Katrina Halili

"It takes 20 years to build a reputation and 5 seconds to ruin it"

I’ve been following the news for the past few days and all I can hear is Katrina Halili’s name. If I am not mistaken, she’s the most famous celebrity now here in the Philippines, even more popular than Marian Rivera and KC Concepcion. I heard the issue few months back and we all know that Katrina admitted that she have had an affair with Hayden Kho who was also known as Dr. Vicki Belo’s boyfriend. And now this issue is on fire again after their video was uploaded in YouTube. The issue even reached the Senate. That's how big it is.

I’ve seen the video myself and I can say that it’s unfair to Katrina. In the video, where Katrina was dancing and Hayden was singing, there was this part where Katrina wiped Hayden’s face and his sweaty chest. That scene caught my attention. It created an impression on me that she really fell in love with the guy. For me, that very simple act shows love. It’s what they say, “with love.” Too bad that she fell in love with the wrong guy and too bad Hayden failed to notice that he was loved. She loved him but he used her.

I don’t know why I’m writing this, but all I can say is I still respect Katrina after all the things which happened to her. I liked her even more because she showed us all that eventhough she’s Katrina Halili, she’s still human; vulnerable to commit mistakes and can stumble down once in a while. She’s brave enough to accept that she was wrong and also brave enough to accept the consequences of her actions.

We are all human beings. We may differ in some ways but still we are all the same. For me, it is not bad to commit mistakes as long as you learned from those mistakes. Katrina committed a mistake and she learned from it. I, you, we, anybody...we don't have any right to judge Katrina nor Hayden (though he's really ughh!!) We don't have any right to judge anybody, only God can judge us. Let's act as matured individuals. Before we judge other people, reflect first. Nobody's perfect.

"I shall answer for my sins to God, not to small men like you!"

-Leonor, Recuerdo