Excerpts from September 22
“But in truth, the wedding was not as memorable to me as the day I fell in love with my wife.”
The (Anniversary) Date 2009
I’m a party pooper! I had a talent for ruining surprises. I would go as far as looking all over the house, checking the bank account, checking my wife’s purse for receipts, coming home early unannouced, and bribing my children to tell me any information that they have about a gift or a plan that my wife have made. Blowin’ up the surprise is more fun than the surprise itself. But through the years, she has learned to hide things better. And I also realized that it’s not fun for her everytime I screw it up. So, as a loving and dedicated husband, one must just go with the flow.
But her surprise for me on our 8th wedding anniversary is one that I never would have imagined beyond my wildest dreams. She really pulled it off.
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And just like the very day I fell in love with her, and then having two wonderful sons, I knew that this was DESTINY. And she has always been the key to that destiny.
Concert brief
I was a bit disappointed that Lea Salonga was going to be in a relatively small ballroom vs. concert hall. I thought that she deserved better. I was afraid of having an energy letdown after already experiencing huge stadium-filled rock concerts. But as soon as she came out of the stage, I was overwhelmed with nostalgia, national pride, admiration, and a feeling of familiarity. She sang favorites from Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Mulan, Alladin, and her own wedding. She dedicated A Whole New World to a 5-yr old from the audience who was about to go through kidney transplant with her mother. She invited her on-stage and tried to do the duet with the little girl (…the duet that I wish I got to sing with Lea Salonga). My favorite number was the very comical, Taylor, the Latte Boy. But the one that touched me the most was Hahanapin Ko. This song made me miss where I came from and who and what I am made of.
The concert was very intimate and interactive. Lea…she’s better than I dreamed. This one ranks as number 1 on my list. Plus, this meant a whole lot more…for this was a gift from wife.
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how sweet naman..
congratulations.
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i remember her during the miss saigon days in broadway, umuulan ulan pa nun at wala kaming pakialam nina chuva, makita at malitraks lang with her hahaha i have to find that picture though as proof hehehe
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thank u promking. at one time i think kinindatan ako ni lea
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o sige e-mail mo sa akin ng mailagay ko sa unan ko
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Interesting article and super sweet too Mr. Nonsense.
Wow, kinindatan ka ni Lea. Kewl!
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hahaha…no talaga. wishful tingking ko lang yung kindat nya
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