SMB sniper finds solution to be inventive, real in proposal regardless of quarantine

HIS preliminary plans might have been beset by the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, however Von Pessumal would not change a factor on how he proposed to his longtime girlfriend Laura Lehmann.”I waited a very long time to ask her that so I’m actually comfortable,” he instructed Spin.ph.

The San Miguel sniper popped the query on Might 3, however the couple solely shared their engagement on their social media accounts final Monday.

The 2 have been collectively for 5 years, assembly throughout their days in Ateneo. Pessumal was enjoying for the Blue Eagles and Lehmann was the workforce’s courtside reporter in UAAP Season 77 again in 2014.

They started relationship a yr later and have been inseparable whilst they went on completely different paths.

Pessumal was picked within the particular Gilas spherical of the 2016 PBA Rookie Draft however solely spent a yr in GlobalPort earlier than he was traded to San Miguel.

He went on and have become part of three champion groups for the Beermen, whereas additionally having fun with a breakthrough season final yr.

Lehmann, in the meantime, went on to grow to be a magnificence queen as she was the Philippines’ consultant to the 2017 Miss World pageant.

Pessumal was already plotting methods to ask Lehmann to marry him, setting the date for his proposal. He was decided to push via regardless of Metro Manila being positioned beneath enhanced neighborhood quarantine (ECQ) since March.

“I had a particular date in thoughts on when to suggest,” shared the 27-year-old shooter. “When the ECQ began, I used to be a bit anxious, however I did not assume it was sufficient for me to cancel my plans.”

Like each boyfriend decided to make his proposal a particular one, Pessumal had the idea of getting down on one knee in a seashore setting.

Nevertheless it seems, doing the proposal indoors meant extra for the couple.

“My preliminary plan was one thing like an on-location proposal, possibly someplace good like a seashore,” he stated, hoping that his 25-year-old girlfriend would reply within the affirmative.

“However I believe one thing easy like this was extra real given our scenario. The date was very particular to her, and I waited a while to suggest on that day. So it felt like the suitable time to do it.”

Pessumal might have been compelled to make the mandatory changes for his proposal, however similar to him capturing an open three, it was all cash from there.

The reply to his query was a convincing sure.

“I am very pleased with that call and so is Lau,” he stated.