So he took the next exit -- Southwoods exit. The exit going to Kayanne's house. Since I don't bother myself looking at road signs and stuff when he's driving, I totally missed that he took the San Pedro road instead of the Manila one.
So there we were, driving down Kayanne's street. Which seemed the most logical thing in the world at the time, because in my non-driver's mind, we were exiting via Pacita Complex. And then it suddenly occured to Dong that, since we're already there, we might as well drop by Kayanne's to ask after her. He actually drove straight to the drive way and would've opened the gate right away had I not reminded him that it's already 11 PM! I told him to check first if the light's still on in her apartment unit and if she's still up. And what do you know, the lights were still on, and the sick friend we're supposed to be visiting was still up!
We said our Hi's. K noticed my just-cried-my-heart-out eyes and asked what happened, and we happily went on with girl talk. After a while, I finally noticed that Dong hadn't come back from getting something from the car. I actually began to worry.
I checked his
car. No Dong. I went outside to check if he decided to buy food from
neighboring stores, because I knew he was already hungry when we left Petron. But still no Dong. K joked he might have taken a yosi break; Dong doesn't smoke and has asthma.
So we called him up. Turned out, nagpapahangin raw sya sa rooftop. "Bakit pa sya dun nagpapahangin, e mahangin naman dun sa baba?" Kayanne joked again. Like she didn't know what was happening.
We went up. K turned on the lights. Dong was there, this time in polo, with other polo-clad-tie-and-leather-shoes-wearing guys - his dgroup members, complete with drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, photo/video. And tiny pink and yellow balloons c/o Kayanne. I was semi-shouting, "Talagaaa??? Naka-shorts ako! Hindi ako nag-suklay!!! Kayaaaaanne!!!" Pictures of my pitiful state to follow.
Dong said since he never had a chance to serenade me before, so manghaharana sya. He sang "Built to Last", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNL6Wy6IstE&feature=list_other&playnext=1&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Bq9OuATKGMbYxAnpbKJL3G my song for him/us since 2007. I was thinking, he arranged the whole thing because it's my first major tampo since we got together.
Then he said there's another song. I was expecting Anna Banana I Love You a Bunch (PLDT DSL TV ad). I was always telling him that I want him to sing me that. I really didn't think he was going to do The Proposal that night. He said so himself -- officially, we haven't been together a year yet. So I was expecting he'd do it sometime December. Plus, did I say I was in shorts, shirt, Beach Walk slippers, and a messy pony tail??? Di ako nakapag-retouch ng face powder at lipstick man lang!!!
Then he sang Train's "Marry Me."
And he took out a box from his pocket. And then a ring from the box. And made the speech about how he has always thought of me as the ideal lifetime partner, even way back in college, and how, next to Jesus and salvation, I'm his greatest blessing in life, and how he's really looking forward to having a family with me. Actually ang blurry nung actual proposal, kasi super happy and kabado and kilig all at the same time. Basta he asked the question, and I just said Yes! agad and hugged him. Kahit may nakaprepare na ko na sagot. (I was supposed to kid him with the same answer that I gave him the first time na nanligaw sya in 2009: "Can I have a week to think about it?" ) He was actually afraid I'd say No because of the major tampo.
And so we hugged, and he put on the ring, which didn't fit perfectly, hahaha. Then we took pictures, ate pizza and talked a little about the wedding. But I won't say, "And we lived happily ever after" just yet. Because, really, we've only just begun.
So we called him up. Turned out, nagpapahangin raw sya sa rooftop. "Bakit pa sya dun nagpapahangin, e mahangin naman dun sa baba?" Kayanne joked again. Like she didn't know what was happening.
We went up. K turned on the lights. Dong was there, this time in polo, with other polo-clad-tie-and-leather-shoes-wearing guys - his dgroup members, complete with drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, photo/video. And tiny pink and yellow balloons c/o Kayanne. I was semi-shouting, "Talagaaa??? Naka-shorts ako! Hindi ako nag-suklay!!! Kayaaaaanne!!!" Pictures of my pitiful state to follow.
Dong said since he never had a chance to serenade me before, so manghaharana sya. He sang "Built to Last", http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNL6Wy6IstE&feature=list_other&playnext=1&list=AL94UKMTqg-9Bq9OuATKGMbYxAnpbKJL3G my song for him/us since 2007. I was thinking, he arranged the whole thing because it's my first major tampo since we got together.
Then he said there's another song. I was expecting Anna Banana I Love You a Bunch (PLDT DSL TV ad). I was always telling him that I want him to sing me that. I really didn't think he was going to do The Proposal that night. He said so himself -- officially, we haven't been together a year yet. So I was expecting he'd do it sometime December. Plus, did I say I was in shorts, shirt, Beach Walk slippers, and a messy pony tail??? Di ako nakapag-retouch ng face powder at lipstick man lang!!!
Then he sang Train's "Marry Me."
And he took out a box from his pocket. And then a ring from the box. And made the speech about how he has always thought of me as the ideal lifetime partner, even way back in college, and how, next to Jesus and salvation, I'm his greatest blessing in life, and how he's really looking forward to having a family with me. Actually ang blurry nung actual proposal, kasi super happy and kabado and kilig all at the same time. Basta he asked the question, and I just said Yes! agad and hugged him. Kahit may nakaprepare na ko na sagot. (I was supposed to kid him with the same answer that I gave him the first time na nanligaw sya in 2009: "Can I have a week to think about it?" ) He was actually afraid I'd say No because of the major tampo.
And so we hugged, and he put on the ring, which didn't fit perfectly, hahaha. Then we took pictures, ate pizza and talked a little about the wedding. But I won't say, "And we lived happily ever after" just yet. Because, really, we've only just begun.
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