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
waiting in the dark
2008-03-07 23:30:00 i spent most of yesterday afternoon at work looking out the window, watching for clients as they came up to the door.we had a power failure that affected the whole building, which meant no treadmills, no computers, no lighting on the gym floor. i had to shut the place down for safety and security reasons.as i looked out, waiting for the unsuspecting club members to let them know of their unwitting excuse to miss their workout for the day, i can see the bingo hall across the way. despite the closed doors and the lack of lighting inside, a steady queue of people formed outside the premises. some looked confused as they arrived to the unusual circumstance of the afternoon, some questioned the others already waiting by the pile, while most simply joined the line as they arrived, blindly following the person in front. there were no signs posted by their door. no one looking out their window.i wondered how long the group would stay, without due notice, until they have had enough of waiti... More About: Dark , The Dark , Waiting
celebrating diversity
2008-03-06 05:58:00 hordes of queers from all over the country and the globe descended down to the gay ghetto of sydney for the biggest queer party event in the world: the sydney gay and lesbian mardi gras.and all sported some kind of gorgeous with practically everybody pre-occupied in looking their best. they strutted when they walked, posed when they stood still and preened whenever in front of anything reflective. it truly was a terrific ode to the flesh and the body beautiful.and it was no more on show than on the parade.but there was one particular group that really got my attention.dubbed "the 78ers", the collective is the original participants of that first explosive march on 24 june 1978, which saw a light-hearted demonstration descend into a bloodbath when police bashed and arrested the participants. this once intimidated and abused group, now joyous and beaming, marched without costumes, fancy floats, loud music nor blatant displays of bare flesh: just a simple banner bearing the words, "stil... More About: Diversity
jaunts and stupors
2008-02-28 06:08:00 although it's only been over a month since i returned, it has definitely felt a lot longer. and i think it's fair to say that at the start, i definitely loathed being back home... those first few steps off the plane felt absolutely painful.i can't quite exactly figure out what i'm supposed to feel after spending more than 2 months in the philippines. let me just say that my experience could be defined as a dramatic blend of chaos, awakening and bitter sweet merry making.routine is slowly returning - both as a blessing and a curse - and my consolation is that i have wonderful friends that have excitedly waited for my return... and that everyday brings me closer to a return visit.in the meantime, though, i am off to another jaunt.sydney celebrates its landmark 30th gay and lesbian mardi gras this weekend, and although i may not be looking forward to attending this time as much as i did the year before, it's still sure to be another great experience.and who knows? a weekend-filled...
the bubble that was...
2008-01-26 07:23:00 i've put up the small collection of images above because i'm finding it extremely difficult to fully articulate the things i've experienced during my holiday. a picture paints a thousand words, as they say.certainly there were plenty of moments from the past nine weeks that i'd probably remember until the day i die, if not so much for the actual events that occurred, then for the things that i'd felt during... right now, though, don't ask me to describe them. i'm incapable.it's been a few days now since i've been back, and the readjustment is proving particularly challenging. i guess nine weeks straight of tripping and merrymaking will do that to somebody. so, give me a few more days. i'm hoping i'd be in the right headspace by then...the bubble can really hurt when it bursts. More About: Bubble
he speaks!
2008-01-02 01:27:00 happy new year, gang!some of you guys may have noticed that i've been off the radar for a little bit as i've been tripping and cam whoring all over the sunny isles of the tropics.hmmm... stories to tell you: i learnt to drink my arse off every night for three weeks running, stayed at a five star beach resort for next to nicks, got into a fight over haggling prices, sang in a videoke singing competition and won me some beer money, made heaps of random and not-so-random friends, i paid for sex for the very first time and felt that he really was only worth quarter of the asking price (which was, with current conversion rate, only $15!), i gatecrashed a party and got mistaken for a celebrity before being kicked out unceremoniously... oh, and i met my soulmate. finally.to think, i'm only halfway through my holiday.anyway, normal broadcasting will resume once i return and settle back to some semblance of, well, normality (it's gonna be friggin' hard, let me tell you!).so in the meant...
penis candy
2007-12-02 01:40:00 my sister's getting married this week. last monday - after my birthday - we had her bridal shower.karaoke, beer, penis candy and a stripper......it might as well have been my party. More About: Candy , Penis
not so different
2007-11-25 03:47:00 isn't it funny how the more different things seem, the more they actually remain the same?it's been over a week since i've been back at my hometown, the place where i grew up and ran amok before leaving for another country at the tender age of eleven. i don't remember it being so... small. did everything get super shrunk whilst i was gone? the roads are narrow, the houses tiny, the buildings packed close together. but far from languishing behind as a sleepy ol' provincial town, the place is booming along with the rest of the country, showing the progress predominantly driven by western consumerism. it isn't all bad, i guess, as things are more convenient and accessible now than ever.i've been sleeping in my old room, in my old house. the decor has changed but much of the furniture sans my bed remain. there is still my old study desk - the kind with the lift out panel and the hidden drawer underneath - and in it are the old comic books i made, my school reports from elementary...
in transit: the lesson in waiting
2007-11-16 23:26:00 i am currently in singapore's changi airport, typing this post in one of the oasis lounges that pepper the entire facility.i've been here for almost two hours now, with my layover being quite a few hours wait. i'm headed to the sunny isles of the philippines; a 9-week jaunt that combines a yuletide holiday as well as my sister's church wedding back home. both her ceremony and my trip have been long planned and awaited, and both much anticipated with eagerness and excitement.life is filled with journeys - metaphorically and literally - of seemingly limitless destinations and differing degrees of distances. travels that fundamentally shape the path of our destiny. wisely, those sagacious amongst us extol the virtue of the journey - the lesson in the tripping. many of us, however, have eyes firmly set at the eventual point. the end of the line.me, i value the importance of waiting. that limited period of being in transit. the status of being in-between; neither at the point of orig... More About: Lesson , Waiting , Transit
pace
2007-08-06 01:40:00 i am a product of the times.in the day and age of 24/7 consumerism and materalism, savvy marketing and media bombardment, round-the-clock communication and constant access, i have become much to used to knowing that what we want and when we want it is usually but a click away. instant gratification delivered straight to your door.is it any wonder then why we tend to rush from one thing to the next? often wanting to have things done by yesterday. i know i do.but it's not only in the skimming of newspaper articles, or the flicking of the tv stations, nor even in the sending of bite-sized text communication that this modern day affliction has manifested itself.i came to the realisation a little while ago - a late night epiphany no less - that the prospect of my ever having a fulfilling relationship will be forever hampered by my inability to sustain anything on a long term basis. put simply, i have a debilitating short attention span quicker than a new york minute. an exaggeration per... More About: Pace
unhurried pace
2007-08-06 01:40:00 i am a product of the times.in the day and age of 24/7 consumerism and materalism, savvy marketing and media bombardment, round-the-clock communication and constant access, i have become much to used to knowing that what we want and when we want it is usually but a click away. instant gratification delivered straight to your door.is it any wonder then why we tend to rush from one thing to the next? often wanting to have things done by yesterday. i know i do.but it's not only in the skimming of newspaper articles, or the flicking of the tv stations, nor even in the sending of bite-sized text communication that this modern day affliction has manifested itself.i came to the realisation a little while ago - a late night epiphany no less - that the prospect of my ever having a fulfilling relationship will be forever hampered by my inability to sustain anything on a long term basis. put simply, i have a debilitating short attention span quicker than a new york minute. an exaggeration per... More About: Pace
more postcards from the edge
2007-08-05 07:06:00 (unusually, i find myself at home on a sunday afternoon, so i thought i'd mark the rare occasion with a post. nothing heavy, mind, just some more of these postcards with attitude.)(enjoy!) More About: The Edge , Edge , Postcards From The Edge
more postcards from the edge
2007-08-05 07:06:00 (unusually, i find myself at home on a sunday afternoon, so i thought i'd mark the rare occasion with a post. nothing heavy, mind, just some more of these postcards with attitude.)(enjoy!) More About: The Edge , Edge , Postcards From The Edge
do you have the crazy? // woe is thursday
2007-08-03 06:22:00 blood and gore: mya walks down a typical commission housing hallwaywith friends dup, linea and darren in tow, i indulged my inner zombie-geek fanboy yesterday by attending my first movie for this year's melbourne international film festival.the signal is not your typical run-of-the-mill undead film, mainly because there are no undeads to speak of. rather, it's "the infected" or "the crazies" running amok. the premise is somewhat unorthodox. reminiscent of stephen king's novel, the cell, a mysterious transmission being broadcasted over the airwaves is messing with people's brains, turning the once mild-mannered populace into blood-thirsty homicidal maniacs. told in three parts and in three perspectives, the action revolves around the three protagonists: the girl and the two guys who are chasing after her, the crazed husband and the boyfriend.a low-budget and low-key film, the signal is very effective in delivering scare and tension, choosing instead to better utilise the power of... More About: Crazy , Thursday
do you have the crazy? // woe is thursday
2007-08-03 06:22:00 blood and gore: mya walks down a typical commission housing hallwaywith friends dup, linea and darren in tow, i indulged my inner zombie-geek fanboy yesterday by attending my first movie for this year's melbourne international film festival.the signal is not your typical run-of-the-mill undead film, mainly because there are no undeads to speak of. rather, it's "the infected" or "the crazies" running amok. the premise is somewhat unorthodox. reminiscent of stephen king's novel, the cell, a mysterious transmission being broadcasted over the airwaves is messing with people's brains, turning the once mild-mannered populace into blood-thirsty homicidal maniacs. told in three parts and in three perspectives, the action revolves around the three protagonists: the girl and the two guys who are chasing after her, the crazed husband and the boyfriend.a low-budget and low-key film, the signal is very effective in delivering scare and tension, choosing instead to better utilise the power of... More About: Crazy , Thursday
spare change
2007-08-01 22:35:00 "the measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."- thomas b. macaulayalong with our usual news and gossip catch-ups, my good friend kim will also send me random missives that contain interesting quotes and aphorisms. meant to make us both think, these thoughts of the day are our way of sharing mutual affinity for philosophical thinking and observations of the human behaviour.this latest one has certainly made me wonder. if only because i really couldn't come up with anything substantial for an answer when first asked what i would do when the likelihood of discovery is nonexistant.an illicit affair is out of the question since that doesn't interest me. neither does a systematic campaign of dealing apt justice on those that irate me, that takes too much effort. even the prospect of inflicting bodily harm on another isn't something i'd do since i don't despise anyone that much.no, i'm afraid what i came up with is rather pedestri... More About: Change , Spar , Chang , Chan , Pare
spare change
2007-08-01 22:35:00 "the measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out."- thomas b. macaulayalong with our usual news and gossip catch-ups, my good friend kim will also send me random missives that contain interesting quotes and aphorisms. meant to make us both think, these thoughts of the day are our way of sharing mutual affinity for philosophical thinking and observations of the human behaviour.this latest one has certainly made me wonder. if only because i really couldn't come up with anything substantial for an answer when first asked what i would do when the likelihood of discovery is nonexistant.an illicit affair is out of the question since that doesn't interest me. neither does a systematic campaign of dealing apt justice on those that irate me, that takes too much effort. even the prospect of inflicting bodily harm on another isn't something i'd do since i don't despise anyone that much.no, i'm afraid what i came up with is rather pedestri... More About: Change , Spar , Chang , Chan , Pare
here's looking at you, gwapo
2007-08-01 08:01:00 here's a hot latino for you guys......muy delicioso!for more of spunky brazilian actor, henri castelli, visit www.paparazzo.com.br. More About: Look
here's looking at you, gwapo
2007-08-01 08:01:00 here's a hot latino for you guys......muy delicioso!for more of spunky brazilian actor, henri castelli, visit www.paparazzo.com.br.
blog connections (or, $20.50?!)
2007-07-30 08:43:00 the last bloggers meet occurred almost six months ago.also organised by dup, it happened to fall on one of summer's hottest days and consequently, was a dismal failure with only but four bloggers attending. so, it was with great relief and satisfaction to see yesterday's session turn out to be a much better improvement. ten bloggers showed up, and each and sundry spent a pleasant sunday afternoon conversing and getting to know one another. compared with the last one, we're rightfully calling this meet a success.the idea of a bloggers' get-together is something that i find both appealing and rewarding.part of the reason is trivial: to simply spend an entertaining and interesting time with like-minded individuals, ideally over pots and pints of liquid amber. the other is out of curiousity: to finally meet the real person behind the online electro-print persona and see how much the two are alike, or not. but mostly, the real reason why i feel a blog-and-meet is a great thing is tha... More About: Blog , Connections
blog connections (or, $20.50?!)
2007-07-30 08:43:00 the last bloggers meet occurred almost six months ago.also organised by dup, it happened to fall on one of summer's hottest days and consequently, was a dismal failure with only but four bloggers attending. so, it was with great relief and satisfaction to see yesterday's session turn out to be a much better improvement. ten bloggers showed up, and each and sundry spent a pleasant sunday afternoon conversing and getting to know one another. compared with the last one, we're rightfully calling this meet a success.the idea of a bloggers' get-together is something that i find both appealing and rewarding.part of the reason is trivial: to simply spend an entertaining and interesting time with like-minded individuals, ideally over pots and pints of liquid amber. the other is out of curiousity: to finally meet the real person behind the online electro-print persona and see how much the two are alike, or not. but mostly, the real reason why i feel a blog-and-meet is a great thing is tha... More About: Blog , Connections
sunday melbourne tripping
2007-07-28 01:27:00 i'll be out and about for most of the weekend, especially this sunday.if you haven't yet heard, the fourth melbourne bloggers meet is happening tomorrow. so, i'll be spending the afternoon chatting and getting to know some of melbourne's queer blogging personalities.afterwards, i'm headed to rod laver arena for christina aguilera's (postponed) second melbourne show from her "back to basics" tour - by all accounts, her first was rather disappointing since the sexy and drrty one herself has come down with a fever. hope she's all rested by then.finally, to cap off the day, a late night stint at the radio station for another broadcast of pinoy kampus radio.in the meantime, check out what happens when you take 1,500 prison inmates, toss in a guy in drag, and have them all re-enact the music video for michael jackson's "thriller". uber cool.sure beats making licence plates all day.have a great weekend everyone... and see y'all at the meet! More About: Sunday , Melbourne
sunday melbourne tripping
2007-07-28 01:27:00 i'll be out and about for most of the weekend, especially this sunday.if you haven't yet heard, the fourth melbourne bloggers meet is happening tomorrow. so, i'll be spending the afternoon chatting and getting to know some of melbourne's queer blogging personalities.afterwards, i'm headed to rod laver arena for christina aguilera's (postponed) second melbourne show from her "back to basics" tour - by all accounts, her first was rather disappointing since the sexy and drrty one herself has come down with a fever. hope she's all rested by then.finally, to cap off the day, a late night stint at the radio station for another broadcast of pinoy kampus radio.in the meantime, check out what happens when you take 1,500 prison inmates, toss in a guy in drag, and have them all re-enact the music video for michael jackson's "thriller". uber cool.sure beats making licence plates all day.have a great weekend everyone... and see y'all at the meet! More About: Sunday , Melbourne , Bourne , Ping
shopping for trouble
2007-07-27 10:43:00 i'd make a great candidate to lead the local chapter of "foot-in-the-mouth" anonymous.really, i just seem to have the knack. my ability to say the most inappropriate thing at the worst possible time is so innate, so uncanny, that it's become renowned amongst friends and family. they ought to erect billboards and statues in my dubious honour. well, okay, maybe that's a bit too much. a plaque would be enough.seriously, if not insulting a potential hook-up by pointing out his most uncomely features, or embarrasing the boss by discussing gay sex and inadvertently outing myself at the same time, or making my best mate cry for referring to him with a rather unfortunate and patronising label for a friend, i'm usually alienting other people i don't even know and creating uncomfortable silences wherever i go.out shopping today for some much needed supplies, i found myself stuck behind a line of people at the check-out counter. instead of usually whiling away the minutes in a bored stupo... More About: Shopping , Ping
shopping for trouble
2007-07-27 10:43:00 i'd make a great candidate to lead the local chapter of "foot-in-the-mouth" anonymous.really, i just seem to have the knack. my ability to say the most inappropriate thing at the worst possible time is so innate, so uncanny, that it's become renowned amongst friends and family. they ought to erect billboards and statues in my dubious honour. well, okay, maybe that's a bit too much. a plaque would be enough.seriously, if not insulting a potential hook-up by pointing out his most uncomely features, or embarrasing the boss by discussing gay sex and inadvertently outing myself at the same time, or making my best mate cry for referring to him with a rather unfortunate and patronising label for a friend, i'm usually alienting other people i don't even know and creating uncomfortable silences wherever i go.out shopping today for some much needed supplies, i found myself stuck behind a line of people at the check-out counter. instead of usually whiling away the minutes in a bored stupo... More About: Shopping
very dare you
2007-07-25 07:35:00 day off on hump day.i got up before 10am - had a doctor's appointment. follow up result of my blood test from last week. the good news - i'm not pregnant! thank goodness, because i was getting worried there for a while. moody, nauseated, bloating. not pretty. the not-so-good news - well, nothing major. everything came back negative except that i have to get my hep B shots and organise some more injections prior to my trip overseas. yay.anyway, last night, river, dup and i caught up with david and his friend john for dinner.the two boys are down from sydney spending a few days in melbourne for a well-deserved holiday. i first met david about a year ago when another blogger friend, the not so single guy, himself came down for a visit. i was glad to see that he's still the same quiet, down-to-earth, friendly nice guy that i remembered him to be. john, on the other hand, while equally nice and friendly, is much more animated and chatty with plenty of entertaining stories to share.ove... More About: Dare
very dare you
2007-07-25 07:35:00 day off on hump day.i got up before 10am - had a doctor's appointment. follow up result for my blood test from last week. the good news - i'm not pregnant! thank goodness, because i was getting worried there for a while. moody, nauseated, bloating. not pretty. the not-so-good news - well, nothing major. everything came back negative except that i have to get my hep B shots and organise some more injections prior to my trip overseas. my poor arm feels sore already. ouch.anyway, last night, river, dup and i caught up with david and his friend john for dinner.the two boys are down from sydney spending a few days in melbourne for a well-deserved holiday. i first met david about a year ago when another blogger friend, the not so single guy, himself came down for a visit. i was glad to see that he's still the same quiet, down-to-earth, friendly nice guy that i remembered him to be. john, on the other hand, while equally nice and friendly, is much more animated and chatty with plenty of... More About: Dare
lucked out
2007-07-25 06:52:00 every morning, a street sweeper makes its way down our block cleaning up the debris that accumulated in the gutters from the day before. often, the big rattling truck will need to make several detours to avoid the cars that are parked on the road, leaving untouched sections of the bitumen along the way.driving to work yesterday, i noticed that it had made a clean sweep of the whole street. unusually, the cars that normally littered along the side were instead all lined-up up on the nature strip. it looked surreal to see. somehow, despite the absence of notice, the residents had all decided to do exactly the same thing. pure chance. luck.in a less fortunate scenario, something similar happened to me this past weekend. but instead of being happily surprised by its occurence, i was left feeling decidedly confused and addled as a consequence.i attended a birthday party for a friend; leila turned 19. initially of my brother's circle, i've become hers also. in fact, i've been adopted b... More About: Luck
lucked out
2007-07-24 06:52:00 every morning, a street sweeper makes its way down our block cleaning up the debris that accumulated in the gutters from the day before. often, the big rattling truck will need to make several detours to avoid the cars that are parked on the road, leaving untouched sections of the bitumen along the way.driving to work yesterday, i noticed that it had made a clean sweep of the whole street. unusually, the cars that normally littered along the side were instead all lined-up up on the nature strip. it looked surreal to see. somehow, despite the absence of notice, the residents had all decided to do exactly the same thing. pure chance. luck.in a less fortunate scenario, something similar happened to me this past weekend. but instead of being happily surprised by its occurence, i was left feeling decidedly confused and addled as a consequence.i attended a birthday party for a friend; leila turned 19. initially of my brother's circle, i've become hers also. in fact, i've been adopted b...
on-air dancing
2007-07-24 06:34:00 wanna know what really happens during the radio's song breaks?watch the following two short video clips to find out:...and it wasn't even anyone's birthday! More About: Dancing
on-air giggles
More articles from this author:2007-07-23 23:54:00 i fell into radio broadcasting by accident, and it was all because of irma.a glib comment to my then newly-acquainted "hot mummer" friend about being mentioned once on the radio, for which she volunteers, back when i was in high school inevitably saw me joining her in the radio booth about to embark on my first ever broadcasting stint. it was a nerve-wracking experience which saw my voice crack several times on air and my face remaining the colour of fuschia for the whole show. but boy, it was heaps of fun.more than a year later, and i'm still having an absolute blast, and still getting those flutters in the stomach just before air-time. my voice doesn't crack anymore, though. if anything, i probably talk too much.below is my latest article in the philippine times newspaper, which profiles the sunday program, pinoy kampus radio, and the broadcasters that make up the show.The Bungisngisan Hour:Giggles with the Pinoy Kampus Radio CrewRyan PerdioIt takes a certain kind of individual ... 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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