Eid Mubarak!
by allancarreon on Jul.06, 2016, under Society
I am not Muslim, but I have several Muslim friends (and most of them are gay, to boot). We are all part of one humanity, and in the end, this is all that matters. So to you all I say: Eid Mubarak!
And here’s today’s featured gorgeous Prime Minister totally agreeing with me.
Pride Minister
by allancarreon on Jul.06, 2016, under Queer, Society
As though we needed yet another reason to fall madly in love with him, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made history by being the first leader of their country to join their Pride Parade.
Justin, who is a staunch LGBT supporter and who has won our hearts not just by smiling but also by being open, progressive, and able to summarize quantum computing at the snap of a finger, makes it even better by reiterating that a leader joining the Pride Parade is just how it should be and shouldn’t be a big deal.
Chris Mears: Witness the wetness.
by allancarreon on Jul.05, 2016, under Film & TV, Queer
When Olympic diver Tom Daley did this, he did it fully-clothed.
His teammate Chris Mears takes it up a notch.
You’re welcome.
Powerful
by allancarreon on Jul.04, 2016, under Queer
And this is another reason why I am a loyal Smart subscriber.
All Hail The Lizard King!
by allancarreon on Jul.03, 2016, under Music & Theater
My first encounter with Jim Morrison was twenty years ago in my Humanities 1 class in UP Diliman. My teacher, bless him, included Morrison’s poetry in the curriculum (alongside Rilke, Lovecraft, and Phaedra – you cannot accuse him of lack of diversity). Then he ensured we got exposed to songs from The Doors.
Since then, I have been a huge Doors fan. Hell, even more so than a Beatles fan, and that’s saying a lot.
Bigyan ng vitamins!
by allancarreon on Jul.02, 2016, under Queer, Snark
That moment you check your public page and see that it’s been invaded by the intellectually-challenged and the humor-deficient.
Me on A Friday Afternoon
by allancarreon on Jul.01, 2016, under Geeky, My Life
The Page Turns
by allancarreon on Jun.30, 2016, under Society
Image: The Philippine Star
Today, a new page in Philippine History turns. Perhaps, a new book may even be opening.
Whatever you think of either Rody Duterte or Leni Robredo – whether you favor them both, or voted just one, or despise the lot – they are our duly-elected leadership starting today.
As good citizens, we should accept the mandate given to them – a mandate which, despite the whining of some, they won fair and square.
Biz Türkiye ile ayaktayiz.
by allancarreon on Jun.29, 2016, under Society, Travel & Culture
On my way to Colombia last February, I had a 4-hour layover through Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. From there, I would fly for about 10 hours to São Paulo, Brazil and wait for about 8 hours before the final 6-hour leg to Bogota. Noooo, it wasn’t a long trip at all.
Ataturk Airport, 07 February 2016
I had a fleeting moment of paranoia on the plane from Manila to Istanbul, thinking about the France attacks, the geopolitical climate in Europe and the Middle East, as well as the pockets of terrorist and rebel activities in Turkey itself. What if something happened while I was in Ataturk Airport?
All fears and concerns were dispelled the moment I landed in Turkey and stepped out into the cold breeze. I love the cold. I’m from a tropical country, but I hate the heat and the damned humidity vehemently. This is why I loved traveling to Bulgaria during winter last January, and this is why I loved the cold breeze of Istanbul that dark morning just hours before sunrise.
Sometimes, digital just doesn’t cut it.
by allancarreon on Jun.29, 2016, under Snark
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