♫ .. all of you .. ♪

Mayfel and I treasure our gifts to each other very much. If we can preserve it to last forever, we would. One of the gifts that we treasure till this day are mugs that we gave each other. The mug she gave me accidentally broke when we were moving houses a few years back so I am now using her mug (see image). On Sunday, the 26th of Septemter 2010, like our relationship, it will be 8 years old.

A few days ago, while in the office and was staring blankly at my desk, the mug caught my eye and focus on the words written on it. I remember someone saying that it was a part of a song but never told me which one. So I fired up my browser and googled the first two lines. The result showed up and it was indeed part of a song! "All of you" by Diana Ross & Julio Iglesias. I clicked on the first result and it directed me to a site with lyrics and, what a surprise.. a video. Curious, I clicked play. The video started with a scene of people having fun partying then started dancing as the music plays. haha! Classic! Kinda reminds me of Filipino movies. ;)

Thought I'd share the video and lyrics so we can all sing along... enjoy! :)

Oh...oh...oh...huh
Ooh...yeah...ooh...ah...ha...

I never had this feeling before
I never wanted anyone more
And something in your eyes tells me
You feel the way that I do (I feel like you do)
If you would like to stay here all night [Mmm, hmm]
You know that I would say it's all right
Though I'm saying, “Yes”
I confess I've got more on my mind‘
Cause I want more of you than your time

All of you, your body and soul
Every kind of love you can express
All the secret dreams you've never told
I want everything and I'll take nothin' less
All of you as long as you live
Everything you've never shared before
I want all of you that you can give
All your joys and all your sorrows
Your todays and your tomorrows
How I long to feel the warmth of your touch [Mmm]
And then if I'm not askin' too much
I'd like to spend my life wandering through
All the wonders of you (All the wonder of you)

And when we're lying close in the dark
So close I feel each beat of your heart
I want you to reveal what you feel
[All you hold deep inside]
[There is nothing I want you to hide]
All of you, your body and soul
Everything you want this love to be
I want all of you, all that you can give
And in return for all you're givin'
Let me give you all of me

All of you, your body and soul
Every kind of love you can express
All the secret dreams you've never told
I want everything [Everything], everything
All of you as long as you live (As long as you live)
Everything you want this love to be
I want all of you, all that you can give
In return [In return] I wanna give you [Let me give you]
All of me

Age... when did it became just a number?

Today is Mayfel's 25th birthday. I needed to go to Subic for a business trip last friday to install 2 servers to my company's hotel clients (Lighthouse Marina and Subic Grand Seas Resort) so we decided to grab the opportunity and celebrate by going on a trip with the kids. The plan was to go to Subic, spend the night there to finish what I had to do, then to Manaoag Shrine in Pangasinan the next day to attend the mass and a surprise lunch at Isdaan Restaurant in Gerona Tarlac.

While on the car as we were leaving Manila, I recalled Allan asking me the other day about Mayfel's age. I also recalled Allan and Becky laughing as I replied, "Wait.. di ko alam e. Compute ko pa".. "25!". That thought in mind, I told Mayfel, "Oi, 25 ka na pala a..". She replied, "Ah talaga? Parang hinde.. feeling ko 18 pa rin ako e. Kasi Parang tumigil na mundo ko nung nagkakilala tayo e..". I was touched and speechless.. then I said to myself, "she's right!". I myself can't remember my own age without having to compute for it. When asked, the first number that will come to my mind is 25.. my age when Mayfel and I met. Then I thought, "is it really like that? Does age become just a number when you have already found the right one?"

A lot have already happened during the years that Mayfel and I have been together. Like any other couple, we've been through ups and downs and even lefts and rights. Like them, both of us have changed.. a lot. We've grown busier and had our own daily priorities. We've also learned and discovered a lot more of our differences and sometimes have fights because of it. But unlike other couples, we did not let those issues get into us and become a growing wall that will eventually ruin our relationship. Instead, we use them as steps that will help us improve our relationship for the better. Physically, we age.. but our hearts remain very young and our love very strong and ready for future ups, downs, lefts and rights that life will bring.

Mommy Mayfel, another year has been added to your age and in 7 days, in mine too. We still have a long way to go and a lot to go through. Hope you remain strong with our relationship as we have been in the past years. In 6 days, we will be celebrating our 8th year anniversary.. hope we'll have hundreds more. :) And in those years, hope nothing will change.. we will still stay crazily in-love and still crave for.. (*wink wink*). Let's stay forever this way... you 18 and I'm 25. I LOVE YOU, Mayfel... Happy 25th Birthday.