The things Kim Chiu, Xian Lim feel sorry about
Kim Chiu believes in the saying that “everything happens for a reason.”
“Hindi naman mangyayari ang lahat ng ito, kung walang dahilan. May dahilan si God para i-prepare ka niya sa mangyayari pa sa future mo,” she said at the press conference of her upcoming movie “Past Tense.”
But if Kim can turn back the hands of time, she would improve her relationship with her parents.
Lost time
“Parang hindi ko sila masyadong pinahalagahan, kasi ‘Bakit niyo kami iniwan?’ Andoon siguro yung galit ko siguro, nagtatanong kung bakit.”
Kim’s parents separated when she was very young. Her mother passed away in June 2013, and Kim reconciled with her dad last year after not communicating with him for five years.
Now, Kim is making up for lost time.
“Ilang years din kami hindi okay ng Papa ko. Life is short. Kalimutan ang dapat kalimutan sana. Nasayang yung mga taon na iyon na sana ay magkakasama kami. Sana mas nagkaroon ako ng father-figure kung hindi ko sana siya blinock noon sa buhay ko, tsaka yung mommy ko rin. Sana kung mabalik ko man iyon, sana nagkaroon ako ng father figure sa pagkatao ko.”
Sad high school
Speaking of regrets, Kim’s onscreen partner and “Past Tense costar, Xian Lim feels sorry he did not enjoy high school.
“Back in middle school, yung mga classmates ko, since kakadating ko lang (doon), maraming may ayaw sa akin. Hindi naman sa ugali ko, but because I’m just different. Galling ako sa Pilipinas, tapos hindi din ako masyadong nakikibonding sa kanila. So sa school, medyo hindi ako masyadong naiintindihan. Marami ring nagging haters, nagiging bullies, hindi ka nila gusto kasi wala kang group of friends. So during high school, I felt very alone and sad.”
Xian thinks he should have learned how to deal with different people back then.
Preparing for the future
“So kung mababalikan ko lang iyon, sana mas marunong pa akong kumilos sa harap ng mga tao. Siguro mas marami pa akong naging kaibigan at mas nahulma pa ako sana ngayon dahil kung ano ang pinagdaanan ko ngayon, iyon ako ngayon. Sana hindi ako masyadong naging mahiyain.”
He believes experience prepares us for the future.
“Magiging ready ka na kung ano yung para sa iyo.”
“Past Tense,” Kim and Xian’s follow-up movie to “Bride for Rent,” also stars Ai-Ai delas Alas and is directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar for Star Cinema. It opens in cinemas nationwide on Wednesday, November 26.
