The 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible

The 1966 Mercedes Benz W113

The 1972 Chevrolet Chevelle Super sport

The 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray

So would I drive a classic car? Well to own one – maybe not (If I had the money I’d rather spend on the latest car models). But to try to drive one, why not? I would personally love to take the 1966 Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray for a test drive! How about you?

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11. Tell if someone is lying.
- Everyone has his technique in catching a liar. Not all of them work. My favorites: Liars change the subject almost instantaneously. Liars look up and to their right when they speak. Liars will sometimes stare dead straight into your eyes and employ a dead face. Pick one, test it.

12. Not monopolize the conversation.
- Leave the excessive talking to women. Less talk, less trouble.

13. Swim.
- Doggy paddle won’t cut it. Learn two more strokes man, geesh.

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14. Throw a punch.
- We here at PGG are advocates of peace in our own right. But knowing how to throw a good punch when the situation calls for it wouldn’t blemish your reputation. Rule of thumb: Swing with your shoulders, not your arm. Forget about a roundhouse punch or a haymaker – you’re not Manny Pacquiao. If you can strike hard using the heel of your palm, go with it. It serves the same purpose.

15. Play chess with an old guy.
- Old men are designed to crush you. They’ll bore you in meaningless chit-chats, tell stories about how life was when he was a kid and how he survived the Japanese colonization etcetera. Just keep focused and beat him to earn his respect. Don’t worry, they can handle it.

16. Drive a car.
- Learn how to drive (safely, with no drama). You don’t want to end up being driven to a restaurant by your date and letting the whole world see how much she owns you. It’s a skill that can save you a lot of headaches in the future. So go out and borrow your uncle’s ride and practice.

17. Talk to a kid.
- See the child as a person of his own. Don’t even start the conversation by pretending to know a lot about Power Rangers or Ben 10 Alien Force. Use his first name and never use baby talk.

18. Cradle a baby.
- Newborns should always be held tightly against the chest. Wrap them up tightly (they like tight spaces, read: womb) and rythmic movements. Sway your hips in a 2-way/left and right motion. Rinse and repeat.

19. Know how to make a lay-up in basketball (even if its not really your sport).
- The ugliest image in the world is a guy who has an ugly form when taking a lay-up. It doesnt matter if you make it or not – what’s important is how you execute it. Don’t be a clown. You live in a country where basketball reigns supreme. Learn it, live with it.

20. Iron a shirt.
- My personal technique: Start rough, end gently.

Jessie is a full-time employee in Makati as a Technical and Billing Support Supervisor and also works as a Freelance Event Organizer. He has a strong passion in sports and urban lifestyle. In his spare time, he reads books and magazines, surfs the Internet and plays video games.

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A Pinoy Guy should be able to…

Men’s Salon | Image credit: Pricey – License

He has been cutting my hair for the past 8 months and the style was basically the same throughout. I trusted him a lot because all that time I was always satisfied with my hair and I would always give him a tip each time I visit amounting to around 60-80% of the cost of my haircut until today.

So what happened?

About a month ago, I asked him what would be a good hairstyle for men this coming summer. He told me barber’s cut, semikal or anything short will do. But at that time I didn’t want to cut my hair short because I wasn’t really in the mood for the summer – not yet.

Fast forward to today, I told him what I wanted as mentioned above and I was a little surprised that he was quite uncomfortable, even fidgety about the idea. But since I trusted him, I ignored that.

A bit later he seems to have trouble searching where he placed the electric hairclipper but luckily, he was able to find it. When he was already starting to cut my hair on the sides, he asked me: “So why do you want this haircut?”. I just replied: “It’s summer and I wanted to try something new.” But at the back of my mind I was wondering why he even asked me that question where he was in fact the one who was suggesting it just a month ago.

Throughout that haircutting session, I was bothered by his question. I was thinking that maybe he knows that it will not look good on me or probably he’s not good in doing it. I was getting really uncomfortable on my seat thinking that I may not like the outcome of my new haircut so I just expected the worst. But guess what? It came out to be exactly how I wanted it to be! I just realized that probably the reason why he was uneasy with the haircut is because it is not his expertise. It really took him more than 40 minutes to get my hair done while in the past 8 months (with my old hairstyle) he could complete my haircut in 20 minutes or less.

I think the next time that I will try to get this kind of haircut, I will go to a different place. Yeah, he did get it right but I wouldn’t want to risk it again the next time.

How about you? Do you stick to just one barber/hairstylist? Any bad haircut stories?

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But first things first. How were the winners selected?

As specified in the contest rules, members who are most active in contributing very useful and relevant posts/topics will be chosen as winners. This means that it is not just based on the quantity of posts but also on the quality and relevance of the posts as well. So without further ado, here are the winners:

1st Prize: Type D Rare Bracelet for Men as seen in the PGG Store

Winner: angelo

Angelo is truly the most active member of the PGG Forums. Thanks for contributing so many useful topics and posts which have been very helpful to other PGG readers. Congratulations!

2nd Prize: New Gillette Mach 3 Turbo Triumph Shaver

There should only be one winner for this but I figured out that there should be two since they both deserve it.

Winners: Prince Pao and jon

-Prince Pao has been giving advices to PGG forum members in his posts. Not only that, I’ve noticed that he is very active in the blog itself. He has given a lot of tips on skin for fellow males. Congratulations too.

-As for jon, I have seen that he is online at the forums 24ever! Almost everytime I log-in to the forums I see him there. Moreover, he is the very first member to alert me whenever there is forum spam and I really thank him for that.

3rd Prize: 100 Pesos free cellphone load

Similar to the 2nd prize, there should be only one winner but again, two deserve it.

Winners: marfz and Viktor Von Ulf

-If there is a night shifter in the forums, it will most likely be marfz. This is because he is active at the forums when most of us are already asleep. He posts not on a daily basis but on a nightly basis (say around 12 midnight and onwards). Congrats marfz.

-Viktor Von Ulf is a new member who quickly became a super poster. He just joined the forums last week, March 7, and now he has reached more than a 100 posts. Also note that all his posts and the topics that he starts are very interesting and thought-provoking. Better check his posts to see for yourself.


How to claim your prize:
Please email me at pinoyguyguide<at>gmail<dot>com with the following information:

Fullname:
Date of birth:
Full address:
Cellphone Number:   (to the winners of the cellphone load, the cellphone number you will be providing is where I’ll send your load)

Note that prizes not claimed by April 30, 2009 will be forfeited.

Again, congratulations to all the winners and keep posting at the forums.

Special thanks

Special thanks to Bunsoi, Boris, Cataclysmic, Vir_Antonio and the others for the discussions in the comments section of Pinoy Guy Guide. Thanks also to Jessie for contributing to the blog.

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In celebration of Pinoy Guy Guide’s 2nd year anniversary, I’m giving a few prizes for loyal PGG readers. Read on to find out how you could win.

Joining is easy. Just follow these three steps and you are good to go:

1. Go to the Pinoy Guy Guide Forums by clicking this link and register for an account. (Note that there is no need to register a new account if you are already a member of the forums)

2. Make sure that your email address in your forum account when you register is valid and active since I’ll use this to contact you if you win.

3. Participate in the forums by making more than 10 posts/topics.

….And you’re done!

The most active members contributing useful topics and posts will be chosen as winners. There will be three winners and here are the prizes at stake:

1st Prize: Type D Rare Bracelet for Men as seen in the PGG Store
(Courier fees will be shouldered by PGG and will be delivered right at your doorstep)

2nd Prize: New Gillette Mach 3 Turbo Triumph Shaver.
(Courier fees will be shouldered by PGG and will be delivered right at your doorstep)

3rd Prize: 100 Pesos free cellphone load

Winners will be announced on March 15, 2009. So go ahead and participate now at the PGG Forums! And one more thing, thanks to you for being a loyal reader of Pinoy Guy Guide!

Today we explore the Top 4 Pinoy Vices with PGG writer Jessie. See if you have one of these vices and let us know how you got that vice.

VICE/VICES – noun -
an immoral or evil habit or practice
immoral conduct; depraved or degrading behavior: a life of vice.
sexual immorality, esp. prostitution.
a particular form of depravity.
a fault, defect, or shortcoming: a minor vice in his literary style.
a physical defect, flaw, or infirmity: a constitutional vice.

Smoking
- Ice cold fact about the cigarette that you just smoked a while ago: Nicotine is far worst than Heroine in terms of addiction level. Pinoys just don’t think it affects them because, in reality, the effects of smoking related illnesses only manifests when you’re already at your worst condition (read: dying). I’m not here to preach on why you should lessen the sticks that you puff everyday. I am a smoker myself. I call it ‘express therapy’. I use it to pass time and earn extra patience when I’m having a rough day. But if you smoke two packs (or more) a day with your conscience intact – then you better make sure you have enough money in your bank account to keep you alive for at least 72 hours once you hit rock bottom.

Alcoholic Beverage
- Men are blinded by alcoholic beverages. It can either make or break a man. If you go out with the gang and drink your guts out – you’re in. You’re part of the circle. But if you reject an invitation or two – expect a lot rumors involving your sexuality spreading around the next day. Pressure is the element that turns a lot of Pinoys into beer drinking zombies. Drinking is a way of life. I drink. I’m sure you, Mr.Reader, downed a bottle or two at least in your lifetime. But like the saying goes; anything done excessively is wrong. If you drink at least twice or thrice a month. You’re OK. Congratulations. You will get to see your grandson play basketball in your backyard. But if you’re the guy who’s been part of every single drinking sessions of your peers, you have a very serious problem coming your way.

Online Games
- Aaaah, online gaming. One of the best inventions man has ever come up with. Back in the day, I used to be an ‘arcade’ guy. I used to be that alpha male who buys only one token, challenge a guy wearing that stupid NY Yankees cap, beats his ass in Super Street Fighter II using Guile, and beating the game itself in one seating. While a dozen of token-less guys gather around to watch. But all that magic happens AFTER school. Online gaming has taken the addiction of ‘killing’ someone, somewhere out there, to a whole new level.

Nowadays, students would often miss class to play DOTA, CS, Ragnarok, Diablo and all the games available in internet cafe’s around schools. Try going to the nearest school zone in your area and you will most likely encounter an internet and gaming cafe filled with teenagers in school uniform, screaming and yelling as they scour for more power ups and annihilate some guy’s home base with brute force. Its fun, affordable and the moxy you get when your the last man standing and yet your team still won because of your heroics is irreplaceable. But please – learn something in school. Something. Anything. Before you blow people’s head off with your sniper.

Workout
- There’s nothing wrong with working out. It takes a lot of discipline and hard work to be in good shape and it pays off in the long run. But there are guys out there who just can’t get enough of being with plates and exercise equipments. Guys who would go straight to the gym right after class or shift, ignoring everything that also matters in this life. Overexercising can lead to insomnia, depression, fatigue, and anxiety. When you’re sole motivation to work out is to have that Christian Bale physique to impress the ladies (and those fake scouts looking for new ‘talents’), then you are definitely hooked to the bones in all the wrong ways.

* other notable pinoy guy vices includes: women, shoes and Poker

How about you? What are your vices? Are you doing any efforts to stop them for the better?

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Two weeks ago, I heard the old but still nice song “Boys Don’t Cry” over the radio. Ever since, I was so intrigued by the title to the point that I’ve conducted a poll here on PGG to find out what readers think about that phrase.

Surprisingly 90% of PGG readers agree that boys DO cry and it’s OK for boys to cry. I actually believe the same thing. You see, men are still human beings…

So to those who voted in the poll, tell your opinions by posting a comment below on why or why you don’t think that boys should cry.

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Some of my fearless forecasts are the following-

MEN’S STYLE AND FASHION

Khakis will be the “in” thing
Jeans will come in different cuts (mostly skinny and slim-fit) but khakis will start to emerge in department stores and be the “in” thing for men.

Skinny Jeans as sold in Levis Store

Stripes will start to become obsolete
There is a new shirt design that is coming your way and I have already seen it. This will make stripes to become obsolete. I will feature the new shirt design in my succeeding posts.

You will buy more stuff from Pinoy Guy Guide
This year, you will buy some goodies from Pinoy Guy Guide such as bracelets and interesting things soon to be featured on the PGG Store. [ *wishes and keeps my fingers crossed* ]

CELLPHONES and GADGETS

Nokia will come up with new cellphone names
Nokia will run out of names for N-Series phones due to huge volumes they release every year. I think they will need to come up with a new cellphone naming convention. It’s quite noticeable that they have tendencies to reuse names of old cellphone models as we have seen with Nokia 3110.

ASUS EEE PC will “not be that” ubiquitous.
Just because the 199-dollar laptop is now readily available in the Philippines, you’d see quite a number of people using it. But due to its limited features, some will reconsider if they will indeed get one or choose a full-blown laptop instead.

Alcatel C825 as seen on CellGadgets

Alcatel mobile phones will become better than ever
For the past year, we have seen Alcatel releasing very nice cellphones suited for everyone at a very low price. This year they will take their products to the next level and push their market to Filipinos.

Everyone will own a MyPhone Duo or any of the cellphone clones
It seems that lots of Filipinos are jumping into the bandwagon of owning a dual-sim mobile phone. So whether it is a MyPhone Duo or simply a cellphone clone – the ability to be reached using two mobile networks at the same time using a single phone seems to be getting fashionable even for guys these days. And by the end of the year I may even find myself owning one of these phones.

1. Make a final reflection on the past year
It has been a long year. Try to ask yourself what have you done for the past year. Has it been fruitful? What are your triumphs and failures? Reflect and analyze what you have done and make sure to learn from failures then bury them in the past. Afterwards, take your triumphs with you and keep moving forward.

2. Plan on how to boost a better career
A working professional like you could think things over and ask yourself what you can do to get a job promotion. You could also think of many ways on how you could earn more by having a part-time job or putting up a business. This is all about managing your income and making the most out of your money. Remember, saving up for your future is very important and the best time to think and to revisit your plans is on the new year.

If you’re a student on the other hand you could find your own ways on how to excel. Why not try making it to the Dean’s List this time? Or how about aiming to become MVP this coming year? It seems to be too idealistic, but aiming for something is better than aiming for nothing.

3. Practice on improving your looks
I have mentioned a while back in PGG that men deserve to look good too. So, join a gym, groom yourself and dress to impress!

4. Enhance your relationships
We sometimes neglect people around us. I, for one, occasionally push close friends away unknowingly due to the busy -”ness” of my schedule brought about by my work and my hobbies as well. As a result I’ve learned to balance things out from day to day and to distribute my time for loved ones, for work, for hobbies, and of course for leisure.

Feel free to add more to this list. Have a Happy New Year!