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Bakla Meets HappySlip

February 18th, 2008

“Now that you have traveled around the Philippines, how will you relate the current socio-political and economic situation of the country to Heath Ledger’s Death?…” was the first half of the question that I wrote down on those pink happy slips of paper that the organizers, the great Yehey! team, placed on top of the tables at the Happy Slip Meet and Greet session at Mag:Net Cafe at Bonifacio High Street.


Video courtesy of Vlogger Extra-ordinaire Coy Caballes

My question was the first one to be read out to Christine “Happy Slip” Gambito during the Q&A portion of the event. I was smoking at the patio/terrace of the cafe so I barely heard Christine’s answer to that half of the question. I think she said something funny [she imitated Miss Teen South Carolina], judging from the minor hysterics and smirks emanating from the audience’s faces through the glass that separated me from the rest of the event. The host then continued, “No, I’m kidding, he [referring to me the question-er] actually wrote that here,” and continued reading: “no, I’m kidding. My real question is now that you have traveled the country, what’s the one thing that’s only available here in the Philippines that you would love to be readily available to you in New York.”

When I went on stage, as you can see in the video, » Read more: Bakla Meets HappySlip

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