Ashley and Alodia in "Witchblade" at the Cosplay Regional Championship at the Anime Festival Asia '09
What do you wear on a normal day?
Alodia: Shirt and jeans.
Ashley: It depends because I'm moody when it comes to that. In school, I'm usually in a shirt and jeans. But when I go to the mall, I try to dress up. I like Asian Fashion.
Alodia: In school, I used to dress up in Gothic Lolita but it became too hot, literally. From there I switched to more comfy clothes. We cosplay a lot and cosplaying on an everyday basis gets pretty tiring.
Where do you usually shop for your clothes?
Alodia and Ashley: People are People, Mango, and Zara.
What do you do during your free time?
Alodia: Facebook! [Laughs] Just kidding.
Ashley: We're huge internet geeks. We also have our cameras. Even if my bag is tiny, I still fit my camera inside it. I'm the photographer and she's my model.
What are your addictions?
Alodia: America's Next Top Model. That's my favorite show.
Ashley: I used to be obsessed with That's So Raven. It was funny.
Alodia: As for music, I'm into K-Pop and videogame music.
Ashley: I'm also into videogame and Asian music, but I like alternative rock more. I like Up Dharma Down, Imago, and Sugarfree.
Alodia: I like movies with good graphics like Avatar, Iron Man, and Mulan.
Ashley: I like the weird ones. I like films by David Lynch and Quentin Tarantino.
Are you pet people?
Alodia: Yes! We really love animals. I always have a cat with me. We also have a lot of dogs. We have fish. We already had turtles, chicks, ducks...
Ashley: ...hamsters, guinea pigs...
Alodia: ...everything, even jellyfish...
Ashley: ...meron pa, sting ray. We can't even count them all.
Alodia: They just multiply. [Laughs]
What are your top five favorite restaurants?
Ashley: Number one would be Polu Kai in Serendra. It's a Hawaiian restaurant.
Alodia: Yes! This is not in order, by the way. The next one would be Sumo Sam. We always eat at the one in Rockwell.
Ashley: We like Zong. It's in The Fort Strip.
Alodia: Pepper Lunch! That's also in Rockwell... and Jollibee! Ashley likes the palabok and I order the spaghetti.
Ashley: Yeah, it's been like that since we were kids.
What's your favorite hangout?
Alodia: I don't hang out. [Laughs] National Bookstore!
Ashley: Within Quezon City, I like going to Katipunan or Eastwood.
Are any of you dating anyone at the moment?
Alodia: No comment.
Ashley: [Laughs] Eh, no comment daw.
Alodia: I like to keep personal things private.
Assuming you both are single, could you describe your ideal guy?
Alodia: Siyempre dapat loyal, patient...
Ashley: ...nauutusan...
Alodia: ...funny. I really want him to be funny kasi I obviously love to laugh. I've been laughing for the past twenty-two years? [Laughs]
Ashley: He shouldn't be kuripot. He should be hardworking.
Alodia: He should be able to stand on his own two feet. Hindi dapat siya sumasakay lang sa parents niya.
What's the sweetest thing a guy has ever done for you?
Ashley: I got my first Valentine's Day gift from an admirer and they were orange roses because orange is my favorite color.
Alodia: The sweetest thing, for me, would be a Valentine's date. Ang sad, kasi once lang? [Laughs] I liked it because I usually spend Valentine's Day with my family. So this was... wow.
When you have kids, would you like them to be cosplayers as well?
Alodia: Of course! But if he's a guy, I'll think it over. It depends.
Ashley: Why not? I'm going to bully anyone who bullies them for cosplaying.
For how long do you intend to keep cosplaying?
Ashley: Around mid-twenties?
Alodia: It depends kung kaya pa. Some people can get away with it. At age thirty, they still look like they're twenty-five. Why not? We'll never know.
What are you planning to do after you retire from cosplaying?
Alodia: Fashion! I really love fashion, the arts, and business. I've had a fashion business ever since I was seventeen.
Ashley: Photography, fashion photography, portraits, everything except landscapes.
Catch Ani-mates Alodia and Ashley [and their co Ani-mate Stephanie Henares] every day as they introduce you to the new shows on Animax.
