PROBABLY the biggest achievement na natanggap ng Jukebox Diva na si Eva Eugenio bilang isang mang-aawit is not any of her recognitions, nor is her resort in Los Baños, Laguna which sums up the fruits of her labor kundi ang kanyang anak na si Meg.
Like any parent who wants nothing but the best for her child ay pinag-aral ni Eva si Meg sa isang international school (hindi na namin babanggitin kung saan).
Without looking down on other learning institutions, nais ni Eva na ang mahahalagang bagay tulad ng edukasyon—lalo’t kung can afford naman—ay iparanas niya kay Meg.
Pero may kuwento si Eva nang tanungin daw ng titser kung sino ang ina ni Meg, “Who’s your mom?” na siyempre, sa wikang Ingles.
Proud and confident, sagot ni Meg, “Eva Eugenio!” Reaksi-yon daw ng guro, “Who’s Eva Eugenio? I don’t know her!”
Pag-uwi ng kanilang bahay ay ibinida ‘yon ni Meg sa nanay niya. Expectedly, naimbiyerna si Eva sabay turo sa anak, “Tell your teacher I don’t know her either!”
Siyempre, kinomedi na lang ‘yon ni Eva. Truth is, even to this day—even if nickelodeons have long been gone—what matters to her is the unspeakable joy that she brings her audience whenever she goes on stage.
Isang gabi kasi bago ang panayam naming ‘yon sa kanya, nagtanghal siya sa PAGCOR.
Sinaksihan ‘yon ni Arnel Ignacio, opisyal ng isang departamento ng nasabing ahensiya, na walang mapagsidlan ang tuwa at her musical performance na sinahugan pa ng pagpapakuwela.
“Naku, Ms. Eva, ang galing-galing mong magpatawa! Irerekomenda kita sa GMA para bigyan ka rin ng comedy show,” papuri raw ni Arnel sa kanya.
While allowing herself to get bitten by the acting bug again ay nakatuon muna ang pansin ngayon ni Eva para ipalaganap—on YouTube or on any digital platform—ang kanyang latest single.
May pamagat na “Ano Nga Bang Pangalan Mo?” (pretty much a sound-alike of ‘What’s the name of your mother?’), this quite old yet unrecorded composition is given a refreshing musical flavor without compromising the unique, hypnotizing Eva Eugenio attack.
At huwag isnabin, may MTV ito na nilikha ni Mark Robert Saguiguit with Eva slipping into at least four or five Gener Gozum creations shot in every nook and cranny of a modern architecture.