Sunshine Award Winner Me

In my 32 years, I have only received very few awards or recognitions: the occasional 1st or 2nd honors in grade school, an Alay Kapwa award, a Service Medal in Boy Scouts and a 5 Year Service recognition for my 5 Years of Service in Makati Shangri-La Hotel.

Last night, I received another award from My Sunshine.

Without a doubt, this will be the most valuable of the lot. It was given to me as a belated gift for a very special occassion last month.




Congratulations
to
Ryan

for the wholehearted Love, Care and Dedication you have shown in our relationship . . .

Happy Anniversary, Hon!



Words are not enough to describe how I feel . . .



Life

Color Me Spot-ful

I've had the DVD copy of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for several weeks already but I never got the chance (or the mood?) to watch it. Until yesterday.

It's a very well made film and it employed quite an ingenious way of telling the story: in reverse. It made sense since it is about a man who undergoes a procedure to remove a woman from his memory. But in order to do that, he needed to remember every moment he had with her, from the most recent back to the time they met so his brain could be "mapped". Though the film is a bit confusing in the beginning, it gets better once you get the hang of the story.

Watching this movie, I couldn't help but remember a guy friend who once told me that if only there was a pill that will make anyone forget a person or an event, it would be the best selling medicine ever! A reasonable prediction!

But would I take this pill to remove some of my bad memories?
Maybe not. Who knows what other stuff it could erase from my puny fabulous brain?

I have so much good memories to cherish and preserve, enough to dwarf the bad ones!



Blessed are the forgetful for they get the better even of their blunders.


Movies

Thir13en Months!

Last Thursday, June 9, marked 13 months that my partner and I have been a couple. But that day came and passed, without me realizing it.

I just realized it last night while I was preparing to leave for work. He was kind of disappointed that I remembered just then. Apparently, it's still a big deal.

After celebrating our 1st anniversary, shouldn't we by now start counting by years instead of months?

I guess it's too soon for that . . .


Life

The Hot Elder

Q: Do you believe in a God?
A:You mean, other than MADONNA? Uhmm, yes!
- Latter Days


Today, my partner and I watched for the nth time, our favorite among the movies we've seen last year, Latter Days. Much has been said about this movie; by friends, film critics and gay-themed film aficionados. But for us, it will remain as the film that "saved" our relationship.

Without getting into details, there was a time in over a year of being together when he went through a personal crisis that almost jeopardized the relationship. The fighter that I am, I had no intention whatsoever to let him go. Yet, I gave him the space he needed to think things through.


To cut the story short, I suggested he watch the DVD to give him a better perspective on what he was going through with the hope that he'd, to be blunt... snap out of it. True enough, it worked like a charm! And now, there's no looking back . . . hopefully!

In honor of Steve Sandvoss, one of the leads in Latter Days who has become one of my Sunshine's ultimate crushes, here are just some of his pics we found in the net . . .



Guilt distracts us from the greater truth!!!


Movies

Certainly A Sacrifice!!!

Why does Madonna have a very spotty film resume? Probably since she started off with such trash?!?

After some weeks of waiting, the Madonnaistas finally got to view Madonna's first foray into film, the ominous A Certain Sacrifice. Now, we understand fully why Madonna tried so desperately to halt the release of this film in the 80's, it's just plain awful! For a while there, we questioned our calling to Madonna fandom.

Luckily, the night's graceful hostess, Elg, had other stuff up his sleeve. We got to see the BMW short film STAR that was absolutely funny. Mike Myers' DVD with 2 of Madonna's SNL guestings also provided laughs. Victor also brought a VCD copy of Blond Ambition in France that was more than enough to restore our faith in Madonna. It is definitely Maddie's best tour ever!

It was also a Janet Jackson-trashing night upon watching her Hawaii concert. Suffice it to say, she doesn't stand a chance to the Great M. Not with us around! Haha! We were a little kinder to Kylie Minogue. She may have borrowed a lot of her ideas from Madonna, but she carries it well. So we forgive her, he he!

After a few hours of sleep, with Elg discreetly taking pictures of us, we also got to see different Madonna rare videos, the best of which is her 1990 Oscar performance of Sooner or Later. Simply divine!

All things considered, it was a great night out with fellow Madonnaistas! We all look forward to the next . . .

I'll leave you with photos that pretty much summarize how that night went . . .




In Bed with Elg, AJ, Rocco & Victor!
It doesn't get any better than this!





MADONNA

Oh my Borg!

Finally got my hands on Borgy!!!
A copy of the latest issue of ICON Magazine with him on the cover,that is!

And as expected. this dude is hot, hot, hot . . . as Mickey Mouse, or a la Aguiluz, or as a pirate, or with lace & stockings, or believe it or not . . . even in drag!!!

Need I say more? Get a copy and see for yourself!



Life

NEW LOOK

In case you have not noticed yet, my blog has a new look!!!

I just found out how to change fonts, colors and include pictures and avatars that simply put, add life to my posts.

I may have overdone stuff a bit . . . but what the heck! I do hope you like it! :-)

 

Fickle Is His Middle Name

As it turned out, I only had a day to enjoy my partner's decision to drop his plan to work overseas.

Blood is thicker than water indeed. Influenced more by his mother's advice than mine, he regrettably (?) informed me that he will push through with his application after all.

A Best Supporting Performer as I am, I still wished him the best.

Enter left to Front Center, cue On My Own . . .


Life