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Here’s part 2 and conclusion of our latest fabcast on online relationships. Enjoy!
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Do you believe in romantic online relationships? Let’s listen to those who have actual experiences…
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bro⋅mance — /n., broʊˈmæns, ˈbroʊmæns; [n., broh-mans, broh-mans] [source]
-noun
1. A non-sexual relationship between two men that are unusually close.
-verb -mans-ing
1. The act of wooing a fellow male friend for the purpose of becoming closer.
2. Going to unusual lengths in an attempt to become closer with another male friend.

Provenance/Origin: “Bromance” is a portmanteau of the two words “brother” and “romance”. Originally coined by author/editor Dave Carnie in “Big Brother Magazine.” Big Brother was a sort of R rated skateboarding/skate culture magazine that was eventually purchased by Larry Flynt’s Hustler conglomerate and consequently taken out of circulation due to unsatisfactory sales performance. Carnie used the word on several occasions to describe relationships between skate-buddies who spent a lot of time together and/or shared hotel rooms on every tour/skate road trip.

Usage:
-As a noun: “Dude, those two guys spend so much time together. They are having quite the bromance.”
-As a verb: “Andy has been treating Victor to every meal and cover charge for a month now. It’s obvious that he is trying to bromance him.”

Popular references:

Ryan Seacrest in an interview with TV Guide: “I’ve advocated for years that it’s OK for dudes to do things together. I’m fine going to the spa and getting massaged with my buddy. I quite like it.” [source]

I heard too that even Tom Cruise and David Beckham are being rumored to be a “bromance” item, as well as Zac Efron and Leonardo di Caprio.

Hmmmm… I would suppose some of you would be able to churn out local celeb “bromance” items… :p

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Araw ng Pasko, kung bakit may isang tao ang tila ba biglang sumulpot sa aking alaala. Francis ang pangalan niya. Kaibigan ko siya mahigit 10 taon na ang nakalipas. Matalik na kaibigan. Napakabait sa akin ng taong ito, ngunit sa iba, tila ba napakasuplado niya. Napakatalino rin niya, mahilig magbasa at makipagduwelo sa pamamagitan ng salita’t malalalim na diwa. Batang-bata pa ako noong mga panahong halos araw-araw ay kasama ko siya, at dahil na rin siguro sa gayon, madaling nahulog ang loob ko kay Francis. At siya rin ang kauna-unahang lalaking aking nakasiping.

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Thai teen heartthrob and “Love of Siam” star Mario Maurer was recently declared Best Actor in Cinemanila 2008’s South East Asia (SEA) Film Competition. The Love of Siam (Thai: Rak haeng Sayam) is a 2007 Thai romantic-drama film, written and directed by Chookiat Sakveerakul. A multi-layered family drama, a controversial element of the story is a gay romance between two teenage boys. Mario Maurer leads the cast as a teenage boy entangled in family, romantic, and social issues.

Here are pretty photos of the teener soon to be 20 years old this December. Yum-yum Tom Yum! (more…)

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Hay lovelife. Ayan na naman, I feel the pangs of loneliness na naman. Even after that grand epiphany on singlehood, sad na naman. Parang di naman yata maaalis ito. It is less felt at times, but paminsan-minsan, tumitingkad pa rin. But you know, it’s Christmas time at ang dami-daming puwede pagka-abalahan more than just the feeling of lovelessness. Andiyan ang sangkatutak na Christmas parties at barkada get-togethers. Araw-araw the past week, and yes this coming week din, may party akong naka-schedule. Araw-araw, as in Janvier Daily. Grabe. But ganyan naman talaga this time of year. Eh bakit nga ba sa dami ng mga nangyayari, in the midst of all these action eh sumisingit pa rin yang si lovelessness factor? Bakit ba ang national anthem ko ngayon ay this particular stanza ni Whitney Houston:

Each day, each day I play the role
Of someone always in control
But at night I come home and turn the key
Theres nobody there, no one cares for me
Whats the sense of trying hard to find your dreams
Without someone to share it with
Tell me what does it mean?

Hay. Ka-drama.
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A friend, single and gay (and jaded?), sends me a text message one evening. “I just watched John Lloyd and Bea’s One More Chance. I shouldn’t have watched it. It just made me feel I was not really for any romance. It will never happen to me.” Aba nagda-drama ang lola, I told myself. The next day an officemate was excitedly raving about his watching the same movie. Then while in the gym last night, I was reading the papers and saw an article talking about the movie getting a “B” rating from MTRCB. Wow, this buzz marketing is getting into me. So what did I do? From the gym I went straight to the moviehouse to end the buzz-inspired curiosity.
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Awww… listened to an embedded song at CorpCloset’s blog, and it turned me mushy again. The song is Eric Benet’s The Last Time:

The first time I fell in love was long ago.
I didn’t know how to give my love at all.
The next time I settled for what felt so close.
But without romance, you’re never gonna fall.
After everything I’ve learned;
Now it’s finally my turn.
This is the last time I’ll fall… in love.
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Here is a letter from Marc, an MGG reader, that tackles the classic predicament of straight-gay relationship. It’s true — when you are the one in the situation, it is much harder to see things objectively. We may always advocate that straight-gay relationships go nowhere, that it will never last especially without the money angle, etc. But who are we to stop any gay guy from falling in love? So I say, go and love whoever you want to love. My only suggestion is that in the course of loving, may each of us find more respect and dignity in our own person — but if the opposite happens then it’s time for some rethinking.

Hi Migs,

I encountered your blog a couple of weeks ago and I must say that this has inspired me and consoled me through the difficulties I have been facing lately.

I am a straight acting gay. Nobody knows about this except my two straight guy friends whom I have known from different/separate stages of my life. I have no plans of coming out as I am not yet comfortable with my situation (cliche’: I am a man who happens to love another man and I do not wish or intend to be a woman). I envy those who are brave enough to show their real persons but I beg your your respect and understanding regarding my situation and your non-judgmental way of looking at my problem, as it goes:
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