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Name: leslie
Birthday: 12/22/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: culinary, food, books, computers, arts & crafts, travel, photography
Expertise: jack of all trades...
Occupation: student, sales & marketing
Industry: hospitality, etc...
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AIM:  chefleslie22
Yahoo:  chef_leslie22
Member Since:
11/8/2004
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| Been back to the province for the past month. Storm/Typhoon has hit the country. Almost all of Luzon was flooded due to the enormous amount of rainfall. We are lucky that we were not affected. Not our homes nor our businesses. We did go to the market last week and saw how some streets are flooded upto now. In fact some people have to take a rowboat to go around town. Unfortunately I wasn't able to pics as I didn't bring my camphon\e nor my cam. On another trip I did get a pic of what used to be a field, now looked like the sea save for some trees. This was just taken 3 days ago, about 3weeks after the typhoon.
  
Got the scare of my life last week. I though I was going blind because I had white spots in my left eye. My eyesight was extremely blurry and I was in so much pain whenever I opened my eye. Thank GOD it's all okay now. Good thing I didn't get into Biggest Loser Asia. Who knows what would have happened then and just less than 2 weeks into the show.
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| I've been stressing out and doing a lot of contemplating. I know that there are a lot of other people more interesting than me and their lives have more drama. This is still a TV show afterall. Drama sells. Anyway, it got me thinking to sending out another video baring my sould but I decided against that. My life story may not be a secret as I've blogged about it but it's not something that I tell every person I meet either. In as much as I want this I also know for a fact that I have a tiny tiny chance of getting in and surprisingly I've come to accept that the past couple of days. I've resigned myself to the fact that I'm not getting in. Despite, apprehensions of auditioning I still do not regret my decision. I cannot regret a decision that has allowed me to meet so many wonderful people also for the once in a lifetime experience. It is however this very apprehension that has allowed me to accept my fate. I am most happy that I can still keep my privacy afterall. LOL. | | |
| I went on a shopping spree for fruits today. I was supposed to buy some fruits and found some I've never tried before. Got adventurous and bought some. Decided to eat a little of everything so shared it with people who also haven't tried some of them. The problem now is I have no idea to which I'm allergic to. Anyway, was surprised my arms felt rough after about 30mins and was surprised to find rashes. It also became itchy after a few more minutes. This is the first time I've been allergic to fruits. I also haven't had rashes this bad nor have I had any for some time. This is how it looked after 30 mins. I just realized it has gotten worse but I'm too lazy to take pics.   
The question now is what am I allergic to? Peaches, nectarines, plums or dragon fruit? I haven't eaten peaches and nectarines before. Well, at least not fresh. Plums and dragon fruit only about twice before. What I haven't done though is eat everything together. Could that be the culprit? Would my dinner also have anything to do with it? | | |
| At exactly around 10am we started to fall in line outside Fitness First to have our registration papers checked. Then we had our pictures taken. We were then asked to form another line as we were supposed to be brought inside by groups of 5. They really prepared for big people because they provided us big spaces to sit on. We were offered coffee, water and soda at this point. We had to wait here before we were brought to another room where we were to sit in line and remove our shoes to have our health check (height, weight and BP).
My height was no surprise as well as my weight having lost around 15lbs the past 6 weeks. The big surprise was my BP. I knew my BP have a tendency to go up and that it would most likely be slightly elevated due to nervousness but I wasn't expecting 180/100 high. After the health check we were asked to wait in line again to be taken to the auditon room itself and this is where we can eat and drink all the food we want. A selection of juice (what I was wishing for), water, fruit cocktail, sandwich, friend chicken, pizza, and doughnuts. I only had the juice and didn't even get the chance to check the other food. I was too nervous to eat and in fact I had to go pee before the interview. LOL.
We stayed in that room until we were asked to go to the audition room. Before going in a mic had to get slipped on my back held in place by my jogging pants with a wire going through under my shirt attached to my inner top with just a masking type. (So, this is what its like to go on interviews and the likes on tv:P) It was several moments before I was finally able to stand infront of the interviewers. (In fact I had to make an entrance about 3 or 4 times before they were ready. The anticipation and knowing that what was coming is inevitable really got to me and literally fried my nerves! Boy was I glad I was first!)
I was standing infront of the interviewers with a spotlight and camera facing me. It was surreal moment. A sort of out of body experience. Then the interview began. This is not exactly how it was but rather as how I can remember it.
Interviewer: How much do you weigh now?
Me: I weigh ___ lbs based on your weighing scale in the other room
Interviewer: (looks sideways)
Me: That's ___kg.
Interviewer: Why should we chose you?
Me: Why should you choose me. .....I guess because I have a great personality, I communicate well, I'm highly trainable, I take directions well and I'm here to win this.
Interviewer: How would you feel if we ask you to do some exercise for us?
Me: That would be okay. What would you like me to do?
Interviewer: How about burpees? Do you know how to do burpees?
Me: No. I'm sorry I'm not familiar with that
Interviewer: (asked a trainer to show me what to do)
Interviewer: Do 10 of that.
Me: Okay. (then proceeded to do the burpees. Not sure if it was 10 or 11 as I lost count. LOL)
Me: (A little out of breath) The mic fell! (looking around to catch the wire while one of them came to help)
Interviewer: How was that?
Me: It was good. Tiring! (hehehe)
Interviewer: What will do if you win the $100k?
Me: What will I do if I win this....breathe......If I win $100k.....breathe......first off......breathe.....I will buy some new clothes.....breathe....I need......breathe....new wardrobe.....breathe.....for the new.........me after this.....since I'm in the culinary industry.......I was thinking.........I want to do that.......and open a place.......for a .....healtier choice......for the people......when they.......go out to eat.
For those wondering what a burpee is just check out this video. BURPEE
Suffice it to say after they asked me to exercise I was a little winded but my nervousness to their asking me another question got my heart to beat so fast that I could literally feel it at my throat.The one good thing is that I was still able to give my answer though the delivery wasn't the best. I hope they still understood what I was trying to say and that it doesn't ruin my chances.
I know I could have done but then it could have been worse. I'm satisfied with that. Knowing myself I'm not at my best when I'm nervous. I may not be scared of anyone but getting interviewed for something I want so badly is a sure way of making me lose my composure. Unfortunately, things like this doesn't give me time to warm up to the person I'm talking to and get comfortable with them before they put me on the spotlight and start shooting me questions. Who knows what answers I'll come up with then. LOL. I remember I was asked before by the president/owner of the company I was applying for "Why are you applying here?" (this had something to do with salary being almost half the salary I was getting from my previous company) and I said "actually I don't need a job, I just want one. So, I'm here infront of you."
All in all I have to say the experience was well worth the anxiety I had to go through:P I don't regret one bit of it. Best of all I got a chance to meet so many wonderful people. Wish I could have met more. We shall see if the plan to meet up do get pushed thru. My only other wish is that we will be able to build a lasting friendship that will last us a lifetime.
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| I aimed to go to the auditions early because I wanted to be in the first 10 to fall in line. I figured having an idea how long I'll be there is better versus going later and not knowing if I'll have to be there until night time. Much to my surprise I was the first person in line. I arrived in SM Megamall at 5:45am and was told by the guard that they open at 6. I proceeded to find a chair to sit. 6am came and I was able to go inside. The guard was actually still sleeping when I got to Fitness First. I tried looking for a washroom but since I'm not familiar with the place I couldn't find one not too far from where I am. I woke the guard and he allowed me to go inside and pee. The next 20 or so minutes flew past. I was enjoying a conversation with the guard and an attendant who speak the same dialect as I do growing up.
At 6:30am Ric and her sister Sharon arrived. Then we were told to fill out another registration form. We informed them we already have one yet the FF staff still insisted we need to do another one on site! We did just that until some Biggest Loser Asia crew arrived and they told us they need only one. So, I stopped at page 4. Then soon after Joel arrived then Christine with her parents, basically people started pouring in.
This is how SM Megamall and FF looks so early in the morning without lights. Sorry, low resolution as it was taken by a phone cam. I wanted to post it via my phone but I couldn't figure out how.
I brought my camera but I decided not to take pictures as a lot of people already did. I'm just grabbing it from them later. I did decide to take out my cam to have my picture taken with this local celebrity who was there to audition. I didn't know who he was but he was cute afterall. I now have a new crush. Hahaha. Yea right! As if my friends are going to buy that. It's only their biggest wish. Anyway, I found out later that day that his name is Ryan Yllana who's the brother of another celebrity. Ruby Rodriguez, another celebrity, was also there though I didn't see her so I wasn't able to have my pic taken with her.
Of course I couldn't leave without having my picture taken with the BLA dummy:P
I wanted to have my picture taken with the BLA host Sarimah Ibrahim but she was busy and I wasn't sure I'd be allowed to :( Oh well, at least I can say I saw her and she's quite pretty.
P.S. I wanted to post all these last night but I was so drained from the audition and hanging out and celebrating a friend's birthday that I slept around 8:30pm. Just long enough for me to take a shower when I got home. I'll update later with my experience in the audition itself.
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