Happy New Year Everybody!!! God Bless us all!!

It's a cliche because it is a great greeting! Why is there a need to say anything else? Happy New Year one and all!!! God Bless Us All!!!! Amen!

OMG! Brad Pitt!

We have just seen the third great movie We've seen this week. First was Doubt and then Slumdog Millionaire and now The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Wow! We have been lucky with our choices thus far. This is a really good movie which is like Forrest Gump, an epic looking film. Brad Pitt is just so gorgeous.

We saw the movie at one of our favorite theatre s Vista. This is an old Hollywood movie house built 85 years ago. Can you believe that!? It's an art deco cinema which drips of history and antiquity. It's very spooky looking but it's got great technology with really great sound and picture.

It's a cold Saturday!!

I'm all bundled up in my sofa in a fleece blanket. It's brrrrr! I don't know what we are going to do yet. It'm sipping my coffee which I made a moment ago. I think it's time to post some hot men in here!

The picture reminds me of the word bisaklat!

RCA

We had lunch the other day at Red Corner Asia in Thai Town, Hollywood. We haven't gone back to RCA in a while because we felt that Ruen Pair is the better Thai restaurant in the same strip mall. Anyway, the other day we felt that we are tired of Ruen Pair and so we went to RCA. RCA is actually a more upscale restaurant since they have better interiors and they have an open kitchen. We ordered the fisherman's catch and their steamed mussels. The fisherman's catch is infused with a brown garlic sause and it had fish fillet, squid, shrimp and scallops. Very yummy. Also good was the mussels which had ginger, lemon grass and a very spicy dipping sauce, I think we might go back to RCA more often since the food was very yummy.

Disney Hall

This building designed by Frank Gehry cost like almost the entire GDP of the Pilippinies. It's really gorgeous. Well, if you have an insane amount of money, then it better look good. The Disney Hall is just a few blocks away from our house on the way to Chinatown and Little Tokyo. Nice!

Daiko Kuya

This is a tiny store front restaurant in Little Tokyo that serves the yummiest ramen this side of the pacific. The broth which is the most crucial part is delish, they also use a lot of green onions, sprouts and pickled bamboo shoots, plus a hard boiled egg marinated in a broth for a week. The soup is the bomb! While other restaurants are empty, Daiko Kuya has a 1 hour wait. it's best when it's cold and windy like today.

Dev Patel

I'm weird!!! I think this guy is cute and dreamy. I don't know, watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Haaay. I'm weird!!!

Arclight Cinemas/ Slumdog Millionaire

I know, it's Christmas and we should not be spending the time in cinemas. This is America though and there's not much to do here but go out and watch a movie. I have heard a lot of good things about Slumdog Millionaire and so we headed on to Arclight in Hollywood to watch it. Arclight is an amazing theatre here that 's just way too cool. It's just very civilized since it's assigned seating. It's a little more expensive, $14.50. Ouch! but it's worth it though. If it's not at the Grove, then we watch at Arclight. I'm posting pictures here. Oh btw, you gotta watch Slumdog. It's exhilarating. Wow. It's hard to watch at certain parts but it's amazing. I clapped spontaneously at the end of the movie. It's how good this movie is.

Be Careful With Your Shows

There are chat rooms where a lot of guys do Xrated shows. It's all harmless fun and a lot of guys give in after they are egged on by the chatters to drop their pants and start pulling on their tools. The thing is, they were not betting on seeing their dicks hanging in blogs like mine.They thought it was just for that chat room. They'd be surprised somebody had unwittingly captured their images and posted it in websites. Yikes!!!

The Ham's Done!

We have a 10 lb ham for the holiday table. I made a Honey/Bourbon Whiskey glaze for it. It turned up real yummy. Combine 1 cup of real honey, 1/2 cup dark mollasses, 1/2 cup orange juice, 2 tbsp. grey poupon mustard, and 1/2 cup bourbon whiskey. Bake at 350F for 2 hours. Yummy! I'm making sweet potato mash and green beans in olive oil and salt for the sides. Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!

Merry Christmas!

It's getting to be kinda ridiculous when it's not even politically correct to say Merry Christmas lest we offend non Christians. They say it's better to say Happy Holidays or Season's Greetings. But I'm Christian and this is a Christian Holiday so I will say it with Pride: Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!!

I'm saying, wish you're here honey!

Well, it's Christmas eve here but it's already Christmas in Manila. I was just talking to honey who is crying again. Haaaay. Love hurts. Hahaha I miss him and was trying to make light of the situaton. I was kinda brightening up the moment but he cried when we said our goodbyes. I'm just thankful that there's so many ways to get in touch nowadays. I mean there's ym, webcam, sms, and even the good old phone call. But why pay for that phone call when there's ym. I miss him a lot but this thing helps ease the pain of separation. Anyway, Merry Christmas to one and all! I hope your Christmas is filled with happiness and peace. Take care all!!!!

Gay or not Gay?

There's this pre occupation among Filipinos and more specifically among gay men on this question:is this person gay or not gay? I'd say we are obsessed to find out whether somebody is a member of PLU's (people like us). I think we should try it out here, right now: Piolo Pascual (gay!), Atom Araullo (not gay!), Edu Manzano (please!), hahaha! I think we should just leave people alone. Like with Piolo Pascual, even if he wants to come out, can you imagine what will happen to his career if he did? It's just out of the question. I mean our society is such that people will scream if they see 2 men kissing. I was in the audience for the movie Pusong Mamon when Eric Quizon and Albert Martinez kissed kinda torridly. People in the audience, mostly girls pierced the air with a loud shriek. Not very nice for the gay men in the audience. It will be the kiss of death for somebody like Piolo. Can you imagine him coming out and then share a love scene with Angel Locsin? Even in Hollywood, he won't be able to pull it off. So leave him alone!!!! I will. Btw, I saw him at the Gap store in Beverly Center a long time ago and to tell you honestly, he's really hot!

Honey Bourbon glazed ham

I am checking my recipes for my baked ham since we will have ham as the main dish for the holliday table. I will blog about this but if I remember it right it would have molasses, honey, grey poupon, orange juice and bourbon. The last time I made it, we bought the spriral cut ham so it wasnt the right ham. I baked for 2 hours so it came out dry because it had no fat in it and it was pre cut. It tasted right but it was dry. This time should be much better. I will cook sweet potato mash and green beans to go with it. Rolls for dipping in balsamic vinegar oil mix. My roommate says we should have Christmas dinner at a restaurant after mass. That could happen but I'm still cooking ham anyway.

Keeping Warm

We need something to keep the blood flowing. What better way than with this? If you can't have it in person then this is the closest thing.

Ba Humbug!!!

I'm really not into this Christmas season at all. I was talking to honey this morning, he's in Manila fyi and he's into this "poor me, I'm alone and it's Christmas, huhuhu..." I basically told him get over it. It's just another day. Go to Church and pray and say your Thanks. That's all God expects. He thought I was an atheist! Hahaha! No, I'm not an atheist, I'm just trying to appease myself because I'm here alone, it's cold and raining outside and it sure is lonely in here. I also told my Mom that Filipinos are so Christmas crazy bordering on obsessive. She said we have to celebrate. Ok, I agree but get over it! LOL.

Why Bisaklat?

I ask that question myself because I basically just stumbled upon this rather odd word. I googled it after I picked this word as my title for this blog and it turned out that it is a mahjong word. I have heard of this word before but I wasnt really sure what it means. I asked my roommate who is a mahjong player and he told me that it means somebody won without doing a single chow or pong. Somebody yelled todas with all his tiles up and not a single one is down where anybody can see what it is. Bisaklat is that rare occurrence because almost all of the time somebody would have done at least a single chow or a pong. I picked bisaklat because of the Bi connotation and the word aklat which means book. A combination of a "paminta" or bi with the word aklat. the book of life of a bi pinoy. Go figure.

Devin

Love this guy. He's partly Filipino. He also reminds me of Ryan Agoncillo.

Acapulco

I usually don't eat at chain restaurants because I usually end up disappointed. There are some that's pretty good like Friday's, Italiannis, Olive Garden, CPK, Chevi's etc. They are good enough to answer food cravings. For Mexican food, Acapulco is a trusted Mexican food source. Very americanized food which will probably not exist in Mexico. I'm not really into authentic Mexican food anyway since I'm not into very hot spicy food. But I've learned to love corn and the cumin smell. A lot of Filipinos don't like Mexican food and to most the closest to mexican food would be Taco Bell. I'm more adventurous in that sense. I do like Mexican food a lot. Today after church I had a craving for Indian food. We checked the GPS and looked for Indian but there were no Indian restaurants around. All I can think of was Tantra on Sunset. Turns out they dont have valet parking, and no parking to speak of. Since we were on Sunset already, Acapulco seemed a good choice. Anyway, it was pretty good. They have a buffet since it is a Sunday. For $15 plus it was a pretty good spread. They have a tortilla lady making fresh tortillas which is amazing, it's got cilantro in it. Soft and yummy. Head on to Acapulco, you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Daily Dick

I think it's time to add a nice yummy photo.

Wood Ranch

Let me tell you about Wood Ranch. It's a really cool place at the Grove. It's so popular that there's always a long wait for a table. But if you show up real early for dinner or a late lunch then it should be no sweat. There was no wait yesterday for a late lunch. I don't know, I hope it's not because of the financial crisis. I really hope not. We always start with the artichoke and spinach dip which is simply delicious. I mean for $10, they give you too much yummy food. Then we move on to the tri tip barbecue. Don't go beyond medium on this cut since that's where it is softest and yummiest. They make a tremendous bbq sauce. Always go for the sweet potato mash and the corn (out of the cob, easier). The food here can't be beat. All for not so much mullah! (around $20).

The Grove

The Grove is a favorite of ours. The mall is just gorgeous with really nice shops, i mean it's got a Nordstrom. But the Grove is the place for movies. It's only 10 minutes away from our house, parking is convenient and the cimemas are just way nice. We saw Doubt yesterday afternoon. Bravura acting all around from the actors, Meryl Streep and John Hoffman and the supporting cast. You should go out and watch it. The dialogue was just amazing. I wish Filipino films would be done with as much care for the script. Wow! I was sppechless.

LA Chinatown

Hi guys! I'm updating today after a marathon posting yesterday. Got really hungry and so we went to LA Chinatown last night and ate at Fullhouse along Hill Street. It's a nice place for when hungry for chinese food especially late at night when the hunger pangs hit. We always order this dish that't not even on the menu. It's a noodle dish I order in Hong Kong when I lived there years ago. It's chopped up(shredded) roast duck with vermicelli noodles(bihon) in soup with pickled mixed veggies. Yummy! You wont find it here in LA in any menu but you can order it at Fullhouse, they know what it is. It's real yumm! I forgot to take pictures of the actual food though. We also had half of a deep fried chicken and yang chow fried rice. That was more than enough for the 2 of us with the serving sizes huge.

TomKat Purveyor of Filth in Santa Monica

I gotta tell you about a theatre called TomKat along Santa Monica Blvd in Weho. It's a theatre that shows M2M movies all hours of the day but it's not the movie that's interesting. It's what happens to the frenzied crowd that's just over the top. I've been to movie houses in Manila where there's sometimes some sex that happens, you can tell from the men standing at the back when there's nary an audience in the cinema. Multiply that 100 times and you know you have entered TomKat! I have been here before so I know what happens. Around 2 AM you will hear the party folks coming in after the clubs close. Anyway, just sit and watch for a while until you get a boner which happens in a minute upon entering. I mean they show M2M action in the big screen. Sit in one of the side chairs and you will be immediately struck by the sheer number of people walking around!! Some in groups watching some action in one of the seats. Feel free to grope, tug, jack off, pull, tug and do other stuff. They will come in all shapes and sizes. Mostly big! Just don't talk in a loud voice, don't use a flashlight or a lighter to look closely at the face or dick. Your eyes will adjust pretty quick. There will be some old grampa types but there will be some cute guys. Enjoy!