TOUCHING ang sinulat na self-confession ni Maine Mendoza tungkol sa napakalaking billboard nila ni Alden Richards sa EDSA near Trinoma at SM North, para sa isang brand ng softdrinks na isa sa bago nilang endorsements together:
“I still remember saying ‘sana talaga magkar’on din ako ng billboard ko someday!’ as a kid.
Passing by tons of billboards along the expressway, I used to rest my head on the car window while gaping at those gracefully photographed celebrities/models. I was dreaming to see myself on one of those advertisements one day. But back then, I knew that it will NEVER EVER come to reality. (Papa’no naman kasi di ba?)
“Until all of these happened... nobody knew that my ‘fantasies’ would come true. Nobody thought it was possible. I couldn’t help but ask my driver to stop in front of the Coca-Cola billboard (along EDSA) so I could take a photo of it, but before that, I took a couple of seconds to just stare at it… then I found myself whispering... ‘Eto na... eto na siya’.”
Tuklasin: Mga kulturang weirdo at kakaiba pero ipinagdiriwang pa rin sa mundo!
Nagsisimula pa lamang si Maine, four months ago pa lamang ang nakararaan simula nang pasukin niya ang entertainment industry sa pamamagitan ng kalyeserye ng Eat Bulaga bilang si Yaya Dub, ang apo nina Lola Nidora (Wally Bayola), Lola Tidora (Paulo Ballesteros) at Lola Tinidora (Jose Manalo). Pero walo na agad ang kanyang endorsements na nagawa, at may mga kasunod pa, kaya tiyak na hindi ito ang una at huli niyang billboard.
Katunayan, ikinabit na rin ang billboard nila ni Alden for Belo last Friday.
Sana ay manatili lang na nakatapak ang mga paa nina Maine at Alden sa lupa habang patuloy na dumarating ang blessings sa kanilang dalawa. Congratulations! (NORA CALDERON)
