nlike other show biz people who dream of living independently, singer Roselle Nava actually hanging out with her family at the place they've been calling home for the past 18 years.

Singer Roselle Nava's home may be far from Metro Manila, but it is very close to her heart. They have been staying San Pedro, Laguna, for 18 years already and the house itself has undergone renovations-during the last one, they even added a swimming pool in the backyard.

"Dito na kami napamhal," explains Mommy Luz, the singer's mother." And then, may mga kamag-anak pa kami sa kabilang subdivision, so it's hard to us to leave the area."

The different rooms reflect the family's varying tastes. The sala has lots of scented candles and cushy furniture. This is where Roselle entertains her guests. "It's not often that I get to invite friends over, lalo na kapag busy sa trabaho and all."

The house is not exactly big, but Mon, the singer's dad, remembers "a time we were able to accommodate 150 people! Hindi ko alam mo how we did it, but I think we were able to squeeze in that much inside the house and by the poolside."

The pool, built a year ago, was a special request of Mommy Luz, who loves taking to the water. Roselle adds: "Sometimes, after I go the gym, I take a dip to relax before I go to work. But Mommy is the one who uses to this everyday!"

Who else lives here? Aside from Roselle and her parents, there are also two younger brothers and the help. But it is Roselle's lilac-colored room that's the biggest; it even boasts a walk-in closet. On one side of the wall, framed b pink curtains, is a portrait of the singer given by the Star Records (which produced her three albums, including last year's All About Love).

" I had a hand in deciding what my room would look like," Roselle says. "Supposedly, darker pa nga 'yung walls. Pero I think I chose the right tone." In her bathroom is a tub which she says is her 'pang-relax."

The walk-in closet is to die for. It's big enough to contain practically everything she's worn-form concert get-ups to casuals. Dozens of shoes are neatly stacked alongside her accessories.

Says Ate Helen, the family's most trusted help: "Naku, 'yang si Roselle, kapag nagbihis 'yan, parang binagyo itong lugar na ito, dahil palit ng palit!"

"Sometimes her younger brother also sleeps in the room with her," says Mommy Luz. Otherwise, Roselle is all by her lonesome. A bookcase filled with paperbacks stands in front of her bed.

"Right now I'm addicted to the Shopaholic series," she says, referring to the works of British author Sophie Kinsella. As for the test of her books, "some of them were wither borrowed or lost." Instead, framed picture fill the empty spaces.

Most of the pictures are of her with friends form De La Salle University, where she finished college, and Colegio De San Agustin (high school). And who are her show biz friends? "Sina Jolina, sina Rica, mga taga-ASAP," says Mommy Luz.

"Wala siyang masyadong friends from the industry. She's really a homebody, ditto lang 'yan sa bahay, manonood ng TV o kaya paikut-ikot ditto sa bahay. Her brothers are usually the ones who got out with her sa gimmicks," she adds.

But wait, no boyfriend pictures? "Wala. Alam mo naman si Daddy, istrikto talaga," explains Roselle.

Luckily, for the men who still aspire to be her better half, she's not getting hitched anytime soon. "Ang sabi niya, gusto daw niya munang patapusin 'yung bunso namin and then form there, bahala na," says Mommy Luz.

Daddy Mon adds: "Malaki na siya, so makakapag-decide na siya on her own." But is she type? Unlike other show biz people who dream of living away from family, Roselle, 27, would rather be by her mom and dad's side-for now. "Darating tayo diyan pero malayo pa. Probably when I'm 32,: she says.- -