R*Y A N: blogging with a queer bent...R*Y A N: blogging with a queer bent...The rants and adventures of a single gay guy from Australia, with plenty of pictures of hot sexy men. Food for the mind, candy for the eyes. Articles
hot ticket: thirsty merc's good reasons
2007-03-19 02:16:00 to call their new single launch a tour might sound a little over-ambitious, but the boys from thirsty merc have every good reason - 20 good reasons, in fact - to do so.the northcote social club, a perennial venue for left-of-mainstream bands and artists, was filled to capacity for the sydney quartet's friday nite gig. the punters were out to see the band rock it out and, boy, did they deliver. the long-time pub-scene performers churned their way through a ninety-minute set, befitting of a large concert hall instead of the intimate space afforded by the cosy bandroom.put simply, they fucking rocked!frontman and lead vocalist, ray thistlethwayte, opened with one of their most successful songs and last year's summer anthem, in the summertime. the raw energy they pumped out was infectious and set the bar for the evening. the band followed this with an equally sharp performance of an unreleased song filled with plenty of guitar plays and riffs. the rest of the thirteen-track set altern... More About: Reason , Reasons , Good , Sons , Ticket
the host
2007-03-19 01:29:00 fundamentally, due to cultural differences, most, if not all, foreign films follow a different set of conventions that often leave the largely western audience with a good dose of healthy befuddlement and some thought-provoking after-movie glow.the host is a fine example.the korean monster flick, directed by bong joon-ho (memories of murder, barking dogs never bite), is evertyhing that a creature feature should be and more. in essence, it is a tale of ordinary people facing extraordinary odds.central to the story is the parks, a family of misfits who owns and operates a snack bar on the banks of the han river. all live a relatively quiet life until one day when a monstrous mutant creature emerges from the river and decides to unleash some royal rampage and carnage on the local populace. in the midst of the frenzy, the granddaughter of the family is snatched by the creature and is taken away. so begins the tale of the once-ordinary family's desperate attempt to do battle with the mu... More About: Host , The Host
wistful days
2007-03-12 04:36:00 every sunday i check postsecret to view the latest collection of submissions that website author, frank, has chosen for the week. often i come away feeling just that little bit more enlightened, touched and empowered by the surprisingly creative and powerfully emotive confessionals that others have decided to share by way of a postcard.this one above really moved me.i've been thinking about my maternal grandma a lot lately, but then again, she's not often far from my mind.i've always felt that inang and i had a special kind of bond. i'm not sure how or why, but i've always had a feeling that she was far closer to me and my siblings than any of her other grandkids.maybe it's because, despite of moving to a different country, we had the blessing of having had her around during our formative years, those dark days when things were extra difficult and challenging for my family. several times, sometimes as long as a whole year, often only a few months, inang came over from the phi... More About: Days
first love over the yarra
2007-02-26 09:17:00 as hearts month wraps up for another year, let me share with you a tale of how a first love can have its beginning.mine actually almost never happened.if you've been a regular reader, you would be familiar with a boy named adam. he was my first love. we first met online during our late teens. it was a simple hi and hello but over several weeks, it turned into hours of chatting and countless phone calls. by the end, we got to know one another quite well.i liked adam straight away. he was easy to flirt with, chat to and spend time with. plus he was cute, boyish and a cheeky right bugger.i thought apart from being great friends that we were going to be an item too, but a mutual friend of ours beat me to the punch. he had asked adam out before i had worked up the courage. soon, the two were going out. before long, they were calling each other boyfriends. i was disappointed, to say the least, when adam finally broke the news. as a good friend, i pretended to be happy for him even though... More About: Love , Over , First
hot ticket: teddy geiger at the palais
2007-02-09 16:08:01 despite how it looks, we were mere three rows awayfrom teddy and his guitari'm sure st kilda's palais never saw so many teeny-boppers in its historical hall as it did last nite as the american 18-year old pop-rock singer, teddy geiger, performed his first concert in melbourne.geiger came out on stage to the ear-splitting screams of thousands of teenage girls and a smattering of hormonal gay bois. with his trademark long black hair, the tall new yorker looked slightly nervous but at home in his plain slightly worn jeans and a red t-shirt with the words "i care" brightly printed in white on the front. for the next 60 minutes, that's exactly what he makes you do.geiger displays his natural talents as a singer and as a musician as he performs his songs such as air dry, these walls and gentlemen from his debut album, underage thinking, along with some newies that will no doubt be in his sophomore release. he is a competent performer and it's quite evident that he would only get bette... More About: Ticket , Pala , Teddy , Tick
a scene from starbucks (2)
2007-02-09 16:08:01 fade in:int. city centre starbucks - afternoonthe american chain coffee shop is busy, filled with the afternoon-set drinking their brews, chatting, reading or typing on their notebooks.r*yan approaches the counter, looking up at the drinks list. there is a starbucks girl standing on the other side. she is asian wearing thick specs. she is looking at r*yan anticipatingly for his order.starbucks girl (beaming)welcome to starbucks.how can i help you?r*yancan i please have...a venti caramel frappucino,cream based,no cream with extra drizzle.starbucks girlsure!she grabs a cup and starts writing the order.starbucks girland your name please?r*yanjustin.starbucks girl (looking confused)how do you spell that?r*yan (patiently)j-u-s-t-i-n.starbucks girl...s...t...i...n. &n bsp; (a pause)so, you must be single?r*yan, who is busy fumbling with his wallet for a starbucks card, looks up. surprised.r*yanummm...yeah, i am.starbucks girl looks at him with a big smile on her face.... More About: Starbucks , Star , Scene , Bucks , Buck
deadlines and drags
2007-02-08 16:07:01 no, i'm not still recovering from sunday's drunken shenanigans. in fact, i woke up early the next morning to start work at half past five feeling oddly refreshed and upbeat. i didn't even hit the wall later in the day. sometimes, i wonder about my body's capacity to process alcohol. maybe too used to it by now.no, the reason why i've not updated for the last few days is a combination of laziness-inducing responsibility and uninspired creativity.i had been madly trying to churn out an article for this month's philippine times newspaper, of which i am a volunteer writer. it was due before the weekend and i'd already been given three weeks prior notice.to be honest, lately i've been finding it rather diffucult to write for them. it's their type of readership - catholic middle-class filipino families concerned mainly with employment, immigration and politics back home. it's not really the kind of things i can write about. no, what i know is from experience - and a big part of ... More About: Deadline , Dead , Drag , Line , Lines
boring drunken sunday
2007-02-05 04:04:01 so, i'm typing this while i'm drunk.i just came back from the buggery belt... on a sunday nite. and let me tell you, it was boooooooring!!!! i went to that other gay hangout, exchange, with my mates dup and river and there must have been about twenty gay blokes at the place when it's usually packed with at least a hundred on a typical saturday nite. miss candee was doing her thang on a make-shift stage. it was ok but like i said.... booooooring.the reason why we were out on the buggery belt on a sunday arvo/nite in the first place was because of a completely different reason. dup and i visited dt's. it's a gay pub at another suburb of melbourne called richmond. it was filled with older gays, real men with beards and guts. i got felt up by a bloke on his way to the bar. he must have liked my biceps (i was wearing a tank top) because he felt compelled enough to have a squeeze. i also caught up with a boi there whom i met from an online personals. i'm on the prowl since breaking ... More About: Sunday , Drunk , Ring , Boring
weekend funnies: the bitch fairy
2007-02-03 16:02:02 be careful what you wish for.(click to enlarge... pun intended)have a great weekend! More About: Fun , Funnies , Weekend , Fair , Week
double serve
2007-02-02 04:00:02 "good luck with everything."a relatively inoffensive phrase, it's a great goodbye line one can use when in need to impart sentiments that could otherwise be upsetting to those on the receiving end.i've used it many a time to potential suitors who turned out to be less than appealing for one reason or another.i sent it by text to the guy i dated briefly for a week after he wondered why i hadn't gotten in contact with him for several days. the reason? our last meeting up close had me exercising my ability to hold my breath for quite a whiles after i couldn't put up with his halitosis any longer. i would have made a very good deep water diver.i emailed it to another boi after i realised that he enjoyed doing it more over the webcam than he did in real life. i wondered if my constant typings of "lols" and "brbs" were what kept getting him off. if only he performed just as well in the flesh as he did over the cathode tube, the boi would be a superstar.and i said it to the loser who t... More About: Double , Serve
still hot
2007-02-02 04:00:02 melbourne is officially in its final month of summer. and whilst the fickle weather over the last week has been quite ordinary, the weekend is looking mighty fine.yeah, yeah, i know you're not really paying attention to what i've written.so go on and click on his picture already! More About: Stil , Still
something favourable
2007-01-31 15:59:01 brother comes bounding into the room.brother: i got the job!me: that's great!me: erm, what job did you apply for again?brother: i'm going to be working for a telcobrother: i'll be on the phonesme: nice onebrother: they said from the start that i stood outme: how so?brother: we had to do a group introductionbrother: so when it was my turn, i said,brother: "hellobrother: my name is rjbrother: i'm eighteenbrother: and i love going to the movies with my boyfriend"me: you didn't?brother: i didbrother: and they said i was brave for doing itme: that's goodme: waitme: let me get this straightme: you used your sexuality to get something favourable?me: you whore!yes, there's another one in the family...my brother is another phone bitch.congratulations, rj! More About: Methi , Something , Thing , Some
listen up, yo!
2007-01-31 15:59:01 time for another melbourne bloggers meet.here are the details:where: the loop @ 23 meyers place in the city when: sunday, 18th februarytime: 3pm-6pmthe last one was a lot of fun and this one is sure to be more of same.so, if you enjoyed yourself last time or if you haven't been at all, then please come along. it's the perfect way to widen your social circle and to meet fellow bloggers you've only gotten to know in electro-print.plus, i'll be there, and my presence should be enough of an incentive, right? right?!more details closer to the date, but in the meantime, please register your interest by way of comments or emails.go on, get typing! More About: List , Listen
train rides
2007-01-30 03:57:01 he called out of the blue. i haven't heard from him for weeks."hey, how's it going?""fine. you?""yeah, ok." a pause. "wanna do coffee?"so i find myself one saturday afternoon, in a city-bound train, on my way to meet with adam. an ex-boyfriend i broke up with months before.he was my first. a relationship full of excitement and romance. one filled with whispers of sweet nothings and time spent together as much as possible. for a while, there was no one else in our world but each other.then one day, things began to change. first, just little misunderstandings from trivial things that were quickly brushed off as soon as they flared up. then more cracks began to appear that couldn't be ignored. until eventually, arguments almost every day. he couldn't trust my heart. i ended up breaking his.the carriage rattles along the tracks, chugging along the sun-drenched lines. bright sunlight streams through the windows, making the passengers squint from the rays. i am sitting in a corner, bo... More About: Ride , Rain , Train , TRAI
illeanarama-rama
2007-01-28 09:54:01 one of these two is a has-been movie starwho starred as some of hollywood's most dubious roles,the other is illeana douglas.found myself at home on a typically weather-fickle melbourne sunday afternoon. so i've spent the last couple of hours trawling youtube and found this gem: illeanarama - supermarket of the stars.the official synopsis: illeana douglas gives up her hollywood career to work in a local supermarket. however as word gets around that supermarket employment is the new fashion statement, other celebrities start to materialize. co-starring jeff goldblum, jane lynch, ed begley jr and if you look hard enough gene wilderand my version: illeanarama is five short episodes of satirical wit, absurd hilarity and just plain ol' hella funny viewing. watch it.episode oneepisode twoepisode threeepisode fourepisode five More About: Lean , Illeana , Nara
bold.sizzling.sexy.black
2007-01-28 09:54:01 these hot images are courtesy of the folks from frivole.com.i could swear they said something about new season's clothes featuring bold and sizzling prints but i must have missed it. all i saw was sexy black. how about you?check out frivole.com's spring 2007 collection for more. More About: Black , Sexy , Lack
eye candy friday: uncovered, covered, almost exposed
2007-01-28 09:54:01 since my last couple of posts have been about music, i thought i'd make this one on the other thing i like to blog about. eye candy. yep, thought you'd like that, too.uncoveredfirst up is about a show called, coverguy.airing on the outtv network and hosted by the impossibly pouty-lipped spunk, mathieu chantelois (above), the show embarks on a relentless search for canada's most gorgeous guys. plucked from the streets, coast to coast, the candidates will compete for the coveted title of canada's next top male model. thirty finalists will strut their stuff before the merciless eyes of a celebrity jury (and countless discerning gay men and women).the second series of coverguy attracted even more hopefuls than last year including several hunks from the u.s. and a small town farmer from southern ontario. for some it was their first time in front of a camera, especially in underwear. lucky.personally, i've never seen the show nor heard of it before, but after seeing these pictures, i... More About: Expo , Andy , Candy , Friday , Cover
pan's labyrinth ain't wonderland
2007-01-27 15:52:01 after being pleasantly surprised by how much i enjoyed watching the holiday at the cinemas a few days ago, i once again decided to try seeing another film armed with as little knowledge about it as possible.so, with friend jenni and fellow blogger mate, dup, in tow, we bundled ourselves in my yaris and made way for arthouse cinema, kino dendy, in the city. the film of choice: pan's labyrinth (el laberinto del fauno).ever since i saw the trailer prior to its release, i wanted to see this film. it looked dark, stylised and menacingly appealing. i have resisted reading reviews, but the general consensus of those i've asked all agree that they loved it. i went in with the impression that i was going to see a gothic version of alice in wonderland.boy, was i way off.pan's labyrinth was dark. it was stylised, highly at that. but it was certainly more menacing than appealing. don't get me wrong though, i still liked it.the film is set in the 1940s, during the days of the spanish civil w... More About: Wonder , Land , Labyrinth
the friendship circle (or, be my friend, dammit!)
2007-01-27 03:51:01 "but why wouldn't you want to?""because i don't!"my good mate had just confessed to secretly coveting to being part of a particular circle of friends we were both acquainted to. i didn't realise he felt that way and was actually quite surprised by his admission. i thought the reason why he seemed eager to play nice was because he was hot for one of the guys. evidently, he was after the whole group.now, he was harrasing me because i didn't feel the same way as he."but why not?""because i don't!"to be honest, i have no need. i'm already blessed by a great group of friends, all in their unique little groups that sometimes merge and blur into differing degrees. more importantly, though, i'm lucky that my friendships allow me to move from one circle to another. they inspire and sustain me in their own way, with uniquely different interests and commonality. sadly, i know that not everyone is as fortunate.and that's where my friend comes in.you see, he has recently come out. despit... More About: Friends , Friendship , Friend , Circle , Ends
eyeCandy: how i missed thee...
2007-01-25 09:48:01 hot tatt. furry chest. great smile.tis good to finally post something frivolous. More About: Andy , Candy , Miss , Eyecandy
the holiday
2007-01-25 09:48:01 i really should try seeing more movies without knowing anything about them.yesterday, my friend louanda invited the gang to watch the holiday. it wasn't really a film i had planned on watching. all i knew of it was that it's a holiday romantic comedy of sorts starring cameron diaz and kate winslet. snore.but boy, was i pleasantly suprised. i liked it.reminiscent of another favourite, love actually, it revolves around the two female leads who both get their hearts broken just before the festive season. in an attempt to get over their heartache, the two decide to swap homes for a transatlantic two-week holiday. one living in surrey, england and the other in sunny l.a.it's a formulaic affair, as the girls naturally get over their broken hearts with the help of the two men each respectively meet, the delectable jude law and a somewhat-subdued jack black.good angle on the love theme and sweet enough without being schmaltzy. though, i did find that it needn't try so hard to be funny a... More About: Holiday , The Holiday
of burdens and redemption (part six)
2007-01-24 21:47:02 here it is. the final chapter. and it is a long one.but before you proceed, i need you to know four things:firstly, you will find that i chose not to detail, with this instalment, the reasons behind my intention to write this story. i know a lot of you have been wondering, and i will explain, but you'll need to wait for this in the next post.secondly, i want to express my gratitude and appreciation to my readers for making the time and effort to read my tale. i know there are many of you out there; some vocal, many choosing to remain as silent observers. thank you for being patient and for allowing me to share this with you.thirdly, to those who've decided to share their own voice and story, know that your messages have been deeply treasured. they spurred me on to keep going, especially when the words became difficult and the emotions overwhelming. and lastly, please be aware that this is an incredibly personal account of an ordeal involving my family, one that first occurred duri... More About: Redemption , Part , Rede
i have never ever written about this before. i didn't realis
2007-01-16 15:41:01 i have never ever written about this before. i didn't realise that it's going to be this involved. i felt that it was going to be a long story, but i hadn't counted on it to be this long. sometimes i'm surprised at the ease at which the words flow out of my fingertips. i find that scary.once again, before you proceed, please be aware that this is an extremely personal account of an ordeal involving my family, one that first occurred during my formative years. this is being told solely from my point-of-view and from my own experience.if you haven't already done so, please read part one, part two and part three in order to grasp the full scope of this tale, which continues below.and don't worry, i'm almost done.* *i wish i could say that the second time my dad had left wasn't as painful as the first. i'd be lying if i did.even though i waged my own silent war with him and tried very hard not to have anything to do with my father, the simple fact that he was back meant to me ... More About: About , This , Real , Have , Ever
i've had some very interesting conversations as well as rece
2007-01-16 03:40:02 i've had some very interesting conversations as well as received eye-opening correspondences since i first began writing this story. i appreciate all the differing opinions and point-of-views that have come out of it. i hope, in some way, i can address these as i work through this tale.once again, before you proceed, please be aware that this is an extremely personal account of a familial event that occurred during my formative years. this is being told solely from my point-of-view and from my own experience.if you haven't already done so, please read part one and part two in order to grasp the full scope of this story, which continues below.* *my dad was only gone for four months, but it might as well have been years since the effects of his leaving would take even longer to get over.when i woke up that morning and found my mother sitting all alone in the kitchen, not having slept a wink all nite, the enormity of the challenges that faced us hadn't struck me yet. i was only ele... More About: Interesting , Inter , Interest , Sting , Rest
UPDATE - i have decided to change the leading introduction f
2007-01-15 03:39:01 UPDATE - i have decided to change the leading introduction for this post.sadly, i felt the need to include the following advisory due to certain statements made by the anonymous author of the first comment.before you proceed to read the below story, please be aware that it is an extremely personal account of a familial event that first occurred during my formative years. i do not make claim that what i have written is the empirical truth, but that it is MY truth and MY experience.there are also others involved in this tale, with their own truth and their own experience, and whilst they may not have the ability and right of reply to it online, they have the facility to do so by other means. additionally, they are, and continue to be, responsible for the actions that they have chosen to make and thus, they are also responsible for the consequences and causes that these will inevitably produce. i am equally charged with this by my own.know also that i am not writing this story for any ... More About: Change , Introduction , Update , Have , Leading
of fathers and sons (part one)
2007-01-11 09:36:04 i knew this story was coming and i guess the time has come to tell it. it's not an easy one to recount and it is long, but i hope you stick it out. i also hope that you can take something from it. i thank you in advance.* *tried as i might yesterday, i just couldn't conjure up a single happy childhood memory spent with my father. and there must be some, judging by the happy snaps from my photo album. we looked like good mates.instead, all that bubbled up when i reminisced were feelings of sadness, anger and resentment. i was young when i came to the realisation that my father is fallible and not the superhero - the super dad - that i thought him to be.i had a good childhood growing up in the philippines. i was my paternal grandmother's favourite since i was the first grandchild she ever had. i was adored, looked after and provided for. you could say, i couldn't do anything wrong. i was the apple of everyone's eyes, especially my dad's.my father had a tough childhood. my grand... More About: Fathers , Part , Father , Hers , Sons
for closure
2006-12-31 09:26:01 i find myself incapable of articulating how i'm feeling. i guess our break-up has affected me more than i realised it would.so instead, i'm going to let you do it.i want to quote something that you've written, i hope you don't mind. it said more than i ever could.i get upset when i think that i can no longer call you my boyfriend, no longer hold your hand in an act that you find so intimate, and when i think about the way you have really been feeling... but the thing that makes me most upset is the thought that i will no longer have you, as the individual who has brought so much, into my life in any capacity. so i do want to remain friends with you. good friends. excellent friends. this is for closure i guess.ditto, nick. ditto. More About: Closure , Sure
this time of the year
2006-12-31 09:26:01 i've always found this time of the year - the days between christmas and new year's day - a little weird and unsettling, but not in a bad way. it's the lack of routine that one grows accustomed to for most of the year that's the chief reason.it throws me right off.so much that lately i've had real trouble distinguishing and remembering what days i've done what. each one just seems to bleed into the other. it doesn't help either that i haven't had to go to work for several days.and it seems i'm not the only one who's been feeling this way. having done a quick vox pop with those i know, all agree that they, too, feel a little out-of-sync, and not to mention a little unmotivated. must be the season.my christmas turned out nice. uneventful but nice. it rained both on christmas eve and day, which was the first time it's happened in a while, as far as i can remember. it was also unusually cold even for melbourne's fickle weather. we had the heater on... in the middle of summer... More About: Time , This , Year
to new beginnings...
2006-12-31 09:26:01 it's only natural that this time of the year - during the final days of its closing - that many should be so pensive and introspective. many of the blogs i read are taking a look back at the year that's been and making resolutions for the coming one.i feel like i should do so as well. but i won't.i'm not in the right frame of mind, considering the circumstances, and even if i did, it'll be perfunctory at best.so, instead, let me just say this.2006 has been an absolutely amazing year - most memorable than any others - and i'm both glad and saddened that it's over.as for 2007, it's a year i'm eagerly anticipating because of the following reasons: the countless myriad of opportunities that it will offer, the coming challenges that will need to be overcome, the growth that will inevitably occur...and the new beginnings that it represents.we all get a fresh start.happy new year all!
the gift of christmas
More articles from this author:2006-12-24 09:21:02 i was hoping i'd have it by now, but my copy of the philippine times paper still hasn't arrived. i wanted to share with you a scan of my yuletide article.come to think of it, i'm not even sure which article they published, if at all. i wrote two, the first was a half-hearted rushed effort and the second was the one i really wanted to write. that last one was late. a week past the deadline.in any case, i have the soft-copy of the article to share with you below, in the spirit of the season:The Gift of Chris t mas With mere days to go, the pre-Christmas rush is in full-swing with many busy with shopping for gifts, organising get-togethers and planning for that all important Christmas day feast. Almost everyone is eagerly anticipating that fateful day when all come together with family and loved ones to exchange gifts and share in that bountiful meal. But it might surprise you to know that not everybody is looking forward to celebrating Christmas at all.An acquaintance of mine has sadl... More About: The G 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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