5 Signs You Could Be The Next Trending Hottie (or Lawyer)

These days social media world is abuzz with the versions of hottest professional from a professional field. You got the hottest Math professor Pietro Boselli, the hottest police officer from the Philippines Neil Perez who went on to win Mr. International 2014, and today the Philippines has it's own of the hottest doctor in the person of resident ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Agas.  So, I say what's stopping you from becoming the next trending professional or the hottest lawyer?

People are always fascinated with beauty and if you add brains and a serious profession, you got the perfect recipe for virality.  So if you think you are the next trending persona, here are the signs you got to watch out.

1.  You have a thing for fitness and possess an enviable physique

You happen to love fitness or working out.  In essence,  your physique must look like they have their own website.  Note that Mr. Boselli trains once and even twice a day!  Check out these photos. Muscles - CHECK!  Abs -- CHECK! Presentation of evidence is done.  I rest my case your honors.

2.  You inherited that gorgeousness gene

Let us all admit this fact, all of the trending hot professionals have another thing in common -- they all look like eye candy.  Having good cheekbones, perfect jaw line and great looks definitely up your chances of becoming the next trending hottie.  Boselli is Italian and yes, you cannot deny that he is good looking. Same with Dr. Agas and Police Officer Perez.

3.  You are inherently awesome personality-wise or truly down-to-earth

You must be awesome but totally unassuming about the fact that you are supergorgeous.  Most of the trending professionals were either discovered surreptitiously or accidentally.  In short, you must not be trying hard to make yourself famous.

4. Someone 'accidentally' discovered you.

Math teacher Bosseli became viral when a student found out he is a model 

Essentially, you never did anything nor self-promote your awesomeness.  Most of the trending professionals used to be like us, just everyday folks until that fateful moment of discovery.  The hottest Math professor actually hid the fact that he is working as a model and did not even mention this on his CV.

5. You have a compelling story

The person who 'discovered' you must have uploaded your awesomeness with a compelling storytelling to boot.  People love great stories and for you to make it to the trending genre, your storyline must reek of honesty and novelty. Your story is set to be  told over and over again, so you better have an interesting plot.

Resident Ophthalmologist Dr. Mark Agas

So there you go.   Do you think you got what it takes to be the next trending lawyer (or law professor) that walked this side of the earth?  Send us some love via comments or even some pics to prove it. You can even send some unofficial nominees.

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Hi! I'm a law student from Manila, Philippines.  I did Political Science, then Industrial Relations major in H.R. (postgrad) studies from UP.  I vlog, weightlift, experiment with new makeup looks, try Bollywood and bellydance steps, and rant about my cray life in my YouTube channel.  Once in a blue moon, I create content for another YT channel,  10+ blogs,  20+ FB pages and in HubPages.  Check out my official site.  

Lawyering and the Digital Age

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I am very much involved in the digital marketing field. It is a very fascinating and dynamic industry that changes in leaps and bounds in just a matter of days. Given this very mutable character, a digital marketer has to be on top of everything, he must be in the know of the latest trend in digital, in tech, in app development, and if possible all the buzz that's going on online.

This is why it perplexes me simply thinking about the consequences of the Digital era to the practice of law not only in the Philippines.  Lawyers must create a balance between practice and the spiraling digital transformation of almost every aspect of everyday realities.

Note that it is unethical for our lawyers to advertise their legal services anywhere be it in print,  radio or online. Considering the dynamics of digital media and the reality that almost everyone -- even lawyers and law firms, maintain an online presence be it via a website, a blog, a FaceBook, etc., the line between what's ethical and what's not seems blurred.

It is really a big concern for me because my passion is in digital marketing and after a couple of years, I will be joining the legal profession.  It makes me wonder how the legal profession landscape will look like by that time vis-a-vie these fast-paced developments brought about by the digital transformation of our reality.

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Hi! I'm a law student from Manila, Philippines.  I did Political Science, then Industrial Relations major in H.R. (postgrad) studies from UP.  I vlog, weightlift, experiment with new makeup looks, try Bollywood and bellydance steps, and rant about my cray life in my YouTube channel.  Once in a blue moon, I create content for another YT channel,  10+ blogs,  20+ FB pages and in HubPages.  Check out my official site.  

When Penmanship Counts

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Earlier I read an interesting article detailing about the secrets of a 2014 Philippine bar examiner and I learned that for him to be able to finish checking those bar exams booklet, he has to check at least 50 a day!  Now that is a lot.

This is where a bar examinee's handwriting is crucial.  If you are planning to take the bar and your handwriting resembles that of chicken scratch,  time to take note.  You better improve that handwriting while you have time.

If you are planning to be a doctor, having an unreadable handwriting is an asset. I really do not understand why doctors' handwriting are a class of their own but it is not for me to judge. Maybe it a requirement or maybe they are just too busy to write legibly, who knows.

However, if you are a law student planning to take the bar, your handwriting counts.  This is not to say that having the perfect handwriting will make you pass the bar. No matter how good the handwriting is if the content is nonsense then it will be useless. The main point here is that according to many law professors and other people I came across with who already passed the bar, a good handwriting is a skill that you should not take for granted.

Let's look at it this way, let's put ourselves in the shoes of a bar examiner who is tasked to check about 5000 plus exam booklets.  Would we be able to understand the answer written if the handwriting is unreadable? I don't think so.  If the examiner had a bad day before taking a look at your booklet, goodluck!

If you are one of those planning to have a pleasant bar exams experience and result and your handwriting is less than desirable, don't fret because you can still do something about it.  How about setting a goal and a daily schedule to improve your handwriting?  Of course it is doable.  You can set 15 minutes per day to write about anything under the sun. If you have an ideal handwriting that you would like to copy then by all means.

If you do practice religiously for a month, it will become a habit. Practice makes habit.  If you are serious about fixing that horrible handwriting, you better start now. :)

The Blogger
Hi! I'm a law student from Manila, Philippines.  I did Political Science, then Industrial Relations major in H.R. (postgrad) studies from UP.  I vlog, weightlift, experiment with new makeup looks, try Bollywood and bellydance steps, and rant about my cray life in my YouTube channel.  Once in a blue moon, I create content for another YT channel,  10+ blogs,  20+ FB pages and in HubPages.  Check out my official site.  

My Pre-Lawyering Bucketlist

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I have this list of things, kind of a 'bucketlist before I become a lawyer' to do list.

1. I need to be financially stable before I become a lawyer.

I do not know what is more depressing, is it studying law with little finances or being a lawyer already and trading all your to time to earn more. Being a law student and working all at the same time, I would often end up working instead and putting law school on hold for a semester or two.  In the same manner, I think that if you really want to enjoy the practice as a lawyer, money should not be the prime driving force.

2.  I need to have an established business before I become a lawyer.

I have this picture of how lawyer's life can be so busy and toxic and  how it's gonna be work, work, work, so if I have dreams of putting up my own business of whatever nature then I better have it up and running before I become a lawyer.


3. I need to have accumulated a sufficient amount of capital to start my own firm.

I know this one sounds really crazy but I have this vision that if I have enough capital by the time I pass the bar, I can start a law firm. lol  As they say, dream big, because dreaming is free! Of course you need capital to do that.

4.  I need to be in my ideal fitness state before I become a lawyer

Lawyering is stressful in itself and if you do not put effort to be fit I do not think it would be easier once you become a lawyer.  Being fit right now is already hard, I cannot imagine how to have time to go to the gym and work 16 hours of labor being a lawyer.  I ain't having that kind of life.

5. I need to travel to as many places as I can before I become a lawyer.

Let's face it, being a lawyer can be really time-draining and the only time you can get a long vacation would be holidays.

I know, my list is out there but that's just me. Do you have anything like this if at all?  Show some love and leave your comments and reactions below.

The Blogger
Hi! I'm a law student from Manila, Philippines.  I did Political Science, then Industrial Relations major in H.R. (postgrad) studies from UP.  I vlog, weightlift, experiment with new makeup looks, try Bollywood and bellydance steps, and rant about my cray life in my YouTube channel.  Once in a blue moon, I create content for another YT channel,  10+ blogs,  20+ FB pages and in HubPages.  Check out my official site.  

Summer OJT in Law School

Hello there fellow law students!  It is summer in the Philippines indeed and while I dream about my next beach escapade, the realities of law school looms because I am supposed to take up this OJT thing. Who are taking their summer OJT this time? I really hope I could but then work gets in the way again, oh dear.

I wish we have more leeway in doing this on the job training of sorts. Unfotunately, my school has a process in allowing us our summer OJT.  I signed up for it last month but now I am really doubting if I could make it this time due to mounting work responsibilities.  I have started my digital project and meeting up prospects already take much of my time. So...law school will again take a back seat!

I have always wanted to do this with a government office, a busy one. So much for my wish!  Work always gets in the way of my summer school programs so it is either I take a leave or again have to wait for next summer. Dang, law school and work is kinda hard to balance during summer.

Oh well, we'll see. Are you taking you summer OJT for law school? Any tips you would like to share is very welcome.

The Blogger
Hi! I'm a law student from Manila, Philippines.  I did Political Science, then Industrial Relations major in H.R. (postgrad) studies from UP.  I vlog, weightlift, experiment with new makeup looks, try Bollywood and bellydance steps, and rant about my cray life in my YouTube channel.  Once in a blue moon, I create content for another YT channel,  10+ blogs,  20+ FB pages and in HubPages.  Check out my official site.