ABOUT SNEEZE .

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SNEEZE's Frequently Asked Questions

As responded by da Editor For the past many months since SNEEZE was brought to life, there were numerous questions, comments, and banterings that need to be answered. Although some of the answers may sound stupid or absurd, at least, I would emphasize, that I answer it with utmost sincerity.

WHAT / WHY SNEEZE?

I've answered that before. The most frequently asked question. And my answer has been that SNEEZE is about release. This city has always been the quiet, shy type. I actually am also the shy, quiet type. And SNEEZE would like to be your means of expressing your depth.SNEEZE would like to let you, the cool people of the Visayas region, to express your angst, your music, you art, even your bullsh1t! "Don't hold it back, Sneeze it!"The other "previously-a-secret" answer behind the "Why-SNEEZE" question, is a ridiculous answer--- Notice how the Panay is said to be shaped like a nose… And how Iloilo was originally named after the term "IRONG-IRONG" because of the NOSE-SHAPE… Well, once the nose gets to explode with impact, it would be a SNEEZE. Therefore, SNEEZE! (I told you it was gonna be a stupid answer)

WHO ARE YOU GUYS, AND WHY ARE YOU USING CODENAMES AND SILLY NICKNAMES INSTEAD OF YOUR REAL NAMES? Me? You wouldn't be interested in knowing who I am. I am your average geek who doesn't even have a cool factor when you see me on the street. I look like an Eddie Peregrina fan, because I really am. My companions in this zine, are actually some ladies who are full of talent and skill, and without their help, SNEEZE would not come to be. As for the names, it is actually for safety that we do not reveal our names printed on this mag yet. SNEEZE is still undergoing the processing of legal papers for it to have a legitimate identity, Segurista ako, and as much as possible, I think it would be best to wait for legitimacy before revealing ourselves to the public. (Not unless you wanna take us out for free dinners and/or free movies, we're suckers for anything na libre)

IF YOURE A MAG THAT "FEATURES ILOILO" and is "BOOSTING THE ILOILO CULTURE",THEN WHY ARE YOU STILL FEATURING STUFF LIKE FOREIGN MOVIES, BANDS, AND CARTOONS? Sure, SNEEZE is a mag that wants to boost Iloilo culture, but we also wanna feature hobbies and cool stuff that the regular Pedro and Pedrita would wanna enjoy in their magazine. Besides, we cannot feature a full cover-to-cover stories on just about Iloilo. Iloilo is SO small and MAUBUSAN kami topic. In addition, we do not want SNEEZE to be some "academic-&-boring" culture magazine, SNEEZE has to have some life in it, and not look like the kind of booklet your Social Studies professor wants you to read. As for the Geek aspect of the magazine, the Geek emphasis goes with the idea that this mag isn't a mere rockers mag, but also a geek mag. If rockers want to read about , say, A Perfect Circle or Trent Reznor, geeks also want to read about Gandalf and Jabba the Hutt.

YOUR MAGAZINE IS OUT OF SCHEDULE, SO IS YOUR WEBSITE.DOES YOUR MAGAZINE HAVE ANY PUNCTUALITY AT ALL? We try to be. But for the meantime, we are a magazine STRIVING our asses to keep this magazine afloat. I've said it over and over again. We, the people of this magazine are still below the poverty line, so sometimes the hardships of everyday life get to us that we are left with no choice than to lag behind our original schedules. We could only hope for success this coming year so that we could give you a magazine that is worth more than what you pay for.Wanna help us out with our hardships? The simplest way is to at least buy a copy than to just borrow it from your pals, or steal it from some café.

SNEEZE, d1put@, SILA-SILA MANLANG NA ANG GINA-FEATURE NILA. WALA NAMAN SILA MAY GINA-FEATURE KUNDI ANG MGA KILALA NILA! Well, excuse me, but we do not exclude anybody from being featured. Be it kilala ka namun or hinde. But of course, there are also stories (especially gigs) that we sometimes miss out, because of innocent and honest mistakes. Although we get to scout for news and stuff to feature via our connections, we also have our limits, Jeez, man, we don't have a satellite, you know, we're not CN-freakin-N, man! So please, if you do know of stuff to feature, bands, musicians, artists, paranormal anomalies, do not hesitate to let us know about it. We're just a txt-message and E-mail away. There's nothing wrong with walking to us and telling us about what you wanna say.

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