The Photos of the NEW ME

Mga pictures nako this 2009..


Bisan naa koy acrophobia, hala sige biraha!!! Ni-sakay ko kay libre man courtesy of the QA Team.. D best birthday here in Cebu!

The Metamorphosis of Bebe Gandanghari

Metamorphosis is a beautiful thing especially for butterflies, and what if it happens to someone who isn't?

January 16, 2009 was a shocker - Rustom Padilla died and Ms. Bebe Gandanghari was born. Well, it's not literally the demise of his earthly body but by his transformation into a mademoiselle.

Bebe Gandanghari has had a fair share of jeers and cheers when she came out and trust me she didn't get what she had bargained for. If you ask me of my opinion well, I RESPECT him.

I respect him because it's his, err.. her choice. In every gay's life the coming out chapter is ALWAYS the hardest as it requires great confidence (and a lot of alcohol). In my case, coming out was no easy feat - having to contend with the worries of the future, the communal stigma and of course acceptance of the family.

I won't judge him of what he has become and by judging him would be detrimental to my own existence. When I notice myself judging others I remember how I feel when others judge me. What if I'm Bebe, would I feel good? The HELL NO!!!

We just don't get it. Do we? We have been too preoccupied by the gender gaps and biases thus forgetting the fundamental issue of having a voice needed to be heard. A human voice that clamors for understanding and acceptance. We have neglected the human side of Bebe and carelessly judged her.

If we can't be happy of what she has become then the very least we could do is to be in touch with our human side and leave her alone.

Just like a butterfly any person whether gay or straight, woman or man, Bebe or Rustom, deserves to change - everything should be fair and square. If it means changing your sexual orientation or belief, so be it! Who knows that change can be good for you.

2010 Philippine General Elections

Presidential Aspirants:

Manny Villar
Noli de Castro
Mar Roxas
Loren Legarda
Bayani Fernando
Richard Gordon

Among the aspirants above, I personally like Richard Gordon. I'll just keep you posted for the latest buzz in our upcoming Presidential Elections.

Wishlist for the next Elections:

*Automated Elections
*Purged Voters'List
*Clean, Peaceful & Honest Elections
*Program-centric elections
*Monthly Debate of the Presidential Aspirants

And by the way, here's what I gathered from one of the forums:

Gordon forming own party

INSISTING that he remains an independent and not a member of any administration party, Senator Richard Gordon is building up a base for “Bagumbayan Movement” which will be the vehicle for his presidential plans.

Although elected to the Senate as an administration candidate in 2007, Gordon said his ties with President Arroyo have been severely strained by his role, as chairman of the Blue Ribbon committee, in investigating scandals and irregularities in the executive branch.

He said a very graphic sign of his estrangement from Malacañang was that he did not receive any invitation to last week’s caucus of administration’s political allies belonging to the Lakas Christian-Muslim Democrats and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino in Clark, Pampanga.

Which was ironic because Gordon is listed as one of the six names from whom the administration will pick its standard-bearer for the 2010 presidential election. The other five are Vice President Noli de Castro, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman Bayani Fernando and Quezon City Mayor Feliciano Belmonte.

Gordon said although he welcomes any political party that will support his presidential aspiration, he may ultimately rely on his own organization, the Bagumbayan movement, which he intends to convert into a party.

“The point is am I looking for Lakas? Of course, politics is addition. But do I know what Lakas stands for? Do I know what the Nacionalista Party or the Liberal Party stands for? That has always been my problem... There are no political parties that stand for any political ideology,” he told Standard Today.

“That is why we are always playing musical chairs whenever there is a new president. Everybody joins his or her party. So the long and short of it is we have a Bagumbayan movement. We have filed a petition with the Commission on Elections for political party status and anyone who wants to coalesce with us, they are welcome to do so.” Fel V. Maragay
http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?...ics3_feb6_2009