Carla’s new perspectives for 2013

MANILA, Philippines - After a much-needed holiday respite spent with her family, Carla Abellana is raring to get back to work. The Kapuso actress has always looked forward to her family’s tradition of celebrating the holidays at her Lola Delia Razon’s house. And the past year was no exception.

Work springs aplenty for Carla this year. “Work’s been good,” she exclaims. “I’ve been receiving a lot of new endorsement offers so that’s actually great! My new soap, Mrs. Snow White, is coming out very soon as well. We’re now polishing details so we can get started with taping. It’s my dream come true to play the character in that soap. It’s going to be very interesting. I’m so excited and nervous at the same time.”

Not one to set unrealistic resolutions for herself, Carla would rather set small goals spread throughout the year. Among those is a new entrepreneurial venture she picked up again after a long break. As she explains, “I’ve been making my own ver- sion of bottled tuyo and daing, something my lola always used to do when we lived with her.

I kinda missed that so I tried it out at home myself. So far, it’s a success! I’m on my second round already.”

As someone who’s been through the rigors of a regular taping grind, Carla shares her formula for keeping things in perspective. “One day at a time,” she says. “What needs to be focused on and accomplished

for a given day is all that I try to think of. When it gets toxic and I think too much (which is pretty much every working day), I take deep breaths and relax. It’s tiring, that’s for sure, but I know for a fact that at the end of the day, I’ll get my much deserved rest.”

Despite her many showbiz commitments, Carla never fails to set aside time for her advocacies, such as her involvement with the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), which she’s supporting for over 10 years now.

And contrary to what some tabloid reports speculate, Carla points out that she’s far from tying the knot with long-time boyfriend Geoff Eigenmann. “Oh no, no! Not at all,” she clarifies. “We’re starting the year fresh and right, I hope. But really, we’re far from that. We have so much to secure first as individuals and in our relationship.”

Carla is currently managed by ALV Talent Circuit.