When I was told that I would be assigned to interview any three of my favourite Manhunt 2010 contestants, I decided to play it cool and scream like Jamie Lee Curtis throughout Halloween circa 1978.
Later that afternoon, when the Manhunt organiser couriered over pictures of this year’s hunks-in-trunks, I had to beat off the rest of the Fridae staffers who swarmed around the package like ravenous refugees at a food drop.
Based on the objective measure of the amount of blood rushing to my loins, I finally decided on Manhunt winner and sports programme manager Jovin (24) as well as national servicemen (service me!) Xavier (22) and Kasbani (21).
When I met up with the tasty trio who turned out to be far more tantalising in the flesh, I found that I had to expend considerable effort towards repressing my inner cougar and resisting the urge to shout out: “I want him, him and him washed and brought to my tent!”
Fortunately, as a writer of impeccable professionalism, I was able to conduct the interview in a most professional manner – by barking out questions a la Lucy Liu’s dominatrix-like motivational expert persona in Charlie Angels (2000).
æ: Manhunt 2010 has been described as a hunt for “good faces, attractive personalities, well-defined physiques” and well-hungness (alright, alright, I inserted the last attribute myself). How would you rate yourself on each of these attributes?
Jovin: I would say I score 7 or 8 out of 10 for my looks, 7 out of 10 for my physique and 10 out of 10 for my personality.
Xavier: I believe I have above average looks and a well-proportioned body. More importantly, I am passionate about what I want and what I aim for. Being well-hung or not is not that important when you know how to use your “tool” properly.
Kasbani: I think I have boyish good looks and a bubbly personality, and I can get along well with anyone. I train 3 to 4 times a week to develop my physique and my hard work paid off when I won the Best Abs 2010 title. And as for being well-hung, I give myself 8 out of 10!
(An audible gasp could be heard from Alvin Tan and he shifts his seat closer, much closer, to Kasbani.)
æ: As Manhunt contestants, there is the possibility that you could be stereotyped as heavenly himbos. How would you go about correcting the public’s misconception that one could have more scintillating conversations with a cocktail straw?
Jovin: Don’t you find that those who stereotype others are the ones not using their brains? If given a chance, I would like to engage them in a conversation and show them how witty and intelligent a Manhunt contestant can be.
Xavier: I agree. To me, it’s all about communication, communication and communication. If you know how to communicate and express yourself well enough, you would not be stereotyped as a himbo.
Kasbani: Well, I’ll be taking my degree next year so I don’t think I’m a himbo. Anyway, I believe that one must have looks, body and brains to succeed in a pageant.
æ: Prior to and during the competition, you had to parade around in skimpy swimwear at public venues and clubs, how do you keep yourself from getting over-sexcited and suffering manhood malfunctions?
Jovin: I believe that the swimwear we wore looked sporty not skimpy! But to keep myself from getting over-sexcited, I just focus on the important task at hand or else think of some really scary incidents!
Xavier: I never have any issues with getting over-sexcited. I am good at controlling myself.
Kasbani: I’m used to it. I just try not to have sexual thoughts although us guys have an over-active imagination. Usually, I’ll just focus on the judges or the cameraman to prevent myself from getting over-sexcited.
æ: Other than possessing a physique made for Speedos, what are some of the other “weapons” in your arsenal that could always be relied upon for a successful kill when you are pursuing the object of your desire?
Jovin: I think the wisdom, communication skills and life experience I have accumulated over the years would be my best weapons! Usually, a good friendly boyish smile or a manly one, depending on what the object prefers, would do the trick.
Xavier: My weapon of mass seduction would be my aspiring attitude and my earnestness when pursuing my goals.
Kasbani: Other than my physique, I would say my eyes (winks at Alvin Tan). I usually just let my eyes do the talking and then sweet-talk my way into the person’s heart.
(At this point, Alvin Tan is practically swooning and had to have a bib tied around his neck.)
Winner Jovin Koh (left) will represent Singapore
at the Manhunt International 2011 pageant
æ: Speaking of objects of desire, which character in Sex and the City would you date and/or bed - Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda and/or Samantha, and why?
Jovin: Carrie because she may not be the hottest but her overall charisma and X-factor are unbeatable! She looks well put together and dresses really well!
Xavier: Samantha! She’s full of passion – both in her outlook on life and in the way she talks! That’s how humans should be – we are born to make love!
Kasbani: I would date Carrie for sure! I like down-to-earth types and plus she’s a writer so it’ll be cool to chat with her. But for bed, I would pick Samantha – she’s hot and loves to talk dirty!
æ: We should all get together then! I’m a writer, I dress well and I talk like a strippergram all the time!
Jovin, Kasbani and Xavier: (stunned silence)
æ: And finally, as our interested readers are dying to know, what, in the words of Perez Hilton at the Miss USA 2009 pageant, are your views on gay marriages?
Jovin: If a man and a woman can get married, why can’t a gay couple who are equally in love get married? If my son is gay and falls in love with another man, I would give them my blessings.
Xavier: Gay marriages are totally fine. We should have the freedom to love anyone we want and most importantly, to live a happy life!
Kasbani: We live in an open-minded society and showing affection towards the same sex should be allowed so that we can all be happy. Thumbs up for gay marriages!
æ: So will you marry me?
Jovin, Kasbani and Xavier (in unison): We thought you would never ask!
(Editor’s note: According to reliable eye-witnesses’ accounts, the three Manhunt contestants did not respond to the last question as they bolted for the exit.)
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it nice Manhunted
i hope will have more next year
These "beauty" contests for men are just as vapid and insipid as the ones for women.
This article just perpetuates the stereotype that gay men are only concerned with their bodies and appearance.
You read the article and didn't just look at the pics for the best muscles and handsomest face? That's remarkable.
I wonder if there'll ever be a Mr. Gay Singapore contest, or if practically no one would dare enter, like in HK. Mind you Singaporean guys, like Italians, are generally way more vain, hunky and better looking than HK'ers so maybe they would.
*yawn* Obviously yes you did.
*yawn* Obviously yes you did.
like a tastleless hen party
airheads!
... Definitively the first thing that springs to mind and that arouses interest when looking at him...
I sincerely did not know that this kind of article could still be written in 2010.
haha~
We can find a lot more than good looking here in Indonesia..
We should be more accepting of diversity and accept that there are himbos, twinks, and old unwanted gays.
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My thought is that people who are REAL advocates of inclusiveness and diversity don't use phrases like, "complaining like women" and "old, unwanted gays." I could be wrong though. :)
and SOURosaurus grapes as well (people who compared farmers in Laos , or Indonesia with those contestants in tiny Spore) which is of little relevance here to say the least...for god sake this is a pageant ....are we not over this kind of argument in the last century ? ..whether it is str8 or gay or half-human half animal...they are there to compete on a set of criteria set by the organiser...that simple really ...I bet you can nominate the farmers or yourself if you think you qualify ...just dont sulk and be jealous dearie...otherwise
create one Fabulous farmer-hunt
It is correct to detest ageism but I wonder if that person would say that or even think of then when he was in his 20s or 30s ? So hopefully you would understand how the young men now are thinking, experiencing and wanting to do ....you were there and done that ...so whats all this sulking ah ...after all this you will not believe that I am not a great fan of such event ...just try to put a different perspective into this century old debate :-P
Maybe when these guys get to be older they will have learned a little bit about being humble.
As for a comment above, I see lots of older guys on this site that are HARDLY unwanted. There are many beautiful men on here over 40, asian and caucasian. You can look good at any age.
If this is what you are trying to say, please let me reasuure you that my objection to these kinds of meat markets has nothing to do with age.
I dislike this kind of competition because they objectify human beings. With age, I have learned that the body fades - everybody's bodies. The sould remains. If you are blessed with good genes, which makes you fit in with the kind of artificial beauty these competitions promote, then I guess you are lucky - you can enter these competitions.
Personally, I think the soul and heart are more important - and we can foster those, not depend on hereditary "looks" genes.
I just find it sad that the gay "scene" as promoted by this competition values exteriors over interiors.
It is sad.
And the article itself is just childish and rather pathetic. Enough said.
If this is what you are trying to say, please let me reasuure you that my objection to these kinds of meat markets has nothing to do with age.
I dislike this kind of competition because they objectify human beings. With age, I have learned that the body fades - everybody's bodies. The soul remains. If you are blessed with good genes, which makes you fit in with the kind of artificial beauty these competitions promote, then I guess you are lucky - you can enter these competitions.
Personally, I think the soul and heart are more important - and we can foster those, not depend on hereditary "looks" genes.
I just find it sad that the gay "scene" as promoted by this competition values exteriors over interiors.
It is sad.
And the article itself is just childish and rather pathetic. Enough said.
When I was 20 I had abs WITHOUT any effort, I ate at McDonalds and just had them. So what? I'm more impressed with a 60 year old who is smart, weathered a few storms and STILL looks awesome.
I don't believe how some people can adopt a "holier than thou" attitude, and project their insecurities onto an entertainment article!
Now that's pathetic.
when you ask us which character we identify with most on Sex and the City all of us will answer Mr. Big
errr ..I thought what I wrote was in English ...anyway ...dearie ..I am not saying I am supporting this kind of competition but I like to sit on the other side of the fence for a change ..if there is no demand there is no supply dearie ...of course I know one's soul and personality are much more important than what you see outside ...dynhoww dear ...indeed what you said comes with experience and journey of life (hopefully because again ...age does not equal to maturity)
but do you not agree that 70% or perhaps 80% of guys (str8 or gay)
will go for what they see ? men are visual creature and that is a fact ...thus think of who will benefit besides the contestants ...marketing ...marketing marketing ....if I were you ...I will just laugh over it ...most people wants to show off in their own ways ...
calm down ...just like everything god created ...there is always yin and yang to it ...you might loathe it ...others will happily adore it ...thats the balance of life , no ... ... I just want to side on the other side of the fence once in a while ....so dont bash me up ya ;-)
The guys read rather decent, regardless of the whole controversy of looking "gay or not" or "brainy or not", which I deem irrelevant in this matter since I do believe this entire piece was made as an introduction with laughter attached.
Quoting the late Heath Ledger, why so serious?
I hope that people who detest this kind of pageant will also not hear, touch and see porn and go gaga over naked men in any media form...(or displaying their own lump of muscles, bulge or other parts of their body) because that.. to some is also very degrading too ...like PLU are reduced to only muscles, ass and dick (M.A.D) ...when we are more than that ...
when the heart weeps for what it has lost ...the spirit laughs for what it has found ...
You know that old saying "youth is wasted on the young" how true. But to my credit I did feel this way when I was 20.
I just feel bad for all the guys in this world who feel unnattractive or have low self esteem based on these mostly unobtainable physical attributes. The media constantly puts this in your face and promotes that is what you should look like if you want to get anywhere in this world. 90% of the people I see walking down the street don't look like these guys.
A slightly overweight hairy guy could NEVER get into this contest. These kinds of contests do remind me of high school. Silly popularity contests based on how good looking you are.
This ain't the same Alvin Tan assuming you mean the founder of The Necessary Stage :)
Comes along a group of old, overweight and bitter weight watchers in undersized leotards holding incense and chanting Om mantras. They screech and wax lyrical about the evils of ice cream and how it destroys one's higher sense of purpose in life. One even proclaimed that she used own an ice cream parlour but no more; Hallelujah, after she found JESUS-yee-yeah!
As usual, YAWN!!!...retards in leotards. Just another boring day at the mall. Same ole same ole. You see young,you see old, you see happy, you see bitter. Most of all these days sadly, I see a lot of dead people-but they just wouldn't shut up. Sigh. Life is like a tub of ice cream. LOL .:)
http://gafcon.blogspot.com/2010/06/eat-da-email-martin-ssempa-me.html
thank you, Alvin...mwuah!
:)
Doesn't anyone appreciate satire and humor anymore?
Or enjoy beauty for the sake of it? Have you lost the ability to praise someone without feeling the need to put them down in the same breath?
Loosen up guys. If you don't get the joke then the joke's on you.
Now, hetrosexual society learned this a long time ago. And flaunting idealised images of female bodies in beauty pageants became very unfashionable - because of the harm it caused 'normal' girls.
It would be very unfortunate if the 'gay world' refused to learn the lessons of history and continued to promulgate ideals of manhood that are unachievable for most youngsters.
However, I am conceding defeat - and acknowledge this is not the place for an intelligent and reasoned debate. Most comments left here are either superficial, immature and naive or just vitriolic - fine for a bit of fun I guess.
But life is not all about fun. There are serious matters to contend with. But I acknowledge this is not the right place for serious conversation and discussions.
When these unrealistic images are jammed down the throats of young gay men it does make some feel inadequate. Suicide is a huge problem with young gay men and these types of "contests" don't help. They are archaic and it is true that most of the comments in support of this are pretentious, superficial and show a lack of introspection regarding the person making the comment.
I enjoy having discussions about such subjects."
I wonder who said that????
If you can't see the seriousness of the issue of suicide among young gay men....you are not very serious-minded at all.
dynhoyw & DA90027 reminds me a lot of the 2 shameless cyber whores (danubtm22 & yveserwan) that I exposed a while ago (article: Thai Director wins Cannes award) for multiple profiles and relentless trolling.
A simple light hearted article turned unnecessarily self serving & convoluted into a bible thumping theological investigation on the downfall of mankind, just cos Adam refused to attend Eve's 1st beauty pageant while watching the World Cup with the Serpent, downing an Apple's martini. Tsk, tsk. Such are the lonely, unwanted & discarded vinaigrette.
PS: jupiter101. As usual, you are far too kind. Knitting in these violent times? No my dear friend, do what the African Man of faith do - tell them to go back and " Eat the da poo poo!". I hear they add 2 black nuts on em nowadays! Dun forget to say "Grace! man!" :D
For goodness sake, one only has to go to a beach on a summers day to see bodies male and female parading themselves around, showing off their assetts for ALL to see.
Does that mean young people gay or straight with body image issues are going to commit suicide as a result of suddenly being confronted with a body more "attractive" ( subjectively) in their eyes?
Then if thats the case, lets ban movies with sexy movie stars, lets ban billbords with pictures of so called beautiful people, lets ban sports where more than a bit of flesh is exposed on idolised sports heroes, lets ban woman wearing mini skirts as they show off their good legs, just in case the rest of us in the world may feel less than perfect in comparison.
In fact, lets just ban anything that titilates, and go back to the victorian era.
Suicide is a very very serious issue, a tragedy, that has far deeper and very intricate underlying causes than simply seeing images of 'beautiful' people that are around us everywhere, or as in this case, competing athletic attractive people.
Its a shame some here are trying to somehow politicise it, scoring some cheap shots by trying to invoke guilt in others for enjoying a tame, clean, safe, benign distraction in this article ( and its subject matter), that many here find amusing and entertaining in the most innocent of ways. This in a world where gay life can be difficult at the best of times.
In this very serious world, sometimes we all occasionally need to seriously lighten up.
I hope the two supposedly "mature" men learn from this and become better people by stop trying to impose their views on others and deeming themselves as "intellectuals" when they're obviously myopic.
Knitting Jupiter? Haha, I'm in porn sweetheart hardly knitting sweaters, but I will make you one since you look like the type that would wear one since you can't pull your head through the hole to see what is going on in the world.
It's lighthearted, silly archaic articles like this one that make me cringe. Since these message boards are for our opinion this is mine. Youongstud, you telling anyone to shut the f up just shows your maturity level. Are you still in High School sweetie?
Your comments are so naive and immature - and ill considered. (Tho they are genius compared to jammyboi and youngstud etc).
I am not POSING as an intellectual - I am just a person who thinks. And guess what I think with my BRAIN - not my penis!
Anyway, I am wasting my time with this intellectually retarded group of people. I think I WOULD prefer knitting actually! It would be far more intellectually rewarding than trying to talk sensibly to some very thought-challenged individuals.
Feel free to have the last words folks!
Personally I like more average type guys, not inito perfection here. I live in Los Angeles and I know firsthand most of the guys that enter these contests and look like this are very self absorbed and have little compassion or regard for average looking men. It is quite funny to see them staring at themselves in the mirror at the gym.
Last time I checked these boards were to express ourselves. Like it or not I enjoy seeing different opinions on here. But to start calling Dynhoy or anyone else a c__t just shows your mentality and destroys what little credibility you already have.
Just like a homeless person yelling at passing cars on a streetcorner, you make lots of noise but no one pays you any attention.
One predictably sucks off the other and gives the expected glowing review whilst immediately the other laps up the stale semen to show appreciation. Geez, C.U.N.T we Fridae members get better representation than from screaming self proclaimed porno stars (who cares! zzz) and the usual sanitary pads.
We have finally entered the era of Zombieland, where the old, unwanted and dead just wooden (hehe) stay dead and shut the fcuk up. ZombieTrolls like these losers requires stronger native eat the poo poo sedatives as precursor. It's actually pretty sad. When one reaches that point of mindless self existence to resort to relentless trolling, it's better to choose Euthanasia. I hear they throw in Bingo nights these days over the other side to keep you busy and away from cyber forums like this. LOL. Bingo!
It seems to suggest that you may inhabit a very deluded and paranoid world. It is sad, and I feel sorry for you. Genuinely. That is not sarcasm or irony. Your words betray a life that seems very bitter, lonely and poisonius. That can not possibly be a good place to be. And I feel for you.
But alas, you are such a bore. So it's time to disengage from playing with old folks like you. LOL.
Well, not before pissing on your balding head. Now now, be a good trashy little whore and follow my pee trail below to read your family tree. Tata ! :D
@10-20:48 & @12-21:54
@48-00:30 & @49-01:00 & @51-01:18
@61-02:30 & @62-02:35 & @63-02:54
@90-21:54 & @91-22:26 & @92-00:09
@94-04:19 & @95-04:23 & @96-04:23
Riddle: What do you get when 2 shameless whore menstruate together back to back?
Answer: A bloody waste of time !
Like I said before, what are the odds on 2 losers giving each other back to back blowjobs with an occasional stagger for a cigarette in between. LOL. It's one thing to be dead and zombie, but geez, no credibility again. Boring. After exposing danubtm22 & yveserwan for back to back blowjobs, the same stench appears again. The pattern and modus operandi never change. Same s.h.i.t but with new fake profiles.
Go to school and learn how to read, self claimed porn star DA90027. Try not using your limp dick to write your ABCs for a change.
There are no conspiracy theories sani-pad dynhoyw. The facts speak for themselves. Just cos "both" of you persist in whoring your comments non-stop here does not mean you are not already exposed for the pathetic losers that you were born to be. Just check most of the responses here, most tell you that you are losers. And for your Queen's sake pathetic dynhoyw, charity starts at your own old folks home. Clean up your own snatch first. Playing with unwashed sex toys as usual with your deluded porn star altered ego does give you mental diseases.
Go troll somewhere else and rile someone up. You are a waste of skin and air space.
Post a pic or get out.
The best thing to do with people like you, I guess, is to ignore you. You obviously crave attention. I will not play your game any longer.
Also - your are just getting very boring anyway.
But I will certianly not stop trying to inject some intelligence into these forums. Else they will continue to read like the crazy ramblings of a mental home.
@101- Boo hoo hoo. "So I am going to stop responding."
Really, does menstruation ever stop even at your non reproductive old age?
"But I will certianly not stop trying to inject some intelligence into these forums."
But Of Cos with Certainty with a Capital C, like in you as a C.U.N.T, we ALL here expect you & all your multiple fake profiles to keep whoring. How else are you gonna pay for multiple residence at your old folks home? LOL.
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