Exciting Things Coming in October

Hey guys!

Jake and I have a couple of things to look forward to at the end of the month:

1) We're going to Cebu: We're taking a long overdue out-of-town trip together. Since we didn't do anything special on our second anniversary (We had buffet lunch at Seven Corners, Crowne Plaza), I figured we'd need to go all out this time. Well, not all out. We're going to Cebu! We'll be there for nine days! This is our first trip together where we have to take a plane, I'm partly excited about that idea. But I still think that the trip itself should be the highlight! If you're going to Cebu or you're from Cebu, tell us! Let's grab a couple of drinks, or join us for a week sunbathing :)

2) We'll be featured in an online gay advocacy magazine: Yep, that's right! We've sent in our responses to the interview questions and the editor is pressuring me to send in our pictures. So yes, I guess you'll finally see our faces, if ever you read the magazine. To be fair to us, I'm not gonna mention the name of the magazine! But you can guess!!!

Take care guys!

Boyd

Shanghai Weekend

It was a long weekend and it happened to coincide with my friend P's birthday. She lives in Shanghai and since I've never been there and it's her birthday and I have a long weekend, I decided to go.

It's really easy to jump to another city these days. You just go online and buy a ticket. Sometimes you have to apply for a visa too but getting a Chinese visa doesn't take much of an effort. You just pay for the visa fee and wait for 4 days.

I got an evening flight which was ideal so that I don't have to take a leave on the Friday that I left. I was in Shanghai the same night and P was nice enough to pick me up from the Pudong airport which was 40 minutes from downtown. That's not like an airport-Makati distance although it takes roughly the same time.

My first impression was that it was impressively clean! I had an idea that it would be a bit dirty but it wasn't. I'm not really a fan of urban sightseeing but it helped that I was with a "local" and P took me to some of the best places to hang out in the city.

It was also a good thing that we had a reason to celebrate so I had an excuse for splurging. Aside from the fact that it was P's birthday weekend, it was also my first time ever in China. Never been to Macau nor HK. Those should be next on my travel list.

I won't bore you with the details of my trip. Aside from an afternoon in Yu Garden, it was mostly eating, drinking and shopping. If you need tips on where to go, honestly don't ask me! Because I was just being whisked away from one place to another in a semi-permanent state of drunkenness. Or maybe I can tell you to go to Jean Georges! That place defines posh!

Gay travelers in Shanghai? Don't worry! Your choices will not be limited to the locals. Shanghai is probably one of those cities in the world where ever nationality is well-represented. I for example was moving around with the Filipino posse and the happy people who were lucky enough to be their friends! Pinoys really know how to have fun :)

I was back in Manila Tuesday morning and went straight to work. It was kinda tiring but my weekend felt longer that it actually was and I had a lot of fun! Thanks P for hosting me :)

Summer with Boyd and Jake

I'm back from a vacation in Banaue and Sagada with my family and Jake spent three weeks of his vacation going around Ilocos, Pangasinan and Baguio with his family. His mom is in town from the States.

The only way I can imagine Jake and I spending our summers apart is when we spend it with each other's families. My main concern about Jake before is that he lived by himself. That's great, from the naughty point of view, but from the practical side, it's dangerous.

Flashback to the time when Jake had fever which didn't go away for two nights. I suspected that it was dengue fever so we had his blood checked. It was negative. That night he still had fever and I had to take a leave from work to attend to him. And then when we had a blood test again the next day, his platelet count dropped. I needed to send him off to Baguio so that someone can look over him. I was restless thinking what if he can't stand up when he gets there. Thankfully his fever just went away as if he hadn't been sick at all after a few days.

Now it's a good thing that his cousin Kat and his brother as staying with him. At least we'll never get locked out again like the last time when Jake lost his keys! We had to get a room in a nearby motel and had his window grills sawn off. And it was 20 feet above ground! I had to miss my high school classmates' wedding ceremony at the church.

So many things are happening this summer. The best of them is Jake's having boundless energy for sex! Dear me, the last one was the best one I've had ever! I don't wanna go into details but he can be an animal when he's in bed sometimes. Hahaha.

Anyway, that's my summer so far. How's yours?

Back Again from another Hiatus!

I'm back again from another blogging hiatus. Sorry dear readers if I do my hiatuses within months of each other. Remember that this is the summer season and so many things are happening! I'll just give you a rundown of what I have been doing during my hiatus and then I'll go into details:

* It was Boyd and Jake's birthday week!!! Yes, Jake and I celebrate our birthdays in the same week and our birthday celebrations haven't been as fun as this year's (for me at least!)

* I was reading the very juicy DJ Montano blog. Couldn't get enough of it!

* It's Holy Week and Jake and I went for a romantic getaway together!

Happy Easter!!! Here come the juicy details....

Back from Blogging Hiatus

I guess I should have anounced here that I would go on a 18-day blogging hiatus for my 11-city Southeast Asian tour (parang Beyoncé lang!) but I really didn't have much time to do everything. But anyway, I'm back from my 18-day 11-city Southeast Asian tour (Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia) and it was so much fun! Jake couldn't go with me though because he has class. Awwww.....

What was I thinking! 18 days sans Jake. It got a bit lonely at night sometimes and I always thought about him. But we e-mailed a lot so it was OK. And now I'm back so it's all good!!!

I will blog again as soon as I get enough sleep. So ciao for now!