TWITTER POWERED LOVE

Tic toc tic toc tic toc tic toc tic toc. It amuses me to see my grandmother wait for the clock to hit noon. She then turns on the tv and waits again for her favourite characters to appear. It’s one of the things she can’t seem to forget.
“Apo you should come and join me watch sometimes. You always go to work at this hour.” Grandma said
“Lola you know many are expecting me so I need to work.” I replied and saw her face all grumpy and sad in the screen.” Don’t worry I will catch with you but i really need to go love you!” I sighed as I disconnected our chat. We only get to see each other using Skype these days like how her favourite love team converse too.
Aldub, the unusual love team that my grandma adores, started when Yaya Dub who plays a role of a grumpy girl who finally smiles for the first time when he saw Alden. Who would have thought that they would be trending everyday with millions of tweets at that. The love team is a mainstay at the tv noon time show Eat Bulaga where a 30 minute segment called “Kalyeserye” takes place . Maine Mendoza commonly known as Yaya Dub and Alden Richards swept the nation with their team up plus the special participation of Lola Nidora and her sisters, Tinidora and Tidora.
The main reason why they are a hit was because they only see each other in split screens and they never talk casually but by means of audio samples and songs. The appearance of the old fashioned lola Nidora hypes up every scene. The fact that the acts are not scripted but comes out naturally is also good. The show not only gives entertainment but also values of how to dress up as how a girl should, the preservation of being a “dalagang pilipina”. How to court properly version 2.0. The famous quote” sa tamang panahon” is the main point of the whirlwind of surprises. The involvement of the plywood which was said to be the antagonist to their first touch and even the straw that was the instrument to their first indirect kiss from Starbucks were a hit! The recently concluded concert they had at the Philippine arena called “SA TAMANG PANAHON” was sold out one week after the tickets were released filling the venue with 55,000 people. These shows how awaited they are. The concert was a sure hit because it was non-stop with no commercial break and finally ALDUB had their first dance,first real hug and Yaya Dub got to say things in her on voice. The episode gained over 30 million tweets which was truly record breaking. From girls to boy to jeepney drivers to office workers, to elderly people and even kids are enthralled by the series. Every day they are the talk of the town until evening tweets still come. Truly the couple influenced a lot of Filipinos and caught the taste of the majority of the nation. Anyway nothing will last forever .Time will come that their love story will end but then the lessons and the memories they gave will still remain and teenagers should set them as an example. That love shouldn’t be rushed. It is a slow growing progress and no matter what happens keep the respect to yourself.
I was awaken from my thoughts from a beep from my phone. I got a message from Lola’s nurse fortunately my shoot was already finished. I have to get there fast. After few minutes I already saw Lola waiting outside and a smile formed on my face. I greeted her but she seems to be memorizing my face, trying to remember who I am. Here we go again. Lola suffers from Alzheimer’s and she forgets every single thing except for ALDUB of course. Every day is a cycle where I let her know who I really am.
“Lola do you still remember me?” I said “no I don’t but you really look familiar. Who are you again?”
“Why I’m your favourite granddaughter, I’m MAINE Lola.” I replied and realization hit her.