Congrats to the Kapuso Network’s so-called royal couple, who are now officially engaged, after Dong proposed on air to his girlfriend of five years. Last Aug. 9, Saturday, during the live birthday celebration of Marian on her dance show entitled Marian, Dong was the very special guest of the celebrant.
In one segment, the lovebirds were asked to view personal photos, one of which was a snapshot of a butterfly dome. A video of the two in this butterfly dome was also shown, which made Marian tear up.
Dong intercepted, “May kailangan akong aminin, may kailangan akong sabihin sa iyo. Alam ko na nung nangyari yun, meron akong importanteng bagay na hindi nagawa. Maraming bagay na hindi ko nasabi dahil sobrang overwhelmed ako. Hindi ko alam kung papaano pero allow me to do it right this time. Mas magiging espesyal sya ngayon dahil ngayon kaharap mo na ang pamilya mo. Nandito ulit ang pamilya ko, at nandito ang mga taong nagmamahal sa atin. Ngayon, ang gusto kong mangyari, gusto kong ipagsigawan sa buong mundo kung gaano kita kamahal. And I want to do it right this time.”
Dong then went down on one knee.
“Yan, whenever I pray, tuwing nagdarasal ako, alam mo, ito ang isa sa parati kong hinihiling – na sana bigyan Niya ako ng isang taong makakasama ko sa kalokohan, sa kalungkutan, sa kasiyahan. Isang taong alam kong ibibigay ko ang buong buhay ko sa kanya. Right now, wala na akong mahihiling pang iba. There’s nothing that I want and to ask for, but to settle down and have a family. Yan, sa tagal ng pagsasama natin, may isang bagay na malinaw sa akin – that I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Kaya ngayon, saksi ang mga mahal natin sa buhay, gusto kong ipagsigawan sa buong mundo, na ikaw ang sagot sa aking mga dasal.”
Dong took out The Box and said, “I offer you this gift on your birthday, something that’s beyond any material thing or tangible want, but I offer myself, my love today and all the days of my life. So please, Marian, will you be my wife?”
And we all know what happened after, right?
Photos: therealmarian Instagram account
