TONI Episode 54 | Why Jessa Zaragoza Said Yes To Marrying Dingdong Avanzado At 21 Years Old
00:42.4
Salamat, salamat!
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It's so nice to be here.
00:45.7
It's so nice to finally see you.
00:48.4
The last time ako tsaka si Jeyda, zoom lang yun.
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Hindi kasi kanina,
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kinukwento ko kay Kuya Ding Dong,
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na nung gumagawa ko ng demotape,
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nakahilera na yung mga platinum gold album ni Ms. Jessa Saragosa.
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At anong year yun?
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97, 98, 99, diba?
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Those were the talaga...
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Panahon ng BAKIT pa din.
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Magkakilala na kayo ni Ding Dong nung time na yun?
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Actually, before BAKIT pa,
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before she was launched,
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we had a chance encounter sa OctoArts
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kasi parang kaming OctoArts nun.
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So we met each other sa office,
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pas pinakilala siya sa akin.
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Little did I know that she would become the phenomenal diva later on.
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Yun ang pinaka-importante.
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I still remember the first time you were introduced to me.
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Tapos, after that,
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nung pumutok na yung BAKIT pa,
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talagang every station ata,
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laging yun na lang naririnig ko,
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talagang, karamit yung kantan to.
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And then, hindi mo lang alam yun.
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Nakaparood ko yung mga interview nun.
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Gandang-ganda ako sa'yo.
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Pero before magkaroon ng Jessa Saragosa,
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may Ding Dong avansano na sa music industry.
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And the kilabot of mga kolehiyala.
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San cross ng bahay ng mga...
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Tsaka napaparood ko siya nun sa Igbo Laganon.
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E lang sa Little Philippines pa lang ako
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kasi 11 years ang gap namin.
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Ano yung impression nyo sa isa't isa?
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Ako alam ko lang,
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ah, si Ding Dong yung hitmaker.
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Marami siyang hits, gano'n.
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Ang impression ko kay Jessa was,
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Tsaka, hindi ko talaga alam nung...
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yung boses mo, wala akong idea.
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Dahil nung pinakilala ka,
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ikaw yung magiging recording artist nila.
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But then, nung nga,
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Tapos tinitingnan ko,
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sabi ko, ikaw yung pinaka...
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Siya yung pinaka-attractive.
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Pero, nung narinig ko yung boses niya,
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ibang distinct e.
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naalala ko yun nung
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when we were already going out,
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I was asked by a reporter,
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Anong nakapagpa-inlove sa'yo kay Jessa?
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Ay, ang cute naman.
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totoo yung sinabi ni Ding Dong.
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Pag nakarinig ka ng isang kanta,
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pag si Jessa Saragosa yung kumanta.
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unique yung boses niya.
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Tsaka, usong-uso nung time na yun,
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kapag malaki yung boses,
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Kasi, sana yung Pinoy sa birit,
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Pero yung kay Jessa,
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there's a certain soul
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yung distinct quality.
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distinct yung boses niya.
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na-test ko na yun eh.
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Yeah, she owns it.
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And it becomes so interesting to hear.
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So refreshing to hear, actually.
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Almost two decades na ba
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More than two decades.
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more than two decades,
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pero yung admiration sa'yo
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Parang nasa ligawan stage.
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Parang nasa ligawan stage pa rin kayo, no?
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hindi monotonous.
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you just get into a
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or habit na ganun.
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I wanna keep things exciting.
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Like, I wanna do certain
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spur of the moment.
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Hindi niya ni-expect.
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When she least expects it.
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Kung pinakilala siya sa'yo,
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may naramdaman ka na ba kagad na,
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ay, ito mapapangasawa ko?
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May ganun ka bang naramdaman?
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Parang normal lang.
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Hindi mo ka agad naisip na
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parang may something?
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kasi a lot nung time na yun,
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May pagkaseryoso talaga ako
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sa lahat ng bagay.
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But I'd like to add, no,
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a couple of times.
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Pero yung officially
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na nagkatrabaho kami,
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we started to develop
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the relationship.
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turning point talaga eh.
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Mati yung date ka lang daw
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hindi nakalimutan.
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That was that turning point.
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When I met her there,
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hindi na kami naghiwalay
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First time ko nakita.
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sobra akong attracted
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yung alam mo yung
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makeup or something.
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naka-cross-legged pa.
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Naalala ko pa yung
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Uy, grabe yung details.
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Yung attention niya ito,
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Pagkapasok ko yung gano'n,
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Tas yun yung time na
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yung hi niya iba na.
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Tsaka iba yung glow niya
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Ang ganda ni Jess.
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di ko tinitignan niya.
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Di ko na tinignan ko.
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Parang may nasense lang ako.
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sometimes you see,
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kasi ano yung ano niya,
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na-meet ko na yung banda,
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so turn ko na yun eh.
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Aalis na lang siya, no?
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Pag pumasok ulit,
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kasi tapos ka na eh.
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meron tong chance.
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Tapos nag-goodbye.
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Eh sabi nung producer,
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kailangan mag-do it kami.
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Huwag ka na lang mag-ano.
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Huwag ka na lang mag-aaral ng song.
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Kung ano yung alam mo,
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aaraling ko na lang.
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That was my way of,
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I have to get her number.
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Kasi, I don't know.
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ganun pala mga pasito eh.
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When I called her,
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that was almost in 20 minutes.
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Kasi tatangin ko lang,
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paano ko makukuha yung study,
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Alam mo, that was supposed to be,
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10-minute conversation?
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Dalawang oras na lang
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Doon saan na napunta yung usapan?
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Dami na namin yung conversation.
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gusto ko talaga siya makilala.
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Gusto ko siya makasama.
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Gusto ko siya makausap.
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kaya ka na-interest sa kanya.
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Siguro dahil ang conversation niyo
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is about real life.
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very perceptive of you.
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marami akong natututunan sa kanya.
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So parang sabi ko,
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masarap ng feeling ah.
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kailan na nagka-feelings?
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I was already attracted to her.
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Syempre hindi ko naman alam
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kung anong magiging ano niya.
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I was very encouraged by
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in conversations namin,
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we were hitting it off.
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hindi ako mahilig
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hindi niya gano'n.
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those things were
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very positive signs na,
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Six months after,
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And then a year after,
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Kasi anong time na yun,
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gusto ko makilala
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Naramdaman ko na yung,
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interesado akong makilala
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yung pagkataon niya.
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Yun niya yung time na
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pag meant talaga kayo.
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Eleven years apart kami.
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yung circumstance,
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sabi ko nga sa kanya,
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if it was a different time,
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nagkatuluyan or something.
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yung sestado ng buhay,
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it doesn't matter na,
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with her career and all,
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when it's there already,
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hindi na akong mag-aasaway.
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we had our differences.
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that we were comfortable
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I think the age gap
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mas mellow na ako,
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sa mundo ng showbiz,
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daming mga pressures,
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yung mga intriga,
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If I were younger,
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probably would not have dealt
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wouldn't be around today.
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daming mga showbiz couples,
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they don't make it.
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Maraming triumphs.
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Kahit nung boyfriend-girlfriend pa lang
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may mga triumphs.
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Very publicized yung aming
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Daming nakikita lang.
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doon po makikita,
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yung pagsubok na pinagdaanan namin.
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para sa isa't isa kami.
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we stood the test of time.
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we felt like it was us
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against the world.
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Nung time na yan?
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there are others,
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Hindi mo sila gano'n.
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we can safely say now,
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we've proved them wrong.
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After two decades.
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After two decades.
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we're still working at it.
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It's a work in progress
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Marami ka pa rin talaga
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matututunan sa kanya.
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dahil asawa mo na yan,
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for the longest time,
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Ano yung naramdaman mo
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Bakit nasabi mong
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siya yung the one for you?
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maging katuwang ko
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sa buhay na sa kanya.
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Mahaba yung pasensya.
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very important sa kanya yun
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kasi yung communication.
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magkakomunicate ng taong to
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kapag mag-asawa na kami?
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yun yung mga nakikita ko
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Paano nyo na-handle yun?
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Pareho kayong artist,
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pareho kayong singer,
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pareho kayong nasa industry.
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nagkakaroon ng competition eh.
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Paano nyo na-balance
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It's very important
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na bukas yung mind mo
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yung relationship namin.
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pag uwi mo ng bahay,
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The real you comes out?
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pag naiintindihan mo yun,
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na that's reality.
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whatever we're doing,
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it's part of who we are also.
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But the reality is,
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we're husband and wife
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it's a choice that we made
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that we would be like this.
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na-engage ka na nun?
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paano mo hinandel
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ng management mo,
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magpapakasal ka na.
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na ito na yung gusto kong gawin
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Alam ko yung ginagawa ko.
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being Jeyza Zaragoza
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but being Mrs. Avanzada
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ang dynamics ng marriage
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when you're raising
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kinilalaro mo lang eh.
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Lalo na as a dad,
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used to be very close.
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We were playmates.
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sila yung naglalaro
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kami lang naman ano.
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Ako yung taga-gawa
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ng dollhouse niya,
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and not only that,
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video games and all.
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Ako nag-introduce
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we're pals, right, dad?
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We're pals, right?
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Kayo ang best buddies.
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nung umano na siya,
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phase ng buhay niya,
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medyo distant na siya.
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hindi ko alam kung naihiya siya
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Nawala talaga yung...
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Hindi, hindi namasyado
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Baka tulad ng dati.
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iyayakapin ko siya.
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parang naano siya?
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hindi ko alam kung
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pag mga conversations nila.
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Mas more sa kanya.
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parang usapan namin lagi,
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tukos sa music niya.
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anything related to her craft.
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Nagsesipangs na siya
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Where's my baby girl?
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Sarang wala na talaga.
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ako may ganyan ako nabasa.
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natiri-eyed nga ako.
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May picture ng mommy
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ang sabi doon sa picture,
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when you grow up,
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you will remember
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Parang naiyak ako doon.
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Ang dami nagsasabi,
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actually sa akin na ganyan na,
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sobrang lapit sa'yo,
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pag nagwo-work ka.
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Yung pag gusto kumandong sa'yo,
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tapos may ginagawa ka,
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bitawan mo lahat.
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Because tomorrow,
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They have a life of their own.
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she will fall in love,
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she will have her own family,
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tapos babalik kayo
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sa kayong dalawa ulit.
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and I was present that,
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every significant moment
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yung nag-change siya,
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parang di mo yata kaya.
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Parang kanta mo yun,
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parang di ko yata.
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Parang naano ako talaga.
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parang di ko yata kaya.
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So, nandun na kayo din
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Because Jayda is carving
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May sarili na rin siyang life.
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She has her own group of friends.
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Meron siyang sariling schedule.
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Sariling schedule.
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and then bumalik kayo
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nag-shoot na kasi siya.
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Ibang lang kami lagi sa bahay.
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Kaming dalawa na lang
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iwanan ko muna kayong
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kasi tawag dun sa amin.
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Sige mga dinosaurs,
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iwanan ko muna kayo,
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iwanan ko muna kayo
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di paano pag nasa bahay
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kayo lang dalawa ulit?
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Di bumalik yun dati.
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Kaya pinag-uusapan nga namin
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huwag tayo maghihiwalay,
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Inaabang nga namin
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kahit madaling araw
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parang alam ko na
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yung ipiplay mong video
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sa wedding ni Jayda
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pag kinasal na siya.
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Yung sinasabi niya sa inyo
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na I'm your best pal,
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daughter's first love.
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May stage talaga na,
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ang mga anak sa 17, 18,
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talagang parang awkward
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ayaw mo sa daddy mo.
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ang first hero ko
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first love ko talaga,
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kahit di naman niya sinasabi,
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although, you know,
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she does thank me
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from time to time,
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naano ko lang kasi,
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ah, nakikinig ka pala.
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my approval or my opinion
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kasi nabasa ko rin na
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anything that a parent says
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becomes their inner voice.
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Becomes the inner voice
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that they listen to
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and they always go back to.
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So, when they make decisions
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parang naka-embed na yun.
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Ay, sabi yung daddy ko.
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their major decisions.
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Pero what makes Ding Dong
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or a great father for you?
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loving talaga eh.
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a good provider financially.
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Yung pag-provide niya
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sa aming mag-ine,
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Kasi security is not just
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putting food on the table eh.
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It's not just providing
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It's how you secure
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And same with Jada.
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How you put things
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You were put in charge
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for your household
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is not all about the money.
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Money comes and goes.
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Security is really
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how you make them feel.
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And I'm glad to hear
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That she feels secure.
