in light of all the bashing, the trashing,
the identity theft, the name-calling,
the accusations against certain DYans,
the horrendous attempts at breaking up this group
and the non-stop attack on the character
and the loveteam of Dong & YanYan ...
i thought of looking for a song
that would encourage us
to be a better friend to one another
because that is where the strength of this group comes from :
not in how beautiful our banners & fanarts are
but in the willingness of those who have the talent to share this gift.
not in how quicly we are able to upload DY tv guestings
but in our eagerness to share their links & transcripts.
not in how moving & well-made our DYan-music videos are
but in the excitement we generate in choosing the background song for it.
not in how many members we can gather to watch SOP or any other DY guesting,
but in our willingness to brave the "elements", manmade or natural...
just so we can show our support to dong & yanyan.
not in how expensive our gifts to dong and yan are,
but in our joy at giving them whatever helps them to remember
where they both started as solo artists and as a loveteam.
not in how much dollars our members from overseas donate
but in the humility with which we offer what little we may have
in support of our local activities.
not in how many professionals there are in our group
but in our unabashed ability to use whatever connections we may have
to make our "addiction" a little less uncomfortable.
not in how reliable our sources are or how accurate our dreams & illusions are
regarding the true status of the relationship of dong & yanyan,
but in the fun we share in decoding these "bitaminas".
not in how many members we already have
or whose name gets greeted on air by dong or yan,
but in knowing that though we may have our own little cliques & affiliations,
we are still united in our love & kilig for dong & yanyan
and our respect for each other's uniqueness.
not in our ability to detect and ignore a pretender or a goat
but in the grace & poise that we exhibit as we defend our "home" and our members ,
and our collective effort at...
a year of love, faith & support for dingdong & marian -
a year of letting go of our inhibitions and releasing ourselves
from a used-to-be-a-happy-lurker status
to a true-blue DongYan addict
a year of finding our kindred spirits--
unrecalled usernames with unknown nicknames
and even unglimpsed faces & unrevealed personal details.
All that we knew of each other was the feel-good high that
we get whenever a "comrade" validates our observations
and affirms our kilig at even the quickest glance between the two,
the quickest touch on the arm, the sweetest smile,
the sparkle in their eyes...
a year of late-evening conferences (or early AM , depending on where you are!),
mostly held after that day's episode of the latest teleserye of our royal couple;
a year of attending as many SOP guestings , movie premieres,
mall tours, & other GMA show appearances of dd & mr--
with most of us braving the heat of the sun
or the enlarging leg muscles from the long hours of waiting outside the gma studio --
yet only too happy to be finally in the company of the DYan family...
a year of watching uploads , reading online journal articles,
visiting other showbiz sites to catch any news on dd & mr
a year of fighting bitter goats or other "beings"
whose main purpose is to hurt the reputation of yanyan & dong
and make the DYans let go of our love for them
a year of the highest-of-highs: when dong finally announced
the end of his relationship with K
and the lowest-of-lows: when dong dropped that (in)famous
"thank you K for the your love, understanding & support" line at Araneta last august;
and riding all sorts of waves in-between;
a year of making new friends, keeping them, discussing with them,
losing them, winning them back, yet losing them again...
in our quest for realigning only with those whom we know can help us in our DYan journey...
a year of changed lives...
changed daily routines...
changed priorities...
changed work mode...
changed nightlife and weekend habits ...
changed friendships...
changed outlook ...
changed impression of the local philippine showbiz scene...
A YEAR OF CARRYING ON...
OF KEEPING THE FAITH...
OF LIVING THE LOVE...
OF STANDING UP & SHOUTING ...
THAT THE DONGYANATICS FAMILY
WAS, IS , AND ALWAYS WILL BE ---
HERE FOR BOTH DINGDONG & MARIAN
AND FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BECOME FAMILY TO US...
NO LONGER JUST USERNAMES SHARING THE SAME ADDICTION
BUT KINDRED SPIRITS, SISTERS-IN-THE-FLESH, SOULMATES EVEN,
MARIAN: magandang umaga! hello hello! kamusta ang simula ng weekend mo? okay ba? hehe! kwentuhan mo lang ako ha. wala naman aking taping ngayon pero meron akong pictorial.
What a nice way to spend the weekend in the new house Thanks to the builders,AR and Kat. Thanks a lot, too Ate mel (will address you as "ate" like the rest, though I really feel na I'm older than you) and Kat for directing me to these smileys
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Originally Posted by davidswife
Thanks to the builders,AR and Kat.
