So you want to be a hunk.......Now that's what I call ambition! To follow this guide right down to a T, you would have no time for serious academic work (some excuses help though) and maybe you'll get unceremoniously bundled out of uni. But, you would achieve hunk status and really, my dear, the fastest route up the social ladder ain't by that degree those other fools are chasing after anyway. In the real world, it's by being a male supermodel, a Hollywood actor, THE OTHER MAN of the wife of some  tycoon or moghul or monarch....or even, the gay partner of some rich and influential big shot....you get my drift....So if this is your aspiration, go fer it man! And THIS guide is your holy bible.

1.    What's a hunk?

    OED Definition : thick piece, cut off.

    ARTS FACULTY Definition : Scores high in the looks department. Stokes our lust. Fuels our fantasies. Potential road hazard ( girls can't take their eyes off a hunk long enough to watch their step). Low IQ (usually but not typically the case. I mean, you gotta have some of this to make sense of all those gym equipment, right?)

2.    How to be a hunk...

   What you need :

        (a) Fine, chiselled features. Great set of teeth. Athletic. Well-defined pecs, biceps, triceps, quads etc obligatory (at your own discretion, girls don't exactly drool over Kevin Sorbo!) Use these as a yardstick.

        (b) If your natural hair color is black, dye it, color it or bleach it. Choose lighter shades or bizarre hair colors like blue and green. And if your hair is short, grow it a little longer. Invest in hair gel. Slap this on when hair is wet, make a few vigorous shakes of the head (make sure no one's beside you) and allow hair to fall into place. Voila! And you would have got the messy, just-got-out-of-bed look!

        (b) Tight-fitting tees (both with and without sleeves) and well-cut pants (Upmarket brands like Armani or Boss offer quite a good selection otherwise stores like Project Shop and People of Asia will do.)

        (c) Safari-type shirts/faded, checked short-sleeved shirts (Fav brands for these include Stussy, Quiksilver and for such garments, Pacific Plaza may be your one-stop shopping paradise.)

        (d) Dark blue denim jeans (usually Levi's)/cargo pants (on their way out though...)/bermudas.

> Fav ensemble for hunks is perhaps still normal-sized tees and non-tailormade pants. With tees hanging out.

        (e) Gym membership. (To achieve that V-shaped physique. And prepare to spend hours and hours pumping iron and sweating it out.)

*Two other important accessories complete the look -- the first one hangs on the arm while the second, well, you guessed it, ensures the possibility of the first i.e a babe and a babe machine, either a four- or two-wheeler.

        (f) A Babe (To show off to 'em guys. Reap the rewards of your hard labour at the gym.)

        (g) A Babe machine. ( Babe magnets are two-door convertibles but really, just any car will suffice. Although some less-demanding babes will get on a motorbike, most babes prefer air-conditioning -- it prevents make-up from melting away and revealing the real deal underneath.)

    What you don't need :

         (a) your brain. (Hunks have to maintain an aura of mystique so just perfect a killer smile (lopsided ones have been known to drive girls crazy. Think ex-hunk Tom Jones) and refrain from speech.)