Will the real Kim Chiu please speak up?

I don’t owe anybody any explanation.

With that sentence, Kim Chiu became controversial after she was asked about her love life during the presscon for Star Cinema’s Bride For Rent, her second movie with Xian Lim who is being constantly linked to her (although Xian often hints at it, no confirmation has come from Kim so far). Their first starrer, Bakit Di Ka Crush ng Crush Mo, was not well-received by the public, though. But their new starrer, Past Tense, promises to be a good follow-up to Bride For Rent which was a hit.

No incident happened during the presscon for Past Tense because nobody bothered to ask Kim the same “sensitive” question and risked being slapped with a sterner answer. But seriously, Kim or any actor for that matter, owes the public maybe not an explanation but at least an answer to any question because they tease and tickle the public imagination with morsels of their private life, don’t they?

Showing nationwide starting on Wednesday, Nov. 26, as part of Star Cinema’s 20th-anniversary series offerings, Past Tense is touted as the company’s early Christmas gift to fans. Like Bride For Rent, it’s also directed by Mae Cruz-Alviar from a screenplay by Melissa Mae Chua, Katherine Labayen and Vanessa Valdez. In the rom-com, Kim plays a girl who wakes up in 2034 from a 20-year coma and is given a chance to correct her mistakes. She returns to year 2014 as her younger self only to discover the truth about her boyfriend Carlos (PBB winner Daniel Matsunaga) and her real feelings for her best friend (Xian).

Will Kim make perhaps a Freudian slip in the following “Who, What, Where, When, How” test and give us a glimpse of her private self?

Who

• Who are your trusted friends?

“My siblings.”

•Who are your idols?

“Kate Middleton, Angelina Jolie, Judy Ann Santos and Heart Evangelista.”

•Who was the first person that you called as soon as you woke up this morning?

“Ate Portia, my handler, for my schedule of the day and the next day.”

•Who would you be if you were not an actress?

“A flight attendant because I love traveling.” (Her sister is a PAL flight attendant. — RFL)

•Who was your first love?

“First !?! Of course, my parents, hahahaha!”

What

•What makes your day?

“My pamangkins.”

•What is happiness to you?

“Happiness is being able to make people happy with what I’m doing.”

•What is the Kim Chiu that people don’t know?

“I am a happy and bubbly person.”

•What is your present state of mind?

“I’m contented and excited kasi isa na naman pong project ang natapos. I just hope na magugustuhan ng mga tao. Status? Happy!”

•What decision do you regret doing?

“I don’t regret having done any decision because every decision helped me become who I am today. I learn from every decision, whether good or bad, that I make.”

Where

•Where are you most at peace?

“When I am at home with my family.”

•Where do you want to live once you are out of showbiz?

“As long as I’m happy, I want to stay long in this business. Given a chance, I want to continue my studies.”

•Where is your Achilles’ Heel?

“My family is my weakness and at the same time, my source of strength.”

•Where do you want to get married if and when?

“As of now, hindi ko pa po masyadong iniisip ‘yan. But because I’ve always wanted to be a princess, I want a fairty-tale wedding.”

•Where do you go to unwind?

“Spa.”

When

•When are you happiest?

“When I am traveling.”

•When are you most productive?

“When I get enough sleep before I start doing what I am supposed to do during the day.”

•When was the last time you said “I love you?”

“This morning…to my niece.”

•When was the last time you cried hard over somebody?

“Last year when Mama died.”

•When are you in your best mood?

“When I am having family time.”

How

•How do you know that you are in love?

“When I am smiling for no reason at all.”

•How can you tell if a guy is serious or just faking it?

“By a girl’s intuition siguro. You just know it, eh, if a guy is serious or just faking it.”

•How do you mend a broken heart (presuming that it has happened to you)?

“I think you just have to cry over it because nothing is permanent even the pain.”

•How do you deal with a persistent suitor who won’t take no for an answer?

“Kapag may manliligaw po ako and I feel na hindi kami swak, nagiging honest po ako kaagad sa kanya para hindi na siya mag-hope.”

•How can people tell if they are facing the real Kim Chiu?

“Kapag nagjo-joke na ako at nakikipagtawanan na ako with people.”

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