""Kalma ra man diay ka no? Dapat unta proud gyud (chin up gyud ba) kay naa na baya kay name, personality baya ka-mugawas ka sa TV, naa ka's radio ug newspaper." Lenggua sa usa ka avid reader sa Banat News ngari nako pipila ka adlaw na ang nilabay, dihang nahimamat ko niya in person for the first time. Ang nakahugyaw kay, sulod sa upat ka tuig, naglagot matud pa siya nako kay, "you are so vocal as judge sa Sinulog Idol. Grabe kaayo ka mang-okray sa mga contestant, makaingon na lang ko'g "ikaw na lang kahay kanta diha!" I hated you for that!" Sulod sa upat ka tuig nga naglagot siya nako, nagkita kami nga wala damha, nagka lamano ug nagka istorya og pinakalit. Ug dili diay matud pa ko maldito o istrikto in person. Pakkk!
Oh well, it's comes with age. Now I have matured. Admittedly, sa una sa defense beat pa ko (as reporter sa The Freeman Newspaper for five years), I was really maldito. I was very arrogant and I threw my weight around a lot of times. Those were the days. Karon lahi na, ni-minor nako, ni slow down kun baga. You know when you are young daghan kaayo ka'g drama sa imong life, bation ka'g ka hambugero kay mabag-ohan man ka-gara kaayo ka! That is a stage, just a stage of life. Eventually, you will realize nga dili na mao, dili na maayo. Then you learn from it, and move on. Pakpak!
Karon, I want to keep a low profile. Naa nako sa stage nga kun mahimo itago nako og maayo akong media identification card, or ihilom nako akong media background. I want to blend sa kadaghanan. I believe after almost 15 years sa Cebu media, I have nothing to prove na uy, dili nako kinahanglang maghinambog, dili na kinahanglang mugara ug magpatahod. Kanang mga bag-ong lugwa na lang sab hatagan nato'g chance nga maggara gara, until such time nga madis-cover nila unsay gusto nila sa ilang career o asa gayud sila buot magpahaluna. Eventually, they will realize and learn, and they will find their self and persona, just like me.
Aha, sa una daghan kaayo ko'g naligsan nga mga tawo with my arrogance and very passionate nature. I know daghang nasuko ug nahiubos nako in the course of passionately doing my job. Mangayo ko og pasaylo. Really those were my proud and arrogant days. Let's just say I was very passionate but it was too much! Ahhh…
So yes, dili man gyud ko arte. Dili sab ko istrikto. Prangka lang gyud ko and I am not someone nga mu-char char lang. Kun masuko ko, I am really mad. When I say gwapa ka, you should believe me. I'm not the kiss-ass type of person, or kanang musipsip. That is why musulti gyud ko unsay gusto nako nga isulti. Usahay lang ma-misunderstood, but that is life. Hahaha..
Few days ago, nakadungog ko sa banggiitang abogado ug opinion columnist sa The Freeman Newspaper (naa siya'y column today) nga si Atty. Aven Piramide saying, "Do not take advantage of others, simply because you are in some higher position. You win through the merits of the case with what you know, not because you know who the judge is." Mupakpak ko uy! Such wisdom, very powerful! Bravo Atty. Piramide!
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