Mag Shot

April 18, 2008

Somebody gimme clues: what external forces could have propelled me to blow P250 yesterday on a couple of magazines. Boredom? A need for new insights? Or are you gonna be so lowbrow and say "the cover girls"?

  

I admit, the cover girls are all eye candies. But, it’s the articles listed on the cover of both magazines that had me curious. Okay, so maybe just one of two magazines. I bought Manual because I wanted to know about "10 Pinoy Bands I must listen to". As for Action & Fitness, well, I’m just too drawn to Riza Santos’s allure.

So yesterday, I got the April issue of Manual, and March-April issue of Action & Fitness. And then I went home and gave both their much needed visit to the toilet (isn’t that what mags are for?). I’m not editing this. Shut up.

Manual has good writing. The layout is teeming with black and gold and silver, which I find a bit to be on the clichéd grunge side. It’s not ugly, but it’s not original either. The content isn’t dissimilar to other men’s magazine, which shouldn’t be surprising, as it is also a men’s mag. And that’s a problem. Besides not having tacky pictorials of women undressing, there isn’t much else that distinguishes Manual from the glut of other men’s mags, such as FHM or Maxim. The plus side is the "10 Pinoy Bands I must listen to" article that I mentioned a while ago. It’s an informative take of what pinoy bands are worth your attention. I don’t just find it a satisfying-read; I find it a surfeiting-read. The listed bands lean towards rock, though, which shouldn’t be a problem if they don’t all sound and dress alike. They mostly do, although there’s one that’s distinctive. I also enjoyed reading the interview with Sam Oh. Then again, is it even possible to be bored from reading about Sam Oh?

Action & Fitness could benefit from a more attentive editor, as there are a few glaring grammatical errors. That aside, I like Action & Fitness a lot. The way its articles are described on the cover may sound as boring as the senate’s hearing, so I tell you now, they’re not bad. They are, in fact, excellent, because they’re helpful, and they’re blunt and pithy, making reading them not too taxing. Its subjects are mostly about how to be healthier and more active. I must say, it makes exercising sound fun. But by far the best thing about it is the features about Kota Kinabalu, and Micronesia. Their photographs look too tempting, that I’m hating every minute of not being there, and instead, being on this overcommercialized wasteland they call “Manila”. The Riza Santos interview is too short, though, and I don’t know how it ties with other articles. Also, one writer writes that she “lurves” something. Lurve? Just what on Riza’s ample breast is that babytalk “lurve” doing inside a magazine? What’s with all the “lurves” and “luffles” anyway? Why can’t people say they LOVE something instead? 

Anyway, who do you think is prettier, Kim Chiu or Riza Santos?

Kim looks too much like a Chinatown denizen who likes to webcamwhore, and likes to upload those pics on Friendster or Facebook. And she looks underage too. She has a hug-able appeal, but then again, I sometimes find her cuteness grating.

Riza has better curves and has a far greater sex appeal. Before she joined Miss World Canada (I don’t know what that is) she had been in the army and was, among her troops, the one using the heaviest machinegun. So, yeah, she’d totally fit in on a Michael Bay movie and she can blow things up. I mean, blow things like buildings and cars and, well, what were you thinking? I like Riza Santos better. And I’m gonna stop now before this post become my shallowest yet.


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Previous Comments

Riza. *drool*

Posted by Ade at April 18, 2008, 5:09 pm

And I’ve seen her in person too, and she looks even better. Just saying. ^_^

Posted by nightdreamer at April 18, 2008, 5:10 pm

So Riza likes to blow things eh?

Posted by Ade at April 18, 2008, 5:11 pm

Don’t tell me you were there during PBB Celebrity Edition opening night so you saw her in person!

Posted by Ade at April 18, 2008, 5:11 pm

No. It was actually the FHM Autograph signing, though I wasn’t there to see her. I just pass by Rob Galleria every time I go home from work.

Posted by nightdreamer at April 18, 2008, 5:13 pm

I go for riza .meep-meep lol

Posted by finch at April 18, 2008, 5:36 pm

sabi ko na nga ba’t si Riza ang dahilan. :P wait, isn’t action&fitness from summit media, too?

Posted by dhey at April 19, 2008, 9:53 am

Actually, I like my women with a lot more curve… these chickies are cute, but they sort of look like little girls to me.

BUT if I *had* to pick one, I guess i’d go with Riza… Kim has a weird stiff-tarded smile in that second pic.

yikes.

Posted by Brad at April 19, 2008, 2:24 pm

Looks like Kim Chiu was forced to do that cover LOL

Riza Santos is one hella girl - smart, pretty, sexy and all that.

Posted by Mica at April 22, 2008, 5:33 am

Riza, wow!

Posted by cyril at April 22, 2008, 6:22 pm

i like riza too!

Posted by mnemosyne at April 24, 2008, 1:04 pm

i was the one who wrote the “lurve” thing by the way, though not pissed, i would like to point out that the tone of our magazine leans more on the upbeat style and i had simply gotten used to it.

as for the grammatical errors, we’re fixing that. check the staff box, we’re short on people. and when you’re understaffed and putting together a magazine, sometimes you would just LURVE to throw yourself in front of a speeding ten-wheeler truck.

for more behind-the-scenes photos of our riza santos shoot, check my website meenay.multiply.com. but pls. don’t download. =p

Posted by karmina at May 1, 2008, 11:28 pm

What’s so un-upbeat (uh, downbeat?) about “love” anyway? I didn’t know that the mention of that word in its proper spelling will bring out an ascetic level of formality.

Hey, don’t be mad. ^_^ I mean, did you read the part about how I find your articles very engaging? And I get no thanks, instead I get a “don’t download” warning! Aww, can’t life be kind to me for once?

Btw, I saw your multiply site before I posted this entry, mainly because of the Riza Santos pics ^_^.

Posted by nightdreamer at May 2, 2008, 3:30 pm

It’s an expression; we do after all, use CREATIVE writing in our magazine.

And I’m not mad, I just wanted to point that out. If I was pissed I wouldn’t have directed you to my multiply.

And thanks for the compliment.

And I have more Riza Santos pics from the Nestea Beach event which I’ll upload in a few days. Leave a comment if you happen to LURV the pics. =p

Posted by karmina at May 2, 2008, 6:29 pm

The hordes of writers who use the word “Love” instead of “Lurv” ain’t creative? Not even Gershwin? Lennon? Austen? Cole Porter? Toni Morrison?

Give you credit, though, yours is definitely something of a bold move, and why I would find the use of “lurv” annoying is more of my own pet peeve, than anything grave. I mean, I spend a lot of time making the rounds on other blogger’s writings, and I think I’ve grown to become annoyed at the overused of that word “lurv”. Like Kim Chiu, I find it too cute as to be irritating. And personally, I think to not use the word love is to imply that it’s too obscene as to require euphemisms. Maybe that’s just me.

But we really shouldn’t be splitting too much hair on the spelling of the word, eh? You say “lurver” and I say “lover”, you say “luffles” and I say “loves”. Lurver, lover, luffles, loves, let’s call the whole thing off…

And hey, I just reviewed Iron Man. I don’t know if it interests you - as I hardly know anything about you - but maybe you’d want to read it and see if you love it.

Posted by nightdreamer at May 2, 2008, 10:34 pm

Don’t put words in my mouth. First, I NEVER said that the use of the word “love” is not creative. That is just too narrow-minded. Just like the use of the word LURVE.

And would you stop typing the word luffles? Who the hell uses the word luffles? What is luffles?

I used the word “lurve” and you bought a magazine with Kim Chiu on the cover. Ponder on that.

Posted by karmina at May 2, 2008, 11:02 pm

Would you stop being so combative? Gee, I was trying to ask us to move on already, as you can read in my previous comment. ^_^

Actually, I bought the magazine with Kim Chiu on the cover not because I wanted to read about her. I own the magazine for two weeks now and I still haven’t read her article entirely. What does that say about my interests for her? Well, it’s null. I bought Manual partly because it has an interview with Sam Oh, who is a friend of mine. I wanted to read that. I also wanted to read about OPM because I like reading about music.

My apologies if you find me putting words in your mouth, but I do find your tone a bit bossy when you insisted that your use of lurv is creative. The uppercasing doesn’t help any. Forgive me.

Luffles is apparently “Loves”. It’s cool that you don’t use it. A lot of bloggers do, and it’s driving me nuts. I mean, really, lolcat has become so much a subculture that people - particularly bloggers - have been lolcatifying their own language already, and in excess. I’m getting a bit sick of it.

Posted by nightdreamer at May 2, 2008, 11:15 pm

I am for Riza :)

Posted by tahn at May 7, 2008, 7:49 pm

Riza is hot!!!

Posted by ianne at May 26, 2008, 2:25 pm

love Riza! i heard she’s doing International Film (Road Raiders) with Will D. Exciting!!!

Posted by john at May 26, 2008, 2:35 pm

i love riza she’s pretty and glamorous.she smart too.

Posted by chel at June 6, 2008, 6:53 pm

RIZA IS SO GORGEOUS ,& SMART & TALENTED ALSO…..

Posted by jenna at June 7, 2008, 12:07 am

(comment lang toh ah!)
go..go..go..KIM CHIU…
KIM CHIU is a cute and pretty girl…
she is lovable,smart and charming…
they’re cute together w/gerald…
i more like kim chiu than riza santos…
riza might be that hot for you…
but for me,
she is never hot…
uhmmm…
i mean it…
riza is pretty & hot/sexy…
but,…
i’m really annoyed with the way how she talks…
hehehehe…
she doesn’t speak straight tagalog…
well…
however…
i understand nman…
but when i saw the magazine in which riza was the cover…
i really not in to mga stuffs na magazines na FHM or whatever…
but for me…
kim is the best!…
she is a great actress,dancer,and singer as well…
she knows how to dance,sing & act…
she even won as the big winner for PBB teen…
c riza?…
eh anuh place niya…
weh!…
i really admire the personal attitude of KIM…
even onscreen or offscreen…

GO KIM CHIU!…
you’re the pride of cebu…
[comment lang tuh]

Posted by yellow_retro11 at August 28, 2008, 2:26 pm

*looks up* Wow. Poetry.

Anyways, I think Riza is way prettier/hotter than Kim Chiu. That whole “pacute, pavirgin” effect don’t work on me, honey. Plus, it looks like Kim has mumps in that pic *immature giggle*

Posted by sh3lly at November 3, 2008, 9:44 pm

That poetry thing had me scratching my head too. Also, it’s rather depressing how this entry became my most read one. Hahaha!

Posted by nightdreamer at November 3, 2008, 10:07 pm

hello ate kim chiu c kinah po ito, i am 6 years old

Posted by kinah at March 8, 2009, 7:35 pm

dude it’s an uneven match
they are not on the same league weh

i go 4 kim

and

riza hehe

Posted by japz at December 29, 2009, 12:14 am

These models look so hot and happening I like them all they all are so beautiful and sexy.She is really cool one.

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