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My mom was a teenage mom and my father was a visitor to Canada from the Netherlands," she says in the video. "All I know is that he was born in the Netherlands. He visited Canada in 1968 when my mother got pregnant with me."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EWithin three days, she discovered he's been living in Thailand for the last 16 years, performing as an Elvis impersonator for charity. He's also worked as an actor and musician.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I guess he's very, very well-known and a little bit famous in Europe," she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E[EMBED]u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EHer father, Cees de Jong, performs as Colin Young in Thailand, where he has two young children named Elvis and Priscilla.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Culu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fradiou002Fcestlavieu002Fsaskatchewan-man-finds-birth-father-in-korean-war-cemetery-1.2420140"u003Eu003Cstrongu003ESaskatchewan man finds birth father in Korean War cemeteryu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fnewsu002Fcanadau002Fnewfoundland-labradoru002Fadopted-woman-biological-mother-reunited-after-45-years-1.2429825"u003EAdopted woman, biological mother reunited after 45 yearsu003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fnewsu002Fcanadau002Fsaskatchewanu002Fromanian-adoptee-finds-her-birth-mother-1.2795862"u003ERomanian adoptee finds her birth motheru003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cu002Fulu003E u003Ch2u003EA long search u003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EDodaro had tried off and on to find her Dutch father for years with no success, because he has one of the most common first and last names in the Netherlands: Cees de Jong.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"It's kind of the equivalent of searching for John Smith in North America," says Dodaro.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EBut once she posted her video on Facebook, the search took on a life of its own. People started sharing it and tagging their friends of Dutch descent, she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EEventually a newspaper in the Netherlands picked up the story and a reporter took on the chase to find Dodaro's father. He tracked down de Jong's phone number in Thailand.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cblockquote class="pullquote"u003E u003Cspan class="pullquote-quotation"u003E'It's really exceeded my wildest dreams.' u003Cu002Fspanu003E u003Ccite class="pullquote-source"u003E— Melonie Dodarou003Cu002Fciteu003E u003Cu002Fblockquoteu003E u003Cpu003EWhen the reporter asked Dodaro if she would like to call her father, she said she was too scared.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"The guy from the Netherlands newspaper was just so amazing. He's like 'Do you want me to call for you?' and I'm like 'Yes!'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EIt turns out her father was thrilled to get the call and said he had tried looking for his daughter a few times with no luck.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Ch2u003EDad on the phone u003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003EThe journalist called Dodaro back and told her that her father was going to call her in 10 minutes.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't even believe this is happening.' It was the longest 10 minutes of my life," says Dodaro. "I was just so nervous and so scared, and I was like, 'I don't even know what I'm going to say to him.'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EThe phone rang and, within the first few seconds, he broke the ice, she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"He said, 'Hello Melonie, this is Colin. Your daddy.' I literally laughed and then I'm like, 'Hi daddy.'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EAfter a great conversation, her father wrote her a touching post on Facebook expressing his joy at being reunited with his daughter.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"You make me the most happy dad in the world," reads part of the u003Ca href="https:u002Fu002Fwww.facebook.comu002Fphoto.php?fbid=861518903914252&set=a.764212676978209.1073741826.100001684518086&type=1&theater" target="_blank"u003EFacebook post by Colin de Jongu003Cu002Fau003E. "You are looking great and will send all my friends your beautiful smile which I never forget. I am still a busy man with my charity projects, but want to give you all my love and attention in the future as I missed you so much and wondering where you are."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Ch2u003ELifelong curiosityu003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003EDodaro says that when she originally put the plea out on Facebook she had a lot of people warning her the outcome could be disastrous. But she said she wasn't expecting a relationship and just wanted to know anything she could about her father.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I'm like, you know what, I'm prepared for any outcome, but I need to cure that curiosity I have that has just plagued me my whole life."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003ENow that curiosity will finally lead to some answers. Dodaro is planning a trip to Thailand to visit her father and his family soon.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"It's really exceeded my wildest dreams" says Dodaro.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Cemu003ETo hear the full interview with Melonie Dodaro listen to the audio labelled u003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fpodcast.cbc.cau002Fmp3u002Fpodcastsu002Fdaybreaksouthbc1_20150604_23317.mp3" target="_blank"u003EMelonie Dodaro finds her fatheru003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Femu003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E","keywords":["entities":["name":"Melonie Dodaro","id":"Melonie Dodaro","name":"Cees De Jong","id":"Cees De Jong","name":"Colin Young","id":"Colin Young","name":"Elvis","id":"Elvis"],"name":"Person","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Person","entities":["name":"Facebook Inc","id":"Facebook Inc"],"name":"Company","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Company","entities":,"name":"Organization","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Organisation","entities":["name":"B.C.","id":"B.C.","name":"Facebook","id":"Facebook","name":"social media","id":"social media","name":"finding father","id":"finding father"],"name":"Tag","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Tag","entities":["name":"North America","id":"North America","name":"Thailand","id":"Thailand","name":"Europe","id":"Europe","name":"Canada","id":"Canada","name":"Kelowna","id":"Kelowna","name":"Netherlands","id":"Netherlands"],"name":"Location","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Location","entities":,"name":"Collections","id":"department.categorydimension.tag.Collections"],"segments":"","episode":"","vfsection":"2.641","headlineImageURL":"https:u002Fu002Fi.cbc.cau002F1.3101446.1433470421!u002FfileImageu002FhttpImageu002Fimage.jpg_genu002Fderivativesu002F16x9_620u002Fmelonie-dodaro-and-her-father.jpg","departments":["name":"news","label":"News","id":"2.630","referencename":"","name":"canada","label":"Canada","id":"2.638","referencename":"","name":"british-columbia","label":"British Columbia","id":"2.641","referencename":""],"authorProfile":"bio":"name":null,"photo":,"biography":null,"title":null,"authorbio":"none","authors":["Daybreak South"],"isPreview":false,"adExclusions":,"sponsorBio":"","workflowanalysis":"tags":"","authorStories":,"media":"runtime":0,"clipID":"","description":"","isLead":true,"autoPlay":false,"title":"","image":"title":"Melonie Dodaro and her father","deck":"Melonie Dodaro (left) is a social media consultant based in Kelowna, B.C. who turned to Facebook to find her estranged father. 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My mom was a teenage mom and my father was a visitor to Canada from the Netherlands," she says in the video. "All I know is that he was born in the Netherlands. He visited Canada in 1968 when my mother got pregnant with me."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EWithin three days, she discovered he's been living in Thailand for the last 16 years, performing as an Elvis impersonator for charity. He's also worked as an actor and musician.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I guess he's very, very well-known and a little bit famous in Europe," she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E[EMBED]u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EHer father, Cees de Jong, performs as Colin Young in Thailand, where he has two young children named Elvis and Priscilla.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Culu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fradiou002Fcestlavieu002Fsaskatchewan-man-finds-birth-father-in-korean-war-cemetery-1.2420140"u003Eu003Cstrongu003ESaskatchewan man finds birth father in Korean War cemeteryu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fnewsu002Fcanadau002Fnewfoundland-labradoru002Fadopted-woman-biological-mother-reunited-after-45-years-1.2429825"u003EAdopted woman, biological mother reunited after 45 yearsu003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cliu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fwww.cbc.cau002Fnewsu002Fcanadau002Fsaskatchewanu002Fromanian-adoptee-finds-her-birth-mother-1.2795862"u003ERomanian adoptee finds her birth motheru003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fliu003E u003Cu002Fulu003E u003Ch2u003EA long search u003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EDodaro had tried off and on to find her Dutch father for years with no success, because he has one of the most common first and last names in the Netherlands: Cees de Jong.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"It's kind of the equivalent of searching for John Smith in North America," says Dodaro.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EBut once she posted her video on Facebook, the search took on a life of its own. People started sharing it and tagging their friends of Dutch descent, she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EEventually a newspaper in the Netherlands picked up the story and a reporter took on the chase to find Dodaro's father. He tracked down de Jong's phone number in Thailand.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cblockquote class="pullquote"u003E u003Cspan class="pullquote-quotation"u003E'It's really exceeded my wildest dreams.' u003Cu002Fspanu003E u003Ccite class="pullquote-source"u003E— Melonie Dodarou003Cu002Fciteu003E u003Cu002Fblockquoteu003E u003Cpu003EWhen the reporter asked Dodaro if she would like to call her father, she said she was too scared.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"The guy from the Netherlands newspaper was just so amazing. He's like 'Do you want me to call for you?' and I'm like 'Yes!'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EIt turns out her father was thrilled to get the call and said he had tried looking for his daughter a few times with no luck.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Ch2u003EDad on the phone u003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003EThe journalist called Dodaro back and told her that her father was going to call her in 10 minutes.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I was like, 'Oh my God, I can't even believe this is happening.' It was the longest 10 minutes of my life," says Dodaro. "I was just so nervous and so scared, and I was like, 'I don't even know what I'm going to say to him.'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EThe phone rang and, within the first few seconds, he broke the ice, she says.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"He said, 'Hello Melonie, this is Colin. Your daddy.' I literally laughed and then I'm like, 'Hi daddy.'"u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003EAfter a great conversation, her father wrote her a touching post on Facebook expressing his joy at being reunited with his daughter.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"You make me the most happy dad in the world," reads part of the u003Ca href="https:u002Fu002Fwww.facebook.comu002Fphoto.php?fbid=861518903914252&set=a.764212676978209.1073741826.100001684518086&type=1&theater" target="_blank"u003EFacebook post by Colin de Jongu003Cu002Fau003E. "You are looking great and will send all my friends your beautiful smile which I never forget. I am still a busy man with my charity projects, but want to give you all my love and attention in the future as I missed you so much and wondering where you are."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Ch2u003ELifelong curiosityu003Cu002Fh2u003E u003Cpu003EDodaro says that when she originally put the plea out on Facebook she had a lot of people warning her the outcome could be disastrous. But she said she wasn't expecting a relationship and just wanted to know anything she could about her father.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"I'm like, you know what, I'm prepared for any outcome, but I need to cure that curiosity I have that has just plagued me my whole life."u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003ENow that curiosity will finally lead to some answers. Dodaro is planning a trip to Thailand to visit her father and his family soon.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003E"It's really exceeded my wildest dreams" says Dodaro.u003Cu002Fpu003E u003Cpu003Eu003Cstrongu003Eu003Cemu003ETo hear the full interview with Melonie Dodaro listen to the audio labelled u003Ca href="http:u002Fu002Fpodcast.cbc.cau002Fmp3u002Fpodcastsu002Fdaybreaksouthbc1_20150604_23317.mp3" target="_blank"u003EMelonie Dodaro finds her fatheru003Cu002Fau003Eu003Cu002Femu003Eu003Cu002Fstrongu003Eu003Cu002Fpu003E","tracking":"subsection4":"","subsection3":"","contentarea":"news","subsection2":"britishcolumbia","subsection1":"regions","contenttype":"story","embeddedtypes":"youtube","storyimages":["jsonurl":"u002Fjsonu002Fcmlinku002Fmelonie-dodaro-and-her-father-1.3101446","deck":"Melonie Dodaro (left) is a social media consultant based in Kelowna, B.C. who turned to Facebook to find her estranged father. 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