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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Bernadette Lunas, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com.ph
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Head straight to wherever you want to go after working out wearing Saucony Kineta Relay
THE MUSIC RUN
MAKES RUNNING SOUND SO GOOD By Bernadette Lunas
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EALTHY lifestyle is increasingly becoming an important part of the lives of millennials. But [with doing so] they don’t want to sacrifice fun. They want to have fun.” This is how Ben Pember and his teammates over at Exceed Sports & Entertainment see the preference of this generation of 18 to 35 years old for healthy, physical activities. It’s no longer just sweating it out and calling it a day. Exercising has to be an experience—an enjoyable experience at that. In anticipation that mass participation sports, such as running, will be the next big thing, paired with the aforementioned inclination of youth towards “healthy ways to have fun,” Exceed—an event and sponsorship group—launched The Music Run. The Music Run is a non-competitive, untimed five-kilometer run and music festival. Yes, you read it right. It’s a fun run and a music fest rolled into one event. It features an immersive musical experience that takes runners through a five-kilometer course called “The Sound Track.” The route is divided into five Music Zones, in onekilometer distance each. The course starts with Rock, followed by Pop, then Old School, Hip Hop, and ends with Dance. Each themed zone plays five songs under the said genre. The playlist is picked by the Music Runners prior to the event via a customized Spotify voting mechanism. The idea is to make participants hear the songs they would listen to when they’re running by themselves, only this time everyone can hear it. “Millions of people use music to enhance their running experience, but usually they’re doing that using their headphones, and it’s a very personal experience,” Pember told Manila Standard. “We wanted to transform that experience and make it something that you could share with thousands of your friends.” The first gunshot of The Music Run was fired in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2014. Since then it became a global phenomenon that spread in Bangkok, Hamburg, Los Angeles and New York, among others. And for the second time, the beat was heard in Manila on Dec. 3, following its successful debut at the Philippine Arena last year. An energetic crowd of over 10,000 flocked to McKinley West in Taguig City to “live the beat” while sneakily squeezing in an hour of workout. “Last year we had about 8,000 [participants], so it was a healthy increase [this year],” said Pember. The Music Run by Philam Vitality participants traversed the course lined up with 120 concert-quality speakers pumping 150,000 watts of music—meaning there was a song playing in every step from Start to Finish. Pushing further the immersive experience, special interactive activities were set up in each zone: cool pyrotechnics welcomed runners in the Rock zone, a tunnel with hanging balls in the Pop zone, a stage featuring AirAsia crew lip-synching to Turn to E2
STEP OUT FROM WORKOUT TO HANG OUT IT IS indeed the age of seamless transition. If something can be used in multiple ways, for multiple occasions, we vie for it. A versatile item that can get you through various circumstances is favored over an object whose use is limited to one. This applies to shoes as well. A regular day involving work or school, gym, and leisure leaves little time to worry about switching from one footwear to another. No wonder “athleisure” is such a hit among young individuals. What this generation is looking for when it comes to shoes is a pair that can blur the lines between working out and hanging out. And this need is addressed by Saucony Kineta Relay. The latest Kineta Relay combines style and function as it is made for light workouts and an active lifestyle. It features a breathable mesh upper and Form2U ultra-plush memory foam footbed, delivering all-day comfort whether you’re running circuits or running around town. Its high-abrasion EVA foam with triangular lugs that provide grip and durability makes it the ideal footwear to wear for whatever the day will bring you. Kineta Relay’s Life On The Run collection is made for workout and hangout. Saucony brought in personalities to the recently concluded The Music Run, wherein it was the official footwear partner. Sibling models Jessica and Sky Yang, travel photographers Thomas Caja and Kimi Juan, models Patricia Henson and Vince Vandorpe, athlete Patrik Franksson, and blogger JP de Leon joined the thousands of participants wearing their Saucony Kineta Relay on the track. DJ and model Sam Withers also sported his Kineta Relay pair as he spun the latest EDM hits during the afterrun party. Kineta Relay is available at Saucony stores in Glorietta 3, Trinoma, UP Town Center, and leading sports specialty shops and department stores nationwide.
MORE PARTY THAN RUN. Manila warmly welcomed The Music Run 2016, which featured an immersive music and running experience and before- and after-run concerts featuring Sud and DJ Sam Withers
Kineta Relay is ideal for short runs
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Children run with Ronald McDonald
RUN FOR READING THE rain did not stop runners for the Manila leg of McDo Stripes Run: Run for Reading at Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. If anything, the drizzly morning of Nov. 26 emboldened the close to 6,000 young and old runners, donning red and white stripes socks and shirt, to push further to help thousands of Filipino children learn how to read. Now on its seventh year, the highly anticipated run helps about 12 million Grade 1 and 2 public school pupils all over the country to improve their literacy skills. Proceeds from the 2016 edition of Stripes Run, amounting to P2 million, were donated to Ronald McDonald’s House Charity, Read To Learn. The wide range of categories of Stripes Run is open for young and old runners. Kiddie Stripes is a onekilometer for ages eight years old and below, Young Stripes is a threekilometer run for eight to 15-year olds. 3K, 5K and 10K Stripes are for 16 years old and above. There’s also Team Stripes, a three-kilometer run for teams composed of two adults and two kids. Running along with the participants were McDonald’s endorsers Dingdong Dantes, Marian Rivera, Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza, McCoy de Leon, Elisse Joson, Miguel Tanfelix, and Bianca Umali. Other McDonald’s ambassadors such as child actor Alonzo Muhlach, UAAP volleyball player Kianna Dy and MYX VJ Donny Pangilinan were also there to show their support for the advocacy. Cebuanos also joined in the fun and meaningful activity at the Stripes Run held in Cebu City on Dec. 3.
5 INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS
THAT YOU SHOULD FOLLOW RIGHT NOW
They’re not celebrity but they might as well be if IG were a TV show
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T IS easy to get suck into the black hole that is Instagram. With its 500 million monthly active users, there obviously is no shortage of people and organizations and animals – yes, animals! – to follow.
And, while the photo-sharing social media website is dominated by celebrities in terms of number of followers, so much so that whatever they post on their account ends up in the news, there are plenty of non-celebrity accounts that are also worthy of your follow and double tap. These Instagram accounts keep IG a diverse world with their posts that are dedicated toward different things. Here are five treasures we found on Instagram that we believe you should follow right now.
should follow for when you want to learn the art of makeup application. A hair and makeup artist, she posts “mini” tutorials on curling hair and putting rouge lipstick. She features before and after shots of herself showing awesome transformation. It also helps that she lists down the products she uses to achieve such looks.
For daily dose of cuteness: @marutaro
You’d find it difficult not to say “aww” at least five times once you see the videos and photos of one of Japan’s canine celebrity Maru Taro. Maru is a Shiba Inu that captured the hearts of the many—in Japan and beyond—because of his friendliness, handsomeness and fluffiness. This dog, whose name is Japanese for “round,” is more photogenic than many of us beautifying-app-dependent people. On his IG account, handled by his owner Shinjiro Ono, Maru can be seen doing cute and strange photo ops, hanging out with his non-dog friends, playing catch with his human, and dozing off adorably—his way of letting his 2.5 million fans get a good night sleep just like him.
McDonald’s Philippine president and CEO Kenneth Yang (second from left) poses with McDo’s character mascots
For creative stimulation: @aninarubio
From left: Aaron Atayde, Bianca Umali, Miguel Tanfelix, Yang, Maine Mendoza, Alden Richards and Jackie Lou Blanco
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the top voted songs in the Old School zone, photo opportunities with graffiti artists and dancers in the Hip Hop zone, and a mobile disco tunnel with glowing lights in the Dance zone. Before hitting the track, Music Runners are treated to a pre-party at the Music Village featuring alternative soul band Sud; Gold’s Gym led the mass warm up. There was also a number of music and fitness-inspired booths around the Music Village courtesy of event sponsors. For the music festival aspect of the event, Australian radio house DJ Sam Withers, who was a big hit in last year’s after-run concert, kept the energy high with his upbeat mixes complemented by laser lights and dance performances. He even led Manila’s biggest mannequin challenge—a viral Internet video trend—as everyone came to a standstill. At the end of the day, the event was both a healthy and fun experience. Who would have thought that running would sound this good?
For home design inspiration: @homepolish
These IG account is the perfect #homeinspo if you’re looking for ways to redecorate your space. It actually is the Instagram account of an interior design firm founded by online news media company coder Will Nathan and high-end interior designer Noa Santos in 2012. It features photos of the projects of its over 200 designers in cities across the US. Its 1.2 million followers take cue from the wide array of interior design inspiration this account posts, from minimal modernism to classic and eclectic design.
For makeup tips and tricks: @nikkietutorials
Putting on makeup is hard. It’s art and it requires a tedious process of trial and error and lots of practice. That’s why for clueless folks who have little to no idea how to do a wingtip liner or those who want to improve their blending skills, makeup tutorials are a gift sent from heaven. Nikkie’s 6.3 million followers and stunning images with makeup on are proof enough that this is the gal who you
Anina Rubio is a Filipina visual artist popular for her works in calligraphy. On her website, she says she takes inspiration from nature and her travels, which then reflects to her creations that are inspiring for her more than 47,000 followers. Her painted artworks made their way from her Instagram account to home and fashion items of brands with which she collaborated. Anina’s inspiring quotes rendered in delicate calligraphy are also double tap-worthy. Her account is colorful, delightful and artistic, that you might find yourself interested in taking up calligraphy or painting.
For body ink idea: @justsmalltattoos
Those who have embraced the immortal potential of body art or those who plan to one day get inked, can find inspiration from the many tattoo-dedicated Instagram accounts. But this one is not all about full-on body ink, as this profile features tiny tattoos that range from simple patterns such as heart, anchor and crescent moon to inspirational words and phrases to small elaborate geometric figures that would possibly inspire you to get one. Perhaps it’s our love for minimalist, cute and sort of non-committal that this IG account has 1.3 million followers, as of this writing.
DOUBLE TAP-WORTHY. Want to break the monotony of your IG feed? Follow these 5 accounts, stat! Photos from @marutaro, @homepolish, @nikkietutorials, @aninarubio and @justsmalltattoos
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MICHAEL PANGILINAN’S
AMAZING TRANSFORMATION
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AST year, singer Michael Pangilinan transformed into Adam Levine, Tracy Chapman, Marco Sison, Bono (of U2), Michael V and Brandon Beal, to name a few, during the first season of Your Face Sounds Familiar. Last week though, the pop singer who turned 21 on Nov. 26, started posting a series of transformation photos that made his fans and followers swoon. He was not impersonating any local or Hollywood star, this time, it was his fitness transformation that Michael shared with his social media followers. The singer, who popularized the hit song “Pare Mahal Mo Raw Ako,” has become addicted to going to the gym after seeing the result of hitting a fitness center regularly. Through proper diet and with the help of his fitness instructor, he’s able to achieve his fitness goal fast and easy. To show off his physical transformation, which he is obviously proud of, he posted a series of shirtless photos (20 photos to be exact) that he captioned “Birthday Series.” “Today’s actions are tomorrow’s results…I’m going to make you so proud,” he said referring to the gains he’s made after months of rigorous training at the gym. Michael was discovered in 2012 when he auditioned for the first season of X-Factor Philippines. He was able to pass the auditions and the bootcamp but failed to make it to the Top 12 during the judges’ home visit. His career didn’t take off until a video scandal of him went viral online. In an interview with ABS-CBN, the singer admitted that he was indeed the guy on the video pleasuring himself that was recorded three or four years ago. He said he is a now changed man especially that he already has a kid who recently just turned one. Despite the controversy, the runner-up of ABS-CBN’s Your Face Sounds Familiar is thankful for the enduring support he received from his family and friends. Michael hopes that his amazing body transformation from a lanky teenager into a hunky man will also inspire people who wanted to see a better version of themselves.
FITNESS ADDICT.
Young singer Michael Pangilinan flexes for his social media followers. The singer turned 21 last month and posted a total of 20 shirtless photos to show off his fitness transformation.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016
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CHLOE MORETZ’ PINAY DOPPELGANGER THERE have been many featured doppelgangers circulating in the news today but Chloe Grace Moretz’s look-alike proves to be the most popular one when it broke the internet on Wednesday. A photo of a young Filipina identified as Edcell Ched, who is working in a fast-food chain and studying at City of Malabon University, has caught the eye of many after the American actress and model tweeted about it on Dec. 7. Ched’s pictures immediately reached Moretz’s attention via Twitter and the star seemed to approve on their resemblance. On Nov. 30, netizen Jesse Carls uploaded on Facebook a snapshot of a fast-food crew member, who shares a striking physical resemblance with the 19-year-old Hollywood star, best known for her roles in The Amityville Horror, Carrie, If I Stay and The 5th Wave. People are obsessed with the uncanny likeness of the two that a series of their photos now flood the Internet.
A screengrab of Chloe Moretz's tweet about her Pinay look-alike
MEET KRIESHA TIU Seventeen-year-old Kriesha Tiu is making waves on South Korean television after she impressed the judges not only for dance moves and singing talent, but also for her good command of the Korean language. Tiu, also known as Chrisha Choo, is a trainee for Urban Works ENT, a Korean agency. Originally from Cebu, the young Filipino talent was scouted by the company while she was in San Francisco, California. She then flew to Korea with her mother and younger brother. Choo said she went to a Korean institute to study the language, while honing her skills with the company. During her audition for K-Pop Star 6, Choo performed “I Don’t Love You” by Urban Zakapa. She also danced to Justin Bieber’s ''Boyfriend.'' The judges, YG Entertainment’s Yang Hyun-suk, JYP Entertainment’s Park Jin-young, and Antenna Music’s You Hee-yeol, were impressed with Choo’s performance, with Yang saying he wants to bring her into his company right away.
Future K-Pop star Kriesha Tiu a.k.a Chisha Choo
CROSSWORD PUZZLE Sunday, December 11, 2016
ACROSS 1 Winning 6 Nonchalant 11 Bovary and Peel 16 Diner’s request 21 He split the atom 22 Landlords’ income 23 Sugarbush tree 24 Common expression 25 Dress style (hyph.) 26 Silver bar 27 Humbug! 28 — Dame 29 Raining ice 31 Oafs 33 Counting-rhyme start 35 Spike TV, once 36 Chuck 37 Etta — of the comics 39 “Iliad” king 41 Used tire 43 Rink event (2 wds.) 46 Aboveboard 48 Sci. class 49 Antacid, for short 52 Gather roses 54 Restore a house 56 Stirred up 60 Far from gregarious 62 Blueprint, briefly 64 “Abra-Ca- —” 66 Fill the hull 67 155, in old Rome 68 — B’rith 70 Architects’ wings 72 Uris and Spinks 74 Dixie, once 75 Hull part 77 Bombay nanny 79 Fair-hiring org. 81 A — — care! 82 Util. bill 83 Fashion 85 Literary collections 87 Cello kin 89 Genghis Khan et al. 91 Annoy 93 Made good 96 Before marriage 97 Musher’s vehicle 101 Cowardly Lion portrayer 102 Unit of length 104 Bracelet’s place 108 Unlatch, to a bard 109 Exuberance 111 Mild-mannered 113 Not-so-funny Marx 115 Fret silently 116 Pay dirt 117 Cabbie’s fare 119 Industrial giant 121 Prejudice 123 A Bobbsey twin 124 Harum-scarum 126 Allotted 128 Play the trumpet
130 Concert performer 132 Bundle of grain 134 Sneakier 136 DEA operative 138 REM events 139 Rear-end 141 Oui and ja 143 Like a bright night 145 Thug 149 Kind of iron 151 Quartet minus one 152 Arroyo 156 911 responder 157 Fictional pirate 159 Atahualpa subject 161 Stranger 163 Hike 165 Bias 167 Kind of relief 169 Bakery enticement 170 Cager Shaq — 171 Better trained 172 Pastis flavor 173 Majorette’s gait 174 Grimy 175 Disrespectful 176 Courtroom rituals 177 Not here DOWN 1 Pull — — one 2 Parrot’s word 3 Great Lakes tribe 4 He can’t remember 5 Cut calories 6 Pickling solutions 7 Durations 8 Filmmaker — Lee 9 Small-runway plane 10 Legally prevent 11 Hungrier 12 Rubbed down 13 Radar meas. 14 Aves have them 15 Storm drain 16 Falsetto singer (2 wds.) 17 Hubbub 18 Please, to Fritz 19 “— Doone” 20 Revise 30 Flower-arranging art 32 Home page addr. 34 Cornhusker st. 38 Weight units 40 Taj — 42 Churn up 44 Cheat sheet 45 Towel off 47 Sticker 49 Goes in reverse 50 Archipelago dot 51 Quail family 53 Volcano goddess 55 Sweep 57 Hobby knife (hyph.) 58 Detroit dud
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Super buys Mantra chanter Most ingenious Writer — Chekhov Holm and Fleming Peau de — Tendon Attorneys’ degs. Drive a semi Buffalo Bill — Calculus pioneer Fleece Roof problem — of an idea Almost frozen Huntley or Atkins Dingy Entryways Ms. Winfrey Some take a gander Lower wall panels Trickle down Ephesus’ locale Charley horse Oasis abodes Nice — (prig) Unstable meson Went to earth (2 wds.)
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California’s Point — Gallivant Hindu attire Like some cider Preordains Slow run Assets (2 wds.) Incorrectly NASA splashdown (hyph.) — hen Silent Marsupial pocket Daughters’ cousins Salome danced for him Yemeni neighbor Basket willow Butte cousins Port near Hong Kong Love in a gondola Protest Steamed Isle off Sicily Singer — Hendryx Autograph site Practiced Zen Hirt and Pacino Cambridge univ.
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2016 Isah V. Red, Editor / Nickie Wang, Issue Editor isahred@gmail.com
PITTING
LIZA SOBERANO AGAINST
MAINE MENDOZA By Nickie Wang
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TEMMING from the ongoing skirmish between ABS-CBN and GMA 7 is the clash of celebrities and talents associated with the respective media outfits. Indeed, network war, which most of the time fueled by fans’ fervent support for their idols, goes beyond the ratings game. Kapamilya darling Liza Soberano and Kapuso star Maine Mendoza are the latest subject of a celebrity face-off that threw fans into rabid frenzy. In one of the trending videos on YouTube this week, netizens were engaged in a virtual word war when Mofo Daily, a popular American channel on the video sharing site known for curating pop trends across the globe, pitted the 18-year-old Kapamilya against the 21-year-old Kalyeserye star. The video is entitled “For The Win: Maine Mendoza vs Liza Soberano.” In three rounds, the three pairs of judges, who are all Americans, compared the Dolce Amore star with the Dubsmash Queen based on their Instagram feed, respective Nescafe coffee commercials and film trailers (Imagine You and Me for Maine and Everyday I Love You for Liza) During the voting rounds, one of the judges claimed that she is a big fan of Maine after seeing her Dubsmash clips but admitted that she has not heard of Liza yet. “She’s way too prettier than this dude,” the panelist said of Maine referring to her movie poster with his onscreen partner Alden Richards. A male judge, on the other hand, commented that Liza’s beauty needs no advertisements as he goes through the young actress’s Instagram feed. “She’s super cute, it’s not so much personality and I’m into that,” another panelist said describing Liza. Maine dominated the first two rounds and Liza won the hearts of the panelists during the last round. But in the end, the panelists made a unanimous decision and chose Maine over Liza and shouted in unison, “Maine Mendoza for the win!” Maine has a special participation along with Alden in the latest installment of the Enteng Kabisote film series. The film received unfavorable reviews from critics and the film producers are still mum on the box office performance of the Vic Sottostarrer comedy. Most cinemas owners are starting to pull the movie out of their theaters due to its anemic performance at the tills. Meanwhile, Liza set the Internet ablaze once more when her photo wearing a black leather jacket with her left shoulder exposed hit the online world. In less than 24 hours since it was posted, Liza’s stunning photo already garnered close to 200,000 “likes” and more than 2,100 comments. The 18-yearold Kapamilya also made it to Twitter’s trending topics that day proving nobody gets tired of her look.
SARCASTIC. This cropped version of Baron Geisler peeing on a wall is taken by people as his sardonic response to his detractors
5 TIMES
BARON GEISLER BECAME CONTROVERSIAL MOST of the time, stars are being praised for their acting skills and personality and there are those who make noise for being on the other side of the spectrum. Actor Baron Geisler is a perfect example of the latter, and in this week’s listicles, we are listing down his notorious stunts that gave him the moniker “Showbiz Badass.” 1. Wild Child Geisler was kicked out of Pinoy Big Brother house The self-confessed dipsomaniac repeatedly had drinking fits inside Kuya’s house. He was evicted the first time after he showed his drunken antics to his fellow housemates. He screamed, stole kisses from the girls and swore at Kuya. 2. When his naughty hands wickedly grop ed Cherr y Pie Picache’s bosom While on the set of a teleserye back in 2011, Geisler allegedly groped Picache’s breast. After the incident, Picache filed a harassment complaint against Geisler who later made a public apology to the actress. He voluntarily entered himself into a rehab institution for a 90-day treatment session. Four other harassment controversies were reported, which involved Patricia Martinez, Yasmien Kurdi, and Julia Clarete. 3. When he assaulted a UP student over an ‘idiot board’ A video made rounds online with Geisler shouting and picking up a fight with a University of the Philippines students. The video showed an enraged Geisler shouting and physically assaulting a student. He was throwing a fit over a delayed script. After the incident, the two parties involved immediately resolved the issue and asked people to move on. 4. Geisler and Kiko Matos’ bar fight video Just after the video of Geisler seen fighting with a UP filmmaking student went viral, another one came out fast as it was him involved in a brawl again. This time, it‘s with indie actor Kiko Matos in a bar on Tomas Morato, Quezon City. According to a witness, the two went ballistic, wrangling and exchanging blows after Geisler confronted Matos on his rude behavior towards a bartender. The fight ended up in a celebrity match picked up by a major network. 5. Juicehead Geisler peed on his co-actor, Ping Medina And last but not the least, which can be the no. 1 on the list is the latest and by far, the most controversial Baron Geisler stunt taken to a whole new level, another round pulled off by his, none other than, drunkard self. And this is still a developing story as of this writing. Bianca Domingo