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TJ Monterde reveals he once considered working abroad amid past career struggles

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>TJ Monterde revealed that he once thought of working abroad when he was still struggling with his career.</p><p>&quot;Muntik na akong mag-Australia nun noong feeling ko walang nangyayari sa career ko. Mga 2016, 2015. Mga bago-bago pa lang ako. Sabi ko pa, nagpalaam na ako kay KZ (Tandingan), sabi ko mag-Australia na ako, kasi may tito naman ako dun, baka dun na ako mag-work if nothing happens in like the next few months or years,&quot; he shared in an interview with Karen Davila.</p><p>TJ recalled that he and KZ mutually agreed that they would break up if he decided to work overseas.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Break na tayo if ever,&#x27; sabi niya. It was a mutual decision. Hindi kami pang LDR eh, alam namin &#x27;yun from the very beginning. For one, clingy talaga siya so kailangan namin ang isa&#x27;t isa so mutual decision siya na if ever matuloy talaga ako mag-Australia, wala na kami,&quot; he recounted.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-8" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DEuLiqyy9wt/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A8%2C%22os%22%3A9853903.899999976%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-8" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Despite his career struggles, TJ remained hopeful and decided to continue with his music career in the Philippines. &quot;Unti-unti nagkakaroon pa ako ng work nun eh. I didn&#x27;t lose hope and meron laging hint si Lord eh na, &#x27;Okay lang. Nandiyan ka pa. Tuloy mo lang, ako yan...&#x27; There are just times when you feel like it&#x27;s impossible that it is not Him,&quot; he relayed.</p><p>TJ also opened up about his financial struggles in the early days of his marriage to KZ.</p><p>&quot;There was this time na kakasal pa lang namin, medyo down din ako sa career ko nun, wala akong masyadong trabaho. I asked my management to just babaan niyo lang TF ko, kahit ano, just be visible, I just want to be there, kahit wala na masyaong TF, mababa lang. And KZ, she&#x27;s always been KZ so she&#x27;s always been there,&quot; he recalled.</p><p>The &quot;Palagi&quot; singer that KZ was always understanding of his situation.  </p><p>&quot;Knowing na I&#x27;m the head of the house, ako &#x27;yung lalaki so I felt like I should be the provider but she never made me feel that way not even once. Never kong na-feel &#x27;yun, iyong masabi niya sa akin na, &#x27;Ikaw naman, ikaw &#x27;yung lalaki dito.&#x27; Wala akong naramdaman na ganun.&quot;</p><p>He went on: &quot;So that&#x27;s one thing I really appreciate about her. Minsan humihingi ako ng pasensya na babe sorry, kasi bumili kami ng bahay, wala ako masyadong ambag dun sa binili naming bahay. &#x27;Yung sa akin lang parang minsan mga kuryente, tubig, magkano lang naman &#x27;yun.&quot;</p><p>&quot;[Dasal ko] paano kaya &#x27;to Lord, paano ko kaya maaabot na ako naman &#x27;yung magbabayad ng monthly namin na malalaki o magbabayad ng kotse?&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFaYJpfyJdh/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A9834736.199999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="566" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>TJ further highlighted that KZ always believed in him and she never made him feel insecure. </p><p>&quot;Lagi niyang sinasabi sa akin na okay lang darating &#x27;yung time, may tiwala talaga siya sa akin, na darating din &#x27;yung time [ko]. I really felt nung times na kailangang-kailangan ko siya, andun siya and &#x27;yung manner niya of handling na never akong na-insecure na ako &#x27;yung lalaki pero siya &#x27;yung parang mas nagpro-provide for us during that time.&quot;</p><p>With his recent successes, especially after the release of &quot;Palagi,&quot; TJ shared that he is now able to provide more financial support. &quot;[Now] parehas na kami, nakakapag-share na ako, kahit papaano nakakapag-share na ako, kasi prayer ko talaga &#x27;yun... Ngayon kaya na.&quot;</p><p>TJ recently staged a three-day sold-out concert at the Big Dome from February 1 to 3.</p><p>Following his three sold-out shows at the Araneta Coliseum, TJ became the No. 1 OPM artist on Spotify.</p><p>On January 26, TJ achieved another milestone when he achieved 1 billion streams on Spotify. </p>

<p>TJ Monterde reveals that he once thought of working in Australia when he was struggling with his music career. </p>

TJ Monterde reveals that he once thought of working in Australia when he was struggling with his music career.