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Victor Neri isang pangalan sa showbiz na sumikat at gumawa ng pangalan noong dekada 90. Ngayon, nasaan na nga ba siya at sinasabing sa na spotan siya sa airport at doon nagttrabaho.
What happened to Victor Neri during 7-year break
MANILA - The goal was to become a stranger, Victor Neri said of his 7-year break from showbiz, which he spent, for the most part, rising through the ranks as a professional chef.
"Sabi ko lang, 'I need to take a break.' Balik muna ako sa totoong buhay," he told ABS-CBN News' Mario Dumaual on the sidelines of filming for "Hawak Kamay" on Thursday.
"Kaya kailangan na nangibang-bansa muna ako, para maranasan talaga kung paano tumira nang normal, paano mamuhay nang normal, [kasama] ang mga taong hindi nakakakilala sa akin," he said.
Neri was only 14 when he started his acting career via "Ang TV" in 1992. He went on to become an action-drama star, and later bagged an acting prize for his supporting role in the 2003 film "Filipinas."
After consecutive years of being in the limelight, a 30-year-old Neri felt it was time to regain perspective. He decided to fly to France to study culinary at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu.
He could have taken up a similar course in the Philippines, but Neri said residing in a foreign country was actually his foremost consideration.
"Kasi mahirap, noong bata palang kami, kilala na ako. Kung dito ako nag-stay, parang magiging madali parin para sa akin," he said.
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CHEF VICTOR
When Neri earned his degree, he moved to Thailand where he worked in several restaurants. Here, as he had intended, Neri was not a celebrity and was given no special treatment.
Noting that among his past bosses were Spanish, Vietnamese, and American, Neri added: "Hindi nila alam kung sino ako, eh, so mas madali 'yung progress ko sa kung ano man 'yung gusto ko i-achieve as a person."
"Doon sa isang restaurant na trinabahuhan ko, hindi sila nahihiya na, 'O, can you please throw the trash?' Pantay-pantay tayo, eh, doon sa restaurant. Aakyatin mo ang rango. Dito, hindi siguro mangyayari sa akin 'yon. Mahihiya sila magsabi na, 'Paki ano naman 'to,'" he said.
Over time, Neri learned the ropes of culinary as a business, and developed his specialty after traveling around Asia. Today, he is most in his element when cooking Cantonese, Szechuan, or Thai.
Pero ayon sa isang kilalang tabloid at reporter namataan si Neri sa airport.
Here is the said post from Hataw Tabloid:
"MULING nagawi sa airport ang iyong lingkod.
Siyempre kapag nasa airport, familiar faces are often seen, especially people from entertainment industry. Most of these people are travelling on their free time so it’s not a big deal anymore if we see them in places like airport.
This time, isang mukha na masyadong pamilyar ang ating naispatan. Madalas natin siyang nakikita sa action movies at teleserye.
At napagtanto natin na iyon pala ang actor na si Victor Neri. Nakasuot siya ng itim na uniporme gaya sa isang immigration officer (IO).
Inisip natin noong una na may shooting siguro. Kitang-kita rin natin na maraming female IO ang parang na-starstruck kay Victor Neri.
Parang gustong sabihin na Huwaw! Autograph naman!
Pero mali ang ating akala na may nagaganap na shooting ng pelikula sa immigration area.
Nandoon si Victor Neri, because he belongs… Yes, si Victor Neri ay isa nang Immigration Officer as in IO.
IO agad-agad!?
Ang tanong, ano kaya ang dahilan at tila naengganyo ang nasabing character actor na subukan ang career sa BI?
Nagtataka lang naman tayo…
Kung ‘yung iba nga ay dagliang umalis sa Bureau dahil nawala ang overtime pay, heto naman at isang artista na puwedeng kumita nang limpak-limpak sa pag-arte ay ipagpapalit ang career bilang isang pangkaraniwang empleyado sa BI?
Ano bang meron sa BI at ang mga artista ay naaakit dito? Sino kaya ang kanyang padrino?
Actually marami na rin namang celebrity ang naging empleyado mula pa noon at naakit na pumasok sa BI gaya nina Manny Paner, Lander Vera-Perez, at ang pinakasikat sa kanila na si Manjo ‘Tootsie’ Del Mundo na hanggang ngayon ay nasa BI pa rin.
I just hope na hindi nagkamali si Victor Neri sa pagpili ng kanyang bagong karera.
Hindi man gaano makita sa showbizness si Neri, normal sa mga artista ang sumubok ng ibang pagkakataon lalo na sa public service.
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Source: HatawTabloid, ABSCBN
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