Macho Mondays: Yvette Espiritu

Hey Mansters! It’s another Macho Monday and today we give you Yvette Espiritu!

She is currently a junior student of ADMU taking A.B. Management Economics.

Sunday Special: Torpe Tips

2. So yesterday, I met this girl, and I didnt know what to do, so basically, I did what a normal person would do: use Google. So, yeah, here's like instructions on how to successfully deal with this particular situation.
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4. Disclaimer: I havent really tried it yet, cause according to step no.2, I still have to wait for like 3 days before calling her, so yeah, I dont really know yet if these tips are really effective. Haha.
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6. 1. Get her number. Whether you want to call her or text her, you'll need her phone number. Ask her for it yourself. If she gives you her phone number, you know that she's at least a little interested. Besides, it can seem pretty creepy if you get her phone number from one of her friends or by doing an internet search. If she's got a major crush on you, these indirect methods might work, but why even go there? You're smoother than that.
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8. 2. Wait. Despite what you may have heard or read, there's no hard-and-fast rule governing how long to wait before calling her. If for one reason or another you've arranged to call her at a certain time, call her at least a day later, mentioning that something came up. Make casual of it, you've just met this girl, and she shouldn't be treated as an immediate friend, or else you'll seem too eager. Wait a couple days or so (3 days is traditional). Some people will advise waiting a week, but this can make you seem too disinterested, and the girl might not even remember who you are. In the end, you'll just have to judge this for yourself depending on your gut feeling and what you have going on in your own life.
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10. 3. Decide whether to call or send a text message. In the past, text messaging a girl for a date would have been unthinkable. Now, however, it's becoming surprisingly common. That doesn't mean you should do it, though.
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12. - Text messaging is a good shotgun approach to dating. If you don't really care whether you offend the girl or whether you hear from her, it may be a good choice. For example, if you got four other girls' numbers that night at the bar, you could just text message them all. If one texts you back or calls you, you'll know that she's interested (unless, of course, she texts something like, "ur a wimp. learn how to use the phone").
13. - The older, or more old-fashioned, the girl, the less likely she'll be receptive to receiving a text message.
14. - Calling her shows that you're confident or at least interested enough in her to face the possibility of rejection. If it's simply a matter of confidence, work on this. It won't get any easier unless you actually start calling girls.
15. - If the girl seems very casual and receptive to texting--for example, if she sent or received a text while you were talking to her--a text message may be appropriate to ask what she's doing or if she's in the neighborhood so you can hang out. Of course, if she was texting the whole time you were talking to her, you probably also have good reason to fear rejection, so a text may be the way to go.
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17. 4. Think about what you're going to say. The phone call or text won't be your first impression. You already made that when you got her number, so don't worry that you won't say just the right thing. That said, think about what you want to say. Think about what you talked about (more importantly, what she talked about) when you met her--you were listening, weren't you--and think about what you want out of this call. You should have a reason for calling or texting her, such as asking her out on a date or, if not a date, at least asking her to join you for some activity or event. Think about it, but if you're calling you should not, under any circumstances, write out what you want to say and then read from your script.
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19. 5. Make sure you've got the right person. Once you've dialed her number, make sure you have her on the line. In the old days, a guy might have to go through a "gatekeeper" (her parents, her roommate, her boyfriend), to reach a girl. Now that just about everybody has a cell phone this isn't much of a problem, but remember that there's always a chance that the person who answers isn't the girl you want to talk to. Ask to speak to her, or simply say her name as a question to verify that you have her on the line. If you're texting her, keep in mind that you have no way of knowing who will actually see the text.
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21. 6. Introduce yourself. Whether you're calling or sending a text, you should immediately let her know who you are and where you met her or know her from.
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23. 7. Make some small talk. Ask how she's doing. If you can make some appropriate reference to the night you met her--i.e. "Did you get your term paper done?" or "Did you ever find your earring?"--that can break the ice. If texting, you may want to skip the small talk and get right to the invitation so that she'll actually have something "important" to reply to rather than having to waste her time on potentially endless texts.
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25. 8. State your purpose. Sometimes the small talk will just naturally develop into a conversation. If this happens, just roll with it and enjoy. When there's a pause, spring your question. If you're the old-fashioned type (or if she is) you might want to ask her to go to dinner and a movie this weekend. Alternately, you might just ask if she'd like to come to your party tonight or ask if she wants to get a cup of coffee.
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27. 9. Set up a plan. If she's interested, don't dilly-dally. Just get the basic information you need from her (when to pick her up, for example, or where to meet her), or give her the information she needs (i.e. where to meet you). Don't question whether she'll show up or press for any more information than you need, but if she has questions or wants to continue the conversation by all means indulge her. If she decides to pass on your invitation, be nice about it and ask if she'd like to meet up another time. Maybe she will, and maybe she won't. Be pushy or whiny, though, and you can be sure she won't.
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29. 10. If you want her to keep talking to you, Bring up something interesting that she will like. Like if she likes Gossip Girl look up what has been happening on it and talk to her about that, chances are she might be impressed by you.
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Strong Saturdays: Sea bear and Grizzly shark!

Wait.... What now?

In relation to our previous post featuring stupid cool comics, we give you..... well... more stupid comics. Try not to overthink this either. As the tag line explains, "They got mixed up!" and thats all there is to it.

Forget about debating team Jacob and team Edward. Team shark or team bear is the real pressing issue at hand. Sadly, the actual story line is not open to the public and must be bought but that shouldnt stop you from enjoying some of the most awesomest but ridiculous concept out floating around in the internets right here.

Also related to ridiculous comics, try and check out Dr Mcninja. Hes... well hes a ninja doctor who encounters crazy amounts of explosions and zombies in his daily adventures.


AND! As if things werent awesome enough, our present post hooks up with our past post to make babies of hybrid coolness.

Porma Fridays: Adam Saaks

I always thought that fashion is not a manly thing but after I saw Adam Saaks on Hay!Men!, I realized that fashion is a good opportunity for us men to show our "creativity". Cutting t-shirts should be added to the list of important things that should be taught in school like tying a cherry stem with your tongue. But then again, would you rather be called "circumciser of T-shirts" than "doctor", "engineer", or "lawyer"?





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Mapaglarong Wednesdays: Fliptop

Ayaw niyo man o hinde, rappin is now considered a sport. People go to bars to watch people battle it out on stage, diss each other out and share yo' mama jokes. And now its happenin in the Philippines!

The First Filipino Rap Battle League did its first stint in a bar in Makati (I'm not sure where. Haha), and then in Pasig. People from all walks of life, yes, the conyos, the pa-cools, the jejes, everyone went there and did what they do best: rapping. I guess its nice to see a kind of modern day balagtasan cause it again lets the beauty of our culture, and our language out in the open, to the public, and brings cultural and language appreciation back into our systems.

They also did some battles in English, but personally, its more funny, and wittier when they do it in Filipino.

And now some videos. :>

PS They contain explicit material, so yeah, if you can't roll with that, then dont play 'em. Haha.

Tsibog Tuesdays: Hot Sauce

There are a lot of ways to prove one's manliness. Bench pressing thrice your weight, wrestling wild animals, jumping away form explosions and the like. Then there are the actual do-able ones like manning up to that insane sauce wreaking havoc in your mouth. Yum!

If anything in this world has been THE standard for manly condiments, it has been the bottled awesomeness of hot sauce. Second is gravy. Nothing shows everyone that you're a man like taking what is basically liquid pain with your food. Hot sauce is also the only condiment to turn eating in to a competition of pride among men.

Its good to stay humble and stick with the regular Tabasco but are we not men? Don't we push things insanely beyond their limits to the point of sheer stupidity?

Enter Dave's insanity

paPOW! The run of the mill Tabasco that we all know and love sits at around 1,500-2,500 Scoville units, a measurement for spiciness. Yes. Theres science. Science everywhere. Dave's insanity packs 180,000 Scoville units. Now this is not THE hottest hot sauce out there but come on. There's a warning on the bottle saying how this hot sauce may cause miscarriages for pregnant women. This hot sauce is so hot it can KILL BABIES!!

I know this is getting insane but bear with me. It gets HOTTER and DUMBER and well frankly MORE AWESOMER!!

Can you guess how many Scoville units this little bastard packs?

300,000?

No way.

1,000,000,000?

Dude, not even.

Try 16,000,000,000. Its so intense that it only comes in the form of a few crystals. Crystallized death if you ask me. If you're unlucky enough to be at the receiving end of this bad boy you would need AT LEAST 250,000 gallons of water to wash it down. So yeah, you would sooner drown than kill the fire in your mouth. Its like Satan's piss.

For a more modest and sensible choice, meaning flavor over heat, may I suggest Sriracha hot sauce you can buy in most Vietnamese stores or restaurants. The stuff goes with anything except for maybe open wounds or other bodily orifices.

ALSO! Taco Pizza out of nowhere!

Macho Mondays: Lauren Laudico

What's up Mansters! It's Monday again, and you all know what that means.This weeks feature comes with an extra special interview from the gorgeous Lauren Laudico.

Currently an Ateneo student, 3rd year AB Comm