The Neurotic

Whew. Aljur!

2009-12-04T07:01:33Z

First it was Dennis Trillo that made the TV screen burn...now it's Aljur's turn! Hot!
Watch this as he guests in the Moymoy Palaboy part of Bubble Gang. You can just jump to 2:54 where the real action starts. HOT!

random thoughts (01 Dec '09)

2009-12-01T08:03:27Z

The decade is about to end and what a decade it has been for me and for the world. The current issue of time even has it as "The Decade from Hell". To me it is the decade where I found myself. It is the decade where I became an adult... well, at least age-wise. :P

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Hongkong hates me... or at least my body does. I'm not entirely sure which. I ALWAYS get sick when I am here and I get skin breakouts. Considering that I don't smoke much when I here (2-3 sticks a day only), I don't get it. Food is great sure but my stomach feels like its doing the chacha after. Oh well. I guess I am built to stay in the provinces even though I have lived most of my life in various metropolitan cities.

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I find it extremely funny that a guy who has a girlfriend is more interested in guys and finding out what they are like and is into gossiping more than I am. This entertains me to no end. It also makes me shake my head in disbelief. :P

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I wonder why I get more random calls from people that I don't know or those that I haven't talked to in months when I am overseas. True, you could accuse me of just being more accutely aware of such things since I tend to not answer such calls while I'm overseas...but If I don't answer your call 5 times in a row, it probably means I won't answer your calls.

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People miss other people for some very strange reasons or for no reason at all. It is funny that people miss you inexplicably more while you are overseas for a week even though sometimes you don't get to see or talk to them in a month while you are in the same vicinity. I think I have to thank TV drama for that.

watch this.

2009-11-17T02:14:00Z

-er mode

2009-11-11T07:38:06Z

About two weeks ago, since I came back from my trip to HK. I have been in what one could call an -er mode. A contruction worker to specific. With carpenters being in demand and my patience wearing thin. I decided to take matters into my own hands. Literally.

Stripping off the old rotten wood....

Hammering in new boards (carpenter did this)...

1st and 2nd coat of paint, looking good so far...

Last coat of paint

Tadah...not yet done but this will have to do for now.... my wallet is already bleeding out as it is... :P

Lucky Break

2009-10-26T15:00:46Z

As we were exiting the restaurant my friend was staring at me not believing what just happened. "How can you act as if it that was the most simplest of things?", he asked.

"What do you mean? It was the simplest of things. The guy used his credit card to pay for our meal and I him cash for it."

"You know that is not what I mean. How can it be that simple for you? Is your life this easy? It's f@cking unfair for the rest of us. Hell, I pity the guy who is your opposite in terms of luck." my friend ranted in disbelief.

It all started with a hungry stomach and a good offer 30 minutes earlier....

"Oooo a free pasta dish if our order gets past P250 if I charge it to my credit card? Count me in!", I told my gym buddy, "After a two hour workout I am hungry!"

After the meal I hand the credit card with the promotional offer, my only credit card really (I don't like multiple cards, if you have more than one then that, to me, is living past your means).

"Ummm, sir, your card is declined."

"Huuur!?! O rly? Can you try again?"

"I tried several times sir but it really was declined."

"Great, I'll just have to pay by cash then. So how does that work? How much should I pay for the extra pasta?"

"Errr, sir, maybe you have another card? We already punched it in and we already put it in as free... I'm not really sure how to process this."

"You won't accept cash?"

"I don't think I can sir because of the promo."

After several circular exchanges with the waitress and the manager, the guy just beside my table chimes in, "You won't accept cash?" He repeated. He seems to have taken a keen interest in my situation and after a hurried explanation. "Wait, free pasta if I make a P250 purchase with my credit card? I have two of those! I'll pay for his meal and I'll pay mine with my other card to get that free pasta. Is that good?"

......

"Dude, what are the chances that a guy beside our table has not one by two of the required credit card company AND that he is willing to offer to pay for our bill!?!"

"Errr, a big chance actually." I returned.

"A BIG chance!?! In your world maybe. Man, I heard about you, the other guy at the gym said you were a lucky @$$...but this just takes the cake. I'm f@cking livid that you live in this crazy world believing that everything will turn out for the best."

"Dude, if I was REALLY lucky, my card would not have been declined. Suck on that."

".... I hate your logic...." my friend flailing his hands in the air.

summerboys: a mangotree videos production

2009-10-12T16:32:41Z

The direct-to-video project that I have been a part of... soon to be released (early Nov 2009)! Go buy it! :D

washed away.

2009-09-28T14:15:52Z

8am
I woke up on Saturday, 26th Sept, to the hurried shouts of my mother. Flood waters was rushing into our house. Like a feisty and temperament woman, it called our undivided attention.

10am
We, as a family, are by no means new to flooding. In fact, we are so used to it that we practically have a routine and everyone knows what role to play. We go through the motions. Move the cars to higher ground. Move everything to the 2nd floor. Waters are rising faster than normal we thought. I counted how many steps to the second floor it has reached. 5th step. This was as bad as the 1996 flooding. Time? 10am. Low tide? That can't be right....

11am
Water hasn't subsided. No, this is worse. My brother and I exchange knowing looks. We need to buckle up. It's about to begin. High tide.

12noon
We were forced to escape through our 2nd floor rooftop fire escape. We heard reports that 2, and eventually 3, dams were opened. Who knows. Where was the advanced warning I thought while me and our neighbor's driver were trying desperately to cut the wired fence between our rooftop and their's. Short respite, surely it won't go any higher. I was wrong. There goes the house.

2pm
Neighbors are starting to panic. They have an elderly with them and they are no spring chicken as well. Except for their driver they are all women. We need a plan. 4 steps before it reaches their 2nd floor. If the water doesn't subside we need to leave.

4pm
We get the elderly out through a makeshift raft. My aunt and a few fire fighter volunteers have come to help. They head out. We start to break windows to get access to their rooftop. My brother and I help each one to the next house. Go for higher ground. We stay behind, once we see they are safely in the hands of the fire fighters and my aunt.

The dogs. "I'll take care of them", my brother signals. I head inside the house and grab whatever food I can get. Am I a looter then? Doesn't matter. The neighbor's driver and I grab what we can.

6pm
They are all cuddled inside our van. I look at my feet, both the rivers that the village is located between, touch. First time I have seen it. Do they know each other I wonder. Do they remember one another like forgotten lovers I ask myself.

I look on. Our house is no where to be seen. I look on. Everything is gone. I strangely feel calm. Everything inside the house is washed away. I can look at this as a disaster or a clean slate. A clean slate. A curse or a gift? A gift I decide. No, that is wrong, I don't decide to look at it as a gift, rather, I need to for the next few days...

There are no more tethers. I can start clean. A rare gift, if a frustrating one.
My every collection, hobby, memorabilia gone. Washed away.

flashing boys

2009-09-17T04:32:32Z

Good stuff and yes it is safe for work. :P

pink economy

2009-09-16T09:06:11Z

Last night while at the bar at Q I was able to strike up this interesting conversation with a regular guest, but haven't really had the chance to talk to.

It was a long discussion on how we, as gay men, can be better recognized in the Philippine society. How does one start? Should it be political? Economic? Social? It seems the easiest way to make people stand up and listen is through economics and how much the pink peso does affect the economy. Think about it. If we can show how much we, as a community, actually contribute to the economy then everythung will follow. Politicians have to take note of us for our support. That we make the gears turn... If the OFWs are recognized as the bagong bayanis (new heroes) for their economic contribution and basically keeping the Philippines afloat, then why not us as a cohesive community as well?

How does one show this though? How does one quantify the pink economy? Do we only count establishments that cater to the community? If so, then that is a little too small to make people notice... Do we then count gay-owned establishments. That then swings the pendulum the other way. It is then a huge chunk of the economy (yes, think about it, inclusive of the big corporations...).

Does anyone know how the guidelines should be? Better yet does anyone know of a study done about the pink economy before? This is really of great interest to me, as this will concretely show how much of a 'salot' (curse) we really are on the world.

*definitely too long a post to be done on the iPhone app. Bleah. :P

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Cosmo Bachelors Bash 2009 (deux)

2009-09-11T21:45:13Z

Check out the video I uploaded from the finale of this year's Cosmo Bachelor's Bash. Yum! :D

Cosmo Bachelors Bash 2009

2009-09-10T20:06:27Z

I just got back from an extremely enjoyable time at the Cosmo's Bachelors Bash 2009. I initially questioned the choice on some of this year's centerfolds but after watching the show, I became a believer. :P

Aljur Abrenica

Gerald Andersen

Doing something new. Again.

2009-09-05T18:16:27Z

What have I been up to for the past weeks? Here's a teaser and I hope it is the start of something big! More information on this new and exciting project as the release date draws near. :D

own it!

2009-08-17T05:49:32Z

I saw this ad in a comic book, though very simple it makes a very important point.

caught!

2009-08-09T17:53:49Z

Milestones 2009

2009-07-21T18:16:27Z

I just realized that this year is going to be a year of great milestones for me. As in huuuuge, exciting (or stressful) life-changing events. Not a comma, but a period. A clear and big dot.

I became an owner of a bath house.

I will soon be a direct-to-video movie producer (target release date is late August).

I just put down the reservation for two condo units (one for each Mave and I).

Yeah, things are moving forward.... and it's just really the half of the year. It's amazing sometimes how I forget that and how thankful I should really be.

/stress
/pray

It's been a while...

2009-07-12T06:57:44Z

... since I posted some photos of male beauty pageants. Blame it on a project looming at the horizon and of course the daily grind of managing a business.

Nonetheless here is a group shot that I took at the Mr. Globe contest about two Saturdays ago. Enjoy (and if you enjoy these, you definitely want to watch out for the project that has been eating up most of my time as of late). :P

Dose (12) redux!

2009-06-21T19:30:02Z

I've talked about Dose(12) by Senedy Que in a previous post. If you guys haven't watched it... why haven't you. It's a great piece of philippine cinema and avoids the current pitfalls of gay indie film and deserving of our support.

The film will have a one week limited engagement at Robinson's Galleria Indiesine from July 1 to 7 as part of Cinema One's lineup (as it did several months back). Spread the word! I'll be sure to catch it again.

TBR (The Bakla Review)'s take on 'Dose'

dance off!

2009-06-08T04:57:11Z

Who will you vote for? :D
The reigning queens or....

... the heir aparrent?

life is funny like that

2009-06-03T06:24:11Z

Several of these signs have been popping up all over the metro....
(Likuan U means "This is where you turn" in textspeek)

What does the arrow remind you of? Seems like a good place to go for training eh?

on a sense of entitlement....

2009-05-25T12:39:09Z

I was telling a few friends a while back that when I opened Hilom, I was surprised with how people felt a sense of entitlement. More so, than what I felt, was reasonable to ask even for a customer related service provider. I wasn't prepared, nor do I think will I ever be prepared to how far some people's sense of entitlement are these days...

Check out one of my favorite authors, Neil Gaiman,
take on this....

Fresh Placenta Look Award!

2009-05-21T19:35:49Z

I, along with a friend of mine, while watching Ginoong Filipinas 2009 could not help but burst out laughing as the host, with all the seriousness that male pageants are due, announced the special award. The Fresh Placenta Look Award! Yes, you would want to win this award. As we all know placenta looks fresh and is a very very attractive, ummm, organ....

That aside... there were a number of hotties on stage... too bad none of those that we liked won the title though.

Our bet Jordan Jodico who went to win Ginoong Mindanao

My friend was lusting over Benson Hill

Jan Faustino won the Ginoong Visayas title

and this last guy who I failed to get his name...just deserves to be posted. :P

Flame War!

2009-05-16T05:10:33Z

Microsoft seems to be calling an all out war with Apple with their new ads...Sadly, their opening salvo is more of fizzle than pop in my opinion.

Zune vs iPod

Laptops (this is funny!)

Clandestine

2009-05-03T18:24:14Z

By wanderlust, friends and I decided to hop into my truck and just drive south.

By sudden decision, we ended up in a quaint little town.

By random chance, we found a magical palace.

By magical persuasion, young adult men would line up outside the palace hoping to be asked in.

By a twist of fate, a nice elderly gentleman opened the gates while we walked pass.

By an act of kindness, we were invited into the palace.

By day's end, we realized we have found "and lupa ng mga diwata" (the land of the fairies).

By the end of the trip, I have found a dream to be realized.

Random hotties from Bora to Manila :P

2009-04-18T06:07:03Z

Been badly hit by the post holiday bug and have just been pining around doing nothing but driving around the Metro.

Haven't been answering my phone either if it's just someone random calling me. ><

So on a lazy day (as if any day for me isn't a lazy day), I've finally decided to post some random pics that I have taken over the past few weeks. Enjoy! :P

COSPLAY!

Adrian Racho @ Bora if I am not mistaken.

This one is for you AJ. Lolz!

Come join the Celebration!

2009-04-04T04:36:13Z