Last night was a real testament to that statement. I, together with Gabby, Johanna, Philmar and Iris, with overwhelming excitement went to Waterfront Cebu City Hotel to behold what’s dubbed to be the first ever Mr. Cebu 2008 beauty for a cause pageant. The show would supposedly start at 7 p.m and so as men-in-trunks-hungry as we are, we took off to be the earliest birds. We waited for sometime to wait for somebody who had our tickets and then eventually settled in our seats.
I was surprised to see that the entire grand ballroom of the hotel where the pageant was held was not even half-filled considering it was already a quarter to seven. So I thought it must be a sentimental flop, if I may borrow Jobert Sucaldito’s word in his description to Sharon Cuneta-Richard Gomez movie whose title I could not remember. Almost an hour later, people were starting to come inside the hall but still not enough to be called a mob. As expected, gays from all walks of life, I mean that literally, converged to have a glimpse of the contestants’ bodies and their thing which must not be named. Some dressed up like debutantes and some with obviously overhauled noses, breasts and butts came up in very short dresses that displayed, I should say though, their stunning physical renovations courtesy of Thai surgery. I noticed also that the judges at the time were still not around. I asked one of the Bruhilda look-a-like gay staffs what exactly the time the show would start, and IT answered me with conviction that they were just waiting for the management’s go signal.
By that time, I was already quite annoyed waiting for the show to start. I sacrificed dinner just to be there early. And I hate the organizers for that. How can they make people who paid for those high-priced tickets wait for two hours? Thirty minutes is forgivable but two hours is another story. It is something we should learn to change.
Again, patience is a virtue but time is gold.
Good thing, I saw Ian there. For those of you who don’t know him, well he is somebody I think I am destined to be with. OA ra sa personal. Give me a break here, it is my birthday! Anyway, at least his mere presence lightened up everything for me. I was totally caught by surprise when I looked in his eyes and then I saw me. It was a Kodak moment!
And now that I am talking about him, I seem to forget the lines to say about the pageant already. Achuz… Okay, the show finally started at 9 p.m. with Angel Aquino as host. There were 16 contestants vying for the crown, aw the title, (of course, they’re not gonna be crowned. That would be so gay.) to be the first Mr. Cebu. The pageant scoring is divided into four parts; the casual wear, the swim wear, the formal wear and the dreadful question-and-answer. Yes, some did catch my attention and get me excited but the worms in my stomach were also excited to have some food to eat. I was really starving. My head was starting to numb and if I stayed longer, I would have gone crazy. I went home disappointed not being able to see the full show. But I could not trade my sanity for lame, I don’t know if they are level-headed, individuals whose abs I envy the most. For more information about the results and the contestants, click here.
As for me, I have already a Mr. Cebu. And that would be Ian.
OA ra sa personal. Hehehehe…
Photos were screencapped in the official Mr. Cebu 2008 website.
2 comments:
gOsh gurL!that's a wonderful birthday bash you had..Being with IAN, hahaha!though i don't know him,i was giggling when i was reading your thingy about IAN. OA ra.;D i miss the way you say it.
And i like the costumes done by the designers for the contestants infairness, it is unique and crafty, well blended with colorful details. super nice. i miss being there in cebu!
By the way, how much did you pay for the show?
We paid 200 pesos only but the seats we got were for the 700 pesos. Hehehehe, in other words nakadiscount mi. Gabby paid my entrance and yu remind me that until now, I have not paid him back. hehehehe...
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