Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?

I don’t know when this building was “wrapped” and “unbuttoned”, but as I was on my way to Quezon City last week, I was surprised with the gigantic man standing along EDSA.  Apparently, it’s the Levi’s 501 Live Unbuttoned Ad.

It is the largest outdoor advertising (as of today. god knows how many will follow suit) in the Philippines. According to press releases¹, the ad:

covers three out of four panels of exterior glass walls of the PET Plans Tower Building in Makati and spans a whopping total area of 47,000 square feet- approximately the same size as 10 NBA basketball courts or 20 standard-sized billboards!

Now that is indeed huge! I took some photos but failed to get a lot so I took more on my return and got a pretty interesting “shot” of another ad which, to me, was quite odd and very interesting (since it had a shirtless, half-naked Will Devaughn on it!)

More photos after the jump.
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“Only Belo touches my skin,” so goes their tagline.  Apparently, they don’t only touch your skin and other physical attributes, they also touch your heart.  Mushy, you might say, but read on and you’ll find out what I’m talking about.

What comes to mind when you hear the name Belo?  Surgery, right? Prior to the long weekend, I used to think of the same thing.  Belo is surgery.  Even if I knew that Belo had other services aside from liposuction and breast augmentation, I still could not avoid equating the name Belo with surgery. Until the past weekend.

I, along with other bloggers, got the chance to meet Dra. Vicki Belo and Dr. Hayden Kho of the Belo Medical Group. When I received the invite through email for a Belo Open House for Bloggers, I did not think twice and immediately replied in the affirmative.  This is Belo we are talking about.  Of course, there’s that wishful thinking that I would finally meet the H-O-T Dr. Hayden Kho Jr.  Little did I know that this wish was going to be granted on that fateful weekend. And I got more than just a meet-up with Doc Hayden!

During the event, Hayden discussed what the Belo Medical Group was about through a presentation titled Beauty and the Best. Through this presentation, I found out that I actually knew too little about Belo and what they do. Hayden gave a quick rundown of all their surgical services (Belo Surgical Solutions) as well as Read the rest of this entry »

Is it just me or this Sports Illustrated cover featuring Michael Phelps looks like Phelps is wearing a red halter top cum bikini top?

Michael Phelps Sports Illustrated Cover

This photo of Michael Phelps is the cover for the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, photographed by Simon Bruty.  What is significant about this photo is that the styling and “accessorizing” are inspired by a photo taken 36 years ago: Read the rest of this entry »

Who is this guy and why is he holding Ernie?

Find out soon…

It’s the season for Hari ng Negros! The hottest men down south will vie for the crown of Hari ng Negros on June 28, 2008. For those of you who are not familiar with Hari ng Negros, it is a competition for males representing a town or city in either Occidental or Oriental Negros. Every year, contestants go through a rigorous screening process, familiarization tour of the island and training near an active volcano¹.

The Island of Negros in Central Philippines is rich in history, myths and legends. Most centered around the majestic and mystical Kanlaon Volcano. It is here where the legend of the Hari ng Negros the Ginoong Canlaon was born. This is not any ordinary pageant where trophies and cash prizes are awarded to the best contender but also a great responsibility and obligation is bestowed².

The first winner of this competition is our hot blog friend (who is also our crush, lolz) Emman Labirua.

This year, the competition seems like a tough one for the contestants. The online polls for Mr. Photogenic is now up (1 vote per IP address only) and without batting an eyelash, we have already chosen our favorites:

Stalin Lescano Jr. – Bacolod City

Mark Godes – Bais City

Oh boy what a difficult thing this is to do. I can’t decide who between these two hotties my IP’s vote will go to. Of course there are other contestants, and you can check them out here: Ginoong Canlaon 2008.

How great it would to watch the finals night in person. Then again, wala akong pamasahe at wala na rin akong leave credits! Lol!

I know a lot of you have already seen this video, but I just want to share it with everyone!

Hot guy Travis Kraft cooks a Filipino dish, Adobong Manok, in Filipino! I can’t stop drooling over Travis Kraft watching this video!

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Who is Travis Kraft, you might ask? Well, uhm, Travis Kraft is Travis Kraft, just like Anna Dizon is Anna Dizon (hindi pa ba kayo nagsasawa kay Anna Dizon? lol!). To find out more about this hot guy, head on over to his personal website TravisKraft.Com! Travis also has an official YouTube Channel. He also came up with a cooking video titled Salo-Salo (trailer after the jump!)

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Quicker Than a Ray of Light by AJ Matela

Here are Bakla’s Friday Quickies (click on the footnotes to visit links and read more):

Congress to conduct an investigation on the Cebu Canister Scandal

Akbayan Representative Riza Hontiveros-Baraquel filed HR 524, directing an investigation by the committees on civil service and professional regulation and civil, political and human rights on the rectal operation performed on a patient by doctors and nursing staff at the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center.¹

Cebu Archbishop Cardinal Vidal’s Spokesman says Cebu Canister Video Scandal victim should also be blamed for his homosexual acts

They seem to forget the whole thing. They are blaming the doctors for what they (did) but I think they should blame the guy for what they did,” Monsignor Achilles Dakay, spokesman for Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, said. ²

Kevin Flood and Dad to Exit Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition Plus house on Saturday

Daddy John had a serious talk with Kuya, explaining that he was already tired of all the friction and so was Kevin; both wanted out. ³

Nominations for the Philippine Blog Awards 2008 are now open

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Remember This? ¹

Wentworth Miller taking a walk with Luke Macfarlane

Brothers and Sisters fans know him as Scottie Wandell, the on-and-off boyfriend of the Kevin Walker. Some may also know him as the rumored ex-boyfriend of out Grey’s Anatomy star TR Knight. This cutie is Canadian actor Luke Macfarlane.

Macfarlane as Scottie Wandell on ABC’s Brothers and Sisters ²

Macfarlane’s sexuality has been questioned time and again but he never spoke about it openly until now. In an interview with Toronto’s Globe and Mail³, he decides to come out openly to the public about his sexuality. Macfarlane’s family and close friends know that he is gay but this is the first time that he discloses his homosexuality in public.

I wonder what Wentworth has to say about this recent news.