ROBIN PADILLA AT MARIEL RODRIGUEZ
UMABOT ng six minutes ang speech ni Mariel Rodriguez para sa bagong kasal na sina Kylie Padilla and Aljur Abrenica.
Sa reception after ng intimate wedding nina Kylie at Aljur, hiningan ng mensahe ang misis ni Robin Padilla para sa newly wed couple. Dito inamin ng TV host-actress na inaatake siya ng nerbiyos sa pagharap sa mga bisita.
“I talk for a living, yun po ang trabaho ko. Pero tonight, kabadong-kabado ako. As in my heart is pounding, I’m so nervous.
“I don’t know what to say because I want it perfect, because you guys deserve nothing less than perfect.
Everyone knows naman na there was a time that you guys separated.
“But you know even during those times, your name would still come up, so I was thinking, ‘Wow, she’s still not over him.’
“Kasi your name would always come up.
“So sabi ko, ‘Okay… even during that time, in her heart, she always knew it was you. And now we’re all here, celebrating that love, we are all witnessing it and I feel that this is really destiny.
“It is your destiny to go through that journey, it’s your destiny to have Alas first. And what I respect most about the two of you is you didn’t let anybody pressure you into getting married.
“You did this during the time that you guys are really ready to commit to one another. And I really really respect you guys for that. And this is the best for Alas (anak nina Kylie and Aljur),” ani Mariel.
Ikinuwento rin ni Mariel kung kailan nagkaroon ng lakas ng loob si Kylie na ipakilala si Aljur kay Robin,
“It was one of Kylie’s birthdays, we celebrated it in a Japanese restaurant in BGC (Bonifacio Global City).
“Sabi ni Kylie, ‘Tita, meron akong gusto ipakilala kay Papa. So I was like, ‘Ah, okay…’ meron daw siyang gusto ipakilala kay Papa. E, late yung Aljur. So, si Robin, was like, ‘Sino ba tong lalaking to, pinaghihintay ako, ha.’
“‘Tapos nagregalo ka pa (sabay tingin kay Aljur), wine, hindi yun umiinom. Mali na naman! So sabi ko, ‘Nako, paano kaya ‘yan?’ E imagine, first time Kylie had the guts to tell her father that she was going to introduce someone to him. Di ba, it was such a big moment. So finally, they met that night… I know they had several ‘talks,’” lahad pa ni Mariel.
Nang kausapin daw ni Robin si Aljur, ito lang ang bilin ng tatay, “‘Pinapasaya mo yung anak ko, di ba?
‘Siguraduhin mong wag yan malulungkot.’ Kasi nakita naman talaga [niya] that Kylie was so happy, she was so inspired to do her work. She wanna do parang she wanted to be a better person. She started getting to know a different side of her.”
Pagpapatuloy pa ni Mariel, “Sabi ng daddy mo kanina, ang pinakamasaya dito sa kuwartong ito ay ako at si Alas. Sobra sobra siyang happy, you don’t know how… Aljur kasi, talagang daddy’s girl e, talagang lagi-lagi.
“Alam mo sometimes kapag naglalaro si Isabella (anak nila ni Robin), sasabihin pa ng daddy niya, ‘Ganyang-ganyan si Kylie noon, e.’ Always, always, always.
“Kylie is her father’s princess. Now, you keep her like a queen. I know that you do. Aljur, nakikita kong nagtatrabaho ka para sa pamilya mo, and humanga ako sa ‘yo du’n.
“You’re trying to give your family the best at ramdam namin yun. I wish you guys the best, eto na kinakabahan nanaman ako. I wish you guys nothing but love, more children when you’re ready,” pagtatapos pa ni Mariel.