I've always believed in true love, and that my partner in life will also have to be my soulmate. And because of this belief, I told myself that the chance of me meeting that one person was way too slim, and that I was destined to be alone. I told myself and my friends that I didn't ever want to get married. And as we all know, life has a way of proving you wrong. Lito and I met online, the most unlikely place for me to meet anybody. In fact, he was my first (and "only") online friend. I've always been skeptical about meeting people online. I mean, how the heck would you know if that person wasn't some serial killer looking for his next prey? But I gotta say that meeting Lito online was probably the luckiest move I've ever made. The first time I met him in person, it was definitely "crush" at first sight ^^ He is needless to say the most attractive guy I've ever met. He is also extremely smart and funny, always knows how to make me laugh. Our friendship came fast, smooth, easy, and strong.But it wasn't until he made his way down to Urbana in the summer of 2000 did we take our friendship to the next level. Now it's been one year and we're still going strong. There are always bumps here and there. But I find that I love him more and more each day. He is by far the most important person in my life. I love the way he makes me feel when I'm with him: safe, protected, and loved. He not only loves me unconditionally, he also helped me get in touch with myself. Because of our age difference, he sometimes ends up at the "teaching" end being patient. And for that, I am eternally grateful. To Lito: I love you, mahal. June 30, 2001 back to my homepage