Body Talk with Jommy Teotico

Prayer helped.

Before he went to Argentina with 11 other contestants (called participantes, chosen from a field of 1,000-plus applicants), Jommy Teotico did a panata (devotion) to the Black Nazarene in Quiapo and asked for guidance. It paid off. After one season of mind-boggling and physically-demanding challenges on the ABS-CBN dare-show Pinoy Fear Factor, Jommy, 25, emerged the champion and brought home P2-M at stake (less 20 percent for tax, net of P1.6-M), and a house and lot in Cavite.

“Our one-month stay in Argentina was a learning experience,” said Jommy, the youngest among three children (the two others are both girls) from Guagua, Pampanga. “It was my first trip abroad and I learned a lot.”

To win, Jommy and his competitors had to hurdle all kinds of challenges imaginable, including eating a tarantula, being buried in the sand and transferring with their mouths 300 cockroaches from one box to another.

“Yes,” assured Jommy, “all of us were insured.”

Now under contract with ABS-CBN, Jommy will debut as an actor in George & Cecil, the new ABS-CBN sitcom of newly-weds Judy Ann Santos and Ryan Agoncillo (who was the host of Pinoy Fear Factor).

A Capricornian (Jan. 17), Jommy is a B.S. Management graduate from Lyceum; he finished elementary grades and high school at the Espiritu Santo Catholic School on Tayuman St., Sta. Cruz, Manila. Along with commercial model Jacq Yu, he’s the new endorser of Bobson Basics, the clothes line “that exemplifies the vibrant lifestyle and exciting aspirations of the young generation.”

He stands 5’8”, weighs 140 lbs., and wears medium-sized briefs, small-sized shirt and size-10 shoes.

How did you prepare for Pinoy Fear Factor?

“I worked out a lot. I saw the AXN version of Fear Factor and the participantes. I did dips, sit-ups and push-ups. Even when we were in Argentina, I continued to work out, jogging in the morning and more exercise before going to bed at night. Nagbaon ako ng jumping rope.”

Did you go on a special diet?

“No, I did not. I need food for the energy. I needed carbo to be burned during my workout.”

What kind of food do you avoid?

“Fatty and oily foods. When we came back from Argentina, I underwent laparoscopy on my gall bladder, that’s why I’m watching my cholesterol level.”

What do you usually have for breakfast?

“Rice with daing, tuyo or tocino. Or tapsilog. For lunch, I eat anything. For dinner, just a little. Sometimes, I take oatmeal as midnight snack.”

What kind of food do you always crave?

“Italian food.”

How much water do you take per day?

“Only four glasses. Too little. I should be taking at least eight glasses. I don’t drink soda, coffee or tea. Just water.”

What about hard drinks?

“Vodka.”

What vitamins do you take?

“Multi-vitamins.”

Do you have sweet tooth?

“Yes. I love ice-cream and chocolates.”

What about fruits?

“My favorite is banana. I take lots of it every day. I used to swim with the varsity in school and I often suffered from cramps. Kulang daw ako sa potassium so I started eating bananas.”

What’s your regular workout?

“I go to the gym. I still do sit-ups, push-ups and dips at home. I also work out with dumbbells.”

What part of your body do you think needs improvement?

“My abs. Medyo may konting love handles ako. That’s why I do crunches.”

What part of your body is most vulnerable?

“My stomach.”

And what part is your favorite?

“My chest.”

What part of a girl’s body do you look at first?

“The butt. And then the face.”

And what quality of a girl turns you off?

“‘Yung masamang ugali. No matter how beautiful a girl is, kapag masama ang ugali pumapangit siya sa tingin ko.”

How much sleep do you get per night?

“An average of six hours.”

Favorite sleep wear?

“Boxers.”

Never in the nude?

“Sometimes. Mas comfortable ako sa ganoon. Anyway, I sleep alone.”

How many pillows do you sleep with?

“Five. Gusto ko ‘yung niyayakap-yakap ‘yung mga unan sa gabi.”

Do you snore?

“Daw...sabi nila. When I’m tired.”

Do you talk in your sleep?

“I wouldn’t know.”

Do you sleepwalk?

“Naku, hindi!”

Last thing that you do before you go to sleep.

“Take a bath, para fresh ang feeling.”

And the first thing that you do when you wake up?

“Wash my face, brush my teeth and do sit-ups.”

How’s your nightlife?

“Every now and then, gumigimik with my friends. I miss them. Otherwise, I just stay home.”

How’s your love life?

“Zero. I don’t have a girlfriend at the moment. I had one but we broke up before Pinoy Fear Factor ended.”

How many girlfriends have you had so far?

“A lot!”

How old were you when you lost “it”?

“I was 13. She was my schoolmate, slightly older than I.”

And your sex life?

“Mayroon, siempre. Hindi mawawala ‘yon.”

How do you cope with stress?

“I listen to music, mga R&B and mellow tunes.”

Your favorite hideaway?

“Tagaytay or Antipolo. Wala lang. Chill ko lang ‘yung view. I ask a friend to go with me.”

What city do you want to visit?

“Paris.”

Who’s your favorite fantasy?

“Any Latina girl, like the girlfriend (Priscilla Meirelles) of John Estrada whom I saw during the recent Goma Cup Reunion in Boracay. She’s very pretty.”

Name three girls you think have nice bodies.

“Roxanne Guinoo. Carlene Aguilar whom I also saw in Bora, sexy pa rin kahit nanganak na. And Geneva Cruz na nasa Bora din.”

And three men...

“Marc Nelson. Robin Padilla. Piolo Pascual.”

Using only body language, how would you make a girl know that you like her?

“Tinititigan ko lang sa mata.”

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