"Ped Xing: Tatawid Ka Ba Kahit Nakamamatay?"

THE UP REPERTORY COMPANY and Office for Initiatives in Culture and in the Arts with UP Judo Club, UP Theta Epsilon Sorority, UP GE Club, UP GeMS, UP Layap, UP FLIPP and PSYSC proudly present
"Ped Xing: Tatawid Ka Ba Kahit Nakamamatay?"

Sept 8, 17, 22, 24 | 3 and 7pm
Sept 7, 21 | 7pm

Aldaba Recital Hall, UP Diliman

For September 24 3PM show tickets, contact Gie at 0926-577-2393

Ticket price: P180

Robredo wake now in Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) - The remains of the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo arrived in Malacañang before noon Friday for a two-day wake.

The plane carrying Robredo landed at the Villamor Airbase in Pasay City at around 10:18 a.m. after leaving the Pili Airport at past 9 a.m. The plane carrying his family and several colleagues and officials arrived earlier.

The late Interior secretary was given arrival honors by the Armed Forces. Wearing black armbands, several Cabinet members and local government officials also waited for the secretary at the airbase.

The hearse carrying Robredo left the Villamor Airbase shortly before 11 a.m.

From Villamor Air Base, Robredo's remains were escorted by the Presidential Security Group (PSG) and the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing as the funeral cortege passed through Andrews Road, Airport Road, Roxas Boulevard, Padre Burgos Street, Finance Road,. Ayala Boulevard, Ayala Bridge and Solano Street.

People also came in droves to see the funeral cortege of the late Interior secretary.

President Aquino led the arrival honors and reception ceremony for the late DILG Secretary. Robredo's funeral cortege arrived at the Palace at 11:17 am.
After the arrival honors, President Aquino had lunch with the Robredo family.
Robredo’s remains are scheduled to lie in state at the Palace's Kalayaan Hall from Friday until Sunday morning when his body will be brought back to Naga.
The Palace noted that this is the first time that a wake will be held at the hall, which was formerly named Maharlika Hall during the Marcos administration. It also decided to hold the wake at the Kalayaan Hall for easier access to the public who will visit Robredo's wake.
Memorial services sponsored by the DILG, attached agencies and the Local Government Leagues; urban poor groups; and the Kaya Natin Movement will be held from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday following the reception ceremony.
Friday’s public viewing will be held from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. after a mass at 6 p.m.
The public viewing will resume on Saturday at 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A mass will follow at 6 p.m.
Memorial services sponsored by the Liberal Party of the Philippines and Robredo’s fellow cabinet members will then be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.
Robredo back to Naga
Robredo's remains will be brought back to Naga City on Sunday. His wife, Leni, said the late secretary preferred to be cremated and laid to rest in Naga.
The government earlier offered Robredo's family to have the late secretary buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
Robredo died after the Piper Seneca plane that was carrying him crashed into the waters of Masbate last Saturday.
It took divers until Tuesday morning to find his body. The plane crash also killed his two pilot companions, Capt. Jessup Bahinting and Nepalese Kshitiz Chand.
Only Robredo’s aide Jun Abrazado survived the accident.
Robredo is survived by his wife Leni and three daughters Aika, Patricia and Jillian.
State funeral
The funeral committee, in its bulletin no. 6 issued through the Official Gazette, said the incumbent president and vice president, former presidents and vice presidents, the Senate president, the Speaker of the House, national artists, and national scientists are entitled to a state funeral.
The committee said this protocol “is based on the precedence observed by the Philippine government, which closely adheres to the protocol of the government of the United States.”
However, the President, in his capacity as head of state and commander-in-chief, has the prerogative of ordering a state funeral for any citizen who is deemed of sufficient stature to deserve such an honor.
The last state funeral was held on July 4, 2012 for the late National Scientist Perla Santos-Ocampo. The last state funeral for a former President was for the late President Diosdado Macapagal in 1997, the committee said.
The committee added that a state funeral involves the following:
1. Expenses for funeral services are defrayed by the state;
2. A Book of Condolence is opened for dignitaries in the Philippines and in foreign posts of the Philippines.
3. The term lying in state is used, which is a term used for public viewings during state funerals;
4. Arrival, Departure, and Final Military Honors are rendered.


By Dharel Placido, ABS-CBNnews.com
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/08/24/12/robredo-wake-transfers-malaca%C3%B1ang

Why I Hate Copied Facebook Statuses

Do you see updates like this on Facebook?

Every day, thousands of poorly written, copied statuses are posted on Facebook. Copied statuses suffer the worst fate of having no creativity, and they are often ignored. 90% of people won’t post these updates. Post this status and take a stand.

Ugh. I despise those updates.

Way to suck the fun out of Facebook.

I get it that there are causes you support and want to raise awareness about. We all have similar passion for issues that move us. But Facebook, Twitter, or whatever social network gives you the chance to use your own words and creativity to share your experience.

Don’t just parrot the words of others. Use this unique opportunity to change hearts and minds with your story. Why do you believe in this cause? Why should I? What can we do to make a difference besides mindlessly updating our Facebook status that only a limited network will see?

Real change requires real action. Posting to Facebook is a step, but it’s a very minor step towards real change.

So stop copying other people’s crappy statuses, shut your laptop, and get to work making a difference in the things you believe in.

How will you make this crappy world a better place?

PHat? Fat? Old? Whatever :-)

What happens if you stopped working out for almost 3 months & added burgers, fries, and soda to your "merienda" / daily snacks?

The answer? This is what happens. LOL!

My face has become round. My gosh! It used to be square. Hahaha!

Dati kwadrado eh. Hehe!

Well...I am getting older. I mean I'll be 37 this year. It comes with age ;-)

Yeah right! Who am I fooling? I'm just too lazy to exercise.

I have my own humble personal gym at home and yet I was too lazy to workout.

Maybe I should aim to become a stocky huggable bear instead of becoming lean like I used to. It's much easier that way. All I need to do is focus on the chest and arms and not worry about the tummy. I can eat whatever I want. Yehey! ;-)

Really, there are a lot of men out there who chase & hunt stocky bears, I mean my partner has some chasers of his own. Hahaha! Shhhh!!! Don't tell him I said that ;-p

 Problem is, I'm not tall. I'm only 5'7" and bears are supposed to be tall. Huhuhu! Grrr!!! :-(

Now I know why the young ones flirting with me in PRomeo call me "daddy." LOL!

Anyway, I'll be back in shape in less than 2 months. Kabisado ko na naman katawan ko eh. The tummy is my problem area. I like my weight now actually, I just want to tone my midsection. 

Cardio + Weights + Pilates will do the trick.

This was me back in 2006 teasing the cam in my gym. Yeah, I'm a tease. Got a problem? I hope not. Hehe! I was 31 and was only weighing around 130-135 lbs. I am now close to 150lbs. My stomach was really flat back then. Time really does change everything.
I sometimes miss version 2006 Toyo but we all have to freakin' age. LOL!
Hay naku tumatanda na talaga ako. Kaasar! ;-p
Moving on to another subject. This recent message in PRomeo made my day. Hahaha!

This is what I get for posting numerous shirtless pics in that website.
Napapagkamalan tuloy callboy. 
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire! At least may asim pa pala ang inyong abang lingkod. Haha!
I often get such messages like the one above especially when I was much younger.
I just delete them. Although sometimes I'm tempted to ask how much they're gonna offer just so I could find out what my ummm...market value is. Market value??!!! Hahaha!
Is my market value appreciating as I grow older like fine wine or has it depreciated over time?
Hmmm..... LOL!
Dati may nagmessage pa sa akin. 10K daw a month and ibabahay ako. 10K? Kulang yon pang monthly grocery ko no. Tapos nakita ko pa yung background ng room niya sa pic. Mukhang yari lang sa plywood ang dingding, kita yung pako, wala pang pintura, posters ang ginawang wallpaper. Dios Mio!!! Haha! Hay naku!
Oh well, the hassles of being online. A person post shirtless pics of himself and then some people immediately assume that he's some gay-for-pay?
I used get all worked up about what people think about me, but the good thing about getting older...I realized it's really what you think and feel about yourself that's most important :-)
Now if it was Ricky Martin who sent that message....well....
Ricky Martin, I love and lust you!
I promise it'll be worth it from sunrise to sundown.
All for free. All through the night!  Hehehe! ;-)

BY: toyo925

me, confused? I think not!

I know saying that am still considering getting married to a woman, probably raised eyebrows. The thing is, though I have accepted that I am gay, I am not a transsexual who would really want to become a woman, I am no a queen nor a drag. I am also not the type of gay who would rather be burned in hell than to be in bed with a woman. Let me repeat something I’ve already stated in a few of my posts. Though I am gay and I love boys/guys, I still get attracted to and aroused by women. And I am not, closing my doors to meeting some lady who might be worthy of marrying and spending my whole life with, and be happy.

Some gay people might say that this is silly, crazy even. Maybe some people might even think that I am just confused or still am confused, because staying in the closet is already robbing me of the opportunities to be happy and maybe even find some guy or gay guy who would love me for life. But at the moment, this is my stand, I don't think I am confused, I know who I am and I am just keeping my options open for now. I am not ready to come out of the closet, because it might close the door to the possibility of having relationship with women, and for some other reasons that I might divulge in some future post.

On the Cher

I've been riding the Cher buses, pag uwian nga lang. People from the south are probably familiar with the Cher bus lines. Yep, those green classy tourist buses?

I could remember during my Busko days, favorite kong bus nun MassTransit. Those were the red ones with yellow stripes. At par din quality nila. Pero mas sosyal pa rin ang Cher.

These days, ordinary buses na lang ang meron. I wonder what happened to their aircon and coaster buses. Cute yung coasters, kasi 2+2 seats lang per row instead of the standard 3+2. But of course, medyo mahal yung fare kasi nga lesser capacity.

It's a good thing merong mga buses like them. Presko and maaliwalas ang biyahe, even though you're so tired and exhausted from work already.

This week our sked was 1pm to 10pm. So I am very fortunate to still catch Cher buses at Cubao around 11pm. Minsan tiyagaan lang pag-antay.

Haay, 11pm nako kung makarating ng Cubao. Ang mga elevator sa CyberMall, dios me! Que babagal at parating punuan! Sus!

Last week when I was sked 3pm-12mn, hala! Pahirapan talaga. Sometimes I ended up riding an ordinary bus na lang. I won't ride an aircon Alabang-only bus kasi I will still need to ride a jeepney to my place.

Eh di ordinary bus na lang na hanggang Pacita, at least one ride lang.

But(!), hope I could settle na either in Pasig or along Shaw. Been having Alabang-Libis back-and-forth for a month already. Kakapagod na din. 4-5 hours a day ang nakakain for travel time alone. Haay...

Gay Expressions

I have 2 openly-gay colleagues in my class in training which of course made each and every day of our training absolutely fun and hilarious.

One is of course my dear friend Rodel whom I'll be missing since he's not part of my team.

The other one, who's more flamboyant, has several expressions made up in class. Even the straight guys picked up some of his verbal expressions.

I will list some of them here and include some usage na rin. Yung may asterisk (*) na-adapt ko na completely.

WIS = means "no", or "never" or maybe "not at all", usually done with the 'no' finger gesture {Ay, wis ang ipis!}
ENVERGA = a variation of imbierna or imberna which means "annoyed" or "annoying"; name originally taken from one of our colleague's school in Quezon {Na-enverga ako sa'yo!}
WICHELLES = an extended variation of "wis"
ERBOG = being horny or sexually stimulated {Nakaka-erbog siya...}
GURL = variation of "girl", usually pronounced by "guurrrll" {Gurrll, musta na?!}
BECKY BOOM = gay, discreet gayguy; sometimes spoken as "Vecki Voom"; also "Veckis" {Ay, mukha siyang Vecki!}
TIBOLI = lesbian; coined from "tibo" which means lesbian
*LIGWAK = varies on usage ~ failed, dead, removed, trashed out {Ligwak ang beauty mo, ning!}
*GORA = "go on", "let's go" {Gora na, ning!}

Other expressions:
*"Ay, sorry!" or Visayan-accented "Ay, sorrehh!"
*"Kamusta naman yan?!"
"Yun oh!"
"Nahiya naman ako sa ..."

 


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