In the movie Meet the Parents, Greg had to ask his girlfriend Pam's dad first if he could marry her. He had to go to his girlfriend's parents' place to do that. Pam's dad is an ex-CIA which makes him very hard to please. Going through Pam's dad is like going through the hole of a needle. All of Greg's actions were noticed, hence, Greg had to be careful in every move that he makes.
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Maria felt like he was Greg on Darhyl's 22nd birthday. They ate in Kimpura, Greenhills. This is where they always eat when Darhyl and his siblings were younger. Anyway, Darhyl's mom invited Maria to attend to their family dinner on Darhyl's birthday. This was a surprise for Darhyl of course. Maria felt really uncomfortable going to the dinner because it's going to be her first time to have dinner with Daryhl's family. Hence, he had to ask Darhyl's brother to meet him outside Kimpura. When Maria met Darhyl, he didn't seem to be surprised, moreover, he acted like nothing happened. Of course he didn't know Maria was coming, but he also wasn't expecting that to happen. Was he happy to see his girlfriend on his special day?While eating, Maria was quiet. He was seated in between Darhyl and his mom. There were seven of them there, Maria being the only non-family member. It was very awkward for Maria. She didn't know whom to talk to since his mom was scary (like Greg, she felt like she was being observed) and Darhyl was talking to his siblings. Maria tried to get into their conversation once in a while but it was always awkward. All Maria was thinking about over dinner was the video that she made for Darhyl. It was the first time Maria ever made a video for someone, not considering the videos she made for her Video class of course. She even brought a laptop to the dinner. The night ended and she didn't get a chance to show the video. Maria felt really bad.
Maria felt like Greg in the sense that she felt like she was being 'rated' by the family. But at the end of the night, all she wanted was to make Darhyl happy on his special day. Maybe Darhyl was happy, but not because of Maria or hopefully not just because of Maria. All Maria knows is - she tried her best to make Darhyl feel very special on July 27, 2008.
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