Just when you
think you’ve read it all, a book like Pogi
Points comes your way to burst your bubble. Soldiers of love, beware.
Stanley
Chi, the genius behind the bestselling Suplado
Tips series (read: over PhP2M worth of books sold in just one year) goes
out of his comfort zone to write a “not-so-gentleman’s guide to looking good”,
as the cover of his newest book, Pogi
Points, announces brazenly.
Chi is out to
prove he’s not a one-hit wonder after his first humor book, Suplado Tips, underwent reprinting five
times in a year. The follow-up Suplado
Tips 2 fared just as well, if not better, establishing Chi’s reputation as
a legit writer who can sell books to people who don’t normally love reading.
Pogi Points is a
collection of tips on how to get ahead in love through strategic behavior. It
teaches the naïve boy how to act around his object of admiration (or obsession,
whichever applies).
“Ang pagiging gwapo, inborn; ang pagiging pogi, napag-aaralan
(Being handsome is inborn; being pogi
is something you can learn),” Chi explains. Using humor to make his point, Chi
teaches precious bits of courtship wisdom to guys who want to win over the girl
of their dreams.
Readers aren’t
the only ones who noticed Chi’s flair for writing. The Manila International
Book Fair, the biggest book fair in the Philippines already in its 33rd
year last September, made sure Chi was on board 
as
one of their first-ever endorsers, dubbed “MIBF Bookworms”. During the book
fair, Chi joined social activist Carlos Celdran and fellow comedian-authors
Ramon Bautista and Tado Jimenez in an online video campaign to promote
literacy.
as
one of their first-ever endorsers, dubbed “MIBF Bookworms”. During the book
fair, Chi joined social activist Carlos Celdran and fellow comedian-authors
Ramon Bautista and Tado Jimenez in an online video campaign to promote
literacy.
One Pogi Points pointer says, “Kung dinaan
mo sa personality ang isang babae, para mo naring sinabi
na pangit ka (If you use your personality to win over a girl, it’s like saying
you’re too ugly [to do it any other way])!” Aside from tips on how to score
more pogi points, the book contains
photo comic strips, serious relationship facts, fun pogi trivia, and self-help lists. It’s a workbook of sorts for the love-struck
guy who wants to have fun while decoding the woman he fancies.
Readers get a
good dose of laughter from Pogi Points
– and who knows? Maybe the single guys might even get a girlfriend.
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