Aired (March 02, 2024): Sa kanyang panayam sa MINAmahal, ibinahagi ni Faith Da Silva kung paano niya pinaghadaan ang unang pagkakataon na makita niya ang amang si Dennis Da Silva.
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00:00 [music]
00:05 Welcome back to "Sarap 'Di Ba?"
00:07 You know, it's so nice to chat, right?
00:09 Yes!
00:10 Especially when there are snacks, when there's food,
00:12 it's so nice to chat and chat.
00:15 That's why I won't miss this opportunity
00:19 to talk and put Faith DeSilva in the hot seat.
00:24 Alright!
00:25 Here we go. I'll start.
00:26 Let's not go around.
00:28 I'm sure many people have asked you,
00:30 many people have interviewed you
00:33 about your first meeting with your dad, Dennis DeSilva.
00:38 Yes.
00:39 Because I know you were one year old
00:42 when you separated.
00:44 And then this December,
00:46 this was the first time you saw your father.
00:50 Yes.
00:50 So that was after 22 years?
00:53 22 years.
00:54 After 22 years.
00:55 So meaning, you were one year old,
00:58 you don't have any memories with your dad.
00:59 None.
01:00 None. Because you don't have any memories when you were one year old.
01:03 So you don't have any pictures growing up?
01:05 We don't have any pictures together.
01:07 Okay.
01:08 But you know that your father is Dennis DeSilva.
01:11 I just know his name,
01:14 but I have no idea about his job in the past.
01:17 Or what he looked like.
01:19 Yes, or if he was an artist or what.
01:21 I don't have any idea.
01:22 So when did you find out that Dennis DeSilva,
01:25 the artist in the past,
01:26 is my dad and this is what happened to him?
01:29 Maybe when my teachers asked me.
01:33 Okay.
01:34 Yeah, from school.
01:35 Okay. Because you said growing up,
01:38 you knew that your dad is from another country.
01:41 Yes.
01:42 Okay. And then when you were in school,
01:45 your teachers asked you,
01:46 and of course you answered that your dad is from another country.
01:49 Yeah.
01:50 Because when they see the name Dennis DeSilva,
01:53 they know him because they are his idols.
01:56 They are his crushes.
01:57 Here's the thing.
01:59 I'm not going to hide it.
02:00 I'm not going to contain it.
02:02 Because Dennis is one of my crushes in the show business.
02:06 I'm not an artist yet.
02:08 I watched him on Ninja Kids,
02:10 before we talk about this,
02:11 I have some stories.
02:13 At least you have something happy with your dad.
02:15 I really watched him on Ninja Kids.
02:19 I think I was the youngest one.
02:21 Because he's so cute.
02:23 Oh my gosh.
02:24 He's really cute.
02:25 But anyway, that's my story.
02:27 So here it is.
02:28 Last year, December,
02:29 finally, you had the chance to meet.
02:33 Yes.
02:34 I want to know first, how did it happen?
02:36 Who planned it?
02:38 Who initiated it?
02:40 I want to see him.
02:41 I want to meet him.
02:43 Was it you or him?
02:44 Me.
02:45 Because?
02:46 Because I have been planning for it for a long time.
02:50 Of course, I had to take my time to make sure that
02:54 I'm sure that when we meet,
02:56 I'm not going to have negative emotions.
03:01 No hatred, no anger.
03:02 None of that.
03:03 Okay.
03:04 What was your first reaction or feeling?
03:08 That this is it.
03:10 I'm almost there.
03:11 I'm going in.
03:13 I was really nervous.
03:14 I couldn't sleep.
03:16 I'm sure.
03:17 I was thinking about what I'm going to wear,
03:19 what I'm going to tell him.
03:21 I was directing myself,
03:23 my mind, to what I want to happen.
03:26 But when I was there,
03:27 it felt so different.
03:29 It was meant to happen.
03:33 I felt like I was a kid.
03:35 I felt like I was a kid,
03:39 with faith, longing for him.
03:41 And finally, when I was able to hug him,
03:44 that's when I really cried.
03:45 That's when I became emotional.
03:46 Because it's like a puzzle,
03:49 that was just right.
03:52 God blessed me at the right time.
03:55 Maybe if I was there earlier,
03:58 Your reaction would have been like that.
04:00 Yes.
04:01 I might have questions for him
04:03 that wouldn't have helped deepen our relationship.
04:07 And I feel like all of your plans
04:10 and your reactions,
04:12 were all lost.
04:14 Because this is what you said,
04:16 that you can't act.
04:18 Those moments were different.
04:20 It's like you were just carried away by your emotions.
04:23 I was so confused when you told me
04:28 that you were a kid with faith.
04:31 Because it's like,
04:32 "Oh my gosh, I'm just going to hug my dad now."
04:35 So this is what grew.
04:37 Because you don't have a father figure.
04:39 Right?
04:40 That lack of a father figure,
04:44 did you find it in your male friends?
04:48 Or in your boyfriends?
04:52 I was so confused.
04:54 Really?
04:55 Because it's just two things.
04:56 You can be attracted to older men,
04:59 or not.
05:02 Yes, it became natural for me
05:05 to choose men who are ahead of me.
05:11 Like, more mature.
05:14 Not because,
05:15 maybe subconsciously,
05:18 I'm not aware that
05:20 those are my choices when it comes to men.
05:23 But my longing for a man in my life,
05:27 outside of my family,
05:28 that's what really happens.
05:30 That's why I was wondering before,
05:32 I was like, "Why am I still in grade school?"
05:34 I already had boyfriends.
05:36 I mean, puppy love,
05:37 things like that.
05:38 But I never lost someone by my side.
05:43 Until I realized that,
05:45 "Okay, this is a daddy issue."
05:47 When you realized that,
05:49 and you fixed it,
05:50 did your outlook on love life change?
05:53 Yes.
05:54 I haven't dated since.
05:56 Oh.
05:57 Yes, maybe it's been three years
06:00 since I finally realized,
06:02 the truth is that,
06:04 "Okay, there's something here."
06:06 It's not like, "That's your trauma."
06:08 Because when I noticed,
06:10 when you really lined up,
06:11 they were both the same.
06:13 And I saw what my dad's quality is.
06:17 Oh my gosh.
06:18 That's what really drives me crazy.
06:19 So those two hours,
06:20 of course, that's not enough.
06:22 If I give you additional time
06:24 to communicate or to spend time with your dad,
06:26 what else do you want to say to him?
06:28 I just wanted to hug him more.
06:32 I just wanted more.
06:35 I wanted more from it.
06:38 Because I have been longing for it
06:44 for almost two decades.
06:47 And I want to be thankful for that moment.
06:51 You know, it happened, I'm here, I'm with you.
06:54 But I want to hug him more.
06:57 Actually, sometimes words aren't enough.
07:00 But actions,
07:02 like hugging is more than enough.
07:05 When you hug or when you touch someone,
07:09 it's beyond words.
07:11 The things you can't express,
07:13 the things you can't express in your heart,
07:15 but when you touch or when you hug someone,
07:18 it's enough.
07:20 But you are still lucky, you're still blessed
07:23 because your dad's still here.
07:25 You can visit your dad anytime.
07:27 I suppose you can.
07:28 Yes, now I know I can.
07:30 So you can.
07:31 I'm sure you'll create more wonderful memories with your dad,
07:35 even if you're in that situation.
07:38 Because there are others,
07:40 no matter what happens,
07:41 no matter what I wish for,
07:44 I can never have.
07:45 Hug my dad.
07:46 At least you still have a chance,
07:49 you still have time,
07:50 even if you say it's only two hours a day,
07:52 at least you get to spend two hours daily with your dad.
07:57 So you're still blessed,
07:58 and you're still okay.
08:01 And I'm so happy for you because
08:03 you have a lot of realizations,
08:06 you have a lot of issues that you've solved,
08:09 that it's not easy.
08:10 Because acceptance is just the name.
08:12 Because that's the first step, right?
08:14 And anything that you go through in your life,
08:16 acceptance is the hardest.
08:18 Because we're always in denial,
08:19 "No, we're not like that, we're not like that."
08:21 Accepting whatever the problem is,
08:24 that's the hardest.
08:25 I know it's a sensitive topic,
08:28 but thank you so much for the trust.
08:30 And it's so happy to talk about this.
08:34 Because moving forward in life.
08:36 And you know that you're gonna see each other again, right?
08:39 Just don't forget.
08:42 Anyway, thank you, thank you again so much.
08:46 For sharing your thoughts and your inner feelings.
08:50 We're gonna leave soon,
08:51 there's a lot more to happen.
08:52 Keep on sharing happiness.
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