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Thursday, May 23, 2013

BETTER TOGETHER: Mass Yoga for the 30th AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Guys, if you're free this Sunday, perhaps you'd like to do Yoga for a cause. I've never done Yoga before, but I'll try it out this time, in support of our friends who are living with HIV.

Among the instructors will be Donna Esteban, David Esteban and Rebecca de Villa. Some of us, lovers, from The Love Yourself Project will also be there to support the activity.

Let's meditate and help out the PLHIV community together.



Here's the post from Yoga For Life's Facebook event:

We are celebrating the 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial once more with a mass public yoga practice followed by a short Kirtan and candle lighting ceremony.

Calling the event, "Better Together", we aim to bring solidarity within the HIV advocacy community and also reinforce the beauty and transformative power of our yoga practice in helping groups and individuals affected by HIV and AIDS.

See you on May 26 (Sunday), 4pm, at the Charito Planas Gardens in Quezon Memorial Circle.

Registration Fee is Php 150. Proceeds will help support Yoga For Life's advocacy towards assisting more people affected by HIV/AIDS.





Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Pinoy Gay Blog List Update


Hello, loves.

I've updated the Pinoy Gay Blog List.

Inactive blogs have been removed. And there are new additions to the list.

If you want you blog to be added, just leave a comment with your URL. It's that easy. =) 

Also, if you know gay bloggers, you can invite them to comment. Let's spread the word! =)


Here are the latest additions to the list:


Kiss My Mike
A blog with a Gaysian flavor.
by: Mike


The Karug Gallery
The Philippines' first and only Gay Blog that exclusively features Hot Men with Sexy Happy Trail!
by: Olga Luxuria


Fabulous JV
A Fabulous Queen Who Wants To Wear McQueen
by: FabulousJV


Kuwentong Malilibog
m2m site and everything in between


Desert Boy
Ang Estranghero sa Gitnang Silangan
by: Cute Desert Boy


Piktiyur Op Da Dey
Ang mga litratong nakakalat
by: Cute Desert Boy


Blogging Positively
This is an advocacy blog which contains my personal journey in living with HIV, and news and updates regarding the disease. It also includes lists of hospitals and clinics where HIV testing is given free.
by: pinoypositive


Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Nishiboy Is Once Again Dating


So there we were in his car, driving to Quiapo to buy some stuff, when he said, “You know, you’re the first guy I dated who’s more or less out.”

That statement caught me by surprise. No, it wasn’t because I thought I was discreet, but because I didn’t know that we were already under the “dating” status. Don’t get me wrong, I was happy that he already considered us to be dating. I was just surprised because I thought he wasn’t ready for labels yet.

It’s always so tricky to figure out what exactly is going on between me and a guy I’m seeing. And I can’t help but try to figure it out because that information is necessary in setting expectations. A lot of people have told me many times that labels and expectations are not important, but if a guy can’t even tell me that he likes me or that he’s even remotely open to being in a relationship with me, then he’s wasting my time.

That’s exactly what happened between me and a guy I dated last year. Wait, I’m not even sure if we actually dated. Case in point, I tried to ask him if we were already dating after we went out a few times. He answered me with the usual “Why do we need to put a label?” So, predictably, I asked him what we should call the stage we were in. He answered “Call a dinner, a dinner and a movie, a movie. Why should we call them anything else?”

That hurt, big time. So I was the only one who considered those movies and dinners and drinking sessions to be special. It wasn’t his fault, I know. I was the one who made those assumptions. But on my part, I don’t need anyone to watch a movie or to go drinking, and if those were all he’s interested to share with me, then it’s a waste of time.

There was also this guy who wanted to be on a “non-exclusive dating” status with me. He told me he liked me a lot but also that he still wanted to meet new guys since he had just gotten out of a relationship. I was allowed to see other guys too, of course, but I wasn’t interested in doing that. I liked him a lot and I made it clear that if it were up to me, I’d want us to be exclusive. Still, we went on with the open setup.

The setup worked for a while, until the night of his birthday, when he told me that we were already exclusive. I was happy of course, more than I could possibly say. But the next day, he suddenly took it back. He said that he was just carried away by the moment and had the strong urge to do something good on his birthday.

Tangina lang, diba? Asshole. Charity case talaga ako? Ako?

Angry can’t even begin to describe how I felt at him. He made me expect and then he took it back. But I was way too much into him for me to stay mad for long. He flashed me puppy dog eyes and he hugged me back into submission. But I was already too confused with what to expect from him. Everything went downhill from there.

But the complications don’t end with knowing the stage. After establishing just where the relationship is, the terms must also be established. Is it open or exclusive? Is it a secret or not? Who will you tell? Who shouldn’t I tell?

I used to think that the clearing up the terms and conditions were not important, that we can figure them out by feel. Then I dated a closet case who didn’t even want to be seen in public with me. Naturally, I thought that he’d want to keep it a secret. Then a few weeks go by and he suddenly asks me, “Ikinakahiya mo ba ako? (Are you ashamed of me?)” Apparently, he wanted to meet my closest friends and he wanted to be introduced as my guy. As long as it’s in our closest circles, he wants us to be open about our relationship.

So let’s come back to the present so that the question can be asked:  what is the status of this thing that I have with this guy right now?

We’re dating, like what he said in the car, and the really good thing is he’s consistent about it. It’s such a breath of fresh air that I’m not just assuming. (LOL) As for the terms, I consult him before I do anything that concerns both of us. I don’t pester him with questions about him and me. Well, fine, I do, but not as much as I did with my past dates. With this guy, I’m adopting a little bit of both my “establish the rules” approach and the “go with the flow” approach.

So there you go. Nishiboy is once again dating. Let’s see if this one works.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Sebastian Castro on FLY Love Yourself

Sebastian Castro, star of the phenomenal YouTube hit “Bubble,” talks about HIV in The Love Yourself Project's new chic and cheeky instructional video entitled:

"FLY Love Yourself: How to Enjoy Sex and Avoid HIV."