Day 4: The Highschool Ninja in Love

Day 4, Day 2 of Lito’s Chemo Therapy

UPDATE: FINALLY! We have completed our DONORS for the first batch! I have 4 PASSED and 3 more who are awaiting results (but with good probability). While the hunt for the precious blood type was very hard, it turned out great, having donors with the most genuine of hearts who are selfless. God's little surprises, I always say. They are not little, though. They are great gifts to Lito and to me. All of our donors are willing and referrals of friends, strangers and Ninja Soldiers who never ever left us in this journey. These guys don’t have any idea how grateful I am to them for sharing a big part of themselves, and a very rare one at that! Salamat, salamat, salamat!

Thank you also to all those who referred, supported, helped in our search for the O-. It was a coordinated effort. I wouldn’t have done this without you guys. You know who you are. Again, daghan kaayong salamat!

One of the things I learned too is that it pays to know your blood type.  You’ll never know when you’ll need that information or when you can save a life. We also urge all to donate blood at least annually or have your name listed at your local PNRC especially for O- or RH- blood types because of its rarity. Aside from blood donation cleanses your circulatory system, you’ll have the opportunity to save lives.

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It’s Day 2 of Lito’s chemotherapy session. Slowly, effects are showing such as migraines, constipation, and a little nausea.  But good thing though, our Ninja woke up with an appetite! So off he devoured his breakfast. Way to go, Ninja Master! He spent most of his day in slumber as he has been given Benadryl ® and decongestant for his colds. I, on the other hand, have been busy with running back and forth to the Blood Bank to meet our donors. I felt I was about to catch the colds too so I triple dosed on my Vitamin C and drank Bioflu® ahead.  I am happy that it subsided after I caught a few zzz’s. I SHOULD NOT be sick so I am urging everyone to pray for me as well that I will be well enough to take care of our Ninja Master.

Feed the Ninja. Ninja's Blue Puff- Lugaw Tinagalog (it grants increased mana/energy regeneration and cooldown reduction) thanks Ninja Soldiers Jayson and Aisee
See ninja star at back!

 Today, the soldiers are on full force while our Ninja Master is taking his much-needed rest. It started with the very yummy delivery of Lugaw Tinagalog by Ninja Soldier Jayson and Aisee. Lito was so happy devouring it. Pictures, videos, memories were shared via Facebook and via our Ninja Soldier Lair, soldiers meeting for lunch to do a video, it’s gonna be an awesome share later on!

Short Visit from the Ninja Legendary Masters- Mama Ninja and Papa Ninja with Ninja Soldier Sis Mona (who's smiling behind the mask!:p )

Finally, our Ninja Soldier got his Ninjato or a ninja sword and a Ninja Black costume from no other than Ninja Darwin himself. Thank you so much! The costume is being sanitized as of this moment but it took some time before our Ninja Master put down his Ninjato! 

YEAH!!! Ninja Master got his hands on a Ninjato! Way to go Ninja Soldier Darwin!

I will be posting more of the Ninja Soldiers' activities later on. :) 

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Ninja Soldiers, let's try to cool things down let me talk about the time when your Ninja Master and I were still in high school. 

Nostalgic memories.

I was reading Freya’s write-up about Lito. See it here -> Freya's article! Must-read!

I couldn’t help but remember how crazy and in love we were back then.

the only picture I could save from our high school days hahahaa.... kaga pa kaayo mga face!
14years ago. 

It took Lito 8months of courting before I said yes to him way back in high school. (Daddy, if you’re reading this, sorry! :p ) I was a year higher than him and I DID NOT have any intention to say yes because I hated his guts.  While others would have easily given up of my insistent rejection, Lito made kulit for that long. I said NO a lot of times, I may have broken his heart during those 8-months but he was persistent and consistent. My highschool buddies and his can remember how he used to court me. Flowers, candies, chocolates, mixed tapes, a floppy disk with an art dedication, books, piano dedications (Oohh, I'm waiting for your love....), stuffed toys (pink Bear Beatrice is still with me in my old room), special meeting facilitated by a nun (Sister Berna, where are you??),waiting for me outside the classroom, the stares, the secret smiles, the JS prom dance, the phone telebabads, our baduy endearment (Dodong-Inday), buying me ice candy, eating lumpia at Manang Senyang’s, our lengthy talks and jokes in the balcony of the old school building, him trying to hold my hand. I can still feel the kilig of it all after all these years. And slowly, without me realizing it, my young heart fell in love despite my prior promise never to. 

So, after 8 months, I finally gave in. The song Head Over Feet reminds me of these days: “You’ve already won me over inspite of me and don’t be alarmed if I fall over feet.. don’t be surprised if I love you for all that you are… I couldn’t help it, it’s all your fault!” Me—someone who really really hated his guts, surrendered and chose to love him. That’s how determined he was way back then. When he wants something and when he sets his eyes on a goal, he’ll do everything he can to reach it.

This attitude of determination never left him. It’s one of his best attributes, especially with how he handles his businesses and dealings. He is passionate, caring, sensitive and loving and never leaves his eyes on the goal (success stories: bodybuilding, photography, computer shop). I want to remind you Dy that if you have won me over back then, stone-heartened as I was, if you were able to successfully pursue your passions and dreams, how much more with fighting the Big C? I believe deep in my heart, that with the kind of person that you are, you will overcome this. 

Back to our Young Heart story, ninjas. We broke up 3 wks and a day after. It was short-lived because of guilt of parents finding out (sorry, daddy) having a then-strict and overprotective brother tailing me (nie, love you), etc. I remember how I felt and how he felt when he cried, I remember how I tried to keep a steady face when I said goodbye yet I was shattering inside. I remembered how painful it was. It took us 6years, other relationships in between and a few heartaches, too, before we found each other again.  Looking back, I now laugh and smile at how things with us started, and how we ended up being together. We used to talk about this, that we are grateful we broke up and that things happened as it was. Without going through the pain, without moving on, we wouldn't have appreciated each other when when found each other again. We didn't plan it. Everything just fell into place, at the right time. I, at last, found the happiness I was constantly looking for with the man who loved me in the first place.

I would like to believe, based on this nostalgic love story of ours, that while we feel pain now, while we question the world, while we feel that everything is wrong, somehow, everything will just fall into place. Lito and I don’t know why things are happening the way they are to us, somehow we have stopped asking questions. But I keep on reminding myself that what we go through is interconnected. It might be hazy and confusing but things will just unravel. Way way back when we were young, trials have always been with us and somehow, all of these will be given meaning. In the future, we will just smile and reminisce what we went through today. With strength, determination, love and prayers, I choose to believe.

Paree. We can do this. Just think of high school. And think of how we ended up together. Brighter days are ahead, we just have to face each day one day at a time with the same attitude.

Love conquers all. Even fear. (Thank you to my Dad who gave me these words of wisdom).

Dy, just as a reminder that we have a lot in store for the future, here's a video that I'm sure will remind us of that... hehehe.. Remember this? :p