If only I was 40 years old... or he was still somewhere near his 30s and single... GAWD!!! I wouldn't even think twice!!!
So here are some things I learned about the Skywalker...
1) Like me, he's allergic to dust. We both kept sneezing when we got to our SHARED hotel room in Cebu (We just used the hotel room as a resting place before going to SM for his guest appearance... Anong nasa isip mo ha!). Those sheets were deadly...
2) Like me again, he has motion sickness. So once the plane takes off, we both close our eyes and wait till everything's steady.
3) Like me na naman, we both like The Philippine Star.
4) He's a fruit addict!!! He bought a total of 3 kilos of lanzones and a kilo of mangoes and he kept ordering fruit in all of our meals together. No wonder he's so healthy at 43!
5) He prefers being seated at the emergency exit row of the plane so that he has more room to move around. Damn, those seats don't recline though (which I hate!) so I had to sacrifice... all for the love of Sam (hehe).
6) He's good friends with Alvin Patrimonio, Hector Calma, Allan Caidic and Chito Loyzaga, who incidentally, are all team managers of the San Miguel teams. He's still in touch too with old teammate Yves Dignadice.
7) He doesn't want to be a coach and likes the role of team manager.
8) He is often mistaken for:
a. Ato Agustin -- especially by people my age
b. Franz Pumaren -- also by people belonging to my age group AND...
c. Atoy Co -- by the older generation
9) He wore high socks back in the olden days because his all-time favorite NBA player was Dr. J.
10) Lastly, he has a beautiful relationship with his 9-year old daughter Jaime who studies at ICA. Saw her picture on his Motorola mobile phone. She's very pretty!
Those two days we spent together were definitely highlights in my book! He is such a great person... down-to-earth, wise, kind, sincere and amazingly hunky for his age (hehe). I dreamed of this moment all my life and the reality of it is far better than I ever imagined.
Thanks, Sam!
