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Some of Lea's Favorite (and least favorite) things...

Favorite SONGS

* Sunlight by Kevyn Lettau -- "That's gotta be one of them. I even used 'Kevyn123' as my password for a while."

* I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You by Savage Garden -- "It's one of those really, really cheesy songs that you can't get out of your head! Everytime it's on the radio I turn it up to sing with it but for the life of me I couldn't figure out the second line of the refrain. After scouring the web, I finally found it: 'I think I dreamed you into life'."

* Smooth by Santana -- "The ultimate 'clean your apartment' song."

 

Favorite CDS

* Anything by Michael Jackson -- "I don't care how weird he is, he is still the best entertainer anywhere and he has revolutionized the industry. Nobody can hold a candle to him."

* Supernatural by Santana -- "It's the one CD stuck in my changer and never comes out."

* Sweeney Todd Original Broadway Soundtrack -- "The one with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury in the leads."

*Vuelve by Ricky Martin -- "There's pure romance in that CD."

*The Broadway Album and Back On Broadway by Barbra Streisand.

 

Favorite VIDEOS

* Sledgehammer by Peter Gabriel -- "You gotta love those two dancing chickens."

* Thriller by Michael Jackson -- "Everytime it's on I stop everything and watch."

* I Want It That Way by Backstreet Boys -- "It's just such a cool song!"

 

Favorite MOVIES

* The Princess Bride -- "My name is I�igo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!!! (Complete with accent, action and facial expressions)."

* The Matrix -- "If you are a technofreak, you will love this movie."

* Silence of the Lambs -- "The performances. Especially Ted Levine. The part that really got to me was when he was taking a video of himself with his 'thing' tucked between his thighs. I was thinking 'this guy is so sick!'"

 

Favorite ACTORS/ACTRESSES

"There is no such thing as actors and actresses for me. It is no longer gender specific."

"There are a lot of great actors who unfortunately get pigeonholed into certain roles so they don't get to stretch their acting muscles as much."

* Tom Hanks -- especially in Philadelphia

* Kevin Spacey -- especially in The Usual Suspects

* Jodie Foster -- especially in Silence of the Lambs and The Accused

* Meryl Streep -- especially in Bridges of Madison County and Kramer vs. Kramer

* Rowell Santiago and Sharon Cuneta -- especially in Friends In Love, they're both going to kill me!!!

* Vic Silayan -- He can really make you hate him.

*John Lithgow (FAVOURITE CO-STAR) -- star of Third Rock from the Sun. When I was doing the film Redwood Curtain with him, he was just the most enthusiastic and dedicated actor I've ever met.

 

Favorite SINGERS

* Michael Jackson -- especially Rock With You

* Paula Cole -- especially I Don't Want to Wait

* The Corrs -- especially I Never Really Loved You Anyway

* Martin Nievera -- especially Say That You Love Me and You Are My Song

* Barbra Streisand -- she's the only singer whom I'm dying to sing a duet with.

 

Favorite CARTOON

* Thundercats -- "I can name them all! Lion-O, Tygra, Panthro, Cheetara, Wilykit, Wilykat and Mummra, the ever-living source of eeeevil!!! Want me to name the other villains?"

 

Favorite EXPRESSIONS

* "Absolutely!"

* "Ano ba yan?"

* "Wow-whee!"

* "Cool beans!"

 

Favorite COLORS

Blue, silver and red -- "I don't really have a least favorite but there are a few ugly shades of purple, yellow and green."

 

Favorite ANIMAL

Elephant and Mouse -- "Elephants because they have a great memory and in spite of their size, they always walk on their toes. And the mouse that is stuck at the back of my computer!!!"

 

Favorite FOOD

"I like just about everything!!! Especially desserts!!! I just don't like anything that is too spicy."

* Filipino -- Adobo Flakes

* French -- Foie Gras and Souffl�

* Japanese -- Sushi and Sashimi

* Italian -- Linguini with Pesto

* Chinese -- Peking Duck

* Others -- Hainanese Chicken Rice and Thai Iced Tea

 

Favorite FRUIT

Kalamansi -- "Kalamansi juice is the one thing I have to have when I am in Manila and I down it like a madman."

 

Least Favorite FRUIT

Durian -- "Need I say more???"

Favorite VEGETABLE

"I don't really have a favorite vegetable, really I don't. They are all kinda sorta the same. Actually don't all people think all vegetables are kinda sorta the same? Kinda bland, kinda some pale shade of green, kinda healthy."

 

Least Favorite VEGETABLE

Brussel sprouts -- "For the same reasons as the durian!!!"

 

Favorite SPORTS

Golf, basketball -- "I just watch basketball usually when the Knicks play. I got to sing at Madison Square Garden once before a Knicks game!!! Those people are BIG!!!"

 

Favorite MAGAZINES

* Macworld -- "Of course!!!"

* People -- "Like who doesn't subscribe to People Magazine? And it's not just the celebs I read about. There are some interesting stories on ordinary people who have done some extraordinary things."

* Better Homes and Gardens -- "Great ideas for how to fix a house or apartment as well as recipes!!!"

* Entertainment Weekly -- "Good reviews, great articles and photo spreads and gossip!!! Oh so showbiz!!!"

 

Favorite ROUTINE

Cooking -- "It's too expensive to eat out everyday. Current specials of the day are Adobo Flakes and Mushroom and Onion Omelet."

 

Least Favorite ROUTINE

Mopping the floor -- "That's why I ask people to remove their shoes before entering my apartment."

 

Favorite ROLE

Kim, in Miss Saigon, because I get to sing the most songs.

 

Favorite AUDIENCE

Definitely the Philippines. Because they are just so receptive to everything that I do, and after all, there's no place like home.

 

Favorite CITY

New York, that's where I'm based.

 

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