FHM Philippines March 2018
FHM Philippines March 2018
FHM Philippines March 2018
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MARCH 2018
#fhmRachel
Attack of
the cooler
T I T OS
W HY D O
TH E KI DS
S U D D E N LY
T H I N K TH E
O LD G UYS
AR E H I P ?
B E CAU S E
T H EY A R E .
What’s your
age again?
RACHEL ALEJANDRO
CONTENTS
F E AT U R E S
42 C L A S S I C
TITOS
The men behind the
middle-age memes
46 B M X B I K E
RIDERS
Throwback on two
wheels
52 D E E P F A K E S
Fake porn technology
goes even deeper
54 O F F I C E
S PA C E
Is working from home
the true answer to our
hellish commutes?
58 J A N E Y B
Someone’s causing a
rumble in the jungle
22
COVE R STO RY
R AC H E L
A L E JAN D R O
Now here’s a real
classic tita–if you
can even think about
PHOTOGRAPHY: ARTU NEPOMUCENO
CONTENTS
VERGE PULSE
8 ON E 16 F OOD TR U CK
CH A M PI O N S H I P Life after food parks
G I R LS
Possibly the fittest 1 8 SHORT READS
Korean girl group ever Books for those long
drives to the beach
12 H OW TO B E A
TITO 1 8 M O N STE R
A field guide for the H U NTE R
high-waist crowd Hope you have no
other summer plans
14 SEX DOSSIER
Tales from the 2 0 AZUMI
peninsula No need to leave the
city for a good view
FITS BOOST
67
SURF BREAK
67 SURF BREAK
How to look as swell
as the waves
74 H O W T O
STR EAM
Earn cash by sitting in
front of your computer.
76 W H I S K E Y
77 S P E R M C O U N T
How’s your swim team
looking?
12
HOW
78 C U S TO M B I K E
All the things you can
bling out on two-
TO BE wheels
A TITO
FROM THE EDITOR
What FHMers
The founder of Classic Pare® Titos and Titas of Manila have been up
makes a very good case for the success of his community: There is so much negativity on
social media it was inevitable that people would seek escape from it. Nostalgia became a way to this month
out.
It makes sense. The present is insane. The future is uncertain. Only in the past can you
find some sort of comfort. The thing about the past is that it could have actually been the
worst of times, but we have the luxury of filtering out the bad memories for the good ones, so
what is left is “a time when life was simpler and people were truly happy.” (Old Souls, p.42).
But we’re not going to be overly dramatic. We turn 18 this month and while we’ve done
a lot of remembering for this special issue, we also keep ourselves firmly grounded in the
present, as we’ve always done, and poking into the future, because that’s what it takes to stay
relevant.
In this issue: Our conversation with the Classic Pare® guy, not only about nostalgia
but about launching a successful social media community. His page has hit the two-million The BMXers ‘80s group
member mark as we write this, in only half a year since its conception. Imagine if you could strike a pose in their
that with your own little corner in Facebook. natural habitat, on the
Then we go the ‘80s pop culture route remembering BMX (Time Bandits of BMX, p.46). slopes of The Bike
We found another group of old fogeys on Facebook who, despite the addition of years and Playground
poundage, hold on to their youth by going back to a thing they loved doing then: riding BMX.
They can still do the old tricks.
For the kids who just got into their 20s but feel they should have been born earlier, we
offer some sage wisdom on how to act a different age (A Guide to Being a Tito, p.12). It
takes more than appropriating the reverse words the old guys liked to use back in the day,
like lodi—for one thing, you would have to skip a lot of all-nighters for early sleep. Boring?
Maybe. Cool? Why not?!
And finally we debut Rachel Alejandro on our cover. When she was a teen pop star in the
early ‘90s she would have reminded you of Debbie Gibson or Tiffany—that is, if you were also
a teen back then. I don’t know about you but the minute I saw her on That’s Entertainment I
knew there was something hot about her. I think Dingdong Avanzado saw it, too.
Rachel is now 43. She had just played a spinster in last year’s Ang Larawan. Really?! A
spinster? Looking like she does here? You’ve got to be kidding…
We actually have no
idea if these are real
workout poses but we’re
not complaining in the
slightest.
ALLAN P. HERNANDEZ
Acting Editor in Chief
allan.hernandez@summitmedia.com.ph
REACTIONS
LADY IN RED
Myrtle is the lady in
red on FHM’s February
cover and I couldn’t be
happier. She’s really
done it all; singer,
actress, cosplayer, and
now two-time FHM
cover, the cosplay queen
is definitely back!
John Ariel Tortoza, via
Facebook
VALENTINE’S
SUCCESS STORY
I read your article on
must-try chocolates.
Guess what? I bought
some for a girl I liked
and gave them to her on
Valentine’s Day. I got to
ask her out but I think
she’s more in love with
the chocolates than me,
ha ha!
Allen Abion, via
Facebook
SNEAKER SAVER
I was ready to throw a
few of my ratty sneakers
away but thank god I
saw your article before it
was too late! Managed to
do some DIY restoration.
Thanks, fam!
Bry Panesa, via
Facebook
WHAT A WOMAN
The last time I
remembered seeing
Myrtle was on some TV
show. I remember her
as this cutesy teenage
girl. She has, without a
doubt, become a mature
woman. I’m glad she has
been able to accomplish
her dreams. She’s where
she is right now because
deserves it. You go girl!
Sharie San Agustin, via
Facebook
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Change is inevitable. Whether it be our career, the people we hang-out with, or the
E X P L AI N E R places that we used to frequent. The meaning of things also changes. Being a tito
for example no longer requires you to have nephews or nieces. Now, it’s a lifestyle;
A guide to change that a guy goes through whenever he reaches the halfway point of his life.
Case in point: our bonafide titos, Chuck Isidro, lead guitar for Stellar, 49; journalist
Jay Taruc, 45; business man and sneakerhead Bigboy Cheng, 41; and broadcast
being a tito journalist Julius Babao, 49; who’ve all accepted their as tito-ness. Here are some cues
to check whether you're already classified as a legit tito by heart.
EMBRACING CHANGE
HAS NEVER BEEN THIS
COOL The Health
The Grumpy Tito The Cool Tito
The one who has the The one who doesn’t Buff Tito
tolerance of a baby. He take in his age, or at least The one who is now living
WORDS DENISE MALLABO complains about almost that’s what he’s trying a healthier lifestyle. You
ILLUSTRATIONS BORG SINABAN everything in real life or in to project. He still tries will see him at the gym
social media and it would to have a social life by regularly or cycling with
take a lot for him to smile spending time with his co- friends in Nuvali on a
for a photo. titos and being updated good day. He is conscious
with what’s current in the of what he eats and has
world. already quit a ton of vices.
W h i c h tito
are yo u ?
24 “I became more
appreciative of the
blessings and the
simple joys that I used
to take for granted
when I was younger,”
43
If you were born
Taruc admits.
Dawn
Zulueta
Alyssa
Milano
In terms
of recognition,
being a cool tito was SPECIAL Ina
approving for Babao. FASHION Raymundo
“I get a following from a ENTRY
younger group of people in
social media, which is much
different from the kind of
audience that I have on
Rio
TV and radio,” he Locsin
says.
M omo
2 0 , P yo n g yan g , Ko r e a
Korean pops
told you I wasn’t wearing any panties right
now?” I said with a sly grin.
“I’d say, “I find it hard to believe that,”
Dennis chuckled.
THIS GIRL WORE AN INNOCENT I got up, wrapped my arms around his
SMILE AND NOTHING ELSE neck and straddled him. He gasped as I
pressed my wet cunt to his crotch. “Well, at
least something’s getting hard.” I whispered,
pulling my dress over my head exposing my
D-cup breasts too huge for my petite frame.
“Fuck,” he whispered as he pressed his face
down my milky white tits, inhaling my sweet
scent. I moaned as he sucked my very hard
and sensitive pink nipples.
His hungry tongue explored my shoulders
and went all the way up to my neck. “Tell
me what you need,” Dennis whispered before
sucking on my earlobe.
“Fuck me,” I moaned. “Put your fingers in
me.”
Dennis reached for my pussy and rubbed
his fingers up and down my clit before sliding
two of them inside me. His fingers easily
slipped in and out of my wet lips, making a
soft sopping sound. I clung to his neck and
rode his fingers, he let out a growl as his
hands gripped my ass.
“Ughhhhh baby…” I sighed. “Yes…yes…
fuck!” I screamed as I came in his fingers.
PHOTOGRAPHY: KEVIN BRENT ESTRADA
Before he could say anything, I got down
MAKEUP RIA AQUINO; HAIR: JOSHUA GALVEZ;
and knelt in front of him. I gave him a sly
STYLING AND PROPS: SANCHO BERNARDO
grin as I slowly unbuckled his belt. FH M
MODEL: MARIA ISABELLA ENERIO
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CKI
Food on N’
the move
THREE FOOD TRUCKS
THAT GO TO WHERE TO
THE HUNGRY ARE
1 2 3
Left to right: Schmidt’s Gourmet Hotdogs, 1 Schmidt’s Gourmet Metro Manila. Their food trucks
Shawarma Bros, G.R.EAT Burger Truck. Hotdogs still attract long lines during meal
A
mbulant food vendors are not a
new concept in the Philippines. wonder Schmidt’s Gourmet Hotdogs
We grew up waiting for the was an instant hit in the food truck 3 G.R.EAT Burger Truck
neighborhood taho vendor every scene. Dressed up in toppings like G.R.EAT Burger was born out of
morning and buy fishballs and pineapple, caesar dressing, kimchi, two grad school friends’ hankering
kwek-kwek from peddlers pushing and wasabi mayo, with handpicked for quality burgers to power them
their makeshift kitchens down busy combinations tempting enough to through all-night study (or inuman)
streets. We rave about the sisig from attract the attention of any hotdog sessions. What sets them apart is
the aluminum Jollijeeps in Makati, connoiseur, you can count on them their understanding that there is
and get excited when we see peanut for a hotdog experience like no other. beauty in restraint. Their menu
sellers in the middle of a major Don’t forget to get their iced tea, too! isn’t extensive, and their toppings
highway because that means we’ll TRY: WAGAMAMA (P130), CONEY ISLAND are simple enough: No unfamiliar
be stuck in traffic for a long time. (P145) cheese names and gimmicky stuff like
But colorful food trucks hawking chocolate and gold leaf, just quality
burgers, shawarma, hotdogs, and 2 Shawarma Bros ingredients that won’t take away the
even ice cream? Now that’s something Shawarma Bros was one of the first satisfaction of biting into a burger
we don’t see often, but would certainly food trucks to enter the scene, and instead of an overstuffed culinary
like to see more of. Read on for four one of the most in-demand. So in- monstrosity.
food trucks that caught our hungry demand, that they now have a few T R Y : T H E B A C O N B U R G E R ( P 17 0 ) , C H I L I
eyes: brick-and-mortar outlets around BURGER (P190), FIRE FRIES (P100)
EASY
READS
These pages will fly by THE
HUNT IS
HERE’S A LIST OF BOOKS YOU CAN READ IN ONE ON
SITTING DURING A BORING DAY OVER THE HOLIDAYS
Is there such a thing as a evades questions and narrates
quickie with substance? Yes, unique stories. Through the eyes
gents, there is. And it’s in
the form of interesting books
and classic short novels with
of the child, you get to criticize the
way adults act and think (which 135
PAG E S
negatively affects society).
no more than 230 pages.
Be productive over the
upcoming holidays, and have
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a quickie or three, will you? ABNKKBSNPLAko?!
BOB ONG
PAG E S Bob Ong paints a colorful picture of
his childhood and young adulthood.
What makes it such a page-turner
44
PA G E S
Of Mice and Men
are its very conversational tone
and its richness in terms of Pinoy
JOHN STEINBECK nostalgia. Go ahead and entertain
A story of two migrant workers
in the U.S. during the Great
yourself if you still have a ratty old
copy lying around at home once
The ultimate
The Metamorphosis
FRANZ KAFKA
Depression. They become friends
and together dream of having their
that longing for the early 2000s
gets the better of you. indoor activity
A man named Gregor Samsa own land and property. They strive
experiences metamorphosis—not for it despite all the struggles life
…IS MONSTER
into a butterfly but into some giant throws at them. HUNTER WORLD
vermin. The curious work of fiction
takes off from this plot. It then covers 138
PA G E S
If you’d rather stay
at home to beat the
relatable emotions like guilt and
isolation as the man-turned-insect
becomes his family’s disgrace.
122
PA G E S
heat this March,
Monster Hunter
World is ready to
I Do Or I Die keep you company
RJ LEDESMA the whole month–or
The 10 Most Annoying English This book contains sage advice the entire summer
88
PA G E S
Grammar Errors
JOSE CARILLO
and relatable anecdotes for men
who have settled down, bachelors
even. The basic
loop of hunting
This book does more than point getting hitched soon, and guys monsters to get
out the errors that your grammar planning to pop the question (a.k.a. better gear to hunt
Nazi boss or know-it-all co-worker those who still have time to change bigger monsters
A-Side/B-Side: Ang Mga Piso picks on. He also explains in simple their minds. Kidding.) The author might sound grindy
sa Jukebox ng Buhay Mo terms why those errors are wrong, covers everything from proposal and repetitive after
V L A D B A UTI STA G O N Z A L E S so you easily remember the rules and pamamanhikan to wedding a while, but trust
Vlad Gonzales narrates the ups and and not commit the mistake again. planning and post-marital bliss. us when we say it’s
downs of the not-so-extraordinary quite an addicting
lives of unique personas to deliver hamster wheel to
unexpected life lessons. Who knew ride.
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life lessons could have awesome Singleplayer is
punchlines? satisfying enough
PAG E S due to the polish of
128
PA G E S
the gameplay and
going multiplayer
really takes it to
The Subtle Art of Not Giving another level. The
96
PA G E S
Old Man and the Sea
E R N E ST H E M I N G W AY
a F*ck
MARK MANSON
Yes, it’s much longer than the
unexpected moments
and epic saves make
Like other fables, the story of this every hunt different,
aged fisherman ends with a moral other books, but doesn’t it but the banter
WORDS: GINYN NOBLE
The Little Prince lesson laced into its character sound like such a useful read?
A N T O I N E D E S A I N T- E X U P É R Y
and chat is just as
development and resolution. It’s After all, everyone could use “A
compelling–gather
WORDS: ASH MAHINAY
In this highly popular work of perfect for anyone looking for a Counterintuitive Approach to
fiction, a pilot gets stranded in a up your fellow
dose of motivation and courage in Living a Good Life.” Mark Hanson
desert and meets a prince who summer hermits in a
conquering life problems. At the makes it simple: you don’t need to
visited Earth from his home in an be positive all the time to achieve
four-man party and
very least, after reading the novel,
asteroid. As the pilot attempts to happiness. Sometimes, you just you’ll forget about
you can finally add “finished a book
fix his plane, he gets to know the by Ernest Hemingway” to your list need to stop caring and wake up the fact that everyone
young prince who persistently of unlocked achievements. after a slap of reality. else is out having fun
in the real world. FH M
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ALEJANDRO
WHITE SUIT, PUBLIC SCHOOL; SILK BRA, GIGI AMORE; HEELS, PARISIAN
WORDS
ALLAN P. HERNANDEZ
P HOTO G RA P HY
J O NAT HAN B AL DONADO
S HOT ON LO CATI ON
VE RSUS B ARC ADE
ADMINS OF TITOS AND TITAS OF MANILA
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holiday because of ASEAN Summit [that
happened in November 2017]? Classic Pare®
only went online in October of last year, and it
was during ASEAN that we grew by leaps and
bounds.
When everybody was doing nothing.
Yes, and there was a lot of downtime. And
then when work started the following week,
my friends were telling me, ‘uy pare hindi ako 1
nakatrabaho because I was so hooked on your
page.
There are many nostalgia communities
on Facebook, but what do you think made
Classic Pare® stand out?
I think it’s the selection of members that
we find. They have a lot of stories to share.
Although we were filtering membership on
the outset, we immediately began to let people
invite their friends into the community just to
ark Del Rosario, 38, founder of the Classic see how it would work.
Pare® Titos and Titas of Manila Facebook One thing we noticed about Classic Pare®
page, bookmarks the phenomenal rise of his is that apart from the pop culture tidbits
community to a particular time last year when on stuff, there are also a lot of childhood
people were doing nothing for a week. memories shared—life in the provinces,
And thus the first lesson we learn on how growing up with lola, picking fruits from
to launch successful online communities, or the neighbor’s tree, tatay from Saudi buying
campaigns for that matter, is timing. Catch that carpet depicting dogs playing billiards.
people at the moment when they are willing Do you think it’s these things that struck a
and have the time to engage. chord with the community?
With two million followers and growing Yes, it does. I think anything that’s relatable 2
in less than a year, Classic Pare® offers to the mass majority will be popular. It also
valuable tips in spades, stuff that other bigger really depends on your demographic. If I’m a
companies pay good money for. And we did music lover and I post about music it’s going
you the favor of learning them by engaging to hit all the music lovers of that community.
the man behind the page in stimulating In the same way, telling a story about your
conversation. Other tips he offers: be an expert childhood will attract members who went
on a subject, put together a team of like- through the same thing. I think the magic
minded souls, share experiences. behind Classic Pare® is that a lot of people
But in the end, the biggest lesson might found refuge in it. Social media right now
be: give people what they want. In this age of has a lot of negativity, and our page reminds
negative vibes in social media, maybe what we people of a time when they were truly happy
all need is a way out. And right now, nostalgia and life was very simple, when you didn’t have
is the perfect escape. to think about your paycheck, or paying rent,
those things.
Because you already run many communities,
and you have people work with you, does
What got you into creating Classic Pare® this mean that your pages are already an 3
Titos and Titas of Manila? enterprise? Do you now make money off of it?
It started as a food community. I actually No. Our goal really is to bring positivity back
co-founded nine Pare® communities, which to social media. There have been offers to
originated with Let’s Eat Pare®. I didn’t create advertise, but we’re very careful about those
the “pare” community with guys in mind, things.
the word is just my brand somewhat. It’s
something I use very casually; whenever I
talk to people I always put “pare” in the end, SOME OF THE ADMINS AND
even when I post on social media. I thought
“pare” was a very warm and welcoming word MODERATORS OF THE PAGE
to use, and also connotes being Filipino. After 1) Richie Santos, 43, Sales Director, Telco;
the success of Let’s Eat Pare® people started 2) IO Ramos, 35, Design Agency Project Manager;
to ask me about the next concept, so of the 3) Rachelle Estalilla, 38, Financial Services;
nine other “pare” communities Classic Pare® 4) Boyet Sison, 55, Broadcast Journalist/DJ;
was one that I came up with myself. I had an 5) Tiffany Aragon-Santos 40, Innovation Strategy
immediate feeling it would click. Pharmaceuticals;
As we speak Classic Pare® is 1.9 million 6) MC TIU, 38, Monochrome Ninja;
members and still growing barely a year 7) Koyen Cipriano-Dela Cerna, 37, Food Entrepreneur;
from conception. Do you remember the exact 8) Mark del Rosario, 38, Food Advocate;
moment when the page really went viral? 9) Kermit Penaloza, 37, Entrepreneur;
What was the exact post? 10) Andrew Benedict Navarro, 41, Property Consultant
It was not actually a moment, I would say it / Founder of Brave Warrior Kids Foundation
was a period. You remember the weeklong 4
WORDS
ALLAN P. HERNANDEZ
PHOTOGRAPHY
JONATHAN BALDONADO
SHOT ON LOCATION
THE BIKE PLAYGROUND
CIRCULO VERDE, QUEZON
CITYEASTWOOD
thirtyplus
thirty
thirty plus
plus
years and
years and
eighty
eighty or
or
eighty or so so
so
lesspounds
less
less pounds
pounds
ago,
ago,
ago,
the boys of
Facebook group
BMXers ‘80s could
still ace their
that movie (RAD). My team then was
from Tondo, where I was then already
helping out at a bike shop there, and
I remember we would always ride out
freestyle tricks on to the CCP Grounds with the other
PK Ripper bikes BMXers to hang out and do tricks.”
and rock Vans sneakers in piped tube Some of them were even good
socks. They were younger, leaner, enough to get themselves into movies.
and lighter. They also felt the rush of “The really good ones ended up
youth—which back then they didn’t teaching tricks or being stunt doubles
think of as such because they were for movies like Ninja Kids [an ‘80s
just trying to be in the moment— Pinoy teen classic, with a climactic
riding BMX because it made them ninja fight on BMX near the end],
cool and different. 14 Going Steady [first movie of then
It could have been anytime teen sweetheart Gretchen Barretto,
between 1986 and 1988, when there Dominique Cojuangco’s mom], Anak
was a feeling of renewed freedom ng Demonyo [starring Ian Veneracion
in the streets. Every kid on BMX as a teen]. They were in TV shows,
had just seen the movie RAD on commercial ads, even on concerts
Betamax and were in awe that the whenever BMXers were needed,
back flip trick had been done in it for because it was a cool thing back then.
the first time. Of course, no one had Those rock star BMXers are members
the guts to do it, because their DIY of BMX ‘80s,” Belgica says.
halfpipe were set up on the street As it happens, even the old guys
and it was dangerous. Still, probably feel the need to connect, too, on
with Van Halen’s “Jump” blasting on social media, especially now that
boomboxes, they practiced on their nostalgia seems to be such a needed
other tricks. escape. So six years ago, an ‘80s
“Yes, it was a pretty cool time,” BMXer, name of Efren “Sony Bolus,
Jodic Belgica, 48, member of BMX based in Alberta, Canada, searched
‘80s and the unofficial bike exhibit Facebook to reconnect with former
person and spokesman for the group, BMX teammates and riding buddies
recalls with fondness. “Everyone back home. “Then he came up with
who was into BMX was influenced by the group to find more friends who
November 2017
a Redditor by the
name of deepfakes
AVERAGE COMPUTER USERS TO
created a sub forum
called /r/deepfakes
where people can
post videos with
augmented faces. AUGMENT THEIR CRUSHES’ FACES
January 8, 2018
Another Redditor
named deepfakeapp
posted downloadable
software that ONTO PORN SCENES
allowed anyone
with a good
GPU with CUDA
(Compute Unified
Device Architecture) BUT WE THINK THERE IS MORE TO THIS TECH
support to make
deepfakes. “This app
acts like a blackbox.
Meaning you can
input anything and THAN GENERATING THE ULTIMATE FAP MATERIAL
the system will do
generation for you,“
says Nicko Caluya,
D E E P FAKE S
Master student, Nara
Institute of Science
and Technology.
February 7, 2018
Reddit banned
deepfakes sub
forums, which
had over 90,000
followers.
MEME
ESSENTIALS
Essentials to making
your own deepfake
HUNDREDS
PHOTO OF
SAMPLES
SIMILAR
BODY AND
SKIN TONE
WORDS
CHISE ALCANTARA
ILLUSTRATIONS
WARREN ESPEJO
FAKE APP
ARE WE SAFE?
T H E A LT E R N AT I V E
marketing consultant
Ronnie Yatco lives in Cavite
but his employer’s office
is in Cainta, Rizal. Imagine
if he has to endure the
daily commute. But he has
opted out of the rat race
by arranging a work-from-
home option.
“At first I was scared
[with the work-from-
home setup because]
I thought I might feel
underdeveloped career-
wise,” Yatco admits. “But
as you move forward, you’ll
find the responsibilities and
drive to meet deadlines
just the same as being
office-based, only
that working from
home allows you to
breathe.”
As a creative
marketing
consultant, Yatco
does graphic design
deliverables for
clients. Typically,
clients would email
him the job orders.
He starts with the
projects with the earliest
deadline.
Yatco also likes it that
he doesn’t have to spend
daily for transportation fare
or gas, corporate attire, and
pantry food, among others.
All he needs is a stable wifi
connection and a sturdy
laptop at home, and he’s all
set to work.
While working at
home, he says he can
also simultaneously watch
movies, exercise and do
cardio, tidy up the house,
read books, or even sleep.
Obviously, the boss isn’t
watching.
Yet, despite the work-
59
from-home setup, he's still
an employee who gets a
employees rated themselves highly salary fortnightly. “I enjoy
in embracing new technology the solitude while staying
principles, hence many of us can productive—all while being
out of work on gadgets and keep up with
the mushrooming work-related apps,
home.”
photography
XANDER ANGELES
OF EDGE OF LIGHT
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his isn’t the lovely Janey
B’s first appearance,
but it’s hella special:
not because of our epic
trek to our super secret
location (which she
handled like a champ,
by the way) but because
it’s actually the first time
we get to see her in the
flesh. So, what’s it like to
finally meet your dream
girl from IG after years
of anticipation? Well,
it’s true what they say:
people can look different
in person. In Janey’s
case, you’ll realize that
she’s actually kind of
petite, her abs and booty
need no filter, and her
bronze complexion really
screams summer tan
goals–she looks red hot
even if she’s romping
around a chilly jungle.
By the way, you can
be excused for thinking
this US-based model has
a foreign half lurking
within her–everyone on
set initially thought so
too. But, seeing her in
person–and watching
closely during her shoot–
the IG angles fall away
and you see that she can
pass off for one hundred
percent Pinay after all–
and she’s proud of it, of
course.
—ASH MAHINAY
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WANT TO BE A PRO GAMER AND STREAM YOUR VIDEOS?
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO DO
The gentleman’s
(drinking) game
CLASS UP YOUR ACT WITH A
TR E A C L E Step 2: Choose
LITTLE WHISKY EDUCATION your vessel
B U R NT The ideal glass is
WORDS RIA ESGUERRA
S H E R RY one with a narrow
mouth, so you can
There’s nothing wrong with being a beer guy, savor the aroma
but if you’re looking to show the tropa what OLD OAK
of the whisky, but
it means to be a boss, then it’s about time essentially, a short
you step up your drinking game. Follow this B U R NT
UMBER glass will do just ROCKS GLENCAIRN TULIP
guide to drinking whisky like a true gent and fine. GLASS GLASS GLASS
get into the spirit of enjoying spirits.
MAH O GANY
Step 1: Pick your poison
There are many different types of whisky and there POLISHED
Step 3: Pour it out
are a number of ways to drink them, too. Fun fact: MAH O GANY
Take the time to appreciate the spirit. Examine
There are legal requirements for distillers to be
the color of the liquor. Depending on the age of
able to call it a bourbon or a Scotch, for example. TAW N Y
the whisky and the wood used to age it, whisky
Whisky makers are bound by law when naming
can come in a whole spectrum of colors.
their whiskies. Here’s what you need to know:
R U S S E TM U S C AT Swirl it around in the glass slowly and
Whisky vs. Whiskey The spelling depends on
gently to release the aromas just enough
where the spirit is distilled. If the country of origin
C H E S TN U TP L O R O S O without making the smell of the alcohol come
has the letter ‘e’ in its name, then it’s whiskey.
S H E R RY out too strongly. Then add a teaspoon to a
Otherwise, it’s whisky. (Whisky: Scotland, Canada,
splash of distilled water to kill the alcohol a bit
Japan; Whiskey: US, Ireland)
BURNISHED and allow you to taste more of the profiles in
Bourbon whiskey Made from at least 51 percent
your whisky.
corn. Produced mostly in the US—Kentucky, to
DEEP
be specific—bourbon doesn’t hold the same age
COPPER
minimum as Scotch and other whiskies.
Canadian whisky Contains rye. Also called Rye A M O NT I L L A D O Step 4: Sláinte!*
whisky. S H E R RY To fully enjoy your whisky drinking experience,
Scotch whisky The requirements for Scotch is start by nosing or smelling it. Go for small whiffs.
probably the strictest of them all. Must be made DEEP
GOLD Not deep breaths. Inhale the flavors and the
in Scotland, aged in oak barrels for at least three aromas. Some whiskies are citrusy, some have the
years, with a minimum alcohol by volume content fragrance of dried fruit, while others smell just like
of 40 percent. AMBER
Christmas.
Japanese whisky Same characteristics as a Finally, take a small sip. Swirl it around your
Scotch but must, of course, be distilled in Japan. OLD
GOLD tongue. Make sure it touches your entire palate.
Single malt Made from barley only and must Give it time for the flavors to open up and make you
come from a single distillery. YE L L O W feel the different tasting profiles. Then swallow and
Blended malt Combination of single malt GOLD appreciate the finish of the whisky.
whiskies.
Blended whisky Combination of single malt JONQUIRIPE
CORN Step 5: Store your liquor properly
whiskies and/or whiskies of other grains. Keep it away from heat and direct sunlight, and
PA L E store vertically in a cool place. Always check the
WH I S KY CAN BE S E RVE D FO U R WAYS GOLD cork and keep it moist. You can keep your whisky
Cocktail Think Old Fashioned, Manhattan, Whiskey Sour, PA L E in its original bottle. But then, we say go big or
Boulevardier, Penicillin. S TA W go home. So while you’re at it, why not take your
With a mixer More straightforward than a cocktail. fancy pants out and get you a snazzy decanter
Popular mixers include soda water, ginger ale, and Coke. W H IT E to push the sophistication up another notch? For
On the rocks With ice. Clean and simple. WINE #InstaWhiskyConnoisseurCred. FH M
Neat As is, no ice. The way the whisky maker really wanted GIN
you to taste it. CLEAR
* It’s the Irish way of saying ‘cheers!’
Shooting blanks
OR DO YOU WANNA PLANT
A TREE INSTEAD?
WO R D S
E R I K LI R I OS
I LL U ST R AT I O N
B O R G S I N A BA N
Men are one-half of the human Not all sperm have the usual shape varicocele, an enlargement of veins
reproduction engine. We have that of head, body, and tail. Some have two within the scrotum, hinders the free
ultra enjoyable romp in the sack and heads or two tails. Even if such sperm flow of blood raising the temperature
we say “Hi!” to someone new nine were to make it all the way to the egg of the area thus compromising sperm
months later. Fun and fruitful. cell, the union will most production. This is a
What if nothing happens? likely not result in a baby treatable condition and is
Some guys are really just into the months later. There are the most common cause of
humping but others do want a little also sperm that don’t move In fe ct i o n s ca n infertility.
young’un running around soon. Here right. Either the thing just af fe ct p ro d u ct i o n One more possibility
you are, doing the dirty at least two goes round and round not is having gone through
to three times a week for a whole year getting anywhere or the n e g at i ve l y something like the
but no baby bumps.
Urologist Arbee Bascuna says that
movement is not headed
for the egg cell. Talk about
a n d i n cl u d e s mumps. The testes is
very well protected
usually, guys who want kids should not knowing what your s ex u a l l y against infection, Dr.
look into their sperm counts. Most goal is in life.
guys will have around 20 million There is also the
t ra n sm i tte d Bascuna says, so that
sperm production is also
all the way to 200 million sperm per possibility of not having i n fe ct i o n s . safeguarded. Infections
milliliter of semen ejaculated. Normal sperm in the ejaculated can affect production
cum is around 2 to 2.5 ml so that’s semen. This condition, negatively and includes
around 40 to 500 million sperm in called Azoospermia, may be caused sexually transmitted infections.
one big pulsating burst of creative by an obstruction in the pathway of Another reason to keep sex safe all
material! It’s also normal for just half the semen and sperm or a flaw in the time. (Buy those condoms and
of those sperm to be viable, meaning the production of sperm itself. Dr. wear them properly when you wanna
it has the right shape and movement. Bascuna explains that a condition like play around, okay?) FH M
The bike on steroids you see here is, the country. Trust us when we say
in fact, a Suzuku Raider R150. R150s that if you bring together hordes
are a sort of everyday mechanized of hardcore motorcycle riders in
workhorse for a lot of the working an event as big as the Raider R150
masses—for less than P100,000 you Summit, it’s like assembling a
get a motorcycle that you can rely battlefield of black-clad ninjas. The
on for the daily commute, or for MotoGP won the media’s choice award
pleasurable long mountain rides on in the motor show segment.
weekends. Plus it already looks good So what went into this two-
stock. wheeled hulk? Many of the parts are
But this one, christened the Moto too technical for the rest of us—he
GP by its owner Francisco Allan C. talks about changing rectifiers, swing
Pitogo, 43 , of the Suzuki Owners arms, racing gears, double discs,
Club-Zambales Chapter, is far from and adding a “fire storm” for extra
stock. So far from stock—Pitogo has power—but we can understand the
only kept the chassis, engine case, total bill for it: “The total value for it
and fairings (the shell in front of is approximately P150,000,” Pitogo
the bike that gives it its profile and says. That is more than what he paid
aerodynamics) original. Essentially, for the stock bike. “It took me two
he has only retained the components years to modify this bike”.
that make the R150 look like an So what does he get out of it? It’s
R150; even the engine has had to be expensive. Part upgrades never end.
bionic. And unless she’s a biker herself or
“Kailangan ko palitan ang mga likes backriding, the girlfriend or
parts if I want to join motor shows,” wife will not approve.
says Pitogo. “Ito na ang ang bisyo at libangan
We spotted this bike at this year’s ko. I’m happy that my wife is my no. 1
Raider R150 Summit held at the supporter. Sa mga motor shows hindi
World Trade Center in Pasay, an sila mawawala ng son ko sa tabi ko.”
annual event by Suzuki to bring That’s how you answer! We can
together Raider R150 riders all over almost hear the girls say. FH M
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