I define Romantic comedy or Rom com as a type
of movie genre wherein the characters portray not just funny stunts but they creatively,
awkwardly and humorously throw their lines. Sometimes the male character will
take time proposing to the woman he loves and then the woman will wait in a
in-denial state, but would probably feel that somewhere in time, whether funny
twists and turns happen—this still lead them in a happy ever after.
(Sensya na,
info overload part ng curriculum eh…hahaha)
f a man loves a woman, he’d do anything even
the impossible things for her.
Last Sunday night was one of my
most anticipated nights for this year. Finally someone proposed a marriage
to….ok, not to me, but to Ate Kim, the hottest-bride-to-be and one of my most special sissies in our Ministry.
Supposedly, it was her Bridal
shower, but we broke the odds and norms that it should only be a lady’s thing, as
we invited our brothers from our ministry.
The usual stuff happened
from eating to suprising the bride to be
with games, giving of wishes, sending gifts, and talking about who’s next to get married.. I’ve attended different bridal showers before and mind you all were WHOLESOME with
li’l naughtiness as well. And all of them were absolutely amazing.
But this one was different.
te Kim’s bridal shower became a way for Kuya
Albert to propose to her.
Yes, these funny and a little bit
crazy lovers will get altar-bounded next month. I love to write their lovestory
but nothing beats Ate Kim as she will testify her journey in finding the one.
She was clueless that this
proposal will take in or maybe she has a hint of it but remained silent about
it. Even us, were surprised that Kuya A haven’t proposed to her yet and his
reason: he doesn’t know the size of Ate Kim’s ring finger. We could be like, “Hello,
Kuya A, one month na lang at kasal nyo na,” but instead of distressing him, Cris,
I, and all our connivers saw it as
way to make everything special and exceptional. Ok, genius na rin! Hahaha
She already knew the bridal
shower set up since 3 weeks ago. So, after attending the Feast and as our heads
engaged in their meeting, I was excited to witness this serendipitous event. Call
me romantic, fine! ^_^
Tito Ed patiently drove us to Ate
Kim’s condo and then alas’ to Ate Amor
and Kuya Mark’s place at East Raya Gardens. We stayed at the high-end clubhouse
for our dinner. Some of us haven’t got the food yet, so Pao, Jan, Cris, Kuya A.
and I bought immediately the food. When we were already outside, we saw Ate
Angel backrides on her boyfriend’s motor. Pao, Jan, Cris, and I got kilig after
catching Ate Angel and her boyfriend’s sweetness. It took us awhile to buy all the
viand, dessert and alike, so when we returned to the clubhouse… I was glad to
see the 3rd session servants: ACru (Apple Cruda), Kuya Dave,
Candice, Jessed and A Cru’s friend, Val. Then, our eyes gorged on the sumptuous
meal. We prayed of course first then we started our eating festival. After producing the sound of each of our, “burp,” I readied myself for the surprise game,
however, Ate Amor told me that we can use the empty space on their upper unit
instead. So, we immediately cleaned our mess and leftovers and packed up our belongings.
Before arriving to that empty
space, Cris or Pao (I’m not sure who did it..hehe) blindfolded Ate Kim as Pao
guided her going upstairs. Few minutes passed
by before we asked her to remove her blindfold. And then…
ights out, Kuya Dave, the macho dancer in!
Everyone was humming the
legendary sound of “tenan tan tan, ten ten ten,” as Kuya Dave started to dirty
dance in front of Ate Kim.
I have so much respect to Kuya
Dave, but when Cris started convincing him to dirty dance for Ate Kim, he was
half ready about it, but he still did. Honestly, nothing changed; I still love
and respect Kuya Dave after he did that.. ‘Twas actually fun!
Everything was well-planned, but
there were a lot of bloopers along the way and I love those! I was sure, God
laughed terribly at us. Actually, the surprise game was Pinoy Henyo, but later
on I changed it into Pinoy Genius, because the guesser and the respondent will
solely speak in English. All the words that I used are wedding related.
Little did Ate Kim know that it was
a pre-proposal set-up. I was flabbergasted that my friends were all best actors
and actresses.
During the game, Cris was the
funniest, because as Pao kept on guessing the word, Cris abruptly revealed,
“Gown,” so I disqualified them right away. Hihihi
I planned that only Ate Rhoda and
Ate Amor vs. Kuya A. and Ate Kim will be on the 2nd round, and
eventually these lovebirds will take it all on the FINAL round.
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| Kuya A: Person? Animal? Thing? |
efore the final round was over, the moment of
truth began to set in.
I placed the picture of Mama Mary
on Kuya A’s head; I mean the picture of Our Lady of Veritas since I can’t find
an exact image of Mama Mary. I used my resourcefulness and wrote in bold
letters, “MARY” on the bottom of the picture. Kuya A. started guessing the word
and I saw Ate Kim’s confused face, though she kept on answering, “Yes..
No.. Could be,” It almost took a minute
after Kuya A said, “Mary,” then with an unsure answer, Ate Kim said, “Yes!” I
immediately place the word, “ME!!!” While Ate Kim answered in a shocked and
confused face, “Yes!” Then Kuya A. completed the 2 words with, “MARRY ME!” Ate
Kim’s face turned blank. Then Kuya A went closer to Ate Kim, held her hand and
said in a funny and childlike way, “Marry Me!“ Again, Ate Kim had no reaction
yet.
Thanks to Cris' perfect suggestion on the final round's flow. :)
As I was dumdfounded on the
scene, Cris blurted out, “Oy, Marthina yung ilaw patayin mo na!” hahaha.. It
was so funny and awkward. But, as the lights faded out, the candles were in.
Ate Rhoda, Cris, others and I were holding the candles which set us in a
serious mode. I was holding the candle close to Ate Kim and she seemed so
natural, remained composed and witty while Kuya A. had a little shaky voice and
trembling knees. But he was confident on what he was doing and what he was
about to say. Then, he had finally knelt down in front of Ate Kim, showed the ring and began to
say his proposal lines from the movie, Runaway Bride:
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Ate Kim: Hindi kinakaya ng hair ko to!
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“Look, I guarantee there'll be tough times. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us is gonna want to get out of this thing. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life, because I know, in my heart, you're the only one for me.”
One thing I’ve realized… It doesn’t matter
how perfect and special the proposal is, what’s essential is, the woman would
say, YES! Ate Kim had finally said Yes to Kuya A. Not just because Kuya A
perfected the Pinoy Genius game or Ate Kim’s desperate, or everybody coerced
her to say it. Moreover, she’s definitely SURE about her answer. She prayed about
it every day, waited for many years, and
sweat it out to be who is she is now, same as with Kuya A. God already made
them strong before they met each other. Ate Kim is one of the best event
organizers I know and she always say this, “God orchestrated everything perfectly.”
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| Ate Kim: Ay ito na yun??? |
She believes that she’ll meet the
one for her someday. Actually, she even contracted Cris to be her official
photographer, even if she hasn’t met her future husband yet. Talk about strong
faith.
As the couple sat together, Pao
and I sang them Forevermore by
Side-A.
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| Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy! :) |
And then, since, media people
love press conference; these two lovebirds were caught in it. A-Cru was the
most interested and Tita Chay of course. Afterwards Tita Chay asked us to give
them wishes. Everyone prayed for longevity, peace, children, trust and faith to
each other; remain as a role model, say kind words to each other. But I loved
what Jan said to them, “When you reach 500 years old, I’ll still be your
wedding dressmaker. Even on your 25th, 50th and 100th
wedding anniversary.” And also Val’s wish, “I pray for your financial
abundance,” which I think is what the future marriage partner badly needs
someday. Well, God will provide the best things to
their marriage.
After that, we went down to Ate
Amor’s and Kuya Mark’s room to consume Tintin’s kink
cake.
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| To the Hottest Bride We Know |
Photos by Dave Apalla
Wait
for my next blog post next month… It’s: When Kim said I do.
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