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Kuh Ledesma, Rico J. Puno, Marco Sison, Rey Valera, Nonoy Zuñiga

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How important was Valentine?s Day to you when you were a teen?

Kuh: I?m sure Rico had five dates at the same time.

Rico: No! Number one, February 14 is my birthday. Which meant, number 2, natatanggap ko lang, Valentine?s card. Kaya lagi akong wala, hindi nga ako happy. Hindi tuloy ako nagkaka-regalo. Kaya ako, malungkot.

Kuh: Siyempre romantic tayo. I guess when you?re young, you magnify Valentine?s Day so much that kung hindi ka mabigyan ng flowers on that day, mahu-hurt ka na. Ngayon, hindi na ako ganoon.

Rico: Saka ang mahal ng bulaklak pag Valentine?s Day, ha.

Marco: Noong teenager ako, kapag Valentine?s, nagiging legal ang mga dating illegal.

Rico: Gaano ba ka-illegal ang plano mo?

Marco: Kasi di ba pag teenager ka maraming kang gustong gawin na hindi pwede? But you get to celebrate because it?s Valentine?s. Although honestly, if you grew up in the province like me ? in Laguna ? it wasn?t really a big deal. Ngayon na lang siguro.

Nonoy: I remember I had two girlfriends in high school. In all the four years, [but] not at the same time. So that was a special time for me.

Kuh: Palikero yan noon. Lahat ng babae, hinahabol ?yan.

Nonoy: After college na yun.

What?s your most unique Valentine?s Day?

Nonoy: Baka sila unang maka-remember

Marco: I don?t remember.

Rico: May year na ang dami kong Valentine?s. Sabay-sabay pala ?yun ? na show. Nagpe-perform ako sa Manila Pen. Sumipa ako, tapos nabiyak yung pantalon ko. Habang tumatagal, pataas nang pataas. Buti na lang naka- long coat ako. Nanonood pa si Ariel Ureta noon, naaalala ko.

Kuh: Meron pero nakakahiya eh. Huwag na.

Rico: Kuwento mo na.

Kuh: (To Rico) Deprived ka ba? Actually, I?m still praying for a unique one.

What?s your loneliest Valentine's Day?

Kuh: Nung wala akong boyfriend. I was between relationships. Hindi ako makakanta. Wala akong love. Hindi na ngayon. Natuto na ako. Mapili na kasi ako. Lonely nga lang kung mapili ka, kaso ang daming bola. But when you become too smart about men, lonely nga.

Nonoy: Like everyone, you celebrate with a loved one. If you don?t have a loved one, lonely yun, automatic.

Kuh: Although Valentine?s Day to me has become, if not commercial, just another day. Mas important na every day may love ka.

Marco: Siyempre lonely yung wala kang love life, wala kang date. Or inaway ka. Awa ng Diyos, hindi naman ako ganoon ngayon.

Rico: (turns to Kuh) Ngayong Valentine?s Day, lonely ako. Pinaka-lonely kong Valentine?s ito.

Marco: Pinakamagastos ka kasi. Kaya lagi kang lonely.

Who?s your fantasy Valentine?s date?

Rico: Si Kuh

Kuh: Naku ha, hindi.

Rico: Bihira na kasi yung hitsura ni Kuh. ?Yung mukhang divine.

Kuh: Hindi ko alam kung matutuwa ako. Dapat lagi mong fantasy yung asawa mo.

Rico: Wala nga akong asawa eh.

Nonoy: Kaya hindi nga pwedeng ma-apply sa akin, kasi may asawa na ako. Dream place na lang.

Rico: Comfort room! Sa eroplano. Habang tumatakbo.

Nonoy: Venice. In a very secluded place.

Rico: Naku, ang mahal noon.

Kuh: Ako, merong tao na fantasy date, pero secret. But it?s not Rico Puno.

What?s your favorite recent love song?

Rico: ?Bikining Itim?!

Marco: Latest, ibig sabihin bago yun. Teka lang, iniisip ko pa yung comfort room ni Rico.

Rico: ?Wild Flower.? Saka ?Greatest Love of All.?

Marco: Bago ba ?yun?

Rico: All-time favorite ko ?yung ?You Don?t Know Me.?

Nonoy: For me, it?s ?I Only Have Eyes For You.?

Marco: One of my favorite songs is ?Too Shy To Say,? from Stevie Wonder.

Kuh: I love yung ?Ikaw,? yung kay George Canseco.

Why should we watch your show?

Rico: Why not? Because it would be the most exciting show.

Marco: We?ve never done a show together.

Rico: Meron, pero sa States.

Kuh: But that was back to back.

Nonoy: This time, we?re performing together.

Rico: May duets.

Nonoy: Tapos mamimili siya sa amin. Interview by Amy Mosura, Contributor