For those who took time last night to see the Filipino flick "Stray Cats" a big thanks from RaveSaipan, Saipan Grand Hotel and Napu Life Foundation.
For a Saipan stats, the figures that showed up were significant already, I believe over 70 that showed up was a great turnout considering the subject of the film. The discussion afterwards was so intense despite lack of time.
The discussion went so well that we are now thinking of a group discussion about the issues that surround the LGBT lifestyles every month or once in a while. Anyone interested in the program should shoot us an email and we will notify you about the start of this project.
Also:
In celebration of the premier of John Travolta's flick, Hairspray, the RaveSaipan and Saipan Grand Hotel will hold the first ever pride party at the hotel lobby and Club V. We call the party "Hairspray: a grand pride party." Every one is invited to witness the best Hairspray hairdos to be paraded during the party. Grand Pride Party will be on June 21, Thursday, again at the Saipan Grand Hotel Lobby and the Club V.
The Reveler
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Jun 5, 2007
Jun 4, 2007
"Stray Cats" tonight at Fiesta Resort Hibiscus Hall!
Attention: Movie lovers, gay men and women (and their friends!), Filipinos, islanders who have just had enough of Hollywood! Here’s a chance to see an indie film that has film buffs talking all over the world.
Mga Pusang Gala (Stray Cats) will be shown at Fiesta Resort and Spa's Hibiscus Hall tonight, Monday, June 4, 2007, 7:30pm. A forum on gay rights will follow at 9:30pm. The panel will include director Ellen Ongkeko, actor Ricky Davao, and local community members.
Tickets are at $10 each. Proceeds will go to the Napu Life Foundation.
Here’s a synopsis of the Stray Cats from the UH website:
Director: Ellen OngkekoCast: Irma Adlawan and Ricky DavaoPhilippines 2006118 min.Tagalog w/English Subtitles
Mga Pusang Gala (Stray Cats) is a daring, innovative comic-romance fantasy, a parody which depicts love, sex, romance and loneliness in a way never before seen in Philippine cinema. It is fantasy incarnate all over: a battle of the sexes where this time around, the sexes are not just two but three.
Mga Pusang Gala tells the story of parallel love lives: that of Marta, a middle-age advertising practioner; and that of her, just as aging, gay friend and landlord Boyet, a romance novelist. Their lives are punctuated by their waiting for the menwho they think will fulfill their dreams. Boyet’s novels are inspired by Marta’s idiosyncratic anxieties for Steve, her non-committal boyfriend. Marta is tacitly envious of Boyet’s gathering of a family by adopting Jojo, a 15-year old pickpocket and Dom, his financially dependent lover. Both are willing to play the stereotypical roles of woman and gay to embrace a hopeful fantasy. But as these hopes turn out to be illusions they decide to take matters into their own hands, in a riveting confrontation. What happens next is inevitable but unsettling.
To date, Stray Cats has been shown in, or invited to, these international film festivals:
- 20th edition Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland,March 12-19, 2006
- Panorama Section, Philippines: Digital Cinema from Revolution to Evolution
- Newfest 2006: The 18th New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival, June 1-11, 2006
- Frameline 30, the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival,USA, June 15-25,2006; Winner, Docker’s Best 1st Feature
- Dallas LBGT Film Festival, Oct. 28, 2006
- Reel Affirmations, Chicago LGBT Film Festival, Nov. 5, 2006; Competition
- Montreal, Qb, Canada. Image Nation Film Festival Nov. 16-26, 2006
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, March 15-25, 2007
- Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney Australia, Feb. 15-March 1, 2007
- TLVFEST 2007, Tel Aviv, June 18-23, 2007
- Films of Desire: Sexuality and the Cinematic Imagination, India, March 6-10, 2007.
- Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, April 27-May 6, 2007
Apr 9, 2007
When Roads Could Kill
Why did the dogs cross the street?
To test if motorists on Saipan were reckless.
Why did the cats cross the street?
To test if dogs were right about the motorists.
Why do we have so many road kills last week?
Because the animals were trying to look for shelter from the typhoon.
Seriously, are these dogs and cats the dumbest domesticated animals in the planet or Saipan has the dumbest drivers on earth?
I believe I saw seven road kills last week.
I don't mean to be "whatever" here, but in the past my Chinese speaking partner who's an American was in this supermarket in San Jose when two Chinese women were talking about how luscious dogs are on the island. Then, my partner couldn't help it and spoke to them in Mandarin and verified, "Do you really actually eat dogs here?" Then the two Chinese women were so surprised that he could speak in Mandarin. The two Chinese women laughed. Believe it or not, they confirmed to him that they indeed eat dogs here.
I just don't know if they take those that are being run over on the road...
The Reveler
To test if motorists on Saipan were reckless.
Why did the cats cross the street?
To test if dogs were right about the motorists.
Why do we have so many road kills last week?
Because the animals were trying to look for shelter from the typhoon.
Seriously, are these dogs and cats the dumbest domesticated animals in the planet or Saipan has the dumbest drivers on earth?
I believe I saw seven road kills last week.
I don't mean to be "whatever" here, but in the past my Chinese speaking partner who's an American was in this supermarket in San Jose when two Chinese women were talking about how luscious dogs are on the island. Then, my partner couldn't help it and spoke to them in Mandarin and verified, "Do you really actually eat dogs here?" Then the two Chinese women were so surprised that he could speak in Mandarin. The two Chinese women laughed. Believe it or not, they confirmed to him that they indeed eat dogs here.
I just don't know if they take those that are being run over on the road...
The Reveler
Feb 28, 2007
"Stray Cats" to invade Saipan
Attention: Movie lovers, gay men and women (and their friends!), Filipinos, islanders who have just had enough of Hollywood! Here’s a chance to see an indie film that has film buffs talking all over the world.
Mga Pusang Gala (Stray Cats) will be shown at Fiesta Resort and Spa's Hibiscus Hall on Monday, June 4, 2007. There will be two screenings--5:30pm and 7:30pm. A forum on gay rights will follow at 9:30pm. The panel will include director Ellen Ongkeko, actor Ricky Davao, and local community members.
Tickets are at $10 each.
Here’s a synopsis of the Stray Cats from the UH website:
Director: Ellen OngkekoCast: Irma Adlawan and Ricky DavaoPhilippines 2006118 min.Tagalog w/English Subtitles
Mga Pusang Gala (Stray Cats) is a daring, innovative comic-romance fantasy, a parody which depicts love, sex, romance and loneliness in a way never before seen in Philippine cinema. It is fantasy incarnate all over: a battle of the sexes where this time around, the sexes are not just two but three.
Mga Pusang Gala tells the story of parallel love lives: that of Marta, a middle-age advertising practioner; and that of her, just as aging, gay friend and landlord Boyet, a romance novelist. Their lives are punctuated by their waiting for the menwho they think will fulfill their dreams. Boyet’s novels are inspired by Marta’s idiosyncratic anxieties for Steve, her non-committal boyfriend. Marta is tacitly envious of Boyet’s gathering of a family by adopting Jojo, a 15-year old pickpocket and Dom, his financially dependent lover. Both are willing to play the stereotypical roles of woman and gay to embrace a hopeful fantasy. But as these hopes turn out to be illusions they decide to take matters into their own hands, in a riveting confrontation. What happens next is inevitable but unsettling.
To date, Stray Cats has been shown in, or invited to, these international film festivals:
- 20th edition Fribourg International Film Festival, Switzerland,March 12-19, 2006
- Panorama Section, Philippines: Digital Cinema from Revolution to Evolution
- Newfest 2006: The 18th New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Film Festival, June 1-11, 2006
- Frameline 30, the San Francisco LGBT Film Festival,USA, June 15-25,2006; Winner, Docker’s Best 1st Feature
- Dallas LBGT Film Festival, Oct. 28, 2006
- Reel Affirmations, Chicago LGBT Film Festival, Nov. 5, 2006; Competition
- Montreal, Qb, Canada. Image Nation Film Festival Nov. 16-26, 2006
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, March 15-25, 2007
- Mardi Gras Film Festival, Sydney Australia, Feb. 15-March 1, 2007
- TLVFEST 2007, Tel Aviv, June 18-23, 2007
- Films of Desire: Sexuality and the Cinematic Imagination, India, March 6-10, 2007.
- Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, April 27-May 6, 2007
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