Malaki ang nagawa ng pandemya sa relasyon nina Abby Viduya at Jomari Yllana.
Pinatibay ng mga pagsubok ang kanilang pagmamahalan, kaya magsi-civil wedding na sila sa Hunyo.
Ang church wedding ay next year sa Peñafrancia Church sa Naga City, Camarines Sur, kung saan ikinasal ang parents ni Jomari.
“Malaki naman talaga ang binago sa akin ng pandemic,” lahad ni Abby sa eksklusibong panayam ng Philippine Entertainment Portal (PEP.ph) habang break sa rehearsal ng senakulong Kalbaryo ni Kristo noong Marso 28, Martes sa Brgy. Tambo, Parañaque City.
“I think everbody. Everbody has a different outlook now in life, especially Jom and I, ever since pandemic happened and we’re still somewhat undergoing pandemic pa rin, right?
“Kasi COVID is still around.
"But kami ni Jom, we live every day na we tell each other how we feel. Alam mo yun, sometimes we hide what we feel.
“Kami, very open. We make sure that… if I feel something bad, I tell him right away. If he feels something bad, he tells me right away.
“And we always make sure na we tell each other that we love each other so much.”
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ON MARRYING JOMARI
Ginusto ba niyang magpakasal sila ni Jomari?
“Yes!” walang pag-aalinlangang sambit ni Abby.
Iyong iba kasi, kung maganda ang pagsasama nila nang hindi kasal, at naranasan na nilang ikasal sa iba…
“Ano, e, ahhh… ang usapan kasi namin ni Jom, since alam na namin, kami na until the end, e…”
Naramdaman nila yun?
“Oh, yes! Yes! Alam namin. Ahhhm it’s different when you have the blessing of God,” saad ni Abby.
“Yun ang ano namin, na parang… 'OK, so this is it. Ano na tayo, forever na naman tayo. We might as well get married.'”
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Integrated na ba sila sa pamilya ng isa’t isa?
“Yes.”
Si Anjo Yllana, OK na ba sila ng kapatid na si Jomari?
Natigilan sandali si Abby at tila tinimbang ang sasabihin, “I think both of them have to talk. But for me, I don’t wanna comment anything about that.
“I mean, for me family is family, and… let them say what they want to say. Magkapatid sila and when you’re family, you’ll always be family.”
ON HAVING A BABY OF THEIR OWN
Puwede pa ba siyang makabuo ng baby? Gusto ba niyang magkaanak pa sila ni Jomari?
Napakunot-noo nang slight si Abby, “Ahhh… I’m 46 years old.”
Iyong iba nga, kahit senior citizen na, nagkaka-baby pa sa tulong ng siyensya.
“Ahhhh… ahhhmm… ano, e, last year kasi, we lost a baby, e,” pagtatapat ni Abby.
“I got pregnant last year… this is the first time I talk about it.
"Ahhmm… during campaign period, busy kami sa pagkakampanya, I was tired all the time.
“I didn’t know I was pregnant. Kung anu-ano ang mga kine-crave ko. So, sabi ni Jom, ‘Baby, baka pregnant ka.’
“Kasi I don’t drink milktea. And then all of a sudden, kailangan kong may milktea.
"So, sabi kong ganun, ‘Ay! Oo nga, no, hindi pa ako nagkakaron.’ So, nag-test ako.
“But… since pagod ako lagi, pinag-bed rest ako. But we lost the baby.”
ABBY'S MISCARRIAGE
Two months na ang nasa sinapupunan ni Abby nang mawala iyon. Ano ang naramdaman niya? Natanggap ba agad niya ang nangyari?
“Tanggap ko naman agad. Kasi we were not planning for one, e. But of course, masakit,” medyo gumaralgal ang boses ni Abby.
“It was very painful. Pero Jom and I decided na if we ever get blessed with a baby now, it’s OK. And if we don’t, it’s OK. Kasi we have each other.
“And we have kids already.”
Iyong ganoong pagsubok, mas nagpatatag sa kanila. Lalo silang napalapit sa isa’t isa.
Pagbabalik-tanaw ni Abby, “Jom was very sweet during that time. During that time of my pregnancy, I couldn’t eat anything unless siya ang nagluto.
“Morning, magha-house-to-house siya. Babalik siya ng bahay for lunch to cook for me. Kasi bed rest ako during that time, e.”
Sayang at nawala ang baby…
“Hindi pa siguro time. Or maybe, ano talaga… maybe it’s just gonna be him and me. And we have our kids. We have our kids naman.”
THREE CHILDREN EACH
Tigtatlo ng supling sina Abby at Jomari. Lalaki ang tatlong anak ni Jomari, samantalang two girls and one boy ang kay Abby.
Ang panganay ni Jomari na si Andrei ay 24 years old, samantalang ang panganay ni Abby ay 21 years old. Malapit-lapit na bang magkaapo sila?
Natawa si Abby, “Hopefully. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Hopefully! I can’t wait to have an apo.”
Hindi pa nagkikita-kita ang mga anak ni Abby at mga anak ni Jomari.
Sabi ni Abby, “Kasi, my kids are in Canada.”
Nakilala na ni Jomari ang mga supling ni Abby.
“My kids have met Jom online when I was still in Canada pag video chat. Nagha-hi sila sa kanya.”
Sa U.S. wedding nila o sa church wedding sa Naga City, hopefully ay magkakasama silang lahat.
“In time, in time. I always pray na one of these days, magkakasama kami,” pag-asam ni Abby.
“Hopefully, hopefully… kami naman ni Jom, we always pray. We always ask God for guidance. We always pray for the best for our kids.
“And everything we do right now is for the future of our kids.”