Gerald....the Boss...Kim's man.

This is long overdue...I didn't even thought about it...I already got a present for his birthday but what the heck, I might just as well make a Gerald piece too since I made a Kim piece last year.

With Filipinos' obsession with everything foreign, Gerald came packed with this advantage when he entered PBB way back in 2006. Luckily I followed PBB Celebrity edition so continuing that to PBBBte was natural albeit I didn't know I will be so hooked it isn't funny anymore. Gerald's video profile was the only one I watched & even half-heartedly so I didn't get to watch the rest. I had to have my sisters point out to me who is the Cebuana in the batch. When they pointed Kim out to me I said 'good...at least she's pretty'. I don't know, call it a hunch, intuition or whatever mystic word but I knew in my heart Gerald & Kim is fated to be together.

So from that night on I watched them closely. I was a little disappointed at first because well, since Kim is not the assuming type, she didn't gravitate to Gerald. BUT...a big...but...they did Kiss each other goodnight. On the cheeks. I rejoiced it, celebrated it & it sustained me for 2 long weeks together with each's separate admission that they are crushing on each other although they didn't know it.

Four years on I could say being a soldier is definitely in Gerald's blood. He doesn't have to be in the military to be one but Gerald might not realize until now that he did a brilliant strategy to win over his lady. Careful planning & effective moves were Gerald's ammunition in the love war. Gerald certainly fooled everyone OR he grew up overnight upon meeting Kim. When I first saw him I thought here is another Fil-am boy, not too many brain cells & can't last a week in PBBte. Well...I thought WRONG...Big Time.

To win Kim, Gerald needs to eliminate competition. There were too many guys & one was annoyingly persistent & assuming. What did he do? Befriended him while keeping close watch on Kim. Subtle...smooth moves but 24/7 got them haha. Okay, there's this task they have to choreograph dance steps...Gerald stood in the line in front of Kim. During breaks, he positions himself if not next to Kim but near her...he just dont talk to her that often to be less obvious. Then there was a time they were sitting around the kitchen counter...as soon as the one sitting between him & Kim vacated the seat, Gerald slowly eased himself into the chair next to Kim. The speaking of bisaya, the jokes especially the classic 'dish washing', the dancing of Don Romantiko for Kim etc....smooth moves all the way. Notice PBB early pics...even the first week pics...gerald is never far behind Kim. Good basketball player too...he knows positioning. I wondered too why when Kim got cough, Gerald got too. Then evidence starts to trickle in as more 24/7 videos were posted in YT. Gerald, you naughty boy...I thought the C2 after the duck task was the first incident you & Kim drank from the same container. The earliest I could tell was the Del Monte juice in can during the Lola Jamila task...then followed the cokes, the C2's & the water glasses. No wonder you both got sick at the same time. Speaking of being sick...when Kim was ordered to stay in bed, the boys sorrounded Kim & someone brought her oranges. What did Gerald do? He sat nearest to Kim & peeled an orange for her. Gerald, you dawg hahaha.

There were many more things that Gerald did to win Kim inside that house. Things that made me love him & Kim more & more. Those things he did convinced me that Gerald is something & he is not your typical FilAm boy. Up until now I continue to religiously follow the Kimerald, both careerwise & their personal lives. If it were a scholastic course, Im confident to be a Summa cum laude....and have a Kimerald doctorate to boot. I even laugh at the writeups about Kimerald because facts gets crossed a lot of times even with the refutable magazines. Even in interviews too. A joke really. It seems I know more than them.

Going back to Gerald...I am guilty of 1 thing...there was a time that I doubted him. It stemmed from fear & lack of information. So sorry Gerald. Never again. I hope you read this.

I attended the Blue Leaf event...as Kim made her speech, I almost split my face from smiling too much & being super kilig because I was watching you watching her with that smile on your face. I didn't see your eyes but Im sure I would expire right there & then of kilig if I ever did because Im sure your eyes shone your love for Kim. Add the fact that your mom was sitting at your right. I saw a man in love with his wife. Watching the Gensan video was suffice for me. You make a great husband for Kim, Gerald...you just did it with the knee touching gesture...so husbandly. Thank you for that. Thank you letting us see your love for Kim. I pray you remain faithfull to her as always. That's one of the qualities I so admire in you...being a one-woman man.

I am fortunate to watch you grow from a cocky young FilAm to a very responsible, God-fearing, dedicated & successful young man you are today.

Happy Birthday Gerald!