“Mga member kami ng isang band and we all get stranded dahil sa bagyo at baha,” he says. “Hindi namin alam, kasama pala naming stranded doon ang isang evil creature played by Ellen Adarna who’ll terrorize us all.”
Teejay came to the presscon of “Basement” while his father was still lying in state at their home after succumbing to liver cirrhosis at the age of 45.
“Mahilig po kasi siyang uminom. Labas-masok na rin siya sa hospital. Gumagaling, tapos magkakaroon ng ibang complications.
Hanggang sa medyo grumabe na siya dahil sa diabetes at stroke. Habang nakikita kong naghihingalo ang Daddy ko, natakot ako, kasi gusto ko siyang tulungan pero wala akong magawa. Masakit na makita ko siya na unti-unting nauubusan ng hininga,” TJ says teary eyed when we interviewed him.
His parents separated when he was only one year old and his mom moved to Japan. “May sarili na rin po siyang pamilya roon at may mga kapatid ako sa kanya aged 14 and 13, but I’ve never met them.”
How about his mom? “Minsan ko pa lang siya nakita, when I was 18 years old. Ngayon, may communication, pero kami through Facebook lang. I informed her nga na wala na si Daddy at ang sabi lang niya sa akin, kaya mo na yan. Ang lola ko po sa father ko ang siyang nagpalaki sa akin.”
What’s his full name? “Wala po. Basta Teejay lang ang name ko. Hindi po palayaw lang yun kundi full name ko na. I consider Kuya Germs as my mentor in showbiz at regular din po akong napapanood sa kanyang ‘Walang Tulugan’.”
