Majority of you guys might have seen the photos but never really got into the real story behind the snapshots. Most likely because this occurred during my absence from blogging. However, I think everyone should know the story, see and know just how genuine the ever infamous celebutante Divine Lee is.
I first heard of Divine when there was a sudden flood of tweets from friends mentioning her and how much they adored her. I was then clueless as to who Divine was and just of her as just another one of those socialite bloggers. Fast forward and my dear friend Nicole sent me an SMS saying that Divine reposted a couple of photographs she submitted to Divine. I then started following Divine’s blog and would laugh really loud at her posts. Divine Lee paved the way for the “Beki Mentality” to go mainstream and she has indeed played a major contribution in the way how sexual preference is part of the norms now and how several other celebrities have incorporated the use of several gay lingo now. Divine Lee made the gay community stand loud and proud in this third world nation where decency is based on 1500 teachings and literature. It was really amazing how Divine Lee mastered to juggle her lavish, luxurious lifestyle and at the same time, act as “Beki Crazy” as she could be.
Fast forward to a few months and Nicole & I attended the Swatch Royal Wedding Event at Greenbelt 4; the event Swatch held to celebrate Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. Divine Lee was there with hubby Victor Basa and Nicole & I didn’t want to miss out on finally meeting the two. Nicole called out Divine’s name and Divine’s reaction was “Kayo pa la yung tumatawag sa ‘kin? Akala ko konsensya ko” (It was you guys calling my name out? I thought it was my conscience) and from that instance, I knew Divine Lee was one smart and witty woman. Heck she even fixed my necktie once I asked her if we could get a photograph with her and Victor.
Fast forward again to a few more months and let’s add some pounds on my weight (evidently, I was only 100lbs on our first meeting then 140 on the following. BOO!) It was a rainy day in October. I was at home then I suddenly read Divine’s tweet saying she needed a blood donor. I have been an active blood donor ever since and I thought that the blood donation was for like a donation drive. But the moment I got into that room at the Makati Medical Center, I was shocked to see it was more personal, intimate and closer to Divine’s heart than a blood donation drive. It was her Dad, Sir Delfin Lee, who got confined for dengue and needed the blood. He terribly needed the blood although Sir Delfin Lee was still strong and still had his sense of humor; joking with me while Divine left for a few minutes to ask for a nurse. It was close to my heart too since I also had dengue when I was 6 years old. I did all the necessary blood tests in order to donate and passed but unfortunately, the doctor said that they specifically needed a type B and I was a type A.
Despite not being able to donate my blood, Divine invited me over to join her and Victor for dinner and to this event at Greenbelt they were both hosting for Seattle’s Best and World Vision. I swear, my knees were shaking and it felt like blood was boiling up through my head; I was hella overwhelmed. When we got there, Divine introduced me to several of the production crew and it was simply breathtaking to see what goes on before an event (hello dream job!) I was quite quiet the whole time because I was conscious on how to act. That maybe I would end up acting all inappropriate or jologs or whatnot. But Divine and Victor and all the production staff were very nice, laidback and crazy funny!
I immediately called Derek and told him to catch up so he could see all of it with his own eyes. Divine and Victor then invited us over to join them for dinner at Kitchen, Greenbelt 3 (best you order their ribbit! THE BEST!) Victor was just as talkative and funny as Divine; although the latter was reaaaaally talkative. LOL. You could really tell Victor Basa was definitely an artist as he constantly talked to us about Ronac, etc. We ended the night with Divine and Victor getting dropped off at the Makati Medical Center (Sir Delfin Lee eventually got better, thank God) and she asked her driver to drive us home. Coincidentally, our place in Makati was just in front of Rajo Laurel’s shop, where Divine frequently goes to and is close friends with one of the country’s top designers.
Unfortunately, of all the days for my camera to get battery drained, it had to be this. So the next photos were from Derek’s phone (since my phone’s battery got empty too)
To make things more memorable, she actually started following me on Twitter!
Fast forward again to my recent trip to the crazy island of Boracay, roughly 6 months after that dinner with Divine and Victor. On my second to the last day in the island, we attended this party at the White House and I bumped into Divine. It felt all like in slow motion and in my mind was all “omg I don’t think she can still remember me” and “I don’t wanna be embarrassed!” BUUUUT the second I was near Divine, she uttered “Glad to see you here! Nice to meet you again!” and then I was shaking! And to top things off, she had this to say via Twitter:
Call it a crazy fan. Call it an obsessed person. Call it a normal idol-fan relationship. Call it jologs. Call it whatever you want. I don’t care. As what I mentioned in one of my previous posts, jologs is just an excuse to cover up humility. Just how many average people do get a chance to actually meet, dine, really get to know their idols and actually have them remember you or have them follow you on one of your accounts? I say it’s a divine experience. Maybe that’s why Divine Lee and Victor Basa are one of this country’s hottest pairs. Because they are definitely down to earth and not “Oh I’m a public figure. Lemme talk this way, behave this way and be a robot of how society thinks how we should be” but nope. Both Divine and Victor are crazy, funny and cool. And I’m not saying these in an ass kisser, sugar coat way. You all know if I had something to complain on, I would rant about it. But this had nothing bad to say about.
Thank you very much Mother D and V for the wonderful experience and hope to see you both again soon! This experience is definitely something I would tell and brag to all my descendants. LOL. So for now, cheers! Xx
