De Ja Vu While Granting a Wish

Every now and then we find ourselves in a situation that is so familiar or one that feels like we've experienced before. De ja vu, as what they say.

This is exactly what I felt when I accompanied my tween daughter to the Davao concert of JaDine at SMX Convention Center last October 14. I was fangirling while granting her wish to see her favorite love team perform live.

My tween girl, Charlotte and myself are big fans of James Reid and Nadine Lustre. There's a different kind of magic between these two that have gained my deep admiration for them. They are just so natural and easygoing plus the fact that they are so multi-talented and family-oriented. Not to forget that the two are also good-looking and they do dress well.

JaDine in Love Concert SMX, Davao City

James & Nadine in Korea 2016

My daughter and I had a blast during the concert. I couldn't help but sing along with their popular songs and dance a bit during their upbeat production numbers. Never mind that we were not very near the stage and didn't get to have a photo op with them. Being there and feeling their presence was enough for us.

I've never admired a young love team since the 80's during the popularity of Martin (Nievera) and Pops (Fernandez). Back in my high school days, I and some of my classmates were such huge fans of the two. I remember vividly all the things I did as a fan of their love team and what my Nanay did to fulfill my wish of seeing them in person.

When Martin & Pops had a concert in Iloilo, I remember Nanay accompanied my classmates and I to the hotel where the love team was staying (which was just a short walking distance from our school). There, we met Pops and her mom, Dulce Lukban and some other staff. Then during the concert, I was fortunate to have gone to the backstage, thanks to a family friend who was in charge of the dancers there.

I could not forget the part where Martin went down the stage and went up to the lower box section where Nanay, my younger sister and I were seated. I was so ecstatic that time while the concert king was serenading me. I wanted to kiss him right away when he came up but he held my hand so tight first and sang to me before he let me kiss him. That was a dream come true for a fan like me!

I know my Nanay did all she can to fulfill my wish that time and now that I'm a mother myself, I didn't let the JaDine concert pass to grant my daughter's wish to see her fave love team.