Loose Briefs

A good looking hunk was changing beside my locker at the gym. He had a chiseled body and the face of an adonis. But he was wearing a loose, old underwear that didn't look right for a hot guy like him.

My mind was playfully scouting for a pick up line.

"Excuse me sir, gusto mo bang pasikipin ko ang brief mo?" (excuse me, would you like me to tighten your briefs for you?)

But I chose to remain silent not wanting to piss him off.

Bed Bar Burns

I was awaken by a call informing me that Malate's iconic dance bar, Bed caught fire. And fear struck me as I remembered the burned bodies of Ozone bar. And I was glad to hear that no one was injured in the incident.

Here's a statement from their website:

"July 8, 2010, a fire in BED was contained thanks to the courageous local fire fighters in the area. We are glad to say that no one was injured.


Investigation is now ongoing and as such, BED will be closed until further notice."

Recomended Gay Strip Bars

scene from "Laruang Lalake", shot at Planet Xanadu

Hi Lex,


How are you?

I will be going back to the Philippines next week for a vacation from Singapore.

I just want to ask where to go. (I like to go to a gay bar who have gorgeous men na pwede i-take out) Please help me on this.

Thanks.

DLC

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Hi DLC,

Thank you for sending a message. I am currently busy with "Laruang Lalake", and I'm cooking up another film after this.

With regards to your inquiry, I can share with you some gay strip bar places which I prefer personally:

There's Batong Buhay (near Chow King at the back of Gateway mall in Cubao), the staff here is not aggressive as the others. Entrance is free. And I find the boys interesting. Here you can hook up with former Provoq member John Miller.

Planet Xanadu (along Sct. Borromeo near National Bookstore Quezon Ave) is also a nice place to visit offering a variety of good looking men.

I like Club Papa (along Tramo, turn left from Edsa going to the airport), the interiors are nice and the men are of impressive quality.

I also like Klub Modelo (along Dimasalang at the back of Chinese General Hospital) because they have a lot of stocky men that i am very much into.

And Adonis (along Timog, near GMA) has very good looking men. Although, my foreigner friend from Singapore had a bad experience with the place particularly with its "financially demanding" floor manager.

Entrance is usually about Php250. Men's drinks are about Php250 to Php300. And if you want to take them out during the evening, prepare to shell off around Php3000 to 5000 as bar fine and that does not include "tip" for your chosen date.
 
Have fun in your vacation here in the Philippines!
 
Lex

A Glimpse of Pink Halo-halo

Now on its sixth year, the prestigious Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival has five big name and established directors adding luster to this year's Competition with the new Director's Showcase category. Competing in this category are Ang Paglilitis ni Andres Bonifacio by Mario O'Hara, Two Funerals by Gil Portes, Sigwa by Joel Lamangan, Isang Pirasong Buhay by Mark Meily, and Pink Halo-Halo by Joselito Altarejós. The Director's Showcase category features works by Filipino directors who have directed at least three full-length feature films which have been released commercially.


Shot in Masbate, Bicol Region, Pink Halo-Halo is the first full length feature shot entirely in the Masbateño language. The film is partly based on real life events and tells the tale of what families of soldiers have to deal with in times of adversity. Back in 2008, a young boy catches a TV report about a wounded soldier pleading for rescue. That soldier is his father. He and his mother seek help that comes too late.

Directed by Joselito Altarejós. It stars Allen Dizon, Angeli Bayani, Dexter Doria, Mark Fabillar and introducing Paolo Constantino.

The Laruan Experience

We just finished a 23 hour long day 1 shoot of our new film "Laruang Lalake", directed by Joselito Altarejos under Lexuality Entertainment (Yes! There is now such an entity!). Together with our hard working actors Arjay Carreon, Richard Quan, Mon Confiado and Marco Morales (and several other daring new ones), some lucky Lexuality readers, we all witnessed a new film unfold before our eyes.

Lexuality reader Snakey Dreyfus writes about his memorable experience on theset of Laruang Lalake:

"As a former closeted fan of indie films, I have always been infinitely curious about what happens in front of the camera. As much as these films kept on winning international film festival, this was not the reason why I watched them. I have had countless dreams of subconsciously made-up scenarios; awake and otherwise, of young “up and coming” actors parading in front of me in various stages of undress. Those were the days (and nights) of visions of Antonio (he still is my forever crush), Mateo and even Tito Jo! I knew that it was every PLU’s longing to be a witness of this most mysterious and intriguing of rituals – the making of an indie gay film.


And lo and behold, I had a chance to see the first day shoot of Jay Altarejos’ “LARUANG LALAKI”. First time producer and writer...Lex Bonife gave an ALL ACCESS pass to a number of loyal followers of LEXUALITY, his blog."

Snakey continues, "I had a lot of preconceived notions of what to expect, I daydreamed of what I wanted to see. And boy did I shatter those expectations! What I had was even better!"


"I realized a movie set is a complex system of specialties. From the staff members, to the camera men (one of them is definitely hot by the way), to the bit players, to the production, to the actors etc. etc. I became conscious that I was in a roomful of very special artists. It was then that I lost the “malice” that I was thinking about, considering im in an indie set with a very interesting and thought provoking title. I thought I was an artist myself until I saw the dedication and the almost static energy of creativity around me. My respects and admiration flowed to each and everyone."


"The shoot was a memorable experience. To wrap it up without putting in spoilers for the benefit of the thousands of audiences that this movie will generate, I will sum it up that it would be one of the most talked about film in months to come (not that I know anything much about the story other than the bits and pieces that I was able to piece together)"

"All I can say right now is; Marco Morales is a nice guy with a very magnetic presence, Arjay Carreon is shy with an intense personality and tremendous angst (and very cute), Mark Xander Fabillar deserves to be called (vegan)prince being able to look like an angel after toiling it off the whole day... Mon Confiado, Richard Quan and the rest of the cast were superb to watch; you can almost see them shift from real life to character. And I should not forget those 3 appealing dancers."



"In summary, all I want you to really know is watch out for the bath scene, the feathers and the product of a whole bunch of artists. LARUANG LALAKI is something I can’t almost wait to see."
 
Thank you Snakey for writing this post in your facebook account. And thank you for the rest who shared this wonderful experience.  My apologies for those I cannot accomodate since our venue is quite small. But I will definitely give away FREE invites to the premiere of this film.
 
We are doing the day 2 shoot next week in some dark alley along Rizal avenue in Manila.
 
Thank you guys for all your support.

Pink Premiere

For all the fans of Joselito Altarejos, don't miss the premiere of his most personal and most important film to date: Pink Halo-halo, a cinemalaya entry on  July 11 (Sunday), 630PM, CCP Main Theater.

Tickets at P150.00.

Please text 09064755774 or 09151949141 to reserve.

A Queen's Man

During the reign of the queen who no longer has her crown, a gay courtier (my friend) was roaming around the castle when he spotted a tall, god-like man creature standing by the hallway of the castle. The gay courtier took out his business card to introduce himself to the god-like creature who flied for a living.

But the castle's guard stopped the gay courtier, saying "Sir, kay ma'am yan!"

Who said men collection was just a habit exclusive to gay men?