After a whirlwind year which involved being one of the most popular housemates in Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 as well as becoming one of the exciting, new faces of MYX music channel, Jarren Garcia admits he still tries to live a well balanced life by enjoying time for himself whenever there is an opportunity.

“When I want to spend time with myself, I’ll probably just lock myself in my room, dim the lights, put on a good show or just listen to good music, and eat some good food. I’m not sure if it’s too known but my favorite food is a burger, a good American burger, like that’s my number one favorite food!” he tells PUSH ABS-CBN in an exclusive interview.

Apart from western food, Jarren also enjoys FIlipino food like sinigang, adobo, and kare-kare, as shared in a previous interview with ABS-CBN’s MJ Felipe earlier this year.

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The 18-year-old Star Magic artist who stands at a commanding height of 5’11 admits that, despite his hectic work schedule, he misses a lot of things that he had when he was growing up and living in the United Kingdom.

“I super miss my friends, and of course my family in London. But I miss the cold so, so much. The gust of the really cold air just passing my face is a feeling that I really miss,” he shared of life before Philippine showbiz. “Dito in the Philippines, the gust of air that you will feel is probably like 20 degrees (laughs), or the gust of aircon, that’s what reminds me of home in the UK.”

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As one of the newest veejays on MYX, Jarren hopes to bring his own unique take on music to his fans via the popular local music channel, as well as looking forward to more exciting projects in the coming months.

“This year, I’m sure all the fans who follow me on social media know that I post my announcements and updates there. But I’m just really looking forward to making new music and making more music videos!” he added.

Last month, Jarren launched his debut album titled That Boy, Jarren under Star Pop which features eight tracks and consists of mostly English songs and one track with Tagalog lyrics. In a previous interview with Metro.Style, the former Pinoy Big Brother: Gen 11 housemate described his studio recording experience.

“Creating my first-ever original songs, and releasing them out to the world, it’s gonna be unforgettable and insane. I’m surprised I didn’t lose my voice that night but we recorded three songs straight in one night because we were really in the feel of the songs, and we just kept going and we were at the studio around 4 AM, 5 AM,” he shared.

“But that was one of my favorite nights in the recording studio. [What] I discovered about myself while doing the album is that, I don’t have to stick to one genre, my voice can be comfortable with many different kinds of styles and genres.”