A Bus Ride

I warned my mom the other day that we won't fit inside the Tamaraw FX. It's New Year's eve and our lifelong tradition says that we should all go to Favorite Aunt's place and spend the Media Noche there. But the stubborn matriarch insisted that we will all fit inside the car. She even accused me of setting up a romantic date with someone on New Year's eve and that's the reason I don't want to

Happy Little Camper

Eve.The director approved my two-day vacation leave early this week. It will start in a few hours, but the excuse I gave was just a ruse. Sabi ko sa e-mail, "I will attend to some personal things," which he replied "ok" after I gave my assurance that I will still look after my shift. Buti na lang, he didn't pry into the details of my absence. He won't get an honest answer. -After four straight

Why Its Hard To Blog These Days?

1. Writing has become a drag. Why spend two to four hours conceiving an idea and putting it into words, when you can simply share your life on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook? 2. Twitter. It's dynamic, densely populated and it only takes 140 characters to send a thought or update across. And there's always a receptive audience who is ready to click the re-tweet and favorite buttons, or respond to

Mind Exercise

"Hello Mugs. How are you?""Okay naman.... Heto... Having my Brain Salad Days...""Brain Salad Days?!?""Yeah, alam mo yun. You've drawn out your plans. But it turns out, your thoughts are too scattered to focus on a specific goal""Like what?""Like putting my energies to writing that Travel Guide for Bentusi.""Uh huh.""Or at least, writing an entry for Baby Diego.""To welcome his arrival, like what

Year Of The Trenches

In warfare, trenches are dug-out depressions whose purpose is to deny the enemy ways of taking over fortified positions. One may never pass, until that section of an obstacle has been breached.In life, trenches are like life stages when one appears to be in suspended animation. Gaining ground becomes an insurmountable feat, knowing too well that you have found your comfort zone, and that, to

7incher_hunkTop

"Hey, what time do you work out in Eclipse? I'm eyeing for a buddy, if you don't mind." It was a private message I received the other night. As part of the gym's aspiration to become more gay-friendly, I returned to Pinoyexchange AP Work Out Thread to help the forum posters there with their training concerns. My presence also aims to connect the gay people who are members of the gym.Like the head

Larawan Last Part

And so we have come to the last part of the Larawan series, where, in my attempts to trace back our footsteps, I have gathered my strength to return to the places that serve as milestones of my long and fruitful journey with JC.Twelve images. Twelve places. Twelve months. Sino ang mag-aakala na sa nilayo-layo ng aming nilakbay, nandito pa rin kami at hindi napapagod. The first four pictures tell

Larawan Second Part

Baabaa was asked sa isang online forum kung saan daw ang pinakamemorable date niya.Kelly Heights, AntipoloHis answer was Antipolo.Bilang isang hamak na stalker sa forum na iyon ay napangiti ako sa kanyang sagot. Malay ko ba na yun pala ang special place namin para sa kanya. Kelly Heights has always been my retreat every time I'd like to run away from the city. It is fairly inaccessible, the food,

Larawan First Part

Ang bilin ng mga matatanda, ang taong hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi alam ang pupuntahan.So here we are, looking back at where this sweet thing called love brought us.McDonalds, UN AvenueMay masama akong balak ng gabing iyon. May ko-kornerin akong tao para i-treat ng Twister Fries. Ang binata ay walang kaalam-alam na ang kanya palang ka-textmate ay nag-aabang na sa ground

Return To The Dance Floor Second Part

"Grabe Joms, anlaki talaga ng titi niya!" And even though I was already tipsy from downing two bottles of Red Horse beer at the club, the very graphic description was simply too much. Kane was referring to Eugene, (not his real name) the 6-footer, semikal ex-varsity player who was also a runaway boy from Malate. Back in the old days, the crowd literally part - like the Red Sea - when he and his

Return To The Dance Floor First Part

October 1, 2011Top Grill, Jupiter Street"Inom pa tayo!" Jap Nishi insisted. Three bottles of San Mig Light would never quench his thirst. I was told this guy could down six bottles of Red Horse without becoming a casualty. The last time we were in an inuman session at Rain Darwin's place, he didn't even get tipsy.Jap and I went to a videoke party arranged by Poi and the gang. I would have went

Welcome Wagon

"this is another attempt of me blogging. i have quite a number of blogs in the past starting with Multiply which we all know has lost its following and people don't open their accounts anymore. i had one blogger account way back in college for my philo class though --- that was full of pambobola just to get a 4.0. Hahaha! i have tumblr and i blog every once in a while but i couldn't blog

Taas Noo

“This is what democracy is all about: having a government disciplined enough to imbibe in itself the principles of transparency, accountability and citizen involvement—the necessary preconditions to poverty alleviation and inclusive and sustainable economic growth,” President Benigno Aquino IIIOpen Government Partnership Summit, New YorkI was all smiles one morning while reading the news article

Fever

Ang fearless forecast ni Mugen last Saturday sa inuman ng mga Engkantos ay magiging kulelat ang pambato ng Philippines sa Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. So what kung nasa Top 15 siya, Thank You Girl pa rin ang award ng ating kandidata.Unlike Miss Venus Raj na inapi muna at nilapastangan ng Binibining Pilipinas Charities bago pinadala sa pageant, Shamcey Supsup has basically no story to tell.

Faithfully

Gaya ng marami, naranasan ko rin maging single ng Valentines Day.  Ngunit hindi ito naging dahilan upang makaramdam ng lungkot, o kaya pangamba (na maging single forever)  o  kung hindi man ay mag disappear habang ang mga mag-irog ay abala sa pag-celebrate ng kanilang araw ng mga puso. Minsan, higit na mainam ang mag-intay o kaya ay magsawalang-kibo sa halip na punan ng hilaw at bubot na

Tabula Rasa

So begins 2011.In the past, the blog opened the year with a resolution; a bucket list of all the things the author wished to accomplish before the year closed. And while some goals ended up unfulfilled, I learn that pleasant achievements often replace the targets you failed to meet. It is good to write down your goals, if you wish order and structure to serve as pillars to your life project. At

Where The Wind Blows

These were the things we intend to accomplish before the year ends:Revive the plants in front of the house and turn a part of the compound into an ornamental garden. Relearn to play the Piano and perform Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata and Clint Mansell's Together We Live Forever on a cloudless daybreak. Cut down on food binging. Drink more water. Be more driven to go to the gym and drop the body

Two

Twelve things I have learned after a year of searching for love.Gaano man igiit ng isang binata na walang mangyayari sa inyong dalawa kapag ito ay nakitulog sa iyong kuwarto, asahan mo na pagsapit ng madaling araw, braso nito ay nakapulupot sa iyong  hubad na katawan habang isang kamay naman nito ay gumagapang sa loob ng iyong shorts. (Orion)Hindi ako naniniwala sa long-distance relationship. (

Black Hole

Naglalakad ako habang nagyoyosi nang maaninag na bukas pa ang ilaw sa pintuan na katapat ng aming bahay. Sumilip ako para maki-usyoso. Maraming labada sa paligid. Karaniwang ginagawang laundry area ang lugar na iyon, pero ngayon pa lang may naglaba ng hatinggabi. Ang pintuang iyon na gawa sa rehas na bakal ay maraming gamit. Palibhasa ay may katabi kaming Sari Sari Store kaya doon