Mar 08

Dear Callboi,

Just want to let you know na you inspired me to have my own blog.
Nkakarelate kc ako sau. I am also tall, big, and uhm..not straight. I
can say that I am gay but I am not loud about it. In fact ang tsismis sa
office, straight daw ako. WAHAHAHAHHAHA! Anyway, I am Russell, a fellow
call center employee pero I work in Alabang. Sa APAC. Gusto ko sana i
acknowledge ka sa unang post ko sa blog ko. So, eto I am asking your
permission. =)

Hinde ko maalala kung pano ko nadiscover blog mo. Basta na hook lang ako
tapos I started reading pabalik sa unang post. Lahat ng post mo about
how we are seen in public, pag asa transpo, pag namimili ng damit, pati
sa love PASOK!

Dont wanna take more of your time. Just want to say thank you for
sharing your life with us. =)

ruz

Dear Ruz,

Mabuhay ang matatabang bading! Hehehe...

Honestly, I am amazed at how my blog has reached other centers.

It's not as if pinagkakalat ko ng sobra ang blog ko sa mga tao (btw, paki-email sa mga ka-opisina mo yung blog link ko ha, ahehehe).

So, sa APAC sa Alabang ka nagwowork... mataas ba suweldo diyan? ok ba incentives and benefits? baka naman may opening kayo, i-refer mo naman ako (hati na tayo sa referral bonus. kung meron...).

And btw, mag-OUT ka na! Ang hirap maging kloseta, believe me. And once you're out, honey, I'm telling you, you'll be able to live life to the fullest... and the fattest.

Mwah!

Yours in lust,

Callboi♥

dear callboi,

i was recently introduced to your blog and i love it.
i started reading your past entries and it's great.
a friend of mine from leisure gave me the site and she told me
that i should start reading your blog since im going to be a part of exp****.

i like hearing/reading gossips, so every time i read your entries with code names
i can't help but get so irritated and confused cause i only know one person from
exp****, so i often ask her if she knows the person you are referring too on your blog
but she would just reply with "i have a hint but i don't want to say it unless im 100% sure"

i saw you once at the ground floor of PS, i was going to enter and your are about to exit.
i was smiling cause i know it was you whose writing the blog but i suddenly walked slow
so you and your friends can go out first before i go in, at first i was smiling but
i thought "this guy don't know who i am, so why am i smiling. If he sees me smiling at him
he might get the wrong impression or he might freak out cause some stranger is looking at him
with a big grin on his face" so i just passed by your side and pretended i didn't see you.

well, you're doing a great job.. keep it up and don't stop writing and always feed
us some info about what's the new gossip on the ops floor. by the way, i just got in the ops floor
and i heard some rumors about the MaNaGeR, i think you know who im talking about, are the
rumors true? do you have entries on your blog about him cause i haven't read your entire blog yet.

i made a new friend on the ops floor and he says that its true, but he ask me not to tell anyone that he told me that.
he says that he even have pics of the MaNaGeR from his friendsterlike account (sorry im not familiar with the site he mentioned)
he told me that almost 70% of the agents on the floor is drewling on him, well he's fine but from my personal
judgement he's not goodlooking but at first glance he does look like the korean actor from GMA's koreanovela...prince something.

well,i couldn't careless. i just want to hear some nasty info or gossips.....
Good luck on your blog and stay healthy

scarlet rulez

Dear Scarlet,

Ikaw naman, sana nginitian mo ako. Hindi ako ngingiti pabalik, pero at least di ba, nangitian mo ako... joke lang!

Sanay na ako na nginingitian ng mga taong di ko kilala. Katulad kanina, may guy akong nakasabay sa elevator na naka-smile sa akin, eh medyo cute, so smile din ang lola mo. Nag-ayos pa ako ng bangs. Bumaba siya ng 4th floor ng nakangiti pa rin. Pagsara ng elevator doors, saka ko napansin na bukas pala zipper ko at nakikita ang boxers ko na walang garter. Haaay... no wonder he was smiling. Nagpipigil lang pala siya ng tawa niya. Imbiyerna.

Anyway, about the controversial manager, I really don't know what to believe anymore about all the talk I've been hearing about him. Kesyo nakita siya sa mall na may kaakbay na lalaki, kesyo nakita siya sa isang bar na puro bading ang kasama, kesyo kami na raw ang magdyowa and live-in together (ay mali, fantasy ko pala yun!), andaming chika tungkol sa kaniya! So what's a girl to do, devah?

Eh di hintayin niyo na lang ang exclusive interview ko sa kanya next month! Ciao!

Yours in lust,

Callboi♥

Dear Callboi,

your entry for most bloggable person for march was awsome...medyo nakakabitin, ewan ko lang kasi ako nabitin eh...hehehe...well I'm becoming an avid reader of your blog...kakatuwa kasi...Im also an agent from PS...your blog is becoming more and more popular na cause i have a friend from sykes and galing siya sa PS and sabi niya binabasa din nya blog mo and binabasa din ng ibang agents from sykes...since popular na blog mo and popular ka na dapat medyo bigatin na mga features mo for most bloggable person of the month...sabi ng mga friends ko on the floor sabi sana daw next na i-feature mo yung controversial TM sa exp****...hehehe...kilala mo naman na malamang kung sino siya...malaman na dapat lahat ng katotohanan about him...hehehe

well keep it up sikat ka na dude......

Amaxboy

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Dear Amaxboy,

Andami kong feedback na nakuha about my interview with Irra. Medyo bitin nga daw.

Sabi naman ng isang kaibigan kong sup, it was nothing special. So dinuraan ko siya sa mukha. Joke lang. Sinampal ko lang siya.

I promise that the next interview I do will be longer than an obsessive-compulsive newbie's call documentation. Lahat na isusulat ko! Pati shoe size ni manager isasama ko! Ang hirap kasi mag-interview ng walang recorder. Chaka.

Gulat naman ako, pati pala sa Sykes nakaabot na blog ko. Totoo kayang maraming cute na discreet na bakla sa Sykes?

May opening kaya rin sila? Piso rin kaya sa kanila ang kape at milo?

Yours in lust,

Callboi♥
akosicallboi@gmail.com

Dear Callboi,

I jus luv ur blog! Kaaliw sia sobra. Enyweis ako si GlamGirl. Agent ako dito sa same account mo. And may problema ako na ihingi ko sna ng advise from u.

My prob is my TS. Lets col her CrazyGirl, coz shes crazy. I think she hates me. Di ko alam kung bakit pero mabigat dugo ng gurl nato sa aken. Laging parang hostile ang treatment nia sa akin. Tapos wenevr I ask her questions, di sia 2mitngin sa akn. Sideways lng. Halata rin ng team8tes ko na msama ang trato sa akn ni TS ko. In fernez, d lang nmn sa akn. Marami sia nakaaway sa team. Tinanggal nga nia ang iba.

My friends hir hav told me to make sumbong her sa mgt. Kaso, tkot ako. Bka kc gumanti sia. Wat do u tink?

Worried,

GlamGirl

Dear GlamGirl,

Baka naman kaya mainit ang dugo ng sup mo sa iyo eh dahil puro text-spelling ka? Joke lang po!

Iniimagine ko lang kung anong itsura ng documentation mo ng mga calls mo, kakahilo siguro, ahehehe.

Hay naku, GlamGirl, medyo kulang kasi ang description mo ng pang-aapi ng sup mo eh.

Ganito na lang:

1) Pag nilalapitan mo ba siya, tinatalikuran ka niya bigla habang tahimik na humahagikgik?

2) Nakaka-asar ba siyang makatingin sa iyo? May pagka-epal ba?

3) Pag binibigyan ka niya ng feedback at evaluation, may hawak ba siyang yosi, at isang glass ng wine sa isang kamay habang humahalakhak sa kababaan ng stats mo?

4) Na-print ba niya ang picture mo tapos nilagyan ng ekis ang mga mata mo, sabay post nito sa station niya?

Kung oo ang sagot mo sa mga tanong sa taas, well, epal talaga sup mo. Pero kung hindi naman, baka naman na-mimisinterpret mo lang ang itsura niya. Malay mo may pagka-autistic lang siya kaya di siya makatingin sa iyo ng diretso.

I would advise that you give her a chance. If you still feel that she is treating you unfairly, why not request for a private meeting and tell her how you feel. What's the worst that she can do to you, really? Fire you? Unless sobrang comatose ang stats mo, you should have nothing to fear.

Honesty is always the best policy, dearest.

But then again, if medyo garapalan na ang pang-eepal sa iyo ng sup mo, wag ka namang masyadong patatalo. Unahan mo na agad. Tapunan mo ng alak sa mukha. Or i-seduce mo ang dyowa niya. Tabla-tabla lang ba... ahehehe. Joke lang ha, lukaret ka. Baka gawin mo nga.

Yours in Lust,

Callboi♥
akosicallboi@gmail.com

Sooobrang ineeeet!!

Sobrang ineeet ni Zac Efron!!! Shet!

Mapapatay ko talaga si Vanessa Hudgens!

Welcome PeopleSupport to my very first Most Bloggable Person interview!!! Every month, I will highlight one particular person sa company natin and do a personal interview with them. You are welcome to send me suggestions about who you want to be featured for the months to follow. Pero for this month... read on!

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You've seen her on our floor.

You've marveled at her beauty.

You've asked yourself, how did she do it?

Now, get to know our very own, agent Irra.

Callboi: You prefer to be called Irra, right?

Irra: That's right po.

Callboi: How old are you, dear?

Irra: 27 years old po.

Callboi: Where did you study college?

Irra: I studied in FEU. I took several courses, actually. I took up PT, masscomm and even studied medical transcription.

Callboi: I actually sent emails to several of my friends asking them what questions they would want to ask a transexual. The question that came up the most: What made you decide to push through with the operation?

Irra: Ever since I was a small child, I've always known and felt that deep inside, I'm a girl. Bata pa lang, ganun na.

Callboi: And what was your parents' reaction to this?

Irra: My mother was actually very cool about it. In fact, she even used to dress me up as a girl when I was 3 or 4. I was the youngest back then and all I had were brothers. I guess she wanted to have a little girl of her own. So she dolled me up a lot. She eventually did give birth to a girl, but then my sister turned out to be a lesbian.

Callboi: So where did you get the operation?

Irra: Sa may Mary Chiles Hospital, malapit sa U.S.T.

Callboi: How much did it cost?

Irra: Along with the medication and maintenance, half a million.

Callboi: Pakshet! Ang mahal! Ikaw nagbayad lahat nun?

Irra: Oo naman.

Callboi: Saan mo nakuha ang pera?

Irra: Pinag-ipunan ko. I worked for a long time sa Japan as a band singer.

Callboi: Were you scared of doing the operation?

Irra: Hindi! Super excited nga ako eh. Actually, during the operation, the doctors told me that my heart stopped. I died daw for about two minutes.

Callboi: OMG. No regrets naman after the operation?

Irra: Walang-wala. According to the doctors, dapat daw after the operation, I can't have sex daw for six months.

Callboi: Did you follow their orders?

Irra: Kebs! After two months go na!

Callboi: Another question that was sent to me: Use it or lose it ba ang vajayjay mo? Yun bang, pag di mo ginamit, magsasara ba siya?

Irra: Nope, after the operation kasi, I had to insert a special marble stick into my vajayjay every six hours, for three straight months so as to keep the opening, ummm... open.

Callboi: I heard before na yung mga nagpa-opera hindi daw nagkakaroon ng libido? How true?

Irra: Bago na kasi ang mga medical surgery ngayon eh. Yung akin sexual reassignment talaga. So, kahit vajayjay na ang akin, may libido pa rin. I can still get an orgasm.

Callboi: Another emailed question: Does it look like the real thing?

Irra: Oo naman.

Callboi: What preparations did you take before the operation?

Irra: Funny thing, the doctors required me to take three psychological tests, 3 psychiatric tests, and to talk with a priest. The psych tests were used to measure my willpower and mental capability to cope with the stress of the effect of the operation. Apparently, some gay guys who had the same operation were not able to cope properly.

Callboi: What about the priest? What did he tell you?

Irra: Basically, he tried to change my mind and not take the operation.

Callboi: What did you tell him?

Irra: I told him that God will understand because he is all-understanding. He wants me to be who I am; as long as I have faith in Him then it's all good.

Callboi: Pang-pageant ang sagot! Would you suggest the operation to your friends or people who are thinking of doing it?

Irra: Definitely!

Callboi: So no regrets?

Irra: None whatsoever. This definitely changed my life for the better.

Callboi: Last question: Do you miss your "junjun"?

Irra: Anong "junjun"?

Callboi: Yung ano mo, yung penis?

Irra: Not at all. I never had much use for it when I still had it back then.

"Sino yan?" ang tanong sa akin ng ex-crush kong si Prince Chubby, nakaturo sa pic sa monitor ko.

"Si Emo-Boy," sagot ko naman, habang pinipisil ko ang chubby arms ni Prince Chubby. Kakagigil. Straight si Prince Chubby. Sayang. We could have had beautiful children. With his complexion and looks, combined with my, umm, my... my bubbly personality na lang...

"Ano naman ang tsismis tungkol sa kaniya?" asked Prince Chubby, shrugging away from my pinching fingers.

I smirked, "Ex-squeeze me! Hindi ito tsismis! Confirmed ito. Straight from the horse's mouth; or should I say, straight from the supervisor's ex-bestfriend, ahehehe."

Prince Chubby looked confused, in the process becoming cuter, "Supervisor si Emo-Boy?"

I wanted to poke his rotund belly pero pinigilan ko sarili ko, "Shunga! Agent si Emo-Boy. Naging dyowa niya ang isang semi-famous sup dito sa floor natin, whom we shall call Pakandong-Girl."

"Pakandong-Girl? Bakit ganun ang name niya?" he asked, laughing.

"Hay! Ang hilig kumandong ng lola mo! Kahit kanino daw! Kahit sa agent niya sa floor kumakandong sa harap ng maraming tao!" I said, "Sup pa naman siya!"

"Asus! Ang linis mo eh! Mas malala pa nga ikaw diyan eh!" Prince Chubby noted.

"Maybe. Pero I never said I was a virgin angel..." I replied, winking seductively at him.

He chose to ignore my wink, "By the way, bakit semi-famous si Pakandong-Girl?"

"Eh kasi, marami nang chismis tungkol sa girl sup na ito. The thing is, most people aren't interested in them because Pakandong-Girl just isn't that interesting a character," I explained, "She's bland, parang kape lang sa vending natin, kelangan mo pa haluan ng isang sachet para magkalasa."

"Hmmm... Anong tsismis?" he asked.

"Well, it's widely known sa floor na medyo weird ang taste niya sa guys. I mean, look at her track record," I answered, "She has a thing for geeks, methinks."

"Sila pa rin ni Emo-Boy hanggang ngayon?"

"I think Emo-boy has a new girlfriend, professional dancer daw," I said, "Si Pakandong Girl naman? She'll be sent to Cebu soon, I believe. She'll be doing some training there. Lipat na yata siya ng account eh. Siguro sa IT dep. God knows mas maraming geeks dun. Smorgasbord at buffet yun para sa kaniya."

"Sino naman ang source mo?" Prince Chubby asked, looking at me with an incredulous look on his face.

I was going to stroke his cheeks kaso umiwas siya. Shet. I said, "Di ba sabi ko nga! Yung ex-bestfriend niya. Bakit ex, you ask? Apparently, Pakandong Girl put the moves on her bestfriend's boyfriend. Geez. And people think I'm dirty."

Tapos na ang Holy Week.

Finally.

It's not that I hate this time of the year, it's just that I feel most guilty about my not being a religious person around this season.

Lahat halos ng kilala ko may mga ginawa na may kinalaman sa pag-cecelebrate ng Holy Week.

Ako? Anong ginawa ko?

Nag-overtime para tumaas ang suweldo.

Nanuod ng dvd's sa bahay.

Nakipag-inuman sa apartment kasama ang isang kaibigan para salubungin ang Easter. Does that count?

Pag-patak ng 3am nung Easter Sunday morning, may nagpaputok ng magagandang fireworks sa malapit sa apartment ko sa Guadalupe.

As I was watching the fireworks, I couldn't help but wonder, should I have done something significant this Holy Week?

Should I have tried to be a better person? More forgiving? Less sinning?

Naisip ko naman, ok ka lang? Wag kang ipokrito, Buquir.

Honga naman.

Happy Easter, dear readers! It's time to plan our summer getaway!

Ganito ang itsura ng email team pag Sunday night at wala kaming sup or manager. Ang busy namin no? Napagdesisyunan namin last Sunday na kumain naman sa labas.

Sa North Park dapat kami, kaso naalala namin na sweldong agent lang kami so naghanap kami ng iba.

At sa Rufo's kami bumagsak. I like Rufo's. It's always open. Mura siya. Kaso pag-alis mo ng Rufo's amoy-tapa ka na rin. Ok lang, eh sa Shelby's nga sa Burgundy paglabas mo amoy viand ka eh.

Tignan niyo ang Rufo's o! Open sa Holy Week! Mga walang kaluluwa. Mga demonyo. Pero pucha sarap talaga ng tapa nila eh.

Nahirapan kami magdecide kung ano ang kakainin namin. Wala kasing Caesar salad eh. Echos!

Since walang salad, ang uber-healthy na sisig and chicken barbecue ang inorder namin. Pati na rin ang liempo nila na parang binabad muna sa lata ng Minola bago hinain sa akin. Saraaaap!

Habang nandun kami, di namin napansin na may celebrity guest pala sila. Dyahe, sana nakapag-ayos man lang ako.

Pabalik na sana kami ng opisina kaso nakita namin ang sign na to. Patay. Two hours overlunch ang nangyari sa amin. Joke lang, Sir Andrew!

Almost always, laging nakikipagkuwentuhan sa akin ang mga taxi driver na sinasakyan ko.

Ay wait. Let me rephrase that. Ansamang pakinggan.

Almost always, laging nakikipagkuwentuhan sa akin ang mga driver ng taxi na sinasakyan ko.

The taxi driver kanina was no different.

Ugali ko kasi na maupo sa tabi ng driver. Para mas intimate. Joke!

Para mas malapit sa aircon.

Anyway, yung driver kanina, since hindi ko alam ang name niya, tawagin natin siyang Dingdong.

I told him na sa PeopleSupport ang baba ko.

“Call center yun di ba?” Dingdong asked, while wiping his face with his signature Good Morning towel.

“Opo”, ang sagot ko.

Tumahimik siya.

Pagdating naming sa may Buendia, nagtanong siya ulit:

“Eh di may pasok ka ngayon Holy Week?”

Gusto kong itanong, Bakit? Ayain mo akong mag-date kung wala?

Pero ang sinagot ko syempre ay, “Opo. May pasok po.”

“Kawawa naman kayo,” he replied, pero nakangiti ang lolo mo.

Sumabat siya uli, “Pero anlaki ng sweldo mo siguro, no?”

Gusto ko sanang sagutin ng, Ay opo, sobrang laki. Di ko na nga alam gagawin ko eh. Papaayos ba ako ng ilong or papa-lipo na lang? Kayo? Ano sa tingin niyo?

Pero siyempre sumagot ako ng, “Ok naman po, kumpara sa ibang trabaho.”

He nodded. A few minutes of silence.

And then he asked, “Magkano naman inaabot mong sweldo tuwing kinsenas?”

Ay. Scary. Tatanungin ko sana siya ng, Manong, manong, holdaper ka?

Pero siyempre ang sabi ko, “Ok lang po. Sapat naman.”

Di siya tumigil, “Lampas ten thousand?”

Shet. Kainis na tong mokong na to ha, “Umm… parang ganun na rin.”

Medyo kinakabahan na ako. Paano kung holdaper to. Paano kung tutukan niya ako bigla ng baril or patalim? Wala akong matatakbuhan. Di ko naman kayang tumalon mula sa umaandar na sasakyan. Wa poise yun.

Andami kong tanong sa isip, di ko na napansin na nasa tapat na pala ako ng PS.

P67 ang nakalagay sa metro. Binigyan ko siya ng one hundred sabay sabi ng “Pahingi na lang po ng bente.”

Umismid siya at nagsabi ng, “Dapat wala nang sukli. Malaki naman sweldo mo dito.”

Nainis na ako, “Totoo po yun, pero pam-bus ko po yang bente bukas ng umaga.”

Inabot naman niya. Binagsak ko ng malakas yung pinto. Imbiyerna. Ok sana kung cute siya eh.

Last Saturday night, some of my teammates and I had dinner sa Fish Out of Water in Greenbelt 5.

May kamahalan ang place. Kung ako ang nagbayad ng kinain ko, malamang sardinas na lang at bromate-filled pandesal na lang kainin ko hanggang sa susunod na sweldo. Buti na lang nilibre ako.

I was the one who made reservations for eight people. I called them up and spoke to an Albert. I told him to give us a good table. So, binigyan niya kami ng table sa harap mismo ng resto. Kamusta naman. Naka-display ang katakawan ko sa mga sosy people ng Greenbelt.

When I made the reservations, they asked for my name. I said, "Put the reservation under Ryan Buquir."

"Ryan Boker po?" he asked.

"Ryan Buquir. B-U-Q-U-I-R."

It turns out di nila kelangan ang last name ko. At iniba pa nila ang first name ko. Shet. Wa poise sa mga sosy friends ko. Bryan Buquir? Ang yaman sa B.

Gian: "Ang ganda pala dito sa Maynila no?"

May kamahalan talaga ang mga presyo na nakalista sa menu. Di bagay sa akin. Tignan niyo nga phone ko sa pic, isang naka-scotch tape lang na 8210. May tunaw na casing pa yan sa likod. In fairness, walang magbabalak na magnakaw niyan sa akin.

Ang ganda ng interior ng place noh? Parang spa. Parang ang sarap magpapedicure habang kumakain ka ng Crabmeat Mac and Cheese with a side of Shrimp Tempura.

Ito yung kisame ng Fish Out of Water. Ang wavy noh?

Ito naman ang close up shot ko. Tignan niyo ilong ko. Ang wavy rin noh?

Ito kaming dalawa ni Gian na nagkukunyaring parte ng alta society. Mga posers. Wala akong load nun pero ang taray ng dating ko dito no?

Gian: Anong oorderin natin?

Callboi: Syempre yung pinakamahal!

Gian: O sige, dalawang order of each dish para sosyal!

Callboi: Go girl! Flex! Have a happy period!

Ito naman ang itsura namin nung dumating yung bill. Dyahe.

Kita niyo yung plate na may laman na maliliit na fetus? Crispy Baby Squid yun. Sarap siya. Lasang minatamis na dilis.

Ito naman ang akin sosyal na Dalandan Shake. Katabi niya ang aking sosyal na 8210.

Ito yung inorder ni Gian na Shrimp Penne Pasta. Anlaki ng order na to. Malaki pa sa ulo ni Gian. Di niya nga naubos eh. Sayang naman. Lampas P300 pa naman to. Pa-sosyal kasi eh.

Ito yung inorder ko. Saranghamida something. Ay wait. Saranggani Milkfish Belly pala. Sobrang sarap. Totoo. Lasang taba ng daing.

Ito naman yung Mediterranean Skewers. Mas masarap yung inihaw na longganisa sa may kanto namin, pero keri na rin.

Ito yung Butterfly Bangus yata, or baka Bangus Butterfly. Basta may butterfly na kasama. Sarap din siya. Dami nga lang tinik. Sana puro butterfly na lang.

Ito yung pa-sikreto kong inorder na Barakoand Tablea Mousse. Nagpanic ang lahat nung dumating ito sa table namin. Bawal daw sa akin. Pero dahil di sila makakilos sa kabusugan, di nila ako napigilan makain ito, mga lintek sila.

Has anyone seen the Joey Gosiengfiao movie Temptation Island?

It's hilarious! I was able to watch it once sa Cinema One pero gusto ko magkaroon ng DVD copy niya.

Here's the plot:

Four girls join a beauty contest. They get on a small cruise ship. Cruise ship burns and sinks. Girls with a bunch of other characters are now stranded on a deserted island. Bitchiness ensues. Gay assistant dies. And is eaten by survivors. A couple of hours after they resort to cannibalism, they are rescued.

Kakaiba di ba?

Meron pang mga fantasy scenes sila ng mga higanteng ice cream, manok, at electric fan sa beach.

And such classic lines!

"You're a beech!"

"You're a double-beech!"

"You're a crook (she pronounced it kruk). I can tell by your big brown eyes..."

"What are bitches for but to bitch around with other bitches?"

"Wala tayong pagkain. Wala tayong tubig. Wala tayong kuryente. Eh di magsayaw tayo!"

"Everybody needs a shipwreck once in a while."

"Parang kailan lang sumusubo ako ng pagkasarap-sarap na hotdog. But now, I could just DIE for a piece of fried chicken."

"I'm sexy, you're sexy. Why don't we do something...sehxxxxxxyyyyy."

If anyone knows where I can get a DVD copy, please tell me... I'm desperate.