There is so much to be thankful for as I celebrate Thanksgiving year after year. For God’s grace, for Family, for Friends and for Opportunities. For exciting days, for blissful and happy moments. For the pain and sorrows, the frustrations and regrets that made me understand the meaning of resilience. For all my life’s experiences that made and unmade me. For all of these, I am forever grateful.
But this year is extra special. Because you came into my life.
I can’t begin to tell you how silly my life’s been since. My daily existence is totally comic whenever my mind drifts away to thoughts of you. You see, I sometimes find myself smiling in front of a horror flick but then tear up watching a Lebron James dunk! And how is it that I fall asleep in the middle of Furious 7 but with Kalyeserye, I’m wide awake at 2 AM?
And so I say thank you for all that you do. For giving this poor, lost heart a new direction. For making me look at the world in a brand new light, where there was once uncertainty, now it all seems right.
Thank you. For making me rediscover myself. The day I discovered you.
Happy Thanksgiving Day, to the both of you! ~ Vilo
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Awwww..same exact thing that I am experiencing since they came into my life…Indeed, ithey gave my life a new direction and inspiration! Cheers! To my AA family!
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Same sentiments here! Happy thanksgiving to everyone, especially to both of you Maine and Richard.
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You read my mind!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Awwww! Sir Vilo we have the same sentiments. A lot of things have changed in my daily routine because of them. They give me so much happiness that I share them even with my co workers which happens to hear about them as they have a lot of Filipino friends as well. I even showed them some pictures and they find them so cute and adorable together. This is my kind of Thanksgiving day (all by myself as hubby is at work) so I will be doing domesticated duties while watching repeats of KS. I will never get tired of watching them over and over again. I can’t wait to see them in person either in PI or here is Los Angeles. Have a Happy Thanksgiving to you and the rest of our American families. 😊
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Hi Vilo,
This is excellent. You know Steph (#DubNation here) also makes me teary eyed when he does his play. 😀 (nasabi ko lang. hahaha)
You got me at ” Thank you. For making me rediscover myself. The day I discovered you.”
This is the perfect description of how I am feeling since August until now and forever.
Happy thanksgiving! Bless you. Thank you!
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@anginapectoris:
Go Warriors! Excellent run this season so far. Best start in NBA history. 🙂
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@NautilusMath
Yes. 16-0 just in the regular season. Steph and the gang are so passionate about this it’s making me cry. The last win against the Lakers was a romp! Let’s go for 17-0! Yey! *labas pompoms*
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@anginapectoris:
Steph reminds me of Alden, and vice versa. Both are superstars in their respective fields but carry their celebrity with such grace & humility. They exude positive vibes. Great role models for the youth to emulate. God bless! 🙂
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@NautilusMath:
I agree. Both are also family-oriented. They execute their jobs quite perfectly. 🙂
We are sooo into this that we can even relate A to basketball. Sorcery. 😀
God bless! Hoping for a fun-filled weekend for everyone!
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Happy Thanksgiving Day to All!
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“And so I say thank you for all that you do. For giving this poor, lost heart a new direction. For making me look at the world in a brand new light, where there was once uncertainty, now it all seems right.”
Naiyak ako dito.. wala ka talagang kakupas-kupas Sir Vilo!! Kaya nga saludo kaming lahat ng nasa #TeamAA sayo eh! Salamat po! Happy Thanksgiving po sa iyo!! 🙂 GODBLESS Po!!
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Happy thanksgiving to all of us Aldub nation. There is a lot to be thankful for. God’s love, God’s protection and our lives, that we are renewed every morning because of God’s faithfulness. Also we are thankful for the Aldub tandem that changed everybody’s life, whoever follows their love story. they make us feel young and inlove all over again. Thank you sir Vilo for your writings, for a great mind that you share to us. May you continue to write and touch our hearts, you’re using your God given talent to the fullest. God bless you and may the Good Lord to continue to shower you with blessings good healthy long satisfied prosperous life.
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“Fot there was once uncertainty, now it all seems right”
I dunno if this is a pun, but you unconsciously done it again (or not). You surely give voice in the thoughts that was once were just in our heads, thank you Vilo.
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First of all, kudos to you for another awesome piece. I’m a fan of your blog. It’s my first time to post a comment here Sir. Vilo. In fact I was even debating wether I will comment or not. But my heart tells me that I should’nt let this day pass without putting in my two cents. Anyway, I would say we have the same sentiments. I was never a fan of any LT, not until these two pure souls, MaiChard came. Everything just changed. There is something in these two that brings serenity into my whole being, I can’t clearly point out how or why (and probably will never ever will) The only clear thing right now is that I thank God for giving us MaiChard. They are the light that passes through my every day life and gives me such happiness. They are truly an inspiration. God bless them both
God bless you too Sir Vilo. Continue on writing you inspire a lot of people like me as well. Happy Thanksgiving you. Cheers!
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Happy thanksgiving day to you, too!
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To Vilo and all the readers of his blog: Happy Thanksgiving to you & yours! God bless!
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My heartfelt appreciation for your continued support to this little space. Happy thanksgiving day to you and to all that you hold dear in your hearts! Thanks guys! ❤️
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Oh, the pleasure is all mine/ours. Thank you for sharing your little space with us. God bless! 🙂
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@vilo… Like u, i thank Maichard too for being the source of my unadulterated happiness for the past 4 months. I use to find contentment in just reading the comments in this blog bec. it was enough to feed my aldub addiction and satisfy my cravings for any positive comments regarding them, it was a joy to know i am not alone in my prayers to find forever for our beloved couple. But lately i found myself posting a few of my own pov’s bec of the overwhelming happiness i feel knowing Maichard is on their way to fulfilling their destiny of finding love, a destiny written for them 5 years ago when they unknowingly first laid eyes on each other.
But Maichard is not only the reason to be thankful for today, i believe your readers will agree with me if i say we should also be THANKFUL to you for this blog which gave us a neutral ground, an avenue where we can vent out our feelings, share our convoluted ideas, self incriminating doubts and frustrations, and the very satisfying kilig fix we get from Maichard.
Your blog served as a “watering hole” for the thirsty of souls and weary of heart Maichard fans trying to find a welcome respite from a whole day of traversing through a maddening workload, deadlines, personal issues and headache causing Aldub/Maichard comments and tweets.
Your blog is akin to a “safe haven” of sorts for Maichard addicts who gets caught up in a vitriolic atmosphere in Twitterverse and FB world of aldub fanatics and non fans who carelessly hurl vile and agonizing tweets against each other and A&M themselves in defense of their wayward opinions despite A&M’s plea for love and respect within the fandom.
Your well written posts and comments of the readers encouraged a lot of people to express their feelings and write their long kept opinions on the Aldub/ Maichard phenomenon. “Silent lurkers” like me found the strength to finally come out and say my piece, ” time zone restricted” fans from overseas defied sleep and embraced their eyebags just to give a cent or two of their pov’s, “working moms” and “stay at home moms” alike took in A&M, nurturing them as their own children, ready for their claws to come out in defense of A&M like a mother lioness protecting her cubs. “Fathers, brothers and the so called Barakos” flexed their muscles and vowed to protect M, their princess and at the same time offered their advice and support to A in his quest to win M’s love, “Body piercing and tatoo riddled fans shed their strongman persona and coyly admitted their fondness for our Maichard couple. “Math enthusiasts” calculated A& M’s every move, stares, sweats, smiles and unguarded moments to come out with a formula to find the X(factor) in aldub’s forever. “Skeptics” tried to dissuade others with their opposing opinions and doubts but ended up joining the irresistible Maichard bandwagon, and how can i forget the steadfast, unwavering from day 1 Maichard shippers whose love and dedication for A&M were able to create a covert group (#AA) where they can freely express their love and devotion for our lovebirds away from the prying eyes of the non believers and the “doubting Thomases”. We may all come from a diverse community and literally different locations, but at the end of the day we all end up getting our smartphones/ipads and clicking on a bookmarked page of vilo’s blog to check on each others pov’s and get our daily fix of Maichard related, intellectually stimulating and heartwarming discussions.
Having said all these, let me take this moment on this fitting thanksgiving day to sincerely “thank you” sir vilo for opening this blog to all of us Maichard shippers bec thru you and this blog we found each other and we found a place to converge and feed our fantasies about A&M’s budding love affair, a “once fantasy” which with the blessing of GOD & thru our ardent prayers will one day ( hindi pa ba??!! Wat u think guys!???) be a SWEET and GRATIFYING REALITY!!!!
Again thank you sir Vilo! Looking forward to more inspiring words of wisdom and literary pieces from you en roue to A&M’s forever!!!
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This has now become a community of sorts, and I’m just glad to part of it. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I am forever grateful.
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@Mari Adora…You made me smile when I read that “clicking on a bookmarked page of vilo’s blog to check on each others pov’s and get our daily fix of Maichard related, intellectually stimulating and heartwarming discussions” for I am also one of that person hehehe. Thanks vilo for allowing us to share our thoughts or just by letting us lurk here and observe. Happy Thanksgiving to you and God bless you also.
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Dearest Sir Vilo,
Magsispeech rin po ako kasi gusto ko talagang sabihin ito sa inyo dati pa.
Thank you po sa lahat.
Thank you po dahil binigyan ninyo ng tahanan ang aming Aldub kaadikan.
Maraming salamat po dahil hinayaan ninyo kaming iflood ng mga thoughts at kanya kanya naming opinyon ang comment section ng blog niyo. Alam kong mahirap magmoderate at siguro gulo2x na utak ninyo minsan lalo na’t pinuputakte namin ng comments ang blog niyo. Para dun salamat po.
Thank you rin po dahil kundi dahil sa blog niyo at pagshishare niyo ng thoughts tungkol sa Aldub hindi namin kailanman siguro mararamdaman na may ibang tao sa mundo na gets ang kabaliwan namin. Hindi pala kami nag iisa.
And last but not the least,
Thanks po dahil naging tulay ang blog na ito para marami akong makilalang tao.
Nasa bahay lang po ako lagi dahil isa akong online filipino worker kaya hindi masyadong maraming tao ang nakakasalamuha ko. Kaya never ko inexpect na sa online world ay mas maraming tao pala ang mamimeet ko. At dahil po yun sa inyo at sa blog nato.
Thank you po!
I believe that God and the stars conspired para magmeet sina Alden at Maine at maging dahilan para magkakilala rin ang ibang tao.
Once again, maraming salamat po. Sanaý hindi kayo mapagod na i.cate ang mga opinyon namin o pagsabihan kami kapag nakakalimutan na namin yung tamang paraan ng pagiexpress ng saloobin.
Enjoy!
Nagmamahal,
Jelay
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Awww! Aren’t you just the sweetest Jelai! The pleasure of having people like you in here has always been mine. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.. ❤️
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@Jilai:
Amen! You echo everybody’s sentiments. You are one of the more recognized voices here on Vilo’s blog. And, like Vilo, keep your AlDub spirit burning. Cheers!
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@NautilusMath:
Thanks for that. I love reading your comments too. Keep them coming. And yes, let’s keep this Aldub spirit burning. Wala nang bitawan to! 🙂
Cheers to happines, life, love, and friendship! ❤
*gulp gulp*
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hindi ko alam bakit may “too”. 😀 #lutang
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Happy thanksgiving Vilo… cheers!
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Dear Sir Vilo,
Uhmm,how to begin ba..first I can’t remember how I got here in your blog,but since day one almost everytime ,I’ve been a visitor and one of your avid fan.Actually 3 lng kayo na ini istalk ko ang blog obviously Maine’s blog,Yeng Contstantino’s and your’s po.To tell you honestly I’m always in awe evetytimeI read your entries.Sobrang fascinated ako how you use words,it takes me to another level of my imagination,as in..There are times naiiyak ako,how you use words to describe and writes about Maine and Alden,it’s just ughhh..To wrap it all you’re one of the best writers I’ve known.My times I have to google for some words for me to figure it out,lol😁..Un tipong Miriam Defensor po ang level nyo..Btw,I’m a frustrated writer way way back higschool days.Sadly I didn’t pursue my dream to be a journalist..Regrets….
Anyways,looking forward for more Aldub especially Maine entries..Or kahit not relatec to them..Basta like na like ko kayo.Kasi like me I’m one of those na legit insane sa Aldub.Happy pill ko sila aside from my two kids..
Thank you Sir Vilo for your support and love kina Alden and Maine..God bless po!
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It is so hearwarming to wake up to messages like yours. Thank you. You just made my day. ❤️
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Awww Sir Vilo,you just made my day as well!!!
Just continue to spread good vibes..
Uhmm,Christmas is fast approaching,hope MaiChard will not be joining the SMP club this year,hahaha😄
#wishfullthinking
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Thanks Sir Vilo,
How i wish A and M would share the details…of this happiness but i guess we all just need to ba patient. Last Saturday was a relief though i hate when i heard a smack sound and the camera man was on a wrong angle again grrrr…. Anyway we are almost there…flowers bloom…just wait.
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Sir Vilo,
Its passed Thanks Giving but still. Thank you! Thank you for echoing all our sentiments about Maichard in your blog. In your “own little happy place” you let us all in and let us share our craziest thoughts. Thank you also to my AA Family through kilig and beastmode moment kumakapit tayo. 🙂
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Thanksgiving is way past and now the Christmas frenzy is just beginning. Before I get totally burried under let me grab my valium and let me just express my never ending gratitude to you sir Vilo. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown (ok I am exagerating) because I thought I was going way overboard with my AlDub obsession. I was thinking, nasa menopausal stage na ba ako? Nag se second childhood? or maybe my kids are right…jologs talaga ako! When I came across your blog I realized…nope, it’s not just me, and life for me…began again (after 40).
if there is one thing that we, all here have other than AlDub…it is you and your sweet, poignant POV! Kahit late at tapos na ang Thanksgiving in my little corner of the woods, I would like to say Thank you sir Vilo!!!
Keep on rocking!
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This blog has become somewhat of a warm and safe sanctuary for all those who are trying to get away from the perfect storm of skepticism, confusion and uncertainties surrounding this fandom. But I could never find it in my heart to take credit for making it as such because in all honesty, its you guys, with your unfeigned logic and reason defending all that we believe in and aspire for in this phenomenal fandom, that made it as it is. We are all together in this journey of self-rediscovery, and I am just so glad I get to walk it with all of you. Love you guys. Happy Holidays! ❤️❤️❤️
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Hi. Your first blog entry that I read, which was just recently, was entitled “You dived in, Alden”. I was googling something about Alden and Maine, which led me to your blog. After that post, I read through your other posts and specifically dwelt on the topics about Maine and Alden and I could not help but smile while reading your posts, especially coming from a man. You are sooo observant and I now want to replay the episodes you mentioned in your September 20, 2015 blog post.
I have my girlfriends to share my thoughts about Aldub. From time to time my hubby gets to watch KS and he gives his comments adn he willingly listens to all my Aldub talk. But your blog, I added it to my “favorites”, as I want to be able to get meaningful insights from a male fan 🙂 (Hubby is not an Aldub addict like me, supportive lang)
Just like you, things have never been the same since I got hooked on Aldub. Never in my wildest imagination did it enter my mind that I will consider myself a fan of any showbiz personality. I stopped trying to rationalize my addiction to Aldub and just decided to go with the flow. Good thing, I have a supportive husband who allows me to go on with this addiction.
Oh, I do hope Main and Alden end up together in real life. I am a true believer of destiny when it comes to love, I experienced it. I just hope, just like me and my husband, Maine and Alden are destined to be together.
Thank you for your posts and please continue to share your insights 🙂
(Nadala ako, ang haba ng comment ko! hehehe)
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