00:05Andrea, you have a GMA story, di ba?
00:09I do.
00:09You auditioned. I mean, tell us what you remember.
00:11Ano ang naalala mo sa GMA7?
00:14Naalala ko po, I was around 3 or 4 years old
00:17para sa first audition ko, and it was for Marimar.
00:21Oh, okay.
00:22Yes po.
00:22Kaso nung time na yun, mahihain pa ako,
00:25and hindi pa ako masyado nakakapagsalita sa harapan ng maraming tao,
00:28lalo na nung nakita ko si Ms. Marian.
00:32Tingin ko na, super na-starstruck ako,
00:34at nakalimutan ko na po lahat ng lines ko noon.
00:37Beautiful, di ba?
00:39Marian Rivera.
00:40Look at some of the videos. What do you remember?
00:42Ayan!
00:44I think Cello de Angelina po yata.
00:47Yes!
00:48Ang cute ko naman yung video.
00:51What do you remember about Cello?
00:53Yeah.
00:54Um, well, ngayon ko lang naalala na may eksena pa na nangyaring ganyan.
01:00Um, bata pa po ako nyan. I think I was around 9 years old.
01:03That was before Analiza.
01:05And naalala ko po,
01:07yan yung first ever show ko yata sa GMA.
01:10I think first.
01:11Wow!
01:13Tinan mo naman, di ba?
01:14Yes.
01:14Same.
01:15If you can, you were 9 years old.
01:17If you can speak to that 9-year-old Blythe,
01:23ano ang sasabihin mo sa kanya?
01:27Um, actually wala masyado kasi I want her to figure it all by herself.
01:32Pero siguro sabihin ko lang sa kanya na, um, no matter what happens.
01:39Just hold on tight and never give up.
01:42And trust in yourself and in the Lord.
01:45Yun lang po na.
01:46Bibigyan ko lang siya na konting push.
01:48Right.
01:48Yes.
01:49But you will allow her, you know, to enjoy the journey.
01:54Yes po, enjoy the journey and learn everything.
01:58Ang siya lang mag-isa.
01:59Kaya niya yan.
02:00The bad and the good, di ba?
02:02Yes po.
02:02The sum total ng lahat ng ito ang dahilan kung bakit buo tayo lahat ngayon.
02:08Wow!
02:09Nice!
02:09You started very young.
02:10Sabi mga 3-4 years old, you were auditioning for roles.
02:15Yes.
02:16In hindsight, Andrea, pag iniisip mo ito, ano ang mga bagay na nawala?
02:25And what were the things that you gained because of show business?
02:30Well, I think because I started at a very young age, I really had to sacrifice a lot.
02:36I sacrificed my childhood.
02:38Masasabi ko po na natanggal po talaga yung normal experience para sa akin.
02:43And I'd say, siguro nawala din yung konting freedom or allowance to make mistakes.
02:52Kasi nga, growing up in front of everyone, grabe yung expectations sa mga tao sa akin.
02:58Kahit na bata lang ako and still trying to figure things out.
03:03But kahit naman ganun, happy ako kasi ang nabigay niya sa akin yung buhay na meron ako ngayon.
03:11Naiahon ko yung pamilya ko sa kahirapan.
03:14I got to travel around the world.
03:17I got to inspire other people.
03:20At ang dami ko pong na-achieve ng mga pangarap ko na hindi ko aakalain na posible pala.
03:25And I think everything meron po talagang give and take sa lahat ng bagay.
03:31There's always gonna be a trade-off in everything.
03:33Sinabi mo rin kanina na medyo nawalan ka ng freedom to commit mistakes.
03:39Anong context nun?
03:41Well, I feel like kapag since yung tanong po is ano yung mga nanakaw sa akin,
03:47especially that I started really young.
03:49I feel like kapag bata po kasi tayo, we can make mistakes,
03:55especially if we're just trying to figure things out.
03:57And I feel like di nakuha sa akin yun.
04:02I wasn't allowed to be a young person.
04:05Parang imbes sa makita ako as someone who's trying to grow
04:08or someone who's trying to figure herself out,
04:11parang mali agad yung tingin nila sa akin.
04:14May tampo ka? Naghalit ka? Did you resent it a bit?
04:18Alam nyo, Tito Boy, buti natanong nyo sa akin yan
04:21kasi ngayon na mas tumatanda na ako,
04:24nagkakaroon na ako ng mas madaming realizations
04:26and mas appreciate ko na lahat ng pinagdaanan ko.
04:30Kasi aminin ko po, during that time, of course,
04:32medyo may hinanakita ko.
04:34May tampo ako na di ko to nagkawa.
04:38And binsan, naging breadwinner din po ako,
04:42at bilang bata, hindi ko maiwasan tumingin sa ibang bata
04:45na bakit meron na sila neto.
04:47Ako hindi ko to ma-provide for myself
04:49because I need to provide for my family first.
04:51May mga ganun po ako aaminin ko,
04:54pero ngayon na mas tumanda na ako
04:55and I can look at my life
05:00in a different perspective na kasi.
05:01Having taken a few steps out, di ba?
05:04Yes po, out of it.
05:04Nakikita ko na yung bigger picture
05:06and na-appreciate ko na now
05:08na lahat ng na-sacrifice ko
05:10is to have the comfort that I have now.
05:14Right.
05:14And ngayon, naiisip ko medyo petty pa yung mga naiisip ko dati.
05:19Kasi minsan nainggit ako dati na gusto ko din
05:23to hang out with my friends.
05:25Or ang usual na ginagawa na isang teenager
05:28is to party and to have fun.
05:29And I didn't get to experience that because I had to work.
05:33Pero ngayon naman na nasa 20s na ako,
05:35it's not too late.
05:37Alam mo yung mga hindi ko nagawa dati,
05:40mas masaya na gawin ko ngayon.
05:42Kasi ngayon, mas mature na ako.
05:44Ngayon, mas may pera na din ako.
05:46And ngayon, I just have more freedom
05:48to do the things that I've always wanted to do.
06:10Thank you so much.
