Gaydays with Beyonce

If Mitch Albom has "Tuesdays with Morrie", I have my "Gaydays with Alexis". Gay connoting two meanings: first, gay as happy; and second, gay as of the third sex. Hence, happy days with a gay friend.

Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh oh. Oh, Oh oh.

No, Alexis is not a teacher as Morrie is to Albom. Rather, he is a friend who claims to be a woman trapped in a man's body. Moreover, he doesn't give lectures that inspire, but throws out jokes that make you perspire (literally and figuratively) every now and then. In seven days of working on checking boxes and crossing out bullets in one's "To Do List", being with Alexis can be a delightful break.

Last October 29, after our meeting-cum-lecture with a local cable TV for a tie-up project, Alexis and I were left at the office, editing and printing out the proposal for our organization's SemBreak workshop. Having casual conversations on "who's it's" and "what about's", he asked me to come with him to his dormitory. "Samahan mo ako sa dorm," he said. "Bakit?" I responded, sensing that he badly needs to get something important before going to his home in Rizal. "Kukuha ako ng Pond's." Very important. Indeed, Pond's is essential in every girl's life.

We stayed for a while at the conference room where I checked my grooming at the big mirror that was in there. Before we went out of the office, I caught him staring at his body - left to right, front to back - then uttering, "Sayang ang boobs ko, ang laki... di naman nagagamit." I almost laughed my lungs out upon hearing this remark. Minutes later, we were walking along the QuadriSquare where we young couples did intimate talks during a SemBreak. We chanced upon a guy walking alone; unsurprisingly, Alexis noticed him. "Ay, ang gwapo ni Kuya!" He complimented. "..kaya lang nangungulangot." The guy's index finger seemed stuck in his nostrils. We both laughed.

So we went to his dorm. After finally being able to get himself a Pond's, we met his dormmates on our way out of his dorm's street.

Guy Dormmate (to Alexis): Dito ka matutulog?
Alexis: Hindi e, uuwi ako.
Alexis (turning his back from the friend and continues walking a la Beyonce): Uuuui... bakit mo tinatanong kung dito ako matutulog? (in a flirtatious tone, she shouts) Ayoko!!!

Sensual and confident that has made him sexually appealing. Be that as it may, he has always been chubby, healthy and oh-so-huggable. While walking along the Lacson sidewalk, a tricycle drove by in front, crossing path with us. Irritated, he shouted, "Hindi ko maintindihan kung bakit 'to dinadaanan ng tricycle, e sidewalk nga. Banggain kita diyan e, sira ka!" How I wish the driver heard this so as to frighten him not to drive by the sidewalk ever again. Banggain kita diyan e, sira ka! Poor tricycle.

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We had our turn-over dinner for the outgoing and incoming heads after our workshop closing program. In the place where we had shared our nights together, cute guys also dined in. Enthused and heartfully-delighted, Alexis turned his chair in favor of the cute guys and uttered, "Ang daming choiceeees!" Choices, referring not to the food menu, but to the guy menu (laid down around).

The outgoing Management Head (right) and Incoming HR Head (left) during the turn-over dinner

Waiting for minutes, his and a fellow's order came. "Oyakudon," the waiter announced, asking whose the food he was serving for. From behind, Alexis quickly and seriously answered "Ano yun?". We all laughed at his quick response. "'Di ko maintindihan e," he defendingly said.

Alexis knows fully well how to make people laugh. Above all, what makes him lovable is his ability to indulge in serious conversations, whilst making it lively and fun at the end. And oh, by the way, he is so much into Beyonce. The walk, the moves, the dance. And s/he acts as if s/he is Beyonce.