Never Been Kissed...No More
By collective team On May 22, 2007 At 4:41 PM
Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay
author: unknown
originally posted in pinoyexchange.com
Yuri and Katrina, the accidental couple in Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay. The unexpected. We've fallen in love with their witty antics, their continous psy wars and word sparring. We've watched their never-ending habulan blues. We've found that gooey soft spot in our hearts watching them fall in love, we watch them in their innocent *cough*chaste*cough* rendezvous such as looking at stars in the beach or dancing in matching tsinelas.
We've also despised them at times, from Kat's 'I love my ate' speeches to Yuri's arrogant tactics. We've drowned ourselves as we watch them in their own share of harsh melodrama, the violent storms and all that waterworks. Love them or hate them, that is Yuri and Kat, for you. Yes, we've postponed dates and gimmicks for them. We've smothered our faces with dozens of pillows in each scene. We've screamed our tonsils out with each of their magnetic stares. We've gone on to passionate arguments outside the KTKH world to defend our beloved people.
KTKH has become holy hour (don't call me, don't talk to me -I don't wanna eat-, don't touch me hour...) partly because of them. Of course, that's the excuse of every Yuri and Kat junkie. And every Yuri-Kat junkie knows the ultimate trademark of this teleserye couple. The almost kisses. It always starts with a little word sparring, a little habulan, look at each deeply in the eyes, inching closer to each other, they hold their breaths...we hold our breaths...anticipating... To kiss or not to kiss?
It's always the latter. Yet, here we are still crossing our fingers for the liplock. It's been long overdue. It makes sense,right? We are always taken aback with the romantic almost-kisses, usually in slow-mo in the setting of a beach, or in the middle of a dance, or the banyo. the music, the tender look on their faces...everything always seemed perfect...well until we go to the part where they don't actually kiss. Damn tease.
Well, June 20th, 2003 changed our KTKH viewing experience... It was amid all the chaos. Our favorite villain Monster Morg has come off with a brilliant plan that would put the CIA to shame. We've discovered new secrets, a puzzle to piece together. Lorrinda is alive, still cold-hearted and filled with strength---however, with the amnesia. How original. The most common problem in soap world. They always have to forget,huh?
While, our protagonist Lorrea is stuck in a hospital bed, unconcious and wrapped up all over. Without her soft smile to brighten up our days. Yuri visits her with a bunch of red roses. Shares his frustrations on the possibility of losing Katrina-- after torturing her for the past few days...duh? Then, moments later Katrina visits Lorrea with a bunch of white roses. She notices the red roses, already in the vase. She rolls her eyes at the notion that Yuri was there. Calls him 'mokong' and then she contemplates if she should throw his roses. Instead of doing that, she inhales the scent of his roses, with her eyes closed, as if in a deep trance. It was as if smelling those roses was holding on to him. She snaps herself out of her trance and decided to talk to Lorrea. She voiced out her woes. She should get over him. She should. She should. She tried to convince herself...hard. Unknown to her he was listening all this time. When she discovers this, she walks out of the room...Yuri ran after her.
Oh, another dose of the never-ending habulan blues? She was yelling at him, her voice echoing all over the place. Why the hell was he laughing? Then it took one embrace and you hear her cut her breath. She envelops herself into his arms. She was caught by the moment, she gives in...she loves this man. The next few sceneswere all a blur to me, he apologizes, he plays with the stone (or their 'wedding ring' which by the way looks different) and shows it to her.
She was touched. He kneels down and hits himself with the humiliation of confessing his love to Katrina. People passing with chuckles and raised eyebrows. All I could think about in that scene was how beautiful and refreshing they both were. Bea in her white blouse and light make-up. And JLC with his usual shade of blue, with his ridiculously expensive polo shirts. They looked into each other's eyes and I held my breath...
But Kat, acted as if she didn't care. She moves from one place to the other. Yuri was confused as I was. Another dose of the habulan blues, more barahan? intense debate over why she should forgive him? Instead, she calls him "TANGA!" Yuri with a crushed expression looked even more confused. Then she said "Oo! Oo na!" Yuri's face was filled with genuine joy, it was as if he was a kid sitting in an ice cream store. Well...who wouldn't be? Kat's smile was just alluring. Then he walks closer to her, then...BAM...their lips finally touch. His smile was still there as he kissed her, he was too overjoyed. She responds to the kiss, as her lips curve a bit. The end. roll credits.
Some may say the kiss wasn't sweet at all. They were in the middle of the hospital (not to mention in a middle of a crisis). They were on a staircase, for everyone to see. What if an emergency patient suuddenly gets carried out in the middle of their kiss? What if they bump into a rushing doctor?
Why was their kiss so fast? No romanticized diffused focuses or deep stares or anticpation (inching closer and closer)?
Because in its own right it's still as romantic and sweet. And I dare say even more. The kiss was awkward, a bit unsure, so sudden not enough to dissect some explosive emotions. Yet, that makes it so raw and realistic. Not all first kisses are like in Tinsle Town where there's stirring music, a sunset, the wind blowing, the setting so perfect (or adventurous like some fire in a building). It wasn't earth shattering or swooningly romantic... but its sense of realism is enough to get me. The tension, the awkwardness, the hidden smiles were enough to get me giddy. It hit close to home for me. And I know it will be preserved, that feeling, the breathless second...the pinch in your gut..."Ah! they finally kissed."
It was all worth the wait after all.
author: unknown
originally posted in pinoyexchange.com
Yuri and Katrina, the accidental couple in Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay. The unexpected. We've fallen in love with their witty antics, their continous psy wars and word sparring. We've watched their never-ending habulan blues. We've found that gooey soft spot in our hearts watching them fall in love, we watch them in their innocent *cough*chaste*cough* rendezvous such as looking at stars in the beach or dancing in matching tsinelas.
We've also despised them at times, from Kat's 'I love my ate' speeches to Yuri's arrogant tactics. We've drowned ourselves as we watch them in their own share of harsh melodrama, the violent storms and all that waterworks. Love them or hate them, that is Yuri and Kat, for you. Yes, we've postponed dates and gimmicks for them. We've smothered our faces with dozens of pillows in each scene. We've screamed our tonsils out with each of their magnetic stares. We've gone on to passionate arguments outside the KTKH world to defend our beloved people.
KTKH has become holy hour (don't call me, don't talk to me -I don't wanna eat-, don't touch me hour...) partly because of them. Of course, that's the excuse of every Yuri and Kat junkie. And every Yuri-Kat junkie knows the ultimate trademark of this teleserye couple. The almost kisses. It always starts with a little word sparring, a little habulan, look at each deeply in the eyes, inching closer to each other, they hold their breaths...we hold our breaths...anticipating... To kiss or not to kiss?
It's always the latter. Yet, here we are still crossing our fingers for the liplock. It's been long overdue. It makes sense,right? We are always taken aback with the romantic almost-kisses, usually in slow-mo in the setting of a beach, or in the middle of a dance, or the banyo. the music, the tender look on their faces...everything always seemed perfect...well until we go to the part where they don't actually kiss. Damn tease.
Well, June 20th, 2003 changed our KTKH viewing experience... It was amid all the chaos. Our favorite villain Monster Morg has come off with a brilliant plan that would put the CIA to shame. We've discovered new secrets, a puzzle to piece together. Lorrinda is alive, still cold-hearted and filled with strength---however, with the amnesia. How original. The most common problem in soap world. They always have to forget,huh?
While, our protagonist Lorrea is stuck in a hospital bed, unconcious and wrapped up all over. Without her soft smile to brighten up our days. Yuri visits her with a bunch of red roses. Shares his frustrations on the possibility of losing Katrina-- after torturing her for the past few days...duh? Then, moments later Katrina visits Lorrea with a bunch of white roses. She notices the red roses, already in the vase. She rolls her eyes at the notion that Yuri was there. Calls him 'mokong' and then she contemplates if she should throw his roses. Instead of doing that, she inhales the scent of his roses, with her eyes closed, as if in a deep trance. It was as if smelling those roses was holding on to him. She snaps herself out of her trance and decided to talk to Lorrea. She voiced out her woes. She should get over him. She should. She should. She tried to convince herself...hard. Unknown to her he was listening all this time. When she discovers this, she walks out of the room...Yuri ran after her.
Oh, another dose of the never-ending habulan blues? She was yelling at him, her voice echoing all over the place. Why the hell was he laughing? Then it took one embrace and you hear her cut her breath. She envelops herself into his arms. She was caught by the moment, she gives in...she loves this man. The next few sceneswere all a blur to me, he apologizes, he plays with the stone (or their 'wedding ring' which by the way looks different) and shows it to her.
She was touched. He kneels down and hits himself with the humiliation of confessing his love to Katrina. People passing with chuckles and raised eyebrows. All I could think about in that scene was how beautiful and refreshing they both were. Bea in her white blouse and light make-up. And JLC with his usual shade of blue, with his ridiculously expensive polo shirts. They looked into each other's eyes and I held my breath...
But Kat, acted as if she didn't care. She moves from one place to the other. Yuri was confused as I was. Another dose of the habulan blues, more barahan? intense debate over why she should forgive him? Instead, she calls him "TANGA!" Yuri with a crushed expression looked even more confused. Then she said "Oo! Oo na!" Yuri's face was filled with genuine joy, it was as if he was a kid sitting in an ice cream store. Well...who wouldn't be? Kat's smile was just alluring. Then he walks closer to her, then...BAM...their lips finally touch. His smile was still there as he kissed her, he was too overjoyed. She responds to the kiss, as her lips curve a bit. The end. roll credits.
Some may say the kiss wasn't sweet at all. They were in the middle of the hospital (not to mention in a middle of a crisis). They were on a staircase, for everyone to see. What if an emergency patient suuddenly gets carried out in the middle of their kiss? What if they bump into a rushing doctor?
Why was their kiss so fast? No romanticized diffused focuses or deep stares or anticpation (inching closer and closer)?
Because in its own right it's still as romantic and sweet. And I dare say even more. The kiss was awkward, a bit unsure, so sudden not enough to dissect some explosive emotions. Yet, that makes it so raw and realistic. Not all first kisses are like in Tinsle Town where there's stirring music, a sunset, the wind blowing, the setting so perfect (or adventurous like some fire in a building). It wasn't earth shattering or swooningly romantic... but its sense of realism is enough to get me. The tension, the awkwardness, the hidden smiles were enough to get me giddy. It hit close to home for me. And I know it will be preserved, that feeling, the breathless second...the pinch in your gut..."Ah! they finally kissed."
It was all worth the wait after all.
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