Updates

Its been a busy and heavy week... lots of things goin on.... still have yet to find inspiration for my next entries although i have some already in the works... i noticed that im getting more readers if i write something about myself (human interest?) but im not human...im JR, hehehe...

Anyways,what have i been up too since my last entry... hmm... well for starters been online been busy promoting the bloggie... my sister's paid me a surprise visit! hmm...and i had a guest with me at that time =P hahaha... i gave em spare keys so they can visit me anytime =) ...but im segurista, so i lock my bedroom door..hehehe...

...was accused of doing something i didnt do... oh well... the mind is a very dangerous thing... =P but its all good now... although i think the mind is still a very dangerous thing... hehehe... =)

...bonding moments with sister yesterday, thursday. I dont really get to hang out with my family that much, were just not your typical close knit family...or maybe im just aloof... for starters i was sent abroad to study. Hmm... but it was good, lil sis was coercing me to go with em shopping... like they havent been doing that since they arrived! But it was fun, we went to MOA, lots of people! We practically went to every store, umm twice! my feet were killing me... after that, headed to Greenbelt/Glorietta area... again, had to go through all the stores, that we were the last to leave Rustan's! fortunately, the rest of the mall was still open, and they still had another hour to kill....me! Later, met up with a friend, was suppose to eat dinner but we were still full (my sis and I...and my friend) so we just walked around and around and around... until I decided why not just head to the Fort. It was fun... took some pics, more bonding moments with em... actually I dont have a lot of pics with my family =( oh well... maybe i should change that...its fun to have my family around after all... ive always been independent since i was young.

hmm... oh we got complimentary donuts at Krispy Kreme! 4 actually... since they were so dumbo or something...hmm... they forgot one order of donut, no receipt... hmm, kept me waiting longer than the usual... actually it was all good, im not really a big fan of donuts, but i must say... i like the lightness of it =)

...on the way home, already famished... dropped by KFC (yummiest fast food ever!) well, my sistas did, for our midnite snackies =) ...when i got home... was sooooo damn tired... my feet ached like hell! hayy... they still do... 3 malls in one day, btw we started 3pm already, so can you imagine, rushed shopping... oh btw... they only had to small bags when we got home! all that cardio for two bags! whaaattttt....

...lunch time... ill eat my zinger from KFC =)

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G4M Guess Who? #003

Hmm... lets try to change the atmosphere... so i decided why not post something yummy instead...hahha... did i whet your appetite just yet... hahah... im just starting... After two bad "guess who's" (im sure you guys dont want to meet them, but who knows =P ), ive decided to write something about someone that you really really really should meet! hehehe... gosh, im sweating just thinking of him...hehehe.... that is of course, if he'll meet up with you (shucks what a lucky guy i was or am, hahaha)

So where do i start... it was one of those regular g4m nites surfing that i chanced upon a new face... a headless face but gosh a yummy body... hahah... lean and toned! just the way i like it... the details were perfect, his height, 5'9... we did exchange a few lines in a span of a week or maybe was it a few days? i totally disregarded the typo and gramma errors, hahaha... especially after he showed his face finally...!!! it was okay... wait, it was yumm...hahah... he was mestizo... although not the super wow kinda mestizo but presentable enough kinda mestizo =P (geez there goes my high standards again) ...several evenings i invited him over but nothing came about.... he was a doctor or just about to finish med? from the richest city in the country....

Anyways... it was i think a saturday evening, sometime last year... that we finally agreed to meet up. A forced meeting but it was okay... hmm... again meeting place, Glorietta! He was in the area since early afternoon as he needed to buy something from National. I was going to a party that evening so i was dressed to the nines, in my black tuxedo shirt. We met near Zara, although i think i passed by him earlier but i wasnt sure...but gosh when i did saw him, he was drop dead wow! hahaha... i never thought such person still exist at g4m! hahaha... i purposely passed by him to check him out and followed him around for a while... dang, no hint at all! i think he is just 5'8 since i was taller than him. Eventually i called him up, and told him to meet me at Zara (unfortunately he didnt know where Zara was?! -- uhm???) but anyways we finally met... he was okay, hmm... he looked really really really really REALLY HOT! heheeh... he has this face that is so pleasing to look at! and a lean body to match... not too bulky just perfect kinda reminded me of Alex... we walked around then headed to Gbelt... at Springfield i bumped into some straight friends (who was clueless about me), but it was fine...since he didnt look the slightest bit, although the disparity of our clothes tells something else, hahaha, and he had a backpack with him (???) hmm...anyways, he was waiting for a message from a friend of his, actually he also was a friend of mine.... since they were to go into a business venture... something in the line of beauty products =P

anyways... the meeting had to come to a close, he had to go, i had to go... but guys! he is one hot dude you shouldnt pass!!! hahaah... maybe an eye candy but definitely a good one! =P and at least not a shrimp! hahahha....

so who is this person... gosh...its actually a dead give away but hey, i so so so love my readers, hehehe 1000 hits in my first week, not bad huh! this is my gift to yall... he goes by... "once you pop you cant stop!"

...so goooo...hit them search buttons!!!!

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G4M Guess Who? #002

Was thinking of a post to write today, and i guess, since this guy messaged me after eons of silence (due to the fact that i blocked him already)... i actually forgotten all about him but then i guess, faith, leads him to me, so i am inspired to write this entry... G4M Guess Who Number 2!

Where do i start... well, i just checked his profile now and he already changed it from the time i last viewed it, its quite long now and very literary might i add! =) Again, it was a slow afternoon for wentle then all of a sudden i got a message from a stranger saying... "hey you still remember me?" perplexed i responded, maybe if you show me your pic i might remember... he actually beat-ed and let me reiterate BEAT-TED around the bush! saying...that we met a year ago, blah blah blah...and it was raining and i was a bitch! hahaha... whambam... epiphany!!! of course, how can i forget him!

Hmmm... *rewind a year or so ago (cue musical bells fading) * actually i wasn't really planning on meeting him but i was cooked up at home for quite some time, so i decided or felt like going out... it was again early evening that i decided to meet him up, after several persuasions. I should have trusted my instincts....

...but before that, let me describe him... oh, wait, no i don't want to do that just yet, let me tell you something about him first... he tells me, actually, he prides himself for being able to speak a multitude of languages! not bad huh... and that he comes from a rather well-off family daw (do i have to know that?), he is 5'6 and a moreno, umm dark moreno? =P hmm...he actually looks okay naman in his pics... (one of em, before, shows him harrassing one of his poor pillows) =P heheeh

...so back to that fateful weekday, we agreed to meet at around dinner time, i told him, i can meet him up, but i was actually meeting other people. Of course, i told him that (im not a meanie!)... he said its fine... he'll just have his driver drop him off at Glorietta... then it started to pour! it was raining cats and dogs... hell traffic... he got there ahead of me... and of course, was texting me a barrage of "...where you na!" ...upon arriving at Glorietta, i called him, and he was giving me directions but somehow i couldnt find him! hayy... one of those... im here (but where's here?!?) scenario.... eventually i scooped him out, out of the bagillions of people seeking shelter at the mall from the downpour outside... of course, being the civil guy that i am... and because of the effort he and i put for this meeting, i was nice but safe... didnt want to raise any expectations whatsoever or anything for that matter... but of course, i was being bitchy and a meanie again...hahah... long story short, i had to ditch him... we said our goodbyes and of course i got the ever famous message... "lets be friends..." afterwards...

now what happened here? it wasn't his fault this time...i guess it was mine... there was a time that i was meeting people just because i want to meet people. I didn't make any effort to scrutinize them thoroughly... Im not saying im perfect, but of course i have my wants and needs, after all im just human and gay at that....!

*back to the present* Our conversation earlier, went something like... why dont you like me... was i fat and ugly? How am i suppose to answer that?! Im not that bad to tell someone he is fat and ugly! that is just plain rude... so i told him, lets not talk about it... i even gave him my blog address... (if youre reading this...sorry =P ) but he actually insisted... so i just told him bluntly... im not interested with you... *pause* ...its not that you're fat and/or ugly, you are just not my type (i really didnt want to hurt his feelings) ...then he said... okay something something... im not sure if the lets be friends line came out again? hmmm... (im just recalling the flow of conversation earlier, baka may errors or something but you guys get the idea right? =P)

" ...i'd like to meet a person who can keep up with me. has both the mental and the pysical attributes to interest me" --a direct quote from him --

so who is this you wonder? hmmm.... he goes by the name of, in Chinese it means, "...to melt/to do away with/to sell" or the character sounds like "...small 1"

---side comment---
i'd rather go with the former definition, hehehe... why would you call yourself "small 1" hahaha... unless... =P hehehe.... have fun guys!

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First Week Anniversary

It was exactly at this hour last week that i launched my bloggie, now on its first week with almost 800 hits!!! not bad, aye! thanks guys =) ...although im still having problems with the html codes and stuff... im slowly getting the hang out of it... recently included a country tracker, hahah, im going global! thanks a lot guys for helping me figure things out, hahaha... =P booyahhh...

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Ideal Man

We all have our ideal man, our Prince Charming, in the deepest recesses of our minds. We have a vision of who we want our partner to be... the looks, the brains, everything... a perfect picture of the man you want to be with... have you met yours? i have....

This is actually a follow up on my (gay)life story... remember Mikey from my previous post? Well it was several months after he left for Canada and ignored me for the longest time, that i finally got over and started seeing people again. It was around September of 2004, in one of the yahoo chatrooms that i got to talk to someone... (horndawg something something) ..the first few lines were already interesting that i got hooked in talking with him. I felt really comfortable, talking with him and exchanging life stories, this of course happened in a span of several months.... in short, i found him really interesting... finally, when we exchanged pictures, he looked rather plain nothing special, his pic shows him in the ocean with his chest up showing.... a typical beach outing picture...

Fast forward to December... (exactly a year after Mikey), the thing with Alex (lets call him that, as that was the name he first gave me) is that we would exchange messages only at a certain time but i wasnt really keen on texting him, we do get a chance to talk almost everyday online. He is an IT in one of the buildings around Greenbelt. So it was around 4pm our usual, meeting online, a regular day... that i finally said, why dont we meet up? His immediate answer was, im actually sick, i have the flu and im meeting my sister at the Galleria after work so i dont have a lot of time. My reply, thats perfect, since i have a hair appointment with my stylist at Rustan's Makati... we can just meet up, a hi-hello meeting thats all, just to kill the suspense. Eventually, he said yes. The time was 5:00, anticipating hell traffic, i decided to take the trains from Araneta Center. Our agreed time was 5:30. I called him telling i will be a lil late... he said, he'll wait at G4 timezone area, Taters...he'll grab some snacks. I thought perfect, that'll keep him occupied for the moment... but boi i was rushing! To keep him busy, i texted him, what are you getting? he said, nachos... my exact reply was "...save me some =P" ...almost 6 i finally arrived at the Ayala center... rushing towards our designated meeting place and almost 30mins late... i saw a lone guy in red striped shirt sitting in one of the tables....

...I approached him, with my usual jolly self and Puss-in-boots sorry look... i said, "sorry im late" he was nice enough and say its okay... its true, he was having the sniffles... but he did meet me, i got my first chance to look at him closely whilst sitting at the table... he offered his nachos, it was already cold and stiff... i told him, "i was just kidding but thanks for saving me some"

After 30 mins upon meeting him, i said, arent you gonna be late to meet your sister... his reply was, dont you have a hair appointment? ...i said, its okay, im late for it anyway, i can always reschedule... then he said, yeah. i wont be able to meet my sister, we'll just do our xmas shopping one of these days.... It was what i wanted to hear... we talked for almost 2 hours... mostly about the guys we met, he met a few, so was i... how we started, about our lives, our families...travels etc... all the time i was checking him out.. he was perfect at every angle... his picture didnt do him justice... and when he opens his mouth, everything that comes out of it was perfect... his sense of style, perfect... sorry i really have to stress it again... he was fuckingly PERFECT! He was my ideal guy...the guy in my dreams...the guy i think about that i will be with the rest of my life... who would have thought that i am actually face to face with my ideal mate!

Allow me to describe him: he was 25 at that time, standing 5'8, with a lean build (perfect!), filipino-chinese (real, real nice face!), perfect skin tone, nice hands... gosh... everything was just right! he's educated and cultured, and comes from a good, good family. I have to add, his sense of style does compliments mine, which is a rarity! And he looks really, really delish! =P hahaha...

After that initial meeting, we actually went home together since, he was along the way, i was then living at our house in Quezon City, he is from Valle Verde (hmm, no nasty thoughts, just yet, guys!hehehe). That evening, we started exchanging messages constantly and it was really nice. We meet up the following morning and decided to have dinner at El Cuento in G4 (where heaven and eggs now is), it was recommended by my bestfriend... we would cook our own meat, it would be lovely, i thought it was perfect! ...driving thru edsa sa a breeze, anticipating the nites pleasures... i scheduled an appointment with my stylist... it was perfect, he would leave his office at 5, then we can meet by 530ish... go around the mall, have dinner at 7. Perfect...

Dinner was really nice, i made a fool out of myself but hahaha...its all good. Food was utterly delish! company was even better! ...then after that... this was Thursday btw... so we really didnt have anywhere else to go (or so i thought), he said maybe i want to drink, i said, its okay...how about you... he told me, he can accompany me... hmmm... i told him... well, if you want we can go somewhere private so we can talk... (hint hint) ...he agreed... and so the inevitable happened...

note: his kiss was perfect (im on the verge of tears reminiscing...) but actually, i was holding myself, i was being a "manang!" it was just kiss, lick, rub and jacked off! =( ...but at that time, i thought it was the best sex ever! i really liked just being around him....

i drove him home. on the way we talked, he happened to like Greece and greek culture, i was fishing for infos for a gift that ill get him for xmas... he told me, that he likes gifts na pinag-isipan, something well thought of... We exchanged pleasantries and i was "kilig to death!"

...I got him an alabaster bust of Pythagoras from Italy from Rustan's... why, (he loves Greek culture, Pythagoras is a greek mathematician, Alex does computer, computer = binary numbers = math!) dang...i really thought about it big time! (a side info that will be important later)

It was Christmas and it was tradition that i go home to my hometown and spend it with my parents. As soon as i left, he texted me wanting to go out...i told him i will be out for the holidays but will be back first thing January... we still kept in touch, i was talking to him when New year came...

...to make the long story short... I never saw him again... =_( ...series of events, first i got the pox en route to manila january so went back home to recuperate, his cousins from Canada came so they went around the country, then his grandma died so they all had to fly to Canada... we would still exchange messages every now and then.... on ym then finally... on that fateful day of May, i got a message from him saying.... "thanks for everything and understanding me, but the person that i want to be with is here, SHE just got back from Beijing..." (on one of our conversations, he did tell me about her) The reason why i got a unit near greenbelt was actually because of him but i guess fate knew better...

I guess, Ideal may not really be ideal at all... no happy ending in this story...


I browsed thru my journals and came across some of our text conversations, im sharing this important part of me to you guys:

AFTER OUR FIRST MEETING:

December 13 (20:24) Hey, thanks for texting, i kinda decided that if you didnt text me tonight then you didn't like me. haha... weird of me to think that but... well, hehehe... so it's great chatting with you. Sorry i wasn't much of a conversationalist as i enjoy listening more than talking. Anyway you have a good evening and get home early to make up for the lost rest. See ya!

Wentle: (i prolly said something sweet...hehehe...) im home already how about you?

Alex (20:45) Okay... hehehe... i am actually home, in the shower... yeah yeah.. im wet, naked and soapy and hahaha... okay enough of this... nyt JR!

THE FOLLOWING DAY, OUR FIRST DATE, BEFORE AND AFTER:

December 14 (Wentle) Ey there Rudolf (i called him rudolf, since he was having sniffles), JR got this 330 hair appt at H later, feel like bumping into him maybe 4 dinner perhaps?

Alex (15:50) hahaha... then i guess you just abt missed your appt again. I am finishing up on a report i gotta submit by 5. Anyway, what're your plans?

Wentle: I'll try 2 squeeze me in =) till what time?

Alex (16:02) Works till 5 but i might stay a bit longer. Ill text you later.

AFTER:

Alex (22:00) Hey, umm.. i wasnt expecting to do all that w/ you tonite as i thought you just wanted company for dinner. Oh well... you have a good night JR...

Wentle: Well... JR takes things as they come, ur good company, thats rare 4 me to find. U get well soon and ill see you one of these days =) aight.

Alex (22:01) Btw, it was a good haircut... dont fuss over it else i tackle you to the ground =P

---i actually sounded like i had control over the situation, but i really really liked him... the last line, ill tackle you to the ground is something i always use...like a lambing to him...and he used it on me, so i thought that was really sweet =( ---

FEW DAYS BEFORE LEAVING FOR MANILA:

Wentle: what you doing friday?
A: hahaha... you got something in mind? =P sorry im going out w/ a cousin na..
W: tsk, tsk, naughty boi talaga, hehehe... i wl be in d area kasi mag blims ako sa friday, hehehe...
A: ah sorry i cant.. hehehe, maybe next time if youve something interesting in mind, hahaha...
W: interesting, hmm... i wonder what that could be, hehehe... chaffeuring mommy all day, kapagod! haaay, how about you, how was your day?
A: working my ass off.. boss is abroad kasi so that translates to tons of work! oh well... ill just relieve and destress myself later, hahaha...
W: ...relieve & destress later... hmmm.. toilet break? hehehe.. d b dapat as the old saying goes... when the boss is away, horndawg will play.. hehehe...
A: hahaha...wanna play with me? hehehe.. anyway ttyl... gotta get some work done.
W: alright, dnt want to get you tired now, hehehe... one more thing. What does ttyl mean?
A: talk to you later

----how come the mood is different, i actually just noticed this now =( ----

WEEK AFTER PREVIOUS CONVERSATION (BACK IN NAGA WITH THE POX)

WENTLE: washt up? hehehe
A: work... lots and lots of it! Hay buhay!
W: guess what happend to JR! im back in naga, left mla last nite, caught something in transit! Grabe, lets just say i wont be seen in public anytime soon. Now thats hay buhay!
A: hahaha...whats that you got? chicken pox? measles?
W: wow ur good! hehehe... yea ur right, im uglee! no, UGLY! wait, im ugly and gross! geez.
A: hahaha...chill dude... just stay in an airconditioned room instead =)
W: totally annoyin and pissin me off not to mention uncomfortable and gross and i cant even sleep well, argh! had it b4?
A: yup when i was a kid. Ive scars to prove it too! hahaah...anyway gotta get back to work...keep your hands off yourself. I'd give you some rubbing when you get back to manila... hahaha
W: awooo (JR howlin like a crazed wolf, heheheh) sige na... well actually i cud sure use some1 to giveme some rubbin rite now heheeh, it itches! hehehe... laters boi =)

--- lifes a bitch huh... maybe he totally grossed out on me =( ---

JANUARY 24 : OUR LAST RECORDED CONVERSATION

Wentle: Whats my greekboi doing? still busy mah friend? need to eat real food, been eating junk all week =)
A: hahaha... my tummy hurts nga e... had to rush lunch kasi...anyways ttyl
W: i was referring to dinner =) aww.. let JR run his hands over A's tummy so he'll feel better na =)
A: hehehe...im planning to get my haircut today. Can't bear it na... my hair's so unruly! hahha... so maybe next time
W: hehehe... cant haircut wait even for a day? Pwease with gelato (he loves gelato) and cherry on the side? hehehe, act getting tired of eating out alone.
W: ok you get an extra cherry but thats it, cge na nga 2 cherries, hehehe... Act, i might be busy coming days, going to be a very stressful week ahead, im filing a complaint against a prof. But lets leave it at that. U know ur company always make for relaxing and good conversation =)
A: hehehe...BOLERO! flattery goes nowhere with me =P anyways, will check... get back to u on that later.
W: dapat ako na bigyan mo ng cherries! hehehe... well ill be in d area siguro by 4, well, hope you could join me =) anyways get back to work, baka magalit na boss mo sakin =)
A: just curious, what r u coming to makati for? am still unsure tonight cause m checkin with a friend moving on thing thats set for tom. Frankly, im a bit short din now cause am saving up for a trip... txt u back later kiddo =)
W: I go there to eat =) out of habit na kasi

A: hay... can't make it tonight sorry... btw im going on a vacation trip this thursday til feb14. dont text or call else we get charged. hehehe... have a good evening!!! =)
W: have fun... do i get something when you get back?
A: hahha... maybe... =P
Wentle: hmm... anyways have fun kiddo n be gud, tsk tsk, i guess its lonely dinner nites for me again, ehehhe... =)
W: oh one more thing cguro naman u can squeeze me in ur busy sched b4 u go? jst wondering =) hehehe... JR doing stunts, walking on his hands and doing cartwheels to convince A to go out with him =) hehehe...
A: hehehe... sorry.. have plans na kasi...
W: mahina pala ako sayo =) hehehe

---yes, at one point i was like that! sad but true---

this is prolly the longest post to date, or at least the longest in terms of composing it, i had to go through my journal entries for the dates, and conversation records.... needless to say, we didnt get to see each other again. I guess i just had to read between the lines that he wasnt as interested as he once was... but what happened? even now it still is a mystery to me =( ...but nonetheless at one point, i had one of the best times of my life... well not really! i guess being with your ideal isn't so ideal if its not mutual...in the end...we have to move on...and move on i did... the thing with me is, if someone tells me he doesn't like me or is not interested, split second, i loose interest too... well... this is a sad story but it still has a happy ending =)

...you ask why? hmm... remember the gift that i got for him supposedly for xmas, but since we didnt get to meet anymore, i thought that ill just give it to him for his birthday (jan XX - which for some freaking coincidence is also the same birthday as Mikey!) ...but since we didnt get a chance... i get to keep it! nyahahaha...

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Take A Hint

Some just can't take a hint... whats up with that! Im sure a lot of you can relate to this... although this is a fairly sensitive topic might hit you right where it hurts (hehehe) but hey...im just writing whats on my mind....

...im referring to when you turn down somebody online... usually happens on chatrooms and the like. Here's a typical example:

chatter x : hey i like you, yadda yadda yadda

me : sorry bud not what i go for

chatter x : lets be friends?

Sounds familiar? Usually, what they mean by i like you, is that they want to "bed" you! And, since im not interested, second try... lets be friends? hahaha...where did that come from?!

On a lighter note, maybe they really are friendly. =)

Btw, not to deter future friends... but, im sure, you don't introduce yourself to someone offering sex then if turned down friendship, right? Although, friendship after sex is quite possible...hehehe =P

...my brain is not quite working yet, i need some nutrients...gonna grab some brunchie... more posts in a while...

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ZsaZsaZaturnah

Tickets for the July 1 (3 pm) play date are now available

Ticket prices:

P800 : Orchestra Center and Loge

P700 : Orchestra Sides

P500 : Balcony

Venue : Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza

ORDER NOW!

Send a message or call 09178303706.

(i just need to emphasize, that is not my number...just helping out a friend) But do watch guys, i heard its fantabulous, im watching it on that day, maybe we can bump into each other and at the same time have a good laugh or two =P

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Who is Wentletrap?

I guess its only proper that you get to know a lil more about the writer of this silly bloggie... Click on to know more about me....

First of all, why wentletrap? I wrote a piece about what a wentletrap is, so at least you have an idea what it looks like... I chose wentletrap because aside from sounding different and classy, it was something that i think fitted me perfectly. Its unique form and shape appeals to me, it rarity and its value unsurpassed (until modern times). I have been collecting shells at one point in my life, i have 3 specimens, i think the national museum has 7 on display. I have been using that nick as an alternative to my legit account....and the rest is history as they say...

But who is wentletrap? Well, i go by JR (quite generic, huh) but im not a junior, im actually the third. My ancestry is Spanish and Chinese but i look more asian than anything else. Now with the advent of the asianovelas, people mistook me for a Japanese, Taiwanese, Korean! dang...

I'm 5'9+, 145, lean build, somehow i don't get fat (mental note thank parents for good genes). I love art and culture. I appreciate beautiful things, from the mundane objects to the monumental buildings, haute couture to bauble jewelry, nice yummy food presentation and pretty flowers.... the list goes on...

I love old stuff and new stuff. My interests in books and topics covers a wide range, from antiques to travel to gems to paintings to politics to business to fish to dogs to food to anything else that i find interesting. I love collecting things. I dont stop till i exhaust my resources or until i find another thing to keep me occupied. Im driven.

I am an architect by course, a designer by profession. I design interiors, landscapes and the like. I do furniture. I also do physical set up for parties. I love fixing things. Im a perfectionist, a very keen eye on detail! nothing escapes my watchful eye. I love to work with my hands.

I love to travel. Its one of my passions. Unfortunately i havent been around the country much but i will soon. I studied and graduated abroad and came back here seven years ago. Travelling and living alone extensively have made me stronger, independent and liberal. I am open to new things and resilient in change. If life throws me a tomato, ill make a potato salad. How? I'll go to SM and buy some...save the tomato for a rainy day! hahaha....

They say im aloof but in reality im not, i am actually a people person. I hate crowds (youll never find me during a sale!), but good crowds are okay... what is a good crowd anyway...hahaha... actually i dont know =P haah...but really, i dont mind people, i just pretend i do but i dont....hehehe... people think im maarte ( a term highly associated with me), but im not, hahaha... ei i dont mind sleeping on the floor, and gosh, who would've thought i would trade Belvedere for a bottle of gin, a Ginebra at that! hahaha... it all boils down to good company.

JR is passionate about food. I love to cook, unfortunately Filipino cuisine is not one of my specialty, and im not really a big fan.... most of time! hehehe... i actually grew up eating the best Filipino cuisine so im soooo full of it! but i do get cravings. I am infatuated with chocolates. Dark yummy hard delectable chocolates! Not the ones from the grocery though, i love the real deal.... euro chocs are the best... i am happy when i eat chocolates. I wonder why there isnt a Godiva store here yet :(

JR loves animals! We use to have a pet monkey. We always have dogs, i actually have 12 shihtzus! At one point we had a hornbill and an owl (it died unfortunately last typhoon), a turtle, a hamster, and lotsa fishes before... Flora is another interest, i love plants, flowers, ferns, bonsais! Nothing beats getting your hands dirty on a slow weekend and seeing your handiwork afterwards....its very rewarding and therapeutic. I love, love, love, white orchids!

Hmm... sounds too gay already? hehehe... i always say its being cultured. One more thing, JR is not really out but good thing is that he doesnt have any qualms of being seen in public with gay people, after all, its all part of the biz... so he always has excuses.... I always say, its the world who is in denial not me...hehehe...

Always dressed to the nines. Yeah, thats true... dressing up is my therapy. I love clothes and fortunately they love me too... I am experimental but always tasteful (subjective). Some people say im always dressed up, even when going to the grocery...my response, why not dress up when doing your errands right? hmm.... but its funny i still get by and i do get by as still being straight, even if i have a ribbon around my neck with an antique cameo brooch on my belt?! Definitely, the world is in denial... hahaha...but its to my advantage so who am i to complain =P

(i have a habit of shifting from 3rd to 1st person so bear with it!) hehehe...

dang... this is longer than i expected...hehehe... hmm... i guess i have to save some for later... basically you get an idea who i am or do you? =P like i said, im just your not so ordinary guy living a not so extraordinary life....

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Breakfast at Tiffany's

Yesterday, I was with a friend and i was literally coerced to watching Breakfast at Tiffany's after Borat and Curse of the Golden Flower. I love, love, love old movies, epic movies, big budgeted movies usually set in the glorious past! My personal pick was that Chinese epic... so after 4 or so hours, he told me i should watch that Hepburn flick saying i can totally relate to it... and so i did, but did i?

Well, i guess from the opening of the film, eating breakfast gawking at the display in front of a jewelry store? hmmm... maybe, but change that to lunch or so... but nah, i dont take my lunch out! hmmm... maybe back in the US or maybe in europe it would be possible but in hot, humid manila... na ah!!! hmmm...as the movie progressed... it was clear that we have similarities, a keen fashion sense, a unique way of talkin... dahling... heheheh... situation in life, i guess... but thats too personal for this bloggie... soon maybe =) ...she loves parties but leaves in the middle of it, i throw parties with guests i dont even know, of course being the gracious host that i am, i try to be nice, usually they know me but i dont know them... then sometimes i get the urge to just leave them all, and i do... either retire to my room which is usually occupied by guests too... somehow they love, love, love my room (dont let those imagination go wild just yet! hehehe)... ill post pics one of this days, then you'll know why... although it might be a dead give a way! hahaha.... or just leave the party and drive somewhere... hayyy...

She donned a facade, in order to escape...but she didnt want to hurt people... although more often than not they usually are, along the way. I guess, i have my fair share of people ive hurt... but at least im honest right? =( ...no point in hiding what you truly feel right...?

The best things in life are free... hahah... five finger discount anyone? but really, sometimes we overlook, the simplest of pleasures.... sometimes i do, i always do... you'll know more about me, my weaknesses, my strengths, my adventures and mishaps in the next few days... (ill write about myself on the next post)

We all want the best in life... these days usually that means security but in the end true love does shine? hmmm... i dont know, i think that rarely happens... usually its compromise... and the realization of things, hugging under the rain! ummm... i dont think that happens in real life! hahaha.... thats too much of a drama already.... and finding the cat after she left him out in an alley, uhmmm.... oh and wet as a rag after! hahaah, dont cats hate water?!

Overall, i did like the movie and yes, he was right, i would kinda relate to the character. I dont want to elaborate more but yes... i would watch it again, with a tear rolling down the side of my cheek (it hit me where it hurt-ED, i just had to emphasize!).

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13th Post

Its been three days officially and 70 clicks later with about 8 or so comments from readers, that i write my 13th entry. This would be my first entry with the expandable thingie... see if it works.... anyways... the number 13 for some people is unlucky but i think it rocks.... whenever i go on a trip, i dont mind being seated on the 13th slot, theres always a vacancy... lucky for me right! so what's up with the number 13....

i was actually planning to do a sort of research on it but it would make this entry a bit geeky so i just decided offhand to write my two cents worth of thought. Im an architect by course, a designer by profession, and it is a known fact that buildings don't have 13th floors although technically there is...but they usually skip it. Sometimes they skip 6 or 3 or 9... although honestly i dont see the logic in it. Whats the deal with 13! Its just a number....

Heres a lil story from my stint in texas.... on my 13th day there, my host family decided or invited me to go cross country biking... it was around noon, after brunch... the sun was up, the weather was particularly fine and the wildflowers were abloom all over the countryside...it was really nice... i was so engrossed with the whole "sound of music" scenery then whilst going up the last hill... i felt nauseous...i got off the bike, my host mom, Liz told me to drink some water, i told him, im okay... she said no...drink some...so i did...and everything went black! I still was sort of conscious but all i can see was red! hahah...turns out i overheated or something.... unlucky? or maybe just coincidence....

Heres another thought.... you think 13 is unlucky... how come nobody complains about 13th month pay?! and usually its huge right?

well...its lunchtime... my tummy's goin grumbly... so far, my bloggie has been doing good and im happy... still have a long way to go but we'll see... i think 13 rocks don't you? hmmm... maybe i'll name a club after that... Club13 (sounds rockin huh!)

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