Joross Gamboa, His own private Boracay

(Inquirer.net)

AFTER ONLY FIVE YEARS IN show business, actor Joross Gamboa has earned very tangible assets that are the fruits of hard work.

Before Joross was discovered on the ABS-CBN talent show “Star Circle Quest,” the Gamboas were already planning to move from a townhouse to their own home in a Parañaque subdivision.

“Joross helped buy this house,” recalls mom Monet, a licensed real estate broker.

The two-story, seven-bedroom Mediterranean-style home is big enough for Joross, his parents, and two younger siblings.

Recently, interior designer Cocoy Cordoba jazzed up the living room, kitchen and dining area. A friend of Joross’ mom, Cordoba suggested a two-tone motif: red and yellow.

He gave the public areas a deluxe makeover by creatively recycling old drapes and reinventing old décor pieces.

In keeping with the Mediterranean theme, the home also boasts a summery garden.

From his earnings, Joross purchased the adjacent vacant lot and built a verdant garden—complete with fountain, gazebo and swimming pool.

Joross’ dad Natto, a government employee, has a green thumb and personally takes care of the bonsai and other ornamental plants in the 560 sq. m.-property, says Monet.

Joross has dubbed the garden his own “private Boracay.”

He explains, “The garden is my favorite spot. Sometimes we even have lunch and dinner at the gazebo. Presko rito (It’s cool here). I also love hearing the sound of the water in the fountain. It’s relaxing.”

He chose the fountain as the subject of photographs he took for a school project.

The third-year Mass Com student (at Southville International School) often does his school work in the garden, too.

“We have Wi-Fi, so I can surf the Net on my laptop from the gazebo,” he says.

Joross loves the fresh air and the laid-back lifestyle in the suburbs.

“I grew up in the south,” he says. “My parents considered moving to Quezon City or elsewhere in the north, but I told them that I preferred to stay in Parañaque.”

The garden is also a perfect venue for pool parties.

Show biz friends Vhong Navarro, Archie Alemania and Jason Abalos motored all the way to the Gamboa residence on Nov. 28 to celebrate Joross’ 24th birthday.

Instead of club-hopping, Joross says, he’d rather hang out at home with his old neighborhood friends.

“He has maintained friendships with elementary and high school classmates,” says Monet.

Joross’ parents make sure that, away from show biz, he leads a “normal” life.

The young actor has also put up his own business—a modeling agency and events company called Tycoon Talents.

“I’ve reached the right age,” he points out. “It’s about time I had my own business, so that I’d have something stable to fall back on someday.”

Although manager Becky Aguila is keeping him busy these days with three indie movies (“Pasang Krus,” “Ang Sumpa” and “A Far Away Land”) and two TV shows (TV 5’s “Five Oranges” and ABS-CBN’s “May Bukas Pa”), he manages to squeeze in school and business.

“It’s all in the time management and self-discipline,” Joross quips.

He’s looking forward to the shoot of “A Far Away Land,” set on Panglao Island, Bohol, by the end of the month. “I heard it’s beautiful there,” he says.

Coincidentally, “A Far Away Land” is directed by American photographer/landscape artist Tim Fitzharris.

Joross, or John Ross in real life, is a self-taught painter, too. Several of his oil paintings are lined up outside his bedroom—a quaint artist’s nook.

Photography and painting are but two of his passions that find expression and fulfillment at home.

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