Sofie’s FHM blog just turned a year old, and this Girl Next Door found an interesting way to celebrate.

Here’s an excerpt from her blog post:

FHM.com.ph wouldn’t be one of the most visited sites here in the Philippines without the sizzling photos, and it would never be called FHM without the hot and sexy photos of the babes. So for my FHMBlog’s anniversary, and as my gift to everyone, I decided to do a never-been-done shoot, and finally display a never been shown photo of me.

Sorry, can’t show the whole pic ‘coz of the, uh, nippy weather, but here’s a screenshot.

Here’s a video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia editorial assistant Abigail Kwok.

And here’s an interview conducted by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Izah Morales.

Here’s another video from Izah, showing the lettuce bikini-clad ladies being shooed away by cops, who said PETA did not have a permit.

And here are more photos. All photos taken by Izah.

ONE of my guilty pleasures is watching the new “American Gladiators” — heck, I used to love the original show, too. And I’ve got to admit that one of the main reasons I love the show is seeing the gladiator Crush in action.

In case you didn’t know, the beautiful Crush is a badass not just in the gladiator arena but in real life as well. She’s mixed martial arts fighter Gina “Conviction” Carano, a Muay Thai specialist who remains undefeated. Together with Julie Kedzie, Gina made history on February 10, 2007 in the first women’s MMA match to be televised on a premium TV network, Showtime. I saw that bout but so far I can’t find a copy posted online; it was a great fight and you should try to watch it if you can.

MMA fans know they’re in for a treat whenever Gina steps inside the EliteXC cage. Gorgeous and deadly. How gorgeous? Check out her gallery on Maxim.

Here’s a “Meet Gina Carano” video.

Here’s a highlight video.

And here are clips from “American Gladiators.”

FOR years, I’ve been hearing that Playboy is coming to the Philippines, but finally next week the Philippine edition of this men’s magazine will hit newsstands.

The funny thing, however, is that the Philippine edition won’t feature frontal nudity, and will in fact be a lot tamer than the Playboy we know.

WTF? So why even bother bringing it here, presumably spending a fortune in licensing? OK, maybe the Philippine publisher is taking to heart the usual statement that “we read Playboy for the articles.”

Anyway, here’s what editor-in-chief Beting Laygo Dolor was quoted as saying:

“I think a lot of the church people, especially the more liberal ones, will appreciate what we are trying to do in terms of quality and content,” said Dolor.

Dolor said Playboy Philippines would feature Filipino women as “playmates” in the centerfold, but won’t show full frontal nudity or genitalia because that would run counter to Philippine business and cultural considerations.

“Maybe one nipple,” he said.

“If you have something like full frontal nudity, the chances are you will make a lot of enemies in the church, NGOs [non-governmental organizations], even in the government,” he said. “We don’t want to risk our copies being burned.”

He added that local advertisers won’t pay for space in such magazines.

Again, baffling statements. They didn’t have to come out with a local Playboy edition, but since they wanted to, you’d think they’d have more guts and be true to the product. Otherwise, why license it at all instead of coming up with a homegrown magazine? It’s not like Church people would be pleased that Playboy is officially here even if it’s tamer, so the publisher might as well have gone, um, all the way, heh

Anyway, what do you think?

THE LINEAGE II Game Girls performed at the recent Red Fox launch. I took pictures.

The blonde one is Nicole, the short-haired brunette is Doren, the girl with the cap is Sarah, Jackie is the redhead, and Lorraine is the long-haired brunette. Rio Encarnado (second from left in photo below), marketing events manager of Asian Media, acted as chaperone to the girls.

Enjoy!

ClubWestTV.com offers bikini babes who will clean your iPhone screen. Nope, they won’t go to your house or office. They’ll clean the screen from, uh, inside your iPhone.

Check out these videos.

Here’s the original iWash software.

Here’s iBlonde.

And here’s iAmanda.

You can buy the software at the ClubWest site.

Now, if only I had an iPhone

These designs were part of a one-of-a-kind fashion show held on Dec. 28 in Kuala Lumpur that organizers hope will raise HIV awareness in Malaysia.

Photos courtesy of Agence France-Presse.

Online Videos by Veoh.com

Video taken by INQUIRER.net multimedia reporter Erika Tapalla at ABS-CBN Studios.