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Tagged as the Free Spirit of Survivor Philippines, nanirahan si Kiko sa Boracay for three years. What else did we find out about this man?
Tagged as the Free Spirit of Survivor Philippines, nanirahan si Kiko sa Boracay for three years. What else did we find out about this man? Text by Jason John S. Lim. Interview by Erick Mataverde. Photos by Mitch S. Mauricio. "I'm a very deep person and mahilig akong mag-isip ng malalim." Yan ang pagkaka-describe ni Kiko Rustia sa sarili niya. According to the Survivor castaway, "I love to stand on top of a high building; I just look at the world and just absorbe the energy that you see. Yung ina-admire ko lang." Pero when Kiko was in Boracay he did not just to bum around. Very spiritual ang dating ni Kiko. Especially when he is saying things like "Pag mga holidays at walang tao sa Manila, I go to 'yung museum ng San Agustin Church. Hinahawakan ko 'yung mga lumang pinto, tapos ina-absorb ko lang 'yung energy nila." Dagdag pa niya that he feels directly attached to this world. At ang paniwala niya ay ang lahat ng tao sa mundo ay attached, connected. His favorite area in the museum is the center fountain. "Minsan andun lang ako, uupo lang ako sa tabi ng fountain, pipikit tapos pinapakinggan ko lang yung tulo ng water." He adds na may turtle din daw doon sa fountain, and sometimes pinapanood niya yung pagong. He chuckles, "Alam mo, gugulatin ko ['yung turtle] minsan." Sabi ni Kiko, hilig niyang ikutin ang museum ng San Agustin, looking at everything it has to offer. "I'm really interested kasi with culture, in history." Explain ni Kiko, he believes na "what we are today is because of these past things, and we are all connected." Admitted naman si Kiko na medyo deep siya. Too deep for the normal person, maybe. Pero he definitely doesn't look the part, especially dahil sa dreads niya. Kiko says, people usually mistake him for a jeproks. "E ako naman, I love challenging people. I want them to think na jeproks ako, tapos guguluatin ko sila pag kinausap ako." With Kiko, what you see is definitely not what you get. And he loves this. "I'm actually challenging your perception of people, na I believe na gone are the days na kailangang ganito itsura mo para seryosohin ka. "I'm challeging the world," he adds. "Tapos na 'yung mga stereotype days, man. Let's be crazy, let's be different and change the world." Right now, Kiko is minding the family business. But he'll be very thankful for any and all showbiz projects that are headed his way. "Sabi ko nga, thankful na ako sa Survivor. That experience alone is so much already; sobrang grabeng reward na 'yun. It really taught me a lot of life lessons na talagang mapapamana ko." Catch more of Kiko through various GMA programming. He's already appeared in Family Feud, All Star K and Born to be Wild. Soon, you can even catch him on a date! Would you want to date Kiko? Keep visiting iGMA for the details.