Family
member you are closest to:
I am equally close to each immediate member of my family although lately
I have been communicating most with my brother Paul because he's coming
to visit and stay with me for a couple of months when school break comes.
Three
adjectives to describe yourself:
Why only three? I'm cariñoso, friendly, sensitive (to other people) and
God-fearing but I can also be meticulous (especially with cleanliness),
lazy, fickle-minded, a procrastinator and stubborn…Gee, there's more bad
traits than good so I'll throw in goody as a goood thing. Hehehe!
What
do you think is your best talent?:
If I said singing, everyone would know I was lying so I guess it's ….entertaining
people!!!
Fave
Music:
Hip hop, R & B, stuff like Will Smith, Notorious B.I.G, Whitney Houston,
Mariah Carey and R Kelly.
Your
biggest crush:
Aside from the Karate Kid Ralph Macchio, my biggest crush was a 7th grade
classmate of mine named Mike Camarasana. Boy was he cuuuuute!!!
What's
your courting style?/How do you like to be courted?: I like a man who
is well-rounded, meaning not too confident in himself but secure with his
inner being and has determination in life. He should have a pretty good
sense of humor and is adventurous enough to try bungee jumping, scuba diving,
water skiing, or even walking into a large water fountain at a public square
on a lazy Sunday afternoon. I especially want him to make me feel extraordinarily
different from other women and that he'll do almost anything for me.
What
turns you off?:
When a guy tries to act like something that he is not.
Best
way to get your attention: Surprise me!!!
Sweetest
gift you've ever received:
My father gave me this small pearl pendant necklace for Christmas once when
I was about 14 and the funny thing was that when I first looked at it, I
thought it was so ugly until I saw how excited he was to see the look on
my face. At that exact moment, I realized that this was the most sincere
and sweetest gift that anyone has ever given me. Nobody has been able to
top that one. That pendant and my blanket are the two things that I will
cherish for the rest of my life.
If you were a song, what would be your title?:
(with God) All things are possible
The
real meaning of love is:
I believe that there are many different types of love and reasons why people
feel that they love someone. But through my own experiences in life and
self-evaluation, I have come to the conclusions that circumstances and emotion
are two of the most used indicators of our definition of love. But the best
kind of love comes from the one who truly loves not just me but each and
everyone of us unconditionally and would die for us and our own trespasses.
The only one who fits that description is the one up above.
Weekend
hangout: The
swimming pool and sometimes the beach, the gym, movie theaters and restaurants!!!
Favorite
home-cooked food:
I miss my mother's pinakbet with rice and cottage cheese and her tuyo with
sinigang. (I would never eat it unless she hand-feeds me, not spoon-feed
me.) I also miss my dad's goulash and apple cobbler.
Favorite
sports:
I don't like watching sports but I love any kind of sport except basketball.
I play a lot of tennis, go wake-boarding, run cross country (in Singapore)
and go to the gym to do aerobics and lift weights. I used to be on the soccer
team, volleyball team, cross-country team, and soft ball team in high school.
Favorite
childhood memory:
When I was growing up, I lived next door to my cousins and my mother's extended
family, so my mom built some extended rooms in the backyard between the
two houses. All in all, there were about 30 of us living together. 11 of
us were all cousins so you could imagine what it was like after school and
at dinner time. We would all round up at about 3 pm and play games like
patintero or hide-and-seek or play in the house. At other times, we would
play kickball or go to the swimming pool or even just watch a movie in the
living room. On weekends, my mother used to encourage us to perform for
the family every Sunday during which my dad would videotape us and we could
get cash prizes. If we were really inspired, we would rehearse during weekdays.
(We got most of our ideas from movies, TV and MTV!!!)
Favorite
subject in school:
Computers, science, and for a while, Algebra math.
Things
you collect:
CDs and candles.
Dream
vacation:
I would love to take my family on a tour of Egypt, Jerusalem, the Carribbean,
and all of Europe.
Greatest
lesson you've learned so far:
That if you seek God earnestly (by finding some quiet time to read your
Bible as often as you can and reflecting upon that) and do your best to
live in obedience to His will, not only will you be blessed abundantly.
When you do experience trials in life, you will have peace in your heart
and you will have the confidence to know that God is in control of every
situation and he will get you through your hardships to emerge as a better
and more mature being. (Having experienced so many trials in life and having
fulfilled most of my dreams, I have come to realize that only God can truly
fill your heart with sheer contentment and everlasting joy. Believe me,
I know what I'm talking about.)
Credits:
TV
Shows: That's Entertainment; Ober the Bakod; MTV Most Wanted; MTV Hanging
Out; MTV Classics
Films:
International:
Legacy;
Star Pacific Cinema,
Filipino:
Birador,
Starcinema;Sgt. Gabo, Regal Films; Alabang Girls, Viva Films; Class of '91,
Pacwood Films; Teacher, Teacher, I Love You, Octo Arts Films; Anak ng Dagat,
Pacwood Films; Taong Gubat, Seiko Films; Pulis probinsiya,Moviestars Production;
Working Students, Octo Arts Films
Awards
and other achievements:Best Actress Nominee, 1992 Manila Film festival; Most Promising
New Female Actress, Guillermo Foundation; Best New Female Actress,
Star Awards
Current
showbiz projects:
MTV Fresh, MTV Upop, MTV Most Wanted, MTV Asia Hitlist, MTV Connect, Money
(a local Singaporean sitcom on TCS 5), and commercial endorsements for Globe
Telecom, Secret Deodorant, Greenwich Pizza, Lux Shampoo and Sharp Minidiscs
(in Singapore)
