too beautiful to quit

Tales of Klitorika Book

2009-08-08T02:22:00.001-07:00

This made my day!

2009-06-18T11:54:00.001-07:00

Learn Photoshop Fast! workshop

2009-05-05T00:57:00.001-07:00

www.learnphotoshopfast.wordpress.com

Who's the terrorist now?

2009-01-08T20:27:00.000-08:00

Catwoman dies

2008-12-26T10:03:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uux8J5Eb8l0

Amazing Photos from Athens

2008-12-23T16:13:00.000-08:00

One of the many amazing fotos from Athens.
Visit: http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/12/2008_greek_riots.html

Sitsaron!

2008-12-03T10:20:00.000-08:00

the Visitor

2008-11-22T21:47:00.000-08:00

My best post 9/11 movie

Happy Birthday

2008-11-18T10:53:00.001-08:00

NOT FIT FOR FILIPINOS

2008-09-22T06:19:00.000-07:00

What's Next?

2008-09-10T06:56:00.000-07:00

Anti-Obscenity and Pornography Act Of 2008 - Senate Bill No. 2464
The ANTI-OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY ACT OF 2008- Senate Bill No. 2464
Date Filed: July 24, 2008 by Senator Many Villar
Status: Pending

From Section 3, Definition of Terms:

(a) “Obscene” refers to anything that is indecent or offensive or contrary to good customs or religious beliefs, principles or doctrines, or tends to corrupt or deprave the human mind, or is calculated to excite impure thoughts or arouse prurient interest, or violates the proprieties of language and human behavior, regardless of the motive of the producer, printer, publisher, writer, importer,seller, distributor or exhibitor such as, but not limited to:

(1) showing, depicting or describing sexual acts;
(2) showing, depicting or describing human sexual organs or the female breasts;
(3) showing, depicting or describing completely nude human bodies
(4) describing erotic reactions, feelings or experiences on sexual acts or;
(5) performing live sexual acts of whatever form.

(b) “Pornographic or pornography” refers to objects or subjects of film,
television shows, photography, illustrations, music, games, paintings, drawings, illustrations, advertisements, writings, literature or narratives, contained in any format, whether audio or visual, still or moving pictures, in all forms of film, print, electronic, outdoor or broadcast mass media, or whatever future technologies to
be developed, which are calculated to excite, stimulate or arouse impure thoughts and prurient interest, regardless of the motive of the author thereof.

(c) “Mass media” refers to film, print, broadcast, electronic and outdoor
media including, but not limited to, internet, newspapers, tabloids, magazines, newsletters, books, comic books, billboards, calendars, posters, optical discs, magnetic media, future technologies, and the like.

(d) “Materials” refers to all movies, films, television shows, photographs, music, games, paintings, drawings, illustrations, advertisements, writings, literature or narratives, whether produced in the Philippines or abroad.

SEC. 4. Punishable Acts. - The following acts are declared illegal and
punishable:

(a) Producing, printing, showing, exhibiting, importing, selling, advertising or distributing obscene or pornographic materials in all forms of mass media;

(b) Causing the showing or exhibition, distributing or the printing,
publication or advertising, or the selling of obscene or pornographic materials in all forms of mass media;

(c) Showing, exhibiting, selling, or distributing obscene or pornographic movies in whatever format, whether produced in the Philippines or abroad, in any restaurant, club or other places open to the public, including private buildings, places or houses where the viewers are not limited to them owners thereof and the members of his family;

(d) Writing any obscene or pornographic article in any print or electronic medium;

(e) Performing, demonstrating, acting or exhibiting any obscene or
pornographic act in any form of mass media; and act in public, public places or any place open to public viewing.

(f) Performing, or allowing the performance of, live sex or live sexual act in public, public places or any place open to public viewing.

SEC 5: PENALTIES

(c) Showing, exhibiting, selling or distributing obscene or pornographic
movies in whatever format, whether produced in the Philippines or abroad, in any restaurant, club or other places open to the public, including private buildings, places or houses where the viewers are not limited to the owners thereof and the members of his family, the penalty of imprisonment of not less than three (3) years nor more than six (6) years and a fine of not less than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,OOO.OO) nor more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,OOO.OO) shall be imposed;

(d) For writing any obscene or pornographic article in any print or
electronic medium, the penalty of imprisonment of not less than three (3) years nor more than six (6) years and a fine of not less than Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,OOO.OO) nor more than Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,OOO.OO) shall be imposed;

(e) For performing, demonstrating, acting or exhibiting any obscene or
pornographic act in any form of mass media, the penalty of imprisonment of not less than one (1) year nor more than three (3) years and a fine of not less than One hundred thousand pesos (PlOO,OOO.OO) nor more than Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,OOO.OO) shall be imposed;

Goodbye...
Nude painting
Nude photography
Indie Films

regardless of the motive of the producer, printer, publisher, writer, importer,seller, distributor or exhibitor ---goodbye art?

BTW, what does IMPURE THOUGHTS mean?

17thMinBizCon

2008-09-01T22:02:00.001-07:00

INTENSITY-the next level

2008-08-02T09:15:00.001-07:00

Dipolog's Best

Memoirs of Klitorika now available

2008-07-11T22:53:00.000-07:00

NOW AVAILABLE!!
for more info visit: www.klitorika.blogspot.com

isang dekada...ilang dekada pa?

2008-06-26T12:19:00.000-07:00

On Friday evening, June 27, 1969, the New York City tactical police force raided a popular Greenwich Village gay bar, the Stonewall Inn. Raids were not unusual in 1969; in fact, they were conducted regularly without much resistance. However, that night the street erupted into violent protest as the crowds in the bar fought back. The backlash and several nights of protest that followed have come to be known as the Stonewall Riots.

Prior to that summer there was little public expression of the lives and experiences of gays and lesbians. The Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the gay liberation movement that has transformed the oppression of gays and lesbians into calls for pride and action. In the past twenty-five years we have all been witness to an astonishing flowering of gay culture that has changed this country and beyond, forever. Lifted from: Stonewall and Beyond.

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Tanaw mula sa 6^th floor ng pinag dyu-dyutihang Ospital ang nagmistulang mga langgam na sasakyan. Animoy naglalakad na mga rainbow colored kabute naman ang mga payong sa sidewalk nito. Hindi ko ipinagtataka ang lakas ng ulan dahil katapusan na ng Hunyo at halos araw-araw ang buhos nito pag ganitong buwan.

Alas 3 ng hapon ang umpisa ng parada kaya panay ang tingin sa relo habang tinatantya kung ilang minuto ang biyahe mula QC papuntang Malate. Kung eksaktong alas dos kami i-didismis, tamang-tama ang dating ko kahit pa may baha sa Espanya.

Nang ma-i dismis, dali-daling nagpalit ng damit sa student’s lounge at agad na iniwan ang mga nagbibihis pang mga kaklase.

Masikip sa loob ng nasakyang jeep. Malagkit ang braso ng mama na nakatabi. At mabuti nalang, may maliit na butas ang plastic na tolda sa likod ko. Kung hindi, kasali na sana ako sa statistics ng Carbon monoxide poisoning. Kung hindi lang nagmamadali, nakapag aircon bus nalang sana.

Sa gitna ng dinaranas na cruel and unusual punishment na mode of transport sa Maynila, di maubos-ubos ang mga tanong. Paano kung may makakakita sa aking kakilala sa eskwela? Paano kung ma tsambahan ako ng camera ng GMA or ABS-CBN at mapanood sa probinsiya?

Malapit na ako sa babaan at natapos rin ang mga binuong standard answers sa mga standard questions na pwedeng itanong ng mga makakakita sa akin sa parada. Tatlong kanto na lang sana at tumigil ang jeep sa gitna ng trapik.

Lumapit ang isang takatak at inabot niya sa driver ang sigarilyo. Saglit na nag usap ang dalawa. Maya-maya, ilang dipa lang ang tinakbo ng jeep at tumigil ulit ito. Tanaw ko sa salamin sa harapan ng drayber ang pagka inis at narinig na sinabi niyang, “Kaya pala tayo inuulan eh.”. Hudyat na kailangang nang bumaba nalang at maglakad. Tumigil na rin ang ulan.

Napaparanoid ako habang nakatayo sa sulok sa labas ng isang restaurant sa remedios circle. Habang paparami ang mga tao, lalong kinakabahang baka may makakakita sa akin. Nang mapansing dumaan ang isang TV crew, lalong kumabog ang dibdib ko sa takot. Mayat-maya pa, nagsidatingan na ang mga sasama sa parada at lalong kumapal ang dami ng tao sa tabi ng daan.

Narinig ko sa sound system sa gitna ng remedies circle na ilang minuto nalang, mag uumpisa na ang parada.

Sumingit ako sa mga nagsisiksikang manonood sa may sidewalk habang nagmamatyag pa rin at baka may makakita sa akin.

Tinatawag na ang ibat-ibang contingent na sasali. Di ko maipaliwanag ang nararamdaman habang tanaw ang pinaka maraming nagkasamasamang mga katulad ko. Isang pangitain na matagal ko nang pinangarap na makasali na walang kahalong takot o hiya o pagkamuhi sa sarili.

Nagumpisa ang parada, masayang naglalakad ang mga sumali para umikot sa buong malate at lantarang ipahayag kung ano sila at bakit nila ito ginagawa.

Ako...nasa gilid ng daan. Nanonood. Nagtatalo sa isipan ang mga kahihinatnan kung sasali. Mabigat sa loob kung papaano nila kinayang magpahayag at bakit ako, hindi. Bakit ako sasali? Dagdag pahirap sa magulang ko na hanggang ngayon patuloy na nangungulit sa akin at hindi pa rin tapos sa pag nu-nursing? Tapos, sasali-sali pa sa ganito? Para pahiyain ang mga magulang ko? Ipahiya ang mga kaibigan ko? Ipahiya ang mga taong pinaniwala kong hindi ako ganito?

Biglang may kumalabit sa akin.

“Anong ginagawa mo dito?” ang sabi ng isang kakilala ko sa eskwela.

Wala akong maisagot. Hindi umubra ang standard answers sa standard questions. Naalala ko lang na ngumiti ako. Di ko akalain ang sumunod niyang sinabi.

“Pwede ka namang mag suot ng maskara. May dala kami. May mga sumasali ring ayaw magpakilala. Tara na kasi!.” Hinawakan niya ang kamay ko at hinila papunta sa parada. Di ako naka kibo. Para akong binuhusan ng malamig na tubig.

“Tara na sabi. Akong bahala sayo.” sabay hila sa akin.

Tumingin ako sa lalaking nakatabi ko sa sidewalk, animoy batang tinangay ng baha at humihingi ng saklolo. Pero agad na nag iba ang pakiramdam ko nang makita lang siya na tumango at ngumiti.

May tumapik sa aking likuran.

“Do u need a mask? “

“No. Thank you.”

Kasama na ako sa agos…

JUNE 2008 IS THE TENTH YEAR SINCE I FIRST JOINED THE PRIDE MARCH HELD IN MALATE, MANILA.

brownout

2008-06-19T22:44:00.000-07:00

Kasalukuyang brownout (ewan bat brown ang tawag sa blackout, kse siguro pinoy kaya brown). Exaktong alas 12 ng hating gabi at sa gitna ng mga tatapusin ko pang “jobs” ay biglang nawala ang kuryente. Salamat. Putol ang internet.

Anong gagawin ko? Eto, hinahaayan ang kung ano mang pumasok sa isipan at pina[abayaan ang mga daliring sumasayaw sa keybord ng computer, na kahit ano ang lalabas sa bawat pindot ay mabubuo ang mga salitang hindi ko alam kung may saysay o wala. Bahala na basta pindot lang ng pindot. Walang paki alam sa spelling o sa grammar o sa substance.

Isang guhit pa lang ang nawala sa icon ng battery ng laptop. Ibig sabihin may apat pang natitira. Ganito sin ang buhay. Barang baterya ng laptop. Nakatakdang mauubos. Mawawalang ng power at kusang mamamatay. Eh ganyan eh. Ang buhay parang baterya ng laptop. Ang tao parang laptop. Nasisira, nagkaka virus, napupuno, napapagod, nakakainis, nakakaka aliw, nakakatulong at sumisira ng ibang buhay.

Kung ano ang gagawin mo sa laptop, yun ang kanyang susundin, Liban nalang kung may sira. Parang tao. Pag may sira sa utak mahirap mong mapasunod. Di totoong may freewill ang tao kasi siya ay isang Laptop. Command=execute. Bakit nga pala tinawag na laptop eto eh hindi ko naman ni minsan ginamit eto na nilagay ko sa aking lap. Anyway, lahat ng ginagawA ng tao sa kanyang buhay ay lagging pre-determined kong bakit niya ito ginagawa. Parang laptop. Kaya may lumalabas ang mga letrang eto kse may command sa kanyang lumabas pag pipindutin ang mga letra. Ang tao ganun din. Kung anong itinakda sa kanya ng kapaligiran, nag rereact siya. Action=Reaction. Eh ang freewill. Sabi nila may freewill. Ang freewill ay isang culturally constructed na salita para I convince ng tao ang kanyang sarili na meron siyang kapangyarihan sa kanyang sarili, Pero ang mismong pag iisip na siya ay mayroon neto ay pre determined sa isang idea na nagtulak sa kanya na isipin na meron siya neto.

Kaya ang freewill katulad ng iba pang mga culturally constructed na mga salta, ay texto lamang na inaassume natin na meron tayo pero ang totoo wala.

Ang mismong pagtatayp ko sa mga salitang ito ay hindi dahil may freewill ako kundi eto ay PRE-determined ng mga sitwasyon, kundisyon at iba pa na nagtulak sa akin para gumawa ng ganitong Gawain. Isang ilusyon ang freewill pagkat lahat ay determined.

Nakatakdang maubos ang baterya na eto. Nakatakdang maubusang ng kuryente ang laptop na gamit ko. Mawawalan at mawawalan ng buhay ang tao. Tatanda ang lahat.

Eh ano ang mahalaga? Walang mahalaga. Ang salitang halaga ay isa pa sa mga culturally constructed na salita. Kung walang tao meron bang Mahalaga? Wala. Kase walang mag iisip na merong mahalaga o wala. Kaya lahat ng iyan ay texto lamang.

Eh bakit ka nasasaktan at nagagalit kung nanakawan ka kung hindi mahalaga ang bagay na yon? Kase nasanay tayo sa konsepto ng pag aari na isa pang culturally constructed na konsepto. Mula nung isinilang ang tao, tinuruan na siya ng ideya ng yours and mine. Kaya bata palang tayo alam na natin kung ano ung atin at hindi.

Isa lang ang prinsipyo na nakikita ko kung bakit ginagawa nga tao ang mga bagay-bagay. Ang Freudian (ewan ko kung si freud ang nauna talaga) Pain and pleasure principle. Kung ano ang painful yun ang bad kung ano ang pleasurable yon ang good. Sa dalawa lang umiikot ang buhay. Pain or pleasure.

Bushet. 12.44 na wala pa ring ilaw. Ang daming lamok. Mauubos na ang katol Ewan ko ba kung bat ganito ang itsura ng katol bakit may espasyo sa pagitan. Sayang din naman yung espasyong yon. Kung sanay dinagdagan pa ng isa pang katol e di sana matagaltagal maubos…Bat nga pala katol ang tawag dito. E diba sa bisaya Katol=Kati..e diba nakakawala siya ng kati ksae pinipigilan niyang lumapit ang mga lamok. E di dapat “Hindi-katol” ang tawag dito.

Walang magawa. Ayoko naman uminom ng kape bka nde ako makatulog. Mahirap pag maaga kang gumising na bitin ang tulog mo.l. Nakakapagod. Buti pa ung iba tulog na. Ung root word ban g Tulog ay Tulo? Kase feeling ko yun yon eh..kse diba, pagtulog ka tulo laway ka..kaya “TULO”G as in Tulo laway.

Hayop tong mga pusang eto. Ang lalandi ang iingay. Bat hindi nila gawin sa araw yon para hindi naman sila maka istorbo at magbigay ng masamang panaginip sa mga natututlog. 12.54 na. wala pa ring ilaw. Ano kayang ginagawa ng mga electricians ngayon. Bka kaya hindi na bumalik ang ilaw kse iniisip nila natutulog na ang mga tao kaya siguro sinasabi nlang nilang. Bukas nalang natin ayusin. Kainis. Gusto ko pa naman sanang manoond ng dvd. Ano ba ung pinanood ko kagabi na tinulugan ko rin,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ahhh boogie nights. Di ko pa alam ang kwento , nakalimkmutan ko nga rin ang umpisa eh,. kse nakatulog na ako..Wla pa ring ilaw. Makatuloig na nga.

A blog entry?...at last.

2008-06-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

For more info on the event visit: www.zanortepride.com

Cebu Series

2008-05-21T09:24:00.001-07:00

Snapshots from Cebu City

MAY 17, 2008

2008-05-11T02:58:00.000-07:00

Obituary

2008-04-15T08:02:00.001-07:00

Sass in the News

2008-04-12T01:56:00.000-07:00

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In the middle part of the news, Sass is interviewed as a resource person. Sass also answered this blog's 5 QUESTIONS. See her answers in the previous post.

What goes around, comes around

2008-04-08T13:32:00.000-07:00

Four things

2008-04-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

First, I can now update my blog after the long silence.

Second, Went to Dapitan yesterday so I had the chance of taking some photos for my blog.

Third, the Click-Art by aleksi blog is up. Check it out at www.sowhatwatawat.blogspot.com

Fourth, prepare of the invasion of Ambibo.tv

5 Questions for Sass: From Luneta to Geneva

2008-03-31T19:21:00.000-07:00

Sass and I may have lived as twins in our past life.

A high school graduate, Sass started her transgender activism at the age of 19 by giving discussions about transgenderism in Luneta. Jamison Green, an internationally renowned transgender activist, served as her mentor through email exchanges. Since then she has given several discussions on transgenderims in different universities, groups, and organizations in the

Philippines. She volunteered at the Philippine Section of Amnesty International Philippines from October 2001 to June 2002

In 2001, she has urged the proponents of the proposed Anti-Discrimination Bill to include gender identity, which is necessary for the protection of transgender people against discrimination. This was then added in the 2003 version of the bill

One of the founders of the Society of Transsexual Women of the Philippines (STRAP), the first transgender organization in the Philippines; has served as spokesperson and secretary of the group since 2002 until her resignation in December 2006

Assistant Researcher to Dr. Sam Winter Ph D of the University of Hong Kong and Transgender Asia Research Centre for two research projects about transgender women in the Phippines; done in 2003 and 2004 in the Philippines. This is the first study of its kind in the Philippines. Paper is to be published in Volume 11 of the International Journal of Transgenderism. (I was so fortunate to be with her in Ceby during this research)

Her previous engagement includes:

Moderator of the Opening Plenary Session - First International Transgender Rights Conference (March 2006)Geneva, Switzerland

Resource Speaker for two consecutive years - Sexual & Gender Diversity Broadnening Course (February 2004 & March 2005) University of Hong Kong

Speaker - Transsexual parenting workshop at the Marriage, Partnership, and Parenting in the 21st Century Conference (June 2002) Torino, Italy

Also featured in magazines like:
Newsbreak (19 June 2006 issue). Cover Story: "Transsexuals and their brave new world"

The Sunday Time's Magazine (25 June 2006 issue). Cover Story: "Respect! A personal essay on the Filipino transgender experience"

Marie Claire Philippines (December 2007 issue). Feature Article: "The Fascinating Lives of Pinay Transgenders"
Icon Magazine's (April-June 2005 issue). Feature Article: "A matter of course"

Educational Background:

Tertiary: BA in Business Administration in Human Resource Management (October 2006 – present)

Open University of Hong Kong - Distance Learning Programme

(studying through a scholarship)

High school: San Beda College (1996-2000)

: 3rd Place, Science Congress (Pre-Law Class) , 1st Runner-Up Interscholastic Debate Championship (Balboa Cup),

Gold Medal, Debate Club, Silver Medal, Math/Science Contest

: President, Debate Club

: has consistently received the Best Director Award in school plays
Grade School: San Beda College (1989-1996)

: Bronze Medalist, Top 15 in Graduation

website: stealinglifeseries.blogspot.com
nonethelessfiction.blogspot.com

5 QUESTIONS FOR SASS ROGANDO SASOT

1. Can you describe your typical day?

It either starts with a laughter or with five words: thank you for this day. Then a stretch a cat would envy. Then a glass of water.Then check my email. Then read a short essay. Then fold my legs, sit and just shut up for 30 to 45 minutes. Then my daily dose of sunshine which I get by either jogging or walking. This series of then, then just halts into moments of silence everyday. Sometimes I break the silence with a poem. Sometimes with music. Sometimes with a book: if I have class, it's with my textbooks; if I don't, it's with books I fancy for the month.

The day ends with folded legs, a sit, and a closed mouth for 30 to 45 minutes. And before this lass finally sleeps, she looks at the sky and smiles at the evening sky.

2.Define success?

Mastery of oneself...

3.How do you see failure?

Failure is being obsessed with success, leading to miss the point of every endeavour.

4.The most important lesson you learned about life?

Die every moment to be able to see, listen, taste, and feel life which is alive.

5.What have you done that your are proud of?

If there's anything I can call pride worthy, it's being able to come to terms with my own

insignificance.

I would like to thank Sass for donating the domain name of this blog:
www.aleksimari.com

click art series

2008-03-26T21:58:00.001-07:00

ROOFTOP: Taken from The Atrium of Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog City
KILOM-KILOM: Taken from The Atrium of Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog City
GRADWEYT: GM just graduated