Today is Saturday, August 7, 2010 and it is now 107AM here in the South Bronx,New York City, USA.
Recap: Finally finished the relation of my 1st conviction, while in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces).
This entry: Still here in New York. This time around I am staying with an old friend of mine, on the Grand Concourse. I have a bedroom to myself, in a 6th floor walkup, overlooking a courtyard where people are always partying. Me? I couldn't care less, my mind is 19,000 km away, in the Philippines.
It's funny really. The other day, when I was sitting on that bench at the Farmers' Market (I talked about in my 2nd to last entry), I spotted 2 Filpinas. The "Filipino" is a fictional character. You have Tagalogs, Illokanos, Kapampangans, Aeta and of course dozens of other very distinct tribes all coming under that all-encompassing label.
The Philippines is separated from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei by some colonialists' pencils. In other words, you can find Tausugs, like Jackie's ex, in the Philippines, but also in Malaysia and native to both lands. Ergo, when I look at a face, or faces and am able to discern nationality and/or ethnicity I am always amazed.
Gays have "Gaydar," the innate ability to meet a stranger and almost immediately appraise their sexual orientation. Jews, despite their wide range of physical appearances can usually perform this same feat. I suppose it is based on subliminal cues, hints that aren't noticeable on the surface but which reach out to us none the less.
So I saw what looked to be, a couple. I looked at the female, I smiled, and I said, "Pinay," the Filipino term for "Filipina." She looked at me for a split second and then broke out in a huge smile and acknowledged that I had gotten it right. She and her companion began talking with me. Naturally she asked how I had known, and I replied that I live in the Philippines.
Her question then, was where in the Philippines do I live. I told her Mindanao, she asked what part, and I told her, "Agusan del Sur." She corrected my pronounciation. Then it turns out that she had never been south of Cebu City and even then only 1 time so I was a bit irked. A woman who doesn't speak Bisaya, who has never been to Bisaya lands (OK, Cebu 1 time) sees the need to correct me?
The rest of the conversation, about 45 minutes long, was pleasant but for the 1st 15 minutes or so it ran pretty much like a quizz to see if in fact I really knew anything about the country. As is usually the case I knew much more than she did and so it kind of blew her mind.
Her companion, as it turns out, was a woman, "Maryanne." I remember in university how very few, if any males and females are 100% of a single gender. It is really a sliding scale and up to a point we begin looking like members of the opposite sex.
Knowing that it is unheard of to receive hormone treatments in the Philippines, I surmised that even though she was now in the US, she had always been "mannish."
It is kind of weird. Filipinos have an affectation for all things European. They love long noses, even the stereotypical "beaks" that Semites have. Myself? I have a European nose, I do not look like a "stereotypical Jew," whatever THAT might be.
To mimic this appearance there are travelling quacks who sell injections of silicone that are placed in the bridge of the nose. Uncle Allan, the leader of the faction we are feuding with, had this procedure done as did his wife. About 2 months later the silicone began to shift so that his nose, for quite a long time, appeared to resemble to "Elephant Man."
The weirdest thing? They have a procedure for the penis as well! SE Asian men have the smallest penises on earth, in terms of average. They top out at 4 inches.To get around this sad fact of life they get what they call, "Bolas."
The word is a Spanish word and simply means, "Balls." Now, when I 1st heard about this I thought they were talking about some sort of testicular implant, like a fiberglass ball that cancer patients and accident victims sometimes get. Uhuh, nope. This is a small plastic bead surgically implanted under the skin of the penis, in the area known as the "corona," the ringed area below the head of the penis.
They get 2 or 3 small plastic beads and the effect is like a surfaced condom, or even dildo. I suppose when you are batting with 4 inches anything helps but the fuck if I will EVER let some do-it-yourself-doctor operate on my dick!
Filipinas have told me, "A woman whose man does this? That woman can NEVER leave him." In other words, his sexual prowess is so wicked that she is strung out on his bumpy 4 inch dick. OK, got it, thanks for the news.
Asia, as I have said, is a crazy place. In any event I will have to get to my "title" in the following entry.
Recap: Finally finished the relation of my 1st conviction, while in the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces).
This entry: Still here in New York. This time around I am staying with an old friend of mine, on the Grand Concourse. I have a bedroom to myself, in a 6th floor walkup, overlooking a courtyard where people are always partying. Me? I couldn't care less, my mind is 19,000 km away, in the Philippines.
It's funny really. The other day, when I was sitting on that bench at the Farmers' Market (I talked about in my 2nd to last entry), I spotted 2 Filpinas. The "Filipino" is a fictional character. You have Tagalogs, Illokanos, Kapampangans, Aeta and of course dozens of other very distinct tribes all coming under that all-encompassing label.
The Philippines is separated from Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei by some colonialists' pencils. In other words, you can find Tausugs, like Jackie's ex, in the Philippines, but also in Malaysia and native to both lands. Ergo, when I look at a face, or faces and am able to discern nationality and/or ethnicity I am always amazed.
Gays have "Gaydar," the innate ability to meet a stranger and almost immediately appraise their sexual orientation. Jews, despite their wide range of physical appearances can usually perform this same feat. I suppose it is based on subliminal cues, hints that aren't noticeable on the surface but which reach out to us none the less.
So I saw what looked to be, a couple. I looked at the female, I smiled, and I said, "Pinay," the Filipino term for "Filipina." She looked at me for a split second and then broke out in a huge smile and acknowledged that I had gotten it right. She and her companion began talking with me. Naturally she asked how I had known, and I replied that I live in the Philippines.
Her question then, was where in the Philippines do I live. I told her Mindanao, she asked what part, and I told her, "Agusan del Sur." She corrected my pronounciation. Then it turns out that she had never been south of Cebu City and even then only 1 time so I was a bit irked. A woman who doesn't speak Bisaya, who has never been to Bisaya lands (OK, Cebu 1 time) sees the need to correct me?
The rest of the conversation, about 45 minutes long, was pleasant but for the 1st 15 minutes or so it ran pretty much like a quizz to see if in fact I really knew anything about the country. As is usually the case I knew much more than she did and so it kind of blew her mind.
Her companion, as it turns out, was a woman, "Maryanne." I remember in university how very few, if any males and females are 100% of a single gender. It is really a sliding scale and up to a point we begin looking like members of the opposite sex.
Knowing that it is unheard of to receive hormone treatments in the Philippines, I surmised that even though she was now in the US, she had always been "mannish."
It is kind of weird. Filipinos have an affectation for all things European. They love long noses, even the stereotypical "beaks" that Semites have. Myself? I have a European nose, I do not look like a "stereotypical Jew," whatever THAT might be.
To mimic this appearance there are travelling quacks who sell injections of silicone that are placed in the bridge of the nose. Uncle Allan, the leader of the faction we are feuding with, had this procedure done as did his wife. About 2 months later the silicone began to shift so that his nose, for quite a long time, appeared to resemble to "Elephant Man."
The weirdest thing? They have a procedure for the penis as well! SE Asian men have the smallest penises on earth, in terms of average. They top out at 4 inches.To get around this sad fact of life they get what they call, "Bolas."
The word is a Spanish word and simply means, "Balls." Now, when I 1st heard about this I thought they were talking about some sort of testicular implant, like a fiberglass ball that cancer patients and accident victims sometimes get. Uhuh, nope. This is a small plastic bead surgically implanted under the skin of the penis, in the area known as the "corona," the ringed area below the head of the penis.
They get 2 or 3 small plastic beads and the effect is like a surfaced condom, or even dildo. I suppose when you are batting with 4 inches anything helps but the fuck if I will EVER let some do-it-yourself-doctor operate on my dick!
Filipinas have told me, "A woman whose man does this? That woman can NEVER leave him." In other words, his sexual prowess is so wicked that she is strung out on his bumpy 4 inch dick. OK, got it, thanks for the news.
Asia, as I have said, is a crazy place. In any event I will have to get to my "title" in the following entry.