I am on my way to Josephine's wedding.
Currently stuck in traffic.
I'm so happy for you guys.
Josephine, you're my best friend...
I don't know where I'd be without you.
When I first met Wayne he was like this dough-eyed young kid from Boston.
Honestly, I really admired his intelligence, his humility, and his compassion.
[Theme Song]
So I got in my car. I'm making my way to his house. I knock on the door and...the surprise begins.
GABRIEL!!
Hey guys, it's Gabriel. Welcome back to my channel.
So as you guys saw in the last episode, it was the night of Josephine and Wayne's wedding.
I was on my way to the final surprise of my visit in America.
It was for one of my best friends. His name is Anthony; who's also half Black half Korean, just like me.
I wanted it to go well because none of the surprises went as planned. Not a single one.
With Noah's surprise, I was expecting him to be excited
and run up to his room and find me in there and be like, "Wow".
But he was so incredibly shy. My sister DID warn me, she told me that that was going to happen
but I was like, "Kids love me, it's okay". Yeah, that didn't work. Alex's surprise was going to
be me knocking on her door. I was gonna have my phone
placed at the bottom of the door playing the Buffy theme. I was just gonna run away
and then just like secretly film her. The Buffy theme was supposed to help her realize, "Okay
there's no one that would do something like this except for Gabriel 'cause Gabriel loves Buffy that much" so
that was the plan for her, BUT when we arrived at her place, as you guys saw,
she was standing outside...so that ruined that.
With Brittni, we both love Will & Grace so I was going to do something really similar
and have the Will & Grace theme playing.
That didn't work out either because I didn't realize how quiet her place was.
And on top of that, the way the hallway was designed,
I wouldn't have been able to set things up the way that I would've wanted so...that was a bust.
And for Anthony's surprise, his was the only one that actually came the closest to.
So I was on my way to his house and
I remember getting kind of emotional. I wasn't full-on crying or anything,
but I was definitely welling up some tears.
And I think it was because of like the culmination of what these surprises have meant to me.
These are people that really matter a lot in my life and they're always there for me, no matter what.
I eventually get to the house. I'm SUPER excited. I'm 26 years old, but I'm definitely about to have a sleepover.
So I've got all of my pillows and all of my bags and stuff and I knocked on the door and...
GABRIEL!!
His little brother and his mom answers.
He's still not here, right?
Yeah, it's ok.
It's ok?
I talked to him, he said he's stuck in traffic, that's why.
Oh, it was a lot of rain.
Rain?
Yeah.
Raining?!
Not now, but in the Stafford area it's pretty bad.
I have video games.
Oh you do?
Hi, missed you. (laughs)
Oh, tired...hello.
Hi.
Ok, do you want a cupcake?
What cupcake are you talking about?
At the wedding, they gave me.
Ah...ok.
I already brushed my teeth so...
He know you're here?
No, it's a secret.
I know, I didn't say anything.
I said, "Anthony, I think you should be home". I said, "Your friend's going to be here; want to see you".
He said, "Who?" I said, "I don't know. Your friend said they're going to be here." (Gabriel laughs)
You shouldn't have said that. He can guess.
How he know you're here? You're in Korea.
I think he can guess.
There's a cupcake in the car, do you want a cupcake?
You cannot leave it there, right?
I'll get it after he comes home.
Yeah.
Yeah.
It's ok.
It's pretty.
If he comes home and asks, "What friend?" Just say, "Nothing, I just wanted you to be home". You.
Yeah, I'm not going to say anything.
Little Brother: I'm not going to say anything, I'm always in my room so...
Ok.
He said he's in traffic, but I don't know when he'll be home.
Okay, I have to hide.
We were talking a little bit more.
And then it got to the point where I started to feel the stress because I knew that he was on his way home.
I was like, "I definitely want to tell you more things, like we can talk, but let's do it tomorrow
because I want to like set up my stuff and she was like, "Oh ok". So she called Anthony's little brother
and was like, "Okay, let's go upstairs". And he was like, "I wanna hang out down here" and she's like, "NO, let's go".
I just thought that was so cute and funny
'cause she was really trying to like give me my space to work my magic on this surprise.
I'm getting ready to surprise Anthony.
But everything is taking forever to work. Ugh!
I'm trying to work Netflix right now, but it's not working.
Something's wrong with their Wi-Fi I think.
So here's what I was trying to do.
There's a scene from The Vampire Diaries that stuck out to me a lot.
For those of you that don't watch, there's a character in the show. Her name was Bonny.
It's a supernatural show, so I'm about to sound really crazy talking about this, but
she and this vampire ended up in this other dimension that took place in the past.
They wound up in this random year...1994 I think.
Eventually, the vampire that she was with got sent back to the regular timeline.
She was in these episodes, but completely alone for a really really long time.
She used her magic and she figured out a way to come back.
When she did come back, it was like this big thing and she just kind of show up out of nowhere.
The vampire that was originally stuck with her walks into the kitchen and...
there she was, standing there shocked.
They were both equally shocked and surprised that she finally made it back.
And she's like basically crying and laughing at the same time because she's just so amazed that
this is real, this is really happening and they just embrace each other and hug.
And it's just like such a happy moment and the music was just so beautiful.
And so I remembered this scene. And during my first year in Korea,
I remember posting it to Instagram, and I was like,
"This is legit going to be me when come home and surprise my friends".
I honestly thought at the time, whenever I did go home, that would be when my journey in Korea would be over.
I never really saw myself coming home beforehand for a visit.
But knowing that I was going to sign for a third year and this would be my last contract,
I definitely needed to go home. So that clip just like kept playing over and over in my mind.
And so I thought that was the perfect way to surprise Anthony.
So I'm on Netflix, trying to load up this episode of The Vampire Diaries. It would just keep glitching
and I'd have to restart the app try to load it again, start all over and I was like, "Ugh!
He is going to get here and this video is not going to load".
At this point, I will let the surprise unfold and you guys can now see what actually happened.
(Whispering) Okay, Anthony's definitely here, but this thing is not playing so this sucks.
Gabriel: Everything on the video is moving slow. Say, "hi"!
Don't mess it up Alex!
You ready?
(Like paparazzi) Grace! Grace! Anthony! Grace! Anthony! Grace please!
Hi little Noah!
(Holding the buzzer sound...) Martini. I was trying to do fancy.
OKAY!
Pangu! PANGU! ("fart" in Korean)
Hey! HEY!
Gabourey Sidibe!
I said, "Jennifer Hudson, Oprah, or Precious".
Oh my gosh! Oh--Gabourey Sidibe, I got it right! Oh yay!!
He's not kicking? No. Hold on...
(Laughing) Oh my gosh!
(Singing)
Grace: Boo!
(Singing Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway)
I didn't even watch his first vlog.
(Mocking) "Hi...I'm Gabriel".
I just turned that mess OFF!
Brittni: A girl's best friend.
Grace: Best friend.
Gabriel: Dogs! Cats!
Alex: Girlfriend?
Gabriel: Jewelry!
Grace: BFF!
Gabriel: Jewelry...diamonds!
Alex: Diamonds!
Gabriel: I said it first! Alex: UGH!
Oh, it's Grace.
Well...I wish you the best birthday--
--No, stay on the phone! I'm about to go to his friend's house and go get my...
(Singing end of song) Falling for you.
Gabriel: Play it again. Grace: I know. Gabriel: Oh!
Way ahead of you brother.
MMMM!
Alright. Wait--
Grace: Hi Gabriel!
Hi!
(Grace laughs)
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO LAUGH GOSH!!
(Still laughing) I'm so sorry!
(Emotional piano music)
Anthony: OH MY G--!! Gabriel: (Laughs) Oh man, you totally saw me.
Anthony: (crying) Wait, what are you doing here?!
Hi!
(Anthony cries)
Aw, it's ok.
Aw you don't have to cry. It's ok.
Oh my god...
What the heck?! Why are you here?!
What the heck!
Wait...what's happening. I don't get it.
This is just temporary, but...
UGH!
(Gabriel laughs)
Ugh. I've been sweating trying to get this video to work. You have NO idea.
Josephine's wedding was today, but I left early.
I didn't tell anybody, but I was like don't post pictures...
Why?
Because, it's been like a secret.
Oh!
So...
Ew! I can't even look at you!
(Laughing) Why?
I'm so mad! If you only came like 5 seconds later.
The video literally started working after, I'm so mad!
This is like the biggest fail.
It's been too long.
Yeah...
Ew! Are you filming?!
No...
Oh...
Wait...oh my gosh...
(Anthony laughs)
She's like, "Did you see Anthony yet? Is he surprised?" I was like, "Not yet".
She's like, "I think he's gonna cry". I was like, "Well, we'll see".
Actually, I told her I was feeling a little emotional on my way here today.
You're like, "He's not a crier".
Oh my gosh. I'm so hot. Did you guys see that? Like...ugh.
I'm so annoyed because the video like started working right after.
All of my surprises did not go as planned, but it's ok.
Even though my surprises didn't turn out exactly how I had hoped,
I honestly couldn't have asked for anything better. I mean here I was, home for the first time in two years
this is what I wanted so desperately; to see my friends and my family again
and I got that. But my vacation is not over yet, so things will continue in the next episode.
Yeah, so if you guys like this video, please give it a thumbs up.
Definitely be sure to subscribe! You can follow me on Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat @Xuffed678.
Be yourself, love yourself, and I'll see you guys in the next video.
Alright, bye!
What's life going to be like when I'm gone?
Relaxing. I probably won't go outside as much.
I'll probably be like a stay-at-home mom...literally.
(Gabriel fake laughs)
I'll probably be going up. Oh my gosh. I will definitely be going outside a whole lot more.
Actually, I think the day after I get back. I'm supposed to be hanging out.
You don't have friends so who are you supposed to be hanging out with?
Alex.
One.
Okay. Anthony wants to hang out.
Two.
And Brittni.
That's family! That don't even count!
So two friends...that's great.
Gabriel: Yeah. Anthony: I said everything.
Bye!
Anthony: That was a mess.
We're currently on our way to go get lunch at Chick Fil A.
Hi, can I have a number...
--Hold on.
No, I'm getting mine first.
How many Chick Fil A sauces do you use?
Lettuce, tomato, cheese, chicken...
(Watching MasterChef) Looks like...worms on the top.
Poop worms.
No!
Rewind!
No, she didn't fall.
Rewind!
She didn't fall.
Did you hear what she said?
No, what'd she say?
Gosh this is why you shouldn't talk! Gosh, you always miss the funny parts.
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