Call Center Confidential

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

First off:

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

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

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

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:

secretbakeshop.multiply.com

Birthday cupcakes

Chocolate fudge cupcakes

Cute li'l piglets on a grassy field

Louis Vuitton Cake

Un-Captiva Cake

Backpack cake

Babies in a Blanket cupcakes

Baby Girl Cake

My kind of cake!

Last Saturday, I was invited by a teammate of mine to watch this gay beauty contest sa may RFM Auditorium near Pioneer.

Now, let me tell you something. Sa maniwala kayo't sa hindi, never pa akong nakakapanood ng gay beauty contest. Never pa rin akong nakakapunta sa isang gaybar. So, medyo na-culture shock ako sa mga napanood ko ng gabing yun.

According sa organizer (na by the way, was so mataray and so chaka), the event was dubbed as the "Coronation Night of Mr. And Ms. Idolicious".

Siguro mga 30% ng contestants ay may itsura. The rest... ummmm... we're very well-behaved.

Ito nga pala ang seatmate ko, si Ms. Earth Farenheit. No kidding, yan ang title niya.

At ito ang bestfriend niyang si Ms. Universe Farenheit. Ang Farenheit, or F, ay isang local spa that caters to gay men.

In fernez, sandamakmak ang mga taong dumalo sa naturang event.

I was even surprised to see a bunch of my officemates there. Two of them left after two hours of waiting, kasi naman super delayed na. 8PM daw ang start, 1130pm na nagsimula.

Another thing, merong swimsuit portion ang event, pero di ko nakayanang kumuha ng pics.

Nahiya ako sobra eh. As in.

Di pala ako pwede sa gay bar. Masyado akong demure.

Demure ha, hindi pa-demure.

Here are the rest of the pics of that night:

This is Mr. Idolicious Contestant No. 9, in a Mulawin-meets-Spiderman outfit. Siya lang ang cute para sa akin ng gabing yun. At siya rin ang nanalong Mr. Idolicious. Di ko alam kung sino yung Ms. Idolicious, sobrang tagal ng show umuwi na ako after 4am.

Ito si Onica and I, with the other contestants backstage. Sobrang hiyang-hiya ako nung kinunan tong pic na to, kaso makulit yung photographer namin eh.

By the way, sa mga nagbabasa ng entry na ito na taga-rito rin sa account ko sa 5th floor, I'd like you take a close look at the "girl" in the next picture:

Familiar ba?

How about this one?

Yes, 5th-floor folks, that is none other than the Don Delago, ang ating dating ka-opisina.

Although there is no love lost between the both of us, I have to grudgingly admit na si Don siguro ang pinaka-confident sa mga contestants that night. As in he was oozing confidence out of every pore!

The crowd loved his every movement kasi napaka-colegiala niyang kumilos.

Ito ang kaniyang formal gown. Maganda di ba? Pero hindi ito ang favorite kung sinuot niya.

Ito ang favorite ko:

Bungga di ba?

This blog has received a total of 2,855 comments.

Na-inspire ako na gayahin ang goodtimesmanila.com, and pick out the comments in my blog, that I've found both funny and... well, amusing, to say the least.

P.S. This is also a nice way of reminiscing about the old entries I wrote back then...

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"maitim ang waistline..."

- by Q_Amidala in response to my entry "Ehem".
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"AS IN LINIS MO MO MUNA ANG SARILI MONG DUMI BAGO KA PUMANSIN NG DUMI NG IBANG TAO!!! NYETA KANG BABAE!!! to callboi, lelang and all the other "matitinong readers" please pardon my french for this super kupal agent is really sooooooo damn kupal to the MAX!!!!!!!!"

- by gmgigi2 in response to my entry "Naughty Little Girl".
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"“Putang ina ka!” – Aiko Melendez, Maalaala Mo Kaya The Movie “Ay, putangina ka!” – Claudine Baretto, Natapilok sa ASAP"

- by NYBraces in response to my entry "And the nominees for favorite local movie quotes are..."
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"SASAMPALIN KO! MAG KANO SYA?!"

- by Mrs. B in response to my entry "The Truth And Nothing But..."
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"Stop dragging dogmas in this topic after all, we are not bible experts."

- by missindia in response to my entry "Conflict of Interests".
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"SIGE PARE, GO AHEAD, PARA MAKITA MO KATAPAT MO AT MATAGAL NG NAG-AANTAY SAYO! HANTING PALA HA???...GUDLAK!!! - DIKO"

- by maybelle in response to my entry "Where are you, Ian???"
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"OMG!!!!! SINO NAGGPATAY NG AIRCON!?!?!?!?!? BAKIT ANG INIT?!?!?!?! nahimatay kame ng mga co-agents ko.... SHETNESS!!!!! WE LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE BILLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYY!!!!!!!"

- by observer in response to my entry "TTM '09"
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""oooooohhhhh biiillllyyyyy.. aaaannggg saaaarrraaaappp moooooo..."

by baogers in response to my entry "TTM '09"
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"masama bang i-kiss ang friend? haha!"

- by Palaboi in response to my entry "The Taste of Her Cherry Chapstick".
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"hi!! ask ko lang kung may avail pa. i want to know how much. cant afford 1mon dep/ i advnace will do. am with P.S btw// plz keep me posted- 0915 *******"

by gio in response to my entry "Single White Male".
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"i big hand to the dialogue, but i have to say it would be best of this remained as a fiction.it saddened me though that a number of people here who commented here would commend such actions. being a a chickboy or boychick, whatever that means, for me is a sign of insecurity. trying to prove ourselves that we are "saleable". nothing would differ from a person who would snatch a man/woman from his/her partner. it could be that the "snatcher" is somehow afraid of not finding the right guy/gal. and seeing a couple in a good relationship makes this person envy. Envy in a sense that he/she should get one of the couple, or would just wanna prove himself/herself that he/she is better than the one who's into that relationship(the object of enviousness). let it be noted though that i am not judging the subjects of the story, i am just trying to point out our attitude towards these kinds of action. commending these kinds of actions could be a sign that we ourselves would like to be in that position. The Snatcher. And what we want to avoid is to be the victim."

- by RY in response to my entry "Sampal".
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"at oo nga pala thetruth, sa ginawa mong ito, lalong naging sosyal si buquir sa paningin namin. dahil pinakita mo na para kang isang kiddie pool na binebenta sa SM department store. Mababaw na, cheap pa."

- by loraandblu in response to my entry "The Truth And Nothing But..."

And my all-time favorite...

"you and the man on the picture looks very much alike. pero tingin ko di nagpapangap na sosyal yung nasa picture unlike you. you know what? nakakaawa ka, kase people talk on your back... pinaplastik ka lang nila... kawawa ka namang baboy ko. may papatol sayo dahil sa pera mo, pero may pera nga ba? you keep on kissing ass just to stay on your dream society na di ka bagay. kahit kailan di ako napunta sa blog na ito kaya di wala ako galit sayo, nagagalit ako sa mga tao na pinerwisyo mo ang buhay dahil sa mag tsismis mo na dapat tinago mo na lang sa mataba at maasim mong katawan. ginawa mo ito to gain popularity... pero naisip mo ba na kailangan mo apakan ang privacy ng ibang tao para makuha mo ang popularity na gusto mo? bakit pag may kagalit ka kailangan mo i-blog? di mo ba kaya na harapin sya at duraan harap harapan? mas pinili mo pa na duraan siya ng maraming tao. Sana bawian ang pamilya mo sa mga ginagawa mo. Di mo alam ang epekto ng blog mo sa mga kaibigan kong nasaktan, nawalan ng gana magtrabaho dahil sa mga bagay na tinago mo na lang. walang langit o kahit impyerno ang tatangap sayo ryan. wala. "

by thetruth in response to my entry "The Truth And Nothing But..."

Whew!!! Acidic!

... is pinapaliit niya ang mundo ko.

Kasama ko si Schoolboi and Pasha the other night sa Starbucks around the corner of our building, when in walks this famous hunk-of-a-team-manager and his equally-hunky-friend na taga-Peoplesupport din.

Tinanguhan ko si Team Manager ng pagbati. Tumango rin naman siya at ngumiti.

Tumingin siya kay Pasha, at tumango din ng nakangiti. Tumango din naman si Pasha. At tumango rin ang friend ni Team Manager. Apparently, uso ang tanguhan ng gabing yun.

Nagtanguhan na ang lahat maliban kay Schoolboi.

"Kilala mo siya?" tanong ko na super-shocked.

Tumango uli si Pasha, at ngumiti ng nakakaloko.

OMG.

"You mean... ?" tanong ko na di ko na nakumpleto.

Pasha wiggled his eyebrows in response, "Both of them. Him and his friend."

Tumingin ako kay Schoolboi, checking out his response.

"I knew about it," sagot niya, na mukha namang ok lang sa kaniya.

"Did you... join them?" I asked.

Umiling si Schoolboi, "Nope."

I breathed a sigh of relief.

"I just watched," dagdag na sagot niya, nakangiti rin ng nakakaloko.

Ayus. Hindi pala si Ina Magenta ang dapat na tinawag kong "Slightly-Pokpok".

Newsflash!!!

May nag-away sa pantry natin kagabi. Dalawang babaeng agent na iisa ang target na lalake sa Operations Floor.

Well, maybe "nag-away" is too strong a word. Nagkasagutan na lang.

Tawagin nating si Agent Ipis yung isa, dahil maliit siya at may pagka-intrimitida. Isa siya sa mga taong kung mag-makeup ay parang bawal nang mag-makeup bukas. Kumbaga inubos niya na ang laman ng kikay kit niya sa fez niya. Or nadapa siya at napasubsob sa make-up counter. I'm sure kilala niyo siya, 5th-floor folks.

Yung isa naman, si Agent Hermosa, dahil maganda siya at nasa kaniya na yata ang pinaka-winner na ID photo na nakita ko. Newbie pa yata ito sa floor eh, pero nagulat ako ng mapansin kong nasa Facebook ko na pala siya. I don't remember her adding me, nor me accepting her.

Anyway, nagkaharap daw sila sa pantry kagabi. And the overheard conversation by my sources went a little something like this:

Agent Ipis : Well at least ako sa bahay pa rin niya umuuwi. At lagi kaming magkasama sa labas ng office.

Agent Hermosa: ... (tahimik lang, nakangiti, well-poised).

Agent Ipis : So most likely, kami ang totoo, kung anuman yung sa inyo, wala lang yan.

Agent Hermosa: ... (tahimik pa rin, nakangiti, well-poised).

Agent Ipis : Kaya kung pwede lang, stop sending him emails and text messages.

Agent Hermosa: ... (tahimik pa rin, nakangiti, well-poised, pero lumalabas na ang mga ugat sa noo).

Agent Ipis : It's sad how some girls cling to someone who's obviously attached.

Agent Hermosa: (Di na nakapagpigil) Bakit? Maganda ka ba?

Bravo! Bravo! Clap! Clap!

Ganyan dapat ang mga hirit! Maganda ang timing at parang sampal lang ang dating!