A long post, this one.
Since winning Cleo's Most Eligible Bachelor 2013 sometime back, Nicholas Mak's schedule has been swamped with shoots, interviews and castings. I witnessed him being crowned the winner at Stage KL and remembered thinking that he's definitely in it to win it. What I like about him is despite being rather young (mid-20s, if I'm not wrong), he exudes a maturity that belies his age.
Now who doesn't like a dude who's suave, amiable, easy on the eye and has a heart of gold? Nick pledged to donate his ALL his winnings to a charitable organization. So I approached him to have a chat with me, and he agreed. His answers made me lol... thoroughly enjoyed his sarcasm. Comments in parentheses are mine :)
Malaysia knows you as Nicholas Mak, the guy who
set females’ hearts aflutter and won Cleo’s Most Eligible Bachelor 2013. Who is
the real Nicholas Mak?
Who is the real Nicholas Mak? *looks into the sky and ponders* How about the common misconceptions
about me?
1. Nicholas is an arrogant bastard. FALSE. I am just born with a stuck-up face. When I am not talking or looking at someone in particular I tend to send out an arrogant aura. I
can't help it. I am actually a very nice person *bats
eyelashes*.
2. Nicholas parties like crazy. FALSE. I am so lazy to party or
go to a club, “free flow” doesn’t even tickle my fancy bone.
3. Nicholas is mixed race. FALSE. I am 100% Chinese. I love my
dim sum and Bak Kut Teh as much as the next guy from Kepong.
4. Nicholas has no idea what else to write. FALSE. He has one
more.
5. Nicholas had lip augmentation surgery done. FALSE. Its au
naturel baby. *pouts* (just a few days ago I was watching Angelina Jolie in The Tourist and Rosie Huntington-Whitely in Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Trust me, there's competition there.)
Has the fan craze started since you won?
My Instagram doubled its
followers in the span of 4 days after I won the title. A lil secret, the
“passionate” followers are not the girls... (ooh...admirers of a different kind... I like!)
What has winning Cleo’s Most Eligible Bachelor
done for you?
Oh! The people who did not
give a hoot about me is certainly much nicer to me now. They will be like “hey
long time no see!”. Yeah right! You chose not to see me. Hahaha I kid! I kid!
Jokes aside, it has definitely opened many doors for me in the industry. It has
been a blessing.
What is the one defining moment in your life? And please don’t say winning Cleo’s
EB!
LOL OK fine! It would
definitely be the time when Dutch superstar DJ Sidney Samson loved my
photography/videography crew’s work when we shot him when he was playing a gig
here in KL. He loved it so much, he posted it all over his social media
websites and official website. A defining moment in my life indeed.
What would be printed on Nicholas Mak’s
t-shirt?
"I BELIEVE MY TATTOOS ARE
LESS OFFENSIVE THAN YOUR STARES" (which means don't stare at him, just admire from afar, and if you want an autograph, smile shyly then faster look elsewhere)
If you were a character in FRIENDS, who would
you be – Joey, Ross or Chandler?
I have actually thought about this in the
past. Big fan of FRIENDS. I would be…*drum rolls* a mixture of all three! I am a bit
of a geek when it comes to general knowledge and history. I love watching
documentaries. So that’s Ross. I can be bloody sarcastic when needed to (I can vouch for that, after this chat). This
is how I lose friends. So that’s Chandler. Last but not least, Joey. I am
chasing a dream in the entertainment industry. I would love to have my own
travel and tattoo show one day. I am definitely not blur like him though but I
do love my food like he does.
This question was asked repeatedly at the Cleo
EB Finale but it wasn’t directed to you. Now is your chance to share which part
of a woman you find most attractive...
I know when I answer this,
some of you will go “eh pegila lu!” but
honestly I find the eyes the most attractive. A pair of beautiful eyes can just
stun me and make me go speechless. If you really want the “juicy” stuff, I can
never decide if I am a boobs guy or an ass guy. How can one choose? It's like
forcing me to choose between chocolate or ice cream! What does one do? Mix both
with a nice equal balance ;) (no one's asking for the juicy stuff, dude, but good advice nonetheless)
Which era would you transport yourself to if
you have a time machine?
The 60s! Definitely '60s
without thinking twice. The music, the fashion, the girls, the hippies, Woodstock69 and did I already mention how hot girls used to be back in those
days? (you mean nowadays girls not hot enough for you ah?)
What are you most thankful for?
Friends. I am blessed
enough to have come across people that have helped, motivated or even changed
my life in a certain way. There are the messed up ones but like they say “learn
from your mistakes”. I am thankful for them too. Wouldn’t have learnt otherwise.
Facebook, Instagram or Twitter? Why?
INSTAGRAM 4 LYFE. Why? Because there are no
emo status updates like every 5 seconds, couples talking to each other on Twitter and Facebook like BBM and Whatsapp don’t exist, girls taking selfies and
putting a deep philosophical caption or even a poem (how does that even relate
to your duckface and half boobs sticking out photo? HOW?!) and people tagging or trying to sell me “GREEN SHAPE & GREEN DETOX TEA: The best solution
for slimming”. Seriously? (now I scared to take selfies)
