OF the 306 glossy pages of Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista’s biography titled “Bistek @ 50: Life in Full Color,” a good three pages (64-66) and a recent photo with Kris Aquino ang inilaan sa pagtalakay ng kanilang naunsiyaming relasyon.
So far, ito pa lang—as we write this—ang pinili naming unang basahin. Saka na kami magba-backtrack sa ibang mga kabanata sa buhay ng actor-turned-politician. Pero sa maikling pagtalakay na ‘yon about the romance that never will be (again), kumbaga sa dula ay si Kris Aquino lang ang may speaking lines as culled from her past interviews.
We had to fast track a bit. Bigla naming inalala para i-reconcile ang mga bago nang pahayag ni Kris, moreso that she admitted to being content with loving Herbert from a distance.
Kaya nga isang magandang pagkakataon ‘yung July 6 na pa-birthday treat ni HB para sa entertainment press (thanks to Jun Nardo and company for the text invite). No way kasi para mahingan ng agarang reaksyon ang alkalde to whatever Kris says, understandably so for a busy mayor racing against time (this being his last term when too much work stlll needs to be accomplished).
Days ago kasi, parang may love on the rebound sa parte ni Kris, having found and met an eligible bachelor. Ito si Atty. Gideon Peña, guwapong binatang wala pang 30 anyos. Albeit kay Kris na rin mismo nanggaling that as far as feng shui is concerned ay hindi sila numerically swak in terms of age, it would still be interesting to know kung may kurot ba ito somehow sa puso ni Bistek.
At the July 6 event ay naitanong nga kay mayor how he feels about it. Kaswal lang, ang pagiging lawyer daw ang landas na gustong tahakin ni Kris. Not a tiny trace of insecurity nor jealousy.
Kung pagbabasehan ang mga most recent emote ni Kris sa kanyang social media account, her posts are one of acceptance. Pagtanggap sa katotohanang she and Bistek could have made it except for the unfortunate circumstances which didn’t allow that relationship to prosper. At kung ‘yung “okey lang” stance ni Bistek is to be used as a “feeling gauge,” the mayor has likewise reached the stage of acceptance. Patas lang sila.
The one nice thing though out of this failure is the success in keeping their friendship. Na mas enduring and transcending, if not a thing of forever.