Train Crush 23

this is my most sowsyal train crush to date! yaya on the left, personal nurse on the right, cute stuff in the center. hehe.

will you take a personal alipin in my person? am multi-talented! i can be your personal photographer, stalker, and your personal shadow. *yes, that shadow on her legs is me.* let at least my shadow grovel at your feet, then work its way up to worship your smooth, tanned legs that you proudly is showing. and if you will oblige, i'll take your bag and carry it for you. take your shorts and wash it for you. even take all your clothes and hang them for you. or better yet, let me take all of you and bring you to heaven where goddesses like you rightfully belong. game? ;)

Tuesday Tsika

Every work morning, I brisk walk the Ayala stretch as my tipid form of workout. But when I saw you from afar, biglang nagslow-mo ang lahat.

I like your over all look. Butch na maangas pero may karapatan ang dating.

Wala naman akong choice kundi dumaan sa likod mo kasi nakabalandra lang naman kayo sa sidewalk.

At ang daya mo. Naka-dark and huge sun glasses ka. Gusto pa sana kitang titigan ng mas matagal kaso baka konti na lang bistado mo na na kapuso ako. Hehe.

So kumakabog na naglakad ako sa malapit sa likuran mo. Syet! Sana may bisa pa ang pabangong inispray ko pag-alis ng bahay. At buti na lang super tight and short ang aking skirt! Pero kulang pa rin kasi naka-flats lang ako at asa ofc ang aking killer heels. Argh.

Siguro out nyo na from work habang ako naman ay papasok. Akalain mo, sa saglit na yon nagka-moment pa tayo?! hehe :) walang sayang na sandali sa taong malandi! Wahahaha!

Salamat kasi sa napakaigsing pagkakataon na yon, pinakilig mo ako. Tsup! Tsup!

L na L

Wag kayo masyado maexcite dyan! What i mean is, lunes at leggings. Hehehe.

Lunes na lunes pa lang para na kong laspag na basahan sa pagod. Hay. Buti na lang may vitamin S. Vitamin Sexy! Hehe. Nakakaalis ng pagod. Walang kabakat-bakat ng panty line. So either naka-G string sya or, ohmy *gasps* wala syang underwear! Hindi talaga ako pinapabayaan ni lord. Sa kahit anong pagod ko laging may katapat na seksi na binubuhay ang aking imahinasyon. Underwear or not, isang malaking thank you po! At kung gawin man akong leggings in my next life, malugod ko pong tatanggapin basta po bilang kapalit sa aking hindi matatawarang kabaitan ay seksi at mabangong babae ang magsusuot sa kin. Amen. =)

wish upon a star

Madaming showbiz ang nagsasabi na "I don't have regrets in my life, only lessons." pero dahil ako'y hindi showbiz (celebrity lang. hehe. nakng! feelingera!), aaminin ko na I have a lot of regrets in my life. I made numerous mistakes that if I can go back to them, I would do things better. Unahin na natin ang pag-iingat sa katawan. Kung mas maingat sana ko nung bata, baka super flawless pa ko ngayon at totoong magshowbiz na ko. Haha. I hope mas nag-aral pa kong mabuti kung panong super sipag ko nung elementary at high school. Sana hindi ako maagang na-expose sa mapulitikang sistema ng edukasyon para nangarap pa ko ng mas mataas.


Saan ka naman nakakita ng pag-enrol mo ng first day sa first year high school sa pinakamalapit na public shool sa min e malalaman mo na matapos kang pumila ng ilang oras at kutuhin sa arawan e sasabihan kang puno na ang section 1. huwaw! Nalaman ko na sa mga anak pala ng teachers nirereserve ang section na yun. Mga bwiset! So masakit man sa kalooban ko, ako ay nagpalista sa sub-section. Hay, nakakapanliit kasi mataas ang tingin ko sa sarili ko. mayabang sa madaling salita. Hehe. anyways, dahil likas na epal, sumali ako sa science contest. Dahil second class citizen sa paaralang pinaghaharian ng star section, ginanap ito sa oras nila at sa kwarto nila. Payn! Weird, pero nadalian ako. at nagulat ako na ako ang nagwagi. Hay, wagas ang paghihiganti! Hehe. Pinaskel ang resulta sa blackboard sa labas ng building na kita ng lahat. Nang makita ko yun, unti-unting umangat ang paa ko sa lupa habang naglalakad. Hindi ko namalayan, lumolobo na pala ang ulo ko. Haha. Mayabang na kung mayabang! Pero masarap talaga ang pakiramdam na vindicated ka at in a way, nalabanan mo ang bulok na sistema ng bulok nilang eskwelahan.

Dahil ang naganap ay isang anomaly sa kanilang analysis, kailangan itong macorrect. Pinapalipat ako sa section 1. ngayon pa?! Kung kelan masaya na ko sa mga kaklase ko at ang pinakamagandang babae sa first year ay nasa section namin?! (which on fast forward, turned out to be a major kapuso! Which in retrospect explains a lot of things. Pero saka na ang kwentong yan. hehe). Ngayon pa na may nagkacrush na sa kin na boylet?! (which on fast forward turned out to be gay, as in parloristang gay! Which also explains why hindi ko sya pinatos. Hindi pala kme talo. haha). In short, major tanggi ako sa offer nila. I'm sorry! Hindi lahat ng best ay nasa tuktok. Hindi pala lahat ng pangarap kailangan tingalain at abutin. Pwede din naman pala paminsan-minsan, pangarap ang palapitin mo sa yo. =)


Itutuloy...*nagnakaw lang ako ng onting oras sa trabaho*

alive, awake & hectic

hello! i'm home! :) ohmygrrls! i missed you all! *tight hug*

kung si elena ang reyna sa santacruzan, ako ang reyna ng haggardness! i've been doing great work that my boss decided to reward all my blood and sweat of hard work, with, well, MORE work! blasted. she gave me two more people to handle. like two guys. ugh. one is gay. when asked about personal stuff, he said "fashion is my passion." definitely gay. the other guy is thank goodness straight! so you can imagine how he looks. hehe. but he is nice. but then nice is not enough to enter the gay heaven gates. we have superior standards and we know that. :D

a straight female friend once told me after suffering from numerous heartaches with men, "mag butch na lang kaya ako. hanap mo naman ako." to which i wanted to reply, "don't worry, will inform you once my community sponsors a big time charity event." what the f is wrong with these straights?! thinking we're gay because we're not successful with straights. we're gay. and that's it. we are not your anti-thesis, although it is true we are your far fab version. hehehe. so you can see where our higher standard stems from. :)

and you can obviously see na nawala lang ako naging matapobre na ko. hahaha. i dunno. am just soo happy now. and really proud of the women-loving-women force. i really think highly of us. and am just being real. so dedma kung hindi ako politically correct. basta correct ako! diba? diba? :D

isa pang "so". so bakit ako masaya? :D *emoticon for emphasis. hehe* because despite my hecticity (ang pagiging hectic ay bahagi na ng buhay masipag) i was able to squeeze in time for something i love that doesn't require being online. i went to this bazaar!

in between my lagare schedule, i hazily remembered an event that's supposed to happen on a Saturday. lack of sleep and all, i logged on in the ungodly hour of 9am (kasi nga puyat po) and had cause for panic.

and to cause more panic, this beautiful handmade journal by a very talented artist has only 2 pieces left! just look at that piece of art and tell me how not to fall in love with it.

i hurriedly took a bath and sped to UP while SMSing Nadja of Alunsina Handbound Books that i am gonna fight my way to one of the two copies left. hehe. the good thing is they were running late. with overwhelming joy i bought that one above plus three more of other designs! hehe. limited budget pa ko nyan ha. adik lang. bakit ko titipirin ang sarili ko sa mga bagay na nagpapasaya sa kin?! seriously. very affordable, lgbt-friendly prices. promise :)

it was also a heartwarming surprise to see a g2g couple in the tiangge under the banner, "Junkshop Abubot". they create artistic accessories from junk and found objects. every item is a labor of love, unique and an art piece in itself.

"alagaan mo yan kasi mahal ko yan," her bilin as she hands me a bracelet piece i bought. environment friendly na, puno pa ng puso. sa totoo lang, naka-jackpot ako, kasi it's priceless. =)

^^that's not the actual piece i bought. ninakaw ko lang yan sa fb wall nila. hehe.

on that day i learned that the phrase "to your heart's content" doesn't apply to the things we love. walang pusong sumabog dahil sa sobrang pagmamahal. my heart won't stop content specific for the things that pulsate it with excitement. i will get my loves to feed my heart. and i won't stop. lub-a-dub. love-a-dub. love. love. =)

there is another Arts and Crafts Fair!!!

Alunsina HandBound Books  
and 
 JunkShop Abubot  

will be there. Please visit them. =)

** i will soon feature Alunsina HandBound Books and JunkShop Abubot separately**

I think I am

inspired to check g2g short films because of the short film JC shared (Transit) :)

Exclusive Party! :)

Lounge Chill Bar, 
2F Bellagio SquareTomas Morato. 
12mn, Tonight

10th Spanish Film Festival

it's the 10th Spanish Film Festival from Oct. 5 - 16 at Greenbelt 3. the most interesting film though for me is Habitacion en Roma (room in rome) which is about two female roomies. :)

it is screening tonight, 10/8  Saturday at, dig this, 12 midnight! also on Oct 14, Friday, midnight. Greenbelt 3 tickets are P65 only. =) tara, let's watch! :)

for the less interesting films (hehehe), check out the links below:

films here
schedule here

**thanks MorningShowers for sharing this before :) **

an apple a day keeps you wanting more apples :)

every office noon, i grab Time and Fortune mags from our reception area, read in the elevator, read while walking until i reach my lunch destination. i do look up once in a while to make sure i don't get hit by a car, by people, by people's huge bags (fad) or  their huge fats (would be nice if booby fats) or their huge muscles (fad again) or their huge ego (not a fad unfortunately). so a a couple of weeks ago, i read this article by stanley bing in fortune mag. i actually bought a book of bing (which i have successfully gotten rid of in the form of a gift to someone else. sorry friend. one's trash can be somebody else's treasure daw e. hehe). being an apple investor thru my iphone and ipod, and a steve jobs disciple ( i eat all his offering with closed eyes), i found the piece honest to goodness funny! well steve was still alive when i read it then. when i attended a two-day strategic leadership training in ateneo last week, a video of the iphone launch was shown to us on the topic of game changing.  i got inspired. to buy more apple products. hehehe. so i'd like to share, not my apple purchases, but the Fortune piece that got me thankfully laughing.

side note: in memoriam, wanted to eat at banapple in ayala triangle, but was packed. darn! so settled for an apple pie at javaman in enterprise bldg, ayala. twas delicioso!

Thanks, Steve

We've all been lucky to live in a world where there was a person with such an imagination.

I want to take this opportunity, before time and our common mortality rob me of the chance to do so, to thank you, Steve Jobs, for all that you have done for me. No, I never had the privilege of meeting you, or had a chance to get yelled at by you in a business meeting, or even watch your charisma transform an audience into acolytes. But I feel as if I know you well enough to express, as you ascend to your new role as chairman, the sadness I feel and my gratitude for so many of the good things that you have brought to my life. It's not business. It's personal.

I want to thank you for my graphical interface. There were computers, of course, before you made that first Mac. They could run only one program at a time. They had no graphics. You knew that was lame. You imagined the alternative -- multiple programs, launched by clicks, running concurrently in a windowed field. Last night I watched a movie, printed photos, harvested e-mail, and bought a bunch of business socks, all at the same time. So thanks for my GUI.

I want to thank you for my mouse. Can you imagine a world without mouses? I can't. Before you bred them for commercial use, a person needed a host of keyboard commands to get anything done, and a lot of programming code to produce words and numbers on paper. I read somewhere that you got the vision after you visited Xerox's PARC. They showed you what they were up to, but they sort of didn't know what they had. You ran with it. Because that's the way you did everything. All in. Feet first.

I want to thank you for all Macs, great and small. I went to your Apple Store (AAPL) the other day and saw a tidy row of new machines, from the slender new Airs to the massive towers of power. I wanted every one. They're pretty and shiny, unlike my big old black rubberized clunker the corporation gave me, and the last time I got a virus was just before I put my Windows PC into the closet. That was when I sent the phrase "I love you" to 22,000 fellow employees and the CEO. "I love you too, Bing, but let's not let anybody know," he e-mailed back.

I want to thank you for my Airport Extreme, the small white box through which I get my Internet. Before it, I used to have to plug in and configure this horrible router. It never worked. I often ended up screaming and crying and throwing hardware at the wall. This thing? You just plug it in and use it. Sometimes as I fall asleep I watch the little fellow, with its round eye glowing green in the darkness, a beacon of easy functionality.

Thanks for my iPod, which pretty much defined how I listen to music now. And for iTunes, which you made too easy not to understand. And for my iPad too, which despite all protestations is really nothing more than an Angry Birds machine. No, you can't work on it. So what? Work isn't everything.

And thanks for my new iPhone, which channels a million apps and does everything well except the phone part. A pompous Silicon Valley dude I know used to say, with a weary grin, "Every year is the year for mobile." Until you decided it was, Steve. And so I never have to generate a single unaided thought for the rest of my life. What a relief!

And oh, yeah. Thanks for Toy Story too. And Up. Really loved Up.

It's been your world, Steve. And we've been lucky enough to run along behind you, picking up goodies as you dropped them in our path. It's a little scary to think that one day you'll go off to your famous mountaintop and not return with the next big thing. But at least we can all say we lived in a time when there was a person with such an imagination, and offer thanks in whatever digital or analog format we choose, wherever on earth we may be. We can do that now.

This article is from the September 26, 2011 issue of Fortune.
online source here

gung ho over juno

I had an exhausting two days. Every bone and muscle nagging me about it, tugging at my shirt to make their pain, which is my pain known. Such whiny kids. Ugh. I need peace of mind and a shot of precious painless hours. 'slept the whole afternoon, woke up disoriented. Did I get an sms from a cute girl and replied or was it just a dream? It looked midnight in my room, but checking my phone validated that twas just a dream, the sms. But fact is she's cute. Yes, the girl is real. Hehe. And another fact item, it's not yet midnight. Just 6:30pm. Groans. Which means I have to get up. Groans again. Now you know where my whiny bones and muscles inherited their whininess. Hehe.

What I often do first thing in the morning or night when I wake up is go online. Yep, being online is second to nature as breathing. And as usual, my aimless surfing led me to something wonderful, and that is Juno. I don't think there's any other movie/film whose soundtrack brainwashed me as much as Reality Bites (soundtrack given by an ex-bf) and Juno (soundtrack downloaded). Well, also kick ass Kill Bill (soundtrack given by an ex-gf). Hehe. *Just remembered*. But Juno is the epitome of uber coolness! Hehe. Androgynous, talented, tomboy, independent, (rumored) gay/bisexual, teen-speak eloquent and did i mention she kisses girls? 

Juno /Ellen Page is someone to be gay for. i sincerely love her in high gay fashion. :) So let me show you the many androgynous ways why, from present to the past and back.

now going back to the present.....

why? because you can just kiss her in friendship! ;) hello my friends out there! hehehe.

and because i love her to bits and want her soo much, a kilig song to end this drooling.

 

All I Want is YOU

by Barry Louis Polisar

If I was a flower growing wild and free
All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.
And if I was a tree growing tall and green
All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

If I was a flower growing wild and free

All I'd want is you to be my sweet honey bee.

And if I was a tree growing tall and green

All I'd want is you to shade me and be my leaves

All I want is you, will you be my bride

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a river in the mountains tall,
The rumble of your water would be my call.
If you were the winter, I know I'd be the snow
Just as long as you were with me, when the cold winds blow.

All I want is you, will you be my bride

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were a wink, I'd be a nod

If you were a seed, well I'd be a pod.

If you were the floor, I'd wanna be the rug

And if you were a kiss, I know I'd be a hug

All I want is you, will you be my bride

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

If you were the wood, I'd be the fire.

If you were the love, I'd be the desire.

If you were a castle, I'd be your moat,
And if you were an ocean, I'd learn to float.

All I want is you, will you be my bride

Take me by the hand and stand by my side

All I want is you, will you stay with me?

Hold me in your arms and sway me like the sea.

Train Crush 22

hmmm... crush 22 seems to be crushing on a yeng constantino look-alike. firewomyn jealous. haha. a crush triangle? exciting!

the good news is that moving on in this case is as easy as leaving for the next train station. and if am lucky, the next train crush. =) i need train crush 23. as in now na! =)

they're both cute no? :) hehe. kileeg!

LGBT meet up!

hey ladies! am going to this meet up. the speaker, Reighben (male gay) i must tell you is a engaging facilitator. all voices are welcome. he'll ignite the fire in us to be proud of who we are, that we deserve fairness and equal treatment for.

it is in this meet up (filipino free thinkers and hate crime watch used to be in one meet up) that i met an out 14 year-old girl bisexual named Juno! at 14, she's already a freshman college student. she was donned in tank and skirt with headsets strapped on her neck. pretty assertive too. and what's even more interesting and inspiring is that it was her father who told her about the group and encouraged her to attend! ain't that the coolest dad?!

we all have stories to tell. if not tell, it's enriching to listen and learn of other people's stories. specially, the colorful and eventful lgbt stories. hope to see you there! =) 

Hate Crime Watch Everyone-Is-Invited General Meet-up

Time	Saturday, October 1 · 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location	Cafe Molinari (Beside Treehouse), Matalino St, Barangay Central, Diliman, Quezon City

To get to know the Philippine LGBT Hate Crime Watch, Read this Blog Page:http://thephilippinelgbthatecrimewatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/philippine-lgbt-hate-crime-watch.html
Mark your calendars LGBT Rights Heroes! We're going to meet again this October 1, 2011! This time around, bring your friends, relatives, office mates and acquaintances. Let's get to know each other. Let's share with each other our opinions on the state and well-being of LGBT Filipinos. Specifically, we'll talk about:
 
1. What kind of prejudice do LGBT Filipinos experience? What are its roots?
2. How, in our own mundane ways, can we fight against it?
3. Finally, let's talk about the LGBT Blog Fest: Details can be found on this page:http://thephilippinelgbthatecrimewatch.blogspot.com/2011/09/lgbt-rights-blog-fest.html
4. How, in our own regular Joe/Jane/Joe-Jane capabilities, do we inspire more people to join our advocacy?
5. Are you happy with QC as a meet-up area? If not, where do you want to meet-up in?
6. Who can be with us on Oct 4 2011, 8am, at the Quezon City RTC to support Ricky Rivero for his on-going case against Hanz Ivan Ruiz?

7. We're going to have a mini writing workshop care of Oscar Atadero! :) He's going to teach us how to write press statements. :) *We may change venues so we can accommodate this activity! We'll keep you posted!*

Please invite people to come folks! Don't be shy!

Event Page is at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223849937671867

too much g2g kissing prohibited :o

Leisha Hailey Kicked Off Southwest Flight, Airline Responds

source here

-- A lesbian actress who starred in the Showtime cable show "The L Word" says she was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight for kissing a woman, while the airline says it was excessive and drew customer complaints.

Leisha Hailey took to Twitter on Monday to call for a boycott of the carrier after a flight attendant told them other passengers had complained after witnessing the affection.

Her first tweet said: "I have been discriminated against." She later added, "Since when is showing affection to someone you love illegal?"

Southwest Airlines Co. responded on its website with a four-sentence response.

"Initial reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive. Our crew, responsible for the comfort of all Customers on board, approached the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender," it said.

A discussion followed on the flight, and the airline said it "escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground."

The actress and her unidentified girlfriend were on a flight from Baltimore to St. Louis. The kissing occurred in the air and a discussion followed when the plane landed, but details of how the couple was escorted off the flight were not included in the Southwest statement.

Hailey said the encounter between the couple and a flight attendant was recorded. It's not immediately clear who made it.

A message seeking comment from Halley's spokeswoman, Libby Coffey, was not immediately returned.

Hailey was a musician before joining the cast of the Showtime drama featuring the lives of lesbian friends and lovers living in Los Angeles. She played the character Alice Pieszecki. The show is currently not aired.

Southwest's website says it is the official airline of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

Herndon Graddick, senior director of programs at GLAAD, said in an email that "GLAAD contacted Southwest to call for additional actions beyond tonight's statement that ensure all customers feel comfortable and welcomed while traveling."

Earlier this month, the Dallas-based airline kicked off Green Day's lead man Billie Joe Armstrong for wearing his pants too low. The Grammy winner was escorted off a plane after failing to follow a flight attendant's directive to pull the pants up.

Southwest also removed director Kevin Smith from a flight last year because he didn't fit properly in a single seat. His first tweet read, "Dear (at)SouthwestAir I know I'm fat, but was (the) captain (...) really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?"

Hailey is preparing to launch a 21-city tour to promote breast cancer awareness.

#######

another commentary on the issue :
Southwest's Big Gay Blunder

of rainbows in puppy love

you know why i continue to have hope in this country? reading articles like this, printed in the most popular broadsheet in the country, which equally discusses issues on both hetero and homosexual perspective makes me believe that the hoping is not in vain. as tcf commented in one of my posts, "we can do this!" oh yes we can! =)

Puppy love

Pinoy Kasi, By: Michael L. Tan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011
source here


The problem is that people think the RH bill is meant only for family planning, which they then associate with old-style population education schools with reproductive anatomy, condoms and pills and which anti-RH groups say will be taught in grade school. What the RH bill proposes is sexuality education, taught early, yes, but in an age-appropriate way to deal with human development, relationships, gender roles and responsibilities.


The opposition to early sexuality education also comes from the misconception that before puberty children have no sexuality. Yet the biological facts are clear: the body begins to change as early as the age of 6 or 7, being primed in very subtle but significant ways for approaching puberty. By the time menstruation arrives (or, for males, the first wet dream), the body has already been producing hormones for some time to bring about puberty.

Even more importantly, children at a very early age, again about the age of 6 or 7, are already feeling “attraction,” developing what we call “puppy love.” This can be a classmate, a schoolmate, a teacher, an actor or an actress. I had a secretary whose 7-year-old daughter would squeal in delight (gigil na gigil) watching the rock group F4 with their boyish band players.

Sexual orientation is manifested this early, so a boy may feel attracted to a girl, or to another boy. And don’t think it’s only the effeminate boy who feels same-sex attraction. It can be your totally macho rough-and-tumble boy beginning to feel for other boys, or your Barbie-doll lipstick-loving daughter feeling for another girl.

...
Much of puppy love will be innocent and inconsequential, but there can also be cases when young children are put at risk. We saw this in the recent tragedy in an SM mall in Pampanga, where a 13-year-old boy shot a 16-year old, also male, and then himself. Both died.


I appreciate how mass media didn’t go into a sensational frenzy over this incident, the names of the boys kept confidential, and the coverage being fairly muted. But I suspect the low-key coverage was due in part to the reporters not being able to figure out what was going on, primarily whether there was a gay relationship or not.

The two boys went to their graves with the answers. We will never really know since the families are understandably reluctant to talk about the tragedy.

Clearly, this was a case of a very close same-sex relationship. Was it a homosexual relationship? This is more difficult to answer. Adolescents often go into very intense and intimate same-sex relationships that are not necessarily homosexual. Conversely, there can be homosexual relationships but without sex involved. Which just shows how complicated adolescent sexuality can be.

Stigma


We have to recognize the challenges children face dealing with gender and sexuality. The physical as well as intense emotional changes begin long before puberty. We cannot leave them to figure out those feelings on their own, or leave them to fend for themselves. Those with “heterosexual” feelings already have it tough, for example, a young boy wondering why he is beginning to like the girl next door whom he used to “hate.” The same applies for a young girl who used to “hate” boys but pines away for that guy living around the corner.

Now imagine the anxieties and troubled feelings when it’s a young boy realizing he has a crush on another male. The film “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” captured the poignancy around a baklita (young bakla who cross dresses) feeling puppy love for the neighborhood policeman.

The baklita is actually more fortunate, accepted in the community (often an urban poor area) partly as a jester and partly because people think it’s all innocent fun. Shift to a boy or girl growing up in a middle—or upper—class family, with all its anti-gay prejudice (more because of “what will our neighbors say?”) and stigmatization of homosexuality, and the problems become more complicated.

It’s not surprising that so many young Filipinos—gay or straight—go into secret relationships, fearful that their parents will ground them. And the opportunities for meeting people have now multiplied, through malls, as well as the Internet. The two boys who died in Pampanga were said to have met through Facebook.

I have seen some local anti-RH websites claiming that RH advocates pedophilia, simply because sexuality education will, certainly, discuss those issues. But I will counter the arguments and say that a withholding of sexuality education for our youth will in fact make them more vulnerable to exploitation by adults, whether heterosexual or homosexual.

Young people need to understand what’s going on in their bodies, and minds and hearts. They need, as well, to learn, long before puberty, to understand their bodies, to respect people and to respect themselves, and how they can protect themselves from deception and manipulation, or, more simply, how they will deal with heartbreaks and disappointments. For the boys especially, they have to learn that love and sexuality are not about conquests and possession but about mutual responsibilities.

I might have over-emphasized the trials and tribulations around young love. With the right environment in homes and schools, with supportive parents and teachers, young people will have many happy memories of puppy love and first love.

Irish gay senator gets OK for presidential race

Yey! Gay! :) We actually have several gay politicians. Now only if they'll come out. But I don't have moral ascendancy over them being not out myself. Still, wouldn't it be grand if we can freely and proudly run under the rainbow banner?


Irish gay senator gets OK for presidential race

Agence France-Presse
Posted at 09/28/2011 9:37 AM
source here

DUBLIN - Gay Irish senator David Norris succeeded Tuesday in securing the backing of the four local councils he needs to get his name on the ballot paper in the October 27 presidential election.


The long-time champion of gay rights is now expected to be one of a record seven candidates, including former IRA commander Martin McGuinness, who will be chasing the largely ceremonial head-of-state job when nominations close on Wednesday.

Another independent candidate, former MEP and 1970 Eurovision song contest winner Dana Rosemary Scallon, said she was "just thrilled" after she also secured the necessary backing of councils on Tuesday.

Scallon was an unsuccessful candidate in the 1997 presidential election when President Mary McAleese was elected for her first seven-year term.

Under Ireland's constitution, those seeking to succeed McAleese need either the backing of 20 parliamentarians or four councils to get on the ballot paper.

Joycean scholar Norris had abandoned his bid to become the country's first gay president last month after controversy about a statutory rape case involving a former lover.

It emerged that he wrote to the Israeli authorities pleading for clemency for his former partner Ezra Yitzhak, who was accused of the statutory rape of a 15-year-old Palestinian boy in 1992.

Yitzhak pleaded guilty to the charge and was convicted in 1997.

Norris re-launched his campaign earlier this month saying people love a comeback and his "would be the biggest comeback in Irish political history".

After he secured his fourth council nomination Norris tweeted, "Many many thanks to the Councillors of Dublin City Council! I have secured the last nomination needed! I am looking forward to the campaign!"

A poll in last weekend's Sunday Business Post found Norris was the front-runner with 21 percent support in what is the most crowded race ever for the presidency.

The newspaper warned, however that he might struggle to get transfer votes under Ireland's proportional representation voting system and it described the race as "completely wide open".

Second in the poll was former Labour party minister Michael D. Higgins with 18 percent, and third was Sinn Fein's McGuinness, who has stepped aside as Northern Ireland's deputy first minister, on 16 percent.

Behind them was MEP Gay Mitchell of Prime Minister Enda Kenny's Fine Gael party and independent and former Special Olympics chairwoman Mary Davis, each with 13 percent.

Independent Sean Gallagher, a businessman, was on 11 percent and Scallon was on six percent.

Over 3.1 million will be eligible to vote on October 27 when there will also be two ballots to amend Ireland's constitution and a by-election in the Dublin West constituency to fill a seat left vacant by the death of former finance minister Brian Lenihan

performers

i don't really consider myself a feminist or an activist of some sort. but i do take interest in the lgbt affairs. there was an uproar from the lgbt community about an ABS-CBN morning show anchor blaming our people for the death of two teenagers. when the news came out, i was in such a happy plane that i didn't have the expletives to express then. but am glad that we have staunch defenders in the community that mightily represented us and properly corrected all the wrong in anthony taberna's unfounded and ridiculous theory. you can read our people's say on this in these 3 posts:

On Flaunting
Op-Ed: An Open Letter to Anthony Taberna

Short Reactions to Mr. Taberna's Homophobia 

Watch the video here


he made mention that we are good in the performance arts. i made a quick check of the women i've come to personally know through this blog, and to my surprise, none belongs to the "performance arts"! hehe.

let me see, we have doctors, lawyer, writers (print, tv, online), banker, architect, manager, graphic artist, nurse, IT professionals, students, researchers, PhD grads, financial analyst. impressive demographic yeah? :) but performance artist? nada. 

if being "maarte" is counted, then we have one performance maartist in me. haha. well, i do know we are performers. we excel in our fields. if not really super excel, at least we have fabulous outfits to dress the part. tee-hee!

i had a dream and it is round

There's something about being a minority that makes me want all lgbt peeps to succeed in their/our respective fields.  I want us to be in a position of power and influence, not to demean anyone, but so that others won't/can't easily discriminate us. 

An Anonymous reader sent this comment about the Crime and Prejudice post.

... if there's anything that struck me then as profoundly true, it's that tolerance is a far cry from acceptance. The Philippines may be progressing in that aspect, but at what rate? :/ There's still a long way before the majority would ever be purged clean of the cringing and name-calling and prejudice.

Only when you're privileged enough to revolve in a circle of open-minded people do you have semblance of a freedom.

i haven't experienced this so-called acceptance yet, but the way Anonymous painted it makes me want to stretch my arms, catch a falling star, and kiss a dream. i have been so used with wearing my closet shoes and its matching closet dress because it safely but cautiously allowed me to navigate my way, to secretly co-exist in the straight world. it sure does feel like a lifetime ago when i fit like a T in the straight world. until i discovered that the world is not straight, but round! as round as the curve of a woman's hips that bore the generation before us. as round and firm as a woman's buttocks extending to round and strong limbs. twice as round as a woman's pair of nurturing breasts. as round as a woman's face that is second to nature to cup. as round as a woman's personality that rolls with the times and necessity. 

the world is round and there's no turning back. 

mabuhay ka!

I have a problem. I want to save the world. And I can't. I want to help people, but just don’t have the means to do so.  As my good friend succinctly put it, "Unfortunately, your bank account is not as huge as your heart (for now)." am particularly affected by two people because these are very good/nice people.

Among all the people I gave money to/helped, they are one of the most deserving of support and second chance. One is a woman who was a childhood friend from a church group I belonged to then. I learned that she didn’t graduate college for lack of funds, got married early to a good-for-nothing guy, has 3 kids now, separated with the guy, re-united with a childhood sweetheart. after 2 yrs, the guy turned out to be married also! And had fed her with lies. So she's back to her parents' house, trying to make ends meet. I just saw her in the neighborhood while I was aimlessly walking at the market. I didn't recognize her. She just called my name and was surprised that it was her. Life had not been that kind to her. She proudly shared though that her eldest who studies in a public school (where I also studied in elementary, she went to a private school) was a chess champ. :) as I was walking home, I got this resolve to support her son's studies. Err, once I've raised the funds. I texted her that I want to talk to her about something, but didn’t get a reply.

I got a text though from my sister's ex-bf who had an accident years ago and has become paralyzed because of it. He greeted me good afternoon and I asked how he was. In so many words after several sms exchanges, he shyly asked for help because he and his brother and mom moved out to leave their abusive dad. They are currently living with an aunt and needs money for an apartment to rent. His ofw brother's remittance was delayed. He is a very good, responsible guy. Breadwinner in the family, cheerful. I treat him as family. The accident happened when his co-workers asked him to join an overnight swim in cavite. In the height of their fun, he thought of using the slide head first. his head hit the pool floor and was unconscious. They transported him to manila and we all rushed to the hospital. He's a very hardworking guy who started working young. I don’t blame him for trying to be a kid and have fun on that unfortunate moment.

Due to lack of money, he wasn’t able to continue with his therapy, thus he still can't walk nor sit up without aid. He remains cheerful though and full of fighting spirit. I told him, that I don’t have the funds, but will definitely save up for it. And just showered him with encouragement. He said that I should not worry, because he has no plan of giving up. My heart swelled with pride for this guy. And told him just that. He was very surprised and didn’t even believe me. He said, "wala naman akong nagawa." it was then my turn for disbelief. I honestly told him why I am proud of him. "Kasi responsible ka. Nagsikap, nagtrabaho ka para sa pamilya mo. mabait,  masayahin, magaan kasama at kausap. Matapang at matatag kahit madaming problema. Hindi ba kaproud-proud ang mga katangian na yan? Nakakabilib kang tao."

I continue to question why bad things happen to good people, specially those who didn’t have had a chance to comfortable life yet.  I often hear of good karma, but while I believe in it, it sure does take its sweet time in fulfilling its work. Thus my heart grieves.

I've recently heard from the news a woman killing her husband, a teen-age boy killing another boy and then himself. While others struggle to survive, some can just easily end lives. I wonder why in all the hardships I experienced I never once thought of killing myself. Sure, I did hurt myself at times, but not with an intent for death. Then I realized it's because I want to live to see the day that things will be fair and right, if not for me, at least for the people I care for. I want to meet good karma, introduce and share her to my friends, live with her and be with her till we're old and gray.

Masarap mabuhay hindi lang para sa sarili, kundi mas lalo para sa iba.

Train Crush 21

in this harsh and fierce world we live in, it is comforting to see someone simple and unassuming. a young woman who may be oblivious to the power she holds within. that mindless lip biting gesture can send many hearts a-flutter and several throats gulping (i belong to the second group. hehe).

somehow i know that even without that lip biting habit of yours,  your skin, your lips will still be as supple and fresh as the flesh inside a seedless, ripe  lanzones. sweet. juicy. d.e.l.i.c.i.o.u.s. one that i would approach with restraint so i can savor the experience with each extended second. and so that with every pore in my body it can record to lasting memory how innocence really tastes like.

 

kwentuhang adik

FRIEND 1: how are u?

FRIEND 2: ang puso ay naguguluhan ng slight. merong girl ako na gusto ng slight. kaso ang gusto nya ay mega commitment tapos asa ibayong dagat pa sya. so dinecline ko na. i learned na nage-entertain na ng iba ang potah. parang may sundot/kurot ng slight. otherwise am ok

FRIEND 1: Wehehehe. Wow! she moved on quickly

FRIEND 2: e sinunod lang nmn daw nya payo ko. Na magsocialize.

FRIEND 1: aba! masunurin

FRIEND 2: syet!

FRIEND 1: baka gustong gusto nya na tlaga magcommit

FRIEND 2: ndi pa ko ready e. gusto ko landian muna. hehe

FRIEND 1: tama. masaya eh.

FRIEND 2: enjoy ako. hawak ko oras ko

FRIEND 1: ohh the freedom

FRIEND 2: true! pag super gusto ka. mejo nakakairita. pag lumayo nmn, apektado ka. sana tamang cool lang. paparamdam pero ndi sobra sobra

FRIEND 1: ehehe. Ba’t apektado? nanghinayang ka lang sa attention. withdrawal symptom ba

FRIEND 2: ego din.: ginive up ka agad

FRIEND 1: ehehe. yun na yun! Lol! we are vain creatures

FRIEND 2: i know

FRIEND 1: vain and proud

FRIEND 2: and i dont care

FRIEND 1: yes

FRIEND 2: true!!!!

FRIEND 1: no apologies

******** 

FRIEND 1: ex keeps on liking my posts ng photos in fb. papanchin

FRIEND 2: ah. pampam

FRIEND 1: i hid her FB feeds so kyebs ako sa kanya

FRIEND 2: tamah!

FRIEND 1: i dont want to. pag lumapit lapit na naman yan, hihiritan ko cya. wag ka na nga! di mo naman ako kayang mahalin.

FRIEND 2: sunget!

FRIEND 1: wag ka lapit ng lapit. baka mainlab ka na naman

FRIEND 2: cocky. she's been warned

FRIEND 1: hay. we're so born in the wrong country

FRIEND 2: ahaha naiisip ko yan minsan

******** 

FRIEND 2: parang ang sarap mainlab uli. kakamiss

FRIEND 1: ahahah. inlab with the thought of being in love. i just miss having sex

FRIEND 2: lalo pag nakakarinig ako ng mga love songs

FRIEND 1: well yes

FRIEND 2: parang kahit sino kaya mong ikiss. hahaha

FRIEND 1: sex. booty call

FRIEND 2: no kiss for me

FRIEND 1: sex

FRIEND 2: gusto ko kiss. kasi andun ang romance. ang dinedenote ng kiss

FRIEND 1: such a girl. Lol. kiss is so intimate

FRIEND 2: i can only do it with someone na am in love with

FRIEND 1: kiss buys me a dream

FRIEND 2: so now, sex lang.

FRIEND 1: sex buys me a really deep sleep

FRIEND 2: i can do that on my own

FRIEND 1: it's not that... intense. i love all the rocking and the bending. switching places and stuff

FRIEND 2: yoga can give u that siguro

FRIEND 1: yeah i will try yoga sometime this year. I’ve been celibate for months now.

FRIEND 2: parang ang sarap mabaliw uli. do crazy stuff

FRIEND 1: hmmm. like?

FRIEND 2: crazy love stuff

FRIEND 1: it’s nice to lose one's balance

FRIEND 2: yeah

FRIEND 1: i just want crazy. no love involved muna

FRIEND 2: hayyy

FRIEND 1: bored?

FRIEND 2: pensive. am now sure. am in love with love

FRIEND 1: yes.