Split

I am not so fond of showbiz. I’m not the type who regularly watches showbiz talk shows and news. I also do not read showbiz magazines. I consider it a waste of time and energy to follow on the stars’ life stories. Most are not real. Some are made up for promotion. Others are just to stir and create a buzz. Most arue just simply to entertain. So, why be bothered by it, right?

But sometimes, we can’t help it, showbiz news just find its way into our lives. So, let’s talk showbiz. Recently, I got affected by the Pops-Jomari split up. :-D I have been following “Tayong Dalawa” and sometimes, I linger by the boob tube up to SNN (Showbiz News Ngayon). Watching TV at the sala after dinner serves as a bonding time with my board mates before I sleep at night. And since the interview with Pops has been aired in segments every night at SNN this week, I got dragged into he story.

What's really obvious on her face was that she was still so astonished over the whole thing. Asked by Boy Abunda what was the reason of the rift, she couldn’t give any. Deep inside I know she knows the reason but she can’t seem to justify how such a small reason could break them apart. Or maybe there are many small reasons, each inconsequential but put together, has snowballed and caused an avalanche on their relationship.

When asked by Boy if she had any regrets, Pops cried and said she knew she didn’t do anything wrong but she also wondered if there are things she should have done differently. I almost cried too watching her.

She should know that whatever she could have done, if Jomari had given up, the relationship was doomed. Even if their differences could be settled, even if the reasons are so petty, if Jomari has decided to quit, there’s nothing else she can do but let go.

And yeah, it was Jomari who broke up with her. Maybe somehow what really hurts is her ego.

One of my board mates got affected too because when she saw Jomari on 24 Oras the next night, she got irritated and said inis daw sya kay Jomari. I just laughed. Girl, it’s just showbiz, Pops is not even our friend. I wonder how irritated she’ll be with my circumstances. Mine is more real.

What I liked about the whole brouhaha are the comments of Gretchen and Rustom...este, Bebe Gandanghari:

“When it ends, it ends”
“Change is good.”
“When a relationship ends, you can look forward to the next one.”
“The next one is always better”

Hmmmm...okay! I’m excited