Paul Christian Ocampo

Gabbi Garcia gets a surprise from her mom on her trip back home

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p><em>Pinoy Big Brother </em>host Gabbi Garcia got a heartwarming surprise from her mother, Tes Lopez, who turned out to be part of the cabin crew on her flight back to the Philippines from a recent trip to Shanghai.</p><p>Gabbi&#x27;s mom works as a flight purser for a local airline.</p><p>&quot;Sinundo ako ni Mommy sa China @lopeztes 😂 Story time! So Khalil and I went to Shanghai for my birthday trip via PAL. On our flight back to Manila, we were told that the purser was supposed to be a family friend from Mom’s work. Little did I know… she actually took our flight back to Manila just to surprise me! 😂&quot; she posted on her Instagram page.</p><p>The actress-host said she was completely caught off guard when she realized who the purser was. &quot;Nagkagulatan na lang kami on the plane when I realized siya pala yung purser ng flight namin 😅😂 Sana inuwian pa kita ng dimsum from the airport, Mom!&quot; she stated.</p><p>To make the moment even more amusing, Gabbi revealed that her father had unknowingly played a part in the surprise. &quot;To make it even funnier my dad asked me to video our family friend (the purser) as I was boarding so he could say hi. Yun pala, kaya niya pinapavideo kasi nanay ko pala yung andun 🤣 Surprise level 💯 infairness!!!&quot; she shared.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DSPziZuCeJv/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=485&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A4427984.899999976%2C%22ls%22%3A401205.89999997616%2C%22le%22%3A401532.59999996424%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>Back in December 2023, Gabbi also shared a moment she shared with Tes during her trip back to the Philippines from a Canada trip.</p><p>&quot;Throwback to our flight going home from Canada with @flypal about a month ago 🤣 my mom before being promoted as a flight purser with one of her most demanding, most difficult, and most loved passengers, ME 😅😩🤣,&quot; Gabi quipped in an Instagram post at that time.</p><p>In August 2018, Gabbi wrote an appreciation post for her mother who has been balancing her work as a flight attendant and as a parent.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;ve always looked up to her. Her job was never an issue when it comes to our family time. Idk how she does it, but she manages to balance everything,&quot; Gabbi said in an Instagram post in 2018.</p><p>She added: &quot;To all the FA&#x27;s out there, hands down to you guys!! P.S. if you’re a passenger, pls be kind to your FA’s… actually to everybody on board. Hindi biro ang trabaho nila.&quot;</p>

<p>Gabbi Garcia shares a surprise moment with her mom, a flight attendant for a local airline, during her trip home.</p>

Gabbi Garcia shares a surprise moment with her mom, a flight attendant for a local airline, during her trip home.