Jaya and family
WALANG pinagsisisihan ang Soul Diva na si Jaya sa naging desisyon niyang iwan muna ang Pilipinas para sa Amerika na manirahan kasama ang kanyang pamilya.
Makalipas nga ang apat na buwan mula nang magpaalam siya sa madlang pipol, nakapag-adjust na rin daw siya nang bonggang-bongga sa bagong buhay nila ng asawa’t mga anak sa Silverdale, Kitsap, Washington.
“At the height of the pandemic, we made this decision. I said to myself then, wow ano ang gagawin ko dito?
“But God showed me a different path and perspective! Waley talaga ako regret! They say faith is blind but I went by it. So I trust in Jesus, definitely this is the best decision I’ve ever made!” ang masayang pahayag ni Jaya sa panayam ng ABS-CBN.
Sa ngayon, na-eenjoy na raw ni Jaya ang pagiging misis ni Gary Gotidoc at ang pagiging nanay sa mga anak nilang sina Sab at Dylan, pati na sa stepson niyang si Gavin.
“The boss (Gary) is doing very well. He does a lot of tattoos on the side while he’s on standby for his new job at the Department of Defense.
“Dylan is with his school’s football team while Sab serves in church and is also with her high school band. Gavin just got married and we’re only awaiting his wife Athena to move to the US from the Philippines.
“God, husband and children those are my priorities! Magkamatayan na, huwag lang silang mawala sa paligid ko,” lahad ng singer-actress.
Aniya pa, “I will do almost everything for family. So we’re very tight and bonded, ‘yan ang nangyari dito!”
Samantala, masaya ring ibinalita ni Jaya na bumubuti na rin ang kanyang health condition, kabilang na riyan ang pagiging diabetic niya. Araw-araw niyang tsine-check ang kanyang sugar levels sa pamamagitan ng CGM (continuous glucose monitoring) sensor.
“Diabetes is not a death sentence. It can be managed by right diet, exercise and proper monitoring. In my case this CGM has freed me from painful daily finger pricking.
“I have more freedom now to manage my condition because it can go away if I want it but slowly and surely I am getting there by being more aware of my glucose level,” lahad niya.
Kung may isang natutunan si Jaya sa apat na buwang pananatili sa Amerika yan ay ang, “I cannot rely on people, I can only rely on God. He will not fail, forsake or leave me. That’s why, circle of friends ko nag-shrink.
“Dati kasi, easy-go-lucky ako sa trabaho, ngayon I am tougher on myself in the sense na kung ayaw ko gawin, di ko gagawin. Nabe-burn ako sa mga tao na mahirap pakisamahan. E di ba, lagi kasi sa trabaho natin makisama ka!” diin ni Jaya.
Dagdag pa niyang katwiran, “But there comes a point that you have to stick to those who would give us the same, ‘yung reciprocation that cannot be one-sided. I’ve relinquished that aspect, bitaw na, kung di kailangan sa buhay, tanggalin na!”
“I learned to be ‘me’ now! Ako na para sa akin, kailangan ibigay ‘yung para sa akin naman!” aniya pa.
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