badings! beware

an incident narrated to me very recently.

bading received sms a few months back: "helo dis s xtian. 5'9", mestizo. body masaj + xtra: P1.5T" bading ignored the txt then, just wondered who this guy is.

recently, bading decided to reply to the sms: "how much masaj?" "helo sir" was quick reply. then a series of text establishing that he is goodlooking in person, but if you dont like what you see, you could always reject him.

bading agreed to meet up at a crowded seedy mall. mukha raw siyang jordanian. true enough, when they finally met, he did look like a jordanian, but very short. they went around & decided to watch a movie.

bading wasnt too interested anymore. he wanted to touch xtian's c**k at the moviehouse but guy said no. anyway, bading, feeling generous, decided to give xtian P1,500 anyway for doing nothing, just to get rid of him.

as he gave the money, look on xtian's face changes. while they were still in the mall, guy starts asking for more, for P10,000!!! bading was shocked and pissed! then xtian starts demanding the money, his voice getting louder, attracting attention.

bading, feeling embarrassed, tried to argue. but the guy just kept on asking for the money, not caring whether people were noticing that his voice was getting louder.

bading had presence of mind to walk to nearby security guard. he asked for help right then and there, telling the guards to detain the guy for extortion. guy started shouting "p.i niya! chinupa niya ako. ayaw niya magbayad!" they were causing a commotion. bading asked for head of security as the guy was being restrained by two guards now. then security head arrived and sided with the bading. they took the guy somewhere for questioning. bading kept his head up all through out.

its so sad that guys like xtian still hound the PLU world. perhaps they feel that its so easy to prey on the hapless bading, especially if closeted. all they have to do is cause a commotion to extort money from the badings.

so be alert! be aware! dont let them think they could get away with it! but an ounce of prevention... stay away from these anonymous txters...

partner returns

partner is back for good.

he starts next month with a job that brings him back to manila. wow. for more than 2 years, we were in the terrible place called LDR. and soon it will be all over.

he's been actually coming home to manila every weekend. and we are slowly phasing in our life together, again. it's not been easy. there are still some issues that need to be resolved. but we are working on it. slow by slow (hehe)

the raison d'etre of this blog is about to become irrelevant. but what a journey it has been as cc!

it hasn't been a year yet. but so much has transpired in my life as cc since march 2007. and this blog and you readers have been a source of great comfort for me. as i expressed my feelings, poured it out, you were ready to read and offer your thoughts. yes, not all of you agreed with me and my choices. but you kept on reading, you kept on commenting. and because of that, i found my blog voice.

thank you, thank you, thank you, all of you.

benign autism?

partner and i were in the car. we drove by this cute guy, walking alone on the street, singing to himself. and he seemed like he was really belting it out, feeling like he was in some kind of mtv or karaoke video. and he was so cute, too.

cut to galleria. as i sit here working on something. i catch this cute tisoy, dancing while walking to the electronica beat in the background. arms waving. also so into it.

is this a medical condition? does it strike terribly cute guys, probably in their teens?

i actually envy them. its like they just dont give a damn.

this used to be my playground

that mental listing of exes brought back lots of memories. including ugarte field! and as a senior (by age) member of this PLU blogosphere, i feel it is my responsibility to orient you about the PLU lifestyle and scene back then.

ugarte field was how we used to call the place. you would call it roxas triangle today. (at maraming salamat pu sa google earth for the pic)

used to be the cruising place in makati. with no fitness first branches or spas LOL, the hapless PLU would frequent any of the parks and gardens of the city to get laid. there were others like qc memorial, mehan garden. but ugarte was special because of its clientele.

being at the heart of makati, ugarte would be the place to meet and mate your makati-based office worker. sure it wasn't just office workers. being accessible to public transportation made it attractive and viable for people from other areas and walks of life.

it would be dark, right in the middle of the park, very dark. and very conducive. so people just get down to business.

you'd go there, alone or with friends. (this used to be an entertainment option for us. we'd all meet somewhere else. take someone's car and drive there. then we'd end up in a disco (note the term) or a goodah outlet. hehe)

but upon arrival, galit-galit muna. you disperse like flies shooed away. there were walkways zigzagging through the park. and others like you, walking, seemingly aimless. then the look, and the 2nd look. and the 'follow me' look or 'stay where you are, im coming for you' look.

you exchange some trite greetings. ("hi. ako si boy." "boy? eh girl ka!" joke) then its find your place in the moonlight.

everything happens there. everything unsafe. (pre HIV days no???) and if you both are open to being tonight's show, you'll have your audience, slowly circling you. some bold souls will attempt to participate. if you're open to it, it becomes a party. two becomes fifteen. lol.

but there are horror stories. someone shouts "may pulis"... and you have poor souls, pants down to their thighs or ankles, running, hopping, skipping for dear life. and you'd see 'the mobile" in the perimeter, going round and round. i personally never witnessed such a round-up.

or there is the occasional misplaced callboy asking for payment. "p_____ i___ mo! kung magpapabayad ka, magpaganda ka muna!"

mr ayala became wiser (or more conservative?) and closed up the place, i believe in the mid-90's.

that was nice...

SATC: how are you and your exxxxxx?

SATC Season2 E18: ex in the city

im doing my math. how many exes in my life?

tricky part: definition of ex
we said our 'i love you's'
we said we were committed
we were exclusive
it must have lasted more than a month

so im trying to recall, high school bf's dont count
1 the ugarte guy
2 the former charlie brown
3 the polyglot
4 the gorgeous duh
5 the pt student
6 the banker
7 the banker 2
8 the tailor's son
9 the singer
10 the legal eagle
11 the manyaman
12 the enigma

ugh. 12? im giving away my octogenarian status. but i could have 11 new posts! hehehe. actually just 8 or 9. ive actually posted some of them previously! hehe

carrie posts a question: could you/should you be friends with an ex?

generally, yes, i have remained friends with my exes, in varying degrees. only 1 hates my guts, though that has been eons ago. i just remembered meeting some new friends and then getting the "oh... so YOU are CC! Ive heard so much about you" and im thinking we've just met. turned out the this guy dated ex No 7 and he was bitchin' about me really bad. then.

all the rest i would consider to be 'friends' though i hardly see them. some of them are in far-off lands. and we dont have any contact at all UNTIL friendster came along! and that's usually a message or two.

some of them i would see and have that fondness still intact. a "how nice to see you again after all this time" greeting...

some have morphed into sistahs. "hoy, may hada ako for you..."

maintaining healthy friendships with exes is a part of me. breaking up may have been difficult, or even ugly... but time washes away all the nasty words said... and what remains is a nice memory "minahal kita once in my life"... and that becomes the basis of a friendship. well, that's just me.

Interview with a DG actor

that's the insider lingo for independent films, short for digital. DG actor sat beside me during a gayfriend's birthday bash. he was nice, feeling quite uncomfortable but looked sincere. he talked to me, looking at me. and i couldnt help but notice the clear tanned complexion, the ultra-red lips and beautiful eyes. gwapo siya.

production budget for the film starts at about P200T. it could wrap up in a week or two. he gets about P6T to P10T a day, usually shooting straight for 3 to 4 days. not bad for a few days work.

dg films are mushrooming all over and so are dg actors. so a lot of actors also compete for films. his projects would probably be about 3 to 4 a year. and since he doesnt have a day job... the guy's gotta have money problems. probably why he accepted the invite to 'dance' for us last new year's day.

seems like such a nice guy.

anyway, this was in my friend's birthday bash. he happens to be showbiz folk, behind the scenes. the party is littered with adorable wannabees, some notable actors (though mostly B-listers). so many goodlooking guys, hunks all in one place.

water, water everywhere...not a drop to drink.

or so i thought.