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I just came back from a week in Boracay (perhaps the most famous of the Philippine beaches). I swear to gawd I’d pay $1,000 to be with one of the guys at the reception. He was so handsome that every time I saw him at the front desk, it made my day. But I would insist on 2 hours for my $1G. Hey, it’s the 3rd World!

That first photo … wow!

Andrea Pellegrino …

I saw TDWP2 tonight and liked it but certainly didn’t love it. Pluses: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all terrific actors, even when given a not-great script. The beautiful shots of New York, Milan, and the Hamptons take your breath away. The script managed to work in plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. I loved the glamour of the runway and all the cameos by fashion icons. I liked how they made Miranda Priestly more human, less of a caricature like in the first film. Minuses: The plot is somewhat cartoonish, and when you discover who the villain is, that part of the script comes off like a middle-schooler wrote it. I’m just not crazy about Anne Hathaway in this one, liked her much more in the original. Her love interest is as dull as dishwater, and that whole subplot could easily have been purged without making a whit of difference to the overall storyline. If you’re going to throw in a superfluous romance, at least cast an actor who’s smoking hot, not someone about as sexy as, well, dishwater. Yes, I’m glad I saw it, but I also could have done without the sequel being made. Rewatching the original would have made for a more entertaining evening.

If you took away the cape, which besides being too feminine is just silly, stripped off the makeup (especially the lipstick), and removed one of the earrings (two matching earrings makes any man, any outfit look way too feminine), I think the outfit would work. Yes, the top looks like the cut of a woman’s dress, but with those bulging biceps and delts, I think he could pull it off. Hudson’s outfit is beyond saving.

I actually liked Storrie’s outfit. Or maybe I just liked how it highlighted his hunky arms and shoulders. Yeah, that’s probably it.

I doubt it was all that easy to manage for families in the past either, but many made it a priority because a piano provided entertainment when options were limited. Before cable TV, the Internet, and umpteen streaming platforms, your primary source of entertainment was the television that had only 3 channels. With what families today spend on multiple TVs, iPhones, tablets, laptops, cable subscriptions, Internet, and streaming platforms, you might be able to afford a decent second-hand piano.

If his ass looks almost the same now as it did 10 years ago, he would have recent photos in his ad.

Not only is The Devil Wears Prada 2 playing at the local theater here in Manila, it’s showing on 4 out of their 8 screens! I haven’t gone to see it yet because I’m cheap. Theaters don’t allow senior discount ($7.70 vs. full price of $9.62) during the first week. Yes, I am that cheap. PS: no, escorts in the Philippines do not honor senior discount.

Because I’ve started doing fasted cardio, I learned to drink a hot quad espresso black— no sugar, no caramel drizzle, no flavored syrup — just 4 shots to grow hair on your chest. While I can’t say that I enjoy it nearly as much as my usual liquid dessert concoctions, I decided it’s not the worst thing in the world.

I question how much common sense these two providers have, regardless of how experienced they are (or aren’t) with international travel. Even if I had never left the US, I’d like to think I have enough common sense to google “weather Paris winter” or “weather UAE summer” before packing.

I love the chemistry between Grace (Gosling’s character) and Rocky (the alien basically made of rock who ends up being Grace’s best friend) so much that I watch & rewatch their scenes together on YouTube. I’m not sure I want to re-watch such a long movie in the theater (what if I’m bored? ticket price wasted), but I definitely want to watch it again when it hits streaming.

Yup, pretty much nailed it: 835 Washington Street, corner of Little West 12th

I was wondering if your friend knew or at least sensed in some way that you were in love with him and so used your “insult” about a girl he liked as an excuse to cut off ties. Maybe he felt uncomfortable because he was straight or because he didn’t feel the same way about you or even because he did feel the same way about you but couldn’t deal with same-sex attraction at that age. If you were indeed best friends and hung out together all the time, your “insult” just sounds like such a non-reason for ending such a close friendship (come on, nobody’s that sensitive) that I have to think something else had to be going on.

I would also hire him just for the activities within his limits. His body is spectacular, and while I would miss kissing, that ass & cock will easily keep me entertained for an hour, maybe two if his face is as gorgeous as the rest of him. The hitch might be his fee, which he says is on the high end. If he knows other limited-service guys who charge just $100 and he charges $200, I’d gladly pay up. But if he is high end compared to the standard RentMen fee of (let’s say) $300, then heck no!

While I’m in Manila, I can enjoy the lower prices without any additional income. I have a regular guy I see about once a week, 3 hours for $200. I see other guys occasionally who charge $170-250 for 2 hours. But when I return stateside and have to pay US rates, I’m going to need a part-time job if I want to keep hiring regularly. Well, either that or live on cat food, and I don’t like cat food.

There’s a wide spectrum of clients. Some scrimp & save to see an escort for an hour once a month; others hire for evenings, weekends, week-long vacations without bothering to check their bank balances. The scrimp & save guys do a lot less hiring, but there are also (I’m guessing) a lot more of them. Spending $50 more a month on gas must affect them at least a little bit. Maybe they hire once every 6 weeks instead of once a month. For the clients on the other end of the spectrum, gas prices? Pffft!

I found out last night that the escort I saw a couple of times Feb 2025 is becoming a priest. Yup, he’s about to complete his first year in seminary. Wow, he was so cute, and his body was perfection … Father What-a-Waste. If this is truly his calling, I’m happy for him. But selfishly, I’m bummed I won’t be able to see him again. Well, I guess I could attend mass at his parish, but that wasn’t the kind of seeing I had in mind.

Lorenzo Musetti looking drop-dead gorgeous in black tie … https://www.instagram.com/p/DXY5DEODIFp/?igsh=MTRibDhmbGdpb3B4OQ==

When my aunt told me that Netflix offers different shows/movies in the Philippines, I assumed it wasn’t a big deal because the difference between Netflix in the US vs. Spain is almost negligible. Eek! It’s night & day!! In the Philippines, you get a lot of American and Filipino series and movies but almost zero Spanish-language offerings. The rest of the Philippine programming is a lot of series from other East Asian countries, rounded out with tons of Japanese animé. I am thinking of getting a friend in either the US or Spain to help me with the verification (I no longer have either a Spanish or US cell number). If that doesn’t work, oh well, no Netflix until late October (my departure date has been pushed back umpteen times already).

I love this movie, although it’s been decades since I saw it. Michael York is drop-dead sexy, and Angela Lansbury does camp as a true art form. I’m gonna have to look around to see how I can re-watch it.

When a hottie knows he’s hot … https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXUP_cuihny/?igsh=bmlsbGdvOGQ4MWkx

Wow! you look fantastic with fur ❤️❤️❤️

I only vaguely knew that Sweden still had a monarchy. I certainly had no idea the Prince was a hottie …

The Spanish rugby team …