Ipinagdiwang nina Asia's Songbird Regine Velasquez at Singer-Songwriter Ogie Alcasid ang kanilang ika-14 wedding anniversary nitong nakaraang December 22, 2024.
Ikinasal ang dalawang powerhouse singers noong December 22, 2010, sa Terrazas De Punta Fuego, sa Nasugbu, Batangas.
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REGINE VELASQUEZ, OGIE ALCASID SHARE LESSONS FROM THEIR 14 YEARS OF BEING TOGETHER
Sa YouTube vlog ni Ogie, idinokumento niya kung paano sila nagdiwang ni Regine, kasama ang anak na si Nate Alcasid, noong December 22.
In-upload niya ang video ngayong araw, January 2, 2025 kung saan makikitang bumiyahe sila patungong The Farm at San Benito sa Lipa, Batangas, at doon nag-stay ng ilang araw.
Sa isang bahagi ng video, nagsagawa sina Regine at Ogie ng walking exercise sa loob ng resort, at habang sila ay naglalakad, nagkukuwentuhan sila kung ano ang mga lessons na natutunan nila sa loob ng labing-apat na taon.
Saad ni Ogie, "The 14 years that you've been married to me, what is something that perhaps you've learned?"
Tugon ni Regine, "How wonderful it is to be married to someone that is your best friend, who has the same interest as you.
"Meron ding mga hindi. Kasi di ba yung mga romance-romance, eventually that will fade.
"It will fade and you're left with really just being good friends and companionship.
"You're left with that. So, it's wonderful to be with someone who's your best friend also."
Napag-usapan din nila ang pagiging breadwinner dahil si Regine nga ang itinuturing na breadwinner ng kanilang pamilya mula noong bata pa siya.
Sabi niya, "I've also learned that, kasi di ba I'm a breadwinner.
"I don't have to have that mentality anymore because I really am not a breadwinner anymore.
"It's not a bad thing."
Sabi naman ni Ogie, "We are very proud of the breadwinners.
"At tulad nung natutunan natin sa And The Breadwinner Is..., ano para sa sarili mo?"
Ayon naman kay Regine, "Hindi, saka dapat natatapos ka. I've said that before.
"Natatapos yun, because you need to have your own life.
"As I was saying, you need to allow your partner to be responsible to you because that's his job.
"You need to allow them to do that. Men are responsible for women."
Tanong ni Ogie, "E, paano kung lalaki yung breadwinner?"
Natatawang sagot ni Regine, "Same, same lang. Same, same lang.
"Ah, you mean sa family? Once you get married, dapat matapos na yun.
"Of course, you help every now and then, but your main priority..."
Sabat ni Ogie, "O bigyan ng ano?"
Pagpapatuloy ni Regine, "Ng ikabubuhay nila.
"Teach them how to fish. Don't keep giving them fish.
"Kasi dapat iyan, once you get married, your main priority should be your wife.
"Because your wife, of course.
"Hindi, kinukuha mo yung babae na yun dun sa family niya, e.
"You literally... You know, getting that woman.
"Oo, at may basbas naman. So, you are responsible for that woman, for that person."
Pagpapatuloy ni Regine, "So, ayun, yung mga breadwinners diyan, babae o lalaki, let's just ano, parang... gusto namin kayo i-remind that natatapos dapat yung responsibility na yun.
"Otherwise, you know, your family will forever..."
Sabat muli ni Ogie, "Depend on you."
Dagdag ni Regine, "Oo na, it's okay, e, yun naman talaga. Ano ka, tiga-trabaho ka?
"Parang ganun yung dating mo. No.
"You have to have your own life."
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REGINE VELASQUEZ REMEMBERS MOM TELLING HER OTHER SIBLINGS, "She has to have her own life."
Hindi rin nakakalimutan ni Regine ang mga aral ng kanyang inang si Teresita Velasquez na laging ipinapaalala sa kanyang mga kapatid.
Aniya, "I remember her telling my siblings, that's why they grew up like that, tama, independent.
"I mean, if they need help, of course, I will help. And they would ask me naman.
"But so far, they're all good.
"My mom used to tell them, 'Hoy, si Ate, hindi iyan forever magtatrabaho para sa atin, ha? Mag-aasawa iyan, ha?' Kailangan niyong pag-igihan yung pag-aaral. Hindi iyan forever.'
"And she would constantly remind my siblings na, 'She's not gonna be working for us for all her life, ha? She has to have her own life.' She tells them.
"Kasi akala niya, I'll be alone. Kasi matanda na ako, wala pa ako boyfriend, wala pa.
"Ako yung huling-huling nag-asawa. Alam mo, sinabi niya sa mga kapatid ko, 'Alagaan niya yung Ate niyo, ha? Pag namatay ako, kung hindi niyo inalagaan iyan, mumultuhin ko talaga kayo.'
"iYan yung mga... 'Babangon talaga ako, ha? Mumultuhin ko kayo, ha?'"
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REGINE ASKS OGIE: "Are you happy with me?"
Sa bandang gitna ng kanilang walking exercise, si Regine naman ang nagtanong kay Ogie.
Sabi niya, "Are you happy with me? Are you content being with me for 14 years?
"And do you have any problems with me?
Sagot ni Ogie, "Am I happy with you? You know, I view happy as a very temporary feeling.
"So being happy is like a momentary feeling. You're happy, you know.
"Nanalong Lakers, you're happy. Flat yung stomach for that day, you're happy.
"But I think what I experience and what I feel being with you for 14 years is joy.
"I equate that with joy because joy is spiritual, it's not only just I'm happy, I'm ecstatic at the fact that we're married.
"No, I am extremely thankful, grateful. And that is a joyous feeling that I feel here.
"And that's what motivates me, that's what moves me, that's what inspires me to be, as the millennials would say, the Gen Z's would say, I'm not sure if it's a Gen Z thing, the best version of myself.
"And you can only do that, you cannot muster enough strength to be able to do that on your own if you don't have the seed.
"And the seed that I have is joy that emanates from... from being with you.
"So it's not just a momentary thing, it's a constant state of mind and heart that I experience.
"What's your other question?"
Ani Regine, "Do you have any problems with me that you think I need to improve on?
"It's a valid question."
Birong sagot ni Ogie sabay tawa, "I think there are a lot.
"But I think we'll never be, we won't be corrected anymore.
"Come on, we're in our 50's. There are probably little things that you want yourself to be corrected for and it's only if you want to as a spouse."
Sabat ni Regine, "Ay naku, minsan ang babae, sasabihin niya, 'What do you think it is that I need to improve on?'
"Tapos pag sinabi mo kung ano yun, we get mad.
"Women think we're perfect. But not me though, I'm okay."
Pag-sang-ayon ni Ogie, "But you know, it doesn't matter to me.
"They're just little things. Kung ano man yung hindi mo gustong gawin, ako nang gagawa, di ba?
"Ganoon yun, e."
Ayon naman kay Regine, "And vice versa. Kasi sa totoo lang, wala namang perfect.
"If you think you are so imperfect, well your spouse is also thinking the same thing, that he's so imperfect."
Ilang ulit nang napabalitang may problema ang pagsasama ng dalawa, pero hanggang ngayon, matibay pa rin ang kanilang pagsasama.
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