it has been five years since my last trip here. the international airport has been renovated since. what used to be worse than the NAIA is now better. immigration, baggage handling has improved. notably, the smell in the air seemed better.
i got off to a good start. i met for the first time an fb friend in NAIA since he happens to work there. we've transitioned from fb chats to txt messages. and with this trip, it would be the perfect time to meet him. he looked a lot better in person, taller. and he was able to let me check-in without the queueing... straight to the business class counter! and pretty much, he stayed with me till boarding time.
so despite that horrible experience with posers a few months back, fb has found some redeeming value in my NAIA friend!
i'm re-reading this book on the plane, awareness by anthony de mello. this priest of indian descent has written very thought-provoking books mashing up catholicism, hindu mysticism, philosophy and psychology. the more famous books are actually all parables, short stories that need to be pondered.
this book im reading, awareness, is actually like a transcript of a retreat he gives on awareness and waking up. it was written, nay transcribed and edited by his colleague since he passed away 1987. very challenging viewpoints that reminded me of my beloved fabcasters. yes, he challenges ideas with the same bluntness (and care) of gibbs, mcvie, mgg, tony and aj. i cant even begin to understand the concepts.
if you're into that, pick up the book.
back to bombay... this is purely a business trip. i was trying to google some pink pleasures here but i stopped after reading that 'homosexual intercourse' remains illegal in most parts of the country! yikes.
ive met a lot of indians, south asians before. and i couldnt remember meeting anybody gay (as picked up by my gaydar). i guess it is because of their very sharp facial features (deep-set eyes, angular jaw, high-bridged noses) that make them look so ... male. the only gay indians i've seen are in the movies. so this trip will remain purely business.
2 comments:
Hi I downloaded some articles of Anthony de Mello, SJ. And they're very good articles. So, thanks.
Hi CC. Had been following your blog for a month. I don't know you - but then again - not very many gay blogs in the Philippines.
On Mumbai and PLU. There are quite a few of them. I was there in 2005 and I was able to attend this party that is arranged via the internet. It's held monthly. The atmosphere in the party is pretty much like the atmosphere in the clubs in Malate.
Did I hook up with anyone? Nah ... as you mentioned ... there's stern warning on the net about M2M being illegal in most parts of the country.
One interesting thought though --- it's socially acceptable for men to hold hands in public.
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