Aica Sy - June 2012

You really put us in a corner when you asked if you looked fat in photos. If we hadn’t known you
better, we’d scream, “Anorexic!”
Ha ha, I’m not. Sometimes, I do feel like malaki yung tiyan ko. Pero hindi ako anorexic. I’m rarely on a diet. Hindi lang talaga ako tabain. Magana naman akong kumain; sobrang hilig ko nga sa matamis eh!

What are your favorite sweets?
I recently developed a love affair with ice cream cakes. Actually, kahit ano, basta matamis at lalo na pag malamig. Wala akong favorite na f avor, basta dapat pagkatapos kumain may dessert na ganun. I do have to be careful in the future, because my family has a history of diabetes.

How long have you been modeling?
Almost three years now, since I started college. I had a bunch of friends who had friends who contacted me. My fi rst modeling experience was an open shoot right away. From there, nakapag-car show, bar tours, ramp, at iba pang events na ako.

You prefer one over the other?
Car shows, I think. Nakakapagod din, nakatayo ka the whole time, pero at least you don’t do a lot except pose cute for the camera. And someday, gusto kong magka-sports car.

A dude shows you his spanking, black, new Benz. How impressed are you?
Hindi naman importante sa ’kin yun eh. Sa ugali ako tumitingin.

Remember that Angel Locsin commercial where she’s “game” for whatever happens? Would you say
you’re like her in that ad?
Ha ha, oo naman. Minsan nga naiisip ko mas maarte pa yung ibang lalaki eh. Minsan sa MRT,kami nung mga babaeng friends ko, kahit masikip game na sumakay, “Tara okay na yan, sakay na tayo diyan!” Yung mga lalakeng kasama namin minsan sila pa yung maarte, ayaw sa masikip.

Has any guy ever bothered introducing himself to you on the train?
Ha ha, none so far. Not the best place for that! What are most people’s first impression of you?
Na masungit ako or suplada or a snob.

Who are these people?
Sa school, minsan. Hindi kasi ako yung tipo na tumitingin-tingin sa paligid ko, ha ha. Minsan hindi ako aware sa mga ibang taong nakakasalubong ko or nasa paligid ko. Tapos makakatanggap na lang ako sa Facebook ng message: “Hi ate, nakita kita sa school kanina, ikaw yung naka-yellow na bag di ba? Parang ang sungit mo, parang ang hirap mong kausapin kasi dirediretso ka lang.”

You didn’t say hi to him?
Unang-una, hindi ko kasi siya kilala eh. Hindi lang talaga ako yung tipong naghahanap ng kakilala
habang naglalakad. Pag tinawag naman ako, “Uy, Aica!” siyempre, binabati ko naman! Nakakailang
din kasi minsan, lalo na pag naglalakad ka mag-isa.

You shifted from Dentistry to Tourism. Why?
Mahirap kasing pagsabayin ang isang medical course saka modeling. Pag dentistry, kailangan naka-focus talaga kasi yun nga, med course siya. Hindi ko kayang pagsabayin. Dati gusto kong maging lawyer like my dad, kaya lang 10 years ata yun. So naisip ko mag-Dentistry; parang ang
ganda kasing tingnan kapag nakapang-doctor na attire eh.

You must really love modeling.
Oo, I really enjoy it. And I’ve learned to like Tourism na rin.