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5 Months and 29 Days...

It was November 15, 2008 I arrived at Mc Carran International Airport Las Vegas Nevada at 5:30pm Central Standard Time. I really hated it when Mom agreed to Tita Luz that I should be in Vegas because of the abundance of jobs here and transportation would not be the issue because she will lend me her other car. Okay fine! so I agreed to go to Vegas eventhough my choice was San Francisco, LA or New York, but of course Mommy knows best!!! or should I say "Tita Luz" knows it all! 

Going back, okay so I was already in Vegas! Tita Luz picked me up, she said I will be living with her in Lenoir Street. I never had an idea where that street was but then she said that it was near the Vegas strip. She said she will show me all that I need to know about Vegas. From the Airport I already saw the Vegas strip but we already passed it, and then freeway after freeway, road after road and avenue after avenue, and suddenly we went inside a subdivision it was around 25 minutes drive away from the strip. Okay so thats far! Tita Luz said "Where Here!" Okay so were here. I asked Tita Luz is this where you live? She said, no this is where you are going to live. 

Tita Luz: This is my friends house my friend said that her son is living here with roommates. Come on I'll introduce you to him.

OMG... I was so speechless Mom said that I was going to live with Tita Luz and it will be near the strip, and near to everything, accessible, a good neighborhood,. So okay I sort of just played along with her and met this guy. Tita Luz's friends son, he's name was let me see... I wrote down somewhere, ahhh hmmm it was Geoff Avilla this guy was really straight and when I met him he looked like he was expecting a much straighter version of me.

Geoff was explaining everything like I was already going to move in, she showed me the room Im going to stay in, the TV room, the library, the bathroom, 2 cats and a large dog, and one of my roommates who was a white guy, and then he just suddenly discussed the method of payment it was $400 utilities not included. Tita Luz said that she paid the first month so I don't have to worry about it. But Geoff also said that I can move in tomorrow because he needed to fix my room to be. So in short I will be staying at Tita Luz's real house for the night.

Hello?! what does she think of me? What I come here without even having a plan "B" of some sort! 

Tita Luz: Let's go to Richie's house, i just have to introduce you to his wife

Charles: Okay, I just have a question? Where is your house?  

Tita Luz said that Richie his son is living there now with his wife and roommates. So in other words, she lied to my Mom and said that I will be living with her but the real story was Richie seemed like he didn't want me to live there with them.

On the way to her house I just needed to use my plan "B". The good thing I booked myself at Marriott Renaissance at Paradise Road off strip. 

Charles: Tita Luz, since that I will be moving to Geoff's house. Actually I have a reservation at the Marriott renaissance las vegas tonight till the December 4th. Mom gave this to me as a going away present.

Tita Luz: Oh so do you want me to drive you there after we eat?

Charles: Please! thank you.

Tita Luz: Ang bait naman ng Mama mo to give you that. Mahal yan ah...

Charles: No she earned it from her time share so everything is free.

After dinner I checked-in Tita Luz said she'll come back tomorrow to see me but she never came back. kesho there was a fire in California, kesho they were affected, kesho emergency. Sige fine Okay lang. So in short iniwan lang nya ako.

That same day I went online and checked friendster for friends who live in Vegas. There was one but not so friend of mine back in high school. I contacted Queenie Manimtim so that she can help me find a place to stay here in vegas. Queenie was my not so very close classmate in High School. She was one of the class nerds who really was the Valedictorian in our batch. I was never really close to her since that her friends were all geeks. all they knew was to study and participated in math and science clubs in school.

I left a message at her friendster account saying that I was staying at the Marriott after that morning she called my room number of course walang kaaboabog i told her that i will be staying here she said since that she took a weeks off she will help me with everything that i needed like SSN, accommodations and everything. it was Saturday so we cant do our government stuff we had to schedule it during the week.

Well it has been ages since we last so each other. She and her husband picked me up and showed me around Vegas. That time Vegas was still cold because it was already the beginning of winter. 

Our first stop: We went to this Chinese restaurant called the orchid the food was great but the interior looked like Ding Hao this Chinese restaurant that we go to in Calamba Laguna. Before going back to the hotel, we stopped to seafood city this store that if your filipino you should shop there. While i was shopping for toiletries she said she got me a newspaper where all the listings for apartments and room for rent etc etc. On the way to the hotel she said she'll pick me up at 10am so we can go to get my SSN. 

Monday Morning: Queenie and Orly picked me up to go to DMV to get my state ID then we went to SSO to get my SSN because I lost the SSN card that I have before. After that we went to AT&T so that i can get a prepaid sim so I can call them anytime I need help.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: Was spent around the local parts of Vegas.

Saturday Morning: I decided to just go on my own to explore the Vegas Strip and also bars and gay places. At the FO I got myself a 24hour pass for the monorail so I can tour the Vegas strip. I started at 10pm and ended at 3pm. I was so exhausted grabe super lakad and all. 

TO BE CONTINUED...

  

My Friend Is Sinking.

Sitting here unaccompanied, concerned and not knowing what to do. 

Should I attempt to save you, what have I got to prove? 

I’ve already waded my way through a life packed with addicts. 

Can I live through one more? Through all the pain you inflict? 

Lives have been lost. People I loved, trusted, and admired. 

All lost in addictions, what all has transpired? 

You forget your friends, and family that care. 

All you care about is drinking and dancing while flipping you hair. 

When you see video of you entoxicated you think it's funny and laugh with glee.

All the while the rest of us are hoping you can just f***ing see! 

See how you are, the way you act! 

You act like a moron and physically attack. 

How can you continue when you almost lost me as a friend? 

I guess 10 years mean nothing when you get to the bottles end. 

Why do what you’ve said you would? Acid is so much more fun! 

I can’t go on watching you drown, maybe the addictions already won. 

What should I do? Should I cut my losses? Just walk away? 

If I asked you to stop to save our friendship what would you say? 

Would you tell me it’s you life and to go to hell? 

Would you see you need help or just f***ing bail? 

I’m at my wits end; I can’t even answer your call. 

The drugs and bottle have got you enthrall. 

What do I do, dear God what can I do? 

When you see a friend drowning and are unable to rescue.

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Like beacons in the darkness
We must all stand alone
Waiting for the sunrise
That will lead us on our journey
As we take the path home

The dawning of a new day
Brings us to a new
A journey on a new path
And this is where I come to you

As friends on the path of life
Our lives will twist and turn
Although we may separate
It's only time until we turn
And meet again

Friendship
So sweet
So innocent and pure
All because of you

Coming Soon...

The Taste of Chocolate is Vegas...

Take On Me

Just a Thought...

I Remember - Kaskade

Move for Me (KASKADE)

4am. by KASKADE (my new favorite song)

Sleepless gliding

Over the city lights

Watch us flying

Over the streets tonight

And I say

There's a way, there's a way

I knowThere's a way, there's a way

I knowThere's a way, there's a way

I know that someday we will surely find it

There's a way, there's a way

I knowThere's a way, there's a way I know

Someday, there's a way

Someday, there's a way

I know itSunday morning

Watching the city sleep

Dreams are shining

Finely they're within reach

Those Were The Days... I mean the real one.

Looking Back

One Shitty Date

Three weeks ago Brandon and I decided to go out for drinks. "I know what your thinking?" Brandon is this guy who I met at this bar. Yeah yeah yeah we all know that he is not the type of guy I would like to date. because the guys that I like are blue colar looking or should I say Errs! Well he was classified as an Err as in Bartend-Err.

Our first date was a disaster. January 14th Wednesday when I went to the bar he asked me to go out this coming friday which was 16th. We will meet at the same place where he works. Okay I admit I was 30 minutes early because "Hello! the busses here are so unpredictable. I don't want to be late and plus I'm not in the Philippines anymore."

When I arrived at the bar of course hugs and kisses... he said "I will be with you in a half hour!" Half an hour passed there he is seated beside me small talks about the weather typical date introductory statements.

Brandon: Hey Charles do you wanna eat?

Charles: I'm not really hungry, but if you are we can grab a bite if you like!

Brandon: Great! I know a place.

We went to Landry's this seafood restaurant. I ordered a salad that was it since I am not that hungry. He ordered lobster bisque soup, he said he does not want to eat anything heavy. The soup itself was heavy with cream. We had a wonderful conversation about life here in Vegas, exchanges of ideas. You know? It's like getting to know each other etc... etc...

After the restaurant thing, Okay so we paid our bill then we went to Spotlight bar. When we got to the bar. I ordered my new favorite Vodka Cranberry and then he ordered his Corona beer. While talking and having out drinks he said he needed to go to the restroom. I was at the bar listening to old school house music. He then just popped out from no where and said:

Brandon: Charles! Something came up?!

Charles: Why what's wrong?

Brandon: I have an emergency?!

Charles: What emergency?

Brandon: I have to go to the house!

Charles: Okay if you like you can just leave me here, and then just come back for me?

Brandon: No, no, no I cant!

Charles: What do you mean you can't? You can just leave me here! I can take care of myself.

Brandon: No I cannot just leave you here! I need to drive you home.

Charles: Huh! it's alright?! I can always take the cab home.

Brandon: Please let me take you home. Please...

The reason why I did not want to go home is that. I mean we all know if we go out to drink, we can never have just one glass of our favorite cocktail. Diba!!!! Bitina Aragon! I took a deep breath and then went out the bar and said:

Charles: Honey! be honest okay what... is... wrong...?

Brandon: Charles alright, alright... I'm going to be very honest with you!

Charles: ?

Brandon: Alright... fine shitted on my pants!

Oh my gosh... I know it's rude to laugh but I could not help myself I was laughing like crazy.

Brandon: Let's go!

Charles: Okay! wait?! let me just get some tissues and something to cover your drivers seat! :)

So I went back inside the bar and got a bunch of napkins and some magazines. When we got to the car I asked him not to sit yet because I needed to put the napkins and opened the magazine and placed it on top off his driver seat so that he wont get anything of his crap on the seatcover. On the way home all the windows of his car was openned. Grabe... It really smelled as in super!

Brandon: Come on stop laughing!

Charles: I'm sorry... I could not stop laughing... You know why?

Brandon: ?

Charles: YOu know what honey? Your the first guy I have ever dated here in Vegas as in 1st time here in Vegas! It's an unforgettable date.

Brandon: I'm sorry I ruined our date.

Charles: No you did not ruin our date in fact I had so much fun with you. But I hope next time when we have our date again, make sure not to eat anything dairy so we wont get emergencies like this! :)

I got home already went down his car and stood there for a while. I wanted to have a cigarette just before I go inside the house.

Brandon: Come on go inside already!

Charles: I want to smoke first before I go inside.

Brandon: Please I cant leave until I am pretty sure you are home safely.

Charles: Take care drive safely.

Awww that's sweet! I went back inside and kissed him on the cheak and went inside the house! Then he drove away

That same evening I texted him and said that I really enjoyed his company. The next day I never heard from him. I guess he was really embarrassed. One thing I can never forget is his honesty as in! "Konte na lang ang mga guys na honest! Aminin mo yan!"

Imagine the same thing happened to you? Sige nga ano gagawin mo? In english: What will you do?

After...

Saturday November 15, 4:55pm I left the Philippines and went to Las Vegas via Philippine Airlines. We Arrived Mc Carran International Airport Las Vegas Saturday November 15, 5:55pm. Tita Luz was there to pick us up. Tita Luz was clueless that my Mom was with me.


After the airport Tita Luz is going to drop me off at Summerlin which was sooooo fucking far from the strip. Then on the way to the summerlin place I told Tita Luz that we made reservations at the Marriott Suites. We will stay there for 2 weeks until I get a room of my own somewhere near the strip. ("The Tita Luz Experience" will be the next blog)


After going to North Las Vegas to meet my housemate to be. Tita Luz decided to have dinner at Asia Buffet. right after dinner. I told her that Mom and I will be staying at the Marriott then we'll think about, if were going to stay at Summerlin at North Las Vegas or whatever. Finally she dropped us at Marriott. That same night I went down stairs to use their wifi I checked my friendster and Queenie my high school classmate messaged me giving me her cell number because she and her family lives in Vegas. I replied to her the hotels number and the room. The next day she called. and hanged with us.

My Mom and I got a room here at South West Las Vegas very close to the strip. Fabulous location after a week my Mom left. She went back to the Philippines. I've never felt so alone in my entire life. I came across a friend at YM and eventually I was already speaking with a very close friend of mine using Skype. I remember I was babbling about how sad and hard it was to get a job here in the U.S. well guess what I still don't have a job hehehe.


After that week another friend of mine called and said they are planning to spend new years eve here and asking me to look for a hotel accommodation for 3 days. I went out of my room to ask "Moriel" my land lord. She gave me a card from Palms Las Vegas 5 blocks away from where we live $89.00 for 2 days. I then called Dave to let him know. So he did and that was done.


After 2 days another super dooper close friend of mine called me early in the morning, I was still asleep dreaming about fantasy world. It was Red, telling me good news that he won tickets for 2 to USA! "Aba ate let me know para makapag handa ako ng banda at mga banderitas para sa inyong pagdating!"


After a week another friend of mine called, Brian my college kaberks! He said he is coming December 12 and will be staying at the Circus Circus. That was good news atleast I can leave the house and go to bars.


After 2 days I decided to come with my housemate Gerry. He's a "Really old school type." We had dinner at the Palms then he decided to go to Planet Hollywood to show me around. I asked him questions about gay places here in Vegas he said he doesn't know where but then he knows where "Krave" is located. hehehe


After Planet Hollywood, I asked him that I wanted to go to Charlie's this gay place at Tropicana and Arville. So we took the bus going there. Surprisingly packed on a Sunday because of NGRA Nevada Gay Rodeo Association. Never knew gays like to rodeo how butch hahaha. I've never been to a bar that plays ballroom and people dancing the electric slide the whole night. hahaha That same night I sms Brian and told him about the bar he said he'll just go there with me on Wednesday.


After 3 days Brian and I went to Charlie's. The door was closed and on the opposite side of the door it says press to enter. I pushed the button and I heard a long beep signaling me to open the door. Well when I opened the door there was only one person drinking at the bar with the bartender.


After a few drinks we left and just went to the Riviera for Slots and free booze. Then we parted and went to our own way home.


I woke up at 12nn wondering what to do. I've decided to just go solo. Meaning to discover gay places by myself. I got up went to the shower decided to wear something butch and checked the map and went to find the Escape lounge located at West Sahara and Arville Rd. While at the bus Brian sms me saying that he is leaving tomorrow at 10am to Dallas and he wants to meet and come with me where ever Im going. I sms messaged him back saying to meet me at West Sahara and Arville.


After 15 minutes I reached my destination. Escape lounge when I was about to open the door my cell rang it was Brian. "Ate! sunduin moko dito hindi ko alam papunta jan!" So I said fine went back to the bus stop and told him to meet me at Las Vegas Blvd. Another 15minutes has passed and I was already at Las Vegas Blvd. called him and met him and rushed to the bus stop.


After 20 minutes due to the traffic on the way back to where I was. There are 2 separate doors leading to the lounge the 1st was the main door going to the foyer then another closed door with a door bell then its the lounge. There was a big over sized bar with a lot of people sitting by it. We ordered our drink and it was two for one. The Bartender Brandon, what a sweetheart was very entertaining. Well we ended up drunk and we did not even know how we came home.


Brian went home today, he sms me saying that he had a wonderful time last night and could not even remember how he got home. I stayed home the whole day. Didn't even feel like going out.


After dinner a strange number appeared to my cell. Hello? "Can I speak with Charles please?" This is Charles I repied. "Ateee pupunta ako jan sa December 28 and 29 labas tayo?!" Sino to? "Si Ruel College. You posted your number sa Harooj Society Remember?"


More to come....