We were former colleagues in a media company but we never got the chance to work side by side, nor see each other in person. We may have seen our names in the company global address list but that's just it. It was 2014 when I stumbled upon him on Facebook and decided to add him up. Subsequently, we found out we are following each other's accounts on Instagram, then Twitter. It's safe to say that it all started with a tweet! We would reply to each other's tweets and even comment on each other's IG posts. Clearly, we both thought it's a harmless and platonic exchange of chivalries. Until one faithful day of May, Anton decided to slide thru my Twitter DM and asked to hang out. Unfortunately, I did not see it only after I got home from a date. Lucky for him, the date didn't go well. On our first hang-out, we went to Sip & Gogh because we wanted to drink wine. Also, I love to paint, he likes to drink - win-win situation here! We hung out for more than 3 months until I said "Yes" to him on the 16th of August, 2015, at the parking lot of UP Bahay ng Alumni, with a wine bottle on-hand and a lengthy heart-to-heart conversations. As to why we are there, it all boils down to the fact that we are both practical. Since then, our fun adventures and food escapades never stopped. We went full throttle by travelling locally and exploring Asia. Our trips allowed us to get to know each other on a deeper level. Plus, getting on each other's nerves sometimes. We believe it somehow prepped us for a lifetime journey of discoveries and detours.

In 2020, our relationship grew stronger despite the cancelled adventures and anxieties brought by the pandemic crisis. The ups and downs we've experienced during the lockdown somehow became a catalyst for us to realize that we are each other's rocks. And so, on February 21, 2021, Anton popped the question at the same place where I first said "Yes." That's the second time he heard me say the word again. Albeit, it's more meaningful and it's bound to really last forever.