00:00It was really hard for me too.
00:02I was locked up for 4-5 years.
00:09How are you?
00:11Just a while ago, how are you?
00:13I'm fine.
00:15That's dramatic.
00:17More than 5 years.
00:21I was depressed, you know that.
00:23At work, we lost our job.
00:27Partly, it all piled up for me.
00:30I stayed at home.
00:32I didn't go out.
00:34I didn't show my family.
00:36Even though my sister and I were close,
00:38I didn't show my family.
00:40As in, there was no connection.
00:42Until such time,
00:46I became a Christian.
00:48That was the realization.
00:50I realized that God made me realize
01:00what my mistakes were.
01:02What I did was right.
01:08I helped myself for several years.
01:12This was last June.
01:17What made you realize?
01:20Pride.
01:24I had to remove my pride.
01:27That's one of the most sinful things
01:32that God doesn't like.
01:34So, I removed it.
01:36I ate my pride.
01:38I said, Lord, I'm having a hard time too.
01:41And to thank my dad.
01:43Of course, my dad is old.
01:45I don't want him to have a hard time.
01:48I said, if it's your will,
01:50I'll do this for you, not for me.
01:54And for my dad.
01:56It was Father's Day.
01:58It was still Saturday.
02:02I was nervous to get out of the car.
02:06I prayed.
02:08I said, Lord, I don't think I can do it.
02:11Give me strength inside.
02:13I know my dad when he's angry.
02:15But he won't get angry when people are around.
02:18Well, it depends on his mood.
02:21But I said, if I'm angry, I'll accept it.
02:26It's my fault, I'll admit it.
02:29It's about humility.
02:32So, 30 minutes before closing,
02:34I was already in the car.
02:36I said, I don't think I can do it.
02:38I said, Lord, give me strength and courage.
02:41I want to fix this.
02:43I didn't know what to do.
02:46Everyone was surprised.
02:49Jennifer, the staff, everyone.
02:52I was 20 or 15 when I last saw you.
02:56I was alone.
02:58I was alone.
03:00I prayed.
03:02I didn't think about anyone's fault.
03:06I just prayed.
03:08I forgave everyone.
03:11I apologized to everyone,
03:13especially to my dad.
03:15When he saw me, he wasn't ready.
03:18He said, don't be like that.
03:21I said, it's okay.
03:23He said, don't be like that.
03:25It's been a long time.
03:27He said, don't be like that.
03:29I hugged him.
03:31I said, Happy Father's Day.
03:33I said, I did it on purpose.
03:35I'm just here in the area.
03:37My dad reacted.
03:40He couldn't believe that I was there.
03:43He hasn't been here for 4 or 5 years.
03:46I was here backstage.
03:48I was there waiting.
03:51He came out.
03:52I held the mic.
03:54He didn't talk anymore.
03:57He held the mic.
03:58He said, do you have a promo here?
04:01Why are you here?
04:02I said, I did it on purpose.
04:04I said, Happy Father's Day.
04:06I hugged him.
04:07I said, I missed you.
04:10That's it.
04:11We didn't think of anything.
04:14No.
04:15We didn't think of anything.
04:19It was casual.
04:20My dad doesn't like problems.
04:22He wants us to be happy.
04:24But I'm the type.
04:25I can't.
04:26I'm transparent.
04:28Whatever you see, I'll say it.
04:30But in his case, I didn't want to ruin it.
04:33I just talked to him.
04:35He was excited.
04:37He said, this is our dressing room.
04:39You'll see the people you know.
04:41I said, okay.
04:42So, there's our connection again.
04:45At least, I said, Lord, this is okay.
04:49So, after a few minutes, he didn't close.
04:54We just talked.
04:56I took him to the car.
04:58When he got in, he said, let's meet again.
05:04I was happy.
05:06I was happy.
05:07I said, thank you.
05:08At least, we're okay.
05:10But you know, it wasn't painful.
05:15I couldn't say, sorry.
05:18So, I just let it go.
05:20He got out of the car.
05:22He came to me.
05:23He held me.
05:24I hugged him.
05:27I said, I love you, D.
05:29I love you also, E.
05:31That's it.
05:32We're okay.
05:33Are you okay?
05:34That's it.
05:35But I know it's still hard for him.
05:39That's it.
05:40Let's just meet again.
05:41It'll be quick.
05:42You know, D.
05:43He said, okay.
05:44Let's just meet again.
05:45I said, okay.
05:46But I still want to cherish the time that we still talked.
05:50So, September came.
05:55So, we didn't see each other for almost a month.
05:57It was Aunt Eileen's birthday.
05:59It was Cheney's.
06:00It was Jokas'.
06:02It was the first time that I was able to go back to my house in Green Meadows.
06:07I was nervous.
06:08I didn't know if I would be allowed to enter.
06:10I was with my niece.
06:11She's my daughter.
06:12I don't know what's happening.
06:13Who's there?
06:14Why are they there?
06:15I'm waiting.
06:16I felt so excited.
06:17You know?
06:18I said, whatever.
06:21I just closed my eyes.
06:23D.
06:24Yes.
06:25Come here.
06:26Come here.
06:27There was total silence.
06:30I just hugged my Aunt Eileen.
06:31I apologized to my sister, Jokas.
06:34She was crying.
06:35I said, why are you crying?
06:36You've been gone for a long time.
06:37So, I felt at home again.
06:40I was welcomed again.
06:42So, the family's forgiveness is still there.
06:45So, it's okay.
06:46All of them are my brothers.
06:47When they were arranging the cake for the celebration,
06:51Daddy called me.
06:53I asked, did you see the room?
06:54He said, I said, not yet.
06:58When I came in, he said, it's beautiful.
07:01Then, he hugged me.
07:03I started crying.
07:05I started crying.
07:07I was like a kid.
07:09I started crying.
07:10I said, I'm sorry.
07:12I said, I'm sorry for everything.
07:14Please forgive me.
07:16He started crying too.
07:17We started crying.
07:19That's when I felt that this is our father.
07:21This is our relationship.
07:24We're close.
07:25I felt again that this is our father and son relationship.
07:29He said, I started crying.
07:31I can imagine how you felt.
07:33I started crying.
07:34Because,
07:35it's still the same.
07:37For me,
07:38crying is more of joy.
07:42And the peace,
07:44we were able to laugh.
07:46He said, I started crying more.
07:48He said, I don't know where you are.
07:51He said, I'm going to cry.
07:54How are you?
07:56What are you eating?
07:58What's happening?
08:02How do you feel?
08:16It's hard for him.
08:18Of course.
08:19At that time, it's hard for him.
08:22He's old now.
08:25He has a short life.
08:30I'm just happy that,
08:33I'm crying because I'm happy.
08:40Sorry.
08:41We all became okay.
08:44But I still need to,
08:48I still need to recover.
08:52And then,
08:55Daddy,
08:56I mean,
08:57Daddy is very generous.
09:00Even if he doesn't ask for anything,
09:02he will give.
09:04He gave me,
09:08Sorry, I'm going to cry.
09:14He gave me,
09:16an envelope.
09:18We all know that's cash, right?
09:21But,
09:23I'm still okay.
09:33I'm still okay.
09:34I said, I'm fine.
09:36I'm still surviving.
09:38I don't need that.
09:41I just need to go.
09:43I want to go.
09:45I want,
09:48I want Daddy to be okay.
09:51It doesn't matter to me,
09:53if he gives me something or not.
09:55It doesn't matter to me.
09:58The relationship is gone.
10:01So, it doesn't matter to me.
10:03So,
10:05I can't stop myself from crying.
10:09I hugged him.
10:10I said, it's okay.
10:12I said, I don't want to let go.
10:15I don't want to let go.
10:16I still have a story to tell.
10:18I said, it's okay.
10:20I'm really having a hard time.
10:22I've been saving for a long time.
10:244-5 years.
10:32When it comes to Daddy and the family,
10:34I'm really emotional.
10:36At first, I felt the value of the family.
10:39How important the family is.
10:43And,
10:45the other thing,
10:46he cried a lot.
10:48When I saw him,
10:49he was crying like a child.
10:52I told him, I love you.
10:54No matter what happens, I love you.
10:58I said, I'm sorry.
10:59I said, I'm sorry.
11:03He said, it's okay.
11:04It's hard.
11:05You'll cry.
11:06We'll go out.
11:07It's embarrassing.
11:09Then,
11:10my brother, Jaco, suddenly came in.
11:14When I opened the door,
11:15Daddy's feet hit the door.
11:17Oh no, he fell.
11:18I said, I'm sorry.
11:19It became a comedy.
11:21It's in the nature.
11:23I said, I'm sorry.
11:24I'm sorry.
11:25I ruined the moment.
11:26That's what Jaco said.
11:28So, for me,
11:30I just felt,
11:31I said, at least,
11:33I'm still accepting,
11:34no matter what.
11:36No matter what?
11:37No, I mean,
11:38it's because of my mistakes.
11:40I cried because of my pride.
11:42You know,
11:44I reached a point where
11:46my anger towards work,
11:48towards people,
11:49those who rejected me,
11:53because I was left hanging.
11:55I had no idea why I was gone.
11:57Why did I leave?
11:58I had no answer.
11:59So, it's really there.
12:01That's what really affected me.
12:03So, someone came to me and said,
12:05we really have things
12:07that we don't have answers to.
12:10So, I thought,
12:11maybe,
12:12I thought,
12:13it's like a graduation.
12:16So, it's okay.
12:17I forgave him.
12:18When we talked,
12:19it was okay.
12:20So,
12:21I'm thankful to my family
12:23that at least,
12:24we all became okay.
12:27We patched things up.
12:29And,
12:30I really prayed that it would happen.
12:32Even Chiny,
12:33she cried,
12:34my sister.
12:35And until my mom,
12:36my mom,
12:37the same thing happened.
12:38We haven't seen each other for 2 years.
12:39Oh, 2 years for your mom?
12:41Then, I saw her in an interview
12:42with OG.
12:43Yeah,
12:44in 2023.
12:46We lost our connection.
12:47I don't know,
12:48she blocked me.
12:50Until such time,
12:51it came,
12:53there were
12:54movies,
12:55I was looking for it.
12:57I said,
12:58we can go to your mom's movies.
12:59I said,
13:00this is a waste.
13:01I said,
13:02this is work.
13:03This is for you.
13:04I tried to look for her.
13:07Facebook,
13:08nothing.
13:09I don't know,
13:10when I called her,
13:11it was like a ring sound
13:12and then it dropped.
13:13I was like,
13:14why did she block me?
13:15So,
13:16that was the last time
13:17I saw her in an interview
13:18with OG.
13:19So,
13:20we didn't know.
13:21Her phone was broken.
13:22Twice,
13:23her phone was broken.
13:25The location was hacked.
13:28My gosh,
13:29Grace,
13:30this is...
13:31The people who you know
13:32will appear on Facebook.
13:33The people you add.
13:36One time,
13:37when I asked Sofia,
13:40Cheney's daughter,
13:41she saw my mom,
13:42Lydia.
13:43Crazy.
13:46So, she added her.
13:48She was looking for her.
13:49She said,
13:50dad,
13:51I'm looking for Lala.
13:52I said,
13:53where?
13:54On Facebook,
13:55her account changed.
13:57So,
13:59I didn't make it long.
14:00Maybe,
14:01after a week,
14:02that's it.
14:03Really,
14:04we had a meet-up
14:05last Christmas.
14:06Cheney invited us
14:07to his house.
14:10I said,
14:11let's go.
14:12Last Christmas?
14:13Yes.
14:14After that,
14:15it was casual.
14:16We just talked.
14:17Nothing happened.
14:19But for me,
14:20it won't be planned
14:21until I hear
14:22what happened to you.
14:24I want to have
14:25clarity.
14:27When I brought her,
14:28that's the only time
14:29we talked.
14:31I know I was wrong.
14:32She said,
14:33I shouldn't have said that
14:34because
14:35her feelings were hurt.
14:37I said,
14:38it's okay.
14:39It's over.
14:40Forget it.
14:41Let's move on.
14:42Because if we
14:43dwell on the past,
14:44we won't be able
14:45to move on.
14:46It's like
14:47you're talking
14:48about the past.
14:49Let go.
14:50Let go.
14:51That's what I learned.
14:53Forgiveness,
14:54humility,
14:55let everything be
14:56in God's hands.
14:57Whatever God's plan,
14:58let's just follow it.
15:00It's okay.
15:01After that,
15:02it was okay.
15:03I mean,
15:04our family
15:05continued
15:06to love each other.
15:09I'm happy
15:10on Christmas
15:11and New Year.
15:12It's about
15:13the reconciliation
15:14of family.
15:16That's it.
15:17Sorry,
15:18Ana.
15:19Your communication
15:20with your dad
15:21continued.
15:22With my dad,
15:23yes.
15:24Tomorrow,
15:25we'll see each other again.
15:26It really
15:27continued.
15:28I text them
15:29all the time.
15:30I say,
15:31I hug them.
15:32I always
15:33give them
15:34a hug.
15:35My mom
15:36is happy
15:37because
15:38she's reading
15:39the Bible again.
15:40So,
15:41her outlook
15:42is different.
15:43But,
15:44sometimes,
15:45she's still there.
15:46Of course,
15:47she might change her mind.
15:48But,
15:49she said,
15:50don't do it.
15:51That's the work
15:52of the devil.
15:53That's great.
15:54I said,
15:55I'm happy
15:56that you're moving on.
15:57Look for the brighter side.
15:58Be positive.
15:59That's right.
16:00So,
16:01as a son,
16:03I know that
16:04my parents are old.
16:05So,
16:07I know that
16:08it's hard for them
16:09to cope up
16:10that they have to do
16:11everything for me.
16:12No.
16:13This is my job.
16:14I'm the one
16:15who reaches out
16:16to them.
16:17I'm the one
16:18who makes them feel
16:19that I love them
16:20every day.
16:22I talk to them
16:23about everything
16:24I need.
16:29I talk to them
16:30about everything
16:31I need.
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