adventures in neverland

"it was a vicious summer. the sweltering afternoons and blistering nights made even worse by his wounded heart. he wanted to weep under the roasting sun, the boiling sea water up to his neck, after he saw and heard him flirting with other girls in the beach, even paying special attention to sabel, the prettiest of them all. she of the soft, creamy white complexion and long, dark as night hair, and a face and the voice of an angel. she looked a lot like phoebe cates, the hottest hollywood actress. tall and dashing, and a nymphet in short shorts and tight, figure hugging white shirt that accentuated her bulging teen-aged breasts. he has been secretly in love with him for almost a year now. at that moment, the burden of the secret, the immense guilt, the weight of the forbidden feelings were just too much to bear. like those sleepy afternoons, when the heat was intolerable, he waited for the rains to start pouring. to help him drown the sorrows of an unrequited young love. he...

here's for you o (to first loves that never were): dumadaloy pa rin sa mga ugat ko  ang iyong mga pangako parang hangin sa katanghalian, maingat, marahan, malumanay ngunit sa katagala’y nagiging marahas, mapusok, maalab sa iyo ang aking katawang uhaw ariin mong parang kaharian mo habang ito’y iyung iyo (pa) tayuan ng bantayog na matayog mahaba, matulis na hugis pero sa kalauna'y mapapagod din pala sa indayog ng hangin susuko, lilisan mananatiling hungkag ang puso ulila  dukha sa ligaya habang ika’y wala walang ibang minimithi  kundi ika'y muling makita  oo habang sa iyo pa ang kahariang ito ako’y mananatiling iyong bilanggo

the last three days, i have been watching a few really good coming of age taiwanese films. i am so drawn to this genre because it reminds me of my own follies. when the most trivial things would put me on the edge, would mean a life and death situation. or maybe that's just me, the drama queen even before lindsay lohan coined the words. haha. chos. anyway, for cineastes out there who are looking for a little diversity, i highly recommend these films. they are well written, well acted and the young actors are really gorgeous. they are all about first love, first crush or first infatuation, among other problems of the young. blue gate crossing . quiet, charming, elegant. soulful. i luv! winds of september . naughty. funny. tragic. (reminds me of mario de los reyes' bagets in the 80s) you are the apple of my eye.   in the same mold as winds of september, only longer. funnier. eternal summer . another favourite. gay themed, but eve...