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Party!  The LGBT Bloggers Party for Pride that we’ve all been waiting for is finally here! Previously, I posted this invite online:

We are inviting all Filipino Gay and Lesbian Bloggers to take part in this year’s Pride March which will take place sometime in December!  Yes, we know it may still be too early, but we’re inviting you all to join us as we celebrate Pride! The organizers of this year’s Pride March — Task Force Pride and Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) — are inviting us all to form a Bloggers Contingent for this year’s march.

There is no definite date yet, but we will post updates here soon.

Also, we can have an LGBT Bloggers Night slash meet-up sometime in October or November (I will work on getting sponsors for the venue and possibly food) for us to get to know each other more, unite our ranks, fight for our rights, and of course… party!

The world wide web has heard our voices online, why not let the rest of the offline world hear us too?

Thanks much to Red Box, the country’s leading karaoke and entertainment establishment, who gladly showed their support by agreeing to sponsor this event!  Red Box is a very staunch supporter of the online community and I’m glad they also support the LGBT online community! Yey to Red Box!  Also big thanks goes to our friends at GeiserMaclang who helped us with this sponsorship!

Details:

November 16, 2008 – Sunday
7pm @ Red Box Greenbelt Branch
Red Box will cover venue and food

This party is open to all LGBT bloggers (whatever your blog content may be), who are willing to join us all in the much-awaited Manila Pride March 2008! During this party, aside from having fun , we will also be consolidating our ranks as we prepare for the LGBT Bloggers Contingent at the Pride March on December 6, 2008.

Bloggers who are not gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (aka straight), but who support the gay community and are willing to join our contingent at the Pride March, and show their support, are also welcome to join us!

(Oh and by the way, my Win a Wii Party at Red Box promo is still ongoing!  Click here for details!)

Registration form is after the jump.
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There are many kinds of bloggers. There are many kinds of gay bloggers. And there are many kinds of Filipino gay blogs and bloggers from all over the Philippines and the rest of the world! But how do you keep track of all of them? How do you see them?

The answer to this question is Rainbow Bloggers Philippines!  Rainbow Bloggers Philippines is a group of Filipino gay bloggers from all over the world.

Rainbow Bloggers Philippines

I’m personally very happy and proud to be part of this group.  I’m much happier because it sort of is a dream-come-true moment for me.  In April 2007, I wished that there was a venue for gay bloggers in the Philippines to form a community of our own, or even just a Gay Bloggers Summit. Thanks to the wonderful people who started Rainbow Blogs Philippines, that dream has come true for me!

The blog is now bustling with color and flair as gay bloggers have already started posting and contributing their stories and entries to the blog.

Want to know more about Rainbow Bloggers Philippines or want to join it? Visit Rainbow Bloggers Philippines now!

(You can still sign up for the Filipino Gay Bloggers for the Pride March here!)

Here’s the list of Fantabulous Filipino Gay Blogs who have signed up to be a part of the most colorful blog organization this side of the blogosphere: Read the rest of this entry »

.MOV (pronounced “dot-mov”), the first digital filmfest in the Philippines which jumpstarted the digital revolution in the country back in 2002, will have its third edition in Robinsons Galleria Cinema from September 30 to October 7, 2008.

The Opening Night will be on September 30, Tuesday, and the Closing & Awards Night will be on October 4, Saturday. Parallel screenings in the cities of Bacolod , Dumaguete, and Iloilo will be held from September 24 to October 7.

For group screenings, workshops, tickets and other related inquiries and information, contact dotmov@gmail. com, bien@bannedmoviespilipinas.com, and visit www.movfest. com.

| CHECK OUT THE 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival Schedule here |

PRICES:
Opening Night Ceremony including Film Concert – Php 100
Festival screening ticket prices at Php 100
Except for:
Film Concerts Oct. 1 -3 – Php 150
Death in the Land of Encantos – Php 200
Closing Night (including Awards Ceremony, Film Concert and Oberhausen MTV Party) – Php 250

The 3rd .MOV International Digital Film Festival is presented by Filmless Films in cooperation with Robinsons Movieworld, Indiesine, Parco, Geiser Maclang, Mogwai, Click the City, Jam 88.3, Terno Recordings, Dakila, Video 48, FHM, LVN, NU, RX, Green Papaya, MTV, Backdoor Ventures, Absurd Republic, Studio 23, Dupe and Kolektib.

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We are inviting all Filipino Gay and Lesbian Bloggers to take part in this year’s Pride March which will take place sometime in December!  Yes, we know it may still be too early, but we’re inviting you all to join us as we celebrate Pride! The organizers of this year’s Pride March — Task Force Pride and Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP) — are inviting us all to form a Bloggers Contingent for this year’s march.

There is no definite date yet, but we will post updates here soon.

Also, we can have an LGBT Bloggers Night slash meet-up sometime in October or November (I will work on getting sponsors for the venue and possibly food) for us to get to know each other more, unite our ranks, fight for our rights, and of course… party!

The world wide web has heard our voices online, why not let the rest of the offline world hear us too?

If you want to be part of this contingent, please send an email to: gaybloggers@baklaako.com or fill out the form below:

If you have gay and lesbian friends who want to join the Pride March in December but do not have blogs, why not ask them to start one?  There’s Livejournal, Wordpress.com, Multiply, Blogspot, Vox, and a whole lot more!

So come one, come all!  In or out of the closet, come na!

In case you haven’t noticed yet,  I have been posting a lot about “The Thank You Girls!” lately, and this is all because I love it so much that I can define darkness now (after watching the premiere night two weeks ago). No, I am not paid to blog about the film, nor am I getting anything in return for posting about it.  I just love the film so much that I would want everyone in the world to watch it.  Besides,  this film was shot in Davao, my hometown, and the cast and director are my kababayans! 

The Thank You Girls!  will have its premiere night in Davao City tonight, September 8, 2008 at Gaisano Mall of Davao.  Tickets are pegged at P100.00 only!  So to all our friends in Davao, go na and maki-”Char Lang!”

Regular screening of The Thank You Girls! in Davao will be from September 10 (my birthday!) to September 16 at Gaisano Mall of Davao.  

Friends from Metro Manila will have the chance to catch this film beginning September 23 (Advance Screening) at Robinsons Galleria IndieSine.  Regular run in Metro Manila will be on September 24 to September 30.

Oh and yeah, did I mention that The Thank You Girls! will be screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival on September 25 to October 10? Details about the Dragons and Tigers Competition for emerging Asian directors are on Bebs Gohetia’s blog.

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I would like to congratulate Bebs Gohetia and the cast and crew of The Thank You Girls, not only for a successful premiere night but for producing such a fantabulous film!

For those of you who missed the premiere night, don’t fret for you will have a chance to also “define darkness” and take the beautiful journey aboard the “Char Lang” jeepney! Here’s the screening schedule:

Sept 8 – Premiere Night (Davao) at Gaisano Mall of Davao. Tickets at P100.

Sept 10-16 – Regular Showing (Davao) at Gaisano Mall of Davao

Sept 23 – Advance Screening 9:00pm Robinsons Indiesine

Sept 24-30 – Regular screening (Manila) Robinsons Indiesine

Don’t be a thank you girl and miss this film (which is set to compete in an upcoming International film festival)!

Now who says gay indie films are all tragic and full of nudity?

“If God knows, God knows!”

(Visit the Thank You Girls official website for more info.)

Char Lang,

AJ

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I don’t know when this building was “wrapped” and “unbuttoned”, but as I was on my way to Quezon City last week, I was surprised with the gigantic man standing along EDSA.  Apparently, it’s the Levi’s 501 Live Unbuttoned Ad.

It is the largest outdoor advertising (as of today. god knows how many will follow suit) in the Philippines. According to press releases¹, the ad:

covers three out of four panels of exterior glass walls of the PET Plans Tower Building in Makati and spans a whopping total area of 47,000 square feet- approximately the same size as 10 NBA basketball courts or 20 standard-sized billboards!

Now that is indeed huge! I took some photos but failed to get a lot so I took more on my return and got a pretty interesting “shot” of another ad which, to me, was quite odd and very interesting (since it had a shirtless, half-naked Will Devaughn on it!)

More photos after the jump.
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While we’re waiting for Episode 3 which airs tonight (and other nights this week), we’ll share some quotes from last week’s episode!
Lord Maturan:  Chismis to sa Mascara!

Veejay Floresca:  The Veejay Floresca that you can see in my dress is basically the craftsmanship.

Someone: “Double time daw.”
Aries Lagat: “Double your watch!”

Aries Lagat: “Kelangan ko pang umuwi.  kelangan ko pang magpakain ng baboy no?”

Lord Maturan: “We’re going to die!”
(to Lorymer) “Star ka talaga!  Ikaw na!”

Ivan Raborar: “So far, kerri ko pa naman.”

Ava Paguyo: “But I hope that when I’m done, I could say that this dress, is like it’s when Mr. Ben and I married, this will be our kid.”

Aries Lagat: “Oh my god, my jacket’s here! Sige diyan, ka lang ha, si kapatid mo, mamaya… Sasama na siya sa iyo.”

Aries Lagat (to Loida’s garment on a dress form)
Tabi diyan! Bakit nilalagay niyo dito? ‘Wag niyo itatabi sa akin. There’s a big difference.

Jaz Cerezo (as a reaction to Aries’ comment): Aaay, maldita!

Eli Gonzales (on Aries Lagat): “I just can’t look at him.”

Eli Gonzales (on Aries Lagat):  I would rather be an inspiration for the Read the rest of this entry »