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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Bernadette Lunas, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com.ph
FROM THE GYM TO THE STREETS WE are in the age of erasing boundaries and embracing blend. In fashion, for instance, wearing workout clothes in places other than the gym has become acceptable that we even have a name for it: Sporty chic. Take cues from the off-court looks of NCAA and UAAP lady spikers on how you can go around running errands wearing athleticwear but still looking like you get your life together.
THE RETURN OF THE
BLING-BLING
By Bernadette Lunas
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LASHY and ostentatious, bling-bling is one of the icons of hip hop culture. The slang term became popular in 1999 when 17-year-old rapper B.G.’s (Baby Gangsta) song “Bling Bling” made it to Top 40 of Billboard Hot 100. Bling-bling refers to big and elaborate accessories either worn or carried as fashion statement or status symbol. The jewelry crawled its way from the hip hop stage to street corners. From the year it had cracked mainstream popularity, it had been around until early 2000s—it is said that the flame of its fame died down in 2003. But the appeal of sparkling jewelry endures decades and trends. Today, bling-bling is making a chic comeback in the form of dainty and sophisticated lockets. And many young women couldn’t get enough of it. Perhaps we can blame it to this generation’s love for all things vintage, but this modern version of locket necklace is piquing the interest of many thanks to its timeless appeal, sentimental value and uniqueness. The said lockets feature something many look for in objects today: personalization. The wearer can customize them using charms or pendants or chains, however she likes it according to occasion or her preference. Pinterest is currently replete with this kind of locket necklace, some come in bracelet format, and sellers offering it are now popping up in malls and online stores worldwide. One such brand offering this bling is Dutch label LOCKits Jewelry. LOCKits offers a wide range of stainless steel necklaces, bracelets and watches. It features elegant designs and boasts of practicality as it lets the wearer create her own style by mixing and matching using interchangeable pendants and inserts (also called coins) and chains. Watch strap company Asprey Time thought this jewelry is unique hence they brought the Netherlands-based brand to the Philippines. “We found that there is a certain level of uniqueness in this brand that you don’t see very often in Manila or perhaps in Asia, so we thought that this would be something interesting to those who are into fashion or looking for new things,” Asprey Time Managing Director Marnie Chua said in an interview with Manila Standard. Chua said LOCKits, or this type of jewelry for that matter, combines fashion and fun. “You collect things, you mix it. I think it is more dy dynamic than the usual jewelry that you will use.” The accessory is made of high quality materials and claims to resist wear and tear. Cleaning it is no big deal, according to Chua who said that it only needs wiping with any type of cloth. Since the opening of its first branch at Megamall in August this year, LOCKits has re received quite a following from female millen millennials. “So far the reception is very good. The ladies are quite excited about it,” enthused Chua. The future of the brand is promising, so much so that the Asprey Time executive revealed that they’re planning to have five branches by the end of 2016 and open 20 more next year. With this development, we can probably say that the bling-bling is back from the dead and shines brighter than ever.
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CREATE AND EXPRESS. The modern version of locket necklace is reminiscent of bling-bling, popularized by the hip hop culture, but with more sophisticated and practical approach that appeals to women who love to personalize their accessories according to their preference.
Monochromatic luxe
San Beda Red Lions’ Lady Red Spiker Brandy Kramer looks effortlessly cool wearing a black, white and gray ensemble. On Brandy: Mesh jacket by Zalora Man; sports bra by MillennX Athletic Gear; leggings by Plusfit Active Wear; Grid 9000 sneakers in light gray by Saucony Originals
Bold and fun
Workout clothes in nice prints worn with casual pieces in varying materials make for a bold sporty look. Adamson University volleyball player Jema Galanza does this style effortlessly. On Jema: Bomber jacket by H&M; one-piece swimsuit by MillennX Athletic Gear; shorts, stylist’s own; Shadow Original Vegan sneakers in black by Saucony Originals
Laidback and sexy
Lady Tigress Carmela Tunay bares more skin without looking tacky with cross back swimsuit worn as top, gym shorts and jacket tied around the waist. On Carmela: Bomber jacket by H&M; one-piece swimsuit and shorts by MillenX Athletic Gear; Jazz Original sneakers in charcoal/gray by Saucony Originals Credits: Photographed by Jerferson Permejo Styled by Edrelyn Santos Hair and makeup by Ronald “Bullet” Reyes
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 isahred@gmail.com
MILLENNIAL MUST-HAVE: ON-THE-GO STORAGE WITH their “explore the world and never settle in one place” attitude, millennials need objects that can keep up with their on-the-go lifestyle. They need things that they can take anywhere—whether he/ she is an urban warrior commuting everyday or a traveler constantly living in a suitcase or an active athlete training for the next running event. And as they work and play, they also need the perfect storage solutions that will keep their stuff safe and secure while they’re out and about. Here’s an infographic by self-storage directory Self Storage Finders that outlines some of the creative and preferred storage methods and devices used by today’s “Generation Go.”
PEACE BEGINS WITH THE YOUTH
19-year-old Moro leader urges millennials to be peacebuilders
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T’S not true that today’s young generation is all about themselves. Take for instance Datu Beds Kali, a Bangsamoro youth leader. Kali has lived all of his 19 years in Cotabato City, a place marred by blood, conflict, and social and economic injustices. “I have lived in an area in Mindanao that is among the most affected by war and conflict,” begins Kali. “We have witnessed firsthand the violence and unfairness of the world, in this corner alone.” He laments the condition of his fellow people due to the armed conflict and injustice brought about by misrepresentation in the media. “The call us ‘the future of tomorrow,’ but how can that be if we are prevented from attending school because there are no more classrooms? And the few ones left are re-purposed as evacuation centers?” bemoans Kali. The 2013 Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) revealed that the ARMM, in which Cotabato City is part of, has the highest number of out-ofschool children and youth among all regions in the country, pegged at 14.4 percent. The said survey also showed that the Muslim Mindanao region had the lowest functional literacy rate of 72.1 percent, the primary reasons being, “26 percent of those who dropped out left their classrooms to look for jobs; 17.7 percent to marry, and 16.5 percent lost interest in pursuing their basic education.” Kali furthers, “Our mothers worry day and night, praying for the safety of their husbands and children. It is sad, but ‘round here, prayers don’t always get answered.” His upsetting realization is backed by a 2016 report of the United Nations Security Council, which indicates that “sporadic low-intensity clashes continue to affect children, predominantly in Mindanao, despite limited largescale armed engagements in the past year.” The report also mentioned that children are “significantly affected by violent extremism in the past years” and that “they are often targeted by different terror acts to cause more casualties and fear among the communities.” The ill effects of war have pushed Kali, together with other Bangsamoro millennials, to dedicate his life to peacebuilding. The Development Communication student of University of Southern Mindanao, believes that youth plays a vital role in peacebuilding especially in educating the people on Moro history as well as on the culture and origin of
the Bangsamoro armed struggle. “Millennials can do many things to contribute to peacebuilding,” opines Kali. “We have the time, ideas and skills to strategize and put into motion concepts that will eventually strengthen our advocacy for peace.” Currently, Kali has been organizing interfaith dialogues and joining peace conventions to know more about ways the youth can contribute to peace advocacy. He also encourages young citizens to involve themselves with this movement—starting with schools, “we can organize dialogues, brainstorming sessions and discussions, we can convene student leaders and partner with other institutions to discuss
narratives dealing on peace.” The young Moro leader also cited using social media as an avenue to reach more people and raise awareness on peace. “How good would it be if we spend a little more time for peace on social media? I think that would not be asking too much since we open our social media accounts almost everyday, anyway,” he says. Kali is optimistic that the youth can do so much to reset the course of the present narrative. “I know change does not happen magically, but through our unified efforts, we can make it happen. We can make a difference.” –OPAPP
BUILD PEACE, NOT WAR. Bangsamoro youth leader Beds Kali dedicates his life to peacebuilding by means of education and use of social media.
Showbiz
ENZO PINEDA DEBUTS AS KAPAMILYA E
nzo Pineda has officially left the Kapuso Network, his home studio since he graduated from realitybased artista-search Starstruck in 2010. It can be recalled that Enzo did not renew his contract with GMA’s Artist Center, the network’s own talent management company back in August, which fueled rumors that he’s already decided to cut his ties with GMA 7. But does he have a solid contract with his new home studio? Regardless of the answer, Enzo seems to have made a sound career move based on the initial response of the viewers who saw him in Till I Met You on Wednesday. Viewers where surprised that the 26-year-old actor was introduced as the newest cast member of the romantic series top billed by James Reid and Nadine Lustre. In the primetime drama, Enzo plays the character of Stephen, a race car driver and will be seen more often with Ali (JC Santos), a closeted gay man. Shortly after his debut in the drama program, he posted a photo on Instagram.
“Vroom! Vroom! Thanks for the warm welcome. I’m so excited for everybody to learn more about Stephen in ‘Till I Met You,” he wrote as caption for his photo while taping on a race track. “Well, my dad told me why your dad wanted me to hang out with you. And actually, I think we have something in common,” this was the response of Stephen when Ali apologized to the first. He’s under the impression that his dad was disturbing Stephen just to accompany him. And if we are to read between the lines, we would know what role Stephen is going to play in the weeknight drama. According to ABS-CBN PR wire, Stephen’s inclusion in the story will be a sub plot to Iris and Basti learning the ropes of married life. The character is a general’s son that is tasked to turn Ali straight. Apart from Till I Met You, Enzo will star in an upcoming Star Cinema film, Extra Service, which stars Coleen Garcia, Jessy Mendiola, and another former Kapuso, Arci Muñoz. Enzo is now under the roof of Arnold Vegafria’s ALV Talent Circuit - the same agency managing the careers of Iya Villania, Nikki Gil, John Prats, Carla Abellana, and Billy Crawford, among others.
PBA courtside reporters Mara Aquino and Rizza Diaz brought their A-game on the cover of the popular men’s magazine’s November issue. Diaz, who has already been featured on FHM in two countries (Philippines and Singapore) for quite a few times now shares the limelight with first-time FHM Cover Girl Aquino, a Filipino Canadian who grew up in Toronto and started her job as sportscaster in 2014. Both muses are consistently voted among the hottest and sexiest courtside reporters in the country and have been part of the magazine’s annual Sexiest List. For its current issue, the magazine describes the spread of the bosom-buddies as a cordial invitation to a photo shoot where these leading ladies share hugs and friendly banter. A feature story on the two quotes: “Diaz and Aquino having pillow fights in what is indubitably the sexiest simulation of a sleepover this magazine has ever prepared.”
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Sunday, November 6, 2016
104 Heavy hydrogen discoverer 105 Daydream 106 1936 Olympics standout Jesse — 108 Paired, as oxen 110 Bobby of ice hockey 111 Tree sprites 114 Prepare an apple 115 Messy quarters 117 Washboard — 120 Common Market inits. 121 Early U-235 regulator 123 Licorice herb 125 Gagarin’s occupation 127 Fray 129 Put — (save) 131 “All — Up” (Elvis) 133 Smithy’s furnace 134 Inner motivation 135 White-sale buy 136 Gauzy fabric 137 Ring-shaped reef 138 Vile smile 139 Try extra hard 140 Appended 141 Ms. Zellweger DOWN 1 Pop star Paula — 2 — diem (seize the day) 3 Miffed, plus 4 Verne skipper 5 Comprehend 6 In demand 7 PLO biggie 8 Cliff 9 Part of LAX 10 Teller’s stack 11 Glimpsed 12 Full of difficulties 13 Shucks corn 14 Bullfight yell 15 Graceful wrap 16 Muffle, as sound 17 Incan treasure 18 Vacuum tube 19 Columbus’ port 20 Ruhr Valley city 30 More amiable 32 Clean energy source 34 Water conduits 40 Hair goop 42 DeMille of epics 43 Contented murmurs 44 Forays 45 Roach and Linden 46 Neutral and first 47 Exaggerated 48 Venomous snake 49 2001 to Livy 50 Charged particle 51 Wall Street dread 52 Kayak cousin 54 Divert
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Encourages strongly Loses some Expert Hotel offering Dupe Stops a train Destroys, as by fire Emmy-winning Ed Flutie and others — but goodie Laugh-a-minute folk Clear-thinking Grinch creator Court orders Edges a doily Grizzled Tissue layers Haciendas Popcorn nuisances What i.e. means (2 wds.) Tibet’s capital Generously Maureen of film What x may mean Manicurist’s board Diary keeper Greasy Actor Keenan —
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FHM’S HOT NOVEMBER MUSES
Former Kapuso Enzo Pineda is warmly welcomed as the newest cast member of primetime romantic drama ‘Till I Met You’
ACROSS 1 Breezing through 6 Casals or Picasso 11 Social mores 16 Avoid 21 Less fussy 22 Acrylic fabric 23 NFL coach Don — 24 March sign 25 Bard’s forte 26 Take a breather 27 Conundrum 28 Bright crescents 29 Satisfactory (3 wds.) 31 Goldbrick 33 Sitter’s bane 35 Woodland creature 36 Confederate general 37 Kebab bed 38 Itches 39 Cyclades locale 41 Vet patient 42 Chest for oolong 44 River or wine 46 Stickier 51 Orchard product 52 “Brian’s Song” lead 53 Make much of 57 Bewitch 58 Strong silent type? 59 Weighs anchor 60 Hi-tech scan 61 Exec. group 62 Rajahs’ spouses 63 Bankrolls 64 Estimate 66 Cause a blister 67 Wicked one 68 Hodgepodges 69 LIght brown 70 Ice floe dweller 72 Fuel cartel 73 Metamorphic rock 74 See firsthand 75 Complete reversal (hyph.) 77 Skirt the issue 78 Everyday language 79 The Windy City 82 Jazzy Armstrong 83 Came to the suet 84 From memory 88 Listens in 89 Stage 90 Excludes 91 That guy 92 Mushers’ vehicles 93 Holds up well 94 “Holy cow!” 95 Falsely incriminate 97 Pacino and Hirt 98 Kind of cab 99 Toy-store stock 100 Eavesdropper 101 Mach 1 breakers 103 “Watermark” singer
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016
Yesteryear Swampy ground Wharf denizen Vee makers Fists, slangily Seraglio Kickback Patted down Ahab’s vessel Over there Use a compass Filmdom’s T.E. Lawrence Techies Pine for Fleetwood Mac vocalist “The — Mutiny” Berate To date (2 wds.) Slugger Hank — Call, as an elk Ancient monument Yarborough, of NASCAR This, in Tijuana Memo Curie daughter Deep- — (get rid of) Paul Newman role
BOSOM BUDDIES. Sultry sportscasters Mara Aquino and Rizza Diaz on the cover of FHM
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Nickie Wang, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com
TANNER MATA: BIG BROTHER’S HOT NEW DISCOVERY By Nickie Wang
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ilipino American Tanner Mata, one of Pinoy Big Brother’s newest housemates, is making a lot of buzz and stealing the hearts of television viewers since he entered the famous yellow house last week. With his striking good looks, it’s quite easy to understand why. The brown-eyed Tanner hails from Nueva Ecija, but grew up in the US with his mother and stepfather. He was rocking the runways, print ads and magazine spreads before he’s roped in to audition for the 11-year-old reality series’ latest edition. He was born and raised in Denver, Colorado and started strutting the
runway on Philippine shores just this May when he decided to settle in Manila. The heartthrob stands at towering 6 feet and 1 inch and has a smile “that would melt the hearts of everyone in a room.” The sporty stunner enjoys playing football, basketball, and is also an experienced snowboarder. He is very much single and has a huge crush on Liza Soberano. With his classic and manly look, netizens instantly tagged the 21-year-old fashion model as the Asian Clark Kent prompting them too to create numerous fan pages on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter solely dedicated to his stint in PBB. Members of his fan base, which number grows each the day, believe that he can be the next James Reid or Sam Milby, two PBB halfies who have been successful in making a name for themselves after they left the house. The Fil-Am first debuted on local TV via It’s Showtime when he was introduced as one of the first batch of housemates to enter Big Borther’s house. The video clip of his appearance on the noontime time was uploaded on ABS-CBN’S official YouTube channel and easily made its way to become one of the top videos of the week amassing more than half a million views in just five days. When asked by host Vice Ganda on what his expectations are in the PBB house, Tanner just smiled saying he has no clue but he’s up for the challenge. “I actually don’t know. I’m just going to have fun with it,” he said. Tanner was officially welcomed into Big Brother’s house on Oct. 28 as one of the regular housemates alongside Bibang Bentang-guena of Batangas, Baninay Bautista; Rampa Raketera of Bulacan, Ali Forbes; Longing Son of Taguig, Luis Hontiveros; Lucky Bet na Miss of Tacloban, Thuy Nguyen; Dazzling Daughter of Bulacan, Cora Waddell; and Overseas Filipino Warrior of Tondo, Jerome Alecre. Before his stint in PBB, he’s under the management of IM Agency Manila, a Philippinebased International modeling agency. His professional photos and pictures of everyday life have earned him more than 50,000 Instagram followers. The rising model has an identical twin brother named Tyler, who is modeling for big apparel brands in Bangkok and Singapore.
SOCIAL MEDIA HEARTTHROB. PBB Season 7 housemate Tanner Mata is a commercial model. The towering 21-year-old hot-on-camera Fil-Am sweeps TV viewers off their feet with just his wide, charming smile. Photo credit, Tanner Mata’s Instagram
IMELDA
SCHWEIGHART’S
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SWEEPING
STATEMENTS Former Miss Earth Philippines Imelda Schweighart might leave the country anytime soon, at least according to her mother who said that they might go to back to New Zealand after her daughter had experienced the wrath and unforgiving jabs from online trolls. She relinquished her crown as Miss Philippines Earth on Monday after Internet users bashed her for criticizing Miss Ecuador. The 21-year-old Schweighart was gunning for an unprecedented third straight Miss Earth crown for the Philippines after Angelia Ong and 2014 titleholder Jamie Herrell but failed miserably. So, before we bask in any dramatic and crazy turn of events, let’s have a rundown of the controversial statements from the current “most hated beauty queen” in the pageant world. 1. Her nasty remarks about the new Miss Earth winner, Katherin Espin of Ecuador, after she failed to advance in the finals at 2016 Miss Earth pageant: “The winner has fake nose, fake chin and fake boobs. Miss Earth should be natural.” 2. And this was the way she apologized after her “unmindful” statement above: “If it’s a crime to tell the truth, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to offend Miss Ecuador…I don’t know her enough but she was my roommate.” 3. When she felt offended that the gown, which she’s supposed to wear in case she gets in to the finals, was given to Miss Ecuador: “Honestly, I’m not bitter. I’m just offended. Why? Because the gown that I was supposed to wear was given to Ecuador. I was just so offended. 4. Shortly after she resigned as Miss Earth Philippines, she posted this on her Facebook account: “Goodbye stupid peeps!” 5. And finally, the most controversial statement that came out of her mouth happened during one of Miss Earth pre-pageant events broadcast via Facebook Live. “Our president is doing Hitler stuff in the Philippines.”
Imelda Schweighart will go down in modern pageant history as the most controversial national beauty queen