Winning over ten other young video jockey (VJ) hopefuls in “Ramp, The VJ Hunt,” sponsored by RCTV, 20-year-old Althea Therese “Tisha” Erasga adds one more side to her already multi-faceted self.
Aside from excelling in sports activities ranging from swimming to wall climbing, Tisha is a member of the Cebu Flag Football League for nearly three years now. “The open field is where I unwind. Four to eight hours a week of field practice relieves me of stress.”
Also involved in outside-of-school productions even way back her late high school years, Tisha values also what she learns in theater. “The stage is more than just shedding away your insecurities. This is where I learn professionalism, sincerity, and commitment.”
These are just a few of what piques the interest of this nursing fresh graduate of the University of San Carlos in Cebu City.
During the first runs of the VJ hunt (the reality show competition lasted four months, from January to May), Tisha was still in the final weeks of finishing her degree. While it would seem an unlikely extracurricular activity in between hectic schedules of school requirements and final exams, Tisha still went ahead with trying out for the opportunity to host.
“I am very much interested in hosting, but I didn’t place my studies second in the list. In fact, there was a specific task that had five activities and I had to decline in joining some parts of it as I had to take an exam. Right after the exams, I jumped in the nearest taxi and arrived at Bigfoot just in time to catch up with the third activity in the acting workshop,” Tisha recalls of the only task in the VJ hunt where she garnered a high score, getting second place in the acting lessons given by the International Academy of Film and Television.
Asked how she would define a 20-year-old, Tisha says it is to be mature enough to make decisions, and to aggressively do the things that can improve oneself.
With a profession to practice, sport competitions to join, and on stage stints to keep her up and about, Tisha will surely be busy keeping up with such ideals.