Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Bachelor Auction

Look, it's April. It's that time of year again when Cleo Magazine brings out its peculiar - though always surprising - choice of the 50 most eligible bachelors in the country.

And how do they pick from thousands of men?

Judging from their choices, possibly by pulling aside wandering fellas that saunter by their main office at this time of year. How else could they pick some of the ineligible riff raff found on the glossy pages? Though I have to admit there are a few choice specimens listed on the pages ( look really hard! ), I still think some of them should have thought twice - and hard - about having their unhandsome mugs plastered on the magazine for all to peruse.

And critique mercilessly.

Though I can't really comment on them all since I know a few personally. Can't very well toss brickbats on someone I know :)

But it does seem as if they pick a few hunks ( such as this handsome fella ) and then pepper the rest of the numbers with average joes picked up from the sidewalk.

Henry Golding
Like this handsome fella, Henry Golding! Isn't he a shoo-in?

Can never understand why the guys over here in the Klang Valley ( since the mag never sees fit to expand their man net over the rest of the country ) seem to pale besides the supertanned fit hunks down under in Singapore! Theoretically we share the same gene pool after all. Sure we used to be able to point the finger at their legally imposed National Service policy in producing buff boytoys but so many of our own fellas are joining the gym these days!

And I'll be the first to admit we have some cute bachelors about. Just take a walk down by the Marketplace and I can easily swear there are a couple of guys there who would look far better on the centrefold! Even slicked up in oil and a smile. At least looks-wise.

And if the bachelor pageant isn't a meat market relying solely on looks, what is it? Don't tell me we're choosing them solely on personality.

Could it be the bachelors actually fear being chosen? Thinking of all the nasty torture and games they'd be subject to during the bachelor event? Certainly can't be as bad as the sexually charged, sexually exploitative striptease they coerce the hapless Singaporean bachelors into doing annually. Certainly made me look at Timbaland's Fantasy differently.

8 comments:

V said...

mags are only into it just for the money & the hype!

not much on finding the real eligible bachelors! :)

Tanglebloom said...

it's actually a lot easier to get in than one would think. all you need is to log on to their website months before the issue comes out and have someone nominate you. an interview ensues if they like what they see deem you fit, then you've made the cut. in fact, you don't even need someone to nominate you. you could nominate yourself but that's just sad.

it really does surprise me how some of the bachelors get chosen. seriously. i get it that the less than visually-arousing ones compensate with their unique personalities but those who don't have the looks and the wit and still made it through...i think girls of cleo were smoking weed during the selection process.

heck, even my uncle made it through last year and he's not the most....well, let's just say he's the homely kind.

Owner of the Pink Suitcase said...

I quite like Bachelor #42! ... out of the lot that is.. the bar seems to be lower every year....

Jason said...

Tanglebloom said..."i think girls of cleo were smoking weed during the selection process."..

So funny...lol

Me agreed

Janvier said...

Start with the Malaysian issue then work your way to the Sporeland one!

Anonymous said...

i think they just simply pick anyone lah, i still believe there r far more better ones tat are not included into the list :P

and yes singaporean are more serious into gym/body building than malaysian plu. by average they have better body than us, but i think we malaysian are slowly catching up.

savante said...

But they would get more hype if they had better-looking fellas, B!

Smoking weed. Hahahaha. Love that, tangle!

Start writing again, pink!

I know! Love that line, jason.

Did it the other way unfortunately, janvier. I think they release their issues a month earlier.

But surely they can find better ones, happy go lucky.

P

Anonymous said...

OMG they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel here....the very bottom. Normally half the guys featured are gay. This year I think they're going for the totally straight crowd!