The Ultimate
Road to Forever
By: Mark John L. Bojocan
The day was the 2nd of January, the day after New Year’s Day, the day when people were about to
end the annual holiday season festivities and return to their busy lives. But for two young souls,
January 2 was something else. It’s an embodiment of love and unification that fleetly transcends
beyond words and actions. Two individuals became one with God. Two celebrations filled with
gushing jubilancy and fondness painted the path to eternity. January 2, 2016 was the ultimate day.
Yes, that’s our day.
I tied the knot with my long time best friend, Ana-Liza Ani, that day. Actually, that’s the second
time around. The first one, in 2015, was a civil wedding. As such, January 2, 2016 was a two fold
special day, our church wedding and 1st anniversary. The ceremony was held at the historic
Barasoain Church located in Malolos City, Philippines.
The Foundation
I have known Ana since high schoolas we were
schoolmates. I was one-year level ahead, and
we both at times represented our year levels
in different academic competitions, both intra
and interschool. That gave us the opportunity to
form a special bond and become good friends
down the road. We stayed in touch when I went
to college, and we even traded letters for one
year. I wrote her about what college feels like,
my challenges and funny moments; she wrote
me back and recounted her high school senior
year experiences and consistently asked me a
lot of questions. The year-long connection made
us collect a thick pile of letters, all considered
priceless now. Yes, social media wasn’t a hit yet
during that time.
We continued to stay in touch while we were both
in college, then we started drifting apart since