The list of finalists for the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards has been released, and we’re nominated! The Fabcasters, led by our dear creative director, arranger, songwriter (choz!) and numero uno wit-machine McVie has been recognized as among the best video/podcasts in the Philippine Blogosphere! Congrats to my podcasting sisters, my co-fabcasters McVie, Gibbs, AJ, Tony, and CC! As I’m writing their names, I realize the intellectual, technical, and artistic prowess this group has. I’m so proud of the Fabcasters!

Another victory for us is the nomination of Gibbs Cadiz’s site for Best Blog in the Culture & Arts category. I have a feeling Gibbs will snag the trophy this year.

You go girls, good luck, and may the kapatids shine and shimmer more on- and off-line! World Peace!

PAHABOL (21 September 2008, 12 NN) — AJ is also nominated, with his BaklaAko.com; also Misterhubs (misterhubs.blogspot.com) — both for Best Blog – Personal Blog category. Mabuhay ang sangkabaklaan!

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Today, MGG turns two years old!

TWO is such a small number, but for MGG, TWO means…
… 1,085 total posts
… 30,700 total comments
… 1,000,000+ page loads per month*
… 191,000+ unique visitors per month*
… #1 Community / Groups blog (Philippine Top Blogs)
… #17 in Top Philippine Blogs according to Alexa (August 2008, published by PMT)

but really, for me, the following numbers are more important:

For MGG, TWO is ONE – unity in diversity! Despite the differences, world peace pa rin!
For MGG, TWO is INFINITY — because the love you dear readers have showered on MGG is priceless! Thanks to all who sent it their greetings — some coming all the way from America and Africa! Salamat, salamat! (Text messages after the jump.)

Hi. I rarely browse your site but everytime na I visit there’s always something new. I just hope we can be friends. Keep up the good work. [Friend5293]

Hi Migs! Magka-birthday pala kami ng blog mo. I embraced my gayness (although I’m not out to everyone) 2 years ago, and your blog was my self-help along the way. Here’s to 2 wonderful years, and I wish for many more years of inspiring blogs and world peace for you! [JC of Makati]

Happy Anniversary! I am an avid visitor of your site and I love reading your blogs as well. Honestly I get pissed off when I’m not connected because that would mean missing your juicy updates. Best wishes. [Jack]

Hi Migs! I would like to extend my warm greetings for the 2nd anniversary of MGG! [Tsinitoboy of United Arab Emirates]

Hi Migs! Wish more love to your column! Ingat na lang. [Joel from San Jose Bay Area, California, USA]

Manilagayguy, congratulations! Time was so fast, you’re too old na. Like me, I’ll be turning 2 this November living here in London. You’re a part of my daily life. Even I’m here I used to be updated diyan sa Pilipinas because of your blog. It’s my stress relief, a teacher and a friend. May you have more years to come… at this time, I am inviting and hoping I can meet your group — Fabcasters and you of course soon when I will be having my vacation. Mwah! World Peace! [MJ of London]

Hi Kuya Migs, it’s great you have a text line na for your fans. Of course kasama na ako. Ano nga pala Friendster account mo? Hanggang ngayon kinikilig pa rin ako about you and Ahente, sama talaga ng loob ko kasi blurry naked pic niya… Sana magpost ka pa ng stories, beauty tips and naughty experiences. Good luck po Kuya Migs. [Mike, 17]

Oy, kelan masasaksihan ng Beijing ang iyong divine presence? Lemme know! Nang makasamba! LOL! Congrats on a job well done with MGG. Cheers! [Tobal]

Hi MGG. I have been reading your blog for some time now. It’s something I look forward to read everytime, everywhere. It’s bookmarked on my mobile you see. So it’s rather convenient to browse in dull lull moments which as of late my life has gotten an attraction to. Keep the writing up and the writer’s flavor-of-the-second’s pants down. [Poik]

Hi Migz.. happy 2nd anniversary… from Ivanhoe of USA… more power! [E.P.]

Hi Kuya Migs, I’m Trike. Isa po ako sa mga readers ng blog ninyo po. 15 na po ako nung Saturday. Is it OK? Hehehe. I place my self as a bi. Kasi feeling ko po maliit lang po ang pagkagusto ko sa mga boys and mas gusto ko pa rin mga girls. Tama po ba ako dun? Na bi po ako at hindi gay? O may kaibahan po ba yung bi at gay? O pareho lang sila? I need an answer po. Thank you very much. [Trike, 15]

Hi Migs, I’m in a God-forsaken country in Africa, Madagascar. Your website really gives a smile to my very homesick gay heart. Thanks. [Earl]

Love your columns Migs. Your stories inspire me all the time and updates me about gay life and gigs in Manila which I miss the most. Hope you can feature me in your blog. If you happen to be in San Francisco CA, my treat! Have a good one and stay happy! [Joe]

Hi! Migs good afternoon! Happy anniversary to your blog, thank you for being an inspiration, you help people look to the brighter side of the problems and thank you for being there for your readers. Happy anniversary and God bless. [Sammie]

Hello Migs, Efrain to… eto na ha text na ko sayo hehehe… hope you receive this… I’m here kasi whole day nakababad sa PC… so Chikka na lang. [Efrain]

Migs, Mikkoi here of blogspot. Happy 2nd anniversary. I really enjoy your posts and the fabcasts. Kudos! You are an inspiration. [Mikkoi]

Hi Migs.. I would like you to know I always read and look at all the pics sa website mo. Wala ako masabi talaga. Lahat sila ay entertaining and sana lalong maging full of life. Sana ay magkaroon ka ng mga sexy photos nina AJ Perez, Angelo Patrimonio, Chris Gutierrez, Arnold Mercado, and Jason Abalos. I really liked ang mga sexy photos nina Coco Martin, Jake Cuenca, Mike Tan. Bagsak lahat ang aking panty sa kanila lahat. More power and congratulations sa website mo. [Pauley V.]

Hi there Migs! I’m an avid MGG reader! (Actually pati podcasts mo dina-download ko.) And take note, hindi naka-block yung site mo (I’m here in Abu Dhabi, UAE). I am a bit confused now! Kasi before I truly believed that same-sex relationship can last and that long-distance relationships can survive. Unfortunately, last night I received a text message from my bf (my ex now) that he has found another one. It turned my world upside down! I was full of despair, hatred, disappointment, anger. I felt cheated! It’s too painful that I don’t know how to gain back my self-respect. [Abu9202]

Migs. Another reader of your blog here. Happy 2nd anniversary. Ano course mo sa AIM? Ala lang Baka classmates tayo hehehe. [Super Paminta]

Hi Kuya Migs, this is Genesis your frequent reader. Just wanna say good night. [Genesis]

Hi, MGG. I’m Paulo and I’m an avid yet silent reader of your site for quite some time now. Thank you for sharings and views. They are highly appreciated. Kudos! [Paulo3673]

I wanna congarulate you Migs for providing us a wonderful MGG site. How’s boytoy? Hay, I wanna fall in love! [Luckyclover]

Hi Migs, this is Yul one of your avid readers of your blog, happy anniversary… “You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but seeing an imperfect person perfectly.” [Yul]

* Source: StatCounter.com

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I want to give my reaction to your podcast entitled Homosexuality and Religion. I am a person struggling with same-sex attraction (SSA) but I don’t consider myself gay in the sense that I’m not into the gay lifestyle now. I may have been before but that was a totally different story. And oh yes I still struggle with chastity issues right now and that’s how real it can get.

I just want to reiterate that the Catholic Church does not condemn me or you for being “gay”. In fact, the Catholic Church has an apostolate catering to people with SSA and it is called Courage. You can visit www.couragerc.net for more details. And yes I am a member of that organization.

Our group is a support group and we help each other live a chaste life. We don’t claim that sooner or later we will all become heterosexuals, etc. Nothing of that sort. Instead, we are responding to God’s call to live a life of chastity and that means for many of us turning away from the gay lifestyle and confronting our deepest issues as courageously as we can be.

Honestly that is the most difficult part for us – renouncing our sinful ways and letting the Lord take control. It’s hard and it’s real. It’s not easy but it is possible Migs.

I must admit too that some priests and religious are not well aware of our condition and we’re doing something to educate them and all people concerned regarding the nature of homosexuality. During the podcast I realized that many had this perception that the Church is persecuting gay people and the result is either they break away from the Catholic Church or just become nominal Catholics. This is a sad reality.

I hope you can give space for this brief e-mail of mine in your popular blog. Although I can see that you’re very much into the gay lifestyle now, I on my part would like to know your personal views about dealing with ex-gay ministries like ours. Maybe you may want to take a look on the “other side” and let’s see what happens next. I hope to get your side and your readers as well regarding this issue. Thank you.

God loves us all,
GS – or “Going Straight”

Through email, I asked my fellow Fabcasters their short and sweet reactions to the above email. Here are their replies:

So this is an organization of gays who want to remain in the Church and therefore will toe the Church’s chastity and celibacy line. (Good god, nosebleed and pimples galore!) Seriously, it’s one way to go about it. It’s an option, a route that a gay individual can choose to take. So good luck to those who take it; may their lives be meaningful to them. As for me, if that’s the road less traveled then I’d rather hop-skip-and-jump along the yellow brick road in my shiny, shimmering splendid shoes. [McVie]

I am having difficulty reconciling his statements. So I will ask some questions based on his email:

1) For GS, is same-sex attraction different from homosexuality?

2) What exactly is a gay “lifestyle” (if there really is such a thing)?

3)His email address and name states “Going Straight” but he does not consider himself gay. So what is he exactly and how does this reconcile with “we don’t claim that sooner or later we will all become heterosexuals”?

4) So if the Catholic Church is not condemning anyone for being gay (from 2358 of the official Catechism of the Catholic Church, this is stated about homosexuals: “They must be accepted with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. Every sign of unjust discrimination in their regard should be avoided.”), why are they condemning “homosexual acts” as in the case of that bishop who said that homosexuality should be blamed for the Cebu Canister Scandal victim’s issue? Same goes with the lesbians (Leah Vader and her partner) in the United States who were sent a letter by their parish priest telling them that they are not allowed communion anymore?

5) Is it just me or does his statement, “Although I can see that you’re very much into the gay lifestyle now “sound too judgmental?

Also, he mentioned that during the podcast many broke away from the Church as a result of persecution of being gay. May I reiterate that the reason why I, and many others out there, broke away from this church (and religion in general) not because of this perceived persecution but because of issues with principles and morality being forced and hammered onto us. [AJ Matela]

I will just echo what we have been saying all along. Whatever makes you happy. If going celibate brings you the inner peace that you are looking for then by all means go ahead and go for it (just don’t get all preachy to me and give me the same token of respect and respect my option not to go a similar path). [Tony Lobster]

Dear Going Straight,

I can feel your sincerity in struggling against, renouncing what you call “our sinful ways” and letting God take control. I am impressed with your strength of will and I can only wish you the best in the process. And as long as your choices and struggles help make you a better, greater person — someone who cares more, loves more, gives more, contributes more, and at the end of the day, still smiles more — I will give you my utmost and well-deserved respect.

Migs

How about you dear readers, what can you say about “Going Straight’s” letter — feel free to discuss, share your thoughts here.

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I was not able to stop it. I was trying to hold the topic off as long as I could but it was no longer possible. I had to give in. The podcast has been recorded. The topic: “Religion and the Gay Guys” errr… maybe this title here is better: “Homosexuality and Religion — how do you reconcile them?”

This has got to be the the podcast with the most number of people in attendance. The whole Fabcaster gang was present (Gibbs, McVie, Tony, CC, AJ, and moi) plus guests Dennis, James, and Senan (AJ’s boyfriend). Nine folks gabbing so this is indeed a riot — but because of the topic, I’d say this one is among the most substantial podcast we’ve recorded. That being said, I invite you: listen to this podcast, reflect and genuflect, and comment away answering the million-dollar question: how do you reconcile your homosexuality and your religion?

Streaming podcast and MP3 downloads after the jump.

Part 1: 20mins

Download Part 1 MP3 (right click and save)

Part 2: 29 mins

Download Part 2 MP3 (right click and save)

Podcast Production: McVie
Music credits:
PART 1:
“Losing My Religion (acoustic)” by REM
“Beat Goes On” by Madonna.

PART 2:
“Ave Maria Guarani” by Ennio Morricone
“Like A Prayer” by Madonna
“I’ve Never Been To Me” by Charlene

PLUS: featuring CC’s faith, featured in his blog.

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Don’t know much about Roy Rodrigo but he seems to be one of the hottie hunks of yesteryears. Notice how the standards of hunkiness have evolved through the years… one major reason I could think of is that gyms and body sculpting clinics were not as popular back then. Now you can find a gym just about anywhere. Anyway, enjoy Roy Rodrigo as he joins the other vintage hunks featured here at MGG.

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Where in the world is AJ Dee? Well, enjoy his photos here by photographer Anthony Yu. But if you ask me, I really prefer his dear younger brother and swimmer Enchong Dee.

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“Real issue in video is gay sex.” – Cebu Priest

The article (excerpt only, copied from McVie): For an official of the Roman Catholic Church, the commission of a homosexual act is the real issue behind the rectal surgery in Cebu City that exploded into a scandal on YouTube.

Msgr. Achilles Dakay, spokesperson of the Archdiocese of Cebu, Wednesday said the doctors and nurses who had made fun of an anesthetized male patient in the operation room of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) and uploaded a video of the surgery on YouTube should not be blamed solely for the scandal.

“We are asking everyone not to forget or to bypass the main issue: the wrong act of a guy with another man,” Dakay said in an interview over the Church-run Radio Veritas. “People are not talking about what happened before the operation—the homosexual act that was done very badly.”

(by Margaux Ortiz, Philippine Daily Inquirer. First posted 04:48:00 04/24/2008)

What do you guys think? The normal reaction would be to lambaste the priest for his opinion. I encourage you to focus on the statements or the issue at hand. Is it right to say that the “real issue in the video is gay sex?” Is this even logical? Share your intelligent opinion guys.

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Matagal-tagal na rin pala akong nagba-blog. Mahigit isa’t kalahating taon na rin. Tandang-tanda ko pa, nung una kong naapuhap yung ideyang magkaroon ng blog, sabi ko, ano kayang concept? Basta naisip ko nun, gagawa ako nung may mga litrato ng makikisig na lalaki, pero ayoko naman ng malalaswa. Naughty, not raunchy, sabi ko nga. Tapos, lalagyan ko ng kung anu-anong salaysay tungkol sa mga kaganapan, karanasan, at mga lugar na may kinalaman sa kabadingan. Di ko pa alam noon kung papatok, o kung mayroong magta-tiyagang magbasa. Di ko akalain umpisa pala yun ng mga pangyayaring ni sa panaginip eh di ko napagtanto.

Nagsimulang lumobo ang bilang ng mga nagbabasa ng MGG nung bandang Disyembre 2006. Tuwang-tuwa ako nun, grabe! 1,000% growth ba naman ng traffic. Sabi ko, aba kakaiba ito. Pero di lang pala yun ang mga mangyayari.

Nakatagpo ako ng mga kaibigang kapwa ko mahilig magsambulat ng lagim sa pamamagitan ng pagba-blog. Laking pasasalamat ko at nakilala ko sila — mga tunay na ka-MGG, mapa-online o offline, mga kaututang-dila, mga kasangga, katawanan, kabagang, kasamahan sa lakwatsahan, pati na rin sa mga usapang minsan may kababawan, minsan may kalaliman. Sinubukan naming mag-blog sa pamamagitan ng mga boses namin (kung tawagin ay podcast) at dahil dito, may dahilan kaming magkita-kita ng madalas-dalas. Sarap katropa ng mga ‘to. Nandiyan si Gibbs Cadiz (ang aming Binibini Apolinario Mabini, matalino pero sinliit ng kuko, hehehe!), si McVie (ang komikerong maton na walang humpay ang punchline), si AJ (ang fashionista, sosyalera, sa una ay mala-Celia Rodriguez pero sa kalauna’y Ruby Rodriguez, mataba pala ang puso niya), si Tony (ang maskuladong badet na mahilig pumadyak na parang kiming schoolgirl tuwing makakakita ng mga boylet na type niya), at si CC (ang kapita-pitagang presidentita ng isang kumpanya, itinuturing kong pinaka-bonggang bading blogger sa balat ng corporate world). Sila ang mga Fabcasters kung tawagin, mga katuwang ko sa pagpo-podcast at sa tunay na buhay bading.

Lumaon pa at nagsimula na ring ulanin ng mga liham ang aking inbox galing sa mga mambabasa ng MGG ukol sa kani-kanilang suliranin. Nung una, pakiramdam ko ang laki-laking responsibilidad naman yata ang maging tagapayo sa mga mambabasa ko. Kasi naman, napakarami at tunay namang sari-sari ang mga kuwentong natatanggap ko. Merong babaeng sawi dahil ang asawa niya’y may queridang bading, may bading na todo guilty dahil sa pagpapatiwakal ng kanyang kaibigang minsa’y kanyang pinagnasahan at kinalantari, at nariyan din ang mga panaka-nakang tagong bading na sumulat upang maghahanap ng katiwasayan dito sa mundong sa kanilang paningin ay sarado sa mga tulad nilang ang gusto ay kapwa nila lalaki. Napakaraming katanungan, ngunit dahil na rin sa mga masusugid na tagasubaybay ng MGG, napakarami ring kasagutan ang naihain na dahil lamang sa munting blog na ito.

Naglakas loob din akong ihain ang mga nangyayari sa aking buhay pag-ibig. Pagkaminsa’y binabalikan ko at binabasa ang mga naisulat ko tungkol dito. Walang mintis, napapangiti ako at minsan pa’y napapatawa ng mag-isa dahil sa kakengkoyan ko pagdating sa pag-ibig. Pero siyempre, dahil tao lang, minsan napupukaw din ng aking pagbabalik tanaw ang mga ka-dramahan ko. Sa ganitong paraan, nakikita ko na tunay na makapangyarihan ang pagsusulat, ang pagba-blog. Hindi lang dahil marami ang nakababasa nito, kundi dahil ang manunulat mismo ay paulit-ulit na natututo dahil nababalik-balikan niya ang dati niyang mga karanasan.

Dahil na rin siguro kung sinu-sino na ang nakapagbasa at nakarinig tungkol sa MGG, nakakatuwang isipin na may ilang mga prominenteng tao sa industriya ng media ang nagbigay pugay na sa blog na ito. Na-cite at nailathala na ang MGG sa Philippine Daily Inquirer, sa Icon (sumalangit nawa ang kaluluwa ng magasin na ito), at sa ilan pang gay-related publications. Sikat! Naimbitahan na rin ako ng maka-ilang beses na sumulat bilang contributor sa isang pahayagan. Mayroong isang film distributor sa Amerika ang sumulat sa akin dahil interesado siyang i-market ang ilang indie films natin (na na-feature sa MGG). May mga may-ari ng produkto at establisimento (karamihan ay nasa industriya ng pagpapaganda) ang sumubok magpalathala sa MGG bilang advertisers. At nitong nakaraang buwan lamang, may isang direktor ang lumapit sa akin at humingi ng permisong gawing karakter si “Migs” sa kaniyang susunod na pelikula (artista ka na, MGG!). Lahat ng atensyong ito’y tunay na nakatataba ng puso.

Pero sa totoo lang, di naman lahat ng nangyari mula ng nag-blog ako ay masaya. Dahil na rin siguro sa atensyong nakukuha ng MGG, mayroon ding mga taong hindi natuwa. Mayroong mga nagparatang na ilusyon lang ang mga nasusulat dito, partikular na ang mga kuwentong nailathala ko tungkol sa aking mga karanasang pag-ibig. Kesyo napakagaling ko raw manggoyo ng mga mambabasa, at napa-ikot ko sila sa pamamagitan ng aking husay sa pagsusulat (tenkyu poh!). Kahit hindi ko maintindihan ang kanilang intensyon, tinanggap ko ng buong puso na may iba silang gustong paniwalaan, na kahit ano pang pagbabale-balentong ang aking gawin ay di sila magpapapigil sa paniniwalang sinungaling ako. Kaya, dahil na rin siguro sa paniniwala kong ang paninira at pambabatikos ay normal sa mundong ito, taas-noo kong binale-wala ang mga paratang na iyon. Ipokrito ako kung sasabihin kong di ito nakakasakit, o na wala akong pakialam kung ano ang sabihin ng ibang tao. Siyempre, may pakialam ako. May pakialam ako dahil buhay ko ito, blog ko ito, at higit sa lahat, alam ko, sa kaibuturan ng puso ko, kung ano ang totoo. Ipaglalaban ko ba ito kung kinakailangan? Oo. Kinakailangan nga ba? Sa tingin ko ay hindi. Naisip ko rin na may mas importanteng bagay ang puwede kong pagtuunan ng pansin. Mga bagay na makapagpapabuti sa buhay ko at sa buhay ng mga tao sa paligid ko.

Kung isusuma-total ang karanasan ko mula ng ako’y magsulat dito, masasabi kong nangingibabaw pa rin naman ang mga magagandang bagay at pangyayari. Nagpapasalamat ako sa mga taong sumusubaybay ng MGG, lalong-lalo na yung mga nag-iiwan ng kanilang comments. Mabuhay kayong lahat! At bago ko tapusin ang post na ito, gusto kong ibahagi ang 3 kadahilanan kung bakit patuloy pa rin akong nagsusulat dito sa MGG.

Una, dahil sa pagsusulat dito ay natutulungan ko ang aking sariling maging mas bukas ang isip at may natatanging pagpapahalaga sa bawat pangyayari habang ito ay nangyayari. Sa ingles, tinatawag itong “mindfulness.” Ikalawa, napupukaw ng blog nito ang aking pag-asa — iyun bang pakiramdam na bagaman at maraming di magagandang nangyayari, sa kalauna’y paparoon din sa kaayusan ang lahat. World Peace nga di ba? Ikatlo’t huli, sa pakikipagtalastasan ko sa pamamagitan ng MGG, lumalago ang aking pang-unawa at pakikipag-saloobin. Ang bawat sulat o komentong aking natatanggap mula sa inyo ay tila ba mga piyesa na nabubuo upang maging isang mas malakas at mas mapang-unawang ako.

Kaya naman wala kayong maririnig mula sa akin kung hindi salamat, salamat, salamat. Salamat sa blogging, salamat sa aking mga kaibigan, salamat sa mga di-gaanong kaibigan, at higit sa lahat, salamat sa inyong lahat na bumabasa sa akin: tandaan ninyong kahit sa maliit mang paraan, bahagi kayo ng aking pagbagtas sa buhay na ito bilang isang nagpapakabuting tao. Salamat.

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Hi Migs, I have been a loyal fan of your site for several months now. A gay friend introduced your site last year, and since then I have been going to your site almost everyday. It has become a daily routine together with my email checking. I sometimes leave comments on your featured stories. What I like about your articles is they are decent, not vulgar, and professional. I continue to promote your site to my friends.

Thank you, Mark. Yes, while MGG is a gay blog, I try my best to make it decent and respectable. I feature lots of men, sexy men, hunky men, sizzling hot men, but I make it a point to observe some limitations so that it won’t hurt the majority’s sensibilities. I always tell my friends who tease me about my features on half-naked men — MGG is sometimes naughty but never raunchy.

Recently, through the lead of Baklang AJ, I discovered a new but high-potential blog, which I believe has the same sensitivity as MGG. It is both well-designed and well-written by a gay blogger named Vince. He calls his blog the Discreet Manila Blog:

Discreet Manila is a discreet gay guy’s look into the various venues, outlets, activities in and around Metro Manila that people like him can check out. This includes a look at gay-oriented venues, blue film reviews, tips and stories in discreet cruising, and discussion about various issues facing the discreet gay person.

So MGG habitués, go visit Discreet Manila and spread your message of World Peace to our kapatid sa pananampalataya, Vince. More power to us gay bloggers and blog enthusiasts!

PLUS PAHABOL… (this is the chika part)

I was kinda quiet with recent developments in my lurve life, then “Foot in the Mouth Disease”-stricken CC, my dear CEO-blogger-friend so funnily spills the beans in his latest post. Go read the secret chika.

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Have you seen the movie, “Ang Lihim Ni Antonio”? It is reportedly the highest grossing gay indie in the history of Philippine Cinema. Congrats to the dynamic duo of Jay Altarejos and Lex Bonife — idol ko kayo! Various blogs have shared their own thoughts and opinions about the movie. Para maiba naman, let me do something a bit different…

I was able to get 3 fabcasters to “express” their feelings after watching Ang Lihim Ni Antonio… here they are, all for your wild interpretations… all in the spirit of fun ha!
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AJ of BaklaAko.com:

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Lobster Tony:

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McVie:

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Ang tataray ng mga fez! Hahaha!

By the way, the same evening when I took these photos, I was with these folks, and Misterhubs (with his hubby) — we watched Daybreak naman. Siyempre starstruck ako, being able to rub elbows with my idol lawyer-blogger. He’s such a nice guy, and seeing him with his hubby — an inspiring sight!

Back to the topic, the movie Ang Lihim Ni Antonio. I received a rather lengthy comment from a previous post — an MGG reader, Patrick, shares his thoughts regarding his identification to the movie’s plot. Read on…

Lahat tayo may kanya kanyang lihim,lahat tayo may katanungang pilit hinahanapan ng kasagutan, kung minsan ang mga katanungang yun ay mananatili nalang tanung hindi natin alam kung kaylan ang takdang panahon para sa bawat kasagutan… tulad ni Antonio isang tauhan sa pelikulang napanuod ko marami din gumugulong katanungan dito sa isip at puso ko at hanggang ngyun pilit ko parin hinahanap ang sagot… tulad ni Antonio ilan beses ko din tinanung ang sarili ko sa mga sinsetibong bagay na ito at sa pagdaan ng panahon unti unti kong naiintindihan kung bakit ganito…kung bakit ganun….pero bakit kaya minsan alam mo na pero ang hirap paring intindihin….

Tulad ni Antonio ang bawat lihim nya ay lihim ko din….isang realidad ng buhay na minsan ko ng tinakasan at itinataboy… pero anu ang magagawa ko hindi ko hawak ang pagtibok ng puso ko, hindi ko madiktahan ang sarili ko…ang dali magbigay ng payo sa isang kaibigan pero pag sarili mo na minsan kahit alam mo na ang tama pero dapat kaylangan mo pang marinig ito sa isang kaibigan para mas maunawaan… ganun ba talaga ang tao kaylangan ng isang kaibigang uunawa at iintindi para maging mas madali….

Tulad ni Antonio tinanung ko din sa sarili ko kung bakit hindi tayo nagkaroon ng choice sa buhay natin… walang choice kung anung pagkatao ang gusto natin… itinakda ba ng panahon at pagkakataon kung sino ang magiging pamilya natin at kung anung uri ng buhay magkakaroon tayo… sa age ko ngyun na 22 huli na ba ang mga katanungang ito? Dapat sa age na 25 kilala ko ng ng lubos ang sarili ko coz kung hindi anu na ang magyayri sa akin… hindi ko nga alam kung anu ba talaga ang pakay ko sa mundong ito….hindi ko alam kung bakit ako nandito at kung anu ang role ko sa buhay ng mga taong nakikilala ko… to make them happy and leave mark…and then what’s next?
sino ba ako sa napakalaking mundong ito?

Sa teleserye ko ako ang bida…bidang patuloy inaalam ang hiwaga ng buhay….ang bida sa teleserye minsan nasasaktan, minsan umiiyak at minsan namn naghahatid ng saya sa iba… anu ang ending? Wala pa…dahil sa isang teleserye maraming tauhan ang susulpot at magpapakilala sa bida at magsisimulang maging kabahagi sa buhay ng bida….

Bida ako na nawawala…tulad ni Antonio, nawawala sya… nagyun ko lang narinig na pag may gusto kang hanapin ang santo na si Antonio daw ang dapat tawagin para mahanap mo ang hinahanap mo… tulad ni Antonio pumasok din sa isip ko eh panu kung yung mismong nawawala ang tumatawag sa kanya…panu yun…mahahanap ba ng taong ito ang sarili nya?…

Tulad nya siguro balang araw malalaman ko din ang bawat tanung ko,,mabibigyan ng bawat kasagutan ang mga bagay bagay na nagpapagulo sakin…

(Thanks to reader Patrick for sharing! Good luck sa hinahanap mo!)

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