00:00To continue with the hot stories here in Sarap, let's go to the patio with one of our guests today.
00:13Yes, let's go to the White House of the Lord of Scents with the one and only, Joel Cruz!
00:20Hi Sarap Diba! Welcome to the White House of the Lord of Scents, Baguio City!
00:34Come, I'll give you a tour.
00:36This is our rest house, and now I've converted it into a boutique hotel.
00:41We now have a front desk. We have a receptionist here, Eder, so if you want to book, you can call her.
00:49So this is our main lobby here at the White House of the Lord of Scents.
00:54Let's go inside the living room.
01:00Here in the living room, this is where we welcome our guests.
01:04This is where we talk, and there's also a TV for karaoke.
01:10There's also a bar, and there's a piano here.
01:13Sometimes, I hire a pianist so we can have entertainment, like cocktails.
01:18And there's also a fireplace in the back.
01:22Now, let's go to the highlight of the White House, the chandelier!
01:27You know, this chandelier is customized.
01:30I really did it on purpose because we get the measurements of the spiral stairs and the length.
01:37Finally, it took us almost one year to finish the chandelier because it was ordered abroad.
01:44This is the living room.
01:45This is where we have weddings and make-ups.
01:49Also, there's a gym.
01:51The gym is small, so our guests can exercise.
01:56Now, let's go to the corners.
02:00You can see the sauna.
02:02Where's my sauna?
02:03Oh, here it is.
02:06This is the sauna.
02:08And this is the jacuzzi.
02:10This jacuzzi is for the champs.
02:13I'm an 8-year-old kid.
02:15When they wait to swim, the heater is turned on.
02:20This is where we take a dip in the jacuzzi.
02:22Now, we're here in the swimming pool area.
02:26Here in the swimming pool, I always have kids and adults.
02:30As you can see, I have a lot of kids.
02:32It's also kid-friendly.
02:34We have a theater here.
02:36This is where the sixteen guests sit.
02:38Their seats are nice because it's reclined.
02:41They can lie down and sit.
02:44The guests enjoy the theater.
02:47Now, let's go to the rooms.
02:50This is my bedroom.
02:52It's the biggest room.
02:54Of course, I need a big room.
02:55It's a big room.
02:57The view is also nice here.
02:59This is the golf course of Camp John Hay.
03:07This is the golf course.
03:09Now, let's go to the toilet and bath.
03:11The toilet and bath is a bit big.
03:13My kids go to the toilet here.
03:17We also have a sauna and steam here.
03:20And of course, this is the favorite place for weddings.
03:24This is the deluxe suite.
03:27This is one of the nine bedrooms that we have for the guests.
03:32Usually, we put king-size beds here
03:36for a maximum of four guests to pay for the night.
03:41All the beds here have a view of the golf course.
03:46Let's go down and see the kids playing.
03:50The kids are here.
03:51The kids are here.
03:53We're here in the play area.
03:55Now, they're going to meet my eight kids.
03:58This is where they play.
04:00This is where Monopoly plays.
04:02This is where they slide.
04:04Let me introduce them to you.
04:06This is my eldest, Prince Sean.
04:08And then, this is his twin, Princess Sy.
04:12The next twin is Harry.
04:14Say hi.
04:16And Harvey.
04:18And then, the next twin is Charles.
04:21Charles and Charlotte.
04:23This is Charlotte.
04:25And then, the next twin is Zeb.
04:28Say hi.
04:31And then, my youngest is Zeb, five years old.
04:34Say hi to the camera, Zeb.
04:36Here they are.
04:38These are our bonding buddies.
04:47We're here in the kitchen.
04:49I'm going to cook spaghetti for the kids.
05:04Kids, I cooked a snack for you.
05:07Let's go to the dining area for a snack.
05:09We'll come back here later.
05:11Snack first.
05:13Here's the spaghetti.
05:15Yay!
05:18We pray first before eating.
05:21Before it's cooked.
05:32Zeb, come here.
05:37How's my spaghetti?
05:39It's delicious, right?
05:41Thank you. It's delicious, right?
05:42Wow!
05:46Happy Mother's Day!
05:48Thank you.
05:49This is for you.
05:51Thank you.
05:53As a mother and father.
05:55Happy Mother's Day.
05:57Thank you very much.
05:59Your house is so beautiful that it's not a house anymore.
06:01It's a hotel now.
06:03I'm amazed that your house became a hotel.
06:05Plus, your kids.
06:07You have eight?
06:08Eight kids.
06:09Eight kids.
06:10Oh my gosh.
06:11How do you discipline your kids?
06:16Because they have different personalities.
06:18Even if they are twins, they still have different attitudes.
06:21And are you hands-on?
06:23Because we all know that you are so busy with your business.
06:27You have a lot of kids.
06:29Your business is so good.
06:30How do you manage that?
06:32How do you do that?
06:33Saturday and Sunday,
06:35that's my time with my kids.
06:37So we don't have work.
06:38Weekdays, Monday to Friday, they have school.
06:42We have dinner time together from 7 to 9 o'clock.
06:46So they have two hours with me.
06:49We have dinner together and then we talk.
06:51You know, even when they were young, we had meetings.
06:55When you say meeting, what kind of meeting?
06:58A meeting where there is something important to talk about?
07:01Or a meeting where there is bonding?
07:03How was their day?
07:05Is that how the meeting is?
07:06How was their day?
07:08How was their day?
07:10If there is news that something happened in school that is not good,
07:14or in their sports,
07:16so I have to talk to them.
07:18Sometimes I talk to them one-on-one,
07:20but when I hear from others,
07:22I notice that they are also learning.
07:24Right.
07:25On the wrong side.
07:26Yes.
07:27Did one of your kids ask where their mom is?
07:31Yes.
07:33I used to scare them when they were young.
07:36They were still young.
07:38I think the first set of twins was 3 years old.
07:41They asked me,
07:43where's mommy?
07:45I was really nervous.
07:47I said, this is it.
07:49I don't know how to answer, where's mommy?
07:51So I said, what's the question?
07:53Where's mommy?
07:54Where's my mommy?
07:55She's in Russia.
07:56I said that.
07:58That's true.
07:59She said, okay, she's in Russia.
08:01So there were no follow-up questions.
08:03I said, okay, let's do that.
08:05Because she's not asking anymore.
08:06She's okay.
08:08What if, for example, the time comes
08:10when they grow up,
08:12let's say 17, 18,
08:14they have their own thoughts,
08:16they have their own decisions,
08:18and they ask again.
08:20It depends on the question.
08:22Will you tell them?
08:24We have the freedom, we can go there,
08:26they can meet their mom.
08:27I told them that their mom
08:29is very generous,
08:31she's very caring to me.
08:33She allowed me to have a child.
08:35But they know that their mom
08:37has a daddy.
08:38They're a family.
08:39She has a child.
08:41So she really helped me
08:43to have a child.
08:44They know that
08:45our situation is like that.
08:47They also know that
08:48their mom has a family there.
08:50And they also know that
08:52there's money involvement.
08:53I told them that.
08:55So that they can know
08:57that I don't want to keep it a secret.
08:58Right.
08:59I don't want to keep it a secret.
09:00Right, especially if it's a family.
09:01You know,
09:02when you interview me,
09:03you know,
09:04my life is all about people.
09:05So I don't want people
09:06to think that I'm lying.
09:08Yes.
09:09It's better if it comes from you.
09:11Exactly.
09:12If you have something
09:13you want to instill
09:15in your children,
09:16whether it's values,
09:18values,
09:19or what you've learned in life,
09:20what do you want
09:22your children to learn?
09:24Or do you want them to be stuck
09:25in the thought that
09:26when they grow up,
09:27this is what they'll remember
09:28or this is what they'll remember?
09:30Well,
09:31number one,
09:32I want them to have
09:33a fear of God.
09:35That's really number one.
09:37As much as possible,
09:38I want them to grow up
09:39with a fear of God.
09:41And
09:42for me,
09:43I'm the kind of person
09:44that whatever your passion is,
09:46whatever you want to happen
09:47in your career,
09:48it's okay with me.
09:49I will support you.
09:50You're going to be supportive.
09:51Yes, as long as I see
09:52that you have talent,
09:53but I won't dictate it.
09:54I will really guide them
09:56in what direction
09:57they will go.
09:58Oh,
09:59I'm so happy.
10:00Anyway,
10:01thank you so much.
10:02Thank you for sharing
10:03your life story,
10:05your beautiful house.
10:07I know you have it in Tagaytay.
10:08We should go there too.
10:10We're not done yet.
10:11Our bonding is not done yet.
10:12We will continue this
10:13in our kitchen.
10:15We will cook.
10:16I love it.
10:17And not only you
10:18will be with me,
10:19but we will also have
10:20Kumaring Wilma.
10:21So,
10:22let's continue
10:23with
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