What Aspiring Chefs Need to Know, According to Chef JP Anglo | Toni Talks
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On-cam, nanginginigaw habang sinasabi ko na.
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I say this in a nice way,
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I guess, it's so intimidating because you're, you know, you're Tony Guzaga.
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But it's nice that you're so normal pala.
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Actually, ito yung first ever, ever, ever.
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This is like part of your lifestyle, di ba? You do campings.
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Bakit ka nahilig sa pagkakamping? Ever since ba?
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I guess, mahilig talaga ako sa nature.
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Kasi for me, parang, di ba, you're one with nature.
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It keeps you grounded.
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Parang mas, mas ma-feel mo yung surroundings versus nakakulog ka.
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Started with motor, and then nag-surf ako.
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Then ngayon, ito, camping.
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Ang mga chef, lagi silang nasa camp.
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Lagi silang nasa kusina.
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Pero ikaw, parang, you're an on-the-go chef.
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Kasi before, nagtrabaho ko sa Australia.
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I remember, open kitchen kami, harap mo yung beach.
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Tapos mga kasama ko sa trabaho, pag break time, nagsisurf.
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Then ako, hindi ako makasurf kasi sobrang bagal ko.
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So, sabi ko, one day, someday, I'll work hard.
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And then, makombine ko yung mga hilig ko.
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Yun talaga yung power of one day, someday.
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The words that you say.
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Yun talaga papunta eh.
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So, lumaki ka sa Bacolod, paano ka napunta sa Manila?
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So, doon ang pumasok si common friend natin, si Direk Loren.
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Nagulat niya ako.
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Si Direk Loren, palang naka-discover.
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Direk Loren, di mo pa rin ako pina-follow sa Instagram.
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Yung team ng MasterChef, sa ABS dati, yung Pinoy MasterChef, same team ng PBB.
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Junior MasterChef, naghahanap ng contestants around the Philippines.
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Tapos, dumaan sila sa restaurant ko, looking for contestants, kung meron daw akong masuggest.
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And then, may isang producer, ito si Hannah.
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Sinabi niya kay Direk Loren,
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Hey, Direk, I found someone cool.
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Sabi ni Direk Loren, sige nga, silipin natin.
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So, fast forward, pumunta si Direk Loren and the entire team sa restaurant ko.
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Doon, doon ko na meet yung buong team.
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Hindi ko kilala kung sino si Direk Loren at all.
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Talagang, time na yun?
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Tapos, may lumalapit na nagpapapicture.
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Tinanong ko talaga siya, wow, you must be pretty important.
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And he found it funny.
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And siguro, he found it refreshing na parang normal, candid, ganon.
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And then, sabi niya, I wanna see you on camera.
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Can we go to the kitchen?
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Then yun, pumasok sa kitchen, shoot.
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Ah, parang inaudition ka na pala ng on the spot.
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And then, pagbalik, sabi niya, you're a little bit small.
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But, may apple box naman, so, Juday is not that tall, so, you'll be fine.
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But, we'll get back to you.
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Sabi ko, wow, ito na, ito na.
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And then, fast forward, nagkabululbulul ako sa Masterchef.
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At that time, I only knew how to speak Ilongo and English.
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Na principal sa office ako kay Direk Loren.
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Sabi niya, Japs, you're not talking.
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Edit out ako palagi.
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Nalink ka kay Juday?
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Hindi, may blooper ako.
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Hindi, may blooper ako kay Juday before.
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Nung nag-shoot sila ng movie niya ng Ploning sa Cuyo Island, which is like one flight a week at that time.
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Pumunta ako doon kasi tropa ko si Mylene Dizon.
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Sabi ni Mylene, magluto ka.
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Daming dala ni Juday na pagkain.
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Yung supply niya for one week, inubos ko sa isang gabi.
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I was a young chef.
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I wanted to cook.
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So, sinabihan ako ni Mylene, kagu.
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Supply niya ni Juday for the whole week.
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So, yung ginawa ko, for two days, nagpakain ako para makabawi.
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Nagkita kami after six years.
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Hindi ko siyang matignan ng diretsyo.
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Pagkakasnan si Juday, sabi,
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Basta wag mo lang ulitin.
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Yung parang cute story niyo.
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Ano naman yung kay Ate Chris?
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Ano yung sa tweet ba yun?
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Nag-tweet si Chris na,
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Chef Japs is my new favorite chef.
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Parang ano, something like that.
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Alam mo yung feeling na pagtingin mo ng Instagram mo.
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Example, 100 followers ka.
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Tapos the next day, naging 10,000 followers ka.
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Paano mo hinandal yun?
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Yung bigla kang parang naging celebrity chef.
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Kasi I needed to keep myself grounded.
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Kasi pag nag-surf ka, kasama mo mga lokas eh.
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And pag nasa tubig ka, pantay-pantay kayo.
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Pero nung time na yun, wala ka pang restaurant sa Manila?
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Tapos yung mga iba kong kasama sa master,
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master chef, dami nilang restaurant, sikat silang chefs.
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Deep down, I wasn't as confident.
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Siyempre, because parang the proof is in the pudding pa rin eh.
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I felt like na I have to have a restaurant.
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Nag-business school pa ako para mag-scout ng business partner.
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Ang dami rejection.
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To the point na sabi ng ate ko, sige ako na lang.
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Yung ate ko naging business partner ko,
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yung husband niya, and then yung isa naming friend.
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Saan yung unang-unang branch dito sa Manila?
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Parang it was everyone's sideline.
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And then sabi ng asawa ko,
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sayang naman, pinaghirapan mo yan.
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So binili namin ng wife ko.
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So nung nag-start yung SARS ah,
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naging successful?
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Yung unang branch?
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nawala yung why niya.
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Yun nga sinasabi nila eh, like,
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when you reach three,
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parang, sobra kang confident.
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When you hit, say, four or five branches,
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dun ka na, aatras ba ako, or susulong?
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Dapat umatras kami.
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Ah, you have to know when.
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So ngayon, full circle,
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but I'd rather have one busy restaurant than have...
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And then, fast forward,
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ah, di ba, so may restaurant kami sa Dubai.
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So para makalipat kami sa Dubai, dun muna kasi kami,
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kasi yung restaurant, two years old pa lang.
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So bantayan muna namin.
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Paano napunta yun sa Dubai?
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First Christmas ng pandemic,
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ininvite kami ng isang hotel group to do a pop-up.
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Nasa telepono ako, kausap ko yung organizer.
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Yung asawa ko sa background,
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say yes please, I wanna travel.
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I wanna get out. Kahit hindi ka nila bayaran,
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I just wanna get out, come on.
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So sabi ko, sige.
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So we went, to our surprise,
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grabe, ang dami palang kabayan dun.
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Pinuitaw ng Dubai.
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First time ako nakakita ng isang tao na
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habang kinakain niya yung sinigang,
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naiiyak-iyak siya.
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Ganyan yung pagkamis.
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Yung longing nila for home cooked good Filipino food.
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Yun ba yung pinaka-rewarding pag isang chef?
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Yeah, I guess, depende.
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Siyempre, yung ibang kusinero, they work,
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siyempre, to put food on the table.
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Taya naman lahat, actually.
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Pero I guess, yung why ko is,
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gusto ko, I wanna make people happy.
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At yung talaga sabi ng tatay ko na,
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sabi niya, galingan muna yung ginagawa mo, susunod yung pera.
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So hanggang ngayon, yun na lang iniisip ko.
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What's a core memory in your childhood?
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Tinala ako ng lolo ko sa beach, pinakain niya ako ng talaba.
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Yan, sobrang sarap.
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At saka, native chicken.
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First time ako nakatikim ng lechon.
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Ito yung lechon na manok na native.
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Yan, yun yung core memory ko.
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Diba? Yun yung nag-spark ng kaya na gustuhan mong maging chef?
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Siguro. Kasi, every time I go to my lolo's house, palagi masarap yung pagkain.
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And sabi ko, gusto ko masarap yung pagkain ko sa buong buhay ko.
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Ngayon, kahit kagabi kachat ko yung wife ko, sabi niya, hirap wala ka.
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Yung pagkain ko, normal.
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Sarap naman nun, hirap nang wala ka.
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Pero nagre-reklamo rin.
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Ang taba-taba ko na ngayon. Ganito, ganyan.
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O babe, ano ba gusto mo?
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Ano ba talaga gusto mo?
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Suwerte naman niya. Chef ang asawa niya.
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Suwerte rin ako sa kanya.
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Promise, hindi rin ako naging parang ganito kung hindi dahil sa kanya.
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Parang, binalance out niya talaga ako.
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Like, inayos niya lahat kong flow.
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At saka sila lang pwede magsabi eh na hindi yan mali yan. Hindi yan maganda.
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Diba, iba rin yung childhood eh. Iba rin din. Tapos yung married.
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Diba kayo nang pinilakihan?
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Tapos magjo-join kayo sa isang bahay. Diba recipe for disaster yun?
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I guess it's important that you marry for the right reasons.
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Parang, when I first met her, meron kaming show na Hungry with Chef JP.
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We go to different surf spots and we surf and cook.
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So, parang outdoor thing pa rin.
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Nandun siya, nagsisurf rin.
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Nandun sabi ko, wow, sino tong magandang chicks?
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May surfboard ako, may motor pa ako, hindi gumana lahat. Wala. Wala siyang pake.
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Sabi ko, uy, ito yung kailangan ko. Parang ito yung kailangan ko mag-balance out sa sarili ko.
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Pero yung sa isa nyo ng wife mo, paano nyo rin nababalance eh?
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Like, celebrity chef, paano siya pag may nagpapapicture sa'yo?
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Uy, yung wife ko introverted eh. So, okay lang sa kanya, nasa likod siya.
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Basta kasi nasabi niya talaga.
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Eh buti po, sa mga vlog, okay siya?
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Ah, may araw na hindi.
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Ayaw niya magpa-show ka?
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Oo, may araw. Kaya wala rin ako minsan nilalabas.
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As much as gusto kong mag-cooking for the wife, ayaw niya.
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Depende sa mood niya?
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Oo. So, kaya yun yung sabi ko na, depende rin sa why.
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Kasi kung pilitin ko siya, just for the heck of it, hindi rin siya maging natural.
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Hindi rin siya maging totoo. Parang ganun.
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To answer your question, kasi sa style namin, medyo lifestyle.
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May times na inishinishare namin yung buhay namin in a way.
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Pero may times na medyo yung ibang tao, syempre hindi nila, they can't help it but go overstep.
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May basher din ba?
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Mayro naman, oo. Mayro naman, oo.
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Paano mo yung nahandle yun?
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Hindi naman lahat ma-please natin eh. At saka I guess hindi para sa atin yan.
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Kanya-kanyang preference.
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I guess also it comes with…
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Maturity and age.
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When you're young, you're easily affected.
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Buti hindi ka nag-give up, no? Yun talaga eh.
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Parang yun naman yung, I guess yung good trait ko. Parang resilient ako.
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Just like with you, diba? How long have you been…
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Technically, alam mo, nag-start ako 13 eh. Years old.
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Nakachamba ng I Love You Piyolo ng 18 na commercial. Everything was slow burn.
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Don't you feel like that in your career also?
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I feel that's a good burn. Yung parang diesel.
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Oo. Mas rewarding.
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Ikaw, feel mo ganun din?
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Oo. Hindi kasi nabasa ko nag-ano ka pa eh. Nag-MASCOM ka pa eh.
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Kasi gusto mong mag-direct.
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Pero ang galing kasi, tinanong mo, ngayon you're on cam, you're doing vlogs. Parang in a way…
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Naikot. Naikot ko.
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Paano ka napasok sa vlogging?
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May isang vlogger couple.
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Nag-sabi sa amin na,
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You guys aren't monetizing?
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Sabi namin, what's that?
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Then sabi niya, come over. We'll teach you.
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May channel ka na nun?
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Well, I was… May channel ako sa YouTube na nandyan lang.
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Yun nga. Sabi niya, sayang nandyan na. Make use of it.
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Pero yung rule ko pa rin is intentional pa rin. Kailangan yung why ko totoo.
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Yung why ko is, yun nga. Because I'm a chef, so I wanna make people happy through food.
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You know, we wanna give you an experience.
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Pinaka-memorable mong instance ng pagluluto?
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When I represented the country in Spain, grabe, nag-standing ovation sila.
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Most of the chefs were there fine dining. So, pa-course course.
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Tayo, Pinoy, naglabas ako ng budol, fight.
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Ininvite ko sila sa stage at I made them eat with their hands. Grabe.
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So, tumayblay mo ko. Parang as a chef, parang wow.
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Parang naitayo mo ang bandera ng Pinoy food.
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Oo. It was really good for our cuisine.
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What is your advice to young aspiring chefs? Not just here in Manila, but maybe they're in their own provinces watching this.
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Cook for the right reason. Don't cook for fame. Don't cook for money. Cook from your heart.
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And then, again, money will follow. Fame, if ever, will follow.
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If it's meant for you. Everything you see online, lahat yan pinaghirapan natin.
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I mean, yung nakikita nyo na lang yung finished product na, di ba?
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Nakikita ba nila yung behind the scenes? Hindi.
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So, it's not as glamorous as it looks or as it seems. It's very, very difficult.
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But, again, kung mahal na mahal mo, walang boundaries. Walang limitations.
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So, what's one thing that you love about what you do?
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Yung pagkain ay common denominator. Parang universal currency.
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So, I'm good in what I do. I know I can cook. And it brings people together. So, yeah, there.
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Parang, for me, one of the greatest currencies, dalawa. Food and kindness.
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Anong probinsya mo?
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E di mag-camp tayo dun.
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Oo nga. Sa Rizal?
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Alam mo kung pabudutin natin?
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Ang hindi pa namin na-explore na side sa aming marriage.
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Baka on our tenth year, that's something new to do.
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Taga ba kulod ka pala?
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Wala kang aksent? Or ano na lang?
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Mayroon. Mayroon. Kung gusto mo, ilabas ko. Mayroon na yun.
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Hindi! I didn't know!
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Sometimes, it's nice to let things out and also to look back at everything that you've been through.
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Kasi habang kinapuwento mo at habang binabalikan mo yung mga instances na yun,
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ma-re-realize mo, ha? Layo na rin pala.
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Imagine, from Bacolod to Dubai and to different parts of the world pa.
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Every time I go home, parang wow.
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Thank you for watching!
