#ALDUBandPROUD

I am an AlDub fan.

I am one of those whose life was changed by Kalye Serye and the accidental love team of Alden and Maine.

I have learned to find delight in, a complicated cellphone passcode, a lola dancing to Mambo No. 5, a shrill scream from “Regine”, and more importantly, a split-screen romance.

As a working professional, I carry on with my day to day responsibilities with greater passion and happier thoughts knowing that I will get to replay the day’s episode before I go to sleep at night.  Doing so makes me sleep more soundly and wake up with a clearer sense of purpose.

I used to spend Saturdays in the office, doing overtime work, since there is not much to do at home anyway.  But now my Saturdays are spent at home, eagerly anticipating the airing of Eat Bulaga, knowing that I will not regret having to stay in the office up to 11PM on a Friday just so I wouldn’t have to go back the following day. 

I was never a fan of any love team even in my younger years, and now at 41, I am surprised at the effect of AlDub on me.  I re-discovered Twitter as a medium to express my fondness for AlDub, my great respect for the EB team and my appreciation of the positivity that they bring to the AlDubNation.  I am one of the 25.5M (and counting) tweets that made history on September 26.

I am a member of the AlDubNation that comes from all corners of the globe:

We are the single moms/dads who have become jaded with romance, but are now optimistic that “forever” can still happen “sa tamang panahon.”  

We are the teenagers who thought that true love can be had with a text mate or chat mate, but now understand that real love happens through time, and that hard work and commitment makes the relationship sweeter and lasting.

We are the single guys and girls who constantly looked for love in the wrong places, but now have realized that the best partner would be someone to whom we can sing “GGMY”.

We are the OFWs who have drowned ourselves with work just to battle homesickness, but are now happily facing our workdays with a daily dose of happiness culled from watching Eat Bulaga.

We are the Parents who are exhausted from work, keeping house and taking care of kids, but are now looking at our partners differently, with a sparkle in our eyes because of a rekindled love.

We are the Lolos and Lolas who are saddened that the youth have no regard for tradition and deep-rooted values, but are now appreciative of the efforts of Eat Bulaga’s Kalye Serye to re-educate the next generation.

We come from different circumstances in life: we are rich, we are middle class, we are underprivileged, we are young, we are middle aged, we are in our twilight years, we are male, we are female, we are gay, we are of different religions and beliefs. 

But our love for AlDub has crossed over these boundaries and differences because we found a common purpose: to spread love, happiness and good vibes as a means to combat life’s daily challenges.

We are the AlDubNation.