By Jaser A. Marasigan |Manila Bulletin|
Seventy six days, no TV, no newspapers, no cellphones. And now they’re back in the real world. What’s in store for the Teen Big 4 who face more of life’s challenges as they go to college, and deal with their new-found fame. How has life changed for the teen housemates of the recent Big Brother season? The ‘Promdi Hottie’ of Mindoro counts the ways.
"Dito nag-umpisa ang buhay ko. Binago nya ako," says Ejay Falcon, like he is getting a second chance in life after walking out as the big winner. "Natupad na ang isa sa mga pangarap ko na makatulong sa mga magulang ko and sa mga kapatid ko." The 6-foot, 18-year-old looker clinched the title after a close fight in text votes with Atenean Robi Domingo. But amid the million pesos, a future in showbiz and other prizes, Ejay vows to go on leading a simple life. "Yun siguro ang hindi magbabago. Nakasanayan ko na kasi. At saka pinangako ko po sa Panginoon na hindi ako magiging mayabang." Ejay grew up on the island of Pola in Mindoro where water and electricity are scarce. He helps his stepfather Mang Erning raise animals and plant vegetables for food. When his parents separated, Ejay’s mom brought him to Manila. He was 15 years old when he learned that Mang Erning was not his biological father. Ejay may not be his real son, but Mang Erning has always treated him as if he were his own. "Proud ako kay Ejay, sa narating niya at kung nasaan siya ngayon.Yung mga napanalunan niya, sa kanya lang yun. Para sa magiging pamilya niya," he says. Despite that painful revelation, he managed to graduate from Carlos P. Garcia High School in Pandacan, and then took up Marine Engineering in the University of Manila where he was a varsity basketball player. "Itutuloy ko po yung pag-aaral ko sa second sem," he says. Ejay admits that he did not know how to use a cellphone, a computer and the elevator when he first arrived in Manila. "Nung pagdating ko po dito sa Manila hindi pa po ako marunong mag-text pero one month after natuto na rin," he says with a laugh.
Seventy six days, no TV, no newspapers, no cellphones. And now they’re back in the real world. What’s in store for the Teen Big 4 who face more of life’s challenges as they go to college, and deal with their new-found fame. How has life changed for the teen housemates of the recent Big Brother season? The ‘Promdi Hottie’ of Mindoro counts the ways."Dito nag-umpisa ang buhay ko. Binago nya ako," says Ejay Falcon, like he is getting a second chance in life after walking out as the big winner. "Natupad na ang isa sa mga pangarap ko na makatulong sa mga magulang ko and sa mga kapatid ko." The 6-foot, 18-year-old looker clinched the title after a close fight in text votes with Atenean Robi Domingo. But amid the million pesos, a future in showbiz and other prizes, Ejay vows to go on leading a simple life. "Yun siguro ang hindi magbabago. Nakasanayan ko na kasi. At saka pinangako ko po sa Panginoon na hindi ako magiging mayabang." Ejay grew up on the island of Pola in Mindoro where water and electricity are scarce. He helps his stepfather Mang Erning raise animals and plant vegetables for food. When his parents separated, Ejay’s mom brought him to Manila. He was 15 years old when he learned that Mang Erning was not his biological father. Ejay may not be his real son, but Mang Erning has always treated him as if he were his own. "Proud ako kay Ejay, sa narating niya at kung nasaan siya ngayon.Yung mga napanalunan niya, sa kanya lang yun. Para sa magiging pamilya niya," he says. Despite that painful revelation, he managed to graduate from Carlos P. Garcia High School in Pandacan, and then took up Marine Engineering in the University of Manila where he was a varsity basketball player. "Itutuloy ko po yung pag-aaral ko sa second sem," he says. Ejay admits that he did not know how to use a cellphone, a computer and the elevator when he first arrived in Manila. "Nung pagdating ko po dito sa Manila hindi pa po ako marunong mag-text pero one month after natuto na rin," he says with a laugh.
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