Palaisipan

"But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit. To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself—avoid trying to be something you’re not."

- Aphrodite to Piper

Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero

Warding Off the Monday Blues (NSFW)

Some day, when I'm awfully low, 

When the world is cold, 

I will feel a glow just thinking of you... 

And the way you look tonight.

A Post Laced with Anger and Dripping with Bitterness

You.

Yes, you.

This post has been sitting in my draft for a month or two already. I would've posted it, save for the fact that I was on blog hiatus in the interim. But for what's it worth, here it goes.

Fuck you.

Pilosopong Eternal Wanderer

There are no good or bad decisions in life.

What matters is how you react to the outcome.

A Journey That Both Ends and Continues

Not so long ago, someone pointed out that the name and the URL of my blog go hand in hand together. To be honest, I never intended them to be that way. They were created out of a whim, with no underlying implications whatsoever. But I do remember the time Bonbon snarkily retorted that the URL rather erred on the pretentious side.

Well, it is my blog, Bonbon. And I'm very much entitled to name it as I want and write stuff as I want, am I not?

Sagot (Sa Ibang Tanong)

^Travis has a very interesting post over here. It's a fun geometric problem that calls for a two-part  proving - but let me just tackle the first part. It states that if given three sides of a right triangle with the expressions n²+ 1, n² – 1 and 2n (where n > 1), what expression represents the hypotenuse of the right triangle?

Tanong

Is it better to be honest or is it better to be kind?

Paglulunok #4

 May mga binhi na sadyang mapakla-pakla.

Kung Wala Ka Lang Magawa

e maaring basahin mo to. Speech na sinulat ko for someone that was delivered in an international TV forum chorvalin somewhere in China teehee

The Haunting (A Re-Post Because Eternal Wanderer Is Gaya-Gaya)

I was lost in thought as I was walking around the neighborhood well past midnight. I have always taken pleasure in these midnight walks. The solitariness of this nocturnal activity has consistently provided a certain measure of comfort; the relaxed pace of the strolling helping to clear away the sticky cobwebs in my thoughts. This particular occasion was turning out to be no different from what I have done in the past. Or so I thought.

Isang Munting Wish (NSFW)

Tinananong  ng aking band of brothers kung ano daw ang wish ko.

Sabi ko, na kasama ko sila nung gabi na yun e wish enough na. Mababaw lang naman ang kaligayahan ko e.

Pero echuzerang froglette si Eternal Wanderer. Meron talagang syang gustong makasama nung gabing yun:

NSFW

Sana ako na lang yung twalya hihihihi

E kung sana sya yung kasama ko buong gabi, e di sana kumpleto kumpleto yung eve ng 27th b-day ko.

Oo, 27th b-day ko. Walang kokontra sa 27th, ok? HAHAHAHAHAHA

The Oddity of Triggered Memories

It was raining cats and dogs when I decided to take a look at my Facebook profile. I was surprised when I saw that someone tagged a few photos of me. It was an album of my last trip in Europe. Eying a particular picture, I noticed that the girls had earrings on their ears. That wasn't unusual since it was snapshot of our sound-check before a performance. What was weird was that I also had an earring still left on. I can't remember if I did use my earrings when singing onstage. There are a lot of stage no-no's in our group, and I'm almost sure that guys wearing earrings are one of them. Nonetheless, I think I was in the position of power enough to get away with those cosmetic infractions while performing. Besides, I would've threatened our manager that I'd go straight back home in the middle of a competition tour if he'd flag me down for wearing my earrings onstage.

Kasabihan ni Eternal Wanderer #1

Ang pride ay parang briefs.

Pag di binaba, magtititigan lang kayo at walang mangyayari!

Something to Think About #2

Kailangan mo ba ako dahil mahal mo ako,

o mahal mo ba ako dahil kailangan mo ako?

Nang Magmuni-muni si Eternal Wanderer Ukol sa Pakikipagrelasyon

1. Pag-like mo yung tao, kada text at tawag sa yo e kinikilig ka. Kung hindi mo sya type, makukulitan ka lang at mabubwisit eventually.

2. Wala sa "sinong ang mas nagmamahal sa relationship?" ang usapan. Nasa "how do we make it work ?" ang labanan.

3. That said, I've always believed that a relationship is a constant work in progress.  Parang sex lang yan. Minsan sya ang nagtratrabaho, minsan ikaw. Pero ang importante e kailangan pareho kayo nagtratrabaho at it. Masarap ang 69, di ba? lolz

Of Icings ang Cakes (A Re-post)

A friend of mine brought over a chocolate cake he bought from a grocery bakeshop. It was reputedly one of the best undiscovered cakes in town. Supposedly very much under-rated.

I opened the box. It did look good. The ganache was all dark and glossy. I couldn’t resist but take a swipe at the icing. Not too sweet. Good. Yummy.

Summer Statement

Ayoko na ng maiinit.

Ayoko na ng masikip.

Ayoko nang mag-commute sa MRT 'pag summer!

NAKAKALUKEY!!!

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Buti lang sana kung yumminess ang mga katabi ko. But no, ang chchaka na nga, amoy pawis pa. Buset!

Nang Kumerembang si Eternal Wanderer sa Opisina 7: Director's Cut (Huling Yugto)

Borne Out of Tears and Darkness

"O paano yan, mag-eempake na ako ang mga gamit ko," sabi ni Pedro Penduko na may halong buntong hininga.

Mabigat ang damdamin ni Eternal Wanderer. Tahimik lang siyang nakahiga sa kama habang pinapanood si Pedro ilagay ang mga natiklop na damit sa loob ng maleta. 

Paalis na kasi Pedro the next day. Uuwi na ng probinsya para makasama ang kanyang anak.

Banyo (NSFW)

Araw nang Byernes. Nagising ng wala sa wisyo si Eternal Wanderer. Tumingin siya sa orasan at napa-shet in a croaky voice. Alas-syete na kasi. Hindi nya narining ang alarm. Siguradong super-traffic na naman sa EDSA. Baka ma-late sya sa trabaho. Kaya bumangon sya na inaalimpungatan pa't pumunta kaagad sa banyo para maligo.

Pagbukas nya ng pintuan, ang laking gulat nya!

Raw (A Re-post)

You see the edge of a blunt blade as you slowly bring it to your wrist.

It starts with a dull sensation as the blade goes back and forth across the thin skin. 

Then comes the searing pain; the skin finally rips.  You know it is coming, yet a part of you is still caught off-guard by the immediacy of the sensation. 

Office Vignettes 3

I finally made the move from our QC office to the Shaw one. To be honest about it, I really wasn't  looking forward to the change. It meant being stuck in a permanent day shift. I know some people prefer that. I actually don't. I'm a nocturnal creature by habit, and like any good or bad habits, it's hard to get it out of my system. Besides, we're not even talking about the morning and evening traffic rush, nor the fact that it's goodbye to night differential, and that...

Gawd, I'm such a whiner, am I not?

The Portrait of Eternal Wanderer as a Poet

Eternal Wanderer is never one for reading poetry. Perhaps he still has not mastered relishing the words encapsulated in a poem. He has difficulty appreciating the subtle imagery and subtext associated with it. He wishes that one day though, he would eventually learn to savor this written form of art.

Sizzling Summer

Tapos na ang mga malalamig na araw at gabi.

Halos nasa corner na ang summer.

Feel na tuloy bumalandra ni Eternal Wanderer sa may dalampasigan.

Kasama sya.

Aw!

Good Boy or Bad Boy?

 Bad boys spit.

 But good boys swallow.

Do you like good boys or bad boys? And for that matter, are you a bad boy or a good boy?

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*Though taken liberally out of context, salamat kay Raft3r for the idea teehee

Ang Pagbabalik ng Ampalaya Quotes #1

Tugon sa "Kumusta ang iyong puso?"

Anong puso? Saging lang ang may puso.

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Bitter much? :p

Top or Bottom?

Tugon sa tanong: top ka ba o bottom?

Memories and Cowardice: An Apology

"Anong pagkain mo sa bag?" I asked as I approached my friend at the back of the bus. We were enroute from Sweden to Germany; I was hungry and it was way past lunch time with no pit stop in sight.

She smiled as she handed me her large tote bag.

"Eto, may tinapay pa at mga jam from breakfast kanina. May nilagang itlog din dyan. Hanapin mo na lang yung asin sa pakete."

Tambling (NSFW)

Tinanong ni Mugen kung alam ko daw yung blog na yun.

Sabi ko, hindi.

Sabi nya, bisitahin ko daw: http://tinyurl.com/4fmjfl4

Binuksan ko naman.

At ako'y napa...

QUE BARBARIDAD! QUE JALAY!!

Tambling kung tambling kasi er ang labanan!!!

Nakakalurkey lang, dabah???

lolz

p.s. Happy weekend, folks! Hinay-hinay lang sa booking at jerjer :P

For Rudeboy

May this compass guide your way out of your labyrinth of darkness.

That's all I wish for - that you find your true north of peace once more.

Belated happy birthday, Ruddie.

For what it's worth, here's to more happy returns.

Delete Button

It's very atypical of me to go on impulsive fits. I normally take time to think out my decisions, to consciously weigh the pros and cons. Case in point: the former blogger Jayvee complains whenever he accompanies me to shop. He says it takes me twenty minutes to decide between a matte and beaded facial wash, and another ten minutes to chose a night moisturizer or an spf-10 one.

Baklita decisions lang talaga ano?

About Blogging and Reading Blogs

Edited transcript from a YM conversation with Kane:

(Kane): Ternie, tell me the truth
(Kane): whats ur opinion of pinoy gay blogging
eternal_wanderer01: what about it?
(Kane): im curious
(Kane): do you think we have excellent writers?
(Kane): etc etc
eternal_wanderer01: each have their own styles
eternal_wanderer01: some write floridly
eternal_wanderer01: some write concisely
eternal_wanderer01: some write about big ideas
eternal_wanderer01: some write about mundane things
eternal_wanderer01: the whole i point?
eternal_wanderer01: i read to learn
eternal_wanderer01: both with what they have to say
eternal_wanderer01: and how they say it

*End of transcript*

Why do you read blogs? For that matter, why do you write in a blog?

In Search of Happiness

 "When you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times, you must grab on to the ankles of that happiness and not let go until it drags you face first out of the dirt - it is not selfishness, but obligation."

Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love

Ever After

I wish I could say it ended up like a fairytale: the prince and I meet, we fall in love, and then we live happily ever after. And for a brief time, I actually thought we would.  He was charming as a prince, after all.  Tall, dashing, smart, well-established, seemingly sensitive as a poet, and having an inner core of strength that comes with tribulations in life - a perfect package that one only reads in children's bedtime stories. But what attracted me most was the way he'd cry at things that would tug at his heart: a nostalgic kundiman, or even a touching blog post or two.

Around the World in 80 Days, Proverbially Speaking 3 (A Re-post)

a thug at the Jewish Memorial in Berlin, Germany

Around the World in 80 Days, Proverbially Speaking 2 (A Re-post)

Old Town in Brussels, Belgium

I just love romping through these parts of any city! We spent the whole morning exploring the nooks and crannies in the old town section in Brussels. I munched on authentic Belgian waffles (almost bready in taste and texture), and loaded up on Belgian chocolates for pasalubong. Bad decision. It took all my creativity to figure out how to store the chocolates in my luggage without them being squashed.

By the way, I couldn't help but look for Patrash! lolz

A Proclamation

To the unnamed one who is broken, I am not here to piece you back together. I am not a mender, nor did I ever fancy myself to be one. It is you, and only who can do that; no one else. But these are the things I promise I can do for you:

That I will be there for you,

To cradle you in my arms when you need comfort,

And to lift your spirits,

That you may soar in the expansive skies once more,

As you rightfully should.

Ginahugma kita, Ga.

Around the World in 80 Days, Proverbially Speaking 1 (A Re-post)

The best part of what I used to do was that I got to travel around Asia, Europe, and North America singing my ass off. At that time, I'd take it for granted to pack my luggage for months at end. Sure, it was exhausting and grueling to be constantly on the road. But looking back, I was definitely lucky enough to have been be able to go around and see really, really cool stuff.