▁on ▁ 9 9 . 5 ▁P LAY FM . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Tim ▁Y ap ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁seven ▁k ids . ▁While ▁att ending ▁high ▁school ▁at ▁Saint ▁J ude ▁Catholic ▁School , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁in ▁Lost ▁in ▁Y onk ers , ▁which ▁marked ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁Re pert ory ▁Philippines , ▁but ▁his ▁parents ▁and ▁his ▁school ▁didn ’ t ▁allow ▁him ▁to ▁go , ▁so ▁he ▁attended ▁re he ars als ▁in ▁secret , ▁inform ing ▁the ▁school ▁security ▁guard ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁his ▁teacher ▁and ▁principal ▁to ▁leave ▁school . ▁" My ▁parents ▁had ▁no ▁clue ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁Re pert ory ," ▁he ▁said . ▁" All ▁along ▁they ▁thought ▁that ▁I ▁was ▁just ▁att ending ▁a ▁re he ars al ▁for ▁a ▁school ▁play ▁until ▁they ▁read ▁about ▁it ▁in ▁the ▁newsp apers ." ▁After ▁several ▁roles ▁for ▁young ▁characters , ▁Y ap ▁continued ▁on ▁as ▁a ▁production ▁intern ▁for ▁re pert ory ▁plays ▁just ▁to ▁be ▁involved . ▁He ▁eventually ▁evol ved ▁into ▁an ▁events ▁producer , ▁which ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁sought ▁after ▁to ▁handle ▁product ▁launch es ▁and ▁fashion ▁shows . ▁ ▁Y ap ▁graduated ▁from ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁University ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁market ing , ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁received ▁his ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁entrepr ene ur ship ▁from ▁the ▁Asian ▁Institute ▁of ▁Management .