Circles and Squares

Let's go back around this time, year 2003...

Twenty na aketch nun, pero virginia wolfe pa din ang drama. Though I was not really seeking for the experience. Pagurl kasi si bakla! Di naniniwala sa casual encounters. Gusto may feelings involved. Choosy, ayaw ng basta-bastang churchur.

Super closey-closey na kami ni Jimboi nung mga panahong to pero di pa kmi. Since mageend na ang sem nun, madalas kami magsleep-over gawa ng mga papers na tinatapos namin.

So sa isang overnight chuchu para sa isang project, magkatabi kami sa pagtulog.

Nacurious ang Princhecha. Nakabasa kasi ako ng isang article sa Cosmo. So inisip ko na itry kung totoo ba.

Sabi kasi sa article, nakakaturn on daw sa isang guy pag magtetrace ng kung ano-anong shapes sa chest at abs.

So ayun na nga, habang natutulog si Jimboi ay sinubukan kong magpractice magsketch. Doodle-doodle si bakla. Ginawang drawingan ang dibdib at tyan ng pobreng natutulog.

Small circle, small circle, big circle. Aba, aba, aba, napansin kong lumalalim ang hininga ng human sketchpad. So sige pa sa drawing, malapit-lapit na ding matapos ang obra maestra. Squares, squares, lots of squares.

Naglalagay na lng ako ng mga finishing touches - a few dots here a few dots there ng biglang - OMG! - hinawakan ni Jimboi ang kamay ko. Nagulat ako, kala ko magagalit at pipigilan ako.

Pero mas nagulat ako! Kinuha nya ang kamay ko para pala ipadama na may ibang nagalit dahil sa drawing exercise ko.

Natigilan ako ng ilang saglit.

Binawi ko ang kamay ko and I stormed out of the room.

Hindi pa ko ready, malay ko bang effective pala ang turo ng magazine!

Hindi ko alam ang gagawin ko! Stupid I know, pero napaiyak na lang ako. Pagurl talaga ang bakla! Drama queen ang moda.

Naisip ko kasi na nakakahiya. Nag-isip ako na baka magkailangan na kmi ni Jimboi at baka masira ang aming friendship.

Lumabas din sya ng kwarto. Nagpasorry sya. Pero mas nagpasorry ako. Sabi nya matulog na lang daw kami at wala yun.

Kinabukasan, nag-usap kami at napagpasyahan naming kalimutan na lang ang nangyari...

End of story.

Bitin kung bitin gaya ng pagkabitin ng nabitin sa biting drawing exercise.




p.s.
Asa naman na makakalimutan lang ang ganung pangyayari noh! Syempre churva material din yun! ahihihihi
At syempre nde rin naglaon, nang maging kami, eh natapos at natapos din ang obra maestra. But that's another story... :p

p.p.s.
Lesson learned, maniwala sa Cosmo. Effective ang tips. Tried and tested.
But kids, don't try this at home. Or do.

Excuse Moi

Shoesmio! Nayanig na ang mga institution sa Wall Street nde pa din ako nakakabalik sa tamang wishoe, anuver!

Anyway, gusto ko lang kayo kamustahin.

At saka pala konting kwento na din.

Nung isang araw, napagpasyahan kong magbus pauwi (madaling araw na kasi ako usually umuuwi kaya madalas ako mangwaldas ng pera sa cab).

So ayun nga. Pumara na ng bus. Sumakay. Naghanap ng cute na matatabihan. hihihihihi. "Shaw po." sabi ko sa kunduktor sabay bayad.

Sa sobrang pagod, di ko na napigil maidlip sa bus. Nagising na lang ako ng makarinig ako ng mahinang "Excuse me. Miss, excuse me...". Antok-antok akong nagbigay ng puwang para makadaan si cute, thinking na baba sya.

Ngumiti lang si cute at lumipat ng upuan sabay sabing "Shaw na.". Nagulat at biglang gising ang malay ni bakla, sabay tayo at dagling baba ng bus. Hindi man lang ako nakapagpasalamat kay excuse-me-guy. Nakakawala pala ng manners ang puyat. Kung hindi nya ako ginising, malamang umabot ako ng Cubao o North Edsa. haha. Ni hindi ko man lang sinuklian ang ngiti nya ng mas matamis na ngiti o kahit flying kiss man lang.

Pero huli man daw at magaling, kung nababasa mo to mamang pogi na gumising sa akin, thank you ha!

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Birthday ng kaibigan ko at magpapaparty sya sa Sabado. Open mic daw with a live band ang drama. Tas dahil mayaman naman na sya, naisip nya na imbes daw na dalhan namin sya ng gift, magdonate na lang daw kami ng cash para sa isang outreach ministry na napili nya. Shushal, may philanthropic kyeme pa itong nalalaman.

Pero nde pa ko sumasagot sa RSVP nya, nde ko pa kasi sure kung pupunta ako. Una, may takbo kasi ako ng maaga sa Sunday. Pangalawa, nde pa ko nakakapagpractice ng production number ko para sa open mic at nde pa tapos yung costume na pinatahi ko, ahihihihi. At ikatlo, wa akong ninoy na pambigay sa charity. Nakakahiya namang magsobre ng limang tigbebente.

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Ayun lang muna ang update ni princhecha. Malapit-lapit na siguro ang totoong pagbabalik.

Kunek d dots

Lately I'm feeling extremely exhausted.
I'm lacking quality sleep, when I wake up I feel I haven't even slept a wink.
Now I am taking the late afternoon-early evening shift at work.
I have finished my reading list.
I have watched all the tv series (c/o my dvd pirata/suki).
I get Jimboi irritated when I unintentionally interupt his slumber.
He gets me irritated when just as I'm about to finally snooze he starts to prepare for work and would chat me up asking what I think about this or that.
We haven't had our labing-labing for quite some time now.

My insomnia is worse than ever and I hate it.

I feel crap I can't even write a decent post.

p.s.

See you later when I finally get some restful sleep. I missed you all!

In case you're wondering, buhay pa ang princhecha, nakakatakbo pa, thank you girls very much!

Pasensya naman at eons ago pa since last akong nakapagupdate ditey. Wala naman akong excuse para nde mag-update, andami ko ngang topics na bet iwrite, pero ewan, nde ako makasulat.

O sya cge, meron akong excuse. Wala kasi akong jinternet kunekshun ngayon sa balaychina. hahaha. Pasensya, hampas lupa. Sa office naman nde ako makapagconcentrate. Ang hirap kayang magpretend na busy sa work habang sumusulat lang pala ng novela sa blog! Ahihihihi.

So ano palang updates meron aku?

Ayun, nagmega run pala ako ng aking ikajopat na race evah! Ang Run4 Ur Lyf. Ayon sa website ng organizer ng run: "The campaign for a picture based health warning in tobacco products through the fun run last August 17, 2008 at the UP Diliman Campus was one big step in advancing the cause. With more than 500 participants, the Run 4 Ur Life raised awareness on and increase support of the Picture Based Health Warning Bill pending in the Senate and in the Congress."

Knowings nyo na ba 10 Filipinos die every hour due to cigarette smoking? Wala namang magiging gastos ang gobyerno sa picture-based health warning, ba't hindi pa ito ipasa?

Anyhoo, ano naman ang mga kaganapan sa run? Ayun, unang stop pa lang para sa pagkuha ng tubig (which, mind you, is tinatabo lang galing sa drum papunta sa mga cups, so kung hindi lang uhaw na uhaw ka na eh di mo maiisipang uminom! hihihihi) ay natapilok na ako! Yung aking chronic ankle sprain ay nagbabadya na naman. Buti na lang at naka ankle guard ako pag tumatakbo kaya nde naman masyado nainjure ang beauty! Yun nga lang, mas bumaba ang aking time! More than 40minutes ko natapos ang 5k!

Pero froud naman ako sa aking Jimboi! Kahit pangalawang race pa lang nya to, muntik na sya magplace! Shushalin! May potential si lolo! I'm froud! :p Konting practice pa eh feeling ko magkakamit sya ng medalya! ahihihihi...

At dahil nagpramis ako na manonood, kahapon ay nagtungo ako sa Cine Adarna sa UP para manood ng premier ng the Thank You Girls! Bongga! Nagdouble shift ako nung nakaraang araw para makaliban sa pasok (pero pumasok pa din naman ako after... hahaha), nagpamove pa ko ng conference call para makapunta inferness! Pero sulit ang panonood!

At dahil sabi ko nga sa dati kong post na nde ako marunong sumulat ng film review ay nde pa rin ako magaattempt na gagawa ng isa. haha.

Basta masasabi ko lang, job well done Bebs! :) Magaling, magaling, magaling! Ilang beses akong napahagalpak! Kakatawa siya ha! Nakakaaliw ang mga lines. Bentang-benta! At halatang pinag-isipan! Clap, clap, clap! At hindi lang buhay tyg sa mg ang pinakita. Ano-ano pa yung mga yun? Aba, panoorin nyo na lang to find out! hihihihi.

Nakita ko din si Coco Martin! Naman! Kilig to the bones (with maihi-ihi effect) ang beauty ng princhecha, too bad nga lang nde ako nakapagdala ng digicam! Kainis!

At nakapagpaowtograph din ako kay direk! Hahahaha. Magiging collectors item din to balang araw! hihihihi

Tsaka may bonus na free CD pa pla ng Roxymorrons. Oh di ba sulit? hihihihi

Last but not the least! Natupad din sa wakas ang matagal ko nang inaasam. Pangarap ko na nung bata pa ako na makita ang pangalan ko sa mga film credits, kaya lo and behold, halos mapaiyak ako sa gulat at tuwa ng mabasa ko ang pangalan ko sa pinilakang tabing! Kulang na lang magsusumigaw ako sa sine! Hahahaha

So sa mga nde nakanood, watch kayo pag pinalabas na sya sa sinehan. Abangan ang Advance Screening sa Sept 23, 9:00pm sa Robinsons Indiesine. Ang regular screening ay sa Sept 24-30. Don't miss the chance na mapanood ang future international award winning film na itu! ahihihihihi.

Sambahin nyo sila! Char lang! :p

Kitakita sa races at sa cinema! Babuu!


(At, mahal ko kayong lahat! May ganun? hahahaha)

Wag si Bakla?

A few days ago, I met with two of my friends (one girl, the other a PLU who just came out to us late last year).

While eating at Green Tomato, our conversation led to Project Runway.

Naturally, I told them who my favorite designers were and also said that I find Eli (which according to the PLU friend is pronounced as ee-lie (parang ilaw na ginawang y yung w) and not Eh-li) cute and is my new crush.

And then he blurted with a little hint of a disgusted tone: "Wag, yun! Wag yun! Baklang-bakla!"

Napataas na lang ang kilay ko, sabi ko: "Oh eh ano naman."

"Tsaka parang jologs daw. Basta sobrang layo nung itsura nya daw sa personal dun sa pictures nya sa net. Nakadate na yun nung friend ko eh. Turn-off daw nung nagkita sila sa personal."

Fine. So bawal na magkacrush sa bakla? Eh hello bakla pare-pareho naman tayong bakla? Sa tomboy nga nagkacrush ako once, sa bakla pa kaya?

Tsaka hello crush lang naman, vahket kelangang gawan ng issue kung baklang-bakla ang isang bakla? At ano kung type nya magpose ng panlalaki sa kanyang mga pictures. Masama?

Pati pa ba naman sa kung sino ang pwede maging crush kelangan may discrimination? Naman. Tigilan ako.

Basta sa akin, ang cute ay cute kahit pa effeminate, straight acting, lalaki, babae o tomboy.


p.s.

Hindi ko na crush si Ee-Lie, hindi dahil sa baklang-bakla sya kumilos sa Project Runway, kundi dahil inaaway nya si sister Veejay! Hmpt! Pero bet ko pa din ang kanyang mga star tats. hihihihihi

Hiphop vs Waltz

I only enjoyed 50% of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella with Lea Salonga playing the slaved-girl-turned-princess starring role.

Why?

Because I only got to see the final half of the musical! (Dammit, the scene I was very much looking forward to seeing, the one when Cinderella is magically transformed into a princess (glittery gown, tiara and all), the pumpkin and rats turned into the carriage and horses, that part I did not get to see!!!!! Imagine my disappointment!)

Why wasn't I able to see the first act?

Because we were sooo late!

And why were we late?

Because someone decided to attend his hiphop class (at 11am-12pm) and then join his classmates eat at a fast food restaurant afterwards (fully knowing that we are seeing the matinee show which starts at 3pm). Anyone would know that this is such a brilliant decision, right?

Afterall, dancing to the groove is way better than watching silly actors (some Tony award winners at that!) dance waltz! Eating chicken joy instead of (for that particular someone) sleeping in your seat with world class performers humming your lullaby.

So yes, attending hiphop classes which are held everyday is a wiser act than being able to watch all of Cinderella (which has Manila as the first leg of the Asian tour which means we are seeing a world premier) that would only run until August 24.

Did I mention that the hiphop classes come in free with gym membership while you actually have to pay for your tickets to watch the play so not missing on a hiphop class is more clever a move than missing half your ticket's worth.

And yeah, I wasn't enraged last Saturday afternoon, I was fucking fuming mad.


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I am not angry anymore, someone's feeling guilty and texted "I love you so much! Sorry po about the Cinderella. Sorry talaga.". Hope he feels terribly sorry that he'd make up by buying me a ticket to the play so I could see its entirety. hahaha.

Remember me this way

...Every now and then, you'll find a special friend...

Alam nyo ba yung pag may narinig kang kanta or naamoy na scent, suddenly you are taken somewhere, sometime in the past?

Naganito ako nung isang araw. Habang papunta sa office, pinatugtog sa radio yung kantang Remember Me This Way. Bigla-bigla na lang at walang pasabi, memories of the past came flooding in. (Time space warp, ngayon din!)

Baguio. First year high school. Isa ako sa representatives ng aming school sa isang convention.

Kasama din namin nun si Kuya Jerome. Ang hearthrob sa school namin. Na di naman kataka-taka dahil siya ay matangkad (mga 5'8"-5'9" na ata sya, 4th year pa lang sya nun), matipuno, maputi at higit sa lahat gwapo (younger version sya ni Richard Bonnin). Lahat ata ng mga babaeng representatives (ng school namin, kahit pa yung mga taga-ibang school, pati na ata yung isang madre na adviser ng isang delegation ay may crush sa kanya).

Anyway, ipinapanguna ko na na hindi ko sya naging crush. Wala pa sa bokabolaryo ko nun ang mga crush-crush.

So ano ang kwento? Oh well, si Kuya Jerome ay naging Big Brother sa akin through out the weeklong national seminar-workshop-convention. Sya ang naging protective kuya sa akin, marahil dahil sa ako ang pinakabata (at pinakamaliit) na kinatawan dun.

Sya ang taga gising ko pag mag-aalmusal na. Sa gabi bago matulog, itatanong nya kung nagugutom ba ako, na sa mga gabing medyo nagugutom ako, bibilhan nya ko ng snacks.

May dalawang pagkakataon din na pinasan nya ko sa kanyang balikat. Una dahil napagod ako ng husto ng mapagtripan naming maglalakad-lakad/magjogging isang umaga, pinasan nya ko pabalik. Ikalawa eh nung namasyal kaming lahat sa park.

Pag ang mga upper classmen ay nagsisimula nang magusap ng usapang kabastusan, he is quick to point out na meron daw bata. Pero mayamaya eh itutuloy din naman nila ang kanilang kwentuhan.

On the two occasions that they snuck out to have boy's-night-out, inihatid nya ko sa girls' quarters para dun matulog at sinundo na lang nya ako ulit pagbalik nila.

Nung sumama kaming magghost hunting, isa sya sa mga nangungunang manakot, pero he always made sure that I was beside him, checking if I was alright.

Kami ang magkatabi sa bus pauwi para daw pag inantok ako, tulog lang daw ako sa kanya para hindi ako mahirapan. Nakatulog nga ako all the way from Baguio hanggang sa may amin.

Kuyang kuya talaga sya sa akin nun.

Pagkatapos ng convention, balik na din kami sa aming dating buhay. Ako ang pabibong first year, siya ang hearthrob na forth year. Kapag nagkikita kami around the campus, usual lang na hi at hello at kamusta. In short, di kami naging close after.

After nya maggraduate, sa Manila sya nagcollege. Kaya lalong hindi na kami nagkitang muli. I couldn't even recall now kung kelan kami huling nagkita.

Ang tagal na nga din mula ng huli ko syang maalala. Neto na lang ulit, ng marining ko ang:

...Remember me this waaaay, Remember me this way....


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Never na kaming magiging close ni Kuya Jerome. Never ko na din sya makikita ulit. A few years back, he figured in a horrible motorcycle accident in which he died on the spot. Nalibing na nga lang sya nung mabalitaan ko, hindi man lang ako nakabisita sa burol.

Perhaps Kuya Jerome wanted me to remember him as my sweet, caring and thoughtful kuya. And perhaps he wanted the song to be a means for me to think about him from time to time.

So yes, Kuya Jerome, wherever you are, I will remember you that way...

Break Muna - Apat

O cge na, ayaw ko naman magkadry spell for 4 years kaya Gibo eto na ang sagot sa tag mo, hmpt!

Instructions: What you are supposed to do...and please don't spoil the fun...
Click copy/paste, type in your answers and tag four people in your lists!
Don't forget to change my answers to the questions with that of your own

(A) Four places I go over and over:
bahay, office, gym, malls (shang/gb)

(B) Four people who e-mail me regularly:
berks (email chat), running group (email chat), friendster (friends' updates), lina (jobstreet)

(C) Four of my favorite places to eat?
Mang Jimmy's, Green Tomato, kila Mama, kila Lola (pareho silang masarap magluto, as in!)

(D) Four places you'd rather be?
Beijing (for the olympics), Paris, New York, not here

(E) Four people I think will respond:
susme lahat na ata na-tag na, bagal-bagal kasi sumagot! ayaw ko ng tagtuyot!
Hoy Mrdj. sumagot ka! Nathan ikaw din! Bebs at Alex, natag din kayo. hihihi

(F) Four TV shows I could watch over and over:
Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, Grey's Anatomy, Ugly Betty


Note: Bad sex for 4 years for those who will break the chain. Ouch.

mga kaekekan ni Fiona sa premier epi ng prp

Frustrated fashion designer ako (pasensya na pagiging model lang ang kinaya kez). Kaya naman super super favorite ko ang Project Runway! At super natuwa ako ng nalaman kong meron na din neto sa Pilipinas kong Mahal!

Dahil nasa office pa ko, hindi ko napanood ang premier telecast ng runway pinas. Ngunit datapwat subalit, hindi ko maaring mapalampas itey. Kahit pa alas 3 ng umaga na ko umalis sa trabaho at alas singko na natulog, mega wake up early little susie pa din ang Fiona para mapanood ang 9am na replay.

Hindi naman ako nageexpect na kasing lebel ng mga chuchu sa US at iba pang bansang naglalabas ng naturang franchise, pero naman! Naman. Bakit naman ganun ang production ng Philippine version? Ang lighting ha, susme. Pati sound. O cge isama mo na din ang editing. Kalurki. Pero cge na nga, since taghirap naman, papatawarin na. Pero sana naman sa mga susunod na episodes, eh medyo mas maayos na.

Anyhoo, o cge na nga pretend na lang ako na naaliw ako na imbes na champagne sa welcome toast eh buko! Juice ko pow! Pero cge na nga, at least nagtry na maginject ng mga tatak Pinoy tulad ng jeepney at native basket, kaya clap, clap, clap na din!

Natuwa naman ako sa paghohost ni Teresa, naaliw din ako kay Jojie. Yung mga judges, medyo safe, nde pa nagtataray. Tsaka yung iba nilang comments parang narinig ko na somewhere. hihi At ang bow tie ni Ateng Rajo, wala ako ma-say.

Sa mga kontestants naman at sa mga gawa nila for this week's challenge. As I expected, eksena ang mga designs nila Aries (kahit pa may mga stray na sinulid sa dulo ng skirt na gawa nya) at Veejay (na shang bet ko so far sa contest).

Medyo gets ko ang poot ni Eli sa dalawa, dahil oo nga naman, give chance to others naman daw, kasi nagkakapangalan na nga naman daw yung dalawa. (Nde ko man bet na manalo si Eli, sana magtagal pa sya sa show kasi bet na bet ko sya at ang kanyang tattoo. Gosh, may bago akong crush. kilig.)

Nagustuhan ko din ang mga gawagawaan nila Ivan (T'voli ekek), Lord (Japanese street ekek), Jaz (Asian ekek) at pati na din yung kay Mara (Icelandic art deco ekek). Kanya-kanyang trip lng yan. hihihi.

At ang mga ligwak naman sa aking sophisticated sense of style (echos. may ganun pang nalalaman!) ay ang mga kuningkuning nila Philipp, Lorymer at Manang Loida (na eventually, syang napaalis).

Inabangan ko pa talaga kung ano ang magiging Pinoy version ng "auf wiedersehen" ni Ateng Heidi, pero ang huling sinabi lang ni Teresa ay "ingat". Hindi ko alam kung yun na yun or makakapagisip pa sila ng mas maganda at catchy na phrase. Sakit sa ulo ah, nagamit na ni papi John Lloyd yun eh!

Matapos kong chakachakahin ang first episode, gigising pa ba ako ng maaga para makanood ng Project Runway? Naman!

Syempre oo! hahaha Sabi nga nila the more you hate, the more you love di ba? hahahahaha Ba't ba! Excited na ko sa next episode!!!

Fit&Fun Buddy Run

It was raining really hard when I woke up the morning of July 27th. Oh no! Ayokong tumakbo ulit sa ulan dahil ayaw kong madumihan na naman ang aking bagong sapatos!

Tumawag ako sa organizers ng run to confirm if the race would push thru even with the downpour and they said yes! Ugh, cge na nga, maputikan na kung maputikan ang sapatos, go na sa takbo!

Tumila naman ang ulan.

Ligong bibe lang ako dahil malamig. Nagbihis. Nag-almusal. Tumakbo for 10mins para warm up. Nagtaxi. Iniwan ang gamit sa baggage area. At syempre, nagboy watching. hahaha. May mangilan-ngilan ding artista ang nakita kong sumali sa race.

Sabi ng host na si Paolo Abreira bago magsimula ang takbuhan, "for a safe race, serious runners who would want to break their records should be in front, leisure runners who want to take it slow should stay at the back."

Naman! Syempre pa dun kami sa unahan pumwesto no! Serious runners ata kami!

(This race pala is sponsored by Robinson's Supermarket and is a buddy run, meaning, both partners should begin and finish the race together. Dahil hindi naman agad nagconfirm si Jimboi, hindi sya yung buddy ko (at hindi na din sya nakakuha ng partner eventually). Bunutan kami ng kung sino magkaka-pair. Sa akin si Nic.)

And then go na! Una kong ka-pace sila Abbey at Glady at yung iba pa naming ka grupo sa running club. Naiwanan na namin ang partner ko. Tas nung naisip ko na first run nya to at tumatakbo sya magisa, binalikan ko sya. Hala, naglalakad na agad ang bruha! Kamustahin, wala pang 1km yun! Hahaha Sabi nya, iwanan ko na lang sya. So sabi ko na lang, antayin ko sya sa finish line, if ever.

So mega habol ulit ako sa iba. Tas may mga iba akong naunahan pa. In fernez, bumibilis ako ng konti! hahaha

Nakakatuwa yung ibang magpapartner! May isa akong nakita, yung isa medyo competitive, yung isa halatang napipilitan lang. So si competitive guy, tatakbo, babalikan si napipilitan guy, tas magpepep talk, "You can do it. Run! Go! Run!". hahaha Si napipilitan guy naman, halos hindi na makapagsalita "Mauna ka na, hindi ko na kaya tumakbo, I'll just walk for awhile!". Tas tatakbo ulit si competitive guy. Tas babalik ulit at magpepep talk! hahaha Nakakaaliw pero iniwanan ko na din sila kasi bumabagal din ako kakanood sa kanila! Hahaha.

After siguro ng mga 3 km, medyo napapagod na ko. So mega hingal hingal na ko and everything! Pero para na lang di maggive up, iniisip ko kung sino sa mga nasa unahan ko ang kaya ko iovertake tas pinipilit ko unahan sila! Medyo nagwork naman kahit papano. haha

Tas nung nakita ko yung 4km mark, kahit hapong hapo na ko, I kept on thinking, "1kilometer na lang, 1 kilometer na lang! Kaya mo yan!" hahaha. Tas nung medyo malapit na nagsprint na ako papunta sa finish line, pero naisip ko hindi ko kasabay yung buddy ko kaya nagmabagal ulit ako.

Yung mga walang partners, pinapatabi muna upang intayin ang kapair. Eh di antay naman din ako. Hala, lahat na ng kakilala ko nakita ko ng natapos, nagaantay pa din ako sa partner ko.

Si kuya marshal, natatawa na sa akin at sinabi na kanina ka pa dyan ah, wala pa partner mo? Hello kuya, obvious ba?! Nakakaistress mag-antay in fernez. Tinubuan na ko ng ugat, wala pa din si Nic. Nagwoworry na ko baka nagkolap sya at nasa ambulansya na! wahahaha

After mga 15mins cguro, ayan na, ayan na, natanaw ko na! Naglalakad! So ako naman, sumigaw-sigaw ng "bilis, bilis" sabay paypay sa towel!

Imbes na tumakbo, kumaway-kaway pa ang bakla! Feeling ata nasa parada si ganda, kaloka!

52 mins. Yan ang time namin! Winnur! Kasabay naming natapos mga lola!

Buti na lang may grocery bag sa lahat ng tumakbo kaya sulit ang race! Natuwa naman ako sa lootbag kaya nde ko na binungangaan si partner! hahaha

Until the next race! Ready, set, run! :p

The thank you girls are coming to town!

Bebs, nde mo na kelangan makisingit pa...


Finally... the premiere night!

Hail to the queens of the backstage! First, they conquered Mindanao. Now, the universe.


Catch the premiere night of the gayest film of all, THE 'THANK YOU' GIRLS on August 28, 2008 at the UP Cine Adarna (formerly UP Film Center), 6:30 pm.

Written and Directed by Charliebebs Gohetia
Produced by Brooklyn Park Pictures
In cooperation with Bicycle Pictures and Alchemy of Vision and Lights

Synopsis:TYG is a Visayan film with a gay lingo twist.Tired of losing in all the beauty competitions in Davao City, five dysfunctional gay beauty pageant veterans decide to travel north to Cagayan de Oro City, in the island of Mindanao, with a mission to conquer the grandest competition of beauty, personality and brains in the province.

They believe that being city dwellers, gays in the province will never stand a chance against them.

And who says gay films are just sex films after all?

The Thank You Girls website here.


...gawin mo lang akong extra sa susunod mong pelikula! hahahahaha :p

Who is Larry King?

Just wanted to share this article.

Young, Gay and Murdered
By Ramin Setoodeh NEWSWEEK
Published Jul 19, 2008
From the magazine issue dated Jul 28, 2008

Kids are coming out younger, but are schools ready to handle the complex issues of identity and sexuality? For Larry King, the question had tragic implications.


Teenage Tragedy
A 15-year-old boy told family and friends he was gay. He dressed flamboyantly; he hit on a classmate. His murder made clear that issues of sexuality, at such a young age, can have heartbreaking consequences.

At 15, Lawrence King was small—5 feet 1 inch—but very hard to miss. In January, he started to show up for class at Oxnard, Calif.'s E. O. Green Junior High School decked out in women's accessories. On some days, he would slick up his curly hair in a Prince-like bouffant. Sometimes he'd paint his fingernails hot pink and dab glitter or white foundation on his cheeks. "He wore makeup better than I did," says Marissa Moreno, 13, one of his classmates. He bought a pair of stilettos at Target, and he couldn't have been prouder if he had on a varsity football jersey. He thought nothing of chasing the boys around the school in them, teetering as he ran.

But on the morning of Feb. 12, Larry left his glitter and his heels at home. He came to school dressed like any other boy: tennis shoes, baggy pants, a loose sweater over a collared shirt. He seemed unhappy about something. He hadn't slept much the night before, and he told one school employee that he threw up his breakfast that morning, which he sometimes did because he obsessed over his weight. But this was different. One student noticed that as Larry walked across the quad, he kept looking back nervously over his shoulder before he slipped into his first-period English class. The teacher, Dawn Boldrin, told the students to collect their belongings, and then marched them to a nearby computer lab, so they could type out their papers on World War II. Larry found a seat in the middle of the room. Behind him, Brandon McInerney pulled up a chair.

Brandon, 14, wasn't working on his paper, because he told Mrs. Boldrin he'd finished it. Instead, he opened a history book and started to read. Or at least he pretended to. "He kept looking over at Larry," says a student who was in the class that morning. "He'd look at the book and look at Larry, and look at the book and look at Larry." At 8:30 a.m., a half hour into class, Brandon quietly stood up. Then, without anyone's noticing, he removed a handgun that he had somehow sneaked to school, aimed it at Larry's head, and fired a single shot. Boldrin, who was across the room looking at another student's work, spun around. "Brandon, what the hell are you doing!" she screamed. Brandon fired at Larry a second time, tossed the gun on the ground and calmly walked through the classroom door. Police arrested him within seven minutes, a few blocks from school. Larry was rushed to the hospital, where he died two days later of brain injuries.


For the complete story, click here. It's a long read but I suggest you check it out.

Macelebrityng Weekend

Pagpasok ko ng gym nung Sabado, nakasalubong ko si Direk Joey. Kung feel ko lang magfeeling close, tatanungin ko sana sya tungkol sa mga PDA scholars kaso mahiyain ako sa totoong buhay, kya wit na lang.

After maggym, sumaglit lang ako para bumili ng bday gift para kay Shawie. Tapos umuwi ako ng bahay para magpalit ng damit at imeet si Georgette para sabay na kami pumunta sa padinner ng bday gurl.

Then, pagkatapos ko magbihis ng mabilis, go na kami sa Som's sa may Rockwell para sa lafang! Ang lafang we did. Ang bruhang si Shawie, hindi ata tinetake note ang kanyang mga naorder na kya naman super dami ng pagkain, as in hindi na magkasya sa table namin. Tas patuloy pa sa pagdating ng iba pang orders hindi mo mapipigilang magtanong ng "Ate last na ba yan?". At dahil nde pa daw last batch yun, ang ginawa na lang eh pinatake out na lang lahat ng pending orders.

Pagkatapos ng dinner ay itutuloy daw ang celebration sa inuman sa Good Earth. Pero dahil may moviedate kami ni Jimboi ay di na ako sumama.

Makikijoin na din daw sina Georgette, Natalie at Janjan sa movie. So gora kami sa GB3. Since on the way pa lang si Jimboi, dun na lang namin sya imimeet.

Pagdating sa GB, buyla na kami ng tickets. Pero super reserved na lahat ng seats for the Dark Knight. Ang latest na na may available seats eh yung 1am screening na masyado na late para sa iba. So 3 na lang kaming matutuloy magmovie.

Since madami pa kaming libreng oras bago magstart ang pelikula, nagdecide muna kaming magfeeling SATC girls kaya drinkaloo muna kami ng mga gelays sa Pepato sa GB2. Pagdating dun ni Jimboi, nde ata nya feel mag-alcohol kaya ang inorder lang nya eh napakawholesome na watermelon shake.

Habang ngdidrinkaloo, nagdecide kami magplay ng I have never. Ahihihi. I lvoe playing that game! Andami ko tuloy nalamang sikreto ni Janjan! hahaha

May time pa kaming magkape after nun. Nilibre kami ni Janjan sa starbuko, pabday na daw nya sa amin. hahaha. Sa starbuko, may nakita kming 2 di masyadong sikat na artista. Nde namin alam pangalan nila, pero cutie sila! I'm not sure pero I think Jeremy yung pangalan nung isa. Ah basta nakikita ko sila sa tv. hahaha And then nung nagsisip-sip na kami ng coffee, nakita naman namin si Will Devaughn kasama si Rizza Santos. Wala lang. hehe. Masabi lang na may nakitang artista. hahaha.

Then ayun, go, go, go na sa The Dark Knight (which I loved, panoorin nyo din! Galing ni HL as Joker!!! Natakot ako sa kanya at kanyang pagdila ever!). Habang nanonood ng trailers, kinalabit ako ni Jimboi sabay nguso, si Sam at Anne oh! Totoo nga! Sa row sa harap namin, andun silang dalawa. Magpapaautograph sana ako kaso parang mayLQ sila so nahiya naman ako. ahihihi.

Kinabukasan, nood naman kami ng Mamma Mia! (fun, fun, fun, napapakanta pa ko! hahaha). Sa GB ulit. Habang nag-aantay, nagtime zone muna kami ni Jimboi. At nasightaloo namin naglalaro sina Brent Javier at Karen Pamintuan (ng Chill Spot sa ETC). Mukhang sila. Bagay naman sila infernes, pareho silang maganda goodlooking! ahihihi.

Akala ko dun na matatapos ang aking malecelebrityng weekend. Nung papunta na kaming parking, may isa pa kaming celebrity na nakita.

Si Mystica.

(Ay mali, kamukha lang pala. hahahahaha. Pesensya madilim.)

Blackout? (Updated)

1. Do you want to experience blackout?

2. Are you free on July 25, 7pm onwards?

If you answered Yes to both questions, then proceed to the next question.
If you answered Yes to question 1 but No to question 2, it's ok, you can proceed to the next question.
If you answered No to question 1 but Yes to question 2, you can still proceed to the next.
If you answered No to both questions, well then, you might as well proceed, who knows you still might change your mind and say Yes.





3. Do you want to see them Bench models (Jake Cuenca, John Avila... drools, drools) live in the runway (did I say in their underwear?)

4. Do you have a date/partner you could take with you?

If you still answered Yes to both, lucky you, for I have two extra Upper Box B* invites for the Experience Blackout, the Bench Denim and Underwear Show happening this July 25, 7pm at the Araneta Coliseum. And I am giving it out to you. Yes you. (with no fine prints attached.)

If you want the invites, just leave a comment (with your link and/or contact info so I could get in touch with you).

If there are more than 1 person who would express interest in the invites, I'd raffle them off (via drawing of lots, with DTI representatives and all. hahaha).

Let's set the deadline for this on July 18, 9pm.

If no one would want them, it's ok, I'd probably just pin them in my workstation so I could see Jon Avila in briefs everyday. :)


Just a few reminders:

1. Invitations must be exchanged for actual ticket at the Araneta Coliseum ticket booth on the day of the event. LIMITED SEATS ONLY.

2. Show is strictly R-18.

3. No cameras, videocams or tape recorders inside the venue.

4. Please come early, show starts on time.



p.s. I'm not a Bench endorser/model though I admit I look like one. hihihihi

(*It should have been an Upper Box A invite, but I figured who wants to go alone right? So I opted for two UB B tix instead. I'm just not sure if you could trade them back to UB A should you want to watch alone.)

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With the presence of a DTI representative (actually, just my officemate Pepe who did the actually drawing), the two tickets would go to...

SABADEE.

But wait there's more!

Dahil may isa pa kong extra ticket, mapupunta ito kay...

ODIN.

Ayun lang po. Bow. Enjoy the show! :p

Princhecha Fiona's Run 2 @ OROFOLS

Having learned a few things from my first run, I was able to prepare better for this race.

I had a practice run two days before the race.
I bought a new pair of running shoes that is suited for my mid-high arched feet.
I purchased an ankle wrap for my chronic sprain.
I had a few hours of sleep so that I won't run like a zombie.
I had a bit of breakfast for a little boost of energy.
I brought my own energy drink so I wouldn't have to fall in line and waste time in the water station.
I donned a pair of shorter shorts so I'd look like a serious runner. lol

I even was able to convince Jimboi to run with me. Yay, I get to share the fun of running with Jimboi!

So off we went to the Fort.

The 16k race was about to start when we arrived. And then it started to rain! And we haven't checked-in our bags yet. I asked my officemate and runningmate Pepe if I could just leave our stuff in his car and he agreed.

We were just on our way to the parking lot when they announced that 5k runners should assemble at the starting line. By the time the announcer said go to signal the start of our race, we were still midway through the parking and the starting line! And so we started running!

It was fun running in the drizzle, it reminded me of my childhood when we used to play and bathe under the rain. Though I hated it that my new shoes are all wet and muddy! haha

Anyway, I swear I wouldn't run in these shorts ever again. Since it was raining, naturally the shorts became wet and then started to become clingy and then the friction caused blisters to my thighs! Ugh!

And then my eyeglasses started collecting raindrops that I couldn't see where I was going anymore. So I decided to just take them off. And then I rubbed my eyes forgetting I applied lotion earlier!

But I didn't mind all this I just ran and ran and ran until I couldn't run no more. I kept waiting for the mark that signals we're already halfway through. I was thinking, "I haven't even reached the middle of the course why am I feeling so exhausted? This can't be." SO I decided to walk a bit, then walk-jog.

And then I heard a marshal said (I swear this is what I've heard): "5k runners this way." And I told myself, "Finally, I'm near the middle" and so I started running again.

I haven't ran that long when I heard another marshal say "5k finishers, form a line here."

Oh shoot, is that it? Am I done already? I looked at my timer and I'm only at 28.08mins, 10 minutes less than my previous time. Wow, is this for real? I actually ran faster despite the rain? Cool!

Plus this group of college (or high school, I'm not sure)cutie guys behind me are part of the La Salle track team (I've heard them talking). And they're wearing tracksuits! Oh my double wow! haha

Jimboi finished waaaaay faster than I did. In fact he was already eating Krispy Kreme and drinking gatorade when I saw him. He claimed he clocked in at 16mins. Boy that's fast! I'm so proud of my Jimboi! :p

After getting our loot bags and other freebies, we proceeded to a breakfast with our running group (oh yes, I'm feeling super sporty I joined a running group! wahahaha). And there I met some famous bloggers! ;p

Then we went home and I spent the rest of Sunday sleeping. (The next day though, my legs didn't hurt as much as it hurt the first time I ran.)




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As of the moment, the official results are not posted yet. But looking at the race route, I think I didn't ran the whole 5k route because I think I missed a turn. Turned out a lot of other runners missed this turn as well. Oh well! I guess the 10minute improvement from my PR isn't valid afterall. I knew it couldn't be real!

But good thing is there's always the next run to look forward to!

Ready, Set, Run! :P