Everybody Doesn't Hate Kris

This is a post that I wrote and submitted to my other home Barrio Siete. I hope it gets published soon. I-edit ko pa sana for this blog but I'm too tamad to do it and I'm so tired of crying the whole day kaya I'm posting it the way it is.

Enjoy.


I like Kris Aquino. For the record, not everyone here in Barrio Siete likes her as much as I do. But alam niyo naman dito sa narrio namin, we practice fairness kaya this post has been permitted to be published. In short, wala silang magagawa dahil kung hindi nila ito papayagang ipost ay aawayin ko sila. You know who you are guys. Hahaha!


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To begin with, I’m proud to say I’m a big fan of Kris Aquino. I worship her. I adore her more than anyone else in Philippine showbusiness. I listen to everything she says. If she likes something, I like it too. If she despises something, I will surely hate it too.

What is there to not like Ate Kris?

She’s pretty, she’s smart, she’s fashionable, she’s true to herself.

Who is Kris Aquino? Aba, kung may dugong Pinoy ka at hindi mo siya kilala ay malamang polar bear ka sa South Pole. Promise.

Lahat ng mga Filipino kilala si Kristina Bernadette as the youngest daughter of Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino and former president, our beloved angel Corazon “Cory” Aquino.

Some say, (some daw oh!) pati na yung mga detractors niya (marami kayo, I’m sure) sinasabing spoiled brat daw si Ate Kris. Hello?! Understandable kaya yun. It’s a scientific fact that majority of the youngest child turns out to be the apple of the eye of the parents. Di ba? Aminin! Kung saan ko naman nasagap ang info na yan na science-based ay ewan ko hindi ko na rin maalala. Hahaha! Kung ikaw naman ang youngest sa family, aminin feel na feel mo rin ang maging favourite child kaya minsan umaabuso ka na rin to the extent of compromising your brothers or sisters. Anyway, yung brother na sinundan ko, youngest namin ay spoiled din ng parents ko before. Buti na lang at na-realise ni mother and father na mali pala ang choice nilang favourite. Naging ako na for the simplest and most obvious reason. Ako ang pinakamaganda. Hahaha! Charing!
Back to the topic na nga! Inaamin naman ni Ate Kris that she really was spoiled as a child in comparison to Ate Ballsy, Ate Pinky, Ate Viel and Kuya Noy. Oh di ba, mukhang close na ako sa Aquino family. Charing! Even her siblings are amenable to that fact that Kris indeed was their parents’ favourite. Marahil yun nga ang dahilan na medyo naging pasaway si Ate Kris before. BEFORE.

Take for instance, yung issue niya with men. Huwag na nating i-enumerate, I’m sure kilala niyo na kung sinu-sino ang mga yun. Yun lang naman ang flaw ni Ate Kris ah! Palpak siya sa pag-ibig. Kasi naman matalino siya sa academics kaya bagsak sa pag-ibig. You can’t have it all you know. Tulad ko, maganda sana pero academically challenged, in short bobita. Hahaha!
Ate Kris is also known for her being frank and occasionally medyo tactless. OCCASIONALLY. Not all the time. Charing! Mas mabuti na rin yun noh kesa naman itinatago pa ang ibang bagay na personal eh public figure naman siya and she owes it to the public to be informed of her life. Ganun naman dapat sa showbiz. Maging transparent ka at mamahalin ka ng mga tao. Dapat no secrets.

As a fan of Kris Aquino, it hurts me if I read something not so nice about her. Especially those comments na nakakasakit na at medyo hindi naman true to the max. Ine-exaggerate pa ng iba. Grabeh! Parang tinutusok ng karayom ang puso kong sinlambot ng ensaymada sa Goldilocks. Minsan naiisip ko na kung bakit ino-okray palagi si Ate Kris eh wala naman siyang inaapakang tao, especially in her Christian Louboutin heels. Matulungin at maawain pa ito. Mabait na amo. Mabait na kapatid, tita and now, a very caring wife and mother.

Sabi nga ng saying na mas matanda pa kay Vicki Belo, “Do not judge the book by its cover”. Unfortunately, people always do that to my idol. Hindi pa nga kayo nangangalahati sa pagbabasa ng libro ay ginagawan niyo na ito ng review. Kung natapos niyo naman ang libro at hindi ito nagustuhan siyempre katakot-takot na pang-ookray ang sasabihin niyo about the said book. Why not read it again and perhaps understand the writer’s perspective and dig deeper.

Ganun si Ate Kris. Not everything you see on tv about her is accurate. The way she behaves on tv may not be the real her 24/7. Katulad mo at katulad ko. Hindi naman tayo all the time happy or serious. She’s not perfect too, like you and I. May mga pagkakamali din siya at she knows that and pinagsisisihan na niya ang mga ito. I’m sure kayo rin ay much like Ate Kris, an imperfect creature. Mas worst pa nga siguro yung mga flaws at kasalanan niyo sa parents niyo eh. Charing!
The last few days when Tita Cory was in the hospital up to now na nailibing na siya, we saw a different kind of Kris Aquino. A better one. A mature one. A sad sister. A grieving daughter.

She stood up for her family. She made a statement that I am glad to say, opened the hearts of those who hate her. Like anyone of us will do for our respective families in times of crisis and sorrow, Kris protected and defended hers. She became a strong woman and fought for their rights. We may see her as a vulnerable one because she cries a lot but that’s her weapon against further pain. And she’s just being human. Her tears brought me to tears. I’m sure you cried with her too.


photo credit: filipinasoul

I just hope that in the coming days, Kris will be true to her words. I’m counting on it. And I know I won’t be disappointed.