Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Christian Vasquez, naging insecurity ang accent niyang Ilonggo! (Episode 271)

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Aired (February 8, 2024): Ibinahagi ni Christian Vasquez ang kanyang experience noong nagsisimula pa lamang siya sa industriya at kung paano naging isang malaking insecurity sa kanya ang pagiging Ilonggo. #GMANetwork #GMADrama #Kapuso

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:05 Christian, when I started working in the industry,

00:09 one of the insecurities in my life was my accent.

00:13 Because I was told straight to my face that I don't think you're gonna make it as a host.

00:19 Your accent is so thick.

00:22 So there was a time that I had a hard time because the "e" became "e".

00:26 Up until now, because it's a part of our core, right?

00:31 "How are you?"

00:32 It's really hard.

00:34 But I have learned to embrace it.

00:36 When I'm being asked, I just repeat it.

00:39 My question to you is,

00:41 is this an advantage?

00:43 Did you have a hard time in the roles?

00:46 For example, because you were a support, a maid, Christian, at a certain time?

00:51 Brother Boy, you know, I have the same experience.

00:54 I was told the same thing before,

00:56 "How can you be a leading man if your accent is so thick?"

01:01 And I was very insecure for the longest time.

01:05 Until, yeah, that's what I did.

01:08 I have to embrace it.

01:09 I can't always control how I speak.

01:12 Just say what you have to say.

01:14 Just be yourself.

01:16 And let it be. It's not important.

01:18 That accent, when you're being so thick, will in no way define you being an actor.

01:25 Or how good you are, how excellent you are.

01:27 But it's true.

01:28 A lot of people may not believe this because I'm a host.

01:30 I'm a talker.

01:32 But until now, for example, "saleta",

01:34 sometimes you're being thick, or what's happening,

01:38 as long as there's someone else.

01:39 Yes, there's really a "baka".

01:41 My "baka" became "baka".

01:42 Yes, it can.

01:43 So there's also that.

01:44 So that's also the insecurity I had before.

01:48 There are times when it can become "pwede".

01:50 Yes, it can.

01:51 Because in Waray, in our area, it's "pwede".

01:54 We had a time before when we were doing a teleserye,

01:57 I was so happy in the line of "kulong".

01:59 Because "kulong" in Tagalog is jail.

02:03 But what I recall as "kulong" is the hair, "kulot".

02:05 Correct.

02:06 "Kulo".

02:07 "Kulong" is "haamo".

02:10 How do you say it in Waray?

02:13 "Kulot".

02:14 "Kurong".

02:15 "Kurong" is "pagpakulot".

02:16 Yes.

02:17 So, thank you for saying that.

02:19 Because a lot of people dream of being an artist,

02:21 a lot of people dream of hosting,

02:23 of being a broadcaster.

02:24 But weakness comes first.

02:26 Don't come from a point of weakness.

02:29 Come from a point of strength.

02:31 Look, one of your biggest breaks was that commercial

02:34 where you used your "pagkailongo".

02:36 True.

02:37 Right?

02:38 You just have to embrace it.

02:39 If it went wrong, repeat it.

02:40 Repeat it.

02:41 Yes, "magandang hapun".

02:42 Yes, that's how you should speak.

02:45 Maybe, it's also important for example,

02:49 people know that they can repeat mistakes.

02:53 Not that you'll get scolded right away.

02:55 Right.

02:56 Because it's also scary.

02:57 Right.

02:58 Especially in an industry that's so big like ours.

03:01 Everything is magnified and open to criticism

03:04 or to bashing these days.

03:05 "Oh, Bisaya!"

03:06 It became a saying that Bisaya means something.

03:10 No.

03:11 That's how we really speak.

03:13 What I don't like is when a Tagalog person says something cute,

03:20 but when it's Bisaya, it's like, "Oh, Bisaya!"

03:22 Bisaya.

03:23 It's like, "Huh?"

03:24 I've experienced that.

03:25 I've had friends before who weren't Bisaya.

03:29 They were pure Tagalog.

03:30 When they made a mistake, I'd scold them.

03:32 "Hey, Tagalog! Tagalog! Tagalog!"

03:34 I'd scold them back.

03:35 You'd scold them back.

03:36 "What? It's just me? Just me?"

03:38 Correct.

03:39 No, but I think the importance of this discussion is that

03:41 it delivers a message to a lot of young people out there

03:44 that it's okay.

03:45 Embrace it.

03:46 Learn.

03:47 It does not define who you are.

03:48 True.

03:49 Kimson, I'll go to that discussion.

03:52 Because you're Chinoy.

03:53 Yes, Tito.

03:54 Have you experienced rejection or rejection in a job

03:59 because of your distinct look?

04:02 Actually, Tito Boy, when I first started at Showbiz,

04:05 Ms. Anna Filea mentioned it first,

04:07 which is our acting coach, that I need to take a language lesson

04:13 because my Chinese accent at that time when I first started

04:16 was really thick.

04:17 And up until now, my speaking is still like that, Tito Boy.

04:20 There are times when my Chinese accent is still coming out

04:25 because it's natural for me, Tito Boy.

04:28 But sometimes, there are times when there are projects

04:31 where I need to do Chinese-looking.

04:34 So sometimes, I get rejected because of my look.

04:37 That becomes an advantage.

04:38 Yes.

04:39 For example, your international movie,

04:42 "Napag Kamalangkam Singaporean."

04:43 Yes.

04:44 Right?

04:45 You got rejected for the role.

04:46 So there's an advantage.

04:47 There is also, Tito Boy.

04:48 Also, because I came from a Chinese family,

04:51 so I know how to speak Fukien Mandarin.

04:54 So it's an advantage because I can speak a lot of languages.

04:58 Is it the same?

04:59 Fukien and Mandarin?

05:00 You know both?

05:01 Yes.

05:02 Wow.

05:03 How do you say, "Kumusta ka," "I love you," in Fukien?

05:06 In Fukien, it's, "Ni kina haba, wo ai ni."

05:10 Okay, that's Fukien.

05:11 Mandarin is?

05:12 "Ni tsui jin hao ma, wo ai ni."

05:14 Wow.

05:15 That's great.

05:16 I have a question.

05:17 You come from a Chinese family.

05:18 Yes, Tito Boy.

05:19 I would imagine that it's still traditional.

05:21 Right now, Tito Boy, actually, I grew up in there.

05:24 Because my parents grew up here.

05:27 So when it comes to choosing a girlfriend,

05:30 you need to--

05:32 because some people say that you need to be Chinese to be your girlfriend.

05:36 Actually, Tito Boy, when it comes to traditional family,

05:38 that's how it is.

05:39 But not for you?

05:40 No, as long as I'm happy.

05:42 That's what they always tell me.

05:43 That's great.

05:44 As long as I'm happy, they will support me.

05:46 That's progression, right?

05:47 That's progression.

05:49 Do you have any problems with your children's love life?

05:52 [clears throat]

05:53 [laughs]

05:55 Actually, when we talk about it,

05:56 sometimes, it's Christian.

05:57 Do you have any problems?

05:58 Yes, I do.

05:59 With my daughter, I have a problem.

06:02 I understand.

06:03 [laughs]

06:04 You need to.

06:06 Maybe because of my experience before,

06:11 so you're a bit advanced in thinking.

06:13 [laughs]

06:14 Coming from experience.

06:17 But because I met Kim Su,

06:19 I see that there are really good people like him.

06:22 [laughs]

06:23 That's why I'm like him.

06:25 ♪♪♪

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