Of Acceptance and Acquaintance!

Christmas may have been three days ago but inside the Big Brother House, the spirit is still being kept up through gift-giving. This time, the lucky receivers of Big Brother's special present were Rica and Jason. And like the other housemates, each of them was rewarded with a 100-second visit with one of their loved ones from the outside world. These visits were notably more special among others as it was Rica's father, whom she has not seen or talked to in five years, and Jason's grandmother, whose presence he so yearned for since he entered the house.



Not having expected that her father would visit, Rica was not at all ready for her reunion with him and was obviously confused at how she should feel. She found it unbelievable and even laughed a little when Big Brother told him that her father was indeed coming as they were not in good terms. This was because Rica's father has always been disapproving with Rica's sexual transformation, ever since she was younger when he noticed her preference in womanly desires over virile-driven ones.

But when Rica finally saw her father enter the confession room, her amusement turned into tears of joy. She was finally able to see and hug her father after such a long time. And as a symbol of acceptance, Rica's father hugged her back. It was a momentous 100-second visit as Rica opened up to her father about the things left unsaid before. "Ginawa ko ang lahat para maging proud kayo sa akin (I did everything so you can be proud of me)," she said. The barriers between them seemed to have vanished and Rica's dad assured her he already had accepted and was happy on how she turned out be.

Jason's 100-second visit, on the other hand, was carried out differently. Remembering what Jason said during his and Melai's date by the pool weeks ago, Big Brother first called Melai into the confession room. He told her to fetch something from the storage room. Little did she know that the something was, in fact, a someone! She must have forgotten that Jason once mentioned that he wanted her to meet his grandmother. True enough, it was Jason's beloved grandmother, Lola Cely, inside the storage room! At first, Melai mistook Lola Cely for her mother since they - her mother and Lola Cely - had the same body built. But she promptly recovered from the surprise and introduced herself. Soon after, they waited for the signal from Big Brother for them to walk into the confession room where Jason was waiting.

Inside the confession room, Big Brother asked Jason to first close his eyes and to not open them unless given the permission. Melai, after given her signal, led Lola Cely to her grandson. Her arms automatically around Jason's shoulders and in reply, Jason fumbled for her grandmother's fingers. When asked by Big Brother if he knew who was hugging him, his correct answer came out immediately. He was then allowed to open his eyes to properly greet his grandmother.

The moment not to be forgotten was when Jason introduced Melai to his Lola Cely. Perhaps carried away by the moment, Jason almost incidentally mumbled to his grandmother that Melai was his "girl(friend)." This, of course, did not escape Big Brother's eyes and ears. Later on, he asked Melai if she heard this. Melai said no with disbelief and in turn, confronted Jason when they talked by the pool later on. In reply, Jason only said, "Sino may sabi, si Big Brother? Naniniwala ka sa kanya? (Who said that, Big Brother? And you believe him?)" and laughed. But what could really be behind those words? Don't miss out and watch PBB Double Up every night!

Source: Krishna Belle Meniado,doubleup.pinoybigbrother.com