Mga Pintados ng Wellington 2: kahanga-hangang 3-in-1 kabayan superdad

MOST PINOYS (Filipinos) are quiet achievers in New Zealand. Whether as professionals, tradesmen or miscellaneous workers, we take our jobs and contributions seriously (but never ourselves seriously), generally keep our collective heads down, and just try to get along. But every now and then you see remarkable kabayan (countrymen or women) doing unexceptional things in an exceptional way. He’s very modest in ways and means, but it doesn’t make him any less cool as a 2nd generation migrant in Middle Earth. It’s amazing when you’re make it to the gym regularly, but it’s even more amazing when you’re mistaken as the gym trainer and resident beefcake more often than anybody else, including the actual gym trainer. And those making the common mistake actually have a point, as you have less than 5% body fat, know all the basic techniques for fitness and bodybuilding beginners, and frankly look more chiseled and cut than any gym staff on the roster. Nothing surprising really, when you take a hard look at Carlo Sevilleja’s daily disciplines of diet, exercise and fitness. In an indirect manner the pic above shows how advanced he is in developing each and every muscle group in the body, as he maintains a careful carbo-protein balance every meal, every day (except on cheat days at our place, heh heh), and he has achieved such a high level of bodybuilding excellence that he has qualified in national competitions for his weight class without too much heavy lifting (pun intended). On his own, and with the littlest fanfare possible, Carlo has become the Wellington Pinoy community’s best bet for bodybuilding glory in New Zealand. **********               ***********               ********* But like every sports activity outside rugby in New Zealand, to get ahead, you need to fund your own equipment, training, competition fees, not to mention related and incidental expenses. If you’re not a high-income earner like the 99% of the population, you become a weekend warrior, do an honest day’s work, and find some other way to augment your daily bread, like Carlo. Except that Carlo, besides his Mr Universe aptitude, has very special skill set. You see, he is fluent in guitar, piano and drums. That’s right, because he has theoretical and artistic backgrounds in the major musical instruments, he can after a couple minutes listening to a random tune, strum it out and play it back to you in either strings or keyboards. (He also plays the ukele  and is learning the violin.) Sort of like a kayumanggi Ed Sheeran without the red hair or the musical genius, but with the ability to make good music nevertheless. So that’s how he has augmented his income, by teaching piano and guitar lessons to whoever might be inclined, and whose unintended consequence brought him to meet his future wife and daughter. So whichever way his fame and fortune goes, his being a music teacher has already brought him the loves of his life. **********               **********               **********

And finally, as you might guess, being sportsman, musician not to mention workingman (he is nightfill (stocking) manager in a major supermarket in town) is evidently not enough for him, as he is also superdad to his daughter, a budding gifted child herself. Brings her to daycare, takes care of her all his waking hours, and as seen in this second pic, teaches her the basic keys, chords and keystrokes and the best available music tutorial to a 2-year old that’s possible. He made the almost effortless transition from happy-go-lucky gamer, bodybuilder and musician to disciplined dad as soon as Maxine (his daughter) came along, and every day brings new challenges. So between the gym, the sound studio, hatid-sundo to Maxine and his job, there’s not much time left for our kabayan Carlo. But he wouldn’t want it any other way. Which is why he’s our coolest Pintados ng Wellington selection this time, a classic talentadong Pinoy every which way. Mabuhay ka Carlo, and mabuhay tayong lahat! Thanks for reading! [Shameless plug : For those needing a gym trainer or piano / guitar lessons in and around the Wellington region, Please contact Carlo 022 1702855. Cheers! ]