By: Anonymous
Bago ko pa lang natuklasan ang website na ito, and I really enjoyed reading stories posted here. Maraming kwentong pwede kong sabihin na nakaka-relate ako. Pero wala pa akong nabasa tungkol sa iku-kwento ko ngayon.
I was 27 when this happened to me. I was born and raised in a city not really too far from Manila. I cannot forget that experience. It was something sweet, tender and in a world of make beliefs, it was very real.
Isa akong insomniac, mahirap makahanap ng antok kapag gabi. Kahit naiisin ko mang matulog ng maaga, kasi 7:00AM ang pasok ko sa trabaho, hindi ko kaya. Matagal ko na itong problema, mula pa ng college na nag-aaral ako sa isang kilalang Universidad sa Manila. Marahil nga ay doon ko ito nakuha dahil sa pagpupuyat sa paghabol ng mga requirements. Sa mahabang gabi na ako’y nakahiga sa kama, pilit na nagpapa-antok ay naging constant companion ko ang TV. Kapag naka-cable ka kasi 24 hours ang mga palabas, HBO, Cinemax, etc.
So, one night, I was channel surfing when I accidentally switched the channel to a chat TV. I saw several entries posting their cel numbers, hoping they could hook up with somebody else. There are some girls looking for boys, boys looking for girls and there are guys looking for other guys. Wow, I said to myself, parang treasure box, ang daming numbers to choose from. 2:00AM na ang dami pang nagcha-chat, gising na gising ang mga taong ito. So I scanned every message that rolled up the screen and one particular post caught my attention. The sender seemed to be unsure and hesitant, looking for an older guy around 28-30, I didn’t even know if the sender was a guy or a gal. But the posted message really blew my head off and soon my curiosity got over me. I took my cel and punched in the digits. I was not sure what to type in, kaya medyo nagbago ang isip ko, so I stored it in my phonebook instead. I continued watching and as I read all those messages, it occurred to me that the Philippines I used to know wasn’t exactly what it was when I was young. She is no longer innocent, where sexuality is something to be hidden inside a closet, sex’s done inside the bedroom between married couples and are not supposed to be discussed with somebody else much more with the public. Ang daming pagbabago, at lahat ng mga ito ay nabago na rin.

















