An Unforgettable Strange Encounter

"You Filipinos are very 'rocky' people, because you have a president who 'robs' you and a first lady who 'robs' you more"  - Ninoy Aquino

I never considered the Marcos regime a great one. A dictatorship filled with human rights suppression and immoral plunder of the nation's wealth is a big no no to me. For some, Marcos brought greatness to the country. But for me, he was a president who did dirty tricks just to attain his disciplined and progressive nation, the end simply does not justify the means.

It was 15th of April 2010 when I had this unforgettable strange encounter. 

The Setting: Dusk, in a carinderia. The Old Paoay Church at the backdrop

I was busy chatting with my friends about our recent awesome experience in a calesa tour around old town Vigan. We were in a carinderia, devouring religiously our miki-espesyal when all of a sudden, a man shouted a name that seemed so familiar. A name that is synonymous to gorgeousness, luxury and shoes. 

"Si Imelda!," the man continuously shouted.

"Imelda who?" I asked myself.

So I turned my eyes towards the crowding public, I saw a beautiful lady in blue surrounded by men in barong, she's exceptionally clean and can really make a man fall into his knees. 

"Oh my God, it's Imelda Marcos!!!," I screamed with great astonishment.

I wasted no time, grabbed my camera, ran towards the crowd and had a picture with her. When I posed beside her, my olfactory nerves sensed her heavenly fragrance as if I am sniffing a flowerbed of roses. I couldn't believe I was standing beside her, as if a spell was cast before my eyes, certainly, I was mesmerized by her enchanting and immortal charisma.

She even talked to me.

"Are you voters already?", she asked.

"Yes, but we're from Manila," I replied, "perhaps I'll be voting for Bongbong, good luck ma'am."

She waved her hands gracefully while bidding adieu, got inside her van and finally left the place.

When she's gone, I started to question myself, "what was that? isn't she the widow of the former dictator? why am I so like that awhile ago?"

I never imagined this encounter would actually happen, and never more imagined that a not-a-fan-of-Marcos kid like me would be charmed by Mrs. Marcos. She's definitely the one and only Imelda Marcos, the charismatic widow of the former dictator. This strange encounter with the former first lady is truly unforgettable.


Who is Imelda Marcos?

• She's the former first lady of the Philippines, widow of Apong Macoy (Pres. Ferdinand Marcos)
• Owner of the "Imeldific" shoe collection, composed of more than a thousand pairs of footwear
• The "Muse of Manila"
• A talented singer.
• She is the first and only governor of Manila from 1976-1986
• She's the diplomatic weapon of Apong Macoy

Some rumors about the former first lady

• She's crooked
• She had a fling with the former Manila Mayor Arsenio Lacson
• The mastermind behind the Aquino assassination


* I don't mean to hurt anyone's feeling, some infos written here are just my opinion. 

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