Manila Gay Guy

From TBR‘s comment to McVie’s post about singlehood and “learning to be lonely” –

a friend once told me: our tragedy is that we’ve become experts at being alone. you know, that i’ve learned how to be happy by myself. i used to say, ha! good for me! i still do sometimes. but is that a good thing, really? or a fatal flaw? sometimes i think those people who just can’t live without a partner may be on to something. they seem to be embracing (and feeling) a kind of life i’ll never know, probably because i’ve “learned” to. is it a death of some kind of innocence? did we kill it?

What a valid question! Just like that, when it felt like I have finally grasped the situation, I get a subtle but substantial kick in the butt. I love how my friends can challenge my new-found intellectual couch. Salamat TBR. Salamat McVie.

See you Cebu! September 11, Saturday, 4 PM at Alejandro’s. The venue is located at 81 Don Jose Avila St., Capitol Site, Cebu City (at the back of Cebu Doctors’ Hospital and near Cebu Vacation Hotel).

To all my dear readers in Cebu: can you help spread the word regarding the event? We’d love to meet more Cebuanos, even those who are not regular readers of MGG the blog. Email me at manilagayguy@gmail.com.

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All single gay guys in the house: I recommend that you listen to this!

Back in June 2010, the Fabcasters and members of the peanut gallery trooped to a resort in Bulacan to celebrate the end of summer. It was also to celebrate each and every Fabcasters’ single status.

That end of summer was also the start of the end of singlehood for some.

Presenting a snapshot of that time in our lives. Listen after the jump. more »

Hey Migs,

I have been wanting to email you for a long time now but it’s just tonight that I’ve gained the balls to do so. Anyway, call me Niño, I’m in my early 20′s and unemployed. I find it weird when most of the people seeking for your advice are those in troubled relationships and, correct me if I’m wrong, no one has complained about how their singleness is slowly taking the best of them. I know it’s stupid to be ranting about how long I’ve been single but, seriously, it’s too much. I’m starting to give up and, one time, I told myself that pretty soon I won’t be able to take another day of this loneliness. more »

This blog turns 4 today, August 28, 2010. Cheers dear readers, commenters, and contributors! I appreciate you all, and it is such an honor to be your Migs the Manila the Gay Guy. This blog, and you my dears, are all part of those that make me feel that my life is meaningful and relevant. Hugs to all!

This is the 2nd and last part of our chikahan with E, our friend who is an HIV+ gay guy. We continue to talk about how it is being an HIV+ gay guy. With McVie and I, E also recently released a book entitled “Chronicles of E” which can be purchased via mybookstore.ph (and soon in your neighborhood National Bookstore!).

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From a friend’s blog, “Deconstructing Venus” (by Lance) —

In a venue where one is judged at face-value, I guess this adage doesn’t apply: Never judge a book by its cover.

During the recent Miss Universe (2010) beauty pageant, the world was enthralled by the grace, elegance and worldly sophistication of the statuesque and dusky Filipina, Venus Raj, as she floated through the stage in a bikini and then in a shimmering gown of silver. She was breathtakingly beautiful and cover-worthy of an expensive fashion magazine. Looking at her it would be easy to assume that she breathed and lived for parties, social events, go-sees and photoshoots.

And then…Venus had to open her mouth and speak her mind. She was asked this question, “What major mistake have you made in your life and how do you plan to correct it?” To which she replied:

“You know what, Sir, in my 22 years of existence, I can say that there’s nothing major major problem that I’ve done in my life because I’m very confident with my family, with the love that they are giving to me. So thank you so much that I’m here. Thank you, thank you so much!”

That night, Venus won as 4th runner-up on stage. Off-stage, she became a loser. She became the object of jokes and remarks conveying disappointment over her 4th runner-up finish saying that if only she was smarter, she would have won the crown. Hours later, Venus emerges from the contest joking about “major, major”, saying she wouldn’t change her answer if given the chance.

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You know how I love smooth chinito guys! Woohoo!

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“When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.” (Helen Keller)

Listen as we (Gibbs, McVie, and moi) interview and chika with E (of the Chronicles of E). Bongga to, teh!

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