ryan and other gorgeous men of manila boys


wanting to escape all the hassles of her mundane, boring and uneventful life, mahatma gandah gave in to a friend's persistent invitation to drop by the place, a two-storey apartment complex in far away quezon city, and witness the rehearsals, voice and acting lessons of the newest and soon hottest boy band in the philippines -- the men of manila -- composed of a dozen gorgeous young men all eager to share their talents in exchange for fame and fortune.

and so, with passport, visa and other traveling documents necessary inside her prada messenger bag, mahatma gandah flew all the way to midtown or the so-called city of the stars to be with imm, arcel, yano, jester, kurt, nelson, paolo, reggie, xen and soon to be a member ryan (a professional model with a talent for entertaining), spending an exciting afternoon punctuated by jokes, laughers and lots of fun.






(seventeen year old and current junior tourism student ryan. will he be the new boy in the band?)

another teenage model, miguel, who has starred in several teevee commercials, was also around to add more fun and excitement. miguel, who has flawless, porcelain white skin, resembles thai heartthrob and my former future ex lover mario maurer. chos!

two regular members of the band, clark and lio were not around. clark was busy for the rehearsals for body shots where he is one of the model hopefuls, while lio was sick. oh well.

here are some of the photos of that unforgettable, scorching afternoon, made even hotter by the presence of these fabulous boys, as well as the intermittent rains that made the air even more feverish.

(it doesn't matter if you're black or white. with models miguel (in white) and ryan (in black).


(the band's road manager and the producer's gay friday -- jun isidro -- with miguel and ryan.)






(the boys with their acting coach.)


(and their voice lesson coach in white shirt and eyeglasses. he is also the one who coached international singing sensation charice.)



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play acting:







(xen showing off the new men of manila shirt that will be sold during their july twenty two concert at the music museum.)
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seventeen year old ryan, who is a professional model, might join the group. isn't he lovely?!



that's all!! have a lovely weekend fairies, bitches, witches, princesses, queens, pa-queens and wannabes.

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