Hard choices

April 18, 2008 3:57 AM

House-swapping continued as all the teens moved to the former guardians’ area and the guardians moved to the big house. The five isolated girls began jumping for joy when they saw their housemates again. Ejay and Val have their moment again, when Val shared that Daddy erning asked her if she wanted to go to Mindoro and she answered, “Ewan. Siguro.” Ejay shed his torpe issue a little as he says, “Dapat sinabi mo, yes.” Earlier, Sleeping Beauty is awakened, not by Prince Charming, but by Capt. Boom. Former housemate Jon Avila attempted to jumpstart their day, but only succeeded with Beauty, who rushed to brush her teeth as she bluntly pronounced: “I need to kiss him.” And she did.

Kevin wasn’t having such a great morning, though. He awoke to a wet bed (and it was Nikki’s bed, no less), which had him scrambling to wash the sheets and air out the mattress. Ashamed to be bedwetting at his age, he approached Kuya, only to find out that Big Bro understood and didn’t blame him for it. According to resident psych Dr. Randy Dellosa, this could have been caused by stress or tension, a relationship problem, or repressed rebellion. Kevin claimed it was a reaction towards the pressure of his dad’s presence and the nominations. Of course, another big concern is his response to Kuya’s offer that tested his personal convictions. Like Alex, he came from a culture where circumcision is not mandatory. But unlike his housemate, he doesn’t find the need to undergo the procedure. Daddy John tried his hand at convincing his son, even exchanging harsh words with him, but Kevin was firm in his decision. It was such a difficult decision to make, and truly admirable how Kevin stood by his beliefs under pressure, to the point of opting for voluntary exit instead. He couldn’t help but shed tears over it, because he knew people may not like him for his decision: one, because he would be refusing 100 kids a chance to be circumcised and two, it is not common in Pinoy culture. He didn’t want to compromise his beliefs, didn’t want to do it just to be liked (and for a teen, it is hard to risk not being liked) --- and it is also because of this conviction that Kuya respected him more and explained that no one is pushing him to do something he doesn’t want. As for the eviction… he can rest easy because someone else made another major decision.

Co-nominee Linda was offered an all-expense paid vacation with her entire family. To all who are tuned in on her family status, her decision is understandable. As much as she wanted to see the PBB experience to the end, she realized that “mas matimbang talaga and pamilya.” Kuya commended her for making a sound decision, and Linda stepped out a grown woman, who needed Mommy Ningning’s back scratches to relax her. Truly Pinoy, Linda chose her family over personal fame. Thus, voting stopped at 50,737 votes and Kevin is saved from eviction.

Is this the last of the voluntary exits? Josef, whose Tita Anna has expressed the desire to leave (with him in tow), has already told Nikki about his probable exit. Like Linda, as much as he wanted to be in Kuya’s house, family is priority. Watch out for more twists and turns in the teleserye ng totoong buhay: PBB Teen Edition Plus! Don’t miss out on the happenings.