What has been Kim Chiu up to? For starters, her body clock switched differently and now usually sleeps at 3 AM and wakes up at 1 PM. She also works out more than usual, almost everyday and of course having a lot of family time! This period, Kim gets to bond with her family a lot more especially now that they're almost complete and are quarantined together, but just like all of us, Kim wants to get this ECQ and basically this whole pandemic to be over and done with!
After ECQ Kim, again just like all of us, wants to go and hang out with her friends. She's been relying a lot on virtual hangouts lately so she can't wait to gather her posse up and just hang like the good old days! But this time, more on indoor get-togethers as we adjust to the "new normal".
Did you know Kim is a triathlete? Yup that's true! Kim has been joining marathons for a while now, even competing in the Ironman 70.3 race in Cebu 2 years ago! How is she getting all her training done with the limited space she has? Well she has mostly done bike training since her treadmill broke and she doesn't want to go out and jog because of the current situation.
On the note of health, Kim mentioned earlier about her body clock drastically changing due to this ECQ. What keeps her up at night and have her sleeping in the wee hours of the morning? The usual, Netflix and Kdrama! Kim is honestly just like us during this time! And she even has a schedule for watching Netflix, which is from 11 PM/12 AM to 3 AM. She wasn't originally even a Kdrama fan before, she used to watch in-between tapings but now it has taken a toll on her! She gets the same kilig feels from these shows and even gives in to the charm of the Kdrama male characters! We feel you, Kim. We feel you.
In terms of cooking, how are Kim's skills in this area? Let's just say she is praising herself the other way around. Kim confessed that her cooking is just for her taste buds only with the forced taste buds of her siblings "out of respect" for Kim's cooking HAHA! She even mentioned that her worst recipe is her banana pancakes because it got burnt! She joked that the pancakes that are sold on the streets would probably be even tastier than her cooking. But at least her specialty is a very simple and very easy avocado toast! It's okay Kim, you've been blessed enough with good looks and talent!
Besides working out and cooking, Kim is also re-reading The Purpose Driven Life and is learning a lot from the book! She also posts quotable highlights from the book on her social media just to send out inspiration and faith to others as well. Kim is also a zodiac junkie and is into astrology books!
The fans asked a lot of Kim's favorites and here's a run down, and some backstory, of all:
Favorite song? Wannabe by Kpop girl group ITZY! (and we might even see Kim doing a Kpop dance number sometime in the future, as she's down for this!) Kim also mentioned that she would have her besties Bela Padilla and Angelica Panganiban in her own P-pop girl group which is named after their real life friendship group name, "AngBeKi" which stands for their names. Blackpink who?
Favorite food during ECQ? Kim has been munching on spicy instant noodles during her cheat days. She loves spicy food but not Samyang-levels!
Favorite place in cebu? None! Kim loves her hometown so much that she doesn't have a specific favorite. If there really is one thing about Cebu that is her favorite, it'd be the food! She also mentioned that she wants to try the adrenaline-pumping ride at the Crown Regency Hotel in Cebu! What a total daredevil!
Kim's recent challenging role she played was a volleyball player, as she portrayed Sisi Rondina's (a former member and captain of the UST Golden Tigresses volleyball team) life story in Maalala Mo Kaya last year. How did Kim prepare for this role? By taking volleyball lessons! Although she did say that learning volleyball and matching Sisi's skills cannot be learned in 2 weeks time, so she just did her best in the drama aspect of Sisi's life! Kim gained enough inspiration and confidence from the portrayal of Sisi's life and adapted it to the All Star Games volleyball tournament, which led her and her team to victory!
Speaking of Sisi Rondina, the former UST captain made a special appearance on the show! To Kim's surprise as well! Sisi joined Rico, Karla and Kim for a quick catch up session. Sisi is currently quarantined in her hometown in Compostela, Cebu beside a beach! Life for her is currently peaceful in the province despite the pandemic but another downside to her living situation are the signal problems. But All Out still got to talk to her via livestream! Sisi also gave Kim a heartfelt birthday message which not only touched Kim, but also the hosts and the fans as well. Before Sisi said goodbye, she gave also gave a message to everyone about this trying time.
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