Manila Gay Guy

Saturday afternoon till evening… busy, busy on my laptop, preparing the first draft of MGG the book… I’m excited how it will turn out! Your suggestions are welcome!

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Crank your brain up… Poke your creativity… Caption this photo!

(Photo found in John Logic’s Facebook Album.)

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Enjoy these photos of FARZAM NASIRIAN, Mister International Philippines 2009 – 2nd Runner Up.

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Today, I fly to my new home in California. I am very excited with all the new possibilities this move will afford me, yet I am also overwhelmed by the outpouring of expressions of love from friends who I will be leaving behind here in the Philippines. It is amazing how the human heart can hold opposing emotions at the same time! Rather than harping on the sadness of leaving my beloved friends behind, I am focusing on being totally blown away by their love. Friendship is such a wonderful gift. Thank you, thank you, thank you. May our bonds get stronger, may our friendships be forever.

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When you kissed me, for whatever reason, you did it as if it were real. As if we waited a thousand years and travelled a million miles to finally connect. As if your very life was caused by the vision of this magical moment, when our lips touched and caressed each other. Suspend whatever disbelief you may have, let all eyes staring at us dissolve in the darkest of nights, and make this kiss as intense as when the universe started from an infinitesimal singularity. And when finally our mouths meet, feel the power of twenty thousand horses charging, barging, rolling, exploding; and then gradually, like multi-colored ribbon swirling in the air slowly descending into the grays of a dry, windless evening, it tapers into a tender touch at my nape, crawling to my cheeks, eyes slowly waking to the reality of an empty, meaningless kiss. Life moves on as if nothing happened, yet my spirit is bursting with a wonderful memory of an experience savored to the last drop.

This post is dedicated to everyone in my send off party last night. Soju (the Korean rice wine) is to blame for the thousand-and-one kisses that were given and received that evening. Enjoy!

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Hi migs! Happy 2010 nga pala! With that being said, I wish you, and your avid readers a prosperous 2010 ahead. Maraming beses kong pinag-isipan ang pagsulat ko sayo dahil baka isipin ng iba na wala namang kwenta ang problema ko. I know for one that it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to answer my questions. Pero I also believe na sometimes we still ask the questions to the answers we already know, because I think in reality, those are the answers hard for us to bare in ourselves. Anyways, simple lang naman talaga ang problema ko. Gusto ko lang din malaman kung meron bang ibang mga gay o bisexual ang gumagawa ng ginagawa ko.. ( eto na yun! lol. ) (more…)

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Instead of throwing a Christmas Party, the Fabcasters decided to throw a New Year Party for our friends (and readers/listeners who have become friends) and it was a BLAST! We got a beautiful, old house tucked in a neighborhood in Sampaloc and turned it into the most fabulous party venue ever. In this podcast, the Fabcasters regrouped to say thanks to everyone who graced the event. You will also be able to hear audio clips recorded by McVie during the party proper. Listen (33 min), and virtually join us in reliving that fabulous, fabulous party. Perhaps, join us next year? Tara!

Download this fabcast (right click and save – 30.4 MB)

PLUS: we also debut in this Fabcast our new opening music, created by DJ Brian Cua and Joel McVie. Truly fab! Music credits: “Saturday Night” by Ned’s Atomic Dustbin; “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer; “Don’t Stop Believing (Brian Cua Goodnight Tribal Mix)” by the Glee! Cast

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Two very butch (straight-acting, “walang bahid”) gay guys holding hands in public. Sa Starbucks ko kinunan ang dalawang napaka-sweet na couple. They are my friends Jay and Jojo (refer to the last Fabcast on “Gray Areas” for their love story). I’m interested to hear your thoughts about gay couples who are into public display of affection. What do you think?

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I can still feel, my Love, I can still feel. Those tears I just shed are proof that this heart of mine is still capable of loving. These past days I’ve been noticing how I was repeatedly telling myself that I’m exhausted. It’s as if every fiber of my beating heart is but a pulp of dry straw, and at any moment, will snap into powdery bits. Exhausted to the point of giving up on this quest for love.

Standing on the verge of hopelessness, that abyss not unfamiliar to a lot of people like us, I remind myself, Love, my Love, he’s still out there.

And suddenly, I thought, perhaps you, my Love, are exhausted too. Exhausted because for sure, for some time, you’ve also been looking for me. For sure, you are also getting impatient as the wait gets longer, and lonelier. Perhaps, you too, are standing on the same verge of hopelessness, worn out, contemplating on jumping over to that dark, damp abyss of jadedness.

No my Love, don’t. I am here. We just haven’t met yet. Or, maybe we have, but that we haven’t realized the Grand Destiny we’re meant to live, together, as life partners. But once we do, once you recognize it’s me, once I recognize it’s you, my Love, I shall lay your head on my lap. Tell you, before anything else, to rest and regain your strength. Recharge, and be at your very best. Because our journey together will be long, arduous, maybe even more exhausting, yet because I know we’re traveling together, it shall be, I promise to make it, well worth every little f*ckin’ waiting moment we spent looking for each other.

Original text from a previous post. Photo by Ian Felix Alquiros.

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I guess it won’t be too much to say that MGG the blog is a popular blog. It rakes in as much as 40,000 page views per day, with readership from all around the globe. Yet, not everyone is connected to the internet. Many have yet to enjoy the liberating power of the world wide web, especially to folks of our kind, people like us. That is why, when a book publisher approached me, floating the idea of publishing the best of MGG’s blog posts as a book, it wasn’t such a hard decision. This morning, the publisher and I personally met and agreed to put together the project, and within the next few months, you’ll all witness the launch of Migs the Manila Gay Guy’s compilation of the blog’s best posts in book form. I have been very clear to the publisher that I will not receive a single centavo for this project — all book royalties will be donated to my favorite orphanage in Manila. The book will, for me, serve as an extension of its original online form so that more people can have access to the wonderful content that you (my dear MGG community) and I have put together in this humble online abode.

Through this project I hope to be able to touch more lives, and to make them feel that they are not alone in their ups and downs. This for me is a beautiful incarnation of the ever-elusive World Peace. Exciting times ahead!

P.S. Do you have suggestions for the book? Any particular content I should include? I’m open to suggestions!

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