【】"Uber is the new Tinder," one said.
It's literally a plot straight off a rom-com. 。
AJ Tabangay was on an UberPool ride when his long time college crush hopped in. 。
SEE ALSO:All the details of Uber's 'PLEASE LOVE US AGAIN' phone call 。Naturally, he freaked out and live-tweeted the whole event. 。
When your long time college crush is on the same Uberpool. 😭
— AJ Tabangay (aarontabangay) June 20, 2016 。
"I can't breathe guys," says AJ before asking the Twittersphere what he should say to make small talk. 。
Hindi ako makahinga guys 😭 sobrang bango niya pls, baka yakapin ko na 😭
— AJ Tabangay (aarontabangay) June 20, 2016 。
"Upon arriving [at] his pick-up point, I [saw] him from afar and my heart started pumping intensely, I couldn't believe it," AJ, who is based in the Philippines, told。 Mashable. 。
"When he entered, I pretended that it was nothing...[but I went on] a Twitter spree and constantly messaged my friends to devise a plan so I could converse with him. I ended up just feeling happy [and] giddy that I got to ride with him." 。
AJ's story, which happened last year, picked up some social traction, but has now become truly immortalised in an Uber ad. 。
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"I got really shocked when Uber contacted me...I completely forgot about it [but now] I think the memory will stick for a very long time," he said. 。 The ad, titled 。Kilig 。
, which translates to romantic excitement in Filipino -- has since been viewed 2.4 million times, and attracted a stream of giddy comments. 。
"It happened to me couple of weeks ago...it's the driver that happens to be my long time crush, that [was the] very first time we had a conversation," said one comment on Facebook. 。
"From now on, I will use UberPool. No more UberX for me," another netizen added. 。
"From now on, I will use UberPool. No more UberX for me," another netizen added. 。
"Uber is the new Tinder," one said. 。AJ's story is part of a campaign in which riders are asked to share stories about the trips they take on Uber. 。"AJ's [story] was fresh yet totally relatable... and we felt it provided a glimpse into the different personalities you might encounter while on an UberPool ride," an Uber spokesperson told 。
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Uber also revealed that a follow-up video to AJ's story is due to go up on Thursday -- so we'll wait with baited breath in the meantime to see what happens. 。