Everyone in his life has that one pivotal moment that would have changed history. That one little thing that you never knew at that time would could affect everything that you would do for the rest of your life.

Imagine if Slash’s guitar teacher didn’t dissuade him from playing bass. There would never have been that Sweet Child of Mine guitar solo, or Guns N’ Roses for that matter. Imagine, Slash, a failed bass player.

Or what if James Hetfield decided to cut his hair as his football coach told him to and proceeded to play football and got distracted from playing music. There would not have been a Metallica.

I have yet to remember or rediscover that pivotal moment in my life, that one little decision that would have changed everything, that one little thing that seemed inconsequential at that time but it turned out to be pivotal later on. Maybe it’s when I decided not to join my theater group to the national theater festival at the Cultural Center of the Philippines when I was finishing my thesis. I don’t know. I wouldn’t know if I would have become a better actress if I continued. I don’t know if I would have lasted in theater.

All these stories about pivotal moments left me with one thing: go with what your gut tells you.