Yeng Constantino says she wants an old-fashioned courtship |
| by Rachelle Siazon | November 07, 2009 2:27 AM | |
Once again, Yeng Constantino corrected the misconception that she’s a lesbian just because she doesn’t dress up the way typical girls do to attract guys. “Hindi! Babae po ako. Siguro merong lang tayong stereotype like sa TV na kapag hindi ka kumikilos tulad ng ibang normal na babae, hindi ka babae. Siguro kailangan nating ibreak yun. Siguro iba lang ako dahil iba yung kinalakihan kong lugar tapos yung mga friends ko puro lalake, ako lang babae sa banda namin,” Yeng said during her album launch last November 4.
The pretty rocker also explained that the reason why she still doesn’t have a boyfriend is that she really believes in traditional courtship which, unfortunately, is a rare thing nowadays. “Basta ang natutunan ko sa tatay ko, hindi sa pinapahirapan mo ang lalake ‘pag pinaghihintay mo. Pero tinitignan mo kung kailan sila magpapasensya. Kasi mentras mahirap abutin yung puno, masarap yun kainin. In a way dun mo mapapatunayan kung aalagaan ka talaga niya. Values yun e, ganon ako e: conservative pero rock,” she exclaimed.
She also doesn’t want to be like other female artists who get careless when they’re in a relationship and end up getting pregnant outside marriage. “Nakalungkot kasi ang daming celebrities ngayon na sobrang moderno mag-isip. Kung hindi natin papanindigan yung pagiging Pilipina natin, maiimpluwensiyahan ka na, ‘Ay hindi, go na!’ Basta gusto ka, gusto mo na rin. Nakakatakot kumilos ng pangit dahil alam mong may mga kabataan kang maiimpluwensiyahan. Isa rin yun sa mga kino-consider ko kung bakit hindi rin ako basta-basta [nakikipagboyfriend],” she reasoned.
Actor/model Carlo Guevara was once rumored to be courting her but Yeng revealed that she wasn’t yet ready for a relationship at that time. “Oo nagusap kami ni Carlo.
Ako nagsabi sa kanya na, ‘Uy ‘wag na lang kasi parang hindi pa rin ako ready.’ Ang lungkot naman kasi nun kung hindi ka naman pala sure sa nararamdaman mo tapos paghihintayin mo yung tao, mabuti na sabihin mo na lang kaysa maghintay siya ng matagal. So yun, hindi naging kami,” she recalled.
Yeng has a new admirer these days, but she is still not ready to reveal his name except that he’s a singer/songwriter for a band. “Hindi ko sure kung nanliligaw na ba siya. Ayoko mag-assume kasi baka mamaya namisunderstood ko lang pala yung ginagawa niya.
Baka mamaya hindi naman talaga siya nanliligaw at gusto lang niya ako maging friend. Pero siyempre ’pag itetext ka tapos kapag gusto ka niya makita nakakakilig yun ’di ba.”
It’s been two months since they met at a gig but she kind of liked how he really went out of his way to befriend her. “Actually hindi ko pa siya talaga kilala kasi text text pa lang kami. Niyaya niya ako lumabas pero hindi pa namin nagagawa kasi pareho kaming maraming gigs ngayon. So kailangan din mabigyan ng time. Basta natutuwa ako sa kanya. Pero hindi ko pa masabing inspirasyon ko siya kasi hindi ko pa naman siya nagagawan ng kanta,” she finally stated.
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