hush and listen: Manila Gay Pride Parade

1. I am complicated person. Yet, I believe I am fairly simple one way or another.

2. I have a liberated concept of what life should be. But our values are traditional, my principles are old-school thinking.

3. I am not perfect, and I don't even try to be. I make a lot of mistakes, but I try to learn as much from them as possible.

4. My weakness is my impatience. I am known as the impatient bitch. I hate waiting, and it often gets me in trouble.

5. It seems that I always fall for the wrong guys. It's either they're much too flawed to the point that I get taken for granted or too perfect that I can't measure up to their standards because of our own personal flaws.

6. I read to escape. I write to express. I dance to release.

7. I value acceptance. I loathe narrow-mindedness.

8. My favorite sin is vanity. For me it is therapeutic.

9. I laugh a lot. I make people laugh. People laugh at me. I laugh at them. Together, we laugh at life.

10. I'm not weird, I'm eccentric; I'm not crazy, only delusional.

Makinig Ka

Hindi mo ako pag-aari, kung kaya't hindi mo akong kayang diktahan.
Walang may hawak ng aking tinig kundi ako at ako lang
Walang tali ang aking mga kamay, lalo na ang aking kamalayan
Kung kaya't hahayaan ko itong pumayagpag

Hindi mo ako pag-aari, walang sino man
Walang ibang maglalagay ng titik sa aking mga sipi kundi ako lang
Walang taong didighay sa kung anong wika ang aking isasambit
Malaya ako, lalakeng pinagpaguran ang aking kalayaan

Hindi mo ako pag-aari, magpahanggan pa man
Walang maaring makapag-ari ng aking pagkatao
Walang maaring makapagpigil sa kung ano ang aking gusto
Walang sino man ang maaaring maniil sa indayog at ihip ng aking malay

Ang isip mo ang lumikha na maari mong ariin ang iyong kapwa
Sinundan ng lipunan at ng simbahan ang yapak ng iyong daan
Hindi mo ba naiintindihan? Ako ay may kanyang isip at may kamalayan
Hindi mo ako pag-aari, walang sino man.

Citations and Reviews

"Many struggling gays and lesbians will find this blog an inspiration."

- The Bloggy Award

"Hush and Listen is a blog that I've been reading for quite some time now. The author is passionate, deep, and poetic. I love poetry, so I'm drawn to his lugubrious yet beautiful prose. His written imagery juxtaposed with intriguing visuals captivate me.

- Tiggah's Life in Random

"...nicely written, nicely designed blog with lots of fantastic pictures which provoke your mind."

- 1 Body 2 Souls

"...What makes hush and listen so different is the level to which Khalel, the author, appears to take his passion for writing into something far greater. His words are terribly striking and any gay man is sure to be able to relate to at least one but more likely many of his pieces which he faithfully posts. This is a definite must-read for any gay man or for any poetic soul for that matter..."

- Pinoy Gay Blog

"...HUSH AND LISTEN is a very unique blog. The creator and author uses his creative mind and imaginative skills to write some very deep essays, poems, and words to read. His talented imagery and photos that he uses not only excite my imagination, but takes it to a whole new level when I add his words into the picture..."

- The Tactology

"...It's terrific. The page is a treat to the eyes and he's [khalel]an expressive and poetic wordsmith. Definitely a blog worth getting to know..."

- Daniel, the Guy in the Desert

"I am mesmerized. I can hardly breathe while reading. I have just been on the first page- wait till I get on with the archive. Reading this blog makes me high..."

-Dave Ramirez

"a very rivetting blogsite... definitely a must visit website. Khalel the author is also in my contacts. he also has a multiply site that is as equally as thought provoking and emotion weilding blogsite. one of the best gay blogs i have ever seen..."

-Glenn Velasco aka Fiery Phoenix

"The poetry is so full of yearning, it begs you to reach out and touch the screen. I kept feeling like I was being privvy to a level of pride and pain and confusion and joy that I had no business being privvy to. I've never felt like that reading a blog. The pictures only add a visual, sometimes a flash of color to shock you and sometimes they blend into the words delicately, making you look, making you face....them. I was impressed..."

-Lexis Eldorado

hush and listen

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Manila Gay Pride Parade

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