I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity. - Gilda Radner
Hey. Si Yomz 'to. Kung nagtataka kayo kung nasan ako, nandito pa rin sa Tagaytay Highlands. Wala lang. I guess I like this place a lot. Or maybe, because there's an special occasion today. It's not that hard to guess what it is. Hehe. Konting pasensya lang. Makukuha nyo rin ang buong kuwento.
Siguro nagtataka kayo kung nasan si Nicole ngayon. Ang prinsesa. Si Miss model. Haha. Well, let's just say she's where she needs to be. And 'andito ako lagi para sa kanya kung kakailanganin nya.
Nag-usap na kami ng masinsinan. At naitanong ko na ang dapat tanungin. Oo alam ko. Medyo malabo nga na ibase ang isang napakalaking desisyon sa isang kakaibang tanong. Illogical hindi ba? Pero, what did you expect? It was an unusual circumstance, it will also end in unusual circumstance.
Let us pray for this man and this woman as they make their marriage vows -- Almighty God, who, from the beginning, has made man and woman for each other, let your Holy Spirit rest upon your servants, as in your name they pledge themselves to one another in vows of love and faithfulness. Let your love be upon them and their be in thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Nagsisimula na si Fr. Dacanay, SJ. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam, siya ang "terror prof" ko in college sa Marriage and Sexuality. Yup. Merong ganun sa amin sa Ateneo. Haha. Kakaiba talaga ang mga heswita. At kung hindi nyo pa rin alam kung ano ginagawa nya, may ikinakasal siya.
Nandito tayo sa isang kasal na malapit sa puso ko. Isang kasal na hindi ko makakalimutan sa buong buhay ko. Ito ang kasal ni Nicole at...
I love you and on this day I wed you. Not just for who you are, but for who I am when I'm with you. I love you not for what you've done with your life but for what you're doing with mine.
I love you for making me good, happy and whole. Because, that is what you do. Without a word. Without a gesture. Without a doubt. Just by being yourself.
Such a simple thing... but no one else in the world can do it. Only you... forever.
This day, before our family and friends. With joy in my heart, I pledge myself to you as your wife promising to love you, to cherish our moments together for now and forever.
Ang tamis ng mga salitang binitawan ni Nicole. Isa ito sa mga hindi gaanong alam na wedding vows. Pero I think, this fits perfectly with the situation. She's happy. And I'm happy. Minsan lang siguro dumating sa buhay mo ang ganitong pakiramdam. Ang ganitong sitwasyon. It's so damn perfect.
Pero hindi ito para sa amin ni Nicole. Para kay Nicole at Pao ito. Haha. Sorry kung medyo cliffhanger moment pero gusto ko lang patagalin. Suspense, 'ika nga. Haha. Pero yep. Totoo ang narinig niyo. Ito ang kasal ni Nicole at Pao. At nandito ako sa may pintuan, pinapanood sila.
Marahil ay may ibang nagtatanong, "Bakit Yomz? Bakit mo ginawa ito?" Simple lang. Dahil sa sagot ni Nicole. Pero hindi ko na sasabihin kung ano ang sagot nya. Para sa kanya na 'yun para sabihin. Wala na ako dun.
Sa totoo lang, may kaunting panghihinayang din ako pero we all have to live with our decisions. Even though this was not my decision to make. It was hers. I gave her every freedom. Even the freedom to walk away from me. 'Know why? Because the purest and the truest of all freedoms is the one when you choose to do something from the bottom of your heart. I just gave her that choice. And if she's ok with it, then I guess I am.
In the presence of God, and before our family and friends, I take you to be my wife; to laugh with you in joy; to grieve with you in sorrow; to support you in sickness and in health; to grow with you in love; and to be faithful to you alone, as long as we both shall live.
'Yan si Pao. Tamang-tama sa paglalarawan ni Nicole. Straight up, not that romantic, pero maaasahan mo na nandyan lang para sa iyo. I guess every guy has his own way of loving. Some can be very romantic while some are not. But they still love the same I guess, even if some ways don't show it that much. Come on, let's face it. Men are not really the most romantic of all creatures. But we can love. And we can take care of you. We may not be perfect or we may not love a girl like they expect us to, but it doesn't mean that our love wavers. It just means that we have other subtler ways of showing it. Taking out someone. Picking her after classes or even escorting her to her class. Or just by being there, hugging all the girls' problems away.
May God bless you with hope, enough to keep the dawn in your love, and fear, enough to keep you holding hands in the dark. Unity, enough to keep your roots entwined, and separation, enough to keep you reaching out for each other. Harmony, enough to keep romance in your song, and discord, enough to keep you tuning your love. You may now kiss the bride.
Tumalikod na ako at naglakad palayo. I know some people won't approve of my decision if they hear of it. My only defense is... in my mind, this is the way things should be. It's not fate or destiny that brought me to this conclusion. This is just the way things are. Let's just say that what I am is rain. And every rain passes away, leaves things be and let the sun shine again. And like every rain, it moves on and goes to new places, ready to cleanse everything away for a new beginning to commence.
"Good luck Nicole..." sabi ko.
Bagama't hindi nagtapos ang kwentong ito sa inakala kong katapusan, masasabi ko na masaya pa rin ako sa kinalabasan. I'm happy because I learned a lot and it made me realize a few things. And for once in my life, I felt true happiness and contentment. No matter how it ended, it will still be a memory that I won't ever forget and it's a story that I can tell my kids and grandkids. Imposible man o hindi, masarap pa rin.
Natapos na rin ang isang yugto sa buhay ko. Panahon na para isarado ang pahinang ito at magsimula muli sa isang bagong pahina.
Hey. Si Yomz 'to. Kung nagtataka kayo kung nasan ako, nandito pa rin sa Tagaytay Highlands. Wala lang. I guess I like this place a lot. Or maybe, because there's an special occasion today. It's not that hard to guess what it is. Hehe. Konting pasensya lang. Makukuha nyo rin ang buong kuwento.
Siguro nagtataka kayo kung nasan si Nicole ngayon. Ang prinsesa. Si Miss model. Haha. Well, let's just say she's where she needs to be. And 'andito ako lagi para sa kanya kung kakailanganin nya.
Nag-usap na kami ng masinsinan. At naitanong ko na ang dapat tanungin. Oo alam ko. Medyo malabo nga na ibase ang isang napakalaking desisyon sa isang kakaibang tanong. Illogical hindi ba? Pero, what did you expect? It was an unusual circumstance, it will also end in unusual circumstance.
Let us pray for this man and this woman as they make their marriage vows -- Almighty God, who, from the beginning, has made man and woman for each other, let your Holy Spirit rest upon your servants, as in your name they pledge themselves to one another in vows of love and faithfulness. Let your love be upon them and their be in thee, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Nagsisimula na si Fr. Dacanay, SJ. Sa mga hindi nakakaalam, siya ang "terror prof" ko in college sa Marriage and Sexuality. Yup. Merong ganun sa amin sa Ateneo. Haha. Kakaiba talaga ang mga heswita. At kung hindi nyo pa rin alam kung ano ginagawa nya, may ikinakasal siya.
Nandito tayo sa isang kasal na malapit sa puso ko. Isang kasal na hindi ko makakalimutan sa buong buhay ko. Ito ang kasal ni Nicole at...
I love you and on this day I wed you. Not just for who you are, but for who I am when I'm with you. I love you not for what you've done with your life but for what you're doing with mine.
I love you for making me good, happy and whole. Because, that is what you do. Without a word. Without a gesture. Without a doubt. Just by being yourself.
Such a simple thing... but no one else in the world can do it. Only you... forever.
This day, before our family and friends. With joy in my heart, I pledge myself to you as your wife promising to love you, to cherish our moments together for now and forever.
Ang tamis ng mga salitang binitawan ni Nicole. Isa ito sa mga hindi gaanong alam na wedding vows. Pero I think, this fits perfectly with the situation. She's happy. And I'm happy. Minsan lang siguro dumating sa buhay mo ang ganitong pakiramdam. Ang ganitong sitwasyon. It's so damn perfect.
Pero hindi ito para sa amin ni Nicole. Para kay Nicole at Pao ito. Haha. Sorry kung medyo cliffhanger moment pero gusto ko lang patagalin. Suspense, 'ika nga. Haha. Pero yep. Totoo ang narinig niyo. Ito ang kasal ni Nicole at Pao. At nandito ako sa may pintuan, pinapanood sila.
Marahil ay may ibang nagtatanong, "Bakit Yomz? Bakit mo ginawa ito?" Simple lang. Dahil sa sagot ni Nicole. Pero hindi ko na sasabihin kung ano ang sagot nya. Para sa kanya na 'yun para sabihin. Wala na ako dun.
Sa totoo lang, may kaunting panghihinayang din ako pero we all have to live with our decisions. Even though this was not my decision to make. It was hers. I gave her every freedom. Even the freedom to walk away from me. 'Know why? Because the purest and the truest of all freedoms is the one when you choose to do something from the bottom of your heart. I just gave her that choice. And if she's ok with it, then I guess I am.
In the presence of God, and before our family and friends, I take you to be my wife; to laugh with you in joy; to grieve with you in sorrow; to support you in sickness and in health; to grow with you in love; and to be faithful to you alone, as long as we both shall live.
'Yan si Pao. Tamang-tama sa paglalarawan ni Nicole. Straight up, not that romantic, pero maaasahan mo na nandyan lang para sa iyo. I guess every guy has his own way of loving. Some can be very romantic while some are not. But they still love the same I guess, even if some ways don't show it that much. Come on, let's face it. Men are not really the most romantic of all creatures. But we can love. And we can take care of you. We may not be perfect or we may not love a girl like they expect us to, but it doesn't mean that our love wavers. It just means that we have other subtler ways of showing it. Taking out someone. Picking her after classes or even escorting her to her class. Or just by being there, hugging all the girls' problems away.
May God bless you with hope, enough to keep the dawn in your love, and fear, enough to keep you holding hands in the dark. Unity, enough to keep your roots entwined, and separation, enough to keep you reaching out for each other. Harmony, enough to keep romance in your song, and discord, enough to keep you tuning your love. You may now kiss the bride.
Tumalikod na ako at naglakad palayo. I know some people won't approve of my decision if they hear of it. My only defense is... in my mind, this is the way things should be. It's not fate or destiny that brought me to this conclusion. This is just the way things are. Let's just say that what I am is rain. And every rain passes away, leaves things be and let the sun shine again. And like every rain, it moves on and goes to new places, ready to cleanse everything away for a new beginning to commence.
"Good luck Nicole..." sabi ko.
Bagama't hindi nagtapos ang kwentong ito sa inakala kong katapusan, masasabi ko na masaya pa rin ako sa kinalabasan. I'm happy because I learned a lot and it made me realize a few things. And for once in my life, I felt true happiness and contentment. No matter how it ended, it will still be a memory that I won't ever forget and it's a story that I can tell my kids and grandkids. Imposible man o hindi, masarap pa rin.
Natapos na rin ang isang yugto sa buhay ko. Panahon na para isarado ang pahinang ito at magsimula muli sa isang bagong pahina.
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