Manila Bulletin

Bea Alonzo not ready for new romance

- By ALEX VALENTIN BROSAS

‘Sa mga pinagdaana­n ko, na-realize ko na dapat hindi mo iniiwasan ang mga pain. Dapat ineendure mo siya, dapat natututo ka, dapat hindi ka natatakot kapag may lungkot na paparating. Dapat harapin mo siya nang diretso and then learn from it.’

She has moved on from her breakup with Gerald Anderson but Bea Alonzo

is not about to jump into another relationsh­ip. “Tapos na ako doon, okay na ako,” she said of her failed romance with the hunk actor.

The actress realized that despite what happened, there are still a lot she should be thankful for.

“Ang dami palang mas importante sa buhay ko, hindi lang jowa (boyfriend),” she said. “So many blessings came, it was like a 360 degree turn.”

Asked if she has found a new boyfriend, or even just a prospect from her any of her suitors, Bea shook her head.

“Wala pa naman po. Parang magpapahin­ga muna ako. Parang hindi ko pa kaya.”

Well, but she has moved on, right?

“Hindi naman kailangang magka-boyfriend para patunayang naka-move on ka na,” she said laughing.

“Hindi naman sa isasarado ko ang puso ko. Magpapagal­ing ka lang and then ’pag dumating ang tamang panahon, kapag ready ka na ulit, eh, di i-open mo na ’yung heart mo ulit.”

Rekindled friendship

friendship Bea admitted with “Unbreakabl­e” there was a time co-star her Angelica Panganiban hit a rough patch, to the point they stopped talking to each other.

“Naranasan namin ’yan, matagal,” she

mused.

But even then, she was still concerned about Angelica.

“Kahit na noong mga panahon na hindi kami nakakapag-usap at may mga napapanood ako na mga bagay tungkol sa kanya, alam mo ’yung you get still affected. You still think about the person, you still wish and pray that she gets better and she feels better.”

Bea added: “Alam mo na life happens,

pero this person is a good person and she deserves the best. I’m just so glad I could tell her that now.”

Of late, the two were in almost similar predicamen­t of going through heartbreak.

Bea said: “Malaking bagay na may pinagdaana­n siya in the past tapos ako din halos pareho ’yung pinagdaana­n namin. ’Di ba ganoon ’yun, na kapag nakaka-relate kayo sa pinagdaana­n ng isa’t-isa, parang mas bonded kayo. Kasi tinutulung­an ninyo ang isa’t-isa na mag-heal, na maka-move on.”

“Kapag may mga moments na down ’yung isa, may magsasabi na, ‘Ang dami mo nang kinaya, bakla, ito pa ba?’ Ang feeling ko nga, everything just fell into place noong tinanggap namin ito (the movie ‘Unbreakabl­e’). Parang lahat nangyari nang tamang panahon.”

So, can a woman reach unbreakabl­e level?

“Gusto kong mag-agree doon sa sinabi ni Direk Mae (Alviar) na pain makes you unbreakabl­e. If you are able to soar above all the difficulti­es, in time — if you are

able to get to everything na ibato sa iyo ng buhay at lumabas ka doon nang buo — that

makes you unbreakabl­e. Pero siyempre, habang nabubuhay ka ay patuloy pa rin ang mga pagsubok na ibibigay sa iyo ni Lord para mas gawin kang unbreakabl­e para mas marami kang matutunan.

“Para sa akin, sa mga pinagdaana­n ko, na-realize ko na dapat hindi mo iniiwasan ang mga pain. Dapat ine-endure mo siya, dapat natututo ka, dapat hindi ka natatakot kapag may lungkot na paparating. Dapat harapin mo siya nang diretso and then learn from it. You will become unbreakabl­e and you will become a better person.”

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 ??  ?? Angelica Panganiban (left) and Bea Alonzo
Gerald Anderson
Angelica Panganiban (left) and Bea Alonzo Gerald Anderson
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Scene from ‘Unbreakabl­e’

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