Philippine Asian News Today Vol 20 No 02 | Page 20

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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY January 16 - 31, 2018
“INSPIRE: A CAREGIVER SUCCESS STORY”
Rose Fostanes, “Osang” ush-
ers in a “CAREGIVER” success story.
TRIBU productions is proud to bring
in another Philippine pride to the Ca-
nadian-Filipino music performance
scene. The concert tour on it’s in-
ception took on a soul and form em-
bodied in the title itself. “INSPIRE, a
Tribute to Ultimate Dreamseekers” is
an uptake of the journey of the art-
ist towards the crowning goal of the
grand champion to the initial run of
the Israel X-Factor in 2014.
The decision to jump into the
fiery bowl of a competition of this cali-
ber takes turmoil out of self validation,
self-doubt and a lot of push from one-
self and that of peers. These are just
some of the things we can learn from
Osang’s experience throughout her
journey. For some of us that followed
that through her journey through so-
cial media, we somehow were vest-
ed on her success because we have
sympathized with her. The two things
that was obvious in her endeavor was
her push to make her life and that of
her loved ones better and a sheer tal-
ent that had she apparently nurtured
throughout the years. To top this was
an overwhelming dose of humility on
her part and taking on stride her fears
of not being the right fit for the com-
petition. Herewith are her personal decided to join the X-Factor to show
my talent and to prove that there is
no small dream, if we are determined
to make it a reality”. I built a dream
out of that hesitation to join and even- the Filipino Community through my
music so that more singers will have
a chance to showcase their talents in
your country. I want to get a chance
to know and inspire more people to work and the people who care for you.
Continue to dream because, every-
thing begins in the heart and mind.
Believe in your dream, you
PLAN it, WORK for it and believe me,
take on a few questions asked of her.
Question: WHO DO YOU
MOST ASCRIBE AS YOUR INFLU-
ENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF YOUR
TALENT?
ROSE: I can say that my
Mother played a big role in honing my
talent, in the sense that she played as
my biggest inspiration. Through my
mother’s selfless sacrifice of brave-
ly raising her children, I was able to
instill in my mind the importance of
hard work and I made use of my tal-
ent to make her proud of me in return
even if she’s already in Heaven.
Q.: WHAT MADE YOU DE-
CIDE TO JOIN THE X-FACTOR
ROSE: My X-Factor journey
was really a tough one. At first, it was
accidental. One fine day as I while do-
ing a gig a friend of mine asked me
to audition, I was hesitant at first but
eventually the call of my love for mu-
sic overpowered my hesitations. “I’ve tually made that X-Factor dream into
reality.
Q. WHAT ARE YOUR EX-
PECTATIONS OF THE CANADIAN
AUDIENCE?
ROSE: Well, I am here to make
sure that I will give the Canadian audi-
ence a good show. A show that will
not only entertain them but a memory
that will linger in their minds for a long
time. I am pretty sure that they will
also give me their warm welcome. I
am expecting a good interaction with
the audience. We will be singing and
dancing as family. This early, I want to
thank all of you for having me!
Q. WHAT IS YOUR AIM IN
TOURING CANADA?
ROSE: Aim is your intention
of achieving and one of my aim is to
come up with a good and successful
show. Secondly, I am looking forward
to reach out to Canadians as well as dream big. And lastly, who would not
want to see the beauty of Canada, my
aim is to see nice and historical places
in this country.
Q: CANADA HAS A LOT OF
FILIPINO CAREGIVERS AND SER-
VICE WORKERS, WHAT IS YOUR
MESSAGE TO THEM?
ROSE: I’ve been an OFW my-
self and I know all the hardships not
just physically but also emotionally
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