Ian Veneracion good vibes lang lagi

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ni Rommel Gonzales

ISANG matagumpay na aktor sa pelikula at telebisyon, sikat na product endorser at mahusay na concert artist, mayroon bang iba pang bagay na gustong ma-achieve si Ian Veneracion?

“I’ve been very lucky because everybody’s been so kind, from my peers, to the networks, to the bosses, to the producers, and siyempre the fans.

“Of course I constantly ask why are these people so kind to me? 

“I still don’t have the answer to that.

“Ano ang gusto kong ma-achieve? Actually, the first 40 years of my life, I was trying to add… parang you want to have this, you want to have more friends, or you want to have another house, or ipon ka for another car, another this, another that. 

“But after 40… siguro ‘yung midlife crisis sa akin ang epekto, I started to subtract, so I’ve been subtracting, I don’t need a hundred friends, I just need a few pero the reliable ones.

“You know, it’s like a filter, and even the people I work with, I’m very particular na kailangan good vibes, alam mo ‘yun, kasi we’re here on a limited time lang naman eh, so might as well work on the quality, the quality of the experience, the quality of what you’re doing, and the quality of ‘yung samahan.

“And it’s based on competence, hindi barkadahan… I mean, barkadahan, sure, pero ‘pag trabaho, trabaho talaga, ‘yung ganoon.

“So… ah tapos hindi ko alam kung sino nagsabi pero I really liked it; ‘true power lies not in having more but in needing less’, and I so agree with that.

 “So I’ve been subtracting the last decade, I plan to subtract some more.”

May concert si Ian, ang Ian Veneracion Live sa August 12, Sabado, 8:00 p.m. sa Ballroom ng Winford Resort & Casino Manila.

Ang mga guest niya ay sina Marissa Sanchez at Zach Ponce at ang direktor ng show ay si Vergel Sto. Domingo.