human rights and human's rights

my friend ly in new york just emailed me a youtube clip of her latest work which was shown daw in bridges tv about the lebanon humanitarian crisis. i forgot her exact job designation but part of her work involves covering the UN with a special focus on middle eastern concerns (as that is her focus of study rin kasi in columbia) and of course, the human rights violations going on there, especially with the ongoing war concerning hezbollah, israel and all those things you see on cnn or bbc. she is also part of a group they call "media for human rights" or something to that effect wherein they use their  skills and talents as media practitioners to produce work about human rights concerns, tapos may special focus rin siya sa gender.

such a very ideal job. i've always wanted to do something like that: to link my media work to produce awareness and possibly action regarding my own human rights concerns and advocacies, namely women's and lgbt rights. well, i kinda did that a bit when i was in PINOY TIMES eons ago and i didn't hear a peep from mam eggie our boss when i created specific columns to talk about lgbt rights and women's rights chorva. so that was cool while it lasted. and i also tried it out rin pala with ISIS, but then a feminist media NGO could only do so much rin, especially if the focus is more global than local.

aside from these efforts, i just try to contribute as much as i can to help na lang, especially now. this kind of work doesn't pay the bills kasi if you do it full time. still somehow, in our own little ways, we try to help, especially when the rights of people we know get trampled and violated.

such is what happened recently to a friend of mine, si teta tulay. she was part of the group that got "arrested" sa quezon for being human rights volunteers to help the family of a victim of, well, recent human rights killings. we have a lot of that lately, grabe lang.

teta's a musician (formerly with agaw agimat, now with carol bello bandidas) and also a visual artist/animator. together with another friend, they make up the trio of the komikera people, mga indie women comics creators.  she also was my lighting designer sa butanding music video shoot i did for pinikpikan last year where her other group, the anino shadowplay collective, also helped out. imagine the uproar from these varied art communities if something untoward happened to her. isama pa natin diyan na we are of the same persuasion and i'm sure makakakuha pa ng ibang uproar iyan sa lgbt community.

this inquirer article got her name wrong but somehow, it paints the picture of what happened (albeit one-sided).

helluva week. their team got abducted last tuesday morning and i received the advisory that afternoon. til wednesday, they were detained in a military camp somewhere in quezon. her group Arrest Gloria (artists for the removal of gloria) and karapatan, the human rights org kung saan member ang ibang na-abduct arranged a press conference wednesday morning. i had prior commitments so i wasn't able to come but i alerted my media friends in the networks to cover the event, which they did naman. that was the help i can do at the time.

as i write this now, i heard they made bail already and are now back in manila since yesterday. buti naman. we still don't know what case will be filed against them but whatever it is, it will surely be as laughable as this government's frigging antics of late.

injustice. napakarami lang nito talaga. tangina.

segue tayo sa pinagkakaabalahan namin lately, itong isagani debacle pa rin, ano pa? mabuti pa si jim paredes nakakuha ng full apology mula sa inquirer. baket? na-offend siya ng isang section editor dahil sa title na binigay nito sa artik that talks about his migration to australia chenes. basahin niyo na lang blog ni jim para malinawan kayo.

bakit yung rights niya bilang human na na-offend ay naremedyuhan agad ng apology samantalang ang sandamakmak na rights ng lgbt community na na-offend nitong injustice cruz na to ay wala tayong narinig na sorry man lang. oo nga't nagsulat sila ng editorial about it but aside from saying na oo nga, na-offend nga  ang rights niyo,  wala nang iba pang narinig na bago ang lgbts kundi yung mga chenes na nilagay nila about the old "nurture vs. nature" ek of being homosexual tapos sasabihin pang merong something good that will come out of all this at yan ay ang mapokusan ang plight ng lgbt against discrimination.

iyon ang malaking WHAT THE FUCK!?!@#$ obvious ulit na ayaw nilang ma-slight ang ex-justice sa editorial habang nais nilang i-appease ang community. wala. wtf ever.  and yet again, nawalan na naman ako ng gana sa isang media institution...

hay buhay...

THIS JUST IN:

from a text by a friend.

"case of rebellion against teta et al was dismissed. afp presented a witness who alleged that teta tulay, bong de leon et al were npas they encountered in a battle last week. teta et al have 10 days to file counter-charges. they were made to sign a document stating nothing was taken from them and that their rights not violated. binugbog si bong and equipment forcibly taken."

rebellion????????? nyemas talaga. mga phantom menace ang treatment nila sa mga rebellious people when in fact, phantom thoughts lang ito of very paranoid minds. sino kaya ang real menace?

parang nung isang gabi, was watching the impeachment chorva sa congress at anc. na-lost ako dahil si edcel (tama ba ispeling?) lagman was belittling that cayetano dude who was pushing for the impeachment of ate glow. um, nasaan ang sanlakas sa scenariong ito? may nakain ba ako at ibang dimension na itong napanood ko sa tv? si lagman against sa impeachment ni ate glow? wow. glow in da dark na ang mood ko...

hay naku. to quote princess leia: "help me obi wan kenobi; you're our only hope." sana may mga at-at na dumating at apakan ang mukha ng mga hinayupak na injustice-mongers... grrrr.

my poor country.  :(

isagani's masaganang aftermath

so much has been said and done ever since ex-supreme court justice isagani cruz (not to confuse him with the distinguished Filipino writer in English Isagani Cruz ha who teaches at De La Salle U) wrote his infamous column about the "encroachment of homosexuals in today's society" chenelyn.

my LAGABLAB network released an official statement which partly says:

Mr. Cruz should understand that human dignity has no sexual orientation or gender identity. Homosexuality is hardly a dilution of the male and female sexes, and femininity and womanhood, upon which equal scorn and prejudice have been heaped by Mr. Cruz, are not synonymous to weakness. The ‘third sex’ that he ridicules does not exist at all, since we are all equal in dignity and respect, as affirmed by our Constitution, our laws, and the international agreements on equality and human rights that the Philippines signed.

The Filipino LGBT community will continue to march – in sagalas and during the annual Pride parade – because we do not take bigotry sitting down. The likes of Mr. Cruz can’t – and we will not let them – push the Filipino LGBT community back to invisibility.

bet. read the whole letter here.

and then another network of lgbt lawyers, Rainbow Rights, said this, in part:

Homosexuals have been around for so long, and like other marginalized groups, they have been subjected to persecution. On the issue at hand, it worries us that a legal luminary of his caliber would condone mauling of gays. Yes, gays are mauled. We certainly hope that the irresponsible statements of Justice Cruz, a person of credibility and unquestioned brilliance, would not be taken as a license for macho men to use violent means to keep homosexuals in check. We are everywhere, and for a long time, we have been quiet and invisible. However, staying closeted and afraid is no longer an option when our fear makes us vulnerable to violence, to extortion, and even the callousness of others.

Lastly, his statement correlating the virility of males and the grace of females to strength and weakness shows a misplaced regard for women especially at a time when women constitute probably the strongest workers here and abroad. Our country's faltering economy is sustained by the sweat and sacrifice of women as factory workers, informal workers, and Overseas Filipino Workers. At our time of dire need, while there is grace in being female, there is no weakness. And yes, there is strength without the virility of maleness.

email them at r_rightsproject@yahoo.com for the rest of their chenelyn.

and of course, political family heir manolo (that's manuel l. quezon da third) wrote this wonderful wonderful rebuttal in his own pdi column which partly states:

When he casts the law as an instrument for prosecution, persecution and discrimination, he must be fought. That he discredits polite behavior by portraying civilized discourse as a fancy disguise for his uncritical obedience and intolerant enforcement of uniformity; that he defames religion by turning it into an ideology of hate; that he makes a mockery of filial piety by insisting that tyrannical instincts should be cultivated among the elderly and enforced upon their direction—these should inspire not pity for his moral dementia; these must provoke anger. And condemnation.

winner! read more of manolo's brilliance here.

letters to the editor and the reader's advocate head poured in, just like the small quip i sent them. it turns out that ms. lorna kalaw-tirol, my ex-boss' wifey, is the reader's advocate. sabi nga ni former masscomm dean teodoro, ms. lorna is like the "press ombudsman" of the inquirer. yun pala ang job ng reader's advocate. ngayon ko lang nalaman. gulat kasi ako when i got a reply from her in my email. sabi niya (emphasis mine):

"Dear Libay, Thanks for your feedback. I have received a lot of e-mail from other angry readers, and you do have reason to be outraged. It is unfortunate that the column was published at all. The Inquirer cannot publish all the letters, but they will be forwarded to Isagani A. Cruz. "

yehei! buti naman.  pero that doesn't mean na tapos na ang counting. you guys can still go ahead and email her what you think of this injustice cruz' column ha. patuloy pa rin yan.

then she emailed again to alert me of ms. cheche lazaro's Media in Focus show sa ANC channel na nag-guest daw siya, si manolo and si john silva, this gay writer whose 35-year partner jonathan best's ltte was so far the only one reprinted by pdi. i caught the replay and it was good. okay ang handling. sabi pa ni ms. lorna sa show, mas marami pa silang nakuhang feedback from this column than the garci brouhaha before. in fact, ito raw ang pinakamaraming feedback/letters na nakuha ng pdi sa history nila regarding one topic/column.

bet. ibig sabihin, marami nang tao -- homo or hetero -- ang ayaw yurakan ang pagkatao ng mga kapwa nilang tao na nagkataong bakla o tomboy o bisexual o whatever.

buti naman. it's time more people opened their minds. i'd like to thank my straight friends din who sided with us and fought with us in this episode of our lives.

hey, even the manila times sided with us! sabi nila sa isang recent editorial nila:

Mr. Cruz’s idea of an acceptable social order is anathema to us. He calls it conservatism but it’s really conformism of a rather odious sort.

The Manila Times has always stood up for gay rights and for the toleration of those who are different not only in their way of life but, more important, in their ways of thinking.

We think we’re right.

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saka regarding ethical journalism, tama rin yung sinabi ni dean teodoro about this whole brouhaha thingie. to quote him:

What isn't a matter of opinion is that Mr. Cruz is in violation of the Journalists' Code of Ethics, to the observance of which the PDI Manual of Editorial Policies commits its columnists in Section VIII. This Section of the Manual declares that:

"Delicate topics,particularly those dealing with religion, race and minority groups, should be handled with great prudence and care. The columnists should always be aware of the dangers of bigotry. In no case should they criticize or ridicule another person on the basis of his or her religious beliefs, race, sexual preferences, etc."

This provision of the PDI Manual echoes Section VII of the Journalists' Code of Ethics, which states that journalists "shall not in any manner ridicule, cast aspersions on, or degrade any person by reason of sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction, [or] cultural or ethnic origin." In this case Mr. Cruz was ridiculing and casting aspersions on an entire group of persons-- a form of stereotyping which makes the offense even worse.

Journalists have the freedom to say what they please--but only to the extent allowed by the ethics and professional standards of journalism. They may not accuse persons of crimes unless they have been convicted, or claim that they have disgusting diseases, for example. There's a reason for this, and it's to protect vulnerable persons and groups from the kind of abuse Mr. Cruz let loose last Sunday.

tama! dapat ngang ilagay ang isyung ito sa context ng journalistic ethics. usapang ethics kasi ito e. dito rin papasok ang debate ng "hate speech is freedom of expression" tienes. but i think dean teodoro's citing of this certain provision hits it on the spot, and answers the debate.

but then, mr. injustice replies, once again, in his column. however, it is only manolo whom he cites. dedma sa ibang feedback baga! or, as a fellow lesbian advocate said, para daw di ma-boykot in general ang inquirer. may move na kasing ganun. kasi nga naman, parang dun sa plaridel egroup ni ka pete lacaba, parang manolo vs. isagani lang ang nangyayari. e ano result? buy ng buy ng pdi ang mga utaw. nga naman. hm...

again, 'wag na siyang bigyan ng traffic.

SEPARATE OPINION
Neither here nor there
By Isagani Cruz
Inquirer
Last updated 08:41am (Mla time) 08/20/2006
Published on page A10 of the August 20, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

IF I had known that Manuel Quezon III was gay, I would have desisted from writing that column last week on homosexuals out of respect for a fellow columnist. But now that he has retorted angrily and called me a bigot among other names, I have no choice but to reply.

I started that column with the caution that it was not intended as an attack against homosexuals in general and did not include "those who have behaved in a reserved and discreet manner unlike the vulgar members of the gay community who have degraded and scandalized it. I offer abject apologies to those blameless people I may unintentionally include in my not inclusive criticisms. They have my admiration and respect."

As Mr. Quezon himself does not consider himself among the exceptions, he would be what we lawyers call a "proper party," or one who is directly injured. In fact, he appears to be severely wounded by my remarks and is hemorrhaging profusely. He, therefore, has a right to react to my "insults" in the waspish manner he saw fit.

He calls me a hate-monger for deriding the vulgar practices of his kind and says I have no right to say what is tasteless and intolerable. Who has—he? Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that freedom of speech includes not only the right to express the thought that agrees with us but also the thought that we abhor. Voltaire was grandiloquent: "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Criticism is normal in the free society and is available to everyone right or wrong. The ideas that may be expressed under this freedom are not confined only to those that are sympathetic or acceptable, for that would make the freedom more shadow than substance. To be really meaningful, it should permit the articulation of even the unorthodox view, though it is hostile to or scorned by others. One of the purposes of this freedom, in fact, is to invite dispute.

If I do not appreciate the paintings of Picasso, any one who disagrees with me may say so and explain his reasons. But he cannot attack me personally for criticizing his idol. Mr. Quezon compares me to the tyrants in the police states where unacceptable identity or thought is systematically exterminated. In the free society, ideas are countered with ideas, not pejorative names. For criticizing his kind, Mr. Quezon likens me to the Nazis and the Reds and brands me a hate-monger.

Hate is not per se objectionable as Mr. Quezon may imply. Jesus Christ hated sinners and angrily drove the merchants and money changers from the holy temple they were desecrating. Was he a hate-monger for doing so? When Winston Churchill called on his countrymen to resist the enemy with all their blood, sweat, toil and tears, was he a hate-monger in the despicable sense of the phrase? That is what Mr. Quezon would call me for criticizing his kind.

I am a hate-monger against grafters, murderers, rapists and other criminals, but I only dislike the coarse homosexuals he defends, as is his right. Also disagreeable to me are straight persons who wear loud clothes, flunkies, hypocrites, humbugs and other unpleasant figures, male and female, in our imperfect society. I have the right to criticize them even as they have the right to reply in the common exercise of our freedom of expression.

It all depends on what and whom you hate. If I criticize homosexuals who disgrace their sex with their tasteless practices and appearance, any one among them can rise in defense and say why they should not be called obnoxious. But not in an obnoxious manner.

Mr. Quezon faults me for disagreeing with some practices of his kind that I find intolerable and insists that they have the fundamental right "to those we choose to love, to have relationships with and with whom we aspire to share a life marked by a measure of domestic bliss and emotional contentment."

Who's interfering with your romances? As long as you are not violating the law, you are free with your liaisons, and I for one do not pry into your amorous affairs. Nor do I want to.

The important thing is that you have no right to demand that I agree with your pleasures or to forbid me from criticizing your "emotional contentment" if they offend the public interest. You cannot claim a preferred treatment because you are what you are even as you say you should be treated like the rest of the people despite what you are.

Finally, rejecting my reservation that my criticisms are only for the distasteful among you, you piously declare: "I will not embrace him, not for that, much less shake his hand or offer him the opportunity for civilized disagreement." That opportunity is not yours to give, Mr. Quezon, and as for not embracing me—thank God.

ibang klase ano. ibig sabihin, kung di pala bading si manolo, walang ganito. patuloy lang siya sa pagtira nga sa sangkabaklaan. parang si manolo lang ang sorry siyang na-offend... pero hindi rin. look at his last sentence. "as for not embracing me - thank god." just how homophobic can this guy really get????

i can sense na nagtitimpi siya sa column na ito. i'm sure meron pa siyang mas scathing na nais sabihin sa ating lahat. pero dahil nga sa political heir ang kanyang na-slight, ay day, "qualified apology" lang ang nakuha dito -- hindi natin, hindi ng lgbt community, kundi ni manolo lamang. sa kanya, parang si manolo lang ang na-offend. hm, bakit kasi hindi tayo political heirs ano? e kung yung lolo ng tatay ko ay barangay chairperson dati, does that count? hm, maybe not enough clout in the government...

meron pa siyang "who's interfering with your romances/amorous affairs" chenelyn. is it just me or is there a sense here )okay, read between many lines na lang) na parang slight na-reject siya before ng isang mhin na nais niyang maging amor before? ewan koh, may nafi-feel akong ibang dimension sa mga tienes niya! may ongoing hypothesis nga na ang super-phobic ma mga utaw diyan ay latent lgbt rin naman... kasi nga, case in point, may ilan sa aming populasyon ang ganito noong sinaunang panahon hanggang malinawan ng husto ang pag-iisip at niyakap na sa wakas na bukal sa kalooban ang tunay naming identity. swear.

oh well. politically-motivated pa rin ang kanyang "apology" if you can even call it that. "disclaimer" is more like it. kaya kelangan talaga itong sagutin. agad! kaya nga medyo na-offend ako sa isang binanggit sa isang lgbt egroup ko nung may nagsabing hinay-hinay lang daw sa pagpapadala ng replies and responses sa pdi kasi maraming koneksyones itong ex-injustice na to na puwedeng maimpluwensiyahan at maapektuhan ng pagsulong naming lahat ng anti-discrimination bill sa senate ngayon. 'wag daw maging balahura sa pag-reply kahit balahura yung re-reply-an. ay, na-offend naman ang byuti ko doon. i don't think balahura ang pag-reply o pagbigay ng opinyon tungkol sa isang bagay. ayan nga o, sabi ni ms. lorna, "i wish [the inquirer] could get more letters."

hay.. well, kanya-kanya lang siguro tayo ng approach, mga lola, hane?

o sya, mahaba-haba na to. sa susunod na lang ulit. abangan na lang natin ang susunod pang mga kabanata sa ating napakakulay na buhay bilang mga pilipino sa dekadang ito.

journalistic homophobic-sexist alert + kudos aside

the women's and lgbt movements are currently fuming/will soon be fuming mad over this latest column by this ex-supreme court dude.

huwag na nating bigyan ng traffic ang pinagsusulatan niya nyeta siya. here's the artik:

SEPARATE OPINION
‘Don we now our gay apparel’

By Isagani Cruz Inquirer Last updated 02:14am (Mla time) 08/12/2006

Published on Page A10 of the August 12, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer

HOMOSEXUALS before were mocked and derided, but now they are regarded with new-found respect and, in many cases, even treated as celebrities. Only recently, the more impressionable among our people wildly welcomed a group of entertainers whose main proud advertisement was that they were “queer.” It seems that the present society has developed a new sense of values that have rejected our religious people’s traditional ideas of propriety and morality on the pretext of being “modern” and “broad-minded.”

The observations I will here make against homosexuals in general do not include the members of their group who have conducted themselves decorously, with proper regard not only for their own persons but also for the gay population in general. A number of our local couturiers, to take but one example, are less than manly but they have behaved in a reserved and discreet manner unlike the vulgar members of the gay community who have degraded and scandalized it. I offer abject apologies to those blameless people I may unintentionally include in my not inclusive criticisms. They have my admiration and respect.

The change in the popular attitude toward homosexuals is not particular to the Philippines. It has become an international trend even in the so-called sophisticated regions with more liberal concepts than in our comparatively conservative society. Gay marriages have been legally recognized in a number of European countries and in some parts of the United States. Queer people -- that’s the sarcastic term for them -- have come out of the closet where before they carefully concealed their condition. The permissive belief now is that homosexuals belong to a separate third sex with equal rights as male and female persons instead of just an illicit in-between gender that is neither here nor there.

When I was studying in the Legarda Elementary School in Manila during the last 1930s, the big student population had only one, just one, homosexual. His name was Jose but we all called him Josefa. He was a quiet and friendly boy whom everybody liked to josh but not offensively. In the whole district of Sampaloc where I lived, there was only one homosexual who roamed the streets peddling “kalamay” and “puto” and other treats for snacks. He provided diversion to his genial customers and did not mind their familiar amiable teasing. I think he actually enjoyed being a “binabae” [effeminate].

The change came, I think, when an association of homos dirtied the beautiful tradition of the Santa Cruz de Mayo by parading their kind as the “sagalas” instead of the comely young maidens who should have been chosen to grace the procession. Instead of being outraged by the blasphemy, the watchers were amused and, I suppose, indirectly encouraged the fairies to project themselves. It must have been then that they realized that they were what they were, whether they liked it or not, and that the time for hiding their condition was over.

Now homosexuals are everywhere, coming at first in timorous and eventually alarming and audacious number. Beauty salons now are served mostly by gay attendants including effeminate bearded hairdressers to whom male barbers have lost many of their macho customers. Local shows have their share of “siyoke” [gay men], including actors like the one rejected by a beautiful wife in favor of a more masculine if less handsome partner. And, of course, there are lady-like directors who are probably the reason why every movie and TV drama must have the off-color “bading” [gay] or two to cheapen the proceedings.

And the schools are now fertile ground for the gay invasion. Walking along the University belt one day, I passed by a group of boys chattering among themselves, with one of them exclaiming seriously, “Aalis na ako. Magpapasuso pa ako!” [“I’m leaving. I still have to breastfeed!”] That pansy would have been mauled in the school where my five sons (all machos) studied during the ’70s when all the students were certifiably masculine. Now many of its pupils are gay, and I don’t mean happy. I suppose they have been influenced by such shows as “Brokeback Mountain,” our own “Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros” (both of which won awards), “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” and that talk program of Ellen Degeneres, an admitted lesbian.

Is our population getting to be predominantly pansy? Must we allow homosexuality to march unobstructed until we are converted into a nation of sexless persons without the virility of males and the grace of females but only an insipid mix of these diluted virtues? Let us be warned against the gay population, which is per se a compromise between the strong and the weak and therefore only somewhat and not the absolute of either of the two qualities. Be alert lest the Philippine flag be made of delicate lace and adorned with embroidered frills.


my god! what was he thinking???? to think that he did not malign just homosexuals but women and straight people who support homosexual endeavors and stuff like the fab5, the maximo and brokeback film. and to think he is from the supreme court. now you know why the state of our government is soooo fucked up. people in power think like this -- horrendously skewed.

jeezus.

kung nais niyong mag-react sa kanyang chakang column, punta sa link na to at sulat kayo ng reklamo note. bilis!!!  i did:

"I would like to express my disappointment that such a blatantly bigoted, homophobic and sexist column would see print in a broadsheet I have respected over the years both as a person and a media practitioner myself. Mr. Cruz' "Don we now our gay apparel" column in today's issue reeks of sheer discrimination against members of the gay and lesbian community AND women. Reinforcing his own brand of macho patriarchal writing that vehemently demeans particular (already marginalized) sectors of society is, I believe, not in sync with the usual standards of journalistic ethical codes. True, this is an opinion column but opinions should still be tempered to fit the principles of the publication -- unless you are now allowing the "dumbing down" of opinions where columnists can display their levels of arrogance and ignorance on any subject matter. "

taray ng lola niyo no. dapat lang. yurakan ba naman niya ang pagkatao ko e. tangna nya.

sapok din ang reaksyon ni fr. mickley. spin a win ako sa kanyang points. eto rebuttal niya as an ltte (emphasis mine):

Dear Editor,

I am saddened by the cheapening of the usually wise columns of Isagani A. Cruz. He lashed out in a surprising gay-bashing column, "Don we now our gay apparel." (08-12-06)

We know homophobia is everywhere. That is why we are appealing to the goodness of the Philippine Congress to pass the long-awaitred Anti-Discrimination Bill, sponsored by Rep. Etta Rosales in the House and Senator Bong Revilla in the Senate.

Unfortunately, Mr. Cruz mixes with his homophobia a lot of misinformation and considerably more sarcasm. That is surprising coming from a man of his stature and dignity when referring to a minority. He wouldn't do that, would he, in referring to other indigenous people of our country? But it seems to be true as somebody has said, "Gay and lesbian people are the last minority it is 'honorable' to ridicule." He wouldn't get away with ridiculing the way people of the south handle Tagalog? Who's next after the Fab 5? Boy Abunda?

After 15 years here, I have been recognized for several years now as a Filipino, and that makes me a Filipino gay. I am active in several networks of gay and lesbian organizations here, including the Lesbian and Gay Legislative Advocacy Network (LAGABLAB) which is working "honorably" to seek approval of the Anti-Discrimination Bill.

There is no such thing as a "third sex." There are people who seek self-fulfillment somehow in cross-dressing. But if there are 8 million gays and lesbians in the Philippines, surely less than 10% of them are seen as cross dressers. Of course I defend their right to harmlessly do what they feel is "self-expression." But I would appeal to Mr. Cruz and the public not to confuse me and seven million other gays and lesbians with a minority within "us." It would be like confusing all Muslims with the Abu Sayaff, or all communists with the NPA, or all dark-skinned people with one dark-skinned rascal.

I don't understand the kind of piety which goes into or disgraces the Santa Cruzan. But I do advocate a sex-positive theology which sees all people equally as God's children. That is what the legislatures and courts of Canada, UK, Spain, The Netherlands, and Belgium (and other jurisdictions) have done civilly. They do not have "gay marriages." They recognize the EQUAL RIGHTS of ALL citizens.

The homosexuality of males and females, contrary to the implication of Mr. Cruz, is not judiciously equalled with "panzies." As far as appearance is concerned, Manny Pacquiao and Alvin Patrimonio could be gay males and Kris Aquino could be a lesbian.

Surely justice must be based on fairness. Labeling on looks is unfair; generalizing is unfair; ridiculing is unfair.

Richard R. Mickley, Ph.D.
The Order of St. Aelred
St. Aelred Friendship Society
53-A Mapang-akit Street
Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City 1100
Metro Manila, Philippines
Tel.: 63 2 4337277
Mobile: 63 920 9034909 E-mail: saintaelred@gmail.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/staelredmonasterymanila
E-group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/saeffriends

buti pa itong si ryan, bet ko ang reaksyones niya sa recent inday garutay discrimination case:

I definitely support Garutay's cause calling for respect and equality not because I want to be a cross-dresser, but simply because as a citizen in a democratic country, I have the right to do whatever pleases me as long as I'm not stepping on someone else's toes. As a creation of God, Inday Garutay, just like anybody else, deserves fair treatment, acceptance and equality. There is nothing wrong with being gay. The thoughts, acts and words are what make one sinful. They say "nothing is permanent in this world except change," yet a lot of Filipinos have never changed. It's a shame, because for a country of devout Catholics, majority is still judgmental. Why can't we just mind our own business, do our own thing and be happy?

yan ang mga materyal na dapat bigyan ng traffic! punta kayo sa dyaryo nila at basahin niyo buong column niya. now na!

saka isa pa itong dapat suportahan, my open-minded super-straight hetero guy friend na si rome na malaki ang suporta sa women's and lgbt advocacies. basahin niyo lagi ang column niya sa manila times ha.

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in other writing news, unti-unti na pong nagli-leak ang mga chenelyns ng palanca. at isa na doon ay ang pagkawagi ng aking superfriend cenon ng unang gantimpala sa kategorya ng screenplay! yehei!!!!! congrats koyaaaaaa! magpakain ka ha! malaki-laking cash prize yan hehe. kewl! happiness!

sino pa sino pa? balitaan niyo ko ha. :)

cinemalayan

missing in action muna ang drama ng lola niyo dahil kasalukuyan akong naaaliw/nalulunod (depende sa palabas) sa upfilminstitute cine adarna (or film center to most of you peeps) dahil narito na ang cinemalaya films sa amin. kaya kung wala ako sa cross-eyed section sa baba, naroon ako sa vip room sa taas para sa mga faculty at guests nila. pero since advise sa akin ng mga taga-teatro ay chaka ang audio ng dvd pag nasa vip, sa cross-eyed section lang ako. pakalat-kalat din ako sa lobby in between showings so if you wanna chorva, punta lang kayo roon at hanapin ako -- bago bumili ng tiket. i can usher you in as my guest. kung close tayo hehe. :P

pero silip lang konti sa blog ngayon dahil mahaba-habang pagrerebyu na naman ito sa weekend dahil tutuhugin at tatahulan natin ang lahat ng mapapanood natin dito, siyempre dun sa film review blog ko (click link to your left).  masyado kasing maraming maganda at/o dapat sabihin. but so far, i am happily weirded out (kung may ganyang term) by ping medina's grabegaleng portrayal of the late the dawn bandmember teddy diaz. galing ni ping! kakakilabot! and so far, we are mightily disappointed with that girl boxers film. ay, don't get me started. nag-round one na kami ng diskusyon nina edlej at mam gigi about this after we went out of the cinema.  sabi ko nga kay ed, pseudofeminist-flavored third world cocktail ang film. sayang si meryll soriano. tsk. wot a waste...

okay more soon. takbo ulit ako doon to catch the rest of the short films today. so far wala pa kong nagugustuhan pramis. di ko alam kung bakit nakapasok ang mga to sa totoo lang... hay.

see yah.

blogthang break

 may ganito pala...

You are 73% Taurus

How Taurus Are You?

hmmm... di ko alam name-measure pala ang pagiging taurus. i wonder where the other 27% went?

so kung meron nun, meron din pala nito...

You Will Die at Age 61

You're pretty average when it comes to how you live... And how you'll die as well.

What Age Will You Die?

ack! so this is indeed mid-life crisis ang pinagdadaanan ko lately kung 60plus lang pala ako mabubuhay. hm, i always felt i'd die around that time.

You Are 44% Cynical

Yes, you are cynical, but more than anything, you're a realist. You see what's screwed up in the world, but you also take time to remember what's right.

How Cynical Are You?

well, not because of this. surprised ako dito, and also relieved. buti naman at below batting ako dito.

You Are 36% Sociopath

From time to time, you may be a bit troubled and a bit too charming for your own good. It's likely that you're not a sociopath... just quite smart and a bit out of the mainstream!

Are You A Sociopath?

hehe just checking. baka kasi may nagtataka riyan kung nabubuang na ko. hehe.

baka eto lang siguro...

You Are 48% Happy

You're definitely a happy person, even though you have your down moments. You tend to get the most out of life, though there's always some more happiness to be squeezed.

How Happy Are You?

hm, does it have something to do with this kaya:

Your World View

You are a happy, well-balanced person who likes people and is liked by others. You question whether many conventional views on morality are valid under all circumstances. You are essentially a content person. Sometimes, you consider yourself a little superior. You are moral by your own standards. You believe that morality is what best suits the occasion.

What Is Your World View?

ah okay. di siguro.

malamang eto lang yun.

You Are 70% Weird

You're so weird, you think you're *totally* normal. Right? But you wig out even the biggest of circus freaks!

How Weird Are You?

if you've been reading my blogs since 2003 pa, eh you'll know this is true! hehe.

hm, doesn't hurt to check this one, too:

Your Job Dissatisfaction Level is 64%

Your job is a total bummer, and probably the worst job you've ever had. Your co-workers stink. Your boss is a jerk. And your company is probably in trouble. Think about finding a new job quickly, even if it's just a not-so-great transition job. You've got to get out of there as quickly as you can!

Should You Quit Your Job?

ay, kataas! well, maybe it has something to do with...

Your Career Type: Artistic

You are expressive, original, and independent. Your talents lie in your artistic abilities: creative writing, drama, crafts, music, or art. You would make an excellent: Actor - Art Teacher - Book Editor Clothes Designer - Comedian - Composer Dancer - DJ - Graphic Designer Illustrator - Musician - Sculptor The worst career options for your are conventional careers, like bank teller or secretary.

What's Your Ideal Career?

okayyyyyy.. and while we're at it, i also checked this one out and lo and behold, surprise:

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don't just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

hahahahaha hilarous! bakit ako natatawa dito????

siguro kasi no chances for this...

On Average, You Would Sell Out For

$1,111,417

At What Price Would You Sell Out?

e kasi naman, i-times 50 pesos (on the average) mo ito at marami ka nang mabibiling toyo at suka niyan. diba?

although right now, 55 thousand monthly, tax free, is sounding sooooooooo good... but that means disappearing on earth for 5 months. hm.... should i? should i? lemme think.

Your Hawaiian Name is:

Haimi Okelani

What's your Hawaiian Name?

hehe ala lang. at least hindi witenga waikiki.

Your Russian Name Is...

Sveta Svetlana Smirnov

What's Your Russian Name?

 

ah, smirnoff! how apt! my favorite poison mix of all time is vodka kasi e. da.

all these chuva actually started out with just one curiosity:

Who Should Paint You: Tamara de Lempicka

You're universally attractive with a modern appeal A portrait of you would be both bewitching and approachable

What Artist Should Paint Your Portrait?

i'm not very familiar with her so i looked her up and discovered that she does art deco portraits and stuff. bet! i like that. soft cubism pa nga ang tawag sa works niya and that's just swell -- i love cubists.

cute work niya o.

bet.

newsflush + congrats sa trabaho

stupidest news of the day:

Reacting to petitions for habeas corpus filed by the families of the missing activists, Lieutenant General Romeo Tolentino said reports that Army troop are behind the alleged abductions may be a "creation" to cover up the fact that the activists went underground.

baket? kasi...

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. blasted Tolentino's statement as a "lame excuse." "There were witnesses who saw the forcible abduction of the UP students. How can he [Tolentino] claim that they went underground with the NPA?" Reyes said in a text message.

di ba? read more inanity here.

kakaiba talagaaaaaaah ang.... hay...  kawawa naman ang mga batang peyups na yan. read more here.

in other "haha-only-in-da-philippines" news...

THE blue-ribbon committee of the Quezon City Council has recommended the temporary closure of the Philippine School of Business Administration (PSBA) on Aurora Boulevard to give way to a new investigation into the alleged excavations undertaken in search of the fabled Yamashita treasure on the school grounds.

di ko alam kung matatawa ako o matatae... tawa na lang since wala ako sa bahay para jumebs.

ibang klase. read more here.

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anyway, in happy concon news, just got to watch TRABAHO last night directed by our very own papa ned trespeces, my film barkada. produced by his longtime partner in crime onnah with help from fellow conconistas like yam, jke and xe. saya naman to reconnect with these peeps again at the showing. na-miss ko ito ng husto a. grabe sobra.



nakakatawa pala yung film. nabasa ko kasi yung orig material nito na stage play na na-stage din ng peta before. it's nice material actually, and so apt for an indie prod flick. way to go, dirtykitchen prod!

kung may low profile great guitarist friend kami diyan sa paligid, siguro si ned ay isang low profile great writer friend naman. tahimik lang pero dami na ring na-achieve. nung nasa naranghita halfway house pa kami ng ilang fellow conconistas (like cres and hech) during the late '90s , madalas dumalaw yang silang dalawa doon for parties and other things. rakets din. naaalala ko when i acted (yes, acted, can you believe it) for him during one of his AVPs yata for PGH or something like that. haha nakakatawang alalahanin mga panahong iyon. we've really come a long way, conconistas. ibang klase.

nostalgic ang lola nyo this friday afternoon.

this was then...REALITY BITES mode ever

our new yorker conconista, aimee, came back for a visit dati. so syempre concon party sa haws. she works as a pencil pusher daw there hehe, a mighty far persona from her metallica-head days hehe. there's sitting cres who's still the head chenelyn sa LOVELY DAY and dang who's lost somewhere heading the writing pools of abscbn teleseryes or something. standing are fafa ned (how we call him hehe mukha siyang fafa kasi), hech and moi noong payat pa ako at may k pang mag-shorts.

still way back when...
most of us were virgins hehe but full of filmwisdom ching! hehe

college days, when we were shooting our final productions for directing class in baolor, kina k. there's hech who's still wallowing in gma7 heheh, li-an who just swam-dove away from abscbn (and kudos mare hehe, see you soon), k our host who's still shining in abscbn news, vito who's now retired as a roadrunner (award-winning!) film editor, emman who's about to have his first feature SARUNGBANGGI in theaters soon, me who's back rejuvenating and hibernating (parang dragon back in the lair sleeping mode growing another tail hehe) in UP film, and olga who's earning megabucks somewhere in an ortigas callcenter (mare, di pa namin nasisilayan ang toddler mo!).

this is now...kari turns 3!

our inaanak kari, k's (in green) firstborn, during her birthday in bacolor. there's fellow godfairies (hehe) hech, me and emman, with cres whose car windshield was literally blown away! sa north expressway! grabe sa experience yun ati.

look ma, no windshield sa likod!

and what's a concon gathering without creative photo documentation?





haaay. miss you guys.

alfie and the leaflens theory of coupling + sexual dictionary defines me

as you can see, i haven't been awake for no more than 12 hours and here i am back again here in blogosphere. the nocturnal creature attack last night (or this early morning) made my senses reeling for some unknown reason, so i decided to junk the things i have on my plate today and just...play it by ear. literally.

so part of that is tuning in to tv and lo and behold, ALFIE was just coming on in hbo. good timing. i've wanted to see this film for the longest time if only for the preparation of absinthe hehe (and such a laborious task, i believe) as tipped by mimi before. but more importantly, i got hooked by its premise of this dapper lad, a bachelor and a man about town (can you hear englishman in new york in your subliminal soundtrack?). not another hetero brian kinney, i thought. so i wanted to see how they will treat this modern adaptation of the '70s film which is an adaptation of a play.

it was good. got lots of gems in here. and by gem i mean words to live by and thoughts to ponder on.  sapok ang sentiment niya about christmas (same way i feel) and i like the way the story was set up. but somehow, it waned again in the end when it felt like he was grappling for somebody to be with him. rather pathetic in a way but i wish the character didn't turn out that way. pero medyo na-redeem pa rin in the end kasi na-realize niya na that's who he is and well, dapat wala masyado regrets. but this comes off as too weak a resolution pa rin for me.

i'm comparing it to the season finale (and show finale) of QUEER AS FOLK when our favorite hero of all time, brian kinney, remained who he is to the core even though he let people in sometimes, and rarely (only a privileged few, i think). stronger and resolution doon ng character niya na he will keep on loving this young man justin even though hindi sila marriage material at ayaw niyang i-hinder ang future ni justin as an artist...pero kahit ganun, he still remains handsome and fuckable and will go around fucking the guys he wants to fuck and all that. basta something like that.

i've been mulling to write about this coupling thing a few weeks na but i haven't had the proper motivation to do so. and this afternoon, the film alfie did it. so here i am.

kasi this gets me thinking again how the pressure to have someone is so ingrained in our society that it seeps through our beings even if we don't want it to. and of course, the primary culprit that perpetrates this kind of emotional symbiosis is none other than the media. maraming nuances how pero the bottomline is, it's just everywhere. the love songs on the radio, the fucking movies, literature, even in institutions like schools where they teach you family values (and subconsiously you form a desire to have a family in the future) and the church where they push your buttons once in a while to have that desire enacted out, but in a "holy" way.

i remember being in a writer's pool before where we were developing a new soap opera for tv. i told them that we should focus on something else besides  the usual love story arc. why can't we create something different, more adventurous where the love story isn't the main focus (as it has been forever). the associate producer told me that that is what sells kasi, so dapat andun yun. and she continued to say na bottonline daw naman e everybody wants to fall in love so we give that to them daw.

so see how the creation of content perpetrates these things about our person? nobody really wants to challenge that status quo.

lots of systems push our buttons that way to have a wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, life partner. something steady. kaya nga ang tawag nila noon doon ay "going steady." why can't a person just flow? why does s/he have to "stop and settle down?" it baffles this mind.

even with the advent of technology, the pressure to couple is still there and very much alive. but what if you don't want to commit? then that's where life begins to suck anew.

some might say that i am just bitter and i haven't found the right person yet for me to grow old with or whatever. but that's just my point. what if some people don't want to have someone? what if it's just great na to have a happy life doing the things she or he wants to do? but people put more premium on couples kasi than single people. a filmmaker friend is investigating this phenomenon nga in a documentary about single women and i'm very interested to know the outcome of her project. it's a curious thing.

there's really a big difference with being alone and being lonely. but it doesn't mean that being alone is being lonely. gets? but people still think that way, which is rather sad. why do they have to have just one standard for happiness? if chocolate ice cream works for some people, vanilla works for someone else. people like different flavors. does this mean we only have to choose one (or to patronize one brand)?

if you wanna live a fun life and romp around naman, people will look down on you as a "playa." e kung hindi naman? tama rin yung sabi ni alfie about that. it depends on the location kung gusto mong maging ganun. kaya nga i wanna relocate sometimes eh hehe. so hard to just get laid in this city/country just like that, if you're a lesbian (if you're a picky lesbian at that pero kung hindi naman, well, puwede na rito). kaya i like this quip from a friend of mine who spent time in the US and came back here to work (which we are asking -- why!!!). she feels the same way about being here and getting laid here. sabi nga niya, kaya she likes so-called "sluts" kasi with them, they know what they want and they know what they want from you, kaya malinaw ang usapan. social contract easily negotiable, kumbaga. mahirap yun dito sa 'pinas. tayo pang may kasaysayan ng pagkukunwari. madalas kasi mapagkunwari tayo e. oo kasama rin ako doon, pinoy ako e. our history fucked us all up and confused our subconscious even more. we are a sad lot. and we use media to cover that up.

sabi nga ni corky sa BOUND "that's what i hate with sleeping with women -- it's the fucking mind reading" or something to that effect. daming madam auring kasi dito eh. yeah. true.

i guess it's being human. we always want more than what we have initially. we ask for more. we expect for more. we wait for more. we badger others for more. sabi nga ni OLIVER "please sir, i want some...more..." ganyan kasi tayo e. what if hanggang dito na lamang po at maraming salamat ang nais ng isang nilalang? huhusgahan ka ng katakut-takot. bakit kelangang ganun?

well, depende na rin naman yan sa mga tao. i've seen friends who alter their lives for the sake of this thing called luv.  there are those who uproot themselves and choose to live their lives where their loves are. para silang yung kanta ng gladys knight and the pips na midnight train to georgia: "i'd rather live in his world/ than live without him in mine..." romantic to some, crap to others. of course they'll say "but love is sacrifice."  i've also seen people junk a brilliant future ahead of them to tail their loves somewhere where their own future is uncertain. again, sacrifice. i have friends who junk their livelihood for the sake of love ek (i, too, was once like that in my early years of dabbling with this thing, and i regret it very much now -- well, you live, you learn).

if love is grand and all that, bakit kailangang may sacrifice at may malungkot na mangyari somewhere somehow?

but still, i'm happy for my friends who have been in relationships for 5, 8 10 years and more. that's really great. i just wish that they wouldn't use their lens to view others. we have different systems, people. that we do. i guess that's all i'm saying.

what if i just want to live in my world and it doesn't matter if someone is with me or not? puwede ba yun? someone once told me na kasi ang mode ko daw sa lovelife ay wait lang ako and then take lang yung person na darating and then make do with that until it blows over. perhaps in a way, i am complacent that way. pero hindi naman lagi. kung ganun lang ako, e di dapat lahat ng gustong pumatol sa akin e pinatulan ko rin. course not. yuckers yung iba no so namimili naman ako kahit papaano.

pero there's another person din who told me that i keep on picking the wmen who are not really available (in one way or another, literally and figuratively speaking). now that is a revelation to me. hmmm. made me think a lot. ako ba available nang tunay? siyempre there are things you want to keep to yourself and you want to have your own space and all that.

insights like these from friends make me think a lot. hm.

well, i dunno i'f i'm still making sense here. and that's just after 2 cups of coffee. hm. what more kung mojito yan?

but in a bit of non-drunken stupor last night, i vandalized my own home. the thing it, it's just so white kasi eh. e i hate white.

orange palm tree. da door.


warnings!


this series is called the "PRIDE MARCH"






when art calls me this way, wala akong magawa hehe.

don't worry cuz, acrylic peels off easily. as in. hehe :P

and to finish this thing off, hehehe kakaiba to.

libay -- [adjective]: Tasting like strawberries 'How will you be defined in the sexual dictionary?' at QuizUniverse.com

hehe. i wrote a fragment (beginning) of a story once entitled "the strawberry vulva" in the late '90s but sadly, it got wiped out of my hard drive when my first computer crashed.

so yeah, apt yan. hehe. methinks.

nocturnal mode agen shyet

bored ka na ba at walang makaosap? hindeh, naghehentay la-ang ng pagdalaw ng antok. kelan kaya sha darateng? shyet. madaling-araw nah.


1. How tall are you barefoot?
-- 5'3 and a half inchez

2. Have you ever been unfaithful in a relationship?
-- i don't think so. hmm lemme think...

3. Do you own a gun?
-- i only borrow my dad's. air rifle lang naman.

4. If you had a mental disorder, what would it be?
-- catatonic schizophrenia? i learned this from my students who's doing a thesis on it hehe.
well, maybe more like bipolar disorder (if i wanna be sosyal like virginia woolf or ernest hemingway) or borderline personality disorder when i'm feeling girl interrupted

5. How many letters are in your crush's name?
-- teka, sino bang crush? ala currently eh. i am dry that way.

6. What do you think of hot dogs? worms?!
-- i have to give up pork and beef stuff na eh. tangenah. so i don't about them. hm does lamb count?

7. What's your favorite Christmas song?
-- I LOATHE CHRISTMAS. but i love people born during this time :)

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning?
-- kape. kape. at isa pang kape. brewed lang.

9. Do you do push-ups?
-- hindi kaya ng boobpowers koh

10. Have you ever done ecstasy?
-- muntikan. i have this friend before who  has a section of their house named the "e garden" kasi dun sila tumitira. malas lang when i went there before, walang supply hehe. saka i don't think i wanna try anything chemical, unless i wanna see crucifixes floating in the sky or something psychedelic like that.

11. Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend?
-- gilrfriend. uh, i think. yata. wait lemme check.

12. Do you like the rain?
-- yah. holiday eh weeeee!

13.Do you own a knife?
-- naman. ano gagamitin ko panghiwa sa kusina?

14. What do you smell like?
-- depende sa mood hehe. para yang aura, nag-iiba ng kulay.

15. Do you have A.D.D.?
-- teka ano ba ibig sabihin niyan? siguro wala ako.

16. Full initials?
-- OLC

17. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment.
-- bat ko ba ginagawa to?
-- bat nawala ang mtv channel?
-- tangina semi-vegetarian na ko.

18. Name the last 3 things you have bought today.
-- does taxi cab fare service count?
-- part of my new polarized eyeglasses (hulugan eh)
-- hmmmm wala na eh, matipid na ko lately e. i cuk at home na. agen.

19. Name five drinks you regularly drink, in order most to least.
-- water
-- kape
-- sinus/cough medication
-- pei pa koa
-- anything on my bar list (stainless stuff only: gin, vodka, and now yehei rhum!)

20. What time did you wake up today?
-- 630am

21. Can you spell?
-- noh ay kenat. nubah.

22. Current worry?
-- that i'll just drop dead from a heart attack due to my high cholesterol count... and my body will be found rotting here at home after 3 days.

23. Current hate?
-- gloria arroyo. can somebody fucking assassinate her already?

24. Favorite place to be?
--my mind. it's nice to get lost there these days. peaceful, and people have no expectation of you as you don't have expectations of them.

25. Least favorite place to be?
-- anywhere there's a smoke belchin' vehicle

26. Where would you like to go?
-- la union to surf again. or bangkok to shop and sample streeet food forever again.

27. Do you own slippers?
-- yes. the therapeutic ones thanks to my mum

28. Where do you think you'll be in 10 yrs?
-- i dunno.. latin america? maybe europe. but frm the way things are going, mukhang amerika

29. Do you burn or tan?
-- hindi nga eh paano ba? frustration ko to

30. Yellow or blue?
-- both. it's my name hehe (living in blue and yellow)

31. Would you be a pirate?
-- sure! in the tradition of boobs ahoy hehe

32.Last time your cell rang?
-- can't remember. nagtitipid na ang mga tao ngayon. text na lang.

33. What songs do you sing in the shower?
-- abah, kung ano ang feel!

34. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
-- ewan

35. What's in your pockets right now?
wala

36. Last thing that made you laugh?
-- i cant remember

37. Best bed sheets you had as a child?
yung parang may flintstones design pero hindi naman

38. Worst injury you've ever had?
-- nabali ang kaliwa kong arm when i was a child. kaya komang.

39. What is your GPA?
-- as if i care

40. How many TVs do you have in your house?
-- 2

41. Who is your loudest friend?
-- ati, marami sila. conconista ako eh hehehehehe. andyan sina emman, hech, cresta etc. too many to mention

42. Who is your most silent friend?
-- hmmm, ala ata. i dont like silence too much in a person e. parang creepiness

43. Does someone have a crush on you?
-- yeah i think so. somebody said something like this. pero mahina ang radar ko sa sarili ko e

44. Do you wish on stars?
-- before

45. What is your favorite book?
-- ati, marami ito. di puwedeng isa lang. of all time : the passion by jeanette winterson, rubyfruit jungle by rita mae brown, beloved by toni morrison, life after god by douglas coupland, 100 years of solitude by gabriel garcia marquez, no logo by naomi klein, contact by carl sagan, dogeaters by jessica hagedorn, ethics for the new millennium by the dalai lama

46. What song did you last hear?
-- ay ewan ko pero putangina ayaw malaglag ng pussycat dolls sa tenga ko. kagabi pa. donchawishyourgelprenwasfreaklikemeeh. nubah!

48. What song do you want played at your funeral?
- dati, gusto ko yung song sa soundtrack ng CASPER film pero now... la vie boheme na lang. hehe

49. What were you doing 12AM last night??
-- pinipilit matulog. parang ngayon. struggle sha eh.

50. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up?
-- umuulan! may pasok kaya?



hmmm. eto naman...

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weird. hindi ko feel ito ha. well, at least hindi ako si robin.


eto got this from somebody in downelink. totoo ba toh preynds?????


BUTCH Facts:

> > When a bUtCH calls u > > she wants to be with you (stalker mode? hehe)

> > When a bUtCH is quiet, > > she's listening to you... (or nag-tune out)

> > When a bUtCH is not arguing, > > she realizes he's wrong (fwede rin)

> > When a bUtCH says, "I'm fine, " after a few > > minutes, > > she means it (true yan)

> > When a bUtCH stares at you, > > she wishes you would care about him and > > wonders if you do? (ah, ganun ba ang look na yun? hehe)

> > When you're laying your head on a bUtCH's > > chest > > she has the world (world of what?)

> > When a bUtCH calls you everyday > > she is in love (or rich kasi may pambayad)

> > When a (good) bUtCH say she loves you > > she means it (hindi akin yung good ha. e pano kung bad?)

> > When a bUtCH says she can't live without you > > she's with you till your done (ha? anong ibig sabihin nito?)

> > When a bUtCH says, "I miss you, " > > she misses you more than you could have > > ever > > missed her or anything else (bet! ang tindi chong!)

> > FEMME facts:

> > When a femme misses u, she's afraid to see how > > your new girl looks, she's dreading the fact > > that > > ur not hers any more (honga)

> > When u break a femmes heart, she still feels it > > when > > bumping heads 3 years later (honga)

> > When a femme just stares deep into your eyes, > > she's > > HOPING that your hers and only hers ( it > > shows > > how much she cares: eyes never lie) [except kung beady eyes! hehe]

> > When a femme is quiet, > > millions of things are running through her > > mind. (a million and ten, actually)

> > When a femme is not arguing, > > she is thinking deeply.  (trueness. pero di kaya nag-tune out lang din?)

> > When a femme looks at you with eyes full of > > questions, > > she is wondering how long you will be > > around. (ah so that's what that look means hehe)

> > When a femme answers, "I'm fine, " after a few > > seconds, > > she is not at all fine. (honga! i hate this)

> > When a femme stares at you, > > she is wondering why you are so > > wonderful. (ah teynkyu ***palakpak tenga***)

> > When a femme lays her head on your chest, > > she is wishing for you to be hers forever. (eh ayaw niya kasi daw baka ma-suffocate siya sa boobs ko. does that count?)

> > When a femme calls you everyday, > > she is seeking for your attention.  (or checking up on you hehehehehehehehehe joooke. :) )

> > When a femme wants to see you everyday, > > she wants to be pampered. (honga! ako naman pamper niyoh! -- hehe nagreklamo e)

> > When a femme says, "I'll love you forever, " > > she means it.  (akchuali...)

> > When a femme says that she can't live without > > you, > > she has made up her mind that you are her > > future. (ay afraidness ito)

> > When a femme says, "I miss you, " > > no one in this world can miss you more > > than that (naks! talaga? femme siguro gumawa nitoh eheh)

> > repost this in 10 minutes and your true love > > will > > call you

let's see. :P


who are the people who makes these things? walang magawa. (and yeah, speaks a lot about us fools who make patol and pass them around)

o etoh isa pah hehehehe


1. Where were you 1 hour ago?
- here! well technically according to einstein since the earth moves you are not in the same spot where you have been for the last 5 minutes even if you did not move because your space has already been displaced upon rotation

2. Who will be your next kiss?
- sana hindi na yung kitten ko

3. Is there anything pink within 10 feet of you? -
my bedsheet! can u fucking believe it?

4. What do you wanna be?
- a media mogul

5. Are you wearing socks right now?
- no

6.When was the last time you went out of town?
- when i last directed LOVELY DAY nung nasa batangas kami at nasipa kami sa lokasyon

7. Have you been to the movies in the last 5 days?
- no eh. bumabagyo.

8. What was the last thing you had to drink?
- vitamins

9. What are you wearing right now?
- my asian lesbian networking conference 1998 tshirt

11. Last food you ate?
- adobong chix

12. Where were you last week on Saturday?
- having my blood chemistry tested and all that jazz

13. Have you bought any clothing items in the last week?
- wala

14. Are you in love?
- always. that's the problem. :P

15. What's the last sporting event you watched?
- soccer game at the oval between PUP and UP girls

16. What is your favorite class?
- yung may estudyanteng matalino sumagot

17. Your dream vacation?
- european and latin american tour in two months

18. Last 2 people's houses you were in?
- new zealand ambassador's house in north forbes, this rich ranchero's house in lipa

19. How old are your parents?
- 60s

20. Are you single?
- yeah. i think. wait lemme check.

21. Do you miss anyone?
- yeah. my younger dedma-sa-kolesterol self

22. Last play you saw?
- musical version of AND ST. LOUIS LOVES DEM FILIPINOS. it sux

23. What are your plans for today?
-go to sleep muna! then watch some docu later.

24. Who is the last person you commented on friendster?
- wala

25. Ever go to camp?
- when i was in college

27. What do you want to know about the future?
- if i will become immortal.

28. Are you wearing any perfume or cologne?
- kanina

29. Are you hungry?
- yeah but i try not to think about it

30. Where is your best friend located?
- in her house

31. Do you have a tan?
- anu ba yan gayagaya ng tanong

32. How old do you want to be when you have kids?
- depende sa mood

33. Do you collect anything?
- yeah. nice notebooks/journals.

35. Have you ever drank your soda from a straw?
- dont drink soda in general

37. Do you like hot sauce?
- no, but i'm beginning to develop a good relationship with wasabi

38. Last time you took a shower?
- this morn

39. Who do you have a crush on?
- wala nga eh kulet

40. What is your mood?
- mood-rah

41. Are you someones best friend?
 -yep

42. What's the last book you read?
- autobiography of red by anne carson

43. How many months more before ur birthday?
- a whole astronomical cycle pa

44. Are you happy?
-i am gay. sabi nga ni reb dati kay boy abunda

 45. Where were you yesterday?
- dito lang sa haws.

46. Any recent happy thoughts you'd like to share?
- i'd rather keep it to myself

47. What are u planning to do after this?
- sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

48.Is there something bothering u as of this moment?
- yeah. lack of sleep!

49. Any cravings?
- rosemary-basted lamb chops with mint sauce jelly

50. Had fun answering this?
- no. wasnt effective. di pa ko antok.