IJ Case 5: Chin-chin Bar subtitled Ano Vah

i finally got the chance to see the bar ive been most curious about, since i chanced upon rrdantes' site. i am so amazed that the photos taken of the boys show them almost totally naked. as in wala ng tinago. mayroon ba talagang ganung bar? even for 'special occasions', im still astounded that such a bar exists.


im no newbie in the gay bar scene. though its been quite sometime since ive been in one. but my recollection of gay bars are still the macho dancers doing their classic moves. and primarily just a lot of sexy dancing and teasing. rarely did i watch full frontals. of course, there were the really notorious ones which had the 'bayo' scenes, and even actual penetration! but they were hardly 'appetizing'. the boys who do agree to such shows were reed-thin with such faces that range from plain to ano vah yun?

but that was soooo long ago. and i chanced upon rrdantes and see such ... guts! so ive always wanted to know where on earth (well in manila) this was.

asus! the chin-chin bar, formerly lips, is located right in my own city, almost a stone's throw (well, mga tatlong stones) away from where I stay!!! thanks to lobster and crush(ed), i got to watch Mr Campus Face 2008.

place itself is typical of those types, small hole-in-the-wall, dimly lit, hodge-podge of furniture around a stage. and a toilet that you'd rather not use too often. so, it wasnt such a surprise.

then the entertainment. the one-song dancing in slow, robotic movements, with sudden twists and flips. i think this is totally Pinoy choreography. should be enshrined somewhere up there with tinikling and manlalatik.

quality of the dancers is actually not bad. a lot of them have decently muscular bodies. there was one or two pretty boys. and some dared to strip all the way, but still with the customary takip muna.

but the highlight of course was mr campus. the contest started at 130am! and there were 14 boys, literally, on parade. first was the major production number. the group dancing cum modeling. then i was shocked to see that all they had on was a flimsy tulle-like material (which reminded me more of japanese paper) wrapped flimsily around their hips. i thought they still had underwear. but one lunge from a candidate pricked that thought bubble.

it gets worse (or better depending on your ahmmm perspective. next part they were parading with just stringed-beads for covering. for the better-endowed ones, those beads were not going to hide anything. their dongs just kept on peeking!

a lot of them were still thin and scrawny. and when they turn their backs and walk across the stage, i kept on being reminded of the shower scene in... schindler's list. so totally un-erotic. ang papayat kasi. and they way they were being herded by the emcee cum choreogapher cum PA, it looked like auschwitz (with red lights pa).

i would have enjoyed the campiness of it all. and honestly, i kept on looking at one of the hunkier candidates as he kept on fixing his dick peeking through the beads. that was a turn-on. but it was just too late. i was too sleepy. so we didnt even finish the contest.

would i go back? sure. if crush(ed) asks me to. =)