May 15, 2019 - Wednesday
"Wow ibang-iba naman pala talaga." Sabi ni Catt sa group-chat naming tatlo nila Kori.
Kasunod ng chat niyang 'yan ang interview video ni... Jace???
"Ay ang taray may pa exposure na si Prof!" Sabi naman ni Kori.
"Mr. Gosingtian, with all due respect beshie HAHAHAHA" Panggagago naman ni Catt.
"Parang kdrama na talaga ang buhay ng beshie natin! Ang taray! Pa hard to get pa rin kahit si Mr. Gosingtian the 3rd na ang naghahabol!!!" Sabi naman ni Korri.
Nanginginig ang aking mga kamay nang kinuha ko ang earphone ko at agad na pinanuod ang "exclusive one-on-one interview" ng isang news media outlet kay Jace.
"So Mr. Gosingtian, how do you feel for being here today?" Tanong sakanya ng interviewer, napataas na lang ang kilay ko nang marinig ko ang "Mr. Gosingtian", pero halatang-halata naman ang pagkailang ni Jace nang i-address siyang Mr. Gosingtian.
"Please don't call me Mr. Gosingtian, medyo hindi pa ako sanay. Jace will do." Hiyang-hiya na sabi ni Jace habang nakahawak ang kanyang kanang kamay sa kanyang batok at halos mawala na ang mga mata niya dahil sa hiya.
Napa-iling naman ako, "Bobo. Sana Mr. Rivas na lang kung hindi ka sanay sa Gosingtian para pormal. Amputa. Introductory interview tapos first name basis, gago ka ba???"Bulong ko.
"Oh sorry, so how do you feel for being here today, Jace?" Pag-ulit ng interviewer.
First name basis talaga??? Ano siya nasa Tonight With Boy Abunda??????
"Of course I feel really good to be here today. Uhhm, it's a privilege for me since it's my first time to be interviewed like this, I mean about myself and my families and this is also my first ever exposure as a Yucaico-Gosingtian. Actually even my close friends, hindi pa sila aware that I just changed my legal name." Tugon naman ni Jace na napakapormal ng composure.
"Ohhhh so you just changed your name nga 'no? Can we know what your present legal full name is? Kasi medyo nagiging magulo lalo na sa surname mo. And can we know too why is it like that?"
Nakita ko na medyo napatigil si Jace pero agad din namang nakabawi.
"Oh, my name... What a simple yet complicated question..." Natatawang sabi niya.
"My birth name is Yuan Zhi Sheng. That's my Chinese name which I used until I turned 3 years old, and then my mom changed my legal name to Niccolo Jace Hee Rivas, and then 2 months ago my legal name was changed to Niccolo Jace Yucaico Gosingtian."
Wait...
'Yan na talaga ang legal name niya?
"So bakit Hee-Rivas 'yung former name mo?" Tanong nitong interviewer.
Ay alam ko sagot dyan! Napangiti na lang ako.
Habang sinasagot ni Jace ang tanong, pinagmamasdan ko siya...
The old Jace is back...
He's now well...
Wala na masyadong bakas ng pagiging miserable pero medyo kulang pa sa ayos.
"It's from the maiden name of my mom since my parents are not married. And instead of Yucaico, my mom used Rivas. It's a surname she purchased a long time ago for security purposes." Sagot niya.
