I so love Akiko Thompson. I grew up watching her. Her soft spoken voice emanates her kindness and her beauty never fades inside and out! Such an inspiration! Merci beaucoup, Akiko! Bravo!🎉🎉🎉
Whowww.. Akiko Thompson . The greatest female swimmer of all times for the Phils .. Eric Buhain for male ... Tnxs Akiko.. tnxs Bernadette for featuring her. Hail to Akiko! 👍👏👏👏👊💐❤️
This is beautiful. I hope we also celebrate the first generation of Filipino Olympians the same way we do for the new batch. They deserve the respect and support as they paved the way for these athletes and the generation to come. Mabuhay ang mga atletang Pinoy!!!
My all time fave Filipino (yeah Naturalized sya) pinoy na pinoy at heart, Skl, as a young fan then I used to write fan mails sa kanya sa States and she would answer those. I treasured it all these years until it got lost when I moved to another place and worked overseas..More power and God bless you more, Akiko❤
I used to wonder where she is and what happen to her being an idolized olympian but she's not forgotten, its nice to see her again.. such an inspiring person..
You are an inspiration Idol Maam Akiko ❤a humble person, you have an awesome family God bless you Maam and your family…we are proud to be part of Special Olympics Pilipinas. Thank you so much Maam Bernadette for featuring Maam Akiko
Akiko Thomson came in as the top female Filipina swimmer during the time when Christine Jacob was also winding down her swimming career. Natuwa ako kay Akiko noon dahil siya yung unang athlete na foreigner pero nagpapalit ng citizenship para maging Filipino at maging representative sa swimming. And she stayed here!
THANK YOU AKIKO FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE FILIPINO NATION THE HONOR AND DIGNITY YOU BROUGHT TO US THE COUNTRY WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU!!! Thank you very much Bernadette for looking for this athletes that brought honor to our country!!!
Awesome and very Inspiring story, what a beautiful and God-loving family! We're proud of you Ms. Akiko Thomson, thank you for being a great sports leader & mentor to our future athletes!
Beautiful story, very inspiring. knowing her early beginnings and Filipino talaga pati ugali niya at pananalita, mga anak niya amazing and good husband. Akiko is beautiful and her story she shared even to her employees how hapoy they are thankful .
It's good to see the great Olympian Akiko Thompson and, of course, her beautiful family. Honestly, it's good to be alive in these perilous days to see and watch former athletes who gave glory and name to our country 🇵🇭. God bless Akiko's motherhood , family life, business, and God bless always.
So nice to hear Akiko’s story. I grew up during her generation and I would always see her on tv. The interview was so authentic and so pure. So nice to watch. I’m an athlete as well but not on the same level of Akiko. Her story is something I can relate to. Got teary eyed while watching her interview because her story was so real. Her sharing about what an athlete goes through mentally, psychologically, spiritually, emotionally and physically were all true. I agree that the challenge for every athlete is find joy in any sport because there are really times that it lands as work at times.
Just my own two cents. I would rather watch episodes like this where you feature someone very inspirational. Wala na sanang mga politicians na I am not sure if they are inspirational. As a person in the news industry, you may not admit it, pero alam mo naman siguro kung sino ang corrupt. They should not be featured in your vlog.
OMG!Grabe naman Words of Wisdom ni Ms. Akiko 🥺😭🥰🥰 Re replay ko ito kapag need ko ng inspiration🥰🥰🥰 Maraming salamat Ms. Akiko🥰 Goodness and Gratefulness will pave a way talaga👏🏼 Nice one Ate B🤙🏼🧡🌻
Ako nag yaya ni Christine for 8 years basta sa loob ng pinas ang competition nya ay kasama ako like Clark, Subic at palarong pambansa sa tuguegarao Cagayan valley. Nasa Manila Polo Club kami daily after school, ka batch mate niya ang asawa niya ngayon, mga anak ni Freddie Elizalde, anak ni Velayo, di ko na ma tandaan ang iba. Ka group din nya sila Lydia de Vega, Hector Calma basta yong Philippine team to represent sa Sea games and naging one time Olympian din si Christine, I think sa LA ginanap. Ang bait din ng family ni Christine.
Ms B...love this episodes...facing the reality of life despite the fame and glory...a big lesson we earned from watching it..God is in our front sit and driving and He leads our way! God Bless! More power❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
Why can't other vloggers or interviewers do this kind of content? They rather focus on what's in and what's trending, which half of it is not so worth watching. I mean, c'mon, interviewing a person who is badmouthing others and very opinionated that are senseless because it's funny? Thank goodness we have this kind of content that always brings back sense in our lives. Good job Ms Bernadette! This is such a humbling interview and very raw like you are just talking to a friend. No need for fancy studio, couch or wardrobe. 👍
You deserved 10 million subscribers because of the quality videos you post. I feel bad that there aren’t too many people who appreciate your vlog. It just shows that the public needs more education about this aspect.
I hope we can create a big online platforms that will air every week with different sports being showcase. In that way, it will create an awareness about the names of our athletes who competes and also the arising ones as well; furthermore, create revenues as well who wants to pledge not only the Government o Private institutions, but also the public. Filipinos are generous. They just need transparency, nowadays. Thank you, Ms. B for this episode. God bless ❤
She was my neighbor in Peñafrancia.. I usually saw her parking her car or dropping off something in front of her house back in the late 90’s.. I think she was surprised I was also parking near her home.. I was studying college (I stopped - but went back) in a nearby province so I rarely went home back then, almost a stranger to our own place.. Now seeing this and learning she has a special needs child is a surprise to me, as I have a younger sister who’s also special needs, whom I regularly visited in Paco.. We don’t live in Paco anymore, but there were some good memories living there..
"impacting and influencing Philippine sports quietly, because the values are so important". Wow! Only a true champion in sports and in life will say that.
opinion. thank you bernadette for interviewing Akiko. we were there at rizal memorial coliseum in 1991 cheering for her. happy 1st year college memories.
Akiko was the queen of philippine swimming during her time. Those were the days na nmayagpag pa tau sa sea games swimming. They were contemporaries with Buhain, Papa etc.
Ms. Bernadette sana ma interview mo rin si Christine Jacob Sandejas. I’m sure you know her kasi she’s into media as well aside from being a great swimmer as well. Thank you po.
I so love Akiko Thompson. I grew up watching her. Her soft spoken voice emanates her kindness and her beauty never fades inside and out! Such an inspiration! Merci beaucoup, Akiko! Bravo!🎉🎉🎉
Whowww.. Akiko Thompson . The greatest female swimmer of all times for the Phils .. Eric Buhain for male ... Tnxs Akiko.. tnxs Bernadette for featuring her. Hail to Akiko! 👍👏👏👏👊💐❤️
❤❤❤i love Akiko...the way she speaks you know how humble and how down to earth person❤❤❤
She's grateful that's why she's happy and blessed ❤❤❤
This is beautiful. I hope we also celebrate the first generation of Filipino Olympians the same way we do for the new batch. They deserve the respect and support as they paved the way for these athletes and the generation to come. Mabuhay ang mga atletang Pinoy!!!
My all time fave Filipino (yeah Naturalized sya) pinoy na pinoy at heart, Skl, as a young fan then I used to write fan mails sa kanya sa States and she would answer those. I treasured it all these years until it got lost when I moved to another place and worked overseas..More power and God bless you more, Akiko❤
I used to wonder where she is and what happen to her being an idolized olympian but she's not forgotten, its nice to see her again.. such an inspiring person..
You are an inspiration Idol Maam Akiko ❤a humble person, you have an awesome family God bless you Maam and your family…we are proud to be part of Special Olympics Pilipinas. Thank you so much Maam Bernadette for featuring Maam Akiko
Soooo passionate and very real..Thank you Ms.Akiko..you raised our flag way way back.
Akiko Thomson came in as the top female Filipina swimmer during the time when Christine Jacob was also winding down her swimming career. Natuwa ako kay Akiko noon dahil siya yung unang athlete na foreigner pero nagpapalit ng citizenship para maging Filipino at maging representative sa swimming. And she stayed here!
Shes Japanese
Watch this video twice. Got teary eyed how grateful she is to God. Very humble. Another beautiful content Ms. Bernadette.
Very articulate, she can be an inspirational speaker. She is deep but you can relate and get lessons from her thoughts.
Grew up watching Ms. Akiko Thompson and Eric Buhain.
THANK YOU AKIKO FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE FILIPINO NATION THE HONOR AND DIGNITY YOU BROUGHT TO US THE COUNTRY WILL BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO YOU!!! Thank you very much Bernadette for looking for this athletes that brought honor to our country!!!
Awesome and very Inspiring story, what a beautiful and God-loving family! We're proud of you Ms. Akiko Thomson, thank you for being a great sports leader & mentor to our future athletes!
Beautiful story, very inspiring. knowing her early beginnings and Filipino talaga pati ugali niya at pananalita, mga anak niya amazing and good husband. Akiko is beautiful and her story she shared even to her employees how hapoy they are thankful .
It's good to see the great Olympian Akiko Thompson and, of course, her beautiful family. Honestly, it's good to be alive in these perilous days to see and watch former athletes who gave glory and name to our country 🇵🇭.
God bless Akiko's motherhood , family life, business, and God bless always.
We need her in the PSC. She is suits the highest position in the government. Very inspirational indeed!
Grew up watching her swim for the country never missed her competition.
So nice to hear Akiko’s story. I grew up during her generation and I would always see her on tv. The interview was so authentic and so pure. So nice to watch. I’m an athlete as well but not on the same level of Akiko. Her story is something I can relate to. Got teary eyed while watching her interview because her story was so real. Her sharing about what an athlete goes through mentally, psychologically, spiritually, emotionally and physically were all true. I agree that the challenge for every athlete is find joy in any sport because there are really times that it lands as work at times.
Sobrang idol ko si Akiko Thomson sa swimming 🏊♀️
Hands up for Ms. Akiko!!! She is a real champ...
Just my own two cents. I would rather watch episodes like this where you feature someone very inspirational. Wala na sanang mga politicians na I am not sure if they are inspirational. As a person in the news industry, you may not admit it, pero alam mo naman siguro kung sino ang corrupt. They should not be featured in your vlog.
Plus featuring politicians is nothing but flaunting of “ achievements “ out of funds not their own. So Ano yon🥵
I remember akiko… she is talking reality of hard work & passion. Her husband is so cool ❤
💯💯💯💯💯
Correct sayang gas mo wasting time like pol interviews
Yeah....
Uts the ESTRADAS...
REVILLAS
DUTERTES etc
Why are Filipinos wants these people run our country ???
WHY ???
this is super wholesome and its lovefest in their home! growing up, Akiko is the name we always rememeber when it comes to competition. PH icon
I love this segment.... Thank you so much Bernadette! I love Akiko and I love her legacy! Mucho Perfecto!
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH FOR THE LOVE OF OUR PHILIPPINES!!!! BLESSINGS ALWAYS!!!!!
it's inspring to see two authentic and sincere women together talking about motivation and success and giving back the glory to God.
Oh my shes my favorite athlete and it's so nice to hear that she's not just an award winning athlete but a good person as well... a good boss
Akiko is BEAUTIFUL and so elegant. Intelligent and just such a very good person it comes through! Thanks for a wonderful interview.
Ganda pa rin ni Akiko ❤. Sobrang nahumaling ako sa sports tapos lagi ko pinapanuod ang show nila The gameplan. ❤
Super love akiko :) shes one of those athletes i grew up watching and admiring. So glad to see her again. tnx u for this interview
OMG!Grabe naman Words of Wisdom ni Ms. Akiko 🥺😭🥰🥰 Re replay ko ito kapag need ko ng inspiration🥰🥰🥰 Maraming salamat Ms. Akiko🥰 Goodness and Gratefulness will pave a way talaga👏🏼 Nice one Ate B🤙🏼🧡🌻
Proud of making this kind of content for all of you
@@Bernadettesembranochannel Thanks for doing this kind of content Ate B..Moreee inspirational content 🥰🥰
I remember she was one of the youngest na athlete natin noon at I always though kamukha nya si Christine Jacobs.
Ako nag yaya ni Christine for 8 years basta sa loob ng pinas ang competition nya ay kasama ako like Clark, Subic at palarong pambansa sa tuguegarao Cagayan valley. Nasa Manila Polo Club kami daily after school, ka batch mate niya ang asawa niya ngayon, mga anak ni Freddie Elizalde, anak ni Velayo, di ko na ma tandaan ang iba. Ka group din nya sila Lydia de Vega, Hector Calma basta yong Philippine team to represent sa Sea games and naging one time Olympian din si Christine, I think sa LA ginanap. Ang bait din ng family ni Christine.
@@primabersabal7045 wow thanks for sharing this
Idol talaga si Akiko nung 90s. Super favorite talaga namin ng family ko sya.
Thid is what we need in our country. So proud of you!!!
Ms B...love this episodes...facing the reality of life despite the fame and glory...a big lesson we earned from watching it..God is in our front sit and driving and He leads our way! God Bless! More power❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰
Thank you, Akiko❤ You truly are an inspiration to us all.Much love❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
so touching... sobrang bait nga nila as their angels (helpers) testified❤❤❤
Thanks Akiko sa pag unlak ng interview. Batang 80s ako kaya naalala pa rin ka namin
Why can't other vloggers or interviewers do this kind of content? They rather focus on what's in and what's trending, which half of it is not so worth watching. I mean, c'mon, interviewing a person who is badmouthing others and very opinionated that are senseless because it's funny? Thank goodness we have this kind of content that always brings back sense in our lives. Good job Ms Bernadette! This is such a humbling interview and very raw like you are just talking to a friend. No need for fancy studio, couch or wardrobe. 👍
Thank you very much for featuring Miss Akiko Thompson. I grew up watching her and gettin inspired. Please also feature Bea Lucero.Thank you
I admired Akiko for being humble despite her achievements and status in life. ❤️
That's a moving episode Ms. B! Thank you for featuring one of Philippines best athletes !👍🏻
nice to see Ms Akiko! she is one of my sport hero growing up. mabuhay ms akiko at ms bernadette!
You always made me happy. thank you so much mam Bernadette, for inspiring us. More power to your channel.
one of the best interviews by far..ilove Akiko Thompson-Guevarra🙏🧡
Wow! I love your episode Bernadette 😮! Great job !!
Ang pleasant ng speaking voice ni Akiko.
You deserved 10 million subscribers because of the quality videos you post. I feel bad that there aren’t too many people who appreciate your vlog. It just shows that the public needs more education about this aspect.
I was shocked ndi sya pinoy by blood but by choice one of my idol swimmers!
Long live Akiko Thomson❤❤❤ mabuhay ka, God bless you always🙏
I will be your forever fan Akiko!! I hope I get to meet you again and tell you face to face how much of an inspiration you are.
I love her,I grew up loving and idolising Akiko,🥺
I hope we can create a big online platforms that will air every week with different sports being showcase. In that way, it will create an awareness about the names of our athletes who competes and also the arising ones as well; furthermore, create revenues as well who wants to pledge not only the Government o Private institutions, but also the public. Filipinos are generous. They just need transparency, nowadays. Thank you, Ms. B for this episode. God bless ❤
So smart & humble person.❤
I was a little kid when Akiko was very famous. I always love swimming and she was my first sports hero.
Ang galing niya napaka positive sa buhay sa lahat ng aspeto, god bless her and her family.
Am a fan of Akiko eversince..she is so sensible..my respect to her❤❤❤
Wow! Thanks featuring Akiko so inspiring her story❤🙏...next Christine Jacob another swimmer pls,,
I never forgot Akiko Thompson I always supported him when she competed in an international competition when I was young.
She was my neighbor in Peñafrancia.. I usually saw her parking her car or dropping off something in front of her house back in the late 90’s.. I think she was surprised I was also parking near her home.. I was studying college (I stopped - but went back) in a nearby province so I rarely went home back then, almost a stranger to our own place.. Now seeing this and learning she has a special needs child is a surprise to me, as I have a younger sister who’s also special needs, whom I regularly visited in Paco.. We don’t live in Paco anymore, but there were some good memories living there..
When SEA games was held here in 91, I was grade 1 or 2,,,was cheering for her while watching her compete sa backstroke...
Beautiful person, beautiful family of Akiko
One of the better interviews that I’ve seen
Thank you for this interview. Akiko is my favorite Phil swimmer.
Great story… whatever Heidilyn Diaz or Carlos Yulo achieve we’re all because of inspiration developed by our earlier Olympians
This is an inspirational conversation.. Good Job
"impacting and influencing Philippine sports quietly, because the values are so important". Wow! Only a true champion in sports and in life will say that.
I so love this one!❤😊
when a man talks about her wife with a big smile - that's true love!
opinion. thank you bernadette for interviewing Akiko. we were there at rizal memorial coliseum in 1991 cheering for her. happy 1st year college memories.
I love this episode! ♥️♥️♥️
She was one of the original Elite Athlete of the Philippines. Thank you Akiko for representing as the Olympian of the Philippines.
Beautiful family ❤❤❤ Kasambahays are the people who would always be the most genuine character references ❤❤❤
She's oNe oF my Favorite iN 90'swimmer Akiko ❤❤❤keep saFe every One God bless you aLL 🙏🙏🙏
Nice episode. Happy that I discovered your channel, Bernadette. Btw, your Kuya Joray and I were former colleagues in Manulife.
My crush! 🌹, 1991 SEGAMES in Manila, Rizal Memorial complex, first I watched her ❤
Very inspiring!
My favorite athlete
Akiko and Family❤❤❤
Akiko was the queen of philippine swimming during her time. Those were the days na nmayagpag pa tau sa sea games swimming. They were contemporaries with Buhain, Papa etc.
*_she's got a good heart_*
More of this po, so inspiring.
Ms. Bernadette sana ma interview mo rin si Christine Jacob Sandejas. I’m sure you know her kasi she’s into media as well aside from being a great swimmer as well. Thank you po.
My daughter is a swimmer..and praying in the near future, they will meet..
More of these Ms Bernadette 😮😮😮
I love akiko…She’s the epitome of a Christian woman…doing the will of God in her life….
Such a Godly Employer.
Grew up in the 80’s with the name Akiko synonymous to a Filipino Olympian..
One of my favorites….
Hey❤❤❤❤Nice To see and witching my Idol Akiko T.Hey no.1 Female Swimmers Gold Medals in Olympic ❤❤❤Happy Family ❤😇🙏🎉
Sexy pa rin ni Ms Akiko Thomson ah. Pwede sana sya na dancer sa TV. Every aspiring Olympian can learn from Tita Akiko. 😊
Akiko still my idol
Bravissima Ate B., very inspiring interview ❤ avid subscriber from Bologna Italy 😊
Akiko has no filipino blood but served the Philippines as a filipino more than most filipinos.
my idol and my crush in high school
very inspiring
Nice couple!!!
My childhood crush akiko
So nice to see pretty face Olympian madam akiko thomson