Former President Joseph "Erap" Estrada revealed to ABS-CBN News his intentions to live a life away from the spotlight following his runner-up showing in the presidential elections last May 10.
"Lahat na halos ay ibinigay sa akin. Siguro ako ay isa sa pinakamasuwerteng nilalang na ako'y nabigyan ng pagkakataon maging superstar, maging mayor, maging senator, maging vice-president, president, at prisoner pa. Palagay ko marami nang binigay sa aking pagkakataon ang Panginoon at ang ating mga kababayan," Estrada told ABS-CBN's Europe News Bureau chief Danny Buenafe.
Estrada is currently in London to attend the college graduation of daughter Jerika at the American Intercontinental University.
A popular action hero in the movies before entering politics, Estrada also relayed his desire to stay away from doing films or any showbiz-related projects in the immediate future.
Estrada's last film, which served as his comeback movie after many years, was produced by Star Cinema under the title Ang Tanging Pamilya.
The interview revealed the possibility of Estrada writing a personal memoir chronicling his colorful and storied journey from childhood to the presidency to the lowest point of his life as a deposed leader serving detention while under trial for plunder charges.
Estrada said the book would be an honest account of his life, including an honest assessment of his mistakes as a government official.
As for the title of the book, Estrada teasingly said, Memoirs: The Life and Loves of Erap.