MAKALIPAS ang mahigit isang taong pananatili sa Bali, Indonesia kasama ang asawang si Rob Mananquil, nakauwi na rin sa wakas sa Pilipinas si Maxene Magalona.
Ibinalita ng aktres sa kanyang Instagram followers kahapon na nakabalik na siya ng Manila. “Mabuhay,” ang maikling caption na inilagay niya sa post.
Sumunod dito, nagbahagi uli siya ng litrato sa IG kung saan sinabi niya na hindi pa rin siya makapaniwala na nasa Pilipinas na siya after more than a year sa Bali.
“Being on a tropical island for a long time and then having to come back to a city will not be the smoothest transition.
“Thankfully, I have to stay in quarantine for a couple of weeks before I can ‘go back to the real world’ which will give me enough time to adjust,” pahayag ng aktres.
Sey pa ni Maxene, iba na namang experience ang inaasahan niya ngayong balik-Maynila na siya matapos sumailalim sa strict lockdown noong nasa Bali pa siya.
“Everyone was free to go around whenever and wherever. So instead of resisting and complaining about not having as much freedom as I used to, I’ve decided to use this time in quarantine for self-reflection, detoxification, and integration.
“Celebrating my return home by returning to my true self. I’m finally home, Manila. I am my own home,” aniya pa.
Last March 1, minarkahan nina Maxene at Rob ang first year ng pagtira nila sa Bali na inilarawan niyang “most eye-opening and soul awakening time of my life.”
Sa isang panayam, ikinuwento ni Maxene na nagpunta sila sa Bali para sa isang yoga teachers training hanggang sa abutan na sila roon ng lockdown dahil sa COVID-19 pandemicn
“Our schedule for the training was March 1 to 24 and during the middle of March, that’s when the lockdown started happening.
“We had the option to fly home or if not, we were going to get stranded here. We figured, because coming here to the teachers training, one of my intentions, one of my goals, was to actually heal myself, my mental condition…
“My intention was to not give in to fear, to just trust the process and to surrender, and that I think was the perfect challenge for me… I felt like I owed it to myself to really stick it out and just trust the process and surrender it to God. So, we decided to stay,” paliwanag ng aktres.
Inamin din niya na noong unang buwan nila roon, “I’ll be honest, I was anxious. I was, like, ‘What happens if I get sick? What happens if I run out of funds?’ So, I was, like, no, I’m going to stick to this and really invest my time, my energy, my money into this healing process and so far, so good, it’s been turning out really well.
“We’ve been extending our visas. Even if nagkaroon na ng flights, my husband and I decided to stay and really give our all into this healing journey of ours,” aniya pa.