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The Blue Unicorn, magical with his pen, lifts the following from his diary circa 2005. I’m featuring it here to honor his touching, heart-wrenching writing. Keep on writing, our magical Unicorn, keep on shining as you are indeed a twinkling glitter in the the Pinoy Blogosphere.

It was about 6 months…6 months which felt like an eternity that I’ve spent with this guy…6 months of pure joy…. we never had any commitments, we were just each others emotional pillow, each others sexual pill…

But those moments abruptly stopped dead one day. And another day. And another day. i tried calling his cellular phone, but my call was rejected. He knew I tried calling. I had hoped for a follow up. But days passed. Weeks passed. A month passed. He just disappeared. Nothing. I don’t know if it was pride or self-preservation that kept me from bugging him. Which up to now, I know was the best thing I did. But my heart, waited. And waited. Like a forlorn lover. It had robbed me my heart. Until I didn’t want to use it anymore. My days went by without any emotions. Parang robbot ba. Kase if I start feeling anything, kahit awa sa officemate ko. I’d just feel pain. Pain together with a picture of his face, forever imprinted on my mind. I would always look at a black car hoping it was him. Every car park. Every road. My heart was mourning for the loss. It was like losing someone in the war, not knowing if he’s alive or not. What happened. And they are all bottled inside this tortured heart.

One day after three months. I saw him sa Alabang Town Center.

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Milk For Breakfast is the creative product of JP, which is short for John Paul. His blog has been up for almost a year now (technically his first post was on February 28, 2007), and he seems fairly consistent in getting entries out at least weekly. Given he is a trainer in the BPO industry, I can completely relate to how busy he probably gets.
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[Written by Rocky of The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything.]

With a new year tends to come a lot of involuntary introspection and thinking, if there is such a thing. I guess it’s just human nature to reflect on everything that had happened before as one plans ahead.

With the coming of 2008, I found myself unable to immediately jump back into my Pinoy Gay Blogs reviews without first addressing a question that’s been mildly nagging me - What makes someone a Pinoy Gay Blogger? As much as the question seems easy enough to understand, especially when you start going over the various blogs listed on the Pinoy Gay Blogs List thus far, I thought it would be interesting to define this first in lieu of a blog review this month.

We can go about this process in many ways, but of course the geek in me has me going by definitions and terms initially.
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One of the best things about Pinoy Gay Blogs from a sort of “project” sense is how it manages to connect not just Filipino bloggers here in the Philippines but it also allows us to redefine the community to include those Filipinos living beyond these islands. We’ve already featured a few international Filipino bloggers and it never hurts to add another one to the list.

Today we travel to Thailand to discover another Filipino blogger living there. kawadjan is an interesting blog from Documentation Officer living there (at least that’s what his Blogger profile says). He’s certainly more than worth the read, believe me.
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As of writing we have 103 listed Pinoy Gay Blogs in this site! Thank you to all who have volunteered to be listed here, may we really be shining glitters in the Pinoy blogosphere!

Mabuhay, and world peace!

~Migs

First, a little shop talk. In an attempt to maintain a more manageable cycle for these reviews, I’m going to try to consistently get the reviews up during the first week of every month, so if you have blogs of interest that you feel should get featured, be sure to let me know before the end of the month so I have time to screen.

And now to our main event, this month’s featured blog is colorful in more ways the one. Let’s all get to know the diverse personalities behind Las Tres Estrellas!
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PinoyCentric.com and Manila Gay Guy, with the help of Gibbs Cadiz, are inviting 20 bloggers to “Theater Talk Atbp,” with multi-awarded writer-director Floy Quintos. This informal, animated, and interactive chikahan session on theater appreciation will be on October 27, Saturday, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the PLDT/Smart Exhibition Hall of the PETA Theater Center on 5 Sunnyside Drive, New Manila, Quezon City.

This is a rare opportunity for bloggers to learn from someone who has had extensive experience in theater, television, show business, and the arts.
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While we’ve all spent our fair share of time in the closet (and many remain there for now), everyone’s experience remains unique to the person yet something we can all relate to given our shared sexual orientation. This week’s blog feature is a reminder of that time as seen through the eyes of a young man with a somewhat complicated arrangement for things. Ladies, gentlemen and everyone who hasn’t made up their minds, I give you Your Gayness!

Your Gayness! is a blog that covers the personal experiences ofIan as he continues to survive as a gay man still in the closet. His situation is rather unique given that he’s technically already told his folks that he’s gay - usually the penultimate definition of coming out for the Filipino gay male - and yet things didn’t get any easier after that.
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When I first started working with Pinoy Gay Blogs more than six months ago, I was really excited about the opportunity. It took me a while to get a definite feel for it and eventually I settled for aiming to write a review once a week.

In recent weeks I’ve noticed that sites that have been featured in the past are no longer as active as they used to be so I thought it might be a good idea to check on everyone first before moving forward once more.

So here it is, every blog featured thus far and where they are now:

It’s a Gay-Gay-Gay World!!!
Review Date: March 30, 2007
Status: Active - Now with a Google-initiated content warning for visitors to the site.

The McVie Show
Review Date: March 31, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 2, 2007 and now on Season Six without changing URLs.

Ernesto’s random blah
Review Date: April 3, 2007
Status: Inactive - Last entry dated June 19, 2007.

Pink Panties
Review Date: April 6, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 3, 2007 plus he’s single and staying that way for now.

Misterhubs
Review Date: April 10, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 3, 2007 and still devoted to Leandro Okabe.

Life Funtastique!
Review Date: April 15, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 27, 2007 and remains fabulous in Melbourne.

The Queer Chef
Review Date: April 30, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 25, 2007 with a new blog layout.

Fresh Mess
Review Date: May 7, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 30, 2007 and now moved to WordPress (bookmark update needed).

United
Review Date: May 17, 2007
Status: Uncertain - Last entry dated September 19, 2007, posting frequency seems to have dropped somewhat.

They Call Me Maruja
Review Date: May 20, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 2, 2007 and with a slightly new look (and a wittier banner avatar).

hush and listen
Review Date: May 29, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 28, 2007 and back from a brief writing semi-hiatus.

Wentle’s Sojourns and Thoughts
Review Date: June 5, 2007
Status: Inactive - Last entry dated July 31, 2007.

Lows, Highs and Alibis
Review Date: June 17, 2007
Status: Active - Last Entry Dated September 27, 2007 and now tagged as Version 3.0 at a new location (bookmark update needed).

the dan and rye show
Review Date: June 25, 2007
Status: Active - Last episode dated October 2, 2007 and now on Season Two.

Musings of a Filipino Lesbian
Review Date: July 1, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 26, 2007 and still making the blogosphere think.

The Emancipation of Thadie
Review Date: July 10, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 1, 2007 with a new banner and still exploring a different path in life.

Bakla Ako, May Reklamo?
Review Date: July 16, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 2, 2007 with a frequently-changing look.

Homme Sanctuario
Review date: July 23, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated September 29, 2007 and still serving out not-so-wholesome goodness for queer men everywhere.

The Amateur Misanthrope
Review Date: August 1, 2007
Status: Active - Last entry dated October 1, 2007 and back from the bar-induced hiatus.

‘Kwir ‘A-thE-ist
Review Date: August 20, 2007
Status: Inactive - Site now returns an “Account Suspended” message.

As we enter the month of October, we’ll resume with the weekly features in the hopes that more of the blogs manage to survive in the long run. If you feel strongly about any of these blogs or want to have your blog featured, feel free to leave a comment here or get in touch with me directly.

(By Rocky of The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything.)

With the recent weather, fluctuating ISP performance and just how busy I’ve been as of late, I haven’t been able to post PGB reviews as much as I’d like to. To make up for lost time, here’s this week’s review of a pretty interesting and diverse site - ‘Kwir ‘A-thE-ist.
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