“God allowed me to live this long so that I can share the beauty and the story of transformation and redemption that He has done in my life for other people.”
Mula sa isang pagkakadapa na nasaksihan ng buong mundo, literally and figuratively, muling bumangon at nagpupursigi sa buhay ang beauty queen, actress, host and inspirational speaker na si Miriam Quiambao-Roberto.
From her lowest point to her peak, anu-ano nga ba ang kaniyang pinagdaanan? Ano ang nangyari sa muling nilang pagkikita ng kaniyang ex-husband? And what is life like after giving birth at 43?
All of these and more in this episode of Power Talks with Pia Arcangel!
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Trigger Warning:
This episode contains discussions about depression and suicide, which may be distressing or triggering for some viewers and listeners.
Mula sa isang pagkakadapa na nasaksihan ng buong mundo, literally and figuratively, muling bumangon at nagpupursigi sa buhay ang beauty queen, actress, host and inspirational speaker na si Miriam Quiambao-Roberto.
From her lowest point to her peak, anu-ano nga ba ang kaniyang pinagdaanan? Ano ang nangyari sa muling nilang pagkikita ng kaniyang ex-husband? And what is life like after giving birth at 43?
All of these and more in this episode of Power Talks with Pia Arcangel!
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Trigger Warning:
This episode contains discussions about depression and suicide, which may be distressing or triggering for some viewers and listeners.
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00:00This episode contains discussions about depression and suicide, which may be distressing or triggering
00:05for some viewers and listeners.
00:08If you're struggling or need support, please know that help is available.
00:12You can find resources and support by contacting the National Center for Mental Health through
00:16their hotline 1-5-5-3, 1-800-1888-1553, mobile phones 0919-057-1553 and 0917-899-8727, or
00:30visiting their website www.ncmhusaptayo.com.
00:39There's a Japanese proverb that goes, fall down seven times and stand back up eight times.
00:44And this may just be true of our next guest on Power Talks.
00:47She's a beauty queen, a mother, a wife, an advocate, an inspirational speaker, a TV host,
00:52and she has worn many different hats.
00:55And of course, she has fallen down and picked herself right back up.
00:58And today, we discuss her journey and what the challenges were in rising back up.
01:03We're going to get to know more about Miriam Quiambao Roberto on Power Talks.
01:08Really, the pressure was more trying to keep up with the popularity of the other
01:16more dominant candidates.
01:19What kept my head on my shoulders was making sure that I still retain a part of me.
01:25This is the trick for INTJs.
01:30We're able to go out of ourselves only for a purpose.
01:33For example, they're used to being a teacher, a public speaker, and so on.
01:39Because there's a purpose.
01:40But if there's no purpose, it's okay, we're just quiet.
01:43When I got separated from my first husband, and eventually we got divorced,
01:48that will have to be the biggest metaphor of falling and eventually rising.
01:54Because the time when I found myself, I had no purpose in life.
02:00When all the cameras were turned off, I was already depressed.
02:04And I was still depressed, and I was only able to completely recover and be healed
02:10when I experienced the love of Jesus Christ.
02:13That's why sometimes, we ask each other,
02:16God, do you know my situation?
02:18I'm praying, but I can't hear you.
02:20You're not answering my prayers.
02:23But the only change was when I surrendered my life to Jesus.
02:27A lot of things changed.
02:29I had hope.
02:30My relationship with my parents improved.
02:33I'm almost 50 this May.
02:35But God allowed me to live this long
02:38so that I can share the beauty and the story of transformation and redemption
02:44that He has done in my life for other people.
02:47It's so beautiful when you have a negative experience with someone
02:53that's very, very heavy.
02:54But once you've released forgiveness and you see each other again,
02:58there's no bad blood.
02:59It's mutual respect and mutual fondness.
03:03I think the relevance of pageants changes depending on who's organizing it
03:08and who are participating in it.
03:10Because it depends on the organizer.
03:12They have thrusts or certain themes that they want
03:17or messages that they want to communicate through that platform.
03:20For example, body beautiful or universal acceptance of all kinds of women.
03:27Now, there are pageants that don't have a height limit.
03:32Beauty can come in many different colors, many different sizes, and heights.
03:38There was a time when I felt insecure when someone approached me
03:43to win Miss Universe.
03:46I was like, oh no, oh no, I'm going to be replaced.
03:49So, I had that level of insecurity at some point in my life.
03:58Hi everyone and welcome to a new episode of Power Talks with PR Kang Hel
04:02where we sit down with the country's biggest
04:04and most influential movers and shakers.
04:06And today, we're sitting with no less than Miss Universe.
04:11First runner-up from, let's not talk about the year, from before.
04:17None other than our very own Miss Miriam Quimbao.
04:21Hi Miriam!
04:23Hi Tia! Thank you for having me on Power Talks.
04:26And hello to our listeners.
04:28So, first of all, Miriam, how are you?
04:30Are you currently in Manila or Boracay?
04:32Because we know that you migrated or settled in Boracay.
04:39Yes, I'm currently in Alabang.
04:42Actually, I'm in a condo.
04:43Because if we do this at home, we won't be able to finish it.
04:47Because the kids will get mad.
04:50They want to be part of the interview.
04:53So, I also have errands later.
04:56So, I thought to get away first.
04:58And to answer your question whether we still live in Boracay,
05:03yes, we have a place there.
05:05We're renting and renovating a house there
05:07so that whenever we're there, we have a place to stay.
05:11So, how often are we in Boracay?
05:13We have committed to be there about 10 days a month.
05:16And 20 days a month, we're here in Manila.
05:19Because our eldest son, who's 17,
05:22he still goes to a school here in the area of Las Piñas.
05:28So, we still have to oversee him.
05:31Apart from overseeing also CCF Boracay D-Groups.
05:36So, even the smaller kids,
05:38are the smaller kids already studying?
05:40Yes, Elijah, who's 6, he's enrolled in homeschool.
05:45Then, Ziki, who's 3, he's with his brother.
05:52But during the pandemic, most of the time,
05:54were you there in Boracay?
05:56Yes, we settled there.
05:57Because we rented our house here in Alabang.
06:01So, to get away from the lockdowns,
06:03we moved to Boracay.
06:04We were staying there until January 15 of last year.
06:10How would you compare the life on the island
06:13and the life here in Manila?
06:15Boracay is so far, Pia.
06:19Everything is just so easy.
06:21There's no traffic, no stress, no pressure.
06:26Because there, we don't need to drive anymore.
06:31Because it's just a 10-minute walk to everywhere.
06:33From where we were renting in Station 2.
06:36So, you have a lot of meetings that you can do during the day.
06:40Even if it's just the beginning, you have a lot of meetings.
06:43In Batalang, Manila, when we came from Cavite,
06:46which is where our house is,
06:49then there's a meeting in Makati,
06:51you'll only have one meeting during the day.
06:55Plus, here, the traffic is bumper to bumper.
07:00But in Boracay, there's almost none.
07:03There's no pressure there to dress up and look nice.
07:08While here, every time you go out,
07:10even if it's just in a mall, you have to dress up.
07:15But there, even if you're wearing flip-flops and there's no shower,
07:18no one cares.
07:20So now, you're here in Manila for 20 days,
07:2310 days in Boracay.
07:24Do you miss it?
07:25While you're here, do you find yourself wishing,
07:28this is a countdown to returning to Boracay.
07:31Wishing that you were back there.
07:33Not really, because there are benefits to live here in Manila
07:37because we get to be with our eldest son.
07:41And the place where we're staying in Cavite is a bit suburban,
07:45so it's not that hectic or polluted.
07:50There's a lot of space for the kids to go around
07:54because our house is just behind the park.
07:58So when we open our backdoor, it's right in the backyard.
08:04And when we're in Boracay, you can enjoy us
08:06because the beach is almost in our backyard.
08:09The thing is, we have the best of two worlds.
08:15In your stories, we can see the glow in your eyes
08:18when you talk about your children.
08:20Motherhood seems to suit you very well.
08:22Can you tell us how distinct are the personalities
08:25of your three children?
08:27Of course, the little ones came on much later,
08:30but how would you describe the dynamics of the three of them?
08:35They have different personalities, as you know,
08:37as a mother yourself, right?
08:39They have different attitudes.
08:41And the parenting approach is also different.
08:43Kuya Joshua, he's grade 11 now, so he's a teenager.
08:46Most of the time, he's just inside the room.
08:49He'll just go out to eat.
08:51There.
08:52Ardy and I, we make sure to spend one-on-one dates with him.
08:57Once or twice a month.
09:00We get to see what's in his heart.
09:02We ask him, oh, what's up with you?
09:04Do you have any concerns?
09:06And then we get to address it on a one-on-one situation.
09:10Of course, he's the older brother.
09:12And as a teenager, when he's at home, he's just quiet.
09:17He becomes more growdy when he's with his friends.
09:21So obviously, when he's at home, he's just a bit quiet.
09:25My six-year-old, Elijah, and my three-year-old, Zekie, are really mischievous.
09:30Elijah, maybe because he's the firstborn, he's more responsible, more serious.
09:39He's very, very sweet and smart.
09:43He's fond of Legos.
09:44He's fond of building.
09:46And I think, he's only two years old, but we notice that he has an interest in engineering
09:51because he's fond of looking at cars.
09:54And he's only two years old, but he has a toy motorcycle.
10:00He's fond of cleaning.
10:02Even his own bike, he cleans it.
10:05So that's what we observed.
10:06It seems like he has potential for becoming an engineer.
10:09And he's fond of drawing.
10:11So maybe he's an engineer architect.
10:12We'll see, right?
10:13Meanwhile, Zekie, who is now three years old, usually when they're young, they're more emotional.
10:20He's also sweet because until now, I'm still breastfeeding him.
10:24And he's the one who's more inclined to music.
10:28And it's like, he's fond of...
10:32Whenever we play classical music, he's the one who listens.
10:37More than my older brother.
10:39Zekie is the one who listens.
10:41He's the one who's fond of...
10:43Although they like to dance, Zekie has more inclination to music.
10:49Dancing, performing, there.
10:53They're very distinct, right?
10:55They're very distinct.
10:57Then, Zekie is the one who...
11:01They said I'm more like Zekie.
11:04He's like my mini-me.
11:07Elijah is more like RD.
11:11Mini-mini RD.
11:12Then, Josh, my older brother, when he was younger, they said I look more like him than his dad.
11:19At least everyone got a little, right?
11:23I'm wondering if the three boys are aware that their mother is a beauty queen?
11:31The eldest, yes.
11:33Because they've experienced the benefits of having sponsors for Disney movies,
11:41or the entrance to a park, or something like that.
11:46Then, he also noticed, why are there so many people taking pictures of me?
11:51So, he knows.
11:52He already knows, he's already 17.
11:54But these two little ones, they still don't know much.
11:59But my 6-year-old, he noticed, why are there so many people taking pictures of me?
12:04He's with me, but he's the one who's asking too much.
12:09He's not yet too much.
12:10Maybe they're just feeling it.
12:12It's nothing, if mommy has people taking pictures of her.
12:15Dude!
12:16Yes, she's just normal.
12:19So, knowing that, of course, your older brother knows that you're a beauty queen.
12:24Did you tell him about your past life as a beauty queen?
12:29For you, is being a beauty queen already a past life?
12:33We have an adage amongst beauty queens, that once a beauty queen, always a beauty queen.
12:39Perfect, perfect adage.
12:41Yes.
12:42But, did I tell you, he witnesses and hears whenever I get to share my story
12:50on different platforms that I get invited to.
12:54Because we make sure that our children know what we do for work.
12:58So, whenever I'm invited as an inspirational speaker, a testimony sharer in a church,
13:04or a certain organization, or there's an invitation for a ministry trip abroad,
13:09he's there and he hears my testimony.
13:15So, he knows my past life.
13:19So, he knows the whole story of when you tripped on stage during the Miss Universe pageant.
13:25You know, for us, that moment was really iconic.
13:29I still remember that because, I guess, we were in high school.
13:34We were all really looking forward to it because people were saying that this is our chance.
13:39Because the drought was so long, right?
13:40Before you won, before you placed as first runner-up.
13:43And all of us were looking forward to it.
13:45We said, oh, the representative of the Philippines, she's from the US.
13:51Let's look forward to it, let's look forward to it.
13:53Did you feel that pressure going into the pageant,
13:55that a lot of people were hoping that you will end that drought?
14:00Before leaving for Miss Universe, there are articles that come out,
14:03or could she be the one?
14:04But there's a question mark, right?
14:06So, there's always that possibility.
14:09What I felt more pressure on was when I was actually in Trinidad and Tobago.
14:15Then, a lot of people were feeding me strategies to be noticed.
14:23Like, one of my mentors, I won't mention, he mentioned to me,
14:29this was in training for the pageant.
14:32He mentioned that, oh, you should be next to the Latinas.
14:34Then, you should wear a big flower like that.
14:37Then, you should pose like that.
14:39I wasn't used to that.
14:41So, when I tried doing it, I had an identity crisis
14:46because I was trying to pose as something I was not.
14:50When I was in Venezuela, I was being trained for one week
14:55to pose a certain way, to look a certain way.
14:58Especially the sexy poses.
14:59Of course, we're Filipinas, we're demure.
15:03I've never been able to do that in my whole life,
15:05in my 23 years during that time,
15:09to pose sexy, provocative poses.
15:12But I was being asked to pose.
15:13So, I was doing it because it was part of my training.
15:16And then, I ended up just shedding off what was the extreme
15:22and retaining what would be beneficial and appropriate for me and my personality.
15:28So, really, the pressure was more trying to keep up
15:33with the popularity of the other more dominant candidates.
15:40And what kept my head on my shoulders was making sure that
15:45I still retain a part of me.
15:47Is it easy to make friends with the other candidates?
15:50Because I can imagine, of course, you're all women.
15:52You're all competing for one crown.
15:54Can you really make true friends in a pageant?
15:58Maybe it depends on the girl, on your roommate,
16:01or on who you're interacting with.
16:04Because there are also pageants,
16:06there are candidates who are very competitive, right?
16:10Like, it's up to you, right?
16:12But it's also like, they're just there because
16:15they just happened to win their pageant,
16:19and they're just going through it.
16:21If possible, they should just go home
16:22because they're going to miss their family, right?
16:24So, there are those who are just making do
16:27with whatever's available and making that season
16:34or that period meaningful or worthy
16:41of living for the three weeks
16:43before they move back to go back to their own home.
16:47So, there are also friends.
16:48In fact, they have their own style.
16:50They always do a lot of noodles.
16:53And they bring it to their luggage.
16:57So, they always say,
16:58come, let's have a noodle party in our room.
17:00Yeah, so we go there.
17:02My roommate, Ms. Correa,
17:04she's not very fluent or comfortable speaking English.
17:08So, we don't really bond.
17:10But the way we're able to communicate
17:12is through sign language, small English talk.
17:17I mean, small English words.
17:20She can pick up some English words,
17:22but we don't really bond
17:24because there's a communication gap.
17:27I think Ms. Northern Marianas is the one I bond with.
17:32Until now, Ms. Payne, Diana Noriega.
17:37Until now, I chat with her on Facebook.
17:41Ms. Peru, once in a while, I chat with her.
17:45So, you're Facebook friends?
17:47Yes.
17:48But I'm sure, you know,
17:51there are times like this when we're discussing
17:54or like when you're interviewing,
17:55you're always asked about that moment
17:58when you were on stage during the competition,
18:00when you fell but stood back up right away.
18:03And I know you've said before
18:04that that's like an analogy for your life.
18:07Now, you know, you fall,
18:08but you pick yourself up right away.
18:11But at that time, what did it feel like to,
18:15I mean, because outwardly, we didn't see anything.
18:18You really just looked so graceful.
18:20So calm and composed.
18:22But in your mind or in your heart,
18:24were you like,
18:25Oh my!
18:25Like, what did you say in your mind?
18:31Yes, that's true.
18:32Actually, I really did my best to, you know,
18:35complete my walk.
18:37But what happened was,
18:38because I practiced, like 100 times a day,
18:41I practiced my walk
18:43to make sure everything was perfect for that moment.
18:45But when I went down the stairs,
18:47my 4-inch heels got caught on the heavily beaded gown.
18:51And that caused the fall.
18:54It's a good thing I didn't fall flat on my face.
18:56I just slipped.
18:58I ended up looking like
19:00I picked up something from the floor.
19:02But while I was really falling,
19:04I couldn't think of anything but,
19:05Oh my God!
19:07It's like I was thinking,
19:09it's like a lot of possibilities came to my mind.
19:12Oh my, what's going to happen?
19:13This will affect my score, right?
19:15But finally, when I recovered my balance,
19:19there was something in my heart that said,
19:21I'm going to finish what I started.
19:23So I decided to stand up
19:25and complete my round on center stage.
19:28Then as I was going around,
19:29there were a lot of people shouting in the auditorium.
19:33They were already clapping.
19:34Then I said,
19:35if they like what I did,
19:36I'll give them a drama.
19:38That's how it was.
19:40Until I exited backstage like that.
19:42Actually, the place where I exited was wrong.
19:45But when I exited like that,
19:46I saw Miss Singapore.
19:49That's where the tears really fell.
19:51I said, Miss Singapore.
19:54So it's a good thing that the choreographer,
19:56Scott Grossman,
19:58he was in front of the stage.
20:00He saw what happened.
20:01He really ran after me
20:05until he found me backstage
20:06with Miss Singapore.
20:07Then he said,
20:08that was the most beautiful recovery I've ever seen.
20:13I calmed down a bit.
20:16I regained my confidence
20:20until the pre-pageant night was over.
20:23So that helped, right?
20:24Because it's hard to continue the pageant
20:26when you don't have confidence.
20:28You don't have confidence in yourself.
20:31But you know,
20:32I'm also grateful to the Filipino community.
20:34Because the day after was,
20:37or was it the same?
20:39It was the day after
20:41was my birthday.
20:43May 20.
20:44And they threw a big,
20:46parang a party for me
20:48doon sa hotel.
20:51And around the same time,
20:52dahil nga kababangon ko lang
20:55from my fall,
20:58parang the whole media got word of it.
21:01And they were there in a hotel
21:03waiting to interview me.
21:07So I think that caught the attention of the public,
21:11the media,
21:12the judges na pag-usapan tayo.
21:15Umawat ang balita sa Pilipinas
21:17at iba't-ibang party ng mundo.
21:20And napapanansin ko nalang
21:22na habang nagsishoot kami,
21:24this was one week,
21:26nangyari yung fall na yan,
21:27one week prior to pageant night.
21:29So yung whole week na yon,
21:31meron pang iba mga shooting preparation
21:34para doon sa mga snippets of videos
21:37in between the competition.
21:38Kinuha nila ako bilang host
21:40ng isang segment.
21:41So akala ko,
21:44ano lang yun, parang at random.
21:46Pero yun pala,
21:47namimili na sila ng mga potential winners
21:53or potential na mga famous
21:56and more popular mga candidates.
21:58Kaya pala pinili nila ako
21:59to host one segment of the whole show.
22:03So, ayun.
22:05So grateful naman ako
22:07na napansin ako ng judges in that way.
22:09And long story short,
22:12it helped us to bring home
22:13the first runner-up title that year.
22:15Well, I'm sure ngayon,
22:17yung mga candidates ngayon,
22:18pag nagtraining,
22:19sinasabi sa kanila,
22:20o basta, pag nahulog kayo,
22:21mag-alam, Miriam Kabaw kayo.
22:22Para, no?
22:25Yun na yung sinasabi ngayon.
22:27But syempre, of course,
22:28Miriam, after you got the title,
22:30you know, first runner-up of Miss Universe,
22:32and then you came back home,
22:34talagang you were celebrated
22:36when you came back home,
22:38pagkompleto sa Parada,
22:39sa Lubong, sa Naiya.
22:42And instant celebrity, di ba?
22:44Kasi sabi mo,
22:44you were a simple girl when you left,
22:46you know, when you joined the pageant.
22:48Pagbalik mo,
22:48at the sunod-sunod na yung projects mo,
22:50ayun, naging TV host ka,
22:52you did Extra Extra,
22:54you did Unang Hirit,
22:55and all the different shows on GMA.
22:58Was it a big adjustment for you?
23:01It was a big adjustment,
23:03kasi alam mo, Pia,
23:04honestly, introverted talaga ako.
23:06So, nung all of a sudden,
23:08naging instant celebrity tayo,
23:11hindi ako sanay dun sa so much attention.
23:14And you know, as an introvert,
23:18nadadrain tayo ng energy eh.
23:21Ewan ko, are you an introvert or extrovert?
23:24Pero ang introvert kasi,
23:26when we're surrounded with people,
23:28nakakadrain ng energy.
23:30And buti na lang din,
23:34with my exposure sa Unang Hirit,
23:37Extra Extra,
23:38it was required of me to go out of myself
23:41and interview people,
23:42get curious, ask.
23:44So somehow, yung training na yun,
23:46natulungan ako to,
23:49from introvertedness,
23:51to move a little bit towards extrovertedness.
23:54So ngayon, naiba na yung perspective ko.
23:58And over the years,
23:59napansin ko na pag
24:01binibigyan ko sila ng panahon,
24:04pinapayaw ko sila makipagpicture,
24:06autograph, chika, ng ganyan,
24:08napapasaya ko yung tao.
24:10So ngayon,
24:11eto kasi ang trick eh,
24:12for mga INTJ,
24:15mga personality,
24:17Myers-Briggs INTJ,
24:19na we're able to go out of ourselves
24:21only for a purpose.
24:23So kung papansin ko mga introverts,
24:25once they, kunyari,
24:26sanay sila maging teacher,
24:28maging public speaker, ganyan.
24:31Kasi mayroong purpose.
24:32Pero pag walang purpose,
24:34okay na kami, natahimik lang kami.
24:35So ngayon, I found purpose,
24:37na pag may mga tao humihingi saka
24:39ng picture, autograph,
24:40pag binibigyan ko ng pansin,
24:42nabibless sila,
24:43napapasaya ko sila.
24:45So there, I found purpose.
24:47So na hindi na ganun kahirap sa akin
24:50to give time,
24:51to give attention to other people,
24:53to allow them to have that peace
24:56that they want from me.
24:57Because I know,
24:58I am living a purpose.
25:00Part of my purpose is to make them happy,
25:02to bless them,
25:03to share the love of God.
25:05And so it also has become a joy for me.
25:07Paano nafilter din siya?
25:11So you said, Miriam,
25:12that your tripping on the stage
25:15was the metaphor for your life.
25:19Looking back at this point,
25:21what was the biggest fall
25:23that you had to take in your life?
25:25And how did you get back up from that?
25:27Oh, the biggest fall
25:28that I had to take in my life,
25:30as you probably know,
25:33when I got separated from my first husband
25:36and eventually we got divorced,
25:39that will have to be the biggest metaphor
25:41of falling and eventually rising.
25:44Kasi yung time talaga nun, Tia,
25:47natagpuan ko sarili ko,
25:49wala akong purpose sa buhay eh.
25:51Yung kulang nalang talaga,
25:53kunin ko na yung sarili kong buhay
25:55kasi lahat ng dreams ko,
25:58lahat ng plans ko for the future
25:59was attached to that marriage.
26:01But when it was gone,
26:03I felt like I had no reason to live also.
26:07So natagpuan ko nalang sarili ko,
26:09umiak ako sa sofa ng mga magulang ko,
26:11tos nagpipriya ko,
26:12Lord, wala na akong dahilan para mabuhay,
26:14kunin mo na ako, o ganun.
26:16There are days na hindi ako makatulog,
26:20natatakot akong mamatay,
26:22hindi ko alam kung bakit.
26:24Gigising ako sa umaga,
26:28hindi ako makapag-decide kung ano ba,
26:29babangon ba ako,
26:30magtutulog ba ako,
26:31kakain ba ako,
26:33o matutulog na lang ako ulit.
26:35Kasi wala talagang dahilan para mabuhay.
26:39Pero yun na nga,
26:41dahil nga nadapa tayo at bumangon,
26:45nakabangon tayo,
26:47in a way, nakabangon tayo
26:49kasi sa pamamagitan din ng GMA,
26:51kasi the next day,
26:53after I woke up from that sofa,
26:57sabi ko,
26:57oh, hindi pa ako kinuha ni Lord,
27:01siguro may dahilan.
27:02And then that same day,
27:03tumawag sa akin ng GMA,
27:05inoferan nila ako ng,
27:06para maghost ng Pinoy Meets World.
27:09So kahit papano,
27:10kahit hindi ako sinusuportahan ng ex-husband ko that time,
27:13I was able to support myself
27:15by working with GMA.
27:17Yun, parang meron ako reason
27:18at least to get up for that day
27:19kasi ay, meron work,
27:21meron akong responsibilidad to show up for work,
27:23so kailangan ko mag-BS, ganyan.
27:25Pero you know,
27:26still in the privacy of my room,
27:28pag patay na lahat ng camera,
27:31ayun, depressed na rin ako.
27:32And I was, depressed pa rin ako,
27:34nando pa rin yung thoughts ng suicide
27:36and I was only able to completely recover and be healed
27:40when I experienced the love of Jesus Christ.
27:43Someone shared with me that,
27:44you know,
27:45God really loves us,
27:46He wants a relationship with us.
27:48And the problem is that we are sinners
27:50and it's our sin that separates us from Him.
27:52Kaya minsan, magtatanong tayo,
27:56God, alam mo ba yung sitwasyon ko?
27:58Nagpipray ako, hindi kita marinig,
28:00hindi mo naman sinasagot yung mga prayers ko,
28:02ganyan.
28:03Uwander tayo, nagdadoubt na tayo,
28:05ano ba?
28:05Nasaan ka ba, Diyos?
28:06Ganyan.
28:07Pero, it was only when someone shared with me
28:12na God really wants a relationship with us,
28:15so He sent a solution to our sin problem.
28:18He sent Jesus to die on the cross.
28:20Pay the penalty for our sin.
28:22He lived a blameless, sinless life
28:23that we should have lived.
28:25And He died that gruesome,
28:28grueling, most painful death
28:29that we should have died.
28:32And in order that,
28:34after three days,
28:35He rose again so that He can,
28:37if we put our faith in Him,
28:38He will forgive us of our sins
28:41and we can experience the fullness of life
28:43here on earth
28:45and life with God in heaven.
28:48So when my friend, Anthony Pangilinan,
28:51shared that with me,
28:53eventually, I surrendered my life to God.
28:56I read the Bible.
28:57I came to know Jesus more.
28:59The more I learned about Jesus,
29:00the more I trusted Him,
29:02the more I surrendered my life to Him.
29:04Tapos dito na talaga nagsimula
29:05yung turnaround ng buhay ko.
29:07As in, p.m., nothing in my life
29:09was working that time.
29:10But the only change
29:13was when I surrendered my life to Jesus.
29:15Ang daming na bago.
29:16Nagkaroon ako ng hope.
29:18Naayos yung relationship ko sa parents ko.
29:21Nagpipray ako,
29:21Lord, wala na akong savings.
29:23Wala na akong trabaho.
29:25Will you open doors?
29:27Ask and you shall receive.
29:29Seek and you shall find.
29:30Knock and the door will open.
29:31So I would pray,
29:32and God will give me jobs.
29:34Ang laki ng utang ko,
29:35pero nakabayad ako.
29:37Sabi ko, Lord,
29:38ang daming mong ginawa sa buhay ko.
29:40Kailangan ko ng direction sa buhay ko.
29:42When I was a divorced woman,
29:44I was hanging with the wrong crowd.
29:45I would frequent the clubs,
29:47but God took me out of the clubs.
29:48He brought me to 700 clubs.
29:50I found reason.
29:52I found reason and purpose
29:54with God using the skills He's given me,
29:56the experience in show business,
29:59in hosting.
29:59Ginagamit yun sa show na yun
30:03para mas marami makakilala sa Panginoon.
30:05So nabigyan ako ng purpose ngayon
30:08na hindi natapon,
30:10hindi natapon yung bad experiences ko,
30:13yung positive experience ko sa show biz.
30:16Nagkaroon ng dahilan na
30:18kaya pala inalaw ni God
30:19na manalo ako sa show,
30:20sa Binibining Pilipinas,
30:22sa Miss Universe,
30:23para magkaroon ako ng influence
30:25kasi gusto niya
30:27mas maraming tao
30:28ang makakilala sa Kanya
30:29through me.
30:30And now, I'm really so privileged.
30:33Hindi yung wow,
30:34ako ang dahilan
30:35kung bakit nakakilala nila si Jesus.
30:37Hindi ganun eh.
30:38But for me,
30:39it's really a privilege.
30:43I'm feeling emotional
30:44kasi I feel that
30:45it's really a privilege
30:47that God allowed me to live this long.
30:49I'm almost 50 this May.
30:52But God allowed me to live this long
30:54so that I can share
30:57the beauty and the story
30:59of transformation and redemption
31:01that He has done in my life
31:02for other people.
31:03Kasi Pia, di ba maraming mga tao
31:05who are lost out there,
31:07may mga depressed,
31:08walang direksyon sa buhay.
31:10But once they learn
31:11na itong ginawa ni God sakin,
31:13binigyan niya ako ng pag-asa,
31:15inayos niya yung mga
31:17sirang parte ng buhay ko,
31:19binigyan niya ako ng dahilan,
31:20layunin sa buhay.
31:23At ngayon, inayos niya yung buong buhay ko.
31:25Kaya din gawin ni God yun
31:26para sa buhay nila.
31:28So now,
31:29I'm really just so grateful
31:31that God chose me
31:34to be part of His spiritual family
31:36so I could share the truth
31:38that God loves each and every one of us.
31:40That He sent Jesus on the cross
31:42to die for all of us
31:43so that we can live
31:45the fullest of life here
31:46and be with God in heaven.
31:49And it really takes strength and courage
31:51to share your faith, di ba?
31:52Because not everyone will always
31:54be receptive to,
31:56you know, your stories.
31:57Or kasi yung iba't tao dyan
31:59ng instant reaction nila is,
32:00ay, alam ko na yan eh,
32:02or hindi ko na kailangan yan
32:03kasi nagsisimba naman ako,
32:05nagbabasa rin naman ako ng Biblia,
32:07napag-aralan ko yan sa eskolahan.
32:09So I know all that already.
32:11So to see you,
32:12so willingly sharing that faith
32:14and encouraging others to do the same,
32:15that in itself is a great display
32:17of strength and courage.
32:20And I'm also wondering, Miriam,
32:21was it also at this point
32:22when you were able to revisit your faith
32:24and renew your faith,
32:26was it then that you were able
32:27to find forgiveness in your heart?
32:29Kasi nga, sabi mo,
32:30your greatest fall was
32:31when your first marriage ended.
32:33So it must have taken a lot also
32:35to be able to forgive at that point.
32:38Around this time,
32:40actually, it was in 2008
32:42when the love of Jesus was shared with me.
32:45And gaya na binanggit mo, Piag,
32:46ganun din naman ang naging buhay ko,
32:48na lumaki ako sa traditional faith.
32:51Every Sunday, I would go to church.
32:55Nag-volunteer pa nga ako bilang choir.
32:58Nag-aral pa ako sa Catholic school, di ba?
33:01Pero kahit na linggoli ako,
33:02nagsisimba,
33:03and I was doing all this good work,
33:05hindi ko masasabing
33:06meron akong relationship with God.
33:09Meron akong religion, yes, religion,
33:12pero yung relationship, ibang iba.
33:14And what I'm sharing now
33:16is really what happens
33:17when you have a personal relationship with God.
33:20It's not just religion.
33:21It's not just following all these rules
33:22para lang, you know,
33:24you can buy your ticket to heaven
33:26or dahil may obligasyon
33:27or dahil natutunan mo to
33:30nag-listnan mo sa mga magulang mo.
33:32Hindi yan eh.
33:33It's really having a personal relationship
33:35with God where you know na,
33:37yes, God is alive
33:40because I have experienced Him in my life.
33:44I hear Him speak to me,
33:46speak to my heart,
33:47direct me in ways.
33:48Through the Bible,
33:49He speaks to me na parang buhay yung mga
33:53salita niya sa Biblia.
33:55This is the kind of relationship
33:56I'm talking about.
33:58And this is totally different
33:59from the traditional religion
34:01that we have experienced growing up.
34:03And that is what I want impart to people
34:05because you too,
34:06when you put your faith in Jesus
34:08and surrender your life to Him,
34:09you too can have this relationship with Him
34:12where you really feel close to Him.
34:15He's in your heart.
34:16You feel Him speaking to you
34:18when you're praying to Him.
34:19He is guiding you,
34:20giving you wisdom, directing you.
34:23And it may be hard to obey
34:25what He's asking you to do at times
34:28like forgive my husband.
34:29But when I did, my ex-husband,
34:31but when I did,
34:32there is obedience,
34:34there's blessings in obedience.
34:36And wala na yung baggage,
34:39wala na yung guilt,
34:40wala na yung shame.
34:41I was even able to meet with my ex-husband.
34:44Nag-sorry kami sa isa't-isa na,
34:45sorry it didn't work, you know.
34:47Kasi mahal naman talaga namin
34:49yung isa't-isa,
34:50hindi lang talaga na kami
34:51bagay sa isa't-isa at the time.
34:54And sadly, yun na nga,
34:56nung nagiwalay kami,
34:57pareho kaming hindi
34:59nakakilala sa Panginoon.
35:01And then he ended up, you know,
35:02marrying his next girlfriend
35:04and they had a child.
35:05So kahit gusto ko pa magkabalikan,
35:07hindi na pwede
35:08kasi parang scrabbled egg na, di ba?
35:10And, you know,
35:12God gave me a second chance
35:13in my love life
35:14by introducing me to
35:15my now husband of 10 years,
35:17Arly Roberto.
35:18We're 11 years this March 25.
35:21So praise God,
35:22because it's really completely
35:26a story of second chances.
35:28We were even blessed
35:29with two miracle babies.
35:31And Joshua is also
35:32a miracle through adoption.
35:34And I'm living a life now
35:36where I'm experiencing
35:37fullness of life
35:39and meaning and purpose.
35:41And that, I'm sure,
35:42that is what God wants
35:43for each and every one of us too,
35:44because he loves us.
35:46It's beautiful how you say that
35:47it's all about second chances,
35:49because God is a forgiving God.
35:51You know, he will give us
35:52that gift of a second chance.
35:54And it's also nice to know na,
35:56you had that second chance
35:58in a way also
35:59with your first husband,
36:00your ex-husband,
36:00kasi second chance
36:02not in the sense
36:03na nagkabalikin kayo,
36:04but in that you were able
36:05to repair the relationship
36:06that you had,
36:06na kaya mo makipagkita sa kanya,
36:08kasi di ba mahirap yung
36:09may bit-bit kang galit sa puso mo
36:11for the rest of your life?
36:13Alam mo, nagkita kami nga recently
36:14sa Hong Kong noong November,
36:16kasi galing kaming
36:18international trip ng husband ko
36:19sa Mexico and then US,
36:22tapos duma kami ng Hong Kong
36:23before coming back to Manila.
36:24Tapos parang natanong lang
36:26ng husband ko,
36:26oh, what if makasalubong natin
36:28yung ex mo?
36:29E di sabi ko, mag-ahay ako.
36:31So, one time,
36:32nagpunta kami sa IFC building,
36:34kasi tallest building yun.
36:35Sabi ko, ay,
36:35papicture tayo dito,
36:36kasi ang ganda ng view
36:37ng harbour.
36:38Nagsa-selfie ko kami ganyan
36:40at sabi ko,
36:41oh my God,
36:43ex-husband ko ba yun?
36:44Nakita ko.
36:45Sabi ko, ay,
36:46pwede ba akong mag-ahay?
36:48Napaisip si Arving din yun.
36:51Kasi sabi yan,
36:51the day before,
36:53sabi ko,
36:53eh, kung makasalubong namin,
36:54anong gagawin mo?
36:55Sabi niya, susuntukin ko siya.
36:56Ay, sabi ko,
36:57huwag!
36:57Susuntukin siya.
36:58Kailangan mabaitin ka.
36:59So, yun ang nakita ko.
37:03Di sumimple ako.
37:04Lapit ako ganyan.
37:04Sabi ko, oh,
37:06is that you?
37:07Yung pangalan niya.
37:08Is that you?
37:09Pagtingin niya,
37:10oh my God, you're here?
37:12Alam mo, makahapon,
37:13sabi niya in English,
37:14naisip lang kita.
37:15Sabi ko,
37:15what if nandito kaya si Miriam?
37:17Sabi niya,
37:18makikita ko kaya siya?
37:20Eto na nga, nagkita kami.
37:21So, ang ganda,
37:22kasi yung pagkikita namin
37:24sa Hong Kong,
37:25walang bad blood.
37:26He was with his son
37:27who was 12 years old.
37:29Kagagaling lang nila
37:30ng soccer game.
37:31Inintroduce ako,
37:32inintroduce ko niya si Ardy.
37:34Tapos, ang ganda,
37:35magaan na magaan yung,
37:36ano, yung pagsasama namin.
37:37Sabi nga niya,
37:38pupunta pa siya sa Boracay
37:39kasi nalaman niya,
37:40doon lang kami nakatuloy.
37:41Sabi ko, sige,
37:42go na,
37:43magkita tayo doon.
37:44So, ang ganda,
37:45alam mo yung,
37:47meron kang experience with,
37:49negative experience with someone
37:51na ang bigat, bigat, bigat,
37:52pero once you've released forgiveness
37:54at nagkita kayo muli,
37:56walang bad blood.
37:57Parehong,
37:58ano lang,
37:59parang,
38:02mutual,
38:04anong tawag doon?
38:05Yung,
38:07parang respect na lang
38:08for each other?
38:09Respect and mutual fondness.
38:11Yung iba kasi,
38:12saving lang kayo,
38:13okay, but I don't want
38:14anything to do with you.
38:15May ganun, diba?
38:15Pero ito,
38:16para,
38:17to be, ano,
38:17to be friends.
38:18Of course,
38:19hindi na kami magiging
38:19text mate,
38:20hindi kami magiging
38:21flirtatious mate,
38:22of course not.
38:24Pero parang,
38:25pero mutual pa,
38:26aaw, sabi ko,
38:26niyakap ko pa nga siya sa kanila,
38:27aaw, you'll always be my friend.
38:29Ganun lang.
38:30Napakaganang kwento naman to,
38:32ano, na parang really,
38:33time heals all wounds as well.
38:35So, see,
38:36RD was okay.
38:37Hindi naman yung
38:38sinuntok for sure.
38:42He was okay.
38:43So okay din siya
38:44kung makita niya siya
38:45sa Boracay.
38:46Friends na sila.
38:48Baka maging
38:48mas text mates pa sila, no?
38:51We'll see.
38:53But,
38:55so now that you're,
38:56you know,
38:56so happily settled
38:57with RD,
38:58with your three kids,
39:00you mentioned,
39:00di ba, you have your
39:01miracle babies,
39:04because those were
39:04miracle pregnancies,
39:05because you got pregnant
39:06a little later in life.
39:07And what was the miracle
39:10in terms of
39:11the miracle of adoption
39:12with Kuya Joshua?
39:13Is it difficult having
39:14little kids
39:15in your 40s?
39:17Kasi syempre,
39:18alilikot pa siguro
39:19ng mga batang yan,
39:20and then you have to
39:20run after them,
39:21and you know,
39:22iba yung alaga
39:23pag maliit pa yung bata.
39:25Oo, you know,
39:25that's, that's why
39:26my husband and I,
39:27we try to keep fit.
39:29I try to go running
39:31or working out,
39:32even without weights.
39:33I just finished my
39:34first 10k run
39:36after a long time.
39:37Congratulations!
39:39Sa SM Moa.
39:41And because I'm,
39:43my goal is to
39:44finally check my bucket list
39:46of running a full marathon
39:47for my 50th birthday
39:49this year.
39:50So yeah,
39:51I'm getting back into running.
39:52So this,
39:53this is why,
39:54as I'm saying,
39:55we're trying to keep fit
39:56so that we can keep up
39:57with the energy
39:58of our little ones.
40:00The benefits naman
40:01of giving birth
40:03at a later age
40:04is because
40:05I feel that
40:06I'm established na.
40:10I planned,
40:11I planned my finances
40:12in a way na
40:15it was my goal
40:15to be financially free
40:17by 35 years old,
40:18and by God's grace,
40:19I was able to achieve that.
40:21And by financially free,
40:23I can live off passive income
40:25and work only
40:27if I choose to,
40:28not because I have to.
40:29So I was at 35 years old
40:31by God's grace,
40:32I was able to achieve that.
40:33I had my rental properties,
40:35and now we're invest
40:37in Airbnbs like this one,
40:40which provides us with income
40:41so that we can sustain
40:43our lifestyle,
40:44traveling,
40:45doing mission work,
40:47and raising our children
40:48and be present with them.
40:51So there are advantages
40:54and disadvantages,
40:55pero yung energy level,
40:57kaya naman yan,
40:58kaya naman bawiin yan sa ano,
41:00sa workout,
41:01sa healthy lifestyle.
41:04Caveat will be,
41:05we won't get to see them
41:07married siguro
41:08or with our apos,
41:10yan.
41:11Pero,
41:12But we never know,
41:13diba, I mean,
41:14syempre with an active lifestyle.
41:17We'll never know
41:17by God's grace,
41:18diba, sabi naman,
41:19pwede naman,
41:20sa amin naman ni God sa Bible,
41:21pwede tayong
41:23mabuhay hanggang 120 years,
41:25so we'll see.
41:28Oo nga.
41:30And it's so nice to see
41:31na very active
41:33yung pino-pursue mong lifestyle.
41:36And, you know,
41:37like you said,
41:37you choose to work
41:39when you want to,
41:40and a lot of the work
41:41that you choose to do now
41:42is inspirational speaking.
41:44Is that correct?
41:46Actually, a lot more mission,
41:48kasi,
41:50kasi busy.
41:50Ang ano ko ngayon,
41:51ang primary occupation ko ngayon
41:53is homeschooling my children
41:55and overseeing our church.
41:58I have Bible studies also.
42:00And then I get invitations
42:01from different churches
42:03to talk about many topics.
42:04Do you sometimes miss,
42:06you know,
42:06working in front of the camera
42:08or, you know,
42:08the pageant lifestyle?
42:10Pageant lifestyle,
42:11hindi na masyado.
42:13Working in front of the camera,
42:14I still get to do that
42:15with 700 Club.
42:17Yes, nakikita namin yun every night.
42:22But so,
42:24going back,
42:25you know,
42:25when you look back
42:26and think about
42:27how you began in this career,
42:29diba?
42:30Syempre,
42:31being beauty queen
42:32was a turning point
42:33also in your life.
42:34How do you view pageants now?
42:36I mean,
42:36like now that you're,
42:38you know,
42:38you've gone through so much,
42:39I mean,
42:40and society also,
42:41and culture is a little different
42:43from what it used to be.
42:45Do you still see the
42:46importance of
42:48and the relevance of pageants
42:49in culture and in our society today?
42:52I think the relevance of pageants
42:53changes depending on
42:55who's organizing it
42:56and who are participating in it.
42:59Kasi depende dun sa organizer,
43:01meron sila mga thrust
43:02or certain themes
43:03that they want,
43:05or messages that they want
43:06to communicate
43:07through that platform.
43:09Diba?
43:09Kunyari,
43:11body beautiful
43:12or universal acceptance
43:15of all kinds of women.
43:16Like ngayon,
43:17may mga pageants na
43:19wala nang height limit eh.
43:21Diba?
43:22Tapos,
43:22yung iba naman,
43:24tinatanggap nila
43:25pati mga transgender,
43:27diba?
43:27So,
43:27depending sa
43:28kung anong organization,
43:31anong message
43:33ang gusto nilang
43:35ipahiwatik sa public
43:37or full body acceptance na,
43:39ngayon hindi na kailangan,
43:40diba?
43:4136, 24, 36.
43:43Beauty can come in
43:44many different colors,
43:45many different sizes,
43:47and heights.
43:50Parang ano yata eh,
43:51kahit nga single mom ka,
43:53tinatanggap na ngayon eh
43:54sa pageant.
43:55So,
43:56iba na talaga siya.
43:57But,
43:58it's still,
43:58ano,
43:59it's still
44:00useful platform
44:02because
44:03it can be a jump off point
44:04to other careers,
44:06the exposure there
44:09to media,
44:10the training,
44:12helps develop confidence,
44:14so,
44:14all of those skills
44:15that the ladies develop
44:18as being part of the pageant,
44:20magagamit nila yun
44:22throughout their life
44:23in order to be successful
44:25in whatever pursuits they have.
44:27It's really a matter of
44:28figuring out how to use
44:29all the opportunities
44:31that you have been blessed with.
44:33Yes.
44:39Now, Miriam,
44:40we have naman
44:40what we like to call
44:41confessions of an icon,
44:43beauty queen version.
44:44Ito mabilis lang nasagutan.
44:46Just quick questions
44:47and then your answers to these.
44:48Okay, so first,
44:49confessions of an icon,
44:50beauty queen version
44:52on Pageant Live.
44:53Was there ever a moment
44:55when you felt pressure
44:56to conform to certain
44:57beauty standards
44:58or expectations?
44:59Oh, yes.
45:00I was advised to
45:02hang out with the more
45:03popular Latinas
45:05and put a flower in my hair
45:07and, you know,
45:07act like
45:09more provocatively
45:11that I normally would.
45:12And,
45:13you know, it really didn't feel good
45:15because it didn't feel like myself.
45:17So I don't wanna
45:19I don't wanna have to
45:21go through that
45:21or advise it with anyone.
45:23But my best advice would be
45:24be yourself
45:25because you can never go wrong.
45:27And how has your perception
45:29of beauty evolved
45:30over the years,
45:31especially after pageant days?
45:34Alam mo, there was a time
45:36na dahil nga
45:39celebrated yung win ko,
45:40diba, na first runner up ako
45:42after a long time.
45:43Tapos, parang 10 years later,
45:47si Venus Ra,
45:49diba, naka fourth place.
45:51And then much later pa,
45:54and then merong mga
45:55puro mga naka first runner up.
45:56There was some time na
45:58nai-insecure ako
45:59pag merong lumalapit
46:02sa pagkapanalo ng Miss Universe.
46:04Parang, oh no, oh no,
46:05mapapalitan na ako.
46:06Ganun.
46:07So merong ganung level
46:09of insecurity
46:09at some point in my life.
46:11Pero during this time,
46:14lalo na nung mga time
46:15ni Venus Ra,
46:18ano na ako noon,
46:19bagong Christian ako noon.
46:20At nakilala ko na si Jesus,
46:23nakikilala ko
46:24kung sino ako sa mata niya.
46:26And when I had a personal
46:30encounter with God,
46:32and tinawag niya akong anak,
46:35kasi umiyak ako
46:36noong sabi ko,
46:37alam ko problema,
46:38hindi mo na-husband ko.
46:40Ganun ako.
46:41Tapos sobrang pagat ko
46:42umiyak yung ulo ko.
46:44I inimagine ko
46:45nakaupukos siya sa trono,
46:46tapos ako naman,
46:47nasa may paanan niya,
46:48yung ulo ko nilagay ko
46:50dun sa may tuhod niya.
46:52Tapos naramdaman ko si God,
46:53parang strinong niya
46:54yung buho ko dito.
46:55Tapos sabi niya sa akin,
46:56anak,
46:57tahanak,
46:58tahanak.
47:00So noon ko unang na-experience
47:02at na-realize
47:04kung ano ako
47:07sa mata ng Diyos.
47:08Kasi dati yung identity ko
47:10nakabase nga sa pagiging
47:11celebrity,
47:12sa pagiging beauty queen,
47:13kung gaano karaming pera ko,
47:15kung gaano kalaki ng bahay ko,
47:17kung gaano expensive ng gamit ko,
47:19ng cars ko,
47:19ng bags ko.
47:21And in this digital age,
47:22kung gaano ang likes,
47:24gaano karaming likes
47:25or followers natin
47:26sa social media.
47:28Pero mula nang tinawa ko
47:29ni God na anak,
47:29na-realize ko yung identity ko
47:31must be based on how He sees me
47:33as His daughter,
47:34as His beloved daughter
47:36who is so precious in His sight.
47:38And na-realize ko
47:40that is one identity
47:41that no one can ever take away from me.
47:44And it will go on to eternity.
47:48Tapos, alam ko kung anak ako
47:50ng God,
47:50ni God,
47:51at si God yung
47:53yung Lord of Lords
47:55and King of Kings.
47:56Ipig sabihin,
47:57anak ako ng hari
47:59and that makes me a princess.
48:02Isa akong prinsesa
48:04na parang all of a sudden
48:06nag-melt
48:06lahat ng mga insecurities ko
48:09and I saw myself
48:10in a different light.
48:11Nagkaroon ako ng panibagong respeto
48:13sa salili ko.
48:14Tapos na-realize ko
48:15ang dami kong mga ginagawa
48:18na hindi na nababagay sakin.
48:21Ang dami kong pinapile up
48:22ng mga gamit,
48:24ng mga
48:26images,
48:27di ba,
48:27na outside of myself
48:28who are not really me.
48:30I'm thinking na ito ako,
48:32pero hindi naman pala totoo.
48:35So nung nawala sakin yung pera,
48:37nawala sakin yung celebrity,
48:39when my career took a dip,
48:40nawala sakin yung asawa ko.
48:42Akala ko identity ko,
48:43asawa ko.
48:44Nawala lahat ng yun
48:45and all I had was
48:46how God sees me as his daughter
48:48and I realized ko,
48:50wow,
48:51this gives me a new level of security,
48:53a new level of self-respect.
48:56Kinalikura ko na yung mga ginagawa ko
48:58na hindi nabagay sakin
49:00and sabi ko,
49:01this is one identity
49:02that I want to move forward
49:04and carry along with
49:05for the rest of my life.
49:07Now that's a truly beautiful perspective
49:10and something that we really all can
49:13relate to and learn from.
49:15So because your life,
49:17it seems like an open book.
49:18I mean,
49:19you're more than happy to share
49:21what has happened to you,
49:23the lessons you've learned,
49:24the things that you have gone through.
49:26But what is one thing
49:27that people would be surprised
49:29to learn about Miriam Quimbao?
49:32Surprised?
49:34Is it surprising if I like chocolates?
49:38Well, yes,
49:39because di ba usually pag beauty queen,
49:41di ba, very strict ang diet.
49:45Love chocolates.
49:46But other, ano bang surprise?
49:49Simply, simpling tao lang ako.
49:52Siguro yun,
49:53masa surprise sila
49:54kasi in-expect nila siguro na,
49:56ah, beauty queen, celebrity yan,
49:58magarbong buhay yan,
49:59lagi nakapostura,
50:00hindi.
50:01Ako yung tipong lumalabas ng burakay
50:03na nakatsinelas,
50:04nakapang bahay, walang ligo.
50:08So, sa lahat ng mga nakikinig sa atin,
50:10sa susunod na pumunta sila ng burakay,
50:12pag may nakita silang nakatsinelas
50:13na matangkad,
50:14dapat double take
50:15kasi baka ikaw na yun.
50:16Oo, pero magdalawang isip sila
50:19kung aamuyin nila ko
50:20kasi kung nakaligo ko, hindi.
50:24Baka naman, ano,
50:24pag open air,
50:25hindi na yan masyadong makahalata.
50:30Miriam, thank you so much
50:32for spending this hour with us.
50:34Thank you so much
50:35for taking time out
50:36to sit down and be with us.
50:38We are so happy to get to talk to you
50:40and get to know you a little bit more.
50:42And for those who wanna, you know,
50:43follow you along on your journey,
50:45where can they find you on social media?
50:48My Instagram account is miriamq,
50:51that's M-I-R-I-A-M-Q-888.
50:55And then my Facebook page is
50:57miriamqiambao-roberto.
51:00And I also have a website, miriamqiambao.com.
51:05And my husband and I,
51:07we have a YouTube channel
51:10na we get to share our life in Boracay,
51:12may mga house tour doon, et cetera.
51:15And it's, ah, naku, nagbago na yata, teka.
51:20Miriam and RD, yan.
51:23It's YouTube at Miriam and RD, yan.
51:29That's our YouTube channel.
51:31So that's where we can find you.
51:32And of course, 700 Club on GMA.
51:35Yes, 700 Club on GMA.
51:37Thank you so much, Pia, for this opportunity.
51:39Thank you so much.
51:40Thank you so much, Miriam.
51:41Hope to see you soon.
51:43I'll see you again.
51:44Pag na-drop by ako dyan sa GMA.
51:46Thank you, thank you.
51:48Thanks for watching and listening to this episode
51:51of Power Talks with Pia Arcangel.
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