God gave me...

"By the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not in vain.  On the contrary,  I worked harder than any  of them, though it was not I  but the grace of God that was with me." (1 Corinthians 15:10)

                                                              CTO

Original.  Each one of us is an original. It has been said that when God created man He threw away the mold that He used for  each one.   Everyone is unique; gifted by God with talent. 

It is time to look deep into our inner selves and discover the talent that God has given us, share them  and  use them for His purpose.  

If each of us is unique and gifted, then let each one  just be himself and flow where his  inclinations lead him; no pretensions, affectation, or snobbery.  One  should not be a "second rate, copy cat" of anyone.  That is not what God has envisioned anyone  to be.  Let each one just be himself and no other.

Be You
God wants you to be you.

You don’t have to try to pretend to be someone else; you don’t have to hide who you actually are. The most attractive people I know are not the best looking; rather, they’re true to who they are.

There’s no pretense about them.

You can relax knowing that being yourself is exactly what God wants of you. You bring glory to God just by being yourself, because he created you to be just the person you are.

Now, believe you are who God says you are!

No one else has a vote on who you are. You’re free to be you instead of imitating someone else. You’re free to use your unique, God-given gifts, and there’s no need to compare your gifts to the gifts of others.

No one else is in competition to be you!

You are God’s masterpiece, a work of his own hands.(by Jon Walker)

Magpakatotoo.  This is what Pinoy Big Brother Grand Prize Winners advise would-be applicants to this reality show. To thine own self be true. Just be yourself.  

Kim is the first Grand Prize Winner of the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition held in 2006.  Kim, is true to herself then and now. Sweet, nice, focused,  shy, demure, simple, humble, joyful, loving, fashionista, determined, achievement-oriented, gracious, charming, playful, easily laughs, reserved, forgiving, accepting, daring, adventurous, kind, gentle,  no frills, hardworking and flexible, such is Kim.


                                  CTO Kim, shy and sweet.

       

There is consistency in Xian's responses to interviews which cannot be missed.  His beginnings, his type of woman, his being a homebody, his sticking to wanting to make Kim happy, feel special; his love for music, basketball, his Mom; his celebrity crushes - none, as he goes more for personality until lately when he said , we all know who she is; his spontaneity and positivism, his being innately shy and reserved, organized, knows what he wants,  humble, gentlemanly, crowd pleaser, true to his word, persevering, focused,  patient, caring, thoughtful, compassionate, playful, hopeless romantic.  

                                
                                  CTO    -  Xian Lim  Focused.

Kim and Xian are true to who they are and are reaping a good harvest for being so. They are the ones who have looked into their inner selves and say, this is where I want to be and this is who I am.  No major faux pas because they stick to their core; the dictates of their inner being.  It also helps that they are prayerful.

                                 CTO - Kim and Xian

Talent- Innate and Developed. We see the likes of a Xian Lim whose talent was hidden from the public eye; exposed at odd times but never fully appreciated until God plucked him out of seeming oblivion and thrust him into our midst by some force of God's circumstance and since Xian  was prepared when fame called, he is now in the limelight performing and performing well--acting, singing, writing songs, composing, playing the guitar, piano, keytar, etc. hosting and now  Xian is fearlessly venturing into the unknown, to him at least, the world of Dance. 

                 CTO -    Xian in a dance move; confident, strong!

             CTO - Xian playing his Mom's composition and  a role in her film.

                                 Talent inherited and developed.

Raw  and fresh are words multi-awarded actress Ms. Vilma Santos used to describe Kim's talent.  What exactly did she mean by them?  She gave us a clue.

“Remember when I did an (ABS-CBN) special?” Vilma said. “One of the guests there was Kim. They did somewhat of a workshop for (acting) newcomers, and Kim re-enacted a scene of mine in (my film) the Dolzura Cortez Story, delivering the line ‘Anong karapatan mong sabihin sa akin yan? Diyos ka ba? Ikaw ba ang nagdidikta ng buhay ko?’” (The film had Vilma sweeping the acting honors in 1993, just among her many acting grand slam years.)

Since then, that episode stayed in Vilma’s mind. She added, “I see Kim as a very raw, new and fresh. She doesn’t have much technical experience yet and it’s a joy to work with actors like that. Of course, it cannot be all me (in a film), but you need chemistry with your co-stars. And her raw (talent), and I get to see in other projects, she’s good, and during the shooting, she was also professional, I can really say that I didn’t make a mistake in choosing her.” http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=831219&publicationSubCategoryId=70

                                   

                                                            CTO

Gov. Vilma Santos handpicked Kim Chiu as co-star in her comeback film The Healing, directed by Chito Roño for Star Cinema. The horror film is now showing in theaters.


Flashback 2009, when Kim Chiu  first interfaced with the Star for all Seasons, Vilma Santos or Ate Vi.  Here's the close encounter with Ate Vi that  led to her enviable role in The Healing...Kim, all of 19 years old, armed with "raw, new, fresh talent.

               CTO - Kim performing a scene of the VS Dolzura Cortez Story

Ate Vi was given a list of actresses to choose from to star with her at The Healing and from the list she chose Kim  from having seen her in the 2009 workshop; add to that her seeing her in her other projects which she says Kim is also good at.  

I can only surmise Ate Vi has watched My Binondo Girl, Kim's latest project along with her Maalala Mo Kaya where she played a teenage girl disfigured and  blinded by brain tumor  and   Minsan lang kita Iibigin as the young Lorna.

                                 CTO  Sino Ako by Kim Chiu

                                  My Binondo Girl


                               
                              CTO  Pauleen Chavez - Maalaala mo Kaya

http://www.pep.ph/guide/guide/9997/kim-chiu-plays-a-blind-woman-with-a-brain-tumor-in-mmk


                                  CTO - Kim Chiu as malditang Alondra

                                 Minsan lang Kita Iibigin

                                    
                                    CTO  Manood na tayo!

                                  CTO Kim in Pepsi Herrera red number 

                                  and gold stilettos...


Never. Not even in her wildest dreams did she ever  think that  she would walk the Red Carpet in a Pepsi Herrera little red number and gold stilettos along with one of  showbiz industry's enduring icons, Star for all Seasons, Vilma Santos in a Premiere Night studded with stars.  Who me?  Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu would have asked and would have broken into her characteristic laugh.  

In the isolated world that Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu  lived  where a cell phone load had to be earned first working weekends in an aunt's store and a sought for blouse belonged to an older sis; never  did this 15 going on 16 year old girl could have had this evening in her sights.  

How did she go from a simple lass with simple dreams to being Kim Chiu? First there was the desire to help the family.  In the Queen City of the South, Cebu, where she lived, a high school girl who worked weekends earning a few hundred pesos had little options.  Then God showed His Hand.  Pinoy Big Brother beckoned and the rest is history.  God gave the opportunity, the little girl grabbed it with both hands; she,  with the long name, now sports an abbreviated one and is also not a girl anymore; she has grown into a woman, a beautiful one named Kim surnamed Chiu.

                          CTO - Kim Chiu - Premiere Night of The Healing

Their paths crossed; they were within  arm's length of each other; within reach but never together until one day God must have said, "enough of this skirting around"; circumstances threw them together and KimXi was born. Alexander Xian Cruz Lim Uy, positive thinker and dreamer, dreamed his dreams.  His dreams are slowly turning into reality. “And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” 

― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

                                 CTO - God gave me you by Bryan White

        
  CTO - Special Guest of a Special Lady in Red wearing gold stilettos.

                       
                               CTO  The Healing-the movie Premiere Night

            Direk Chito Rono, Ate Vi, Kim, Pokwang and Janice de Belen.



                                 CTO - answering reporters' questions.

                      A bane and boon of the rich and the famous - Reporters.

            Dawn Chu Sabacco ‏@dawnchu

he just watched her from a far with a smile on his face...then nung na free na sya he stand up ang gave her a congratulatory kiss..Sweet <3    (Fan on Xian Lim after watching The Healing 7-25-12)

     CTO - Among the  strongest of Kim's support system being interviewed.



                                     CTO - the celebration after. CMB Group*

                

                     Note the only other wearing Code Red and where he is seated.

                              * CMB - Call me maybe. KimXi Inner Circle.

I remember  Maria Edworth's quote which says, "If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."  Kim's  moments with Vilma Santos doing Dolzura Cortez  in 2009  and Xian's moments with Kim  doing My Binondo Girl in 2011;  year 2012 took care of itself for Kim and Xian! So then, if Kim and Xian would take care of their moments always, the succeeding years will just take care of themselves.  God be praised always for moments!

                     
              CTO  Xian's barkada movie to show August 15, 2012

                               
                                          CTO - Xian, fulfilling the dream.

        gidget dela cuesta ‏@gidgetdc @xianlimm recording now👍👍👍 then dubbing ....    #thereunion

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In the road to fame and sought-for success, the seeker leans on people who show unconditional love and support-family, surrogate parents, close friends.  Kim and Xian are no exception.

                                  CTO - Kim's surrogate Mom and Dad 

                              Dr. and Mrs.  Recasata of Faces and Curves.

                                 CTO - Xian's second family.

                                 Mr. Jopet and Stella Sy of Mint.



                  CTO.  Pacifying a fan who cried when she couldn't get near Kim.

 

                                  

                            CTO - Xian Lim celebrating his 23d birthday

among children with disabilities.

Xian Lim dreams of becoming a philanthropist just like Diether Ocampo

7/20/2011 8:45 AM

by: Rachelle Siazon

http://www.push.com.ph/features/3585/xian-lim-dreams-of-becoming-a-philanthropist-just-like-diether-ocampo/

                                   CTO - We are family.

                                  CTO- Kim and her Extended Family.

                                  CTO - Xian with Mom and Mama Lola.

CTO - Mahfriend.

CTO - MahBro

CTO - Best Friends

CTO- Kim and Xian with the Star Magic Family 

       
                                   

Six months after My Binondo Girl ended, Kim and Xian had individual movies, The Healing for Kim and The Reunion for Xian.  They are now taping a teleserye, Ina, Kapatid, Anak.  Xian is seen below in a Look Test for a new movie under Direk Joyce Bernal.  This could be the promised movie with Kim Chiu.  When it rains it pours. 

                           CTO - Graces pouring. Thanks be to God!

 God is good!   Kim and Xian have taken cared of their moments well, individually or together.  Now, they are reaping the harvest as they also continue to plant for more harvests to come.

                         

                                 CTO   Xian stargazing...

@krizgazmen: Look test with @xianlimm for our new movie under Direk Joyce! :)http://t.co/fCuq2MPH

There is a price to fame. Gone is the time when Kim and/or Xian can go to the mall or eat out in peace.  I see that this is a cross that both embrace joyfully.  

                          CTO  - There is no lack of fans  anywhere.

                                 CTO - Fans, here, there and everywhere.

Interrupted by the ubiquitous fans for pictures and autographs, Kim and Xian  are seen smilingly accommodating. Fans go to their teleserye and movie sets bringing food, waiting in the wings at all hours even all the way till morning.  

The fans who can sense sincerity from a mile away gravitate to the two who are so obliging and kind, their fans just multiply.  Kim and Xian's tribe continue to increase!  

                         CTO - Xian's portion.

In The Healing, the movie, apart from having two of the most bankable stars in it ; it also has a top-notched Director at the helm, Direk Chito Rono and strong support from veteran stars.  The well-crafted and well-acted movie with the very popular stars  Ate Vi and Kim Chiu, is a winner on all counts.

Ms. Vilma says that Kim Chiu, with her raw talent, if nurtured well with a good material, a good director and good support (paraphrased from Ms. Vilma's "kung maalagaang mabuti) can  be another me".   

Kim can be another me-- Vilma

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Published : Sunday, July 01, 2012 00:00

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Written by : Nel Alejandrino

http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/32936-kim-can-be-another-me-vilma

*snipped* July 27, 2012 by Nel Alejandrino:  WOW, Ian F., let’s congratulate Kim Chiu for a job well done in The Healing, where she plays Batangas Governor Vilma Santos’ stepdaughter na may sakit at ’di mapagaling-galing ng doctor. 

Pero nang dalhin ni Ate Vi ang karakter ni Kim sa healer, naging normal teenager ito muli... only for her to fall victim to a curse na naging muntik nang maging dahilan para patayin niya si Ate Vi at ang anak nitong half-brother niya (Kim), na ginagampanan naman ni Martin del Rosario. 

As we all know, Kim was Ate Vi’s personal choice for the role. 

Ate Vi said, Star Cinema, which produced The Healing, gave her a list of young stars ng ABS-CBN at Star Cinema para pagpilian ng gaganap sa nabanggit na role. 

Is Ate Vi happy na, wika nga, ’di siya ipinahiya ni Kim? 

“Overwhelmed ako,” ani Ate Vi. “Sa tagal ko na sa showbiz, I would know a star when I see one.

“I bet you, as long as Kim stays as mabait, hardworking and professional as she is, she will go far in the business,” susog ng aktres. http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/entertainment/showbiz-news/34802-gerald-still-carries-a-torch-for-another-actress

Many thanks to Ate Vi.  Finally, some strong  recognition from a multi-awarded actress of Kim's talent and capabilities; she even used the word "overwhelmed".  As fan of the other half of KimXi, I am ultra-proud of Kim! Thanks be to God!

I fully believe that Kim will for sure  stay as mabait, hardworking and professional as she is now.  She has been that way since she entered showbiz, she will remain that way whether in or out of showbiz; this I can really bet on. As mentioned earlier, Kim is just being true to herself, a beautiful person inside and out; with no pretensions, no affectation, no snobbery. Proud to be a fan.  

2012 is a good year for Kim and Xian.  And as Ate Vi says it, as long as Kim stays as "mabait, hardworking and professional as she is, she will go far in the business." KimXis know for sure  that Xian is the same way.  He can also go far in the business . I have no reason  to see why not with his willingness to improve himself, his strong will and good work ethic. He is a star in the making!

Kim and Xian are two professionals who take their work seriously and ignited such chemistry onscreen because Kim, a nurturing co-star met such a pliant and agreeable co-actor in Xian who also thrived in the nurturing.  

Since Xian has considerably progressed, he and Kim, with God's help,  will give the public a teleserye in Ina, Kapatid, Anak something to really look forward to and enjoy nightly once it is aired.    

Kim and Xian, actors extraordinaire!  Two individuals who are just being themselves; who have this grand desire to accomplish what they joined the business for :  be the best that they could be for  God, country, family and self. Keep it up!  We, your fans believe in you!

                                  CTO - You're still you by Josh Groban

What a perfect combination! Kim and Xian - God's own masterpieces. I thank the Lord for His goodness and mercy in having these two beautiful people meet in His grand time.  Prayer is power!

                                                          -o0o-

The gift of...

“In the West we have a tendency to be profit-oriented, where everything is measured according to the results and we get caught up in being more and more active to generate results. In the East -- especially in India -- I find that people are more content to just be, to just sit around under a banyan tree for half a day chatting to each other. We Westerners would probably call that wasting time. But there is value to it. Being with someone, listening without a clock and without anticipation of results, teaches us about love. The success of love is in the loving -- it is not in the result of loving. ” ― Mother Teresa, A Simple Path: Mother Teresa 

Understanding the attraction. Something about Kim.

There is plenty of room at the top. Not so many get there and breath its rarefied air. It takes a long, hard and tortuous climb to reach it.  There is no such thing as an overnight star. 


Kim bested 30,000 teen applicants from all over the archipelago to get into the Magic 12 that entered Bahay ni Kuya in April, 2006 for the Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 1.  She just turned 16, four days back. 


Kim holds the record of not having been nominated for eviction in her 42-day stay at the Pinoy Big Brother house.  This speaks well of Kim's interpersonal skills considering the limited space that 11 other teens shared with her and the diverse personalities and backgrounds of her housemates.
                                 
         Kim inside Big Brother House - looking so pretty minus make-up.

               Po - Opo is not in the Cebuano vocabulary - she's told to use it.


Emerging Grand Prize Winner was a feat for this Chinese Cutie from Cebu. The win also won her a slot in the Star Magic stable of talents, ABS talent arm.  




                CTO - Grand Prize Winner PBB Teen Edition 1 - Kim Chiu

(From Wikipedia-Main article: Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 1. Auditions in Cebu City, Davao City, and Metro Manila were held and according to ABS-CBN, 30,000 teens answered the audition call.^[4] Of these, twelve are selected; eight come from the Manila auditions while the remaining four represent the Visayas-Mindanao area.  On June 3, 2006 at the Aliw Theater, Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Pasay City, Kim Chiu of Cebu, was declared the winner of the first Teen Edition, besting 13 other housemates. Kim garnered 626,562 votes, or 41.4% of the total votes.)  




This PBB-induced popularity plus Kim's great attitude and admirable work ethic coupled with  good fashion sense and physical fitness  have spawned work for her as a successful endorser, ramp and print model on top of being a successful TV and Movie actor.


                                  CTO - at Showtime 7-21-12.

Her success did not come easy but her strong determination to grab every opportunity that came her way; refusing to take a needed vacation for fear she would not have any work when she came back bore fruit.  In another day in April, 5 years later, she moved to a multi-million peso home which had plenty of room for her siblings-4 of them.

Kim religiously visits Gold's  gym, runs, eats  healthy and goes horsebackriding , shops, and hangs out with friends to relieve stress. Her love of family and her God is her anchor.   

In the last year, starting 2011, a young man named Xian Lim came aknocking on Kim's heart.  How close she is in opening it  is seen in their being a shadow to each other.  Every chance they get they bond in simple and easy ways. If you see one on a free day, the other is not far behind.
                            
                           CTO - Gold's Gym Ad - pics at at center of ad.

                                  

Kim's  innate beauty, humility, charm and air of innocence have gained her fans and admirers worldwide. She has honed her God-given talent with acting workshops, dance and other lessons and has emerged as a very nurturing co-actor and considered such a talent by the 50-year in the business Vilma Santos, she personally chose Kim to be with her in a crucial role in her commemorative movie, The Healing soon to show Wednesday, July 25 in more than 100 theaters nationwide. 


PUSH ALERT ‏@Push_Mina
Vilma Santos on Kim Chiu:"She's a new breed of young super star who’s very sweet, very raw, pero iba yung character niya dito" #TheHealing

PUSH ALERT ‏@Push_Mina
Sabi ng The Healing director Chito Rono, nagalingan sya sa acting ni Kim Chiu! Bukas na premiere nila. Mukhang scary but fun panuorin ito!




                    CTO - Proud of Kim. Personal choice of Ate Vi for 

                                                    The Healing





                                 CTO - Kim plugging The Healing.

What is not to like about Kim? She is nice, genuinely friendly, sweet, compassionate, smiles a lot and easily laughs.  She also does not hold grudges, forgives her hurts and prays a lot.  


                        Kim On IKA taping in Cebu.  Taboan Market with fans.

Kim flew back to Mla.  7-10-12 in time for Xian's birthday celeb 7-11-12.

Definitely, Kim at 22 has arrived, professionally and personally! Many are imitating her hairstyle, her way of dressing; her demeanor; a number are bashing her no end; she undergoes  trials and tribulations but Kim has remained steadfast in her positivities. 

Kim has remained the good, humble, simple, joyful and positive-thinking Kim Chiu that we know since her PBB days and that is why we and a host of others love her.  Kim exudes love; it is no wonder that  the person she hangs out with the most  is smitten to the core. 

                      CTO - The eyes have it.

                 

Most cherished guest, Kim coming in late and lit up the place including Xian's eyes.

CTO- A world all their own.

                               

                             
                                CTO - Kim - 3rd from left- Coming of age.

                                 in a Rajo Laurel creation.

Understanding the diffidence. Something about Xian.

To a hopeless romantic the heart is its barometer or pulse-o-matic when the loved one is thought of or is in sight.   
@XianLimm:  Everytime I see you, you make me feel like my heart is beating faster and slower at the same time... <333  - Dec. 12, 2011.

A month earlier of Xian's palpitating heart, in  a Buzz interview , November 6, 2011, Kim says Xian is, "nakakatawa, thoughtful, napakabait, hopeless romantic, bihira lang ang ganyan ngayon."  http://www.telly.com/VIEXE?fromtwitvid=1 

Mr. Boy Abunda shared an observation. In interviews, he said,  it is best to pay attention to  the body language of the interviewees more than what they say.  

That Abunda  mentioned this immediately after the 11-6-11 Kim and Xian interview is significant. He must have detected a variance in what the two said vis-a-vis the lingering touches, the meaningful looks and smiles. Two weeks prior, in a October 26, 2011 Yahoo interview, Xian had this to say. 

“I just want to focus on work. I’m pretty sure she also wants to focus on work din,...” http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/-xian-admires-kim-but-won%E2%80%99t-court-her.html.   

In the above interview, Matteo revealed to the same reporter that Xian had given  Kim Chiu a life-sized teddy bear. Xian's IG caption overrode his "focus on work" statement.                                                           

                         

                          CTO  "It's you that I want to hug everynight!!!

“The story behind in ‘Ako’y Sa Iyo Lamang,’ my appreciation actually. I felt really inspired in making the song and I write songs talaga but I never get to finish lagi na lang siyang either first verse then I store it sa shelf but this time parang nakakadala sobra yung eksena namin ni Kim and I want to let her know how important she is, how much she deserves [it] and if I was to write a song for her yun is yung ‘Ako’y Sa Iyo Lamang.’”

Xian Lim on Kim Chiu: ‘I want to let her know how important she is to me right now.’

12/03/2011 9:10 PM by: Krissa Donida   Push.com

Xian says he composed the song "in appreciation of Kim; to show her what she's worth...she deserves everything."  

If I were to read Xian's statement by itself, I could say that Xian was inspired by Kim; listening to Ako'y Sayo Lamang somehow changed my earlier understanding 

of his motivation in writing his song for Kim.  The lyrics gave Xian away.

Xian Lim - Ako’y Sayo Lamang Lyrics
Sana’y ako ang pag bigyan ng puso
Pangako sayo ikaw ang iibigin 

Araw gabi ikaw ang nasa isip
Unang tingin ako’y nabighani 

Tunay ang nararamdaman sayo magpa kailanman
Ako’y sayo lamang Ibibigay higit sa kaya

Ako’y sayo lamang Bigyan mo sana ng pag asa
Sayong sayo lamang Tiwala mo ay iingatan

Ako’y sayo lamang Iyong iyo lamang ako
Iyong iyo lamang ako *

Xian Lim – Ako’y Sayo Lamang Lyrics Property of their owners

"Sa lyrics parang, pinapakita nya talaga yung respeto nya sa akin; and kung ano talaga yung dapat na maramdaman ko as a girl..." - Kim on Xian and the song he made for Kim. 

Both Kim and Xian are evading the use of the word love; too early in the game perhaps to declare it and too unsure of what the heavy emotion that they both feel is all about. 

Let us change some words..."in appreciation of Kim"; "Pangako sa yo ikaw ang iibigin";   

"Sa lyrics parang, pinapakita nya talaga yung  respeto nya sa akin"  "Ako'y sayo 

lamang.  Iyong iyo lamang ako."

December 8, 2011 is a date to remember in the KimXi saga.  It was on this date Kim and Xian guested on KrisTV and under the incisive interview of celebrity talk show host Kris Aquino, Kim and Xian had some astounding revelations on their deprived childhood and Xian's growing fondness for Kim.  Kim, in some unheard of fashion egged Xian to open up more so that they could know each other better.



“...Ano, syempre, si Xian … Thank you! Sa kanta pa lang parang … the lyrics parang pinapakita nya talaga yung respeto nya sa akin, and kung ano talaga yung dapat na maramdaman ko as a girl. And yun, lagi sya nandyan! Sana wag ka na mahiya! Masyado kang mahiyain! Mag open up ka naman ng konting-konti! And yun, sana ano, sana makilala pa kita, magkakilala pa tayo and yun! Yun lang. Thank you, thank you. - Kim to Xian ♥

Xian reiterates his sincerity, telling the world that everything he does is not 

because they had a show (My Binondo Girl) or that people are telling him to do it 

or that  he is just  being showbiz, no it's "straight from the heart", Xian's heart.

“Kim, gusto ko lang malaman mo na lahat ng ginagawa ko it’s not because nandito yung show, it’s not because people are telling me to do it.. it’s straight from the heart. Baka minsan you’re having doubts na ‘ay maybe he’s just being showbiz, ay baka ganun lang’ No, it’s not that. I’m sincere sa friendship natin, and I’m really happy, I’m really comfortable around you, and yun, masaya kang kasama .. sobra.” - Xian to Kim ♥ 

Opening of the Floodgates.  Xian unleashed.

The KrisTV interview did a lot of good things.  Xian confessed on National TV beamed worldwide that his feelings for Kim are not just for show; Kim in turn told him to shed his shyness and open up more.  Open up he did, in full view of the fans and bystanders and customers of Robinson's East, Xian hugged and kissed Kim at the end of their song; touched and wiped Kim's sweaty brow with his hand and wangled some Tissue box from the audience for Kim's use, a day after KrisTV interview aired. A giant leap for shy Xian.

            CTO - The Day After the KrisTV Interview.  - Robinson's East-MBG

                              Xian  gets more demonstrative. 12-9-11. (Thanks Abi.)

Fastforward real time 2012.  So many  things have happened since the day Kim and Xian had that revealing interview in late 2011.

My Binondo Girl  ended  in early January and Xian's unforgettable and scintillating chemistry with Kim Chiu which  generated a lot of buzz among fans also brought an avalanche of high-end endorsements for Xian. 

Xian billboards and  standees now dot the landscape. Eleven more endorsements within 6 months of Xian's Andy Wu  to his original 2 (Mint and Orotime) after almost 4 years in the biz show that Xian has arrived aboard a slow boat that accelerated speed with My Binondo Girl. 

Billed as the newest It Guy, Xian's schedule tightened though he remained spending his off-work time with Kim.  His path looks strewn with roses but he has remained enthusiastic and humbled by all the bustling excitement around him; remaining his charming affable self amidst all the the negativities that swirl and accompany fast-rising stars.

                               

                           CTO  The New          and      The Old.

                         Liam and Celyn                 Jade and Andy
                         Ina, Kapatid, Anak           My Binondo Girl                              

                                 July 11, 2012 - More revelations.

                                 Thanks, Mitch.

As Mr. Boy Abunda says,(and am paraphrasing him) watch  your subjects closely; you might find out more from their body language than from what they say.  

Seven months after that momentous date when Kim asked Xian: ( "Sana wag ka na mahiya! Masyado kang mahiyain! Mag open up ka naman ng konting-konti! And yun, sana ano, sana makilala pa kita, magkakilala pa tayo and yun! Yun lang."  KrisTV interview - 12-8-11. ) 

her life as Kimmy knew it, changed.  She became best of friends with a hopeless romantic guy who wears his heart on his sleeve and whose one great wish  every  moment he spends with Kim is to make her happy, make her feel special.  




Since then Kim has received a tsunami of well-thought, unexpected and totally delightful "gifts" from Xian;  from a Christmas Serenade, Valentine quips and pics on Twitter and IG; Salmon to the door straight from Alaska; Love Rose Tree, love notes; flowers galore; food that can feed an army; dinner dates, movies, the pleasure of his company when he should be out perhaps resting or composing a song.   Xian, creative and inspired when asked where he got his ultra-romantic ideas from, pointed to his heart.   

The early diffidence, the reluctance to call all the things he does for Kim as panliligaw comes from Xian's  shy nature forced to unfold under the glaring eyes of the camera and critical eyes of people in the business who mistake his shyness  for ego and high-handedness.  

Kim saw through Xian's shyness and pierced through the veil of what makes Xian tick.  Xian says he is most at ease and relaxed around Kim, and goes on saying  "I'm really comfortable around you, yun, masaya kang kasama...sobra"  to in a few months say, "Finally, finally meron nang nakakaintindi sa akin".  

To better understand the essential difference of the two phrases and appreciate the progress made by Xian, here's an example.  One can be comfortable in a rocking chair; one can't be understood by a rocking chair.  

Spending time with Xian, knowing him better and listening to him led Kim to a deeper understanding of his psyche.  


Understanding  is born from Kim's heart-to-heart talks with Xian.   From knowledge flows understanding; an understanding  which may ultimately turn to love. 

"The human heart cries out for help, the human soul implores us for deliverance; but we do not heed their cries for we neither hear nor understand."  -Kahlil Gibran

Finally, Xian has found a woman after his own heart who  moves it and understands it like her own.  What a blessing and what bliss!  

           

                    

                                   CTO The Voice - Celtic Woman

Kim understands the real Xian; the man behind the model, actor, endorser, composer, singer etc., the person beneath the theatre masks;  the one who bleeds and gets hurt; who feels sad and lonely in a sea of people.  

Kim who is happy being together with Xian has also found her lost core...the other half of it; now her heart is complete.   Kim and Xian, championing each other!

So where are Kim and Xian now in their love saga? Since Xian is bent on being a dancer and Kim along with him in tripping the light fantastic, is their love dance one that dips and turns as in a Tango dance or one step forward, two steps backward as in Cha Cha?   

Below, the two , depending on what sense one uses, whether sight or hearing, one may find a surprising answer to the question, "ano na ba talaga, Kuya?".  The answer will also depend if one is optimistic or pessimistic.  If you ask me, I will use my eyes more than my ears and since I am a wearer of rose-colored glasses, I am happy and like Kim, feel special with what I see.

                           CTO    Listen but watch closely.                             

                    http://www.youmaker.com/ - thanks Disco.

I see Kim blossoming under Xian's watch.  Her schedule remaining hectic with The Healing's promotion starting off  with a Davao  trip; tapings of Ina, Kapatid, Anak; ASAP prods, D'Buzz, Trinoma, Kim remains fresh and looking beautiful. 
                                 
                                 CTO - under Xian's watchful eye.

                                 with a fan.   Lull in IKA taping 7-20 (?)-12




                                 CTO - Kim's IG. 7-23-12

chinitaprincess IG : GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!!! still alive and kicking at this hour!!!   
                                                      #IKAtaping

                                         CTO Saturday 7-21-12  Showtime

                                          A 3- hour show. 

                                           CTO - Kimmy (middle) performing at ASAP

                                                                        7-22-12

                                           CTO - The Healing Cast at D/Buzz. Kim in blue.

                                           CTO - Kim at a mall show. 7-22-12

Kim and Xian, we your fans see you both gaining confidence and strength in a few short months after My Binondo Girl.  

Kim and Xian are no longer the same people from when they first started being together.  They have evolved beautifully;  blending and filling each other's lack from each other's overflowing graces; each glorying in his wholeness.  The emptiness, the void is filled.

Recording artist, capable endorser, learning and performing dance, more voluble around people; still the dreamer and the romantic but more in touch with the realities around him now--Xian.
                                       
                                         CTO - Dance to the music.

                       

                      CTO  Xian and Myra Vita White E

                        Sunday after ASAP - 7-22-12

Hobnobbing with the greats, young superstar; gaining weight, confidence; improving spiels-the shrill voice when delivering spiels is now modulated; speaks English more often; best of all, a say-it-as-it is interview that went against those who question the KimXi reality in defense of Xian--Kim.

Young, good looking and successful, so many are wanting to shake Kim and Xian's  professional and personal fruits from their tree.

Kim  in a recent interview asserts  the truth of her deepening friendship with Xian  in the face of people saying that what she and Xian have  is  just for the camera.

This is so uncharacteristic of Kim. Even in an extremely hurtful situation in the past, Kim preferred to hold her peace; sinking deep into a place where hurts dwell.   

In this instance, where a person Kim loves (as a friend, she says) would be hurting as well, she waves the banner of truth, setting herself free of her fears; her fears of being hurt if she puts herself up front where rocks and stones and other pitfalls abound.   

Coming to Xian's defense and in the spirit of love and truth, Kim stands unwavering, one with the KimXi fans, that yes, she and Xian are bonding and it is not for show. 

“Siguro naiinggit sila o ano man... hindi ko alam kung bakit sila makakapagsabi ng ganung bagay na hindi naman totoo.”Ayon din kay Kim, kung anuman ang mayroon sila ni Xian, hindi ito dahil sa sinasabi ng ibang tao o pang-camera lamang. http://pep.ph/news/34990/kim-chiu-peeved-by-accusation-that-her-relationship-with-xian-lim-is-just-for-show/1/3

                                

                 CTO - Kim - 3rd from left now standing Tall among the stars.

The truth indeed sets one free.  In the face of so many walls crumbling, Kim stands victorious and the wind beneath her wings is no other than her loving friend, Xian.  The gift of a "pakpak" has come full circle!

       CTO- Andrea Bocelli - Besame Mucho/Can't help falling love with you