14 | 22 AUGUST 2019 http://www.drum.co.z

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‘‘I’vealwways wanted

tobe aDJ’

“Wena,I amsoexcitedIhave

finallyfoundwhatI love,and

my careerisgettinga senseof

direction,”shesays.

Whenshefirstappearedon

Being Bonang, fans ques-

tionedwhatshedidfor a

living.PinkyGirlhelddown

anine-to-fivejobatanIT

companyforsevenyears

beforeresigninglastyear.

“I quitwhenmycol-

leaguesrealisedI wasre-

latedtoBonang,” shesays.

“Somestartedactingawk-

ward.Theywouldevensay,‘Yo ur

cousinisrich,whydoesn’tshegive

youmoneyandyouca quityourjob?

“I’m a grown woman.YesBonang

pays for some

things, butI can’t

askherformoney

allthetime.”

Herfemalecol-

leagues,especially,gaveherahardtime.

“Youknow,womensometimesliketo

basheachother,”PinkyGirl( 31 )says.

“SomepeopleusedtocallmeBona g’s

handbagbecauseI wasalwayswithher.

They’dinsultm , sayingallI doishang

aroundheranddonothing.”

Shehasnoqualmsaboutquittingher

jobbutforsixmonthsshehadnodi-

rection.“Iwasbored.I’drunerrands

duringtheday,gotopartiesatnight and

justbeonmyphon ,” shesays.

“I wasn’tsure what wanted to do with

my career.”

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