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Binalikan ni Carla Abellana kung paano nangyari ang proposal ng kanyang nobyong si Tom Rodriguez.

Sa isang vlog, kinuwento ni Carla na noong October 2020 pa sila engaged ni Tom, bago siya pumunta sa lock-in taping ng kanyang teleseryeng Love of My Life.

Pagbabalik-tanaw ni Carla, "Basically it happened five months ago. Bago ako mag-lock-in taping for 'Love of My Life' at that time."

"So it was supposed to be a regular family dinner sa house ng aking mom and stepdad.

"I thought it would be ordinary, 'di ba, kasi mas nabawasan 'yung family dinners during the pandemic but everytime we got the chance to get together with the family, we did naman during the pandemic.

"Naging extra special lang 'yung family dinner na 'yun because of the proposal."

Kuwento ni Tom, alam ng ina at kapatid ni Carla ang mangyayaring proposal noong gabing 'yon.

"It felt like an 'Ocean's Eleven' montage, sequence, ganun 'yung dating niya because I couldn't have done it on my own.

"I had a lot of help. First of all, I had tita Rea, Carla's mom, to confide in, Erica, Carla's sister, and of course my personal assistant na help me cover since hirap akong magsinungaling at magtago ng kahit ano sa kanya lagi dahil basang basa niya ako.

"The whole time I was scared na mahuli niya or baka mayroon na siyang idea. At that time, feeling ko, feeling talaga naming lahat she knew.

"Sabi niya, she had no idea."

Marami na rin roles sina Tom at Carla kung saan nag-propose ang kanilang karakter o nakatanggap ng proposal pero kuwento ni Carla, iba pa rin pala ang pakiramdam kapag sa totoong buhay nangyari ang proposal.

Saad niya, "Ganun pala 'yung feeling, masa-shock ka pala talaga when it happens right there and then on the spot.

"Parang hindi ka makapaniwala na, 'Ito na ba talaga 'to? This is it! This is really is it!'

"Even many times, we've been married on screen for the projects we've done together, ilang beses na akong nag-walk down the aisle, ilang beses na akong nag-wedding gown, ilang beses na kaming kinasal on screen, ilang beses nang nag-propose 'yung mga characters na pinortray ni Tom but the real one is really very different.

"I was more, parang, in disbelief more than anything na parang, 'Ito na 'yun! Ito na talaga 'yun!'

"And you'll really feel overwhelmed and emotional on the spot talaga.

"So very happy kasi nakita ko 'yung family ko, nandoon sila, ang laki ng smile sa face ng brother ko, 'yung mom ko umiyak."

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Private proposal

Walang ibang tao ang nakakita ng proposal ni Tom bukod sa pamilya ni Carla.

Pag-amin ni Tom, pinag-iisipan niya kung magpo-propose siya sa isang pampublikong lugar pero suggestion ng ina ni Carla na sa bahay na lang niya gawin ang proposal.

"Ang dami kong ideas noon na public buti na lang when I approached Tita to get her consent and to talk to her, she said then, and it was a very good idea that I agreed with din, kasi I really wanted to make it special, e.

"Sabi niya, 'Why not just have it just us at my house?'"

Masaya naman si Carla sa naging proposal ni Tom dahil hindi ito nangyari sa public place.

Saad niya, "And I would have preferred it that way naman talaga kasi ayoko 'yung, alam mo 'yung big event, publicized, ang daming hindi ko kilala, ang daming tao. Ayoko ng ganun.

"Buti na lang hindi niya ginawa. And it was made even more special kasi Tom's family was there virtually."

Alamin ang buong kuwento ng proposal ni Tom kay Carla:

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