Ariel Rivera and family will migrate to Canada in 2015

Rose Garcia
Thursday, February 04, 2010 @ 10:19PM  |  95 views


  "You know what, our decision comes with a heavy heart. We don't want to leave the Philippines because we love what we do, and at the same time, we love the Philippines. Filipino kami, e. Honestly, I grew up in Canada but I see myself living here and dying here. Kaya lang, you have to look on what's best for the kids. So, we are... sabihin na lang natin that we are sacrificing for our kids talaga," explains Ariel Rivera about their decision to migrate to Canada.

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Pero may bagong show naman daw si Gelli sa GMA-7. Kasama ang misis ni Ariel sa Panday Kids kung saan gaganap siya bilang nanay ng child actor na si Buboy Villar.

HANDS-ON PARENTS. Ang isang katangian na nakakabilib sa pagsasama nina Ariel at Gelli ay ang pagiging hands-on parents nila sa kanilang dalawang anak na lalake. Ito ay sa kabila ng pagkakaroon nila pareho ng trabaho at walang yaya ang kanilang mga anak.

Pero ngayong pareho silang may regular TV series ni Gelli, ano ang usapan nila pagdating sa kanilang mga anak?

"Well, yun ang problema," nakangiting sabi ni Ariel. "Pero you know, we're blessed because my brother is here. Meron akong auntie ko, plus Mommy Susan, very supportive. So, we're very lucky na kapag kailangan namin sila, when we are both working, sila ang susundo.

"Ang nangyayari na lang, kami ang naghahatid. Yun, walang patid yun. Kami ang naghahatid. Kami palagi. Either me or her, mostly together. Pero ang pagsundo, nagiging problema when we have work. Buti na lang, may support team kami."

Malaki raw ang kaibahan kapag ang bata ay laki sa magulang as compared sa laki ito sa yaya.

"Very close to us. They have their own mind and they have better respect for you and they don't take anything for granted. Kasi, alam nila na ganun kami. They respect family. Ibang-iba sila.

"So, I totally advice parents to be real parents. You don't need yaya. You know, to each his own. Kanya-kanyang ano 'yan. Pero sa amin, if I'll reflect back, ang mga magulang ko, when we migrated, 1972, in Canada, kinaya niya na limang bata kami, walang yaya, working. So, siguro naman kaya namin ni Gelli na dalawang bata," sabi ni Ariel.

How does he feel na ang laki ng respeto sa kanila ng ibang showbiz couples dahil nagawa nilang maging intact ang pamilya nila at ang pagsasama nila bilang mag-asawa?

"You know, I'm one person who never played those things, e. Kasi when you start thinking about what other people think about you, it gets to your head. I'm happy of course that they have respect to us on how we live our lives. I'm very grateful that they do, but I don't let it get into my head. We don't let it get it to our head. We live a normal life lang," sagot niya.

NO MORE BABIES. Bagamat dalawa pa lang ang anak nila, ayon kay Ariel, si Gelli raw ang ayaw na magkaroon pa sila ng anak.

"Ayaw niya... ayaw niya. Mahirap magpalaki ng bata. We're okay with two kids. We're very happy with two and we're contented with two," sabi ni Ariel.

Ayaw ba nilang magkaroon ng anak na babae?

"Ayoko ng girl!" natatawang sabi ni Ariel. "When she's [Gelli] pregnant, nagdarasal lagi ako na sana boy. Mahirap magpalaki ng babae sa Pilipinas. Mas madali ang lalake. Mahirap talaga. Nakakatakot kapag babae.

"Hindi ako seloso. Pero, siyempre, I grew up with girls. Parang no matter how much you teach them about the world, there's always one guy who can fool them. Madaling maano, e... ilang beses mo na maririnig na napakatalinong babae, pero naloloko ng isang lalake!"

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