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So as promised, an update of the past 7months.

I was seriously considering going some place, away. I just felt that our roads just do not lead to the same direction anymore. I wanted to do something new, go somewhere I've never been to, try out something dramatic, spectacular and unexpected. I wanted to change my life. Right there and then. I was thinking.. perhaps a bunjee jump in Niagara, a Dubai exploration or a San Diego facelift... an exaggeration you may think but that is just how I was feeling. It was May of this year when I decided to visit my Davao home.

Other than paying my parents a visit, I also took the time to gather all the documents and files needed to fly out. Since I was born in Davao, graduated from Ateneo de Davao Uni, and used to worked there too, all of my academic files, NSO records and stuff are all in Davao agencies. Some documents were secured easily, and other would have to wait for validation, etc..

I was back to work after that. I didn't tell him (my bf then) my plans. Our relationship was quite on a rocky shore at that time, so I didn't bother. But I thought the news would bring him relief and a breath of future freedom, so I told him my plans of breaking up, flying away and leaving him for good. That was around last week of May. It was a difficult decision for me because deep in my heart, I know it's not what I wanted. I just feel it's for the best... or so I thought.

He took my words one at a time. He was silent, seemed like he understood but didn't look like he's agreeable to the idea. I was firm and so was he, but in a different view. We called it a night and didn't talk much about it. We work in the same office and in the same project but thankfully, our relationship didn't get in the way of our jobs and the same way, we didn't have relationship problems related to work (if you get what I mean).   It was in fact easier to focus with work when I don't have to gaze his way and look him in the eye.

(WARNING: Muuuushy stuff ahead)

It was that way until the 4th of June.   He asked me to come to dinner with him. We were in a restaurant when he told me he realized that deep in his heart, he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me.   That if he'd lose me "now", he might spend the rest of his life searching, regretting and living a life with lesser meaning.... then he popped the question.. "WIll you be my Mrs. Aquino?"

I didn't answer. not right away. I asked why, how come, and all probing questions I could think of. His answers were just what I needed to hear.

Posted: 08:35, 2007-Dec-25

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