Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: Philmar Alipayo on his private life as an island boy (Episode 356)

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00:00 [music]

00:05 But did your parents and Jane meet even though it was a long distance relationship?

00:10 Well, they didn't get the chance to.

00:13 It's a shame, right?

00:14 Yeah, because they were just there.

00:15 Right.

00:16 My parents were just on the island.

00:19 Doing their own thing.

00:21 And my mother was far away.

00:23 But Philmar's parents always show interest.

00:26 "When will I go here?"

00:27 "It's okay." You said it probably wasn't meant for this world.

00:32 But somewhere, sometime, it can happen.

00:35 But Philmar, I know you're shy, but being on a big island is very special.

00:43 Because I get hurt too.

00:46 You said earlier that in the beginning people didn't approve of your relationship

00:51 as if you needed approval.

00:53 But the fact was, she was very public.

00:55 She still is very public.

00:57 But now you understand her better.

00:59 Yes.

01:00 You understand her better.

01:01 You're able to get a reaction like, "Andy Eigenman's son is handsome."

01:05 [laughter]

01:06 Don't judge a book by its cover.

01:09 But you know you're crossing the line where the celebrity world meets.

01:15 Because this is not about Andy.

01:17 This is also about you.

01:18 You're a name in the surfing world.

01:21 So you're crossing the line.

01:24 You are a celebrity.

01:27 [laughter]

01:31 You're not used to it.

01:33 She's not.

01:34 Right?

01:35 Yes.

01:36 You're still not used to it.

01:38 But when someone's taking pictures, people come to you for photos.

01:42 Are you used to it?

01:44 Yes, I'm used to it.

01:46 It's nice to see when someone asks for a picture, you make them smile.

01:51 It makes me happy.

01:52 I can imagine in the beginning it was about Andy, people going to her for photos.

01:57 But now, I wouldn't be surprised if people are coming to you.

02:01 There are, right?

02:02 Yeah.

02:03 He handles it very--

02:04 Actually, when we were starting out, we were dating.

02:09 I was still living in Siargao, but he was always going there.

02:12 When we were going out, at the time--

02:15 Siargao became popular in the Philippines because a lot of Filipinos wanted to go there.

02:22 But before, it was already popular with foreigners.

02:25 I would just wait on the side because there were people taking pictures of him.

02:29 You were the one who asked for a picture.

02:31 Even me, I asked for a picture.

02:33 You were a fan of your husband.

02:36 I feel like it's not just because basketball or boxing is popular,

02:41 surfing is popular here in the Philippines,

02:44 but they achieved a big achievement.

02:48 That's what I told him because you can't stop the bashers or like what you said, the people that don't know.

02:54 I said, "Did they do what you did?

02:57 You brought the name of the Philippines to other countries,

03:00 and you became the number two best surfer in Asia."

03:07 They didn't do that.

03:09 Why would that affect you?

03:10 And it's surprising because we are an archipelago.

03:14 Surfing is natural, right?

03:18 Because we're the ocean.

03:20 It is more natural for us to go to the sea because we're surfing.

03:25 You said earlier that you go to bed at 7 or 8 o'clock.

03:28 How do you spend time together?

03:30 It's too early.

03:31 During the day.

03:34 They don't sleep early.

03:37 And it's not all the time.

03:39 He's a professional athlete, so he has a strict routine or schedule.

03:46 But in the island, we have a culture, right?

03:50 It's a province.

03:51 When you're off-season, you become laid-back.

03:55 You go out and enjoy yourself.

03:58 [Music]

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