Vanilla Pleasures

I get sick of listening to straight people complain about, "Well, hey, we don't have a heterosexual-pride day, why do you need a gay-pride day?" I remember when I was a kid I'd always ask my mom: "Why don't we have a Kid's Day? We have a Mother's Day and a Father's Day, but why don't we have a Kid's Day?" My mom would always say, "Every day is Kid's Day." To all those heterosexuals that bitch about gay pride, I say the same thing: Every day is heterosexual-pride day! Can't you people enjoy your banquet and not piss on those of us enjoying our crumbs over here in the corner? -Rob Nash

"happy father's day, tatay." I sent a text message that day. Our father-son relationship was far from conventional. We have different styles. Usually these differnces would lead us to clashing. Tatay has the typical Filipino male machismo, very manual and a tad bit arrogant. On the other hand, I am his typical gay son. Dun palang plakda na. He has many faults, and believe me, they were quite amazing faults but our family has always drawn strenght from him I remember my mom's story. Once they lived in San Andres Bukid. It was an apartment in a modest area. Her silver necklaced was snatched right out from her neck. Crying as my father arrived, she told him the story of how it happened. Father went out and after some time he returned with her necklace. My mother never asked. She just trusted. Our life in Cavite is yet another story. There was one time when my sister-in-law some some men on our roof, probably checking out stuff to steal. So when my parents got h...

The Ex had infidelity issues. During the time it was not a matter for him. 'Twas inconsequential to the relationship,he thought. Infidelity was, at a point, inevitable in a shared life. He had his mind set on the goal. Blessed are those immune to such.

“Robert will never keep to one bed,” Lyanna had told him at Winterfell, on the night long ago when their father had promised her hand to the young Lord of Storm’s End. “I hear he has gotten a child on some girl in the Vale.” Ned had held the babe in his arms; he could scarcely deny her, nor would he lie to his sister, but he had assured her that what Robert did before their betrothal was of no matter, that he was a good man and true who would love her with all his heart. Lyanna had only smiled. “Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man’s nature.” - A Game of Thrones, George RR Martin

You know that feeling when you’re just waiting, waiting to get home into your room, close the door, fall into bed, and just let everything out that you kept in all day, that feeling of both relief and desperation? Nothing is wrong, but nothing is right either, and you’re tired, tired of everything, tired of nothing, and you just want someone to be there and tell you it’s okay, but no one’s going to be there, and you know you have to be strong for yourself, because no one can fix you. But you’re tired of waiting, tired of having to be the one to fix yourself and everyone else, tired of being strong, and for once, you just want it to be easy, to be simple, to be helped, to be saved, but you know you won’t be, but you’re still hoping and you’re still wishing and you’re still staying strong and fighting with tears in your eyes. You’re fighting.

There are some people who come for me for advice. Dito nagsimula ang aking mga infamous   coaching session. Marami naman natulungan. Marami rin namang dumedma.  Kailangan naman natin ng punto de vista ng ibang tao lalo't nasa isang emosyonal na sitwasyon tayo. Ito ay isang liham kasaysayan ng isang kaibigan. Nais kong makuha ang inyong opinyon ukol sa mga katangahan n'ya sa buhay. Legend: X = si friend Y = friend 1 ni X Z = friend 2 ni X X and Z have known each other for years. This frienship involved some sexual benefits along the way. Z tags along Y to hang out in X's place one Sunday night. Inevitably, there were "group activities" involved till Monday night. They had fun and planned another meet up at X's place after a fortnight. Y and Z decide to get into a relationship. Out of respect, they tell this to X. Now, X is half hearted to go with the plan of hanging out with them on the scheduled weekend. He fears that he'd just feel le...