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Paano naging pokpok si Slightly-Pokpok Rica?

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Bata pa lang si Rica, pinagsabihan na siya ng kaniyang ina na huwag masyadong magdidikit sa mga kalaro niyang lalake.

"Tandaan mo, walang mabuting idudulot ang mga lalakeng yan sa buhay mo, Ica," pabulong na babala ng kaniyang ina, habang sinusuklay ang basa niyang buhok sa tapat ng electric fan.

"Pero bakit po?" tanong niya habang isinusuot ang kanyang Hello Kity na hairband at Hello Kitty na pajamas.

"Basta!" ang sagot ng kaniyang ina, na paminsan, sa kalagitnaan ng gabi, ay naririnig niyang umiiyak ng mag-isa sa kaniyang kuwarto, malamang nagdadalamhati pa rin sa asawang iniwan siya para sa tiyahin nya na mas mataba sa kaniya at ngayon ay nakatira na pareho sa Estados Unidos.

Nasanay na si Rica na nakadungaw lang sa bintana, yakap-yakap ang Hello Kitty doll niya, habang pinapanood ang mga ka-edad na kapitbahay niya na naglalaro ng patintero at "Cops and Robbers" sa kalsada.

Pinilit niyang iwaksi ang lungkot sa pamamagitan ng panonood ng Maricel Drama Special at That's Entertainment (Wednesday Group ang favorite niya).

Ilang taon ang lumipas bago naintindihan ni Rica ang babala ng kaniyang inay.

Willie ang pangalan ng unang boyfriend niya. Isang linggo siyang niligawan nung nasa parehong section sila ng high school. Binigyan siya ni Willie ng "love bracelet" daw. Isang bracelet na galing sa Baguio. Kilig na kilig siya kahit limampiso lang ang halaga nito at halos malusaw agad ng minsang mabasa ito sa paghuhugas niya ng pinggan.

A week later, pinagpalit na siya ni Willie sa bestfriend niyang si Vicky. Hanggang ngayon, nang-gagalaiti pa rin siya sa alaalang kaibigan niya ang naging mitsa ng unang heartbreak niya. Mas matibay pa pala ang love bracelet na suot niya kesa sa feelings ni Willie. Kinalimutan niya ang nararamdaman para kay Willie.

Ang tanging ganti ni Rica sa kaniyang kaibigan ay ang pag-vandalize sa girls' bathroom ng linyang "Green ang pekpek ni Vicky!"

Sophomore year sa college ng makilala niya si Chris.

"Para akong naging baliw noon kay Chris," alaala ni Rica, habang kumakain kami ng jumbo siopao sa Kowloon, "Lahat ng sabihin niya sa akin, batas ko noon. Patay na patay talaga ako sa kaniya. Kulang na lang kumanta ako ng Alleluia everytime mag-do kami. Ewan kung anung meron ang hayop na yun, pero parang may gayuma yata ang mga patilya niya eh."

Isang taon ding nagtagal ang relasyon nila. Away-bati-sex-away-bati-sex ang naging drama nila.

"Paminsan nga, nag-aaway pa kami habang nagsesex," tawa niya, "Ganun ka-intsense ang relationship namin. Nagmumurahan kami kahit magkapatong kami."

Sabi ni Rica, nabuntis daw siya ni Chris habang nag-"aaway" sila sa kotse.

"Paano mo naman nalaman na sa kotse ka nabuntis?" tanong ko, "Eh sa mga kuwento mo, kung saan-saan kayo nag-do-do."

"Babae ang anak ko, pero mahilig siya sa mga kotse," simpleng sagot ni Rica, habang pinagmamasdan ang kaniyang anak na si Madison, na naglalaro ng mga matchbox cars sa sidewalk.

"May communication pa ba kayo ni Chris?" tanong ko.

Umiling siya, "When Madison celebrated her third birthday, we kinda lost touch. At pareho tayo, Buquir, ayoko rin maghabol ng mga taong ayaw sa akin, kahit na mahal ko pa sila. Nung tumigil siya sa pagpapadala ng pera para sa anak namin, tinigil ko na rin ang pagkwento ko kay Madison tungkol sa daddy niya."

Tahimik lang ako. Minsan lang mag-senti si Rica.

"Pero, I don't have any grudges towards Chris. Alam kong mahirap din sa kalagayan niya na magkaroon ng anak with me," sabi ni Rica.

"Bakit? Dahil sa parents niya?" tanong ko.

Ngumiti siya, at nakita kong kumikinang ang mga piercings niya sa labi, "Nope, dahil sa asawa niya."

Tumaas ang mga kilay ko.

"Nung magkakilala kami ni Chris, may asawa na siya at anak. Childhood sweetheart daw niya," paliwanag ni Rica, "Ano naman ang laban ko sa chilhood sweetheart di ba?"

Tumahimik kami pareho.

After a moment, tinanong ko siya, "Is this why you act the way you are?

Tumingin siya sa akin, "Why? Paano ba ako kumilos?"

I hesitated before answering, "Well... you're kinda flirty."

Tumawa siya ng malakas, "Ang ibig mong sabihin pokpok akong kumilos? Kaya Slightly-Pokpok Rica ang tawag mo sa akin sa lintek mong blog?"

I nodded.

Huminga siya ng malalim, "Nung malaman ng nanay ko na buntis ako, yan din ang tingin niya sa akin: pokpok. Malandi. And at the time, it really hurt."

Tumingin siya uli kay Madison, "Pero tignan mo ang baby ko, anlaki na. Ang ganda. Manang-mana sa mommy. I know, in the future, she'll be a heartbreaker. Kung pagiging "pokpok" ko ang naging dahilan ng pagkakabuo niya, aba diyosko, wala na akong pakialam kung anung sabihin pa ng mga tao tungkol sa akin."

Lumapit sa amin si Madison, "Mom, can I have some water?" Ang water niya, british ang accent, "wa-tuh" ang tunog. Kumakalog pa ang mga bilugang pisngi niya. Ang cute.

Napangiti ako, "Bilib rin ako sa anak mo ha, pwedeng-pwede sa call center."

"Marunong mag-tagalog yan, pero mas sanay sa English," sabi ni Rica, habang pinapainom ng tubig yung bata.

Kamukhang-kamukha ni Madison si Rica. Ngayon, si Madison naman ang naka-Hello Kitty na hairband at clothes.

"Do you think you'll still get married in the future?" I asked her, "Kaya mo pa kayang makipag-relasyon?"

She shrugged, "Ewan ko, parang nakakapagod lang mag-invest ng emotions eh."

Hinawi niya ang buhok niya, tapos nagsalita uli, "May mga panahon na sobrang nalulungkot ako, at namimiss ko ang magkaroon ng ka-partner. You know, for sex and shit."

Tumawa uli ako, "Nalulungkot? Or nalilibugan?"

"Pareho na yun," sagot niya, "Pero as flirty as I may seem, believe me, I'm all talk. Di ako talaga madaling makuha, no matter what the boys say."

She continued, "Masaya lang makipag-flirt with boys. I'm sure you know that. Besides..."

"Yes? Besides what?" tanong ko.

Umakbay siya sa akin, at ang sabi, "Pareho lang tayong pokpok, Buquir."

Posted by callboi 9:05 AM Archived in Gay Travel | Philippines Comments (30)

Igiling mo...

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I know! I know!

Ilang araw na akong hindi nagsusulat!

Would you forgive me if I said I am extremely busy?

Promise, siguro mga two weeks akong super-hagarda sa trabaho.

Pero, this Tuesday, I promise to post the much-awaited (naks!) story of Ina Magentsa: Lord, Save Me From Myself!

Also, I would like to formally ipagyabang my friend, Gracie, and her dance troupe for their awesome performance during the closing event of our company sportsfest!

Ang galing nilang sumayaw! Nakaka-el!

If you want to be as good as they are, you might want to join their Dance Workshop, every Saturday, 8AM – 12NN sa
2nd floor parking area ng building natin. I know! Sushality di ba?

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They will also be holding auditions for new members real soon, as PeopleSupport will be holding a lot of events in the coming months.

Look daw for Gracie na sobrang sexy or Gracer na sobrang hottie.

Or message na lang sa comments section.

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Gracie would also like to thank the first group of participants for last week's workshop.

Again, sorry for not posting as often as possible.

Busy-ness is next to Godliness...

Posted by callboi 10:20 AM Archived in Gay Travel | Philippines Comments (13)

Powder Much?

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Kanina sa CR, may nakasabay akong isang kakilala kong newbie na cute.

Cute siya pero di ko siya type ha, promise.

Di ko siya type.

Kahit na anong sabihin ng ibang tao sa comments section ng entry na ito, di ko siya type. Period.

Narinig mo ba yun, Q_Amidala? :)

Anyway, yun nga, nakasabay ko siya sa CR, and while I was washing my hands, he was wiping his face with his hanky.

Now, this newbie is straight. Promise. Straight siya. May mga ka-team kasi ako na nag-do-doubt kung straight ba siya or hindi. Baka daw straight lang sumuntok.

Well, para sa akin, straight siya. Tinanong ko rin siya kung straight siya. Sabi niya oo. And mukha namang di siya na-offend sa tanong ko.

Anyway, mabalik sa CR. Itong si newbie, nagpapahid ng panyo sa mukha niya.

Napansin ko, parang medyo fresh na fresh ang face niya.

Sabay kaming lumabas ng CR.

Di ako nakapagpigil.

Tinanong ko siya, "Nagpopowder ka ba?"

Sabi niya, "Oo, nagpopowder ako."

Sabi ko, "Ok."

Sabi niya, "Bakit?"

Sabi ko, "Bihira kasi ang straight na kilala ko na nagpopowder eh."

Sabi niya, "Di kaya!"

Nalilito ako, dear readers.

Gawain na ba talaga ng mga straight boys ngayon ang mag-powder ng face???

Posted by callboi 7:54 AM Archived in Gay Travel | Philippines Comments (55)

Siya si Paris at ako si Nicole...

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Dear Readers,

If I were you, I'd skip this entry. It's kinda senti.

At saka, baka mga close friends ko lang ang maka-relate ng todo dito. Ewan ko.

I recently received the email below from someone who was once very close to me.

In fact, we were like sisters, no kidding.

We called each other Paris and Nicole. Siya si Paris at ako si Nicole.

And just because of a boy, we kinda split apart.

What's life without a litte drama, eh?

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Friend,

I stumbled across something that made me reminisce the past. It was a quote from Pedro Calderon de la Barqa. It says "Love that is not madness is not love".

Ikaw agad yung pumasok sa isip ko. And of course, lahat ng mga nangyari. But I don't want to go back to that. I already did something that I think is right - to put the past where it belongs and where it should probably stay for eternity - the past. I believe that it shouldn't be bothered there. Well, not if you have something good to get from it.

Due to the quote coming to me in impeccable timing, I decided to write to you. For the first time in I don't know how many months now.

I, once again, for the nth time in my life, am on shaky grounds again. Don't worry. It is not that bad. Parents. Enough said.

A special friend made me realize that I need to stand to be able to face my problems. But how can I stand if I have broken pieces scattered in my past? I'll need to pick those pieces of me and get myself whole again. "Sinigang at Iba pang Kadramahan sa Buhay" (yes, I read your blog. It's on my bookmarks.) holds a certain piece of me. A piece of me that should learn how to let go of pride. It's that piece of me that should learn how to forgive and give second, third, fourth.... chances. It's that piece of me that should learn how to trust people again. FYI. I started not pouring myself out to people after everything that happened to us.

Well I guess I just need a few more pieces back.

Friend, Buquirah, Nicole, I'm sorry. I'm sorry I became this stuck up, unfair, and coward fool. I was stupid enough to have dwelt on our issues. It should have been easy for us to be back to "Cheerleading" or being the office "Mean Girls" if I just became man enough to have the balls to talk and say what I feel and let go of any anger after doing it.

I hope everything is well with you.

Get our story published! Put it on theaters! Have a good life!

See you soon!

Yours,

Paris

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Dear Paris,

Would you believe me when I say that I really am ok now with everything that happened between us?

Inaamin ko, back then, I was a total wreck. Years had to pass for me to be over the whole thing, but that's just it, I am over it.

If I had to choose one good thing that came out of the whole brouhaha of what happened four years ago, I would have to say that I got some really good writing material out of it.

I promise you this, Paris, "Sinigang at Iba Pang Kadramahan sa Buhay" will be finished soon, and you will be the first to read it.

Whatever it is you're going through right now, I know you can handle it. You've handled far worse than this, I'm sure.

Our friendship was and always will be the basis for all my other friendships. I know you know that.

I'm sorry as well for everything that happened. We may not be able to bring it back to how it was before, but we can certainly try. I'd really like that.

Life is more or less back to normal with me. But it would be better if you were here.

Always better with you.

Your co-cheerleader,

Nicole.

Posted by callboi 8:17 AM Archived in Gay Travel | Philippines Comments (12)

iWant!!!

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It's a Saturday night, and here I am, finding myself lusting after a couple of things on the world wide web.

First off:

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See that thing she's holding? Di ba parang tuwang-tuwa ang lukaret sa hawak niya?

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It's called the "Kindle", Amazon.com's 6" Wireless Reading Device.

It can hold up to 1,500 books in its memory! Whew!

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Plus, kung meron na word na di mo maintindihan sa binabasa mo, meron na siyang online dictionary!

In pesos, it's about P15,000. Kung katulad kitang adik sa libro, keri na ang presyong ito. Donchatink?

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Another thing I've been craving for lately is another batch of cupcakes from my friend's sister.

Last year, I ordered a dozen cupcakes from her and, without a doubt or any hint of exaggeration, they were the best I've ever tasted.

At ang beki-beki ng mga designs niya! Plus, they're so reasonably priced. And did I mention how delicious they are?

You can check out her goodies and order from her site:

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Birthday cupcakes

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Chocolate fudge cupcakes

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Cute li'l piglets on a grassy field

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Louis Vuitton Cake

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Un-Captiva Cake

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Backpack cake

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Babies in a Blanket cupcakes

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Baby Girl Cake

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My kind of cake!

Posted by callboi 6:18 AM Archived in Gay Travel | Philippines Comments (23)

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