...so Matt and I went to The Grove last night with my workmates John, Vera and John's partner Ed to watch "Brokeback Mountain" (the gay cowboy movie with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhall) and I gotta say...it's pretty damnedy good. You could take away the gay sex and making out scenes and it'd STILL be damnedy good. That's saying something.
I honestly don't know how it'll play in the rest of this country (i.e. outside of LA, San Francisco and New York) but here's hoping it opens a few minds. I was talking about it with Matt this morning and it's really refreshing to go see a gay-themed movie where no one is a hairdresser or fashion-obsessed or does the bend-and-snap. Granted it was the 1960's, but still.
My point is...when it comes to your town GO SEE IT! Even you straight men! You actually see more female nudity than male. Who knew that that chick from the Princess Diaries had such huge knockers?
On our next-movies-to-watch list: Memoirs of a Geisha and King Kong.
On another note, I'd say the audience for the movie was about 75% gay male. I overheard a conversation behind me about this guy telling this other guy about his new boyfriend...and I quote "We've been dating since August and he can barely speak English but he gets great discounts at the Four Seasons!". *sigh* One step forward, two steps back for my people...
Song of the Day: "A Love That Will Never Grow Old" - Emmylou Harris
Weekend in LA
...so here's a little update on the past weekend happenings:
- My iPod died on Friday afternoon. *sigh* I miss him so much... I'm going to have to wait to resurrect him until I get home. Apparently upgrading to iTunes 6.01 didn't agree with my iPod because of some random issue with Toshiba laptops. Maybe my iPod was just homophobic.
- I went clubbing @ Rage in West Hollywood on Friday night with my friend Clay. It happened to be "GAMeBOI" which is an 18+ gay asian night. Both Clay and I are in our 30's so didn't we feel like we were shopping in the junior department. Although every time some guy (almost always under 21 'coz he didn't have a I'm-twenty-one bracelet on) looked at me Clay felt the need to shout out "He's married!". (What...'coz I'm in a relationship I'm not allowed to get a little attention?) :)
- There were these two Get-A-Room couples upstairs on the balcony @ Rage and I swear I was just embarrassed for them. Although in their defense, they all probably still all live at home and this is their chance at getting some.
- Why are there ALWAYS the obligatory 65 year old men floating around solo on gay asian nights?
- I didn't get to watch "Brokeback Mountain" on Saturday 'coz I couldn't get to The Grove (which is the only place in LA showing it). I tried to rent a car during the day on Saturday but unfortunately I woke up @ 1.30pm and the car rental place closed @ 2pm. Oh well.
- I ended up going to the gym @ 9.30pm on Saturday night before watching "The Chronicles of Narnia". There was like, 20 people at the gym. I think that's a lot of people for a Saturday night. In my head I kept thinking "Losers! I'm on here on business, what's your excuse?", but then after some careful observation I realised it was mostly gay guys pumping themselves up before clubbing. Narnia was pretty good, by the way. Some of those half man/half horse guys were pretty hot. There were no half women/half horses though...so I can only assume they were all gay and had the ability to reproduce? Kinda like seahorses.
- Matt arrived on Sunday morning - YAY! "I've missed you"-sex is always the best.
- Dragged Matt to Universal City Walk on Sunday afternoon 'coz I was craving Tommy's burgers. It gave me instant diahorrea but DAMN it was good.
- We're deciding on what to do this upcoming weekend. Vegas or San Diego?
Have a great work week people! :)
Song of the Day: "Kahit Isang Saglit" - Martin Nievera. Don't ask me what he's singing about though...I have no idea.
- My iPod died on Friday afternoon. *sigh* I miss him so much... I'm going to have to wait to resurrect him until I get home. Apparently upgrading to iTunes 6.01 didn't agree with my iPod because of some random issue with Toshiba laptops. Maybe my iPod was just homophobic.
- I went clubbing @ Rage in West Hollywood on Friday night with my friend Clay. It happened to be "GAMeBOI" which is an 18+ gay asian night. Both Clay and I are in our 30's so didn't we feel like we were shopping in the junior department. Although every time some guy (almost always under 21 'coz he didn't have a I'm-twenty-one bracelet on) looked at me Clay felt the need to shout out "He's married!". (What...'coz I'm in a relationship I'm not allowed to get a little attention?) :)
- There were these two Get-A-Room couples upstairs on the balcony @ Rage and I swear I was just embarrassed for them. Although in their defense, they all probably still all live at home and this is their chance at getting some.
- Why are there ALWAYS the obligatory 65 year old men floating around solo on gay asian nights?
- I didn't get to watch "Brokeback Mountain" on Saturday 'coz I couldn't get to The Grove (which is the only place in LA showing it). I tried to rent a car during the day on Saturday but unfortunately I woke up @ 1.30pm and the car rental place closed @ 2pm. Oh well.
- I ended up going to the gym @ 9.30pm on Saturday night before watching "The Chronicles of Narnia". There was like, 20 people at the gym. I think that's a lot of people for a Saturday night. In my head I kept thinking "Losers! I'm on here on business, what's your excuse?", but then after some careful observation I realised it was mostly gay guys pumping themselves up before clubbing. Narnia was pretty good, by the way. Some of those half man/half horse guys were pretty hot. There were no half women/half horses though...so I can only assume they were all gay and had the ability to reproduce? Kinda like seahorses.
- Matt arrived on Sunday morning - YAY! "I've missed you"-sex is always the best.
- Dragged Matt to Universal City Walk on Sunday afternoon 'coz I was craving Tommy's burgers. It gave me instant diahorrea but DAMN it was good.
- We're deciding on what to do this upcoming weekend. Vegas or San Diego?
Have a great work week people! :)
Song of the Day: "Kahit Isang Saglit" - Martin Nievera. Don't ask me what he's singing about though...I have no idea.
L.A. Story
...so I've been in LA for 5 days now and it's been kinda surreal. A few observations I've made:
- If the US needs to question their obesity rates, all they need to do is take a look at the portion-sizes. I haven't been able to finish a meal yet...even if my meal is an appetiser!
- Everyone is calorie-obsessed. Either they're eating them by the truckload, or burning them by the truckload.
- Having said that, the gym I joined (24 Hour Fitness @ Sherman Oaks) is a freakshow. I've never seen so much silicone and plastic surgery jiggling on treadmills before. DD cups just look wrong on a woman who's 4'10" with a waist the size of a frisbee.
- Chuck Norris is pretty short. He goes to my gym, as does Mekhi Phifer. They're very blase about their celebrities here.
- Within a 1 mile radius of my office there's a MacDonalds, Burger King, IHOP (International House of Pancakes), Islands Burgers and Chinese place. I'm kinda stuck when it comes to healthy breakfast choices.
- Don't have the breakfast burrito from MacDonalds. It shall be known from this point forth as "Vomit Wrap".
- You're screwed if you don't have a car here. Yes yes I should know that already having been here about 100 times.
- I miss Matt.
- I cannot wait to get to San Francisco and New York (aka cities-with-decent-public-transport-options).
On another note, I feel a movie watching weekend coming up. The Chronicles of Narnia, Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha all open this weekend. Woot!
Song Of The Day: "Wish You Well" - Bernard Fanning. One of the best feel-good break-up songs ever.
- If the US needs to question their obesity rates, all they need to do is take a look at the portion-sizes. I haven't been able to finish a meal yet...even if my meal is an appetiser!
- Everyone is calorie-obsessed. Either they're eating them by the truckload, or burning them by the truckload.
- Having said that, the gym I joined (24 Hour Fitness @ Sherman Oaks) is a freakshow. I've never seen so much silicone and plastic surgery jiggling on treadmills before. DD cups just look wrong on a woman who's 4'10" with a waist the size of a frisbee.
- Chuck Norris is pretty short. He goes to my gym, as does Mekhi Phifer. They're very blase about their celebrities here.
- Within a 1 mile radius of my office there's a MacDonalds, Burger King, IHOP (International House of Pancakes), Islands Burgers and Chinese place. I'm kinda stuck when it comes to healthy breakfast choices.
- Don't have the breakfast burrito from MacDonalds. It shall be known from this point forth as "Vomit Wrap".
- You're screwed if you don't have a car here. Yes yes I should know that already having been here about 100 times.
- I miss Matt.
- I cannot wait to get to San Francisco and New York (aka cities-with-decent-public-transport-options).
On another note, I feel a movie watching weekend coming up. The Chronicles of Narnia, Brokeback Mountain and Memoirs of a Geisha all open this weekend. Woot!
Song Of The Day: "Wish You Well" - Bernard Fanning. One of the best feel-good break-up songs ever.
US of A
...so I leave for Los Angeles in a couple of hours. My itinerary looks a little like this:
LA - Dec 3rd - 23rd
SF - Dec 23rd - 28th
NY - Dec 28th - Jan 2nd
If you're in any of those towns durin' any of those times - drop me a line! My cell phone will be working over there so you can text me there too.
For those that Matt and I won't be seeing over the holiday period, have a safe and very happy and gay Christmas and New Years. For those of you that we'll be bumping into...get your livers ready! :)
Song of the Day: "Hung Up" - Madonna. That song has just irritated me to the point of being catchy. Damn you Madonna!
LA - Dec 3rd - 23rd
SF - Dec 23rd - 28th
NY - Dec 28th - Jan 2nd
If you're in any of those towns durin' any of those times - drop me a line! My cell phone will be working over there so you can text me there too.
For those that Matt and I won't be seeing over the holiday period, have a safe and very happy and gay Christmas and New Years. For those of you that we'll be bumping into...get your livers ready! :)
Song of the Day: "Hung Up" - Madonna. That song has just irritated me to the point of being catchy. Damn you Madonna!
New Years Eve
...so what's everyone doing for new years eve?
Matt and I are deciding between Chicago and New York.
Any thoughts people?
Song of the Day: "Looks Like We've Made It" - Barry Manilow (YES I still have his Greatest Hits CD on repeat! Shut up!)
Matt and I are deciding between Chicago and New York.
Any thoughts people?
Song of the Day: "Looks Like We've Made It" - Barry Manilow (YES I still have his Greatest Hits CD on repeat! Shut up!)
Goin back to Cali...
...so guess who's going to the US-of-A for the fourth (!) time this year?
That's right! Me! Woot! I officially got the dates for my work trip to fabulous Encino, California yesterday and they want me there Nov 28 - Dec 23. This means Matt and I are planning to spend Christmas and New Years in the US. Exactly WHERE in the US is the big question at the moment - stay tuned folks!
On another note, I'll also be heading to Hong Kong for a little 5 day sojourn just before the US trip. All my HK peeps get ready for some dim sum and alcohol!
I'm getting all excited now. Homo-excited is so different from hetero-excited. When I see one of my straight guy friends get excited they usually pump their fist in the air and shout "YEAH!" trying to sound all gutteral. When I see one of my gay guy friends get excited they usually jump up and down, clapping wildly whilst squealing incoherently. I usually forego the clapping for finger snaps 'coz you know...I'm cool like that. *finger snap*
Song of the Day: "Copacobana" - Barry Manilow. I just bought "The Essential Barry Manilow" 2 disc compilation! *SQUEAL* :)
That's right! Me! Woot! I officially got the dates for my work trip to fabulous Encino, California yesterday and they want me there Nov 28 - Dec 23. This means Matt and I are planning to spend Christmas and New Years in the US. Exactly WHERE in the US is the big question at the moment - stay tuned folks!
On another note, I'll also be heading to Hong Kong for a little 5 day sojourn just before the US trip. All my HK peeps get ready for some dim sum and alcohol!
I'm getting all excited now. Homo-excited is so different from hetero-excited. When I see one of my straight guy friends get excited they usually pump their fist in the air and shout "YEAH!" trying to sound all gutteral. When I see one of my gay guy friends get excited they usually jump up and down, clapping wildly whilst squealing incoherently. I usually forego the clapping for finger snaps 'coz you know...I'm cool like that. *finger snap*
Song of the Day: "Copacobana" - Barry Manilow. I just bought "The Essential Barry Manilow" 2 disc compilation! *SQUEAL* :)
Gud Engrish
...so I was recently (yesterday!) informed that my spelling was wildly incorrect on my last posting with the use of the word "commonality". I was asked whether I meant "equilibrium" or "duality". My answer was "NO I MEANT COMMONALITY. GET YOUR OWN BLOG!". ...not that I'm defensive or anything. :) (Do you like my disarming smiley?)
Having said that though, one of my biggest pet peeves is crappy spelling and/or grammar. I detest the use of "wiv" or "frendz" or in one case "fwrendz" *cringe*. Don't even get me started on the their/they're/there shit fight. That's up there (their? they're?) with the your/you're dilemma.
The funniest, unintentional typo I've ever encountered was an email that was sent by a client who had requested the "Headcunt Report". HAHAHA I just laughed out loud typing that out. *continued muffled giggles* ...headcunt... hahaha crazy.
OH! By the way...the person who pointed out my foibles with the English language is also the same person who borrowed my apartment for the weekend and left a "floater" as a present. 'Nuff said! :D
Song of the Day: "I Take You With Me" - Melissa Etheridge
Having said that though, one of my biggest pet peeves is crappy spelling and/or grammar. I detest the use of "wiv" or "frendz" or in one case "fwrendz" *cringe*. Don't even get me started on the their/they're/there shit fight. That's up there (their? they're?) with the your/you're dilemma.
The funniest, unintentional typo I've ever encountered was an email that was sent by a client who had requested the "Headcunt Report". HAHAHA I just laughed out loud typing that out. *continued muffled giggles* ...headcunt... hahaha crazy.
OH! By the way...the person who pointed out my foibles with the English language is also the same person who borrowed my apartment for the weekend and left a "floater" as a present. 'Nuff said! :D
Song of the Day: "I Take You With Me" - Melissa Etheridge
Coupling
...so a friend and I were chatting today about the couples we know and we noticed that almost all of them have some combination of duality and commonality. For example, I would say that I'm around 90% corporate versus Matt's 10% - and on the flip side Matt's 90% creative versus my 10%. Our commonalities would be that we both love to travel, both love fine dining and both love men's genitals.
Using this theory, we could pretty much categorize all the couples we know with the same kind of duality/commonality see-saw percentages. I don't want to single out any couples but you can all comment on your own percentages. Taking this into account, here's what I think Matt and I would be:
Height - Matt 90 / Ray 10
Athletic ability - Matt 80 / Ray 20 (Matt can beat me 6-0, 6-0 in tennis, but I can beat him in ten-pin bowling. And yes, that is a sport.)
Writing neatness - Matt 20 / Ray 80
Affinity for music - Matt 95 / Ray 5 (I get 5 percentage points for singing damnit)
Loudness on the phone - Matt 90 / Ray 10
Loudness in general - Matt 10 / Ray 90
Ability to maintain while drunk - Matt 100 / Ray 0 (Matt can count the number of times he's thrown up on one hand. I'd need half the hands in China to count mine.)
Ability to tell difference between left and right - Matt 0 / Ray 100
Love of designer labels - Matt 10 / Ray 90
Obsessive compulsive habits - Matt 10 / Ray 90 (I colour-coordinate my clothing in my wardrobe and arrange it in order of sleeve-length and pattern. I rock.)
Wardrobe space - Matt 25 / Ray 75
Love for each other - Matt 100 / Ray 100 (All together now...awwww)
I'm sure I could go on forever but you get the general idea. I was gonna percentagise "Weight" but I didn't want to upset any idealists who may read this...
p.s. Happy Birthday to my boy Rhandy. May this year be the year that all your percentages result in 100%.
Song of the Day: "Color Esperanza" - Diego Torres
Using this theory, we could pretty much categorize all the couples we know with the same kind of duality/commonality see-saw percentages. I don't want to single out any couples but you can all comment on your own percentages. Taking this into account, here's what I think Matt and I would be:
Height - Matt 90 / Ray 10
Athletic ability - Matt 80 / Ray 20 (Matt can beat me 6-0, 6-0 in tennis, but I can beat him in ten-pin bowling. And yes, that is a sport.)
Writing neatness - Matt 20 / Ray 80
Affinity for music - Matt 95 / Ray 5 (I get 5 percentage points for singing damnit)
Loudness on the phone - Matt 90 / Ray 10
Loudness in general - Matt 10 / Ray 90
Ability to maintain while drunk - Matt 100 / Ray 0 (Matt can count the number of times he's thrown up on one hand. I'd need half the hands in China to count mine.)
Ability to tell difference between left and right - Matt 0 / Ray 100
Love of designer labels - Matt 10 / Ray 90
Obsessive compulsive habits - Matt 10 / Ray 90 (I colour-coordinate my clothing in my wardrobe and arrange it in order of sleeve-length and pattern. I rock.)
Wardrobe space - Matt 25 / Ray 75
Love for each other - Matt 100 / Ray 100 (All together now...awwww)
I'm sure I could go on forever but you get the general idea. I was gonna percentagise "Weight" but I didn't want to upset any idealists who may read this...
p.s. Happy Birthday to my boy Rhandy. May this year be the year that all your percentages result in 100%.
Song of the Day: "Color Esperanza" - Diego Torres
Sunday Dinner
...so for those who don't know, my friends usually do a Sunday dinner thing every Sunday (obviously). It usually coincides with the Australian Idol season which makes us sound like losers, but really...we're not...*looks around uncomfortably* Anyway, last Sunday's dinner was particularly noteworthy in that EVERYONE was able to make it. Usually a few people can't make it due to other commitments but everyone showed up last Sunday and to mark the occasion I took some photos (plus Steve told me to).
The Feast! Roast turkey breast, Roast pumpkin/zucchini/sweet potato/carrot, Greek salad (courtesy of Jill), Garlic bread, Stuffing, Gravy, Cranberry sauce and Pine Nut and white chocolate brownies.
Matty's dessert - Trifle with sponge cake, jelly, custard, white chocolate, berries and whipped cream!
Everyone! Me/Matt, Rhands/Maria, Jill/Eric, Iven/Jane, Ed/Sharon and Phong/Lisa.
I know...we're posers. :P
Song of the Day: "Round and Round" - Tevin Campbell
The Feast! Roast turkey breast, Roast pumpkin/zucchini/sweet potato/carrot, Greek salad (courtesy of Jill), Garlic bread, Stuffing, Gravy, Cranberry sauce and Pine Nut and white chocolate brownies.
Matty's dessert - Trifle with sponge cake, jelly, custard, white chocolate, berries and whipped cream!
Everyone! Me/Matt, Rhands/Maria, Jill/Eric, Iven/Jane, Ed/Sharon and Phong/Lisa.
I know...we're posers. :P
Song of the Day: "Round and Round" - Tevin Campbell
Weekend Happenings
...so this past weekend had a million things going on so here comes my megapost.
Prinz and Charito's Wedding
Matt and I flew up to sunny Queensland to attend the wedding of our good friends Prinz and Charito. Had a BLAST at the wedding and it was great to see a lot of friends that we haven't seen in a while too.
Prinz and Charito
Matt and I at the ceremony
Our table at the reception. Note the three glasses of champagne in front of me. How'd that happen? *wonder*
Ray in the middle of a groomsman sandwich AKA every gay man's wet dream.
Federico's farewell
Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend 'coz we were at the wedding, but Fed left good ole Sydney after six years. Good luck on your travels Fed and see you in the Bay Area sometime!
Mikey's birthday
He's across the ocean in Baltimore but I didn't forget my boy Mikey's birthday on Sunday! He was filming a Nike commercial at the time so he celebrated it the way he would've wanted to - around scantily clad sweaty men.
Joel & Yenni's farewell
Joel & Yenni are off to sunny ...you know I really don't know where they're off to except that they're gonna be living on a little island somewhere off the coast of England. So it probably won't be sunny. Good luck over there guys and I hope that there's a Tiffany store there to keep you both happy.
Song of the Day: "Pure Shores" - All Saints
Prinz and Charito's Wedding
Matt and I flew up to sunny Queensland to attend the wedding of our good friends Prinz and Charito. Had a BLAST at the wedding and it was great to see a lot of friends that we haven't seen in a while too.
Prinz and Charito
Matt and I at the ceremony
Our table at the reception. Note the three glasses of champagne in front of me. How'd that happen? *wonder*
Ray in the middle of a groomsman sandwich AKA every gay man's wet dream.
Federico's farewell
Unfortunately I wasn't able to attend 'coz we were at the wedding, but Fed left good ole Sydney after six years. Good luck on your travels Fed and see you in the Bay Area sometime!
Mikey's birthday
He's across the ocean in Baltimore but I didn't forget my boy Mikey's birthday on Sunday! He was filming a Nike commercial at the time so he celebrated it the way he would've wanted to - around scantily clad sweaty men.
Joel & Yenni's farewell
Joel & Yenni are off to sunny ...you know I really don't know where they're off to except that they're gonna be living on a little island somewhere off the coast of England. So it probably won't be sunny. Good luck over there guys and I hope that there's a Tiffany store there to keep you both happy.
Song of the Day: "Pure Shores" - All Saints
Things I've Learnt
...so it's been a crazy month at work and it's gotten me to thinking about a whole bunch of stuff. Here are some of my thoughts on things I've learnt in the past year:
- Going to the gym works. It really does.
- If you don't water your chilli plant, it dies.
- You get an appreciation of life when you hear your nephew/niece laugh.
- The QANTAS Sky Bed in Business Class rocks.
- Ben Stiller is the funniest mofo on earth.
- Never burn your bridges at work. Any one of my former work friends could be the one that hires me one day.
- Stretch before you run.
- Remember to bring a towel to the gym. I once saw a guy dry himself with toilet paper and it wasn't a pleasant sight.
- When there are no expectations on a night out, you always have the best time.
- I need to be at least a little buzzed to sing karaoke.
- I love New York.
- Seeing a normally quiet friend dance like an idiot is a sight to behold.
- You can have the worst day at work but it can all be solved by a hug by the one you love.
- Turning 30 ISN'T getting old.
- The name 'Raymond' means bodyguard. The security guard at Oracle (of all people) told me that.
Song Of The Day: "Because Of You" - Kelly Clarkson
- Going to the gym works. It really does.
- If you don't water your chilli plant, it dies.
- You get an appreciation of life when you hear your nephew/niece laugh.
- The QANTAS Sky Bed in Business Class rocks.
- Ben Stiller is the funniest mofo on earth.
- Never burn your bridges at work. Any one of my former work friends could be the one that hires me one day.
- Stretch before you run.
- Remember to bring a towel to the gym. I once saw a guy dry himself with toilet paper and it wasn't a pleasant sight.
- When there are no expectations on a night out, you always have the best time.
- I need to be at least a little buzzed to sing karaoke.
- I love New York.
- Seeing a normally quiet friend dance like an idiot is a sight to behold.
- You can have the worst day at work but it can all be solved by a hug by the one you love.
- Turning 30 ISN'T getting old.
- The name 'Raymond' means bodyguard. The security guard at Oracle (of all people) told me that.
Song Of The Day: "Because Of You" - Kelly Clarkson
Gay Marriage
...so last night whilst watching Charlie and The Chocolate Factory (not bad, I give it 3.5 stars) I get a text message from my friend Justin in San Francisco who informed me that the gay marriage ban has been struck down by a California judge which is great news. It's still sometime before Matt and I go rushing out to pick out items for our wedding registry, but without weighing into all the politics of it, I think it's definitely a step forward.
Matt and I recently "registered" as a de facto couple (which in legalese is basically getting a Justice of the Peace - in our case the local pharmacist - to vouch that we've been living in sin for at least a year). We had to do this in order to get Matt on my private health insurance and let me tell ya, it wasn't that easy to do.
I do think that if we decide to get married (*cough*Bvlgari ring*cough*) I'd definitely want a huge party. There'd be a ton of international guests invited - and maybe this time Girlie will actually press the 'Submit' button when she purchases the airline tickets! :) Pre-ceremony drinks would be served by Abercrombie and Fitch models. En Vogue would regroup for one night to sing our wedding song ("Heaven (Candlelight Mix)" by DJ Sammy). A gospel choir would sing "Oh Happy Day" when the wedding celebrant (anyone want to become an internet minister and marry us?) says "You may kiss the groom". Steve and Rhandy will do a dance routine as my best men. Jonny and Ed would make out 'coz they just get swept up in all of the emotion. hee hee I've just lost my chain of thought. ;)
One day...
Song of The Day: "Everybody" - Martin Solveig
Matt and I recently "registered" as a de facto couple (which in legalese is basically getting a Justice of the Peace - in our case the local pharmacist - to vouch that we've been living in sin for at least a year). We had to do this in order to get Matt on my private health insurance and let me tell ya, it wasn't that easy to do.
I do think that if we decide to get married (*cough*Bvlgari ring*cough*) I'd definitely want a huge party. There'd be a ton of international guests invited - and maybe this time Girlie will actually press the 'Submit' button when she purchases the airline tickets! :) Pre-ceremony drinks would be served by Abercrombie and Fitch models. En Vogue would regroup for one night to sing our wedding song ("Heaven (Candlelight Mix)" by DJ Sammy). A gospel choir would sing "Oh Happy Day" when the wedding celebrant (anyone want to become an internet minister and marry us?) says "You may kiss the groom". Steve and Rhandy will do a dance routine as my best men. Jonny and Ed would make out 'coz they just get swept up in all of the emotion. hee hee I've just lost my chain of thought. ;)
One day...
Song of The Day: "Everybody" - Martin Solveig
Brain on hold
...so I just navigated to my own blog wondering if I had updated it. HAHAHA I think there is a glitch in my matrix. Thank God it's Friday!
Have a great weekend everyone!
=oD
Have a great weekend everyone!
=oD
Weekend in New York
...so I had an awesome weekend. How about you? :)
I arrived in New York on Friday night after circling New Jersey in a holding pattern for an hour 'coz of some stupid random haze covering the east coast. As soon as I got to Steve's place we hit up the turkish restaurant around the corner and had really good kebabs, calamari and mixed grill. Afterwards we met up with his friend, Alex and proceeded to down several pints of beer before doing the obligatory MacDonalds run at 2.30 in the morning.
Let me tell you - it's hot as balls right now in NYC. We're talking 35oC (105oF) and humid as all crap. Saturday started off with the gym, followed by watching 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (surprisingly funnier than I thought it would be). Saturday night was an all out fun-fest of good food, great friends and karaoke madness. I would write all about it but Riss' blog pretty much sums it all up.
Sunday was all about NYC experiencing monsoon-like weather. We're talking really REALLY hot with rain bucketing down like The Day After Tomorrow. Sunday night Mikey rolled into town and we proceeded to hit up several gay bars - XL Lounge, The Gym and gLounge. Afterwards we decided to go to White Castle for the obligatory 20 burger meal but our meal was cut short when Mikey decided to purge everything he had drank (a whole five vodka tonics!) on the corner of 8th Avenue and 31st Street. Aaahhh I missed you Mikey!
...so to all who made this weekend so much fun, thanks! You make New York the number 2 city in my book. Woot!
Song Of The Day: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - Def Leppard (Thanks Riss!)
I arrived in New York on Friday night after circling New Jersey in a holding pattern for an hour 'coz of some stupid random haze covering the east coast. As soon as I got to Steve's place we hit up the turkish restaurant around the corner and had really good kebabs, calamari and mixed grill. Afterwards we met up with his friend, Alex and proceeded to down several pints of beer before doing the obligatory MacDonalds run at 2.30 in the morning.
Let me tell you - it's hot as balls right now in NYC. We're talking 35oC (105oF) and humid as all crap. Saturday started off with the gym, followed by watching 'The Dukes of Hazzard' (surprisingly funnier than I thought it would be). Saturday night was an all out fun-fest of good food, great friends and karaoke madness. I would write all about it but Riss' blog pretty much sums it all up.
Sunday was all about NYC experiencing monsoon-like weather. We're talking really REALLY hot with rain bucketing down like The Day After Tomorrow. Sunday night Mikey rolled into town and we proceeded to hit up several gay bars - XL Lounge, The Gym and gLounge. Afterwards we decided to go to White Castle for the obligatory 20 burger meal but our meal was cut short when Mikey decided to purge everything he had drank (a whole five vodka tonics!) on the corner of 8th Avenue and 31st Street. Aaahhh I missed you Mikey!
...so to all who made this weekend so much fun, thanks! You make New York the number 2 city in my book. Woot!
Song Of The Day: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - Def Leppard (Thanks Riss!)
Favourite Pics
...so it's been pretty quiet at work for me so I thought I'd peruse my photo albums from yesteryear and post a few of my favourites (Thanks Googz for the blogspiration!)
Me and the boys at Ariz's 21st birthday...ahhh to be young and have hair again... - 1996
Me, Steve and Rhands circa 1998. Check out Stevie's long hair!
Joy, Rhands and I in San Francisco..taken self-portrait style - 2002
My brother, sisters, brother-in-law and nephew - Christmas 2002
Drunk @ Smiths Lake 2003.
Matt and I before the B407 Housewarming (and around 20 pounds heavier!) 2003
Song Of The Day: "Slow Down" - Natalie Imbruglia
Me and the boys at Ariz's 21st birthday...ahhh to be young and have hair again... - 1996
Me, Steve and Rhands circa 1998. Check out Stevie's long hair!
Joy, Rhands and I in San Francisco..taken self-portrait style - 2002
My brother, sisters, brother-in-law and nephew - Christmas 2002
Drunk @ Smiths Lake 2003.
Matt and I before the B407 Housewarming (and around 20 pounds heavier!) 2003
Song Of The Day: "Slow Down" - Natalie Imbruglia
Pillow Talk
...so Matt and I were in bed last night and the conversation went like this:
Matt: *rubbing his feet against mine* Doesn't wearing socks when you go to sleep give you nightmares?
Ray: I'm not wearing socks.
Matt: Oh. Sorry!
Ray: YOU THOUGHT I WAS WEARING SOCKS???
Matt: No! No! I just assumed you were.
Ray: You were touching my feet!!! Do you think I have furry feet?
Matt: I was touching your feet with my ankle! My ankle's not very sensitive!
Ray: Don't talk. I'm so upset right now.
This did not help my insecurities. (I still love you Matt!)
Song Of The Day: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston. Pre-Bobby Brown.
Matt: *rubbing his feet against mine* Doesn't wearing socks when you go to sleep give you nightmares?
Ray: I'm not wearing socks.
Matt: Oh. Sorry!
Ray: YOU THOUGHT I WAS WEARING SOCKS???
Matt: No! No! I just assumed you were.
Ray: You were touching my feet!!! Do you think I have furry feet?
Matt: I was touching your feet with my ankle! My ankle's not very sensitive!
Ray: Don't talk. I'm so upset right now.
This did not help my insecurities. (I still love you Matt!)
Song Of The Day: "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" - Whitney Houston. Pre-Bobby Brown.
Weekend Goodbyes
...so this weekend I said goodbye to two good friends. Federico who left PeopleSoft/Oracle after eight years had his leaving drinks on Friday and in true PeopleSoft form everyone was absolutely shit-faced by 9pm. Have a great time travelling SE Asia and good luck back home Fed!
Also leaving our country was good old Stevie, after three weeks of relaxing back home. It's been awesome catching up with him again and a bonus for me 'coz he was able to be here for my 30th birthday. Although New York can have his humour back - it hasn't improved. Want "tibet"?
On a happier note we said hello to Scott who flew in again on one of his United trips. We welcomed him with Sunday dinner which Matt and I SLAVED over (but was a total hit!). We cooked a selection of tapas including:
- Bread with sun-dried tomato tapenade
- Chorizo in apple cider
- Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce
- Ham and cheese croquettes
- Patatas bravas with spicy tomato sauce
- Garlic mushrooms
- Honeyed carrots
- Traditional spanish tortilla
Great. Now I'm hungry.
Song Of The Day: "You Are My Song" - Martin Nievera
Also leaving our country was good old Stevie, after three weeks of relaxing back home. It's been awesome catching up with him again and a bonus for me 'coz he was able to be here for my 30th birthday. Although New York can have his humour back - it hasn't improved. Want "tibet"?
On a happier note we said hello to Scott who flew in again on one of his United trips. We welcomed him with Sunday dinner which Matt and I SLAVED over (but was a total hit!). We cooked a selection of tapas including:
- Bread with sun-dried tomato tapenade
- Chorizo in apple cider
- Meatballs in spicy tomato sauce
- Ham and cheese croquettes
- Patatas bravas with spicy tomato sauce
- Garlic mushrooms
- Honeyed carrots
- Traditional spanish tortilla
Great. Now I'm hungry.
Song Of The Day: "You Are My Song" - Martin Nievera
Best. Birthday. EVER.
...so we all just got back from our weekend away in the Hunter Valley for my birthday and MAN was it a great weekend. It was all about lots of eating, lots of drinking and lots of laughter. Thanks to my baby for organising it all! I love you Matt.
Totally scored on the present front! Gifts I received include:
- Tiffany Atlas pendant, "I really really really love Sydney" t-shirt (I've been wanting one FOREVER! and a pedometer from my wonderful boyfriend.
- Tiffany Atlas bracelet (matching with my pendant!) from my boys, Steve and Rhands.
- Tiffany champagne flutes from Maria
- Star Wars toys from Girlie
- One of those fancy wine openers and Gold Class theatre tickets from Jill, Eric, Lisa and Phong.
- Bottle of Absolut from Iven and Jane
- Collection of Lush soaps and shower gel from Charmaine, Chi Wai, Mark and Zena
- Diesel cologne from Jenny and Jonny
- Grilling press from Gin and Danny
- Borders voucher from Jen and Fonz
- Dymocks bookstore voucher from Barbara and Jonathan
- Bottle of Penfolds wine from Pete and Priscilla
- Bottle of Johnny Walker Black Label from Jeff and Jo
- Really cool bongo drum from Kim and Lyn
- Book from Ness and Adam
- CK Eternity Summer from Prinz and Charito
...and a 30th birthday photo frame from everyone who was @ The Hunter Valley
Sorry if I forgot anyone there but it's been a really long weekend! You'll find pics here or on the right hand side under 'Photo Albums'.
Oh my God I'm 30! =o)
Song Of The Day: "Above The Clouds" - Amber
Birthday Celebration #1
...so this past Sunday was my first birthday celebration - a casual Sunday lunch with some of my closest friends. Sydney busted out an awesome day - sunny and warm. Pics are listed under albums on the right.
New pics from New York/Vegas/San Francisco/Hawaii from last May are there also.
Still 2 days left of being 20-something...
p.s. Welcome home Steve. It's good to have you back.
Song Of The Day: "First Time" - Robin Beck
New pics from New York/Vegas/San Francisco/Hawaii from last May are there also.
Still 2 days left of being 20-something...
p.s. Welcome home Steve. It's good to have you back.
Song Of The Day: "First Time" - Robin Beck
Pre-Birthday Blues
...so I've been in a slump the past couple of weeks and I think it's the annual pre-birthday blues. I think the whole "turning 30" thing is affecting me more than I know 'coz the blues hit me way earlier this year (usually it hits a couple of days before my birthday). Yes, yes, I know I have many blessings to count - but I choose to wallow for a little while damnit. It's 10:24am on a Monday and I want a long island iced tea and a pack of cigarettes.
On another note, some asshole ate their toast on my desk this morning and crumbed everywhere. MAN that pisses me off. But then again, everything is pissing me off at the moment. I stepped on the escalator last week and my foot was halfway on a step and when it moved I lost my balance. I got mad and kicked the escalator. Hahaha re-reading that, how gay does that sound? I digress. OK, time to take account of the past 30 years.
Numbers, numbers everywhere:
Record for 3kms on treadmill - 17:01
Countries visited - 16 (USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Australia)
University degrees - 1
Jobs since graduating - 2
Time spent in current job - 7 years 9 months 10 days
Times I've almost resigned - 3
Starting salary of first job - $32K
Roommates - 6 (in order - Larry, Jonny, Rhandy, Steve, Maria, Matt)
Cars owned - 3 (Ford Telstar, Jeep Wrangler, Peugeot 206cc)
Car crashes - 1
Hours spent on planes - easily in the thousands
Weddings attended - around 30
Bridal parties I've been in - 1 (Ariz and Mary Anne's wedding)
Most slices of pizza eaten in one sitting - 13
Most shots in one night - 27
Times I've been hospitalised - 1
Bones broken - 0 *knock on wood*
Current ranking in footy tipping competition - 3
Things I'm allergic to - 1 (eggplant)
US states visited - 23
Times I've been in love - 3
Times I've had my heart broken - 1
That's it for now. I'll add more when closer to my birthday. 12 days left of being 20-something.
Did you notice I have links to other blogs and my photo albums down the side now?
Song Of The Day: "My Love Is Your Love" - Whitney Houston
On another note, some asshole ate their toast on my desk this morning and crumbed everywhere. MAN that pisses me off. But then again, everything is pissing me off at the moment. I stepped on the escalator last week and my foot was halfway on a step and when it moved I lost my balance. I got mad and kicked the escalator. Hahaha re-reading that, how gay does that sound? I digress. OK, time to take account of the past 30 years.
Numbers, numbers everywhere:
Record for 3kms on treadmill - 17:01
Countries visited - 16 (USA, Canada, Chile, Mexico, UK, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, China, Hong Kong, Philippines, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand, Australia)
University degrees - 1
Jobs since graduating - 2
Time spent in current job - 7 years 9 months 10 days
Times I've almost resigned - 3
Starting salary of first job - $32K
Roommates - 6 (in order - Larry, Jonny, Rhandy, Steve, Maria, Matt)
Cars owned - 3 (Ford Telstar, Jeep Wrangler, Peugeot 206cc)
Car crashes - 1
Hours spent on planes - easily in the thousands
Weddings attended - around 30
Bridal parties I've been in - 1 (Ariz and Mary Anne's wedding)
Most slices of pizza eaten in one sitting - 13
Most shots in one night - 27
Times I've been hospitalised - 1
Bones broken - 0 *knock on wood*
Current ranking in footy tipping competition - 3
Things I'm allergic to - 1 (eggplant)
US states visited - 23
Times I've been in love - 3
Times I've had my heart broken - 1
That's it for now. I'll add more when closer to my birthday. 12 days left of being 20-something.
Did you notice I have links to other blogs and my photo albums down the side now?
Song Of The Day: "My Love Is Your Love" - Whitney Houston
More Gym Ettiquette
...so I've been saving this post for a while but now I feel like I have enough material. After going to the gym 15 (!) days in a row in New York there have been quite a few, uhhhmmm let's just say, "experiences" that I've encountered which have lead me to refine the rules for gym ettiquette:
- Do NOT sit in the locker room and read the newspaper. Naked. Thanks to Ed for that one.
- Do NOT open someone's shower curtain while they're showering. This happened to me one unfortunate day in New York. This leads me to my next point...
- Do NOT scream when someone opens your shower curtain. This leads to a source of much amusement to the others in the locker room (Thanks Steve)
- Do NOT dress like you're going clubbing when you're working out. Just this morning I saw someone wearing a long sleeve shirt and cargo pants with a belt (what the?) on the treadmill.
- Do NOT take a shower when the hot water has run out at your gym. This happened to my friend Steve who was subsequently asked by an old man if "he needed to be kept warm".
- Do NOT forget to bring your towel. This can lead to an uncomfortable naked run to the shower.
- Do NOT shout "Woo Hoo!" when you break your record for 3kms on the treadmill. No one else in the gym cares.
On another note, only 19 more days for me as a 20-something. *sigh*
Song Of The Day: "Oye Mi Canto" - N.O.R.E.
- Do NOT sit in the locker room and read the newspaper. Naked. Thanks to Ed for that one.
- Do NOT open someone's shower curtain while they're showering. This happened to me one unfortunate day in New York. This leads me to my next point...
- Do NOT scream when someone opens your shower curtain. This leads to a source of much amusement to the others in the locker room (Thanks Steve)
- Do NOT dress like you're going clubbing when you're working out. Just this morning I saw someone wearing a long sleeve shirt and cargo pants with a belt (what the?) on the treadmill.
- Do NOT take a shower when the hot water has run out at your gym. This happened to my friend Steve who was subsequently asked by an old man if "he needed to be kept warm".
- Do NOT forget to bring your towel. This can lead to an uncomfortable naked run to the shower.
- Do NOT shout "Woo Hoo!" when you break your record for 3kms on the treadmill. No one else in the gym cares.
On another note, only 19 more days for me as a 20-something. *sigh*
Song Of The Day: "Oye Mi Canto" - N.O.R.E.
Hmmm...
...so one of my neighbours has a dog that always barks when it's outside of their apartment and it got me to thinking - I wonder if dogs have accents? Like, does a german shepherd that was born and raised in Australia have a different bark to say, one born in South America?
Something to ponder.
Something to ponder.
It's been a while
...so I'm finally back in the country and have time to blog again! My apologies for the quiet period but - hey, I've been busy!
Thanks to everyone who hung out with myself and Matt in the past few weeks. This trip has definitely been a blast and, as always, went waaaay too fast. I'd thank you all individually but I'm lazy. But thanks! Especially all y'all who partook in some alcohol imbibing (you know I'm partial to that).
I really dislike my new (Oracle) office. It's cold and personality-less. I miss PeopleSoft.
Twenty nine days and I turn thirty. Surprisingly, I'm not too stressed out about it. Maybe it'll hit me the night before or something. I think I'm just excited about Steve and Joy headin' to Sydney.
Happy (belated) birthday to Girlie! Hurry up and get here! Also happy belated birthdays to Julie Anne (my lil sis) and Jacob (my nephew).
Song of the Day: "Home" - Michael Buble
Thanks to everyone who hung out with myself and Matt in the past few weeks. This trip has definitely been a blast and, as always, went waaaay too fast. I'd thank you all individually but I'm lazy. But thanks! Especially all y'all who partook in some alcohol imbibing (you know I'm partial to that).
I really dislike my new (Oracle) office. It's cold and personality-less. I miss PeopleSoft.
Twenty nine days and I turn thirty. Surprisingly, I'm not too stressed out about it. Maybe it'll hit me the night before or something. I think I'm just excited about Steve and Joy headin' to Sydney.
Happy (belated) birthday to Girlie! Hurry up and get here! Also happy belated birthdays to Julie Anne (my lil sis) and Jacob (my nephew).
Song of the Day: "Home" - Michael Buble
Mi Amigo Esteban (Part Dos)
...so it's my boy Steve's birthday today and I just wanna wish him the biggest of birthday wishes. Stevie, may your year be filled with inner beauty. Just not the inner beauty of Uganda. I'd write more but then I'd be stomping on the sentiment of the birthday card so I'll stop here. Happy Birthday Ricarte!
On another note, Ed and I went to the Natural Museum of History today. I was hoping to see Ross from 'Friends' working there but he must've had a day off. It's amazing how a few dinosaur bones can bring out the inner geek in you. For you trivia freaks - did you know the scientific word for 'rat is 'rattus rattus'?
I've had three bacon cheeseburgers in the past 48 hours. That can't be good.
Song of the Day: "1 Thing" - Amerie (my NYC song)
On another note, Ed and I went to the Natural Museum of History today. I was hoping to see Ross from 'Friends' working there but he must've had a day off. It's amazing how a few dinosaur bones can bring out the inner geek in you. For you trivia freaks - did you know the scientific word for 'rat is 'rattus rattus'?
I've had three bacon cheeseburgers in the past 48 hours. That can't be good.
Song of the Day: "1 Thing" - Amerie (my NYC song)
fat chicks and clothes...
...so we all went out to dinner in New York tonight in Greenwich Village with Steve, Ed, Riss and Mike J and I learnt many new things:
- Ed has a shopping fetish. Total clothes whore. *I* admit I'm a shop-a-holic, but I ain't got NOTHING on Ed.
- ***** is an idealist and entered the lottery of chicks and won the 'fat prize'.
- Both ***** and Mike J like rackage. AND Patricia Heaton. For those who don't know, Patricia Heaton is the wife on 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. I KNOW RIGHT? WHAT THE...?
- Riss can down tequila like there's no tomorrow and can outlast any of the males I know. And that's a lot of males.
- I miss my boyfriend. A lot.
- Mike J drives like he's a NASCAR driver. Which is a good thing when you're busting to go to the bathroom.
- Mike J has never gone to a gay bar. It is now my mission to take him to one. I don't care if he's kicking and screaming...which might actually help in a gay bar.
For my peeps back home -
Maria: I bought a shirt today just because it reminded me of you.
Rhandy: I thought of a shirt that would be perfect for you...I'll keep it a surprise though ;) Wish you were here, bro.
Matt: All the girls here miss you! I love you.
OK Happy Cinco De Mayo everyone!
Song of the day: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - Poison
- Ed has a shopping fetish. Total clothes whore. *I* admit I'm a shop-a-holic, but I ain't got NOTHING on Ed.
- ***** is an idealist and entered the lottery of chicks and won the 'fat prize'.
- Both ***** and Mike J like rackage. AND Patricia Heaton. For those who don't know, Patricia Heaton is the wife on 'Everybody Loves Raymond'. I KNOW RIGHT? WHAT THE...?
- Riss can down tequila like there's no tomorrow and can outlast any of the males I know. And that's a lot of males.
- I miss my boyfriend. A lot.
- Mike J drives like he's a NASCAR driver. Which is a good thing when you're busting to go to the bathroom.
- Mike J has never gone to a gay bar. It is now my mission to take him to one. I don't care if he's kicking and screaming...which might actually help in a gay bar.
For my peeps back home -
Maria: I bought a shirt today just because it reminded me of you.
Rhandy: I thought of a shirt that would be perfect for you...I'll keep it a surprise though ;) Wish you were here, bro.
Matt: All the girls here miss you! I love you.
OK Happy Cinco De Mayo everyone!
Song of the day: "Pour Some Sugar On Me" - Poison
New York, New York
...so I arrived in New York a crazy 48 hours ago and it's been a whirlwind so far. Highlights include:
- Seeing my friends who I haven't seen in a looooong ass time
- Satisfying my craving for buffalo wings at Steve's local bar
- Taking Googz's younger bro, Nathan, to his first NYC gay bar...and watching him struggle when he was gettin hit on
- Seeing someone throw up in the urinal next to mine while I was pissing. Niiiice.
- Everyone completely wasted by 2am on Friday night. Much respect to Googz for playing catch up.
- Watching Mikey get deflated on his air bed. Literally.
- Having the 3 million egg omelette @ Moonstruck diner - our new must-visit-when-drunk diner.
- Freezing to death at the Yankees-Blue Jays baseball game
- Steve scoring a free Yankees blanket by applying for a credit card with his Australian address. "I live in Bankstown, New York".
- Steve releasing a toxic fart in the subway which somehow found Mikey and I EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HALF A CARRIAGE AWAY. I can't believe his farts come with radar now.
- Getting totally lost walking to SoHo and ending up in Chinatown.
- Satisfying my second craving for pizza by ordering 3 large pizzas...no one told us that the slices were bigger than our HEADS.
Gonna go shopping today for new shoes. Hi everyone back home!
p.s. I miss you mB. (No not you Maria Benilda...although I do miss you too...but not in the same way)
- Seeing my friends who I haven't seen in a looooong ass time
- Satisfying my craving for buffalo wings at Steve's local bar
- Taking Googz's younger bro, Nathan, to his first NYC gay bar...and watching him struggle when he was gettin hit on
- Seeing someone throw up in the urinal next to mine while I was pissing. Niiiice.
- Everyone completely wasted by 2am on Friday night. Much respect to Googz for playing catch up.
- Watching Mikey get deflated on his air bed. Literally.
- Having the 3 million egg omelette @ Moonstruck diner - our new must-visit-when-drunk diner.
- Freezing to death at the Yankees-Blue Jays baseball game
- Steve scoring a free Yankees blanket by applying for a credit card with his Australian address. "I live in Bankstown, New York".
- Steve releasing a toxic fart in the subway which somehow found Mikey and I EVEN THOUGH HE WAS HALF A CARRIAGE AWAY. I can't believe his farts come with radar now.
- Getting totally lost walking to SoHo and ending up in Chinatown.
- Satisfying my second craving for pizza by ordering 3 large pizzas...no one told us that the slices were bigger than our HEADS.
Gonna go shopping today for new shoes. Hi everyone back home!
p.s. I miss you mB. (No not you Maria Benilda...although I do miss you too...but not in the same way)
Best laid plans...
...so I leave for my vacation in ONE WEEK! Woo hoo! For those who don't know, here's my itinerary and things that I wanna do:
29Apr05 - 18May05 New York City
- Celebrate Googz's and Steve's birthdays
- Hit up Splash! again
- Check out the Natural History Museum
- Spend a whole day at Central Park
- Eat a few cupcakes from Magnolia
- Go to at least one class at Broadway Dance Center with Ed
18May05 - 21May05 Los Angeles
- Eat at Killer Shrimp again!
- Hit up Rage on Thursday night for hip hop
21May05 - 25May05 Las Vegas
- Watch 'Zumanity' the new Cirque de Soleil show
- Play quarter roulette with Joy and drink numerous cocktails
25May05 - 28May05 San Francisco
- Show Matt around the bay area 'coz he's never been
- Catch up with as many friends as possible
- Go to Castro Bar on Thursday night for hip hop
- Eat at Ling Nam for Lonsilog after clubbing
28May05 - 31May05 Honolulu
- Eat at Zippy's (corn beef hash with scrambled eggs and fried rice please)
- Relax!
FYI, I'll only be meeting up with Matt for the San Francisco-Honolulu portion of my trip. Sorry to all the East Coast girls...you'll have to make do with me :P
ONE WEEK! YAY!
Song of the Day: "Sensitivity" - Ralph Tresvant
29Apr05 - 18May05 New York City
- Celebrate Googz's and Steve's birthdays
- Hit up Splash! again
- Check out the Natural History Museum
- Spend a whole day at Central Park
- Eat a few cupcakes from Magnolia
- Go to at least one class at Broadway Dance Center with Ed
18May05 - 21May05 Los Angeles
- Eat at Killer Shrimp again!
- Hit up Rage on Thursday night for hip hop
21May05 - 25May05 Las Vegas
- Watch 'Zumanity' the new Cirque de Soleil show
- Play quarter roulette with Joy and drink numerous cocktails
25May05 - 28May05 San Francisco
- Show Matt around the bay area 'coz he's never been
- Catch up with as many friends as possible
- Go to Castro Bar on Thursday night for hip hop
- Eat at Ling Nam for Lonsilog after clubbing
28May05 - 31May05 Honolulu
- Eat at Zippy's (corn beef hash with scrambled eggs and fried rice please)
- Relax!
FYI, I'll only be meeting up with Matt for the San Francisco-Honolulu portion of my trip. Sorry to all the East Coast girls...you'll have to make do with me :P
ONE WEEK! YAY!
Song of the Day: "Sensitivity" - Ralph Tresvant
Oops
...so you know what's embarassing? When you're walking along and some random person in a car waves and you wave back thinking they were waving at you when in actuality they were waving at the person behind you.
Other embarassing moments:
- Going up to a friend in the mall from behind and covering their eyes, only to realise that it's not them.
- Your manager calling you 'Sam' after working at the company for a year.
- Tripping just before you get on an escalator and taking down a few people with you.
- Answering your door with a huge booger coming out of your nose.
- Having explosive diahorrea on an 8 hour flight to the Philippines.
*cringe*
TWO WEEKS UNTIL NYC!
Song of the Day: "Color Esperanza" - Diego Torres
Other embarassing moments:
- Going up to a friend in the mall from behind and covering their eyes, only to realise that it's not them.
- Your manager calling you 'Sam' after working at the company for a year.
- Tripping just before you get on an escalator and taking down a few people with you.
- Answering your door with a huge booger coming out of your nose.
- Having explosive diahorrea on an 8 hour flight to the Philippines.
*cringe*
TWO WEEKS UNTIL NYC!
Song of the Day: "Color Esperanza" - Diego Torres
Boring Bits
...so I haven't blogged in the past couple of weeks 'coz I travelled all around the country last week, and this week I'm in Oracle brainwashing training.
Happy birthday to my girl Regina who turned the big 3-0 last week! We were at dinner with all married couples and now everyone is pressuring Matt and I to get married (seeing as we're the last ones left and everyone wants to go to a gay wedding). How fun would that be though? I am soooo looking forward to putting together our gift registry!
What a dud post. I swear I'll blog about something interesting soon-ish. In the meantime, check out my future wedding ring! *hint hint* (Except I'd like white gold or platinum instead of the yellow gold please...)
OH! And if anyone is looking for hints on what to get me for my 30th birthday coming up...try this or this. I promise I'll feign surprise. :)
Song Of The Day: "Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel.
Happy birthday to my girl Regina who turned the big 3-0 last week! We were at dinner with all married couples and now everyone is pressuring Matt and I to get married (seeing as we're the last ones left and everyone wants to go to a gay wedding). How fun would that be though? I am soooo looking forward to putting together our gift registry!
What a dud post. I swear I'll blog about something interesting soon-ish. In the meantime, check out my future wedding ring! *hint hint* (Except I'd like white gold or platinum instead of the yellow gold please...)
OH! And if anyone is looking for hints on what to get me for my 30th birthday coming up...try this or this. I promise I'll feign surprise. :)
Song Of The Day: "Just The Way You Are" - Billy Joel.
Toyota vs BMW
...so I'm thinking of getting a new car because my little Peugeout 206cc is just becoming too impractical. Poor Maria gets elbowed everytime she's in the back seat and Matt puts his arm out to reverse the car. I've been looking at the Toyota Prius but Matt doesn't like it 'coz it's "too family". Matt likes the BMW 120i which I kinda like also, but after adding all the options it costs too much (I need 17" rims and satellite navigation!). Hopefully this will be resolved after we actually test drive both of them.
This whole thing was the catalyst for an interesting conversation at work:
Me: I can't decide between the Toyota Prius or the BMW 120i
RWC (Random Work Chick): Which one do you like better?
Me: Well I like the Prius more but my partner thinks it looks "too family"
RWC: Are you thinking of starting a family?
Me: No
RWC: Why's that?
Me: Because one of us would have to get a uterus first.
RWC: *after a minute of thinking about it* OOOOOHHHH! *laughs hysterically*
Song of the Day: "Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey (can't you just see her in that field dancing really badly?)
This whole thing was the catalyst for an interesting conversation at work:
Me: I can't decide between the Toyota Prius or the BMW 120i
RWC (Random Work Chick): Which one do you like better?
Me: Well I like the Prius more but my partner thinks it looks "too family"
RWC: Are you thinking of starting a family?
Me: No
RWC: Why's that?
Me: Because one of us would have to get a uterus first.
RWC: *after a minute of thinking about it* OOOOOHHHH! *laughs hysterically*
Song of the Day: "Dreamlover" - Mariah Carey (can't you just see her in that field dancing really badly?)
Lessons Learnt
...so my ex-boyfriend messaged me out of the blue after a loooong period of radio silence. It got me thinking about how different I am from a little over two years ago. As much of an implosion my relationship with my ex-boyfriend was, it taught me:
- never change who I am
- it's easier to NOT stay angry at someone, than it is to be bitter
- after you break up, certain places, meals and songs are off limits
- a relationship doesnt' work if your friends don't like him
- everyone needs their heart broken at least once in their life
- you can't get through a break up without your friends
- in the end, you want to be with someone who will hold your hand in the movies
Song of the Day: "Cool" - Gwen Stefani
- never change who I am
- it's easier to NOT stay angry at someone, than it is to be bitter
- after you break up, certain places, meals and songs are off limits
- a relationship doesnt' work if your friends don't like him
- everyone needs their heart broken at least once in their life
- you can't get through a break up without your friends
- in the end, you want to be with someone who will hold your hand in the movies
Song of the Day: "Cool" - Gwen Stefani
Getting to know you...
…so I was thinking of my general blog readership and thought “How well does everyone know each other?” So in the spirit of togetherness I present to you all…
Random Readership Revelations
- Sarah Marshall enjoys winning the random jackpot on pokies (slot machines for you americans).
- Rissah is only quiet when she’s throwing up or eating.
- Audrey Rosario dated the only bisexual New York firefighter alive.
- Paul “Googz” Gugliemino likes to record himself lighting his own farts.
- Loan Ly watches scary movies with her eyes closed, behind her hands, under a sweater.
- Maria Sitchon does not like her middle name and doesn’t want to know who won Amazing Race.
- Steve de Vera dated a high school chick when he was 25.
- Rhandy Lado prepares women for marriage.
- Girlieonly throws up Grey Goose vodka. On every block.
- Kat Delos Reyes would do my boyfriend, given a chance.
- Joy Del Rosario is afraid of the lesbians at Venus (it’s a gay club in Hawaii).
- Michael Reyes has never cooked in his own kitchen.
- Rachel Evans likes to call you up, whisper “twat”, hang up, then laugh uncontrollably. While she’s sitting next to you.
- Edwin Oliva likes to carry other people’s luggage.
- Jonny Gavan would kiss another guy if it meant he could sleep with Halle Berry.
- Michael Watt cannot handle downing three long island iced teas.
- Justin Field looks better in heels than most women.
- Glenn Rimando threw up in his backyard and it left a stain that stayed there for two years.
- Scott Burke is a member of the mile high club.
- Matthew Broadfoot gets his left and right mixed up.
…if your name isn’t on this list it’s probably ‘coz you haven’t commented. Now everyone knows each other just that little bit better!
Random Readership Revelations
- Sarah Marshall enjoys winning the random jackpot on pokies (slot machines for you americans).
- Rissah is only quiet when she’s throwing up or eating.
- Audrey Rosario dated the only bisexual New York firefighter alive.
- Paul “Googz” Gugliemino likes to record himself lighting his own farts.
- Loan Ly watches scary movies with her eyes closed, behind her hands, under a sweater.
- Maria Sitchon does not like her middle name and doesn’t want to know who won Amazing Race.
- Steve de Vera dated a high school chick when he was 25.
- Rhandy Lado prepares women for marriage.
- Girlieonly throws up Grey Goose vodka. On every block.
- Kat Delos Reyes would do my boyfriend, given a chance.
- Joy Del Rosario is afraid of the lesbians at Venus (it’s a gay club in Hawaii).
- Michael Reyes has never cooked in his own kitchen.
- Rachel Evans likes to call you up, whisper “twat”, hang up, then laugh uncontrollably. While she’s sitting next to you.
- Edwin Oliva likes to carry other people’s luggage.
- Jonny Gavan would kiss another guy if it meant he could sleep with Halle Berry.
- Michael Watt cannot handle downing three long island iced teas.
- Justin Field looks better in heels than most women.
- Glenn Rimando threw up in his backyard and it left a stain that stayed there for two years.
- Scott Burke is a member of the mile high club.
- Matthew Broadfoot gets his left and right mixed up.
…if your name isn’t on this list it’s probably ‘coz you haven’t commented. Now everyone knows each other just that little bit better!
Mardi Gras
...so tonight is the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade and Party. I've never been to the party and this year we get access all area passes 'coz Matt will be djing! Woo hoo! Check this article out...
Apologies for not blogging in a week but I've been in sunny Port Macquarie (about 4 hours north of Sydney). I've decided I never want to live in a small town. EVER. Give me rude people and traffic and no-one-looking-you-in-the-eye any day.
Apologies for not blogging in a week but I've been in sunny Port Macquarie (about 4 hours north of Sydney). I've decided I never want to live in a small town. EVER. Give me rude people and traffic and no-one-looking-you-in-the-eye any day.
"Secret" talents
...so if a straight guy can suck his own penis - does that make him somewhat gay? I mean, if that were to happen and we played "I Never" and the statement was "I've never had my lips on a penis", they'd have to drink.
I'm so proud of all my friends.
Song of the Day: "Place Where You Belong" - Shai
I'm so proud of all my friends.
Song of the Day: "Place Where You Belong" - Shai
Blurkers
...so I've been out of blogspiration for the past couple of days until a conversation with Steve and Ed (Thanks Guys!) gave me a tangent to follow.
I sent out an email a few days ago relaying my change in email address (to oracle.com - how kick-in-the-face) and at the end I put a link to this website. A few people have since emailed me back and are like "Nice blog. Enjoyed this post." or "Didn't know you had a blog. Cool.". BUT DO THEY COMMENT? NO!
I'll admit it. I'm a comment-slut. I get a perverse thrill at pressing F5 on my browser in the hope that the comments tally goes up. And still there are blog lurkers (I shall call them 'blurkers') who read and don't comment! You know who you are *sidelong glance*. I equate it to standing and listening to someone busk (singing from their Craig David collection of songs *cough*Steve*cough*) for a few minutes and then not giving them some change.
So if you're a blurker - comment! Come out of your non-commenting closet! Be heard! =o)
On another note - DJ Matty B will be playing at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party!!! How kick ass is that! Thanks to everyone who came to support him at the DJ comp. I'm sure you're all not blurkers!
Song of the Day: "No Scrubs" - TLC. Just to appease you, Ralche.
I sent out an email a few days ago relaying my change in email address (to oracle.com - how kick-in-the-face) and at the end I put a link to this website. A few people have since emailed me back and are like "Nice blog. Enjoyed this post." or "Didn't know you had a blog. Cool.". BUT DO THEY COMMENT? NO!
I'll admit it. I'm a comment-slut. I get a perverse thrill at pressing F5 on my browser in the hope that the comments tally goes up. And still there are blog lurkers (I shall call them 'blurkers') who read and don't comment! You know who you are *sidelong glance*. I equate it to standing and listening to someone busk (singing from their Craig David collection of songs *cough*Steve*cough*) for a few minutes and then not giving them some change.
So if you're a blurker - comment! Come out of your non-commenting closet! Be heard! =o)
On another note - DJ Matty B will be playing at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras after party!!! How kick ass is that! Thanks to everyone who came to support him at the DJ comp. I'm sure you're all not blurkers!
Song of the Day: "No Scrubs" - TLC. Just to appease you, Ralche.
Soundtrack to my life
...so my friend Miko was telling me about this radio station he listens to where listeners call in and give the station 10 songs that would make up the soundtrack to their life - which the radio then plays. I think that's kinda cool. Unless your life was one big heavy metal concert. Here's what I think the soundtrack to my life is (so far anyway):
* "Quando, Quando, Quando" - Engelbert Humperdinck. Some of my earliest memories are my Dad playing his greatest hits in the car (Red VW Kombi van). We listened to that tape A LOT. It may have been the only tape my Dad had.
* "Take On Me" - A-ha. My older sister played them incessantly growing up.
* "Better The Devil You Know" - Kylie Minogue. I could name about 20 Kylie songs that had an impact but this was probably the first.
* "It's No Crime" - Babyface. The song my first dance group danced to in Year 10 (Sophmore year for you Americans). I'm cringing just thinking about the dance, but that year pretty much defined my high school experience.
* "Electric Youth" - Debbie Gibson. I was OBSESSED with Debbie (and Tiffany) in HS. Her concert in 1989 was also the first concert I went to. And I got to touch her hand outside the State Theatre!
* "Selling The Drama" - Live. The rock song that marked my appreciation of live instruments.
* "Do You Miss Me (12" Freestyle Mix)" - Jocelyn Enriquez. If I had to choose one song that makes me think of all the trips I've taken, it'd be this one. I think it was Seattle in 96 (97? 98?) when it was played on repeat everywhere we went. It irritated Joy so much that she hid the record.
* "Above The Clouds (Thunderpuss Remix)" - Amber. My ultimate gay club anthem. The first time I heard it was probably the first time I was comfortable with who I am (i.e. one big gay disco biscuit)
* "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever" - Maxwell. The first and last heartbreak. 'Nuff said.
* "Heaven (Candlelight Mix)" - DJ Sammy. The first song Matt and I danced to. (Stop gagging Joy! It's OK to be sappy!)
Speaking of sappy, I keep meaning to post up ALL of my photo albums and I swear I will soon...but in the meantime, here are pics from New Years Eve 2004 and pics from Matty's 30th Birthday. Enjoy!
* "Quando, Quando, Quando" - Engelbert Humperdinck. Some of my earliest memories are my Dad playing his greatest hits in the car (Red VW Kombi van). We listened to that tape A LOT. It may have been the only tape my Dad had.
* "Take On Me" - A-ha. My older sister played them incessantly growing up.
* "Better The Devil You Know" - Kylie Minogue. I could name about 20 Kylie songs that had an impact but this was probably the first.
* "It's No Crime" - Babyface. The song my first dance group danced to in Year 10 (Sophmore year for you Americans). I'm cringing just thinking about the dance, but that year pretty much defined my high school experience.
* "Electric Youth" - Debbie Gibson. I was OBSESSED with Debbie (and Tiffany) in HS. Her concert in 1989 was also the first concert I went to. And I got to touch her hand outside the State Theatre!
* "Selling The Drama" - Live. The rock song that marked my appreciation of live instruments.
* "Do You Miss Me (12" Freestyle Mix)" - Jocelyn Enriquez. If I had to choose one song that makes me think of all the trips I've taken, it'd be this one. I think it was Seattle in 96 (97? 98?) when it was played on repeat everywhere we went. It irritated Joy so much that she hid the record.
* "Above The Clouds (Thunderpuss Remix)" - Amber. My ultimate gay club anthem. The first time I heard it was probably the first time I was comfortable with who I am (i.e. one big gay disco biscuit)
* "Whenever, Wherever, Whatever" - Maxwell. The first and last heartbreak. 'Nuff said.
* "Heaven (Candlelight Mix)" - DJ Sammy. The first song Matt and I danced to. (Stop gagging Joy! It's OK to be sappy!)
Speaking of sappy, I keep meaning to post up ALL of my photo albums and I swear I will soon...but in the meantime, here are pics from New Years Eve 2004 and pics from Matty's 30th Birthday. Enjoy!
Matt's Big...3-0
...so it's Matthew's 30th birthday today. Matt, you are everything that makes me happy rolled up into one really hot package. I love you.
Happy Birthday Baby!
Happy Birthday Baby!
Nudity
...so now that I'm a regular at Globogym I've been noticing that some people are a LOT more comfortable with their own nudity than they should be. I've decided to write up some locker-room nudity etiquette rules for those who are nudity-dyslexic:
- It is OK to be completely naked if you are taking off your clothes to put on your towel. This rule also applies if you are taking off your towel to put on your clothes.
- It is NOT OK to shave at the sink naked.
- It is OK to walk in and out of the shower block and/or sauna naked.
- It is NOT OK to dry yourself in the middle of the lockerroom for longer than 20 seconds.
- It is NOT OK to undress when someone is bent over tying their shoelace next to you. It can get awkward when that someone lifts their head and your penis is next to their nose.
- It is NOT OK to have a really bad farmer's tan when you're naked. That just looks weird. You don't want to look like you have a t-shirt on when you're naked.
- It is NOT OK to trim your pubes at the gym. C'mon now! I'm walkin around barefoot and I gotta step on your pube offcuts? HELL NO!
Of course all of the "NOT OK" rules above are deemed null and void if you are hot.
I think the weirdest thing I've seen at the gym is some random guy walk from the shower room to their locker barefoot, and then change while standing on the bench. Hello you just walked to your locker and stepped in crap - how is standing on the bench going to make your feet any safer? Go figure.
Song of the Day: "It's On And Poppin'" - Booty Hop DJs
- It is OK to be completely naked if you are taking off your clothes to put on your towel. This rule also applies if you are taking off your towel to put on your clothes.
- It is NOT OK to shave at the sink naked.
- It is OK to walk in and out of the shower block and/or sauna naked.
- It is NOT OK to dry yourself in the middle of the lockerroom for longer than 20 seconds.
- It is NOT OK to undress when someone is bent over tying their shoelace next to you. It can get awkward when that someone lifts their head and your penis is next to their nose.
- It is NOT OK to have a really bad farmer's tan when you're naked. That just looks weird. You don't want to look like you have a t-shirt on when you're naked.
- It is NOT OK to trim your pubes at the gym. C'mon now! I'm walkin around barefoot and I gotta step on your pube offcuts? HELL NO!
Of course all of the "NOT OK" rules above are deemed null and void if you are hot.
I think the weirdest thing I've seen at the gym is some random guy walk from the shower room to their locker barefoot, and then change while standing on the bench. Hello you just walked to your locker and stepped in crap - how is standing on the bench going to make your feet any safer? Go figure.
Song of the Day: "It's On And Poppin'" - Booty Hop DJs
Random Thoughts
...so I know a number of blogs in my weekly blog round up have a "random thoughts" post every now and then (Hi Riss! Hi Maria!) so here's mine:
- My old manager at my client site called me 'Sam' after I'd been there for 6 months. I got all upset 'coz what if Sam was an asshole and now he thinks I'm Sam-The-Asshole?
- You know a restaurant is expensive when they don't have prices on their menu online
- You also know a restaurant is expensive when they don't have decimal points (e.g. Cream of Tartar soup - 26)
- I think some of the stuff on the menu is totally made up. e.g. grain-fed voulez-fousfous from the lasnort region
- I want to go to Nobu for Steve's birthday in New York. He has no choice in the matter.
- Matt and I got invited to a bachelor party AND a hens night (for the same wedding) next weekend. Which one does a gay guy go to? The bachelor party with female strippers *twirl finger* or the hens night and be the only guys?
- Steve is very defensive about all the stories about him that I blog about.
- When I see the word "analyst" I always pronounce it in my head "anal-ist". Does anyone else do that?
Song of the Day: "Solitaire" - Clay Aiken
- My old manager at my client site called me 'Sam' after I'd been there for 6 months. I got all upset 'coz what if Sam was an asshole and now he thinks I'm Sam-The-Asshole?
- You know a restaurant is expensive when they don't have prices on their menu online
- You also know a restaurant is expensive when they don't have decimal points (e.g. Cream of Tartar soup - 26)
- I think some of the stuff on the menu is totally made up. e.g. grain-fed voulez-fousfous from the lasnort region
- I want to go to Nobu for Steve's birthday in New York. He has no choice in the matter.
- Matt and I got invited to a bachelor party AND a hens night (for the same wedding) next weekend. Which one does a gay guy go to? The bachelor party with female strippers *twirl finger* or the hens night and be the only guys?
- Steve is very defensive about all the stories about him that I blog about.
- When I see the word "analyst" I always pronounce it in my head "anal-ist". Does anyone else do that?
Song of the Day: "Solitaire" - Clay Aiken
Can you smell that?
...so I was chatting with Joy tonight while sitting here like a lump watching the tennis and I remembered a conversation we had at a bar called Angles in Hawaii. It was on our favourite sounds and smells and I think we have weird eardrums and nasal passages.
Sounds
- The crash of a beer bottle into the trash can at a bar
- A Boeing 747 taking off
- The ocean
- The telephone ring when it's someone you really want to hear from
- The buzzy sound that happens when a mosquito gets killed by a bug zapper
- My nephew's laugh
- The screech of the slot machine when you get the feature (hahaha I miss you Joy)
Smells
- Laundromats (I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell of dryer sheets)
- Onions and garlic sauteing in butter
- Actually...anything sauteing in butter (Yes yes...I'm working on the weight loss)
- Subway when they've just freshly baked some bread
- Freshly cut grass in the summer time (This one is just me)
- My farts (Although this grosses everyone else out)
Speaking of farts...the worst farter ON EARTH is Stevie.
There was this one time (at band camp) when we were all sitting quietly at a cafe in Santiago (That's in Chile for the geographically-challenged. And Chile is in South America for the geographically-retarded). So we're sipping our coffee when this wave of ...putrid diahorrea and vomit crashed over us. I start to dry heave and ran out of the cafe supressing my gag reflex. I was soon followed by Jill and Rhandy. Last to leave was Steve who was uncontrollably giggling to himself, having reached the 10-out-of-10 of farts. You KNOW it's bad when you clear out a cafe.
Song of the day: "You Weren't In Love With Me" - Billy Field
Sounds
- The crash of a beer bottle into the trash can at a bar
- A Boeing 747 taking off
- The ocean
- The telephone ring when it's someone you really want to hear from
- The buzzy sound that happens when a mosquito gets killed by a bug zapper
- My nephew's laugh
- The screech of the slot machine when you get the feature (hahaha I miss you Joy)
Smells
- Laundromats (I LOVE LOVE LOVE the smell of dryer sheets)
- Onions and garlic sauteing in butter
- Actually...anything sauteing in butter (Yes yes...I'm working on the weight loss)
- Subway when they've just freshly baked some bread
- Freshly cut grass in the summer time (This one is just me)
- My farts (Although this grosses everyone else out)
Speaking of farts...the worst farter ON EARTH is Stevie.
There was this one time (at band camp) when we were all sitting quietly at a cafe in Santiago (That's in Chile for the geographically-challenged. And Chile is in South America for the geographically-retarded). So we're sipping our coffee when this wave of ...putrid diahorrea and vomit crashed over us. I start to dry heave and ran out of the cafe supressing my gag reflex. I was soon followed by Jill and Rhandy. Last to leave was Steve who was uncontrollably giggling to himself, having reached the 10-out-of-10 of farts. You KNOW it's bad when you clear out a cafe.
Song of the day: "You Weren't In Love With Me" - Billy Field
Bleh
...so I don't feel like blogging today. Maybe in a couple of days. In the meantime, check out these pics from Ed and Maria's slammin' (as in "No...SLAMMIN outfit" - see "Save The Last Dance) birthday party.
Song of the Day: "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
Song of the Day: "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" - Belinda Carlisle
Vomit
...so after discussing this with friends I have decided to make this list anonymous to protect the not-so-innocent's "reputations". This way I get to respect my friend's wishes, and at the same time, encourage lively debate about who the culprit(s) is/are. I present to you:
Drunk Jeopardy - WHO AM I?
9. I drank too much red wine whilst dj'ing, came home and threw up in the bathroom. I thought I was throwing up in the toilet bowl but I actually threw up on the wall. My boyfriend had to clean it up. He was not happy.
8. I got shitfaced on tequila and ended up crashing at my friend's place. In the middle of the night I went to the bathroom, stopped at the bathroom door and pissed on the floor. I woke up in the morning with one sock on. I had no idea where I was. I found out later that the reason I had one sock on was 'coz I pissed on the other one.
7. I like to drink, throw up, and keep drinking.
6. I overestimated how much wine I had for dinner and decided to lay down in my boyfriend's bed to have a rest. I discovered I needed to throw up but couldn't make it to the bathroom. Instead I chose to throw up in the trash can - except I missed and threw up all over my boyfriend's photo albums.
5. I took one tequila shot too many at a gay bar in NYC and started talking to random guys who sat in order of hotness. At times I had trouble staying on my seat. I promptly passed out in the car and upon arrival at home, gave the shrubbery some of last night's dinner.
4. I drank hard WAY too early at my own birthday party and found that at 10pm I was absolutely shitfaced. I struggled across the dance floor holding my mouth. I then sat down and, realising that his party was going to go on for another 4 hours, started telling people to go home.
3. I really liked a guy and wanted to make a good impression on him and his friends at a club. I was nervous about it so I decided to drink to calm my nerves. I got so drunk I threw up under the table...and on the bouncers shoes. I am no longer seeing the guy.
2. I was fooled by my friends who were drinking shots of water while I was drinking shots of vodka. Outside the bar I was then picked up and spun around. On the way home I threw up in my mouth and spat it out on some random guy on the street. My friends then left me to suffer while they went to get hot dogs.
1. I have a habit of drinking a lot and then becoming dead weight. I have been known to pass out under cars muttering "Just leave me here...I'll be fine". On more than one occasion I have passed out on the bathroom floor with my pants around my ankles. Sometimes my friend's mothers find me there and worry that I'm an alcoholic. I also owe my friend a Ralph Lauren beach towel for throwing up black bile on it - and then sleeping on it. I like to work out. (The last one is kinda unrelated to throwing up - but I thought I'd throw it in)
la la la...
Song of the Day: "Don't Wanna Love Ya" - Shanice
Drunk Jeopardy - WHO AM I?
9. I drank too much red wine whilst dj'ing, came home and threw up in the bathroom. I thought I was throwing up in the toilet bowl but I actually threw up on the wall. My boyfriend had to clean it up. He was not happy.
8. I got shitfaced on tequila and ended up crashing at my friend's place. In the middle of the night I went to the bathroom, stopped at the bathroom door and pissed on the floor. I woke up in the morning with one sock on. I had no idea where I was. I found out later that the reason I had one sock on was 'coz I pissed on the other one.
7. I like to drink, throw up, and keep drinking.
6. I overestimated how much wine I had for dinner and decided to lay down in my boyfriend's bed to have a rest. I discovered I needed to throw up but couldn't make it to the bathroom. Instead I chose to throw up in the trash can - except I missed and threw up all over my boyfriend's photo albums.
5. I took one tequila shot too many at a gay bar in NYC and started talking to random guys who sat in order of hotness. At times I had trouble staying on my seat. I promptly passed out in the car and upon arrival at home, gave the shrubbery some of last night's dinner.
4. I drank hard WAY too early at my own birthday party and found that at 10pm I was absolutely shitfaced. I struggled across the dance floor holding my mouth. I then sat down and, realising that his party was going to go on for another 4 hours, started telling people to go home.
3. I really liked a guy and wanted to make a good impression on him and his friends at a club. I was nervous about it so I decided to drink to calm my nerves. I got so drunk I threw up under the table...and on the bouncers shoes. I am no longer seeing the guy.
2. I was fooled by my friends who were drinking shots of water while I was drinking shots of vodka. Outside the bar I was then picked up and spun around. On the way home I threw up in my mouth and spat it out on some random guy on the street. My friends then left me to suffer while they went to get hot dogs.
1. I have a habit of drinking a lot and then becoming dead weight. I have been known to pass out under cars muttering "Just leave me here...I'll be fine". On more than one occasion I have passed out on the bathroom floor with my pants around my ankles. Sometimes my friend's mothers find me there and worry that I'm an alcoholic. I also owe my friend a Ralph Lauren beach towel for throwing up black bile on it - and then sleeping on it. I like to work out. (The last one is kinda unrelated to throwing up - but I thought I'd throw it in)
la la la...
Song of the Day: "Don't Wanna Love Ya" - Shanice
Gay Clubbing
...so my friend Miko and I were talking about gay clubbing and it got us talking Top 5 lists and I felt compelled to blog about it. Here goes!
Top 5 gay clubs:
5. Fusions - Honolulu. Not the fanciest club on earth, but I've always had a good time there. Read into that what you will. :)
4. Splash - New York. My entry into the NYC gay clubbing scene was an explosion of hot men, hot fag hags and one random guy on a leash.
3. Heaven - Madrid. One of those clubs that just lifts you up as soon as you step in. Probably 'coz the dance floor is so jumpin the ground shakes.
2. Circus - Los Angeles. Strong drinks, salsa and hip hop rooms and a wide variety of thuggish latino men to peruse.
1. Muca Cassina - Rome. This place DEFINES how a club should be. Three levels, all of them packed with men so good looking it's like an Abercrombie catalogue exploded. This club will be forever known as the one and only time Joy, Miko, Matt and I gave a perfect 10 to the same guy.
Top 5 after-clubbing meals:
5. Chicken fried steak and scrambled eggs - Dennys, Honolulu. A classic.
4. Lonsilog - Ling Nam, San Francisco. When you're just craving filipino food this always hits the spot.
3. Gyro - Anywhere in Greece. Perfect size and dirt cheap.
2. Turkish Sausage Pide - Golden Pide, Sydney. Matt introduced these to me and now I associate Saturday night with them.
1. Lamb Doner Kebab - Fulham Station, London. After sweating to death in a club in London (why do none of the clubs have a/c???) nothing beats a greasy, cucumber-sauce filled kebab.
There you have it. Coming soon...Lists for Top 5 Alcoholic Beverages, Top 5 Worst Nights Clubbing and Top 5 Throwing Up Stories (not necessarily mine!).
Song of the Day: "I Think I'm In Love With You" - Jessica Simpson
Top 5 gay clubs:
5. Fusions - Honolulu. Not the fanciest club on earth, but I've always had a good time there. Read into that what you will. :)
4. Splash - New York. My entry into the NYC gay clubbing scene was an explosion of hot men, hot fag hags and one random guy on a leash.
3. Heaven - Madrid. One of those clubs that just lifts you up as soon as you step in. Probably 'coz the dance floor is so jumpin the ground shakes.
2. Circus - Los Angeles. Strong drinks, salsa and hip hop rooms and a wide variety of thuggish latino men to peruse.
1. Muca Cassina - Rome. This place DEFINES how a club should be. Three levels, all of them packed with men so good looking it's like an Abercrombie catalogue exploded. This club will be forever known as the one and only time Joy, Miko, Matt and I gave a perfect 10 to the same guy.
Top 5 after-clubbing meals:
5. Chicken fried steak and scrambled eggs - Dennys, Honolulu. A classic.
4. Lonsilog - Ling Nam, San Francisco. When you're just craving filipino food this always hits the spot.
3. Gyro - Anywhere in Greece. Perfect size and dirt cheap.
2. Turkish Sausage Pide - Golden Pide, Sydney. Matt introduced these to me and now I associate Saturday night with them.
1. Lamb Doner Kebab - Fulham Station, London. After sweating to death in a club in London (why do none of the clubs have a/c???) nothing beats a greasy, cucumber-sauce filled kebab.
There you have it. Coming soon...Lists for Top 5 Alcoholic Beverages, Top 5 Worst Nights Clubbing and Top 5 Throwing Up Stories (not necessarily mine!).
Song of the Day: "I Think I'm In Love With You" - Jessica Simpson
Happy Birthday Maria!
...so today is Maria's 28th birthday so much love and a big fat dancing happy birthday to her! My top 5 Maria moments are:
5. The day I re-met her (after about 8 years) when she crashed my birthday party, got drunk and gave the breathalyzer machine on the wall a blow job.
4. New Years Eve 2000 when she got drunk, did the countdown using her body and filled a couple of plastic bags throwing up.
3. Driving to my birthday dinner in 2004 when she thought Spiderman's girlfriend's name was 'Emma Jane' ("MJ is short for Emma Jane!")
2. The time after drinking a bit too much at mine, Rhandy and Steve's apartment where she threw up in Rhandy's bedroom all over his photo albums. I'm beginning to sense a pattern.
1. Dancing at this random gay club on our trip to Melbourne together in 2002 where we were the ONLY ONES in the club (that couldn't have been a good sign at 11pm on a Friday night). We then proceded to dance on the podiums anyway and run around the dance floor looking for the spotlight.
Haffy birpday future mother of Rhanilda!
Song of the Day: "Over and Over" - Nelly with Tim McGraw (that song just isn't leaving my head! And why is it Nelly hasn't rapped on any of his last 20 songs?)
5. The day I re-met her (after about 8 years) when she crashed my birthday party, got drunk and gave the breathalyzer machine on the wall a blow job.
4. New Years Eve 2000 when she got drunk, did the countdown using her body and filled a couple of plastic bags throwing up.
3. Driving to my birthday dinner in 2004 when she thought Spiderman's girlfriend's name was 'Emma Jane' ("MJ is short for Emma Jane!")
2. The time after drinking a bit too much at mine, Rhandy and Steve's apartment where she threw up in Rhandy's bedroom all over his photo albums. I'm beginning to sense a pattern.
1. Dancing at this random gay club on our trip to Melbourne together in 2002 where we were the ONLY ONES in the club (that couldn't have been a good sign at 11pm on a Friday night). We then proceded to dance on the podiums anyway and run around the dance floor looking for the spotlight.
Haffy birpday future mother of Rhanilda!
Song of the Day: "Over and Over" - Nelly with Tim McGraw (that song just isn't leaving my head! And why is it Nelly hasn't rapped on any of his last 20 songs?)
How Gay Are You?
...so Maria's comment on my last blog made me remember a quiz that my friends and I took last year on 'how gay are you'? Take the quiz and find out! One of my favourite questions is...
Is it better to be:
- Smart and Ugly
- Beautiful and Stupid
I think I've debated this question quite a few times. I think I'd much rather be beautiful and stupid. Not like...Anna Nicole Smith stupid, but maybe Jessica Simpson stupid. Oh, and for the record, the gay quiz scores were:
Me - 46%
Rhands - 16%
Maria - 56%
Matty - 36%
Iven - 33%
Mikey - 50%
...and the winner amongst the straight men - Ed with 53% Therefore, Ed is gay than Myself, Matt -AND- Mikey. Wow Ed is gayer than Rhandy and Iven put together (Did anyone else get a visual?)
Song of the day: "Invisible Man" - 98 Degrees
Is it better to be:
- Smart and Ugly
- Beautiful and Stupid
I think I've debated this question quite a few times. I think I'd much rather be beautiful and stupid. Not like...Anna Nicole Smith stupid, but maybe Jessica Simpson stupid. Oh, and for the record, the gay quiz scores were:
Me - 46%
Rhands - 16%
Maria - 56%
Matty - 36%
Iven - 33%
Mikey - 50%
...and the winner amongst the straight men - Ed with 53% Therefore, Ed is gay than Myself, Matt -AND- Mikey. Wow Ed is gayer than Rhandy and Iven put together (Did anyone else get a visual?)
Song of the day: "Invisible Man" - 98 Degrees
Neck cricks are the windows to hell
...so I woke up this morning and I started getting ready for work as per my usual routine. When i was drying myself after my shower i heard a massive crick in my neck and it was game over. I was (and still am!) in so much pain that I had to lie down for half an hour. Being the hardcore survivor that I am, I got dressed in my DKNY finery and headed to work.
After toughing it out for an hour I am finally caving in and going home. I'm still waiting for my bloody physiotherapist to call so he can sort me out. My boyfriend, Matt, is the bomb. He massaged me this morning, dropped me off at work and is now on his way to pick me up. I love you Matthew Ronald Broadfoot!
For all the commenters lamenting Matt kissing women - this one's for you...
*mwah*
After toughing it out for an hour I am finally caving in and going home. I'm still waiting for my bloody physiotherapist to call so he can sort me out. My boyfriend, Matt, is the bomb. He massaged me this morning, dropped me off at work and is now on his way to pick me up. I love you Matthew Ronald Broadfoot!
For all the commenters lamenting Matt kissing women - this one's for you...
*mwah*
Thanks!
...so I was thinking this morning that this year I'm going to make an effort to be nicer to the people who are nice to me. This includes, but is not limited to:
- the 443 bus drivers who have, in the past, let me ride for free 'coz it was raining or 'coz it was christmas
- the girls who work in the coffee cart who know my order and start making my coffee as soon as they see me walking towards them
- the cute british guy who gets on the bus at my stop for making the bus stop prettier (Hi Matt! I love you!)
- come to think of it, all cute guys in general for making the world prettier (Hi Matt! You're Number One!)
- all sales assistants who are not bitter about working in retail. Yes, I know your job bites around the holidays 'coz you're being bombarded but that's no reason to tell me to go to the other line AND THEN SERVE SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE ME.
This segues well into my second thought for the day - I'm going to make an effort to be an asshole to the people who are assholes to me. This is nothing new.
Oh! Thanks to my homegirl Elsie who took these pics from the (final! *single tear*) PeopleSoft Christmas party a few weeks ago.
Song of the Day: "Hands Down" - Dashboard Confessional
- the 443 bus drivers who have, in the past, let me ride for free 'coz it was raining or 'coz it was christmas
- the girls who work in the coffee cart who know my order and start making my coffee as soon as they see me walking towards them
- the cute british guy who gets on the bus at my stop for making the bus stop prettier (Hi Matt! I love you!)
- come to think of it, all cute guys in general for making the world prettier (Hi Matt! You're Number One!)
- all sales assistants who are not bitter about working in retail. Yes, I know your job bites around the holidays 'coz you're being bombarded but that's no reason to tell me to go to the other line AND THEN SERVE SOMEONE ELSE BEFORE ME.
This segues well into my second thought for the day - I'm going to make an effort to be an asshole to the people who are assholes to me. This is nothing new.
Oh! Thanks to my homegirl Elsie who took these pics from the (final! *single tear*) PeopleSoft Christmas party a few weeks ago.
Song of the Day: "Hands Down" - Dashboard Confessional
Happy New Year!
...so it's been over a week sinc emy last blog - take that those who though I blog too much! It's actually been a crazy busy week with lots of food, LOTS of alcohol and lots of friends and family around. To recap real quick:
- Christmas morning with my family. Scored money mostly (that's exactly what I asked for)
- Christmas dinner with Matt's family in Wollongong.
- Scott from SF and Jackie from LA came and visited us for the week.
- New years party at our apartment (my pics coming soon...but in the interim check out Maria's pics)
- Boys night out on Wednesday night saw me getting home at 5am. Woo hoo!
- Many, many lunches and dinners with family and friends
- Many, many alcoholic beverages
...AND Matt and I still managed to go to the gym four times this week. It's surprising how far guilt will take you.
New Years is one of those times of the year where I wish I could duplicate myself and party with all my friends all over the world. Thanks to everyone who gave me drunken NYE phone calls! (Mikey, Steve, Joy and Miko). It's all about 2005!
- Christmas morning with my family. Scored money mostly (that's exactly what I asked for)
- Christmas dinner with Matt's family in Wollongong.
- Scott from SF and Jackie from LA came and visited us for the week.
- New years party at our apartment (my pics coming soon...but in the interim check out Maria's pics)
- Boys night out on Wednesday night saw me getting home at 5am. Woo hoo!
- Many, many lunches and dinners with family and friends
- Many, many alcoholic beverages
...AND Matt and I still managed to go to the gym four times this week. It's surprising how far guilt will take you.
New Years is one of those times of the year where I wish I could duplicate myself and party with all my friends all over the world. Thanks to everyone who gave me drunken NYE phone calls! (Mikey, Steve, Joy and Miko). It's all about 2005!
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