In this month’s issue of MetroHim magazine, Jericho Rosales talks about what he’s learned from being in showbiz for over 13 years. The actor, who took a break from the limelight to concentrate on his music career after doing Panday in 2006, shares how exhausted he felt at the time. “My career was okay pero internally parang sira. I was becoming a rebel because ang dami kong hindi gusto. I was basically tired. I really needed a break. [From] eight years of not resting, acting lang, tuloy-tuloy lang. I was getting disappointed by a lot of things in the industry. I was extremely sensitive at the time,” he shares with MetroHim.

The Kahit Isang Saglit actor also recalled the backlash he received after doing Panday. “People would say so many hurtful words. There was this guy who said, 'O ano musikero ka na lang.' 'Si Jericho wala na 'yan. Isang echo na lang yan.' What's wrong with being a musician? You can make people happy. Yeah I'm an echo but I keep coming back. I cannot explain myself to the world. I just kept saying... they will see. I'm going to come back, I’m going to get it again, be a better actor, better musician, better writer,” he says.

When he finally returned to do Pangarap na Bituin and ASAP in 2007, Echo had to adjust going back to doing shows. “At first, it felt like the first day of school everyday. Para kang alien, para kang visitor sa ibang bahay. Okay lang, they were nice to me naman, especially the audience. I even asked Anne Curtis, ‘Help me naman here. I’m dyahe. Barkadahin mo naman ako don oh,” he recalls.

After his breakup with long-time girlfriend Heart Evangelista last year, Echo is more vocal about his relationship with former Kahit Isang Saglit co-star Carmen Soo. The Malaysian actress, he insists, never had anything to do with the breakup. “Carmen and I are good friends eh. We shared a lot of things, especially with the show. Daming pinagdaanan nung show. Tagal naming nagsama. Because of that we became good friends. Yeah, sometimes we'd go out, eat out. ‘Pag nandito siya, I take her out. Siguro 'yun na 'yung date ko. Dating 'yun ‘di ba? Yeah but we’re not. Wala, she doesn’t believe in long distance relationships. Ako naman, I have different priorities. Magki-click din kami but in my heart I just decided this is what's better. ‘Pag in-analyze namin mga bagay it won't work. I'm just being realistic. Hindi mo naman maaalis sa sarili mo na when you're going out with someone or you meet somebody, siyempre iniisip mo, 'Uy okay kaya 'tong girl na 'to?' But knowing her she's a good person, she has a good heart, good qualities. It's just that the situation at the time is not right,” he tells MetroHim.

The singer-actor, who’s gearing up for a project sometime this year with Kristine Hermosa, says that having a love life is not his top priority at the moment. “It’s only been nine months na single ako. I've been working really hard. I just pray that I meet that perfect person. I'm not looking but there are times when I’m like, 'Hay, sanaI have someone.’ May mga days na even your friends are not available so you just go home. There are times na gusto mo lang ma-inspire o mag-share. Ako, si Mr. Sharing ako eh. Eh wala, so uwi na lang ako,” he confides.

The 29-year-old actor admits he’s looking forward to a better year. “My life now is really balanced. I have surfing. I have music, and movies. I think I’m doing pretty good now. My break gave me wisdom, na-humble din ako. I’ve never been so appreciative. Everything now matters. Nananamnam ko na yung dating hindi ko napapansin,” he says.


Author: Manila P. Santos
Source: http://www.abs-cbn.com/Magazine/Article/2175/Jericho-Rosales-is-thankful-about-getting-his-second-wind-in-showbiz.aspx