(COMPLETED) MR. SERIES 1: Mr. Shipping Magnate

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Hindi kalaunan ay dumating na ang pagkain. We are sitting both relaxed across each other on the table that is made of rattan.It was neatly woven.  Apat na ibat ibang ulam ang inihain sa amin. Zack explained each one of them to me.

"This one is Luñis, a different version of the popular Filipino dish adobo, luñis is rather served dry... this traditional dish is made of pork cooked with rock salt until its fat is rendered and it turns golden brown. Back in the old days, it is stored in its own lard in jars for months to ensure continuous supply and this is best paired nito" sabay turo sa suka na may sili.

"and this..." sabay turo sa di ko maintindihan kung ano pero alam kong isda siya.

"its called Arayu or mahi-mahi or golden dorado, gold and kulay nito and slightly mixed with hues of blue and green. In Batanes, harvesting this fish is a part of a sacred tradition. Hangang ngayon, the Ivatans here still practice it as they believe that it will protect them from the sea as well as give them a bountiful catch."

"wow ang galing mo naman sa history dito ah! dito kaba lumaki?"

"I grew up in different places. I was born in London. I had my elementary days in the US, had my highgschool days here in Batanes and college days somewhere else." nag aantay pa ako kung saan kaya yung somewhere else pero nag salita na siya ulit.

"common kain na tayo, just tell me when you do not like it so we can have them cook something else..." sinubuan niya ako noong tinawag niyang   Luñis.

"Wow ang sarap naman parang mas masarap pa talaga sa adobo"

We enjoyed eating and I proved to him na hindi talaga ako mapili. I could eat anything. I mean basta ba walang lason. Kung pupunta siya sa amin sa Cebu, marami din akong gustong ipatikim sa kanya. Napakasarap kaya ng mga specialties namin doon. Yung lechon cebu namin at chorizo Cebu, siguradong ayaw mo nang tumigil sa kakakain. My mom is the best cook there is for me. God...bigla ko silang naisip. How I miss them, and how I wish I can share to them the happiness I found with this man now but it just wont happen. Matatanggap kaya ni Papa na ayoko talaga sa gusto niya? Yes, gusto kong bumuo ng sarili kong pamilya at magpakasal but only to the man I love. Its a sacred matrimony and like any other girls. Cliche as it may be, but yes I want to walk down the aisle for the right reasons... Walk down the aisle with a very blissful heart because I will be looking at the man ahead whom I know I have chosen to spend my whole with. Yung magpapakasal ka at bawat sigundo habang papalit ang kasal mo ay aapaw ang excitement mo because you know you just love the person you want to cage yourself with. Marrying someone you are willing to share all the struggles and pain of marriage with. 

I grew up watching every wedding celebration as every couples dream come true. Seeing all the happiness from the eyes of the couples and I dreamed of my own wedding someday to be just the same. 

I can never really imagined na pweding mangyari sa aking yung mga napapabalitang arrange marriages like I heard from chinese people. Nobody sure wants to spend their whole lifetime tied to a man they do not even know to begin with.