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Friday Night Banquet
Saturday, October 21st, 2024I think I’m getting older and older… instead of partying the night away in Malate or wherever, I chose to spend my Friday night watching a movie (ay, how 40ish the age ha!). What movie? First I thought of watching “Till I Met You” but chose “The Banquet” instead. And what a great choice […]
Read full post...Wowowee Boom Tarat Dance Steps
Wednesday, October 18th, 2024I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m sooooo jologs! And I’m so proud of it! So let me share my jologs fancy of the moment — Willie Revillame’s Boom Tarat! It’s frequently played and danced in the game show “Wowowee!” Hehehe! Do you know how to dance to this song? Well let […]
Read full post...UP Film Instutute - October 2024
Sunday, October 15th, 2024The UP Film Institute is one of the very few places where “X-rated” movies can be shown publicly. They present uncut versions of movies shown in commercial moviehouses. Check out the films currently screening this semestral break.
Read full post...Drama Queens This Is For You
Sunday, October 15th, 2024“I can’t live without you, because I will love you forever. Without even saying anything, I know, you have been distancing yourself away from me.” If you can relate to these lines, one of Jay-R’s songs fit you like a tee. Here goes… karaoke time!
Read full post...Queer As Folk, my intro to gay life
Thursday, October 12th, 2024I’ve only seen the first season of Queer as Folk — and that was when I was still in my “homo-confusion” stage. I was in the US then, and secretly ordered the complete first season via Amazon. When the package arrived, my hands were really trembling as I opened the box… and I […]
Read full post...Bishonen, a tragic HK gay story
Wednesday, October 11th, 2024An official selection to the 1998 Toronto Film Festival, this art-house film from celebrated photographer Yeung Fan is a gay love story of the most emotionally involved kind. Stephen Fung is Jet, a male hustler who approaches his job with the demeanor and style of a professional. All that is thrown out the window when […]
Read full post...Big Eden: Lovely, Romantic, Gay
Wednesday, October 11th, 2024At first I didn’t want to watch this movie because the protagonist gay man was not cute enough. But then one lazy day, with nothing elso to do, I watched it — and was so very glad I did. One of my favorite gay movies. Probably next to Bishonen.
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