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After ma-vote off sa isla, Karen delos Reyes still thinks that Survivor Philippines is the ultimate trip for her.
After ma-vote off sa isla, Karen delos Reyes still thinks that Survivor Philippines is the ultimate trip for her. Text by Ayessa De La Pena. Photo by Mitch S. Mauricio. Before receiving a call from Survivor Philippines Celebrity Showdown, Karen delos Reyes was praying for the ultimate trip that would bring a pleasant change in her life. “Pumunta akong Hong Kong this summer and then I was praying to God,” kuwento ni Karen, “I actually cried. I said, ‘God is this it na na-lost in translation ako? Eto na ba iyong ultimate trip na mag-isa akong pumunta ng Hong Kong at ‘di ko alam kung saan ako pupulutin?’” Little did Karen know that a surprise was waiting for her sa kanyang pagbabalik sa Pilipinas. Dagdag pa ng dalaga, “I asked the Lord for the ultimate trip. I wanted to change not really everything, my lifestyle. Everybody deserves a second chance and I asked God for change in my life. And when Survivor called me up, I think this is it na marami akong matututunan sa buhay ko, uukit ito sa aking kaluluwa na hinding-hindi ko talaga makakalimutan.” Hindi man nagtagal si Karen sa isla, she stresses na wala siyang hard feelings towards the people who voted her out. “Wala, wala [akong hard feelings]. I knew it. Sorry for the word, but I’m not stupid. The way they wrote it sa papel, I knew it. Prior to that, I knew it na, everytime na magkakaroon ng tribal council,” Karen says. Dagdag pa niya na-foresee n’ya na rin ang mga mangyayari, “Iyong [natanggal] si Doc Ferdz [Recio], sumagi na siya sa utak ko. Nagkaroon ng hint sa utak ko na it’s either Myka [Flores] or Doc Ferdz, and iyon nga. Si Myka alam naman nating lahat na siya iyong next kay Doc Ferdz. Iyong kay Buwi [Meneses], I knew it was coming. Sino’ng next? Wala, blangko. Blangkong-blangko talaga so parang ako, ‘Maybe it’s my time to shine so baka ako na nga siguro iyong next.’” Kahit medyo na-foresee na ni Karen ang kanyang pagkatanggal sa Survivor, hindi pa rin niya naiwasang malungkot sa nangyari. “Seeing iyong na-vote off ako, I felt a bit sad because noong napanood ko, nakita ko iyong reaksyon ni Aira [Bermudez] and she was my bestfriend there and nakakalungkot seeing them noong umalis ako,” sagot niya, “I was actually happy noong umalis ako kasi pwede na akong kumain. Ang selfish ko, diba?! Pero hindi, that’s the truth na makakakain na ako kasi we really don’t have food there. And grabe makukuskos ko na iyong body ko ng scrub and all that. Pero wala akong pagsisisi, no regrets na I left early on. Mixed emotions siya.” As a matter of fact, halos isang linggo ngang nalungkot ang dalaga when she got back from the island. “Kinausap pa ako ng psychiatrist namin. I was ecstatic kasi there was food, there was water, but when I came back to Manila I was depressed for almost a week. Instead of sleeping sa bed ko, I slept on the floor. I don’t know if it was post-traumatic whatever…I was depressed for like four to seven days,” Karen says. Kahit na natanggal agad ang tinaguriang taray queen ng isla, the perky Karen delos Reyes still thanked all the people who believed in her during the game. “Unang-una nagpapasalamat ako sa mga taong tumatangkilik at nanonood ng Survivor. Panoorin n’yo pa siya kasi sobrang dami pang mangyayari,” pagtatapos ng dalaga, “Alam ko maraming nainis, natuwa pero sobrang happy ako at naging entertainment ako sa kanila. Pero iyong totoo lang, riyalidad kasi iyon, e. At saka iyong mga parts na nakita nila sa akin, it’s just one part of me. There’s a lot pa. Kung nakikita nilang nagtataray ako, in fairness naman hindi nila ako nakikitang nagtataray ng walang dahilan. Kung nagtataray ako na sa tingin ko ay tama para sa akin, kung sa tingin nila ay hindi tama, wala tayong magagawa doon. I mean, I cannot please everybody. Maraming salamat. Manood kayo lagi. Hanggang November pa ito. Malay nyo isingit-singit pa ako diyan! You never can tell, e. Salamat ulit, ma’am, sirs. Rakenrol!” Pag-usapan si Karen sa mas pinagandang iGMA.tv Forum! Not yet a member? Register here.