MTV Ask - Vanness


Transcribed by Jeanette of F4FriendsUnited


[Background Music: "Ji Mo Guang Chang / Lonely Square"]

Hello everybody, my name is Vanness, and you're watching MTV Ask.And today, for the next hour, I will be returning all your questions that you've asked and you've posted on the MTV.com.

So, let's get to it then, shall we?

The first question says, "Hey Vanness, you were a guest at the 2003 MTVAsia Awards and this year, you're the host. If you have the chance, would you like to be a MTV VJ?"
And this is from Art, from Thailand.

Well Art, actually, the first thing I ever did when I got to Taiwan was… I tried out for the MTV VJ Hunt. They were actually looking for a VJ, and there were 10 MTV VJs… and it was chosen out of like hundreds… and I was the Top 10.
And then, I lasted the Top 5! And then… I got cut! So MTV just <**schwick**> cut me right outta there, said "No, you're not VJ
material!"

So y'know, I dunno… I dunno if I have the chance anymore… but er, hopefully, y'know, we'll see… if I'm able to actually host a show that I really feel passionate about, and I really enjoy… then yeah, y'know, there's always possibilities!

So let's get down to the next one, which is from Mika, from the Philippines. And this one says, "Dear Vanness, which artist would you want to work withon a song?"

Erm, which artist? Actually, there's a lot of good artists out there.If you're enquiring to like any US artists… actually, I worked with Beyonce before on her "Crazy In Love" track, which was a great honour for me.

But if I have another chance, I'd probably wanna work with, er… I'd probably wanna work with… oh, there's so many… probably, Timberland…producer-wise, Timberland or the Neptunes actually, so… OK.

So anyways, here's another… oh, er, let's see… I'll bring you a new video from good friends of mine, Machi… it's called "Jump 2003".

Hope you guys enjoy it!

[Background Music: "Yin Wei Wo Tai Ai Ni / Because I Love You Too Much"]

Hi everybody, welcome back to MTV Ask.And without further ado, we're gonna get back onto the questions… so…

Y'know, I feel a little bad, 'cos, y'know, this is like all about me,y'know… but I wanna know more about you guys… well but, er, hopefully, we'll have another show about that, so let's get on with the questions.

It says, "Dear Vanness, what's the most hilarious, shocking or dumb founded question you've gotten from an interviewer?" and this is from Anyabelle, from the Philippines.

Erm, the most dumbfounded question… er, I can't really recall… because I get so many sometimes... <**smiles, and looks a little embarrassed**>… but erm, it would probably just be, y'know, er, er… oh man… I really can't put my finger on it, because y'know, we get interviews like 5, 6 times a day sometimes… and the questions just keep repeating… so to me, towards the end of it, they all start seeming, y'know, the same… and dumbfounded… nah, I'm just kidding… but er, yeah… so er, probably just, like, the obvious questions, y'know, er, "So how do you feel now that your hair is gone? Are you sad?"

I don't think I'd ever be sad if my hair's gone, but y'know… just some questions here and there, but nothing really ever that dumb… but if I knew, I'll leave it on MTV Asia for you guys, OK?

Right, let's move on to the next question…And this is from Zelleay, I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing it right, it's Z-E-L-L-E-A-Y, so… And this is from Korea, OK… and it says, "Hi there Vanness, boxers or briefs?" And WOW, that's pretty straightforward there, isn't it??

But er, to get to the point, let's see… y'know, I like boxers and I like briefs… so er, I mix 'em together, and I get the boxer briefs, y'know… 'cos right there you get the best of both worlds, y'know… it's kinda tight, but it's kinda not so, y'know, loosely, y'know… it's nice and snug, y'know… so er, it's boxer briefs… alright?

Next question is, "What's the most outrageous thing a fan has done for you?" and this is from Momo, from Malaysia.

Erm, outrageous thing that they've done for me?? Er… I've actually had some pretty kind fans who have actually done some really good charitable work… for community actually… for the environment… planting trees, and taking care of sheltered animals, and all that… so outrageous, no… generous, kind, yes.

Erm, outrageous thing that has been done TO me probably would be from a handshake, to a grab, to a hug, to a smack on the neck… er, kissing-wise… so that was probably like, I wasn't expecting it, so that was that.

Alright, so let's move on with the music videos now, shall we? This one is one of my favourite groups as well, it's called Coldplay… and this song is called "Clocks".

[Background Music: "Can't Help Falling In Love"]

Hello, welcome back to MTV Ask. I am your host today… Vanness! And I'm gonna answer some more questions about… Vanness!

So let's get to it!

This one says, "Hello Vanness, how was your experience in your debut movie Star Runner, and are there any plans for another movie?" This is from Hamtaro, from Indonesia.

The debut? It was a wonderful experience to actually finally see everything come together all at once, and er, just to see the final product that everybody so hardly worked on… erm, the director, the actors, the cast, the crew… and to be able see so many other of my peers there was an amazing treat.

And my parents… I mean, my family, was there also… so it was really nice, it was really touching, and erm, it's one of those moments that I won't forget for awhile.

Er, any plans for another movie? Hope so, and erm, just waiting for the good scripts to come up. Er, right now, I'm just concentrating actually on my 2nd album, so as soon as I'm done with that, erm hopefully, I get another script through the door, and I'll see you guys on the big screen again.

Alright, next question says, "What's up, Vanness? With your current schedule, do you still have any free time for yourself? What do you do?" And it's from Lisa, from Thailand.

Well… er, even though I have a busy schedule, but whenever I have the free time, erm, I either just hang out with my friends, nothing too crazy, just er, we play computer games, y'know… I'm a dork at heart still, so er, we do that… or watch movies, which is one of my favourite things to do still, so y'know… either that, or I go buy a lot of DVDs, 'cos I'm a VERY BIG movie fanatic, so er, I got all these movies at home that I just haven't even watched yet, but y'know, that's one of the past-time favourites that I love to do… I can watch 3 movies in ONE DAY(!!)… and that's at the movie theatres… just jump around… <**sticks out tongue**>… but neat!

So let's move on to the next video, which is from one of my favourite rappers, DMX, and this song's called "Party Up".

[Background Music: "Looking for Juliet"]

Hello everybody, welcome back to the final segment of MTV Ask. I'm your host, Vanness, and er, today, I'm gonna answer some of your questions, so...

This one says, "Hey Vanness, what were your aspirations as a kid? Have you accomplished them?" and it's from Jeanette, from Indonesia.

My aspirations as a kid… er… actually, I just wanted to have fun as a kid… I just wanted to… I was really… I was really playful… I was really… I was running around and couldn't really stop running around… I was like that… I liked to just enjoy myself, and have fun, and make sure that everybody around me is having fun too… so er, I guess… have I accomplished that??

To this day, I'm still running around and… and having fun at doing what I'm doing, y'know… which is my work… and I love it… and er, tryin' ta make everybody around me… the fans, the people that I work with, everybody have a good time as well… so I think I have accomplished, er, most of my aspirations, as of er, since I was a kid... well yeah, it's all because of you guys too, so thank you.

OK, next question!

"Hey Vanness, you've been in the industry for a long time. Do you think you've changed, and how?" This is from Vanessa, from Singapore.

Er, I've been in this industry… ooh la, bubba… can't talk right now… I've been in the industry for about close to 3 years, and er, have I changed?

I think I've changed, in the sense of realizing and understanding what the entertainment business is about than from before… I used to think of, y'know… it's all about glamour and all this and that… but it's more, I think a lot of it has to do with if you can stick around it.

If you can stick around it, while going through this whole whirlwind of a circus, er… that's the most important thing… which I TRY to do??… er, I
hope I do?… and, er… you know, er, it's something that's given to you as a gift from, y'know, a higher being… mine is God… so er, I thank Him, and I just er, I hope I haven't changed for the worse, and I change for the better.

And y'know, all good things must come to an end, so y'know, just like this show has to come to an end right now… but erm, before we leave, I'd like to leave you off with one last music video, which is a pretty hot video, I think, in the new sense of terms, which is from Jay-Z… so I'll see you next time… hopefully again, on MTV Ask… everybody, take care… see you soon!

[Background Music: "Shui Rang Ni Liu Lei / Who Made You Cry"]

Welcome back to MTV Ask… again… where today, I'll be returning all your questions, so let's get to it again!

The first question again, is from Coken, from the Philippines. This reads "Hi Vanness, what would your ideal date be like?"

Wow!
My ideal date, erm… would probably consist of 5 beautiful women, all wearing barely anything, and taking me out to dinner… nah, I'm just kidding… probably just, y'know, dinner, and erm… dinner is all, all that really matters… because if the conversation is just awesome, nothing else really matters… I can, I can even go for coffee, or, or, anything… so er, my ideal date would be just having a really, really good, deep conversation with another person.

OK, alright, now let's see, next one is from Rika, from Singapore, it says,
"Hey there Vanness, what would it take to make you the happiest man alive?"

Well, erm… actually… having you guys, y'know… supporting me all the way is, y'know… pretty close… it's up there… but erm, right now what would probably make me the happiest man alive is probably being able to take care of my family… to help them out, more so… so they wouldn't have to stress so much about some other stuff, y'know, er… I probably just wanna call up my mother one day and tell her, you don't ever have to work again, y'know… or, or, er, just really take good care of my friends and family.

Next one, let's see, is… this one is from Melissa, from the Philippines. "What was the most embarrassing moment you had on stage?"

Well, I've had many embarrassing moments on stage, er, I, I don't really remember any of them though… <**blows out a breath**>… I try to forget them, actually… that's why I don't remember 'em… but er, probably just er, falling down… I remember I was, no, oh wait, wait wait wait, it was embarrassing for me this one time actually, this one time when I was in, in China, and we had a concert… I was just saying hi to the crowd, and I swooped my hand over the fence, and there was this wire sticking out, and I cut my pinky… and it was funny, 'cos I still remember the look on Jerry's face when I was singing, and I was towards the end [of my song], and all of a sudden, I looked down… 'cos I felt the sting… and I looked down, and it's bleeding, and it's just dripping blood, and I was on stage while I was singing, and I look over and I look at Jerry, and Jerry's lookin' at me, and I go… <**raises one eyebrow**>… I eyed him, and I go, "Look at my finger!" and Jerry's face was like, "Oh my gawd!"… and er, that was pretty embarrassing for me inside, personally… but er, all in all, it was in good fun, it wasn't really that bad, it didn't need any stitches, so that's pretty funny, but that, erm yeah, that was it, yeah.

So er, let's bring you another music video now, shall we? …which is by Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, and Janine, right? And it's called "Holiday Inn", so enjoy!