Magdamagan

The night is still young and so are we.

- Zoe to Mugen
Second Year College

Originally Posted: August 28, 2008

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Alas Dos

Apat na magkakatropa ang lumabas ng DB Bar sa Congressional Avenue. Sila ay kapwa may tama ng alak salamat sa apat na bucket ng San Miguel beer na kanilang tinungga. Ang dalawa ay napagkasunduang gawing opisyal ang kanilang pag-iibigan. Unang umalis ang binatang kinakati isayaw ang sarili sa dance floor. Sumunod ang pinuno na unang inakala na makakasabay umuwi ang isa sa kanyang mga alaga.

Madilim at walang sasakyan sa kanto ng Quezon Avenue at Agham Road nang bumaba dito ang isa sa mga binata. Ang pinuno naman ay patuloy na binabaybay ang daan na magdadala sa kanya sa Fairview. Ang dalawa ay napagkasunduang magpalipas ng gabi sa isa pa nilang kaibigan.

Na umamin rin ng kanyang pagkagusto sa isa sa mag-syota.

Alas Tres

Nakarating ng Malate ang binatang adik sumayaw. Ang mag-syota naman ay kumain sa isang lugawan malapit sa Espana. Dito rin sila tinagpo ng isa pa nilang kasama na may gusto sa isa. Ang pinuno ay nakarating na ng bahay. Pinipilit man nitong makatulog subalit ang pag-iisip sa isang tao ang pumipigil sa kanya upang mahimbing sa kama.

Alas Kwatro

Habang naglalakad ng pasuray-suray sa dancefloor, biglang dinikit ng isang binibini ang kanyang balakang sa binatang adik sumayaw. Pinatulan ito ng binata kaya't panandalian silang nag-exhibition at nagdirty-dancing sa palibot ng maraming bakla. Natulala ang binata at napaisip: "Babae kaya ang kasayaw ko o isa na namang tranny?" Matangkad kasi ito, mahaba ang buhok at tila may pagka-agresibo gaya ng lalaki. "Baka naman lasing lang kaya matapang." Sa huli, nanaig ang galing ng babae. Napasayaw niya at napaghubad si lalaki.

Ang tatlo ay nag-kwentuhan sa apartment ng isa sa may Morayta. Buong akala ng lahat na may mangyayari, subalit nanaig ang pride ng bawat isa. Walang gustong magpatira at walang gusto makibahagi ng jackpot ng isa. Binalak nilang dumayo sa Malate upang ipagpatuloy ang inuman. Maraming tao. Nagpasya silang tatlo na bumalik na lang ng apartment.

Hindi pa rin makatulog ang pinuno. Binabagabag siya ng kanyang damdamin para sa isang taong hindi na mapapasa-kanya.

Alas Singko

Pasikat na ang araw at pauwi na ang mga gumimik sa Malate. Patuloy pa rin ang pagkwe-kwentuhan ng tatlo sa apartment, samantalang ang binatang adik sumayaw naman ay nagmamadaling makahanap ng kaulayaw sa dance floor. All for the sake of inflating his ego and detaching himself from the events that happened earlier that night. "Kala nila sila lang, kaya ko rin sumabay." bulong nito sa sarili. Nagkita muli sila nang nakasayawan nito ilang buwan na ang nakakaraan. Matino naman ang kanilang pag-uusap, subalit narealize ng binata na maaring isang callboy ang kanyang pinagtripan nang huli silang nag-krus ng landas sa ibabaw ng ledge.

Pagulong-gulong pa rin sa higaan ang pinuno. Hindi pa rin siya makatulog.

Alas Sais

Maliwanag na ang langit. Ang mag-syota na nakitambay sa apartment ng isa nilang katropa ay papauwi na sa kani-kanilang bahay. Hawak kamay sa loob ng bus, pinaramdam nila sa isa't-isa ang pag-iibigan nilang dalawa. Walang nangyari sa buong magdamag, subalit ang kanilang relasyon ay maaring makaapekto sa samahan ng buong grupo.

Nabigo ang binata sa kanyang quest na makahanap ng kalandian sa dance floor. Marami ang naghangad ngunit wala ni isa man sa kanila ang kanyang natipuhan. Just when he was ready to give his number... saka naman walang available... Magsisimula ang bagong linggo gaya ng dati - siya na isang uring mangagawa na maraming dala-dalang pasanin sa mundo; ang mundo na patuloy ang pag-ikot at tila walang pakiealam sa kanya. Matapos kumain ng Pares at apat na pirasong fried siomai sa Bestfriends malapit sa kanyang bahay, kaagad rin itong nakatulog matapos ang isang magdamagang gimik sa piling ng mga tropa at ng sarili.

Sa kabila ng pagiging duguan ng kanyang puso, nakatulog rin sa wakas ang pinuno.

Waps3/G4M GEB (First Part)

Ganito kami nagsimula noon. kala niyo hindi ko ito blinog ha?

July 29, 2007

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Dear Meng-meng,

You always tell me that everything changes. Yeah, for three years, I did ignore your statement hoping that things will remain the same in the Outsiders1. Unfortunately, it all fell apart this year. Things really change. As a matter of fact, I can feel that the transitions are happening really fast, I don't even know how to cope up with it.

You taught me that there is unity in diversity. There is, and for the past three years, my life revolved around the different facets of being a PLU - from the effems to the closets and to the ultra-masculines. These past few months alone, I've been associated with the most masculine of our brethren; the types you would outrightly consider SMK2 in our native tongue.

I woke up this evening, thinking what tribute entry to write about you. I've talked about the past. I talked about the future, and I'm considering talking about the present Odders3 when I saw two text messages on my phone when I picked it up. It was an invitation and guess where it came from.

Lately, I've been involved with some guys in G4M who doesn't prefer posting their face-pics on their profile. If you were here, I guess, you would consider it a trend nowadays. Paano ba naman kasi, pag bortawan (katawan) mo ang nakalagay sa profile, mas mukha kang paminta (masculine). You know the drift. I think it's working for those men and guess what, they are indeed masculines in person.

Roy4 can attest to that.

They invited me to a suprise meet-up this evening in Araneta. Inuman daw sa Clownz. I know the place as a Comedy Bar and since I don't have any plans this evening, I immediately told my mom that I would have to report in the office for an "emergency conference call." Haha, nagbago na ako ng excuse ngayon waps. Kung nung time natin eh "poetry reading" ang best reason ko para magpagabi, this time it involves work na.

Except that my agenda is really socializing with other people rather than my boss and my colleagues.

Anyway, I got up, took a bath and rode the Purple Line LRT going to Gateway. If you don't know these places, sorry ka na lang. Things happened so fast, Manila is quite different now. I was the last one to arrive and when I saw them, they were chilling outside the bar waiting for me.

Infairness, they were all masculines. I should thank Grade5 for mentioning to me his newfound group during our "inuman moments" at a fraternity-dominated hang-out place near Adamson. I would like to mention their G4 nicknames here, but since I don't know if the meeting was a secret gathering, maybe I should let them spill the beans first.

As the story goes, one of the core members of this group just arrived from abroad. He is working in a Cruising Ship and as a treat to his newfound "brothers," he invited the core group for a night out. Actually, I don't belong to the core. But since I have strong ties with their leader, (I act as his secret adviser) I was catapulted into their circle overnight.

Ironically, Clownz was celebrating their fourth anniversary today. So imagine the entrance our host paid for the four of us - 400 pesos each. Pucha, It's been a long time since I had a treat like that. Astig nga eh! It reminded me of my meet up with Macoy last summer and the treat he gave us at Starbucks.

Anyway, Grade was there too. And like he had always been, he still beams with confidence and charm when I saw him. Don't get me wrong, the poison he gave me last time was already gone. Luckily, nothing happened between us.6 That is why the friendship was saved. They're a fun bunch. The host reminds me of... well, he's a unique case. He said he has a family - wife and kids, and yet still, there is a side of him that desires to explore the life we live in.

Huli man daw siya, he still wants to have a taste of what's it like

to live a life of a PLU.

Amasona/Mugen

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1, 3. Outsiders/Odders. Una kong group sa PLU Pinoyexchange. Nagkikita pa rin kami from time to time.
2. SMK - Saktan Mo Ako. A term for non-straight guys who looks so barako.
4. Roy - Besprend kong PLU. Nagkita na sila ni Diyosa.
5. Grade - Si Diwata
6. Sagwa man aminin pero nagsimula kaming flirt flirt sa isa't isa. Yan alam niyo na bakit ko siya sinundan sa Encantadia noon.