'cause the moon told me so...

Tonight’s the most magical night of my life. Why? Read on… :D

The day started ordinary. It’s a Saturday. My friend Susan and I decided to go to a derma clinic to have our faces checked (hahahaha we badly need facials na!). We went to Robinsons Dumaguete. Of course, Jeff’s with me. That’s one thing I admire most about him. He always wants to be with me. Always.

So, to make the long story short, our facials were finally over (gwapa na mi! Yey! hahaha!). We then went to the famous Dumaguete boulevard and ate our favorites – tempura, squid rolls and balot! And on the way there, he gave me flowers! Surprise! No special occasion. Just an ordinary day. And that’s another thing I love about him. He doesn’t need occasions to do special things for me. He has always been the sweetest and cute little surprises are always normal for him. He never fails to make me feel loved.

Yellow's my favorite. He takes note of everything.

It’s almost dark. Susan had to go home already. So it’s just me and Jeff left. We were arguing where to eat dinner. It has always been like that for the past four months. Since we enjoy eating together (like ALWAYS eating together), we almost run out of choices to where we will eat next. I already ran out of ideas. So I let him decide (he’s the most indecisive when it comes to this, so his struggle was real! hahaha!).

So he just drove. To where? I don’t know.

Then we ended up in the famous overlooking Tierra Alta. I know the view’s beautiful up there (it’s famous nga. It’s all over FB) but I’ve never been there during night time and I never thought it’s more than just beautiful – it’s actually magnificent. A wedding’s currently on-going when we went there. The decorations and the lights and the beautifully-dressed people add up to the magic of the evening. We went straight to their restaurant and surprisingly, there were just a few people dining at that moment. So it’s quite a perfect dinner place for us.

excuse my haggard face...

After the sumptuous dinner, the fun chit-chats, the selfies, the teasing and all, we finally paid our bill and decided for a quick walk around the area. We ended up in the little veranda just above the resto where we can see the complete view of the wedding. There’s a band playing, some guests dancing, friends and family happily talking – and there we are quietly watching them from a distance. Happy to see them happy. It was a blissful colorful night.

The perfect view of the night. How could I not post it in FB?

It was just the two of us.

Then there’s the moon. I have always been fascinated with the night sky, the twinkling stars, the cold evening breeze but most specially with the bright cold silver moon (hahaha fave song Tongue-tied by Faberdrive). Then suddenly, while holding the bouquet of flowers he gave me earlier, looking at me straight to my eyes, he gently asked, “will you be my girlfriend? Officially?”

And then it just struck me. I was caught off-guard by the moment. He has been asking that question for quite some time now. We’ve been going out exclusively for the past four months, like, we’re never separated since then. Other people would mistakenly think us as official couple already, but the truth is we’re not. We’re not yet that. Why? I have reasons. I’m waiting for something. I’m waiting for friends to understand. I’m waiting for people to accept the situation. I’m waiting for something I am not quite certain of. I’m waiting for the perfect moment (cause I think there will always be that perfect moment where everything will just go in slow motion and there’s twinkling and sparkling of lights everywhere. You know… that kind of “perfect moment”).

Or maybe, all this time, I am waiting for myself to be ready.

And I know it’s unfair for him. Why would I let other people, other circumstances and my selfish thoughts affect us? I know deep within him he understands. He always does.  But I also know that he truly wants me to be officially his as he has long been willing and ready to be officially mine.So I was silent for a moment. I was just staring back at him. We were both silent. Only the distant sound of the wedding festivity can be heard. He’s looking straight away. It has always been like that because I always end up not answering every time he asks that question.

But tonight’s different. The night’s different. The cold evening breeze’s different. The big moon’s different. Everything’s just so different...

And then I slowly said “YES”.

He was shocked. He thought he heard me wrong. He asked me to say it again. And I said “YES” again. Then he asked me to say it again and again and again. Just to be sure. He’s smile was genuine. I can feel his happiness. He was really happy.

Then he asked me “why now? Kaingon ko di na pod ka mutubag pareha sauna.”

He was really curious what’s with tonight that I finally said yes. 

Well, I honestly don't know why just now or what's with tonight... or maybe because it was just really destined to be tonight, hahahaha.

And then staring up blankly at the moon, I simply just told him, “cause the moon told me so…” hahahahaha

Do you know the movie Rise of the Guardians? (It’s one of my faves, you know. Even though it’s for kids. I’ve watched it like more than 10 times already. My little sister and nephew were quite in love with that movie at that time!)

You know what Jack Frost said at the end of the movie?

“My name is Jack Frost. And I'm a Guardian. How do I know that? Because the moon told me so…”

That’s it! THAT’S EXACTLY IT! Because the moon just told me so….

And we hugged for the longest possible time. He hugged me so tight I could hear and feel his heart beating. He told me soooooo many things. He cried. We both cried. We danced. That slow-dancing-while-hugging kind of dance. I really felt the bliss of the moment. I love him. And right there and then I realized, I’ve been loving him all this time. I was just afraid.

So how should I end this story? Simple. September 17, 2016 at exactly 8:40 PM marks the most magical night of my life. How do I know that?

... because the moon told me so (wink!)…

To my bibikoooi, You have been my greatest gift. And I wanna thank you for coming to my life. Forever, I will treasure you. I love you!

To my bibikoooi,

You have been my greatest gift. And I wanna thank you for coming to my life. Forever, I will treasure you. I love you!