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Archive for September, 2006

Sep 30
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Victor Basa is Gay

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Victor Basa is Gay
Victor Basa is Gay

Victor Basa, the ramp/commercial model, is gay. This is according to reports from Badinggerzie. In fact he claims that he saw “Vicky Wet” in Bed when it re-opened after its renovation. For the uninitiated, Bed is the Bar/dance place in Maria Orosa Street in Malate that caters to the gay community — it is gay-owned, gay-operated, and its throngs of supporters are mostly gays as well.
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Kris Martinez, Finger Lickin’ Good
19 responses - Posted 09.30.06
Kris Martinez is the Male 1st runner up in 2005's run of Close-up To Fame Season 1. He starred with Tyrone Perez in the recently shown Twilight Dancers. More pics... continue
We have an ally in Brad Pitt
1 response - Posted 09.29.06
Brad Pitt is on our side! Brad says he won't be marrying Angelina Jolie until the restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped. "Angie and I will consider tying the knot when everyone else in the country who wants to be married is legally able." Go, Brad, you're ...continue
Sexiness in Darkness
5 responses - Posted 09.28.06
Metro Manila tonight is so plunged in total darkness. And so are these men. Yummy. continue
Migui Moreno Amidst The Storms
8 responses - Posted 09.28.06
It's raining outside and the whistling, blowing winds are eerie.  Cuddled up in my room with just my laptop and wireless internet, I had to calm myself with, what else!, hunky pics.  Babaw-babawan lang - gamot sa kalungkutan!  I found Migui Moreno's set of pics quite interesting.  Nothing really boldie/sexy ...continue
Cutest Barista at Coffee Bean GB3
21 responses - Posted 09.28.06
Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, Greenbelt 3 in Makati. A couple of days ago, sometime around 11:00 pm. Two friends arguing, I was one of them and sipping my favorite Moroccan Mint Tea Latte. "Come on, take his picture -- use my camera phone!" I badgered my ...continue
Nora vs. Vilma: Merry Christmas!
121 responses - Posted 09.28.06
Back in the olden days, celebrity rivalry was just Nora Aunor vs. Vilma Santos. Let's relive those golden, glorious moments with these two actresses singing each their own version of, what do you know, "I saw Mommy Kizzing Santa Klaws." (OMG! Christmas is nearing!) continue
Raymond Gutierrez leads Gaydar!
100 responses - Posted 09.27.06
Amazing how in less than 24 hours from posting it here in Manila Gay Guy, the Gaydar rating site has accumulated close to 5,000 unique votes. For every celebrity in the line up, the visitor is asked "How Gay is He?" and given a 10-point rating scale, with 1 ...continue
My kind of cutie: Marky Cielo
33 responses - Posted 09.27.06
He's igorot. He's cool. He's heavenly. He's my kind of cute. Huli ka, Marky Cielo! continue
Gay Man - Straight Man Friendship
4 responses - Posted 09.27.06
Hello gay men populace, do you have a close friend who is a straight man? I do. In fact, my best friend is a straight man. Promise, I'm not kidding. Is he really straight? I can bet my big fat ass on it. Are we really super ...continue
Guide to Gay Men Wearing Jewelry
no responses - Posted 09.27.06
How much jewelry do you wear? We gay men have traditionally been known for being a little bit different in terms of our fashion sense. That’s okay, however, when it comes to wearing jewelry I have some manly suggestions to make. Here are some bejeweling thoughts ...continue
Success At Work: 3 Truths
no responses - Posted 09.26.06
In my career, as a gay man and as a corporate citizen, sometimes I get bogged down with, by hindsight I would say, trivial stuff. It is reality though, especially here in the Philippines, that gays are still subjected to undue discrimination and prejudice. I am a believer ...continue
Gay, Bading, Bakla, Vaklush…
36 responses - Posted 09.26.06
Rumor has it that many of the male celebrities girls (and gays) swoon over are actually... swooning over other male celebrities too! I mean, they themselves are gay, bading, bakla, vaklush. How true? Introducing "Gaydar Goes Ga-ga!" -- an online rating system for our fave celeb's gay index. Go and ...continue
10% of Straight Men Got Bent
3 responses - Posted 09.25.06
A recent study of more than 4,000 New York City men found that nearly 10 percent of participants who identified as straight admitted to having gay sex in the past year. The study, conducted by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, was titled "Discordance Between Sexual ...continue
“A GOODLOKING GUYS IS HIRE”
10 responses - Posted 09.25.06
In email groups built for our kind as target recipients -- and yes they abound in Yahoo Groups -- one would frequently encounter messages such as this particular one: 140/atletic built..5'8 20.. fr samploc,manila 4 serious takers only.. (masseur here) rate..1500 pluss fare etc.. masahe and extra service.. mobile number..09166140*** ...continue
The Longest One Night Stand
4 responses - Posted 09.25.06
Help! Where can I get a hold of this short film? * * * Eduardo Roy Jr.’s short film, Ang Pinakamahabang One Night Stand (The Longest One Night Stand), has been selected for programming in Reeling 2006: The 25th Chicago Lesbian and Gay International Film Festival, the second oldest LGBT film festival ...continue
Dental Beauty Tips from Tita Tessa
2 responses - Posted 09.24.06
Tessa Prieto-Valdez is one of the Filipino celebrity gay icons. One look at her fabulous ensemble proves this to be true. She wrote in her column at inq7.net the following tips for our own dental beauty: HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED about the ideal “whiteness” of your teeth? Here’s a good rule ...continue
McVie Show reviews “Twilight”
7 responses - Posted 09.24.06
My dear online friend Joel McVie reviews Twilight Dancers in his blog, and I quote him on the 3 delicioso men featured in the movie. Joel's such an idol. * * * Tyron Perez... is engaging enough to watch. He is easy on the eyes and interestingly, registers very lightly on screen. ...continue
Cagayan de Oro’s Gay Fascination
28 responses - Posted 09.24.06
Previously I published in this blog how our dear Philippines ranks highest in Google Trends for the country with the highest propensity for searching the terms gay sex, masturbation, and cybersex. Just recently, by tinkering the same Google tool I discovered that you can zoom in on one country and see ...continue
Who is this hunky Justin Cuyugan?
41 responses - Posted 09.23.06
HUNKS, HUNKS, HUNKS! It's raining hunks once again, ladies and gentlemen... But wait, who is this hunky Justin Cuyugan? Look at the pic closely... is that the head of his **** peeking out?... or maybe just his thumb? Look again... continue
Know What You Want
2 responses - Posted 09.23.06
Funny how my day yesterday had a theme, and it was "Know What You Want!" In the morning, I was reading my book, Jeffrey Gitomer's "Little Black Book of Connections." I was in the second chapter that talks about how important it is to start with knowing what you want ...continue
Sanctuario Spa in Malate
39 responses - Posted 09.23.06
There's this pa-girl gay friend of mine who never stops pestering me to try out Sanctuario Spa in Malate. There's this other pa-mhin gay friend who raves about the cruising he's done there. And finally, another supposedly straight guy friend (but my gay-dar goes off all the time I'm with him) who ...continue
It started with my cousin…
no responses - Posted 09.22.06
(For the newbies: this post is part of the Tiburcio Series. It's some kind of a "Dear Migs" thing... with a letter/email sender and all... Read the previous installments from the archives.) Dear Migs, this feeling, errr.... confusion started a good number of years ago. I was 14 then. ...continue
Featuring Filipino Masculinity
3 responses - Posted 09.22.06
Flickr denizen, codenamed "Magagandang Lalaki" gathered pictures of hunky Filipino men and built his "Filipino Masculinity" Flickr Set. Sweet! continue
Danton’s Take on Twilight Dancers
1 response - Posted 09.22.06
Famed gay author, academician, and aspiring politician Danton Remoto has this to say about Mel Chionglo's Twilight Dancers: I watched the preview of Twilight Dancers, the last in the Mel Chionglo macho dancer trilogy, and I gen liked it. It is a political film that satirizes the current state (or lack of it) ...continue
Artsy Project + Rainbow Project
no responses - Posted 09.22.06
Let's go artsy fartsy, it's good for the soul! TGIF everyone! The Rainbow Project is bringing back the Bohemian spirit to Malate through a series of literary events and artistic happenings every other Friday. The spin-off event of “Bohemian Fridays” is a literary reading of award-winning writers on September 29, 2006, ...continue
Choose Your Beauty Queen
no responses - Posted 09.21.06
Luningning is launching another battle website, this time she stages catfights among the world's Beauty Queens! Vote and see who the world chooses as their Beauty Queen of All Times, among the cream of the cream of the crop. Come support your favorite beauty pageant princesses! continue
Gay Idol: Manuel L. Quezon III
11 responses - Posted 09.21.06
Success breeds success, that is why I would like to highlight exemplary Filipino gay folks here in this site as well. Let them be our inspiration. One of the more prominent intellectuals of our time, with a name everybody recognizes, is gay. Manuel L. Quezon III, Manolo for some, ...continue
Run For Your Kopi Bun!
2 responses - Posted 09.21.06
Hey, how fast can you run? Can you dash a la Lydia de Vega? Then go zoom to Kopi Roti! Image credit: 10sense.blogspot.com For just 70 measly pesos, you get the coffee with milk and the yummiest-ever Kopi Bun. Annalyn.net describes it much better than I could ever attempt: The star ...continue
Climb the Ladder of Success
3 responses - Posted 09.21.06
When I see gay men succeed in their chosen fields, I secretly rejoice. I feel some sort of nonbelligerent and kind vengeance for all the inequalities and discrimination our lot has experienced through the years. So dear brothers (and sisters?) go and be successful in whatever you do! ...continue
Hunks in Speedos? Or Priape?
2 responses - Posted 09.20.06
HUNKS IN SPEEDOS? OR PRIAPE?I love how this Priape matches my site's colors! I passed by Maria Orosa Street in Malate last night -- yes, I confirm that Top & Bottom Shop is now on SALE! They offer up to 50% off! Check out their website, it features Priape stuff. ...continue
Falling in Love with A Straight Guy
25 responses - Posted 09.20.06
Here is a letter written by a fellow Pinoy gay man who fell in love with a straight guy. I took the liberty of posting it here because he actually shared it in a public forum -- and as I was reading it (woooh, pretty long!) I felt the ...continue
Thank you my dear readers!
no responses - Posted 09.20.06
Maraming salamat (many thanks) to the people who sent in very encouraging words through the feedback form today. Yes, I try my best to update this site as often as possible so you can expect the site to grow post by post. Contnue sending those emails/messages, or post ...continue
Hunk Battle: Luis vs. Andrew
18 responses - Posted 09.20.06
Several clicks away in the worldwide web, Luningning's Choose Your Pinoy Hunk is feverish with hot, hot Filipino hunk photos battling it out, click by click. The last time I checked, the top post is occupied by these two men: Luis Alandy and Andrew Wolff. Who will emerge as winner? ...continue
Boldie Tyron Perez
10 responses - Posted 09.19.06
Welcome Tyron Perez to the boldie world. Twilight Dancers premieres in Metro Manila cinemas tomorrow, September 20. Two other movies (which I want to watch) are showing tomorrow: "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" and "Step Up" (featuring hunky-licious Channing Tatum!). Meanwhile, enjoy Tyron's sexy pics: More pics... continue
Cutie Cogie Domingo
14 responses - Posted 09.19.06
I've always liked Cogie Domingo since I laid my eyes on him. Too bad he's not as hot in showbiz now... is it because he has not stripped enough? He-he. Maybe it's just me. More pictures... continue
Watch the all-new “Maxi”
no responses - Posted 09.18.06
Screenplay writer Michiko Yamamoto of the award-winning film "Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" intimates that the movie's version that will be commercially shown in Metro Manila cinemas starting September 20, 2006 is different from the one shown last year. Michiko shares: “This version is much better than the one shown ...continue
Corporate Fashion: Interviewing
no responses - Posted 09.18.06
Gays are known for great fashion taste. Number one rule in corporate fashion is NOT to stand out by being too loud. In interviewing, a good set of rules is in order. continue
Taking it Off, Top & Bottom
no responses - Posted 09.17.06
They're taking it OFF at Top & Bottom Shop in Malate! Yes, they're taking upto 50% off! A big sale is on, now till Sunday September 24. Come and shop for a great selection of clothes, accessories, and gadgets -- specifically chosen for Manila's fabulous people! In addition, they are featuring ...continue
Sorry guys, I sorely want this
5 responses - Posted 09.17.06
The all-new iPod Shuffle. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you. You'd be like heaven to touch. I wanna hold you so much. At long last love has arrived. And I thank God I'm alive. You're just too good to be true. Can't take my eyes off of you. Pardon the way ...continue
AJ Dee, bulges and all
22 responses - Posted 09.17.06
I met AJ Dee in one event recently, and he seems to know how to play it nice when in public. He was smiling most of the time, and it was all good. He looks very attractive in person, although I felt the lack of ooomph. He's ...continue
Are gay leaders better?
2 responses - Posted 09.17.06
Gay male leaders are succeeding where many are failing in today’s business world. Their employees are happier, their companies are thriving, and they are proving to be shining examples of how to lead the 21st century workforce — across industries. (USC Business Professor Kirk Snyder) Early this year I was browsing ...continue
“Trick,” feel good movie
no responses - Posted 09.17.06
TRICK: This movie has been out for some time now, in fact 1999. I chanced upon the DVD of this film in a regular DVD rental store... of course I got interested. I rented it, and glad I was I did. It doesn't have any "deep" message ...continue
Why gays love the Apple iMac
no responses - Posted 09.16.06
Why do so many gays love the Apple iMac? Let me give you the top 3 reasons.... continue
Beauty and what else?
43 responses - Posted 09.15.06
Andrew Wolff, I admit, is such a sight to behold. He's a real eye candy - just look at this: But really, I feel something is missing. In his TV interviews, I don't see character, and maybe not even some substance. But you know I also don't believe ...continue
Gay Men Loving Women, but…
2 responses - Posted 09.15.06
Sometimes I have this urge to satisfy my intellectual curiosity... and this thus led me to this old (1999 old) article by Annalyn Jusay, a casino executive and Manila Bulletin writer. She wrote about "Men Loving Other Men," an article based on a study entitled “Exploring the Homosexuality of ...continue
What the f*#k is a g0y?
22 responses - Posted 09.14.06
My, my. Very few things surprise me. And recently this one did: the concept of a g0y. Simply put, a "g0y" (yes, spelled with a zero, not the letter "o") is a guy who is into other guys, but refuses to be classified as gay. Hmmm... ...continue
Fight with Flowers
1 response - Posted 09.14.06
How gay, and how nice. Fighting discrimination by sending flowers -- how appropriate! The 2 main legislative bodies in the Philippines are set to tackle gay-relevant bills (HB 634 and SBN 1738) and , specifically seeking to penalize discriminatory acts against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders. My principle is ...continue
Lovely, lovely Jake Cuenca
43 responses - Posted 09.14.06
Dear Jake, Your name sounds so lovely. You know, back in high school, when I was just starting to discover my tendency to prefer boys over girls, my first crush's name was Jake too. Jake, Jake, Jake. Your name reminds me of fresh flowers wet with dew, in ...continue
I Want the new iPod Shuffle!
no responses - Posted 09.14.06
This music gadget comes super cheap at $79 (roughly Php4 thou) -- an art piece, super small, and as in any Apple gadget, oozing with coolness. I want one! (Fresh off from Apple's plants, introduced on September 12, 2006 in San Francisco, California, USA. From apple.com: Apple today introduced ...continue
Will Maximo lick Twilight Dancers?
2 responses - Posted 09.14.06
"Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros" (The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros), the Philippine entry to the 79th Oscar Awards , will be commercially shown in local theaters on September 20, the same first-day showing date of Mel Chionglo's Twilight Dancers. continue
Twilight Dancers: disappointing
3 responses - Posted 09.13.06
Ken Rudolph, a highly experienced film critic and member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences since 1975, watched Mel Chionglo's Twilight Dancers last September 11 in the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. And he has this to say: I had my doubts whether to spend an early ...continue
Malate’s Best Tapsilog & Tocino
1 response - Posted 09.13.06
Everytime the Manila Gay Guy parties in Malate, as expected, till the wee hours, he gets his pre-departure breakfast at Silya. Yes dear readers, Silya , that hole-in-the-wall along Nakpil (very near the corner of Nakpil and Orosa Streets) serve the best value Tapsilog (tapa-sinangag-itlog) and tocino. Just be prepared ...continue
Top and Bottom, shop for the fab
no responses - Posted 09.13.06
Boy Abunda in Top&Bottom Shop Have you been to the "Top and Bottom" shop in Malate? It's a gay-owned, gay-operated, gay-themed premier shop for Manila’s fabulous people (us!). They have a fine selection of clothes, accessories, gadgets (ehem, ehem, gadgets, take note! LOL!), etcetera, specifically selected for the gay taste ...continue
Mike Tan, going daring
45 responses - Posted 09.12.06
There's something in Mike Tan that makes me like him, even the first time I saw him. Maybe those eyes? Maybe that mild mannered charm? I don't know -- what I'm sure of is he's got me at hello (LOL!). But is it true he had a gay lover codenamed ...continue
Pink Peso Polls Now Up!
no responses - Posted 09.12.06
I just added a new feature in this blog -- the Pink Peso Polls! Look for it in my sidebar... and cast in your virtual Pink Peso! continue
White Bird in Baclaran
15 responses - Posted 09.12.06
Let me share with you a secret, deep and dark... Everytime I pass by Roxas Boulevard, yes that Roxas Boulevard in the Baclaran area, I always salivatingly wonder, what's inside that bar called White Bird (WB)? Yes dear readers, I've been fantasizing about that place since I heard a friend so ...continue
Atom Araullo, beauty and brains
26 responses - Posted 09.11.06
Atom was a child TV personality but is now a yummy-licious hunk -- and not just any goodlooking hunk. He is the ultimate beauty and brains hunk. Read on, Atom is Manila Gay Guy's hunk of the week! Oh, the sexiness of a beautiful mind! Alfonso Tomas Pagaduan ...continue
“Twilight Dancers” given X rating
no responses - Posted 09.10.06
THE MOVIE AND TELEVISION Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) has given Center Stage’s “Twilight Dancers” an X rating on first review. “The board members found that the movie had a good, strong message, but that it also contained some objectionable scenes,” said Mel Chionglo, the film’s director. Chionglo has requested for a ...continue
Dennis Trillo Censored
28 responses - Posted 09.10.06
A while back I featured my man, award-winning Filipino actor Dennis Trillo in this site (yes he's mine, hahaha!). Can't help it, so let me give you another Dennis Trillo special. Here are Dennis Trillo's censored scenes from the movie that won him acting awards -- Aishite Imasu. ...continue
Pinoys lead in “masturbation” too!
8 responses - Posted 09.08.06
An update on findings from Google Trends: Not only in searching for the term "gay sex" are Pinoys the leader... I just found out that we also lead in the propensity for searching the terms "masturbation" and "cybersex"... Proof below, a screenshot of Google Trends. Now, what does this mean? Literaly this ...continue
Straight Guys in Gay Kiss
13 responses - Posted 09.07.06
What is it in straight guys kissing? As in lip-locking, tongue-mish-mashing kind of kissing. Here are celebrities doing just that, well, as they say, "part of the job" or the classic 80's excuse, "for the sake of art." He-he-he! Fresh, fresh Tyron Perez, who plays a male prostitute in Twilight ...continue
Pink Filmfest features Boy Culture
7 responses - Posted 09.07.06
The Pink Film Festival, coming to Manila's Gateway Cineplex 10 on October 13-15 & 20-22, 2006, is featuring Boy Culture by Q. Allan Brocka (Eating Out). continue
Confused Gay, with a girlfriend
2 responses - Posted 09.07.06
Tibs, a reader of this site, writes, I have just recently come to terms with my sexuality. [Yes readers, Tibs is gay. -Migs] I have one bit of a problem though. A have a girlfriend, and we’ve been together for 5 and a half years. continue
Twilight Dancers, coming soon
2 responses - Posted 09.06.06
Another "macho dancer" movie coming soon! It is Twilight Dancers, megged by Mel Chionglo. "Actually, the film is not a gay movie." says Chionglo. "Films on macho dancers were never gay movies in the sense that the issues tackled were not always on gays...this film about macho dancers ...continue
Pinoys lead search for “Gay Sex”
8 responses - Posted 09.06.06
See what the world is searching for, use Google Trends. And do you know which country searches the term "gay sex" the most? Yes, Pedros and Marias, it's none other than our own -- the Pearl of the Orient, the Land of Carabaos and bukids, and bangkas, salagubangs, etcetera -- The Philippines! See ...continue
The Tiburcio Series
5 responses - Posted 09.06.06
Tibs is a reader of this blog, and at first he caught my attention by sending me a reaaaalllly loooooong email. We've corresponded some, and it was a good exchange of sometimes wacky, sometimes serious, sometimes witty, sometimes insightful ideas. So I asked him if I can ...continue
Zsazsa Zaturnnah
2 responses - Posted 09.05.06
Zsazsa Zaturnnah creator Carlo Vergara has a blog, and that's where I snatched this illustration: I failed to watch the musical, but I heard there's going to be another run in December. And of course, the movie version by Regal Films is currently shooting to be shown for the Metro ...continue
Bassilica Bar and Café in Malate
1 response - Posted 09.05.06
I was, again, in Bassilica in Malate last weekend -- if you don't know where it is, or what it is, read on! How to Get There Bassilica Bar and Café is located a little bit off the usual bar clusters of Malate, although from the Orosa cluster of gay hangout places ...continue
Shrine to Channing Tatum
29 responses - Posted 09.04.06
Channing first entered my consciosness when I saw him in the movie trailer of Step Up. While I almost always prefer the Pinoy/Chinoy look, I must admit this Channing Tatum is one huge and exciting exception. Channing Bryan Isaac Tatum Anderson (born April 26, 1980) is an American actor and ...continue
Shock Value at U.P. Diliman
2 responses - Posted 09.03.06
I watched the play Shock Value at the Diliman campus of the University of the Philippines. It is a satire on "Talk TV" in the Philippines. And what can I say? It's super entertaining (I was laughing a good number of times throughout the play), and the actors were ...continue
It’s Better to Be Gay Here!
2 responses - Posted 09.03.06
Hello Philippines, and Hello World! It's the weekend, and as usual on a lazy Sunday afternoon I like to read. Here's an article I happen to find in the internet, and would like to share with you. It's a good perspective about how we gay men here ...continue
Choose Your Pinoy Hunk
3 responses - Posted 09.03.06
Battle of hunk photos -- who could resist? It's an all-star, all-Filipino hunk battle, each hunk head-to-head with another! Go visit Luningning's Choose Your Pinoy Hunk Photo site. Exercise your right to vote! Go to: http://luning.ning.com Now na now na! continue
Samsung or Sony Ericsson?
10 responses - Posted 09.02.06
I'm itching for a new cellphone -- I want to replace my rinky-dinky, super low-end Nokia phone (black and white display, no camera). I have two main criteria in mind: (1) slim, easy to lug around, can fit in my pocket without me looking like I have a soap ...continue
Jupit, the gay digital movie
7 responses - Posted 09.01.06
I watched Jupit today at SM Megamall (it's showing only in SM digital cinemas). I was so looking forward to it, after that last digital movie I watched, the disastrous Hada. Here's what I can share about the movie. Jupit is a notable and very entertaining Filipino digital movie. ...continue
The Rainbow Project
6 responses - Posted 09.01.06
Have you been to The Rainbow Project in Malate? Well if not yet, this post may be helpful either in helping you decide whether to go or not, or just give you advance information in case you are already planning to drop by sometime soon. The Rainbow Project is located in ...continue


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