Gossip blog and a few realizations.
I mentioned in one of my earlier posts that I’m not a big on gossip. It’s true, I’m not. Like most things, however, there comes a point when you have to make an exception. Today, I read the juiciest goss ever to hit the shores of fashionable Manila and I was instantly hooked. I read all the entries and all the comments and took them in like I was drinking ice-cold water after a 10-mile run.
Who knew Manila’s famous socialites (or social mountaineers, as one of the anon commenters said), had such dirty little secrets ranging from drug addictions to 3-million peso debts? Brian Gorell, the scorned boyfriend-slash-scam victim whistleblower (this is such a frequently-used term nowadays here in Manila, no?) dishes out some dirt on these people in his blog in an effort to pressure his ex-boyfriend, Philippine Star columnist, DJ Montano into paying him back the $70,000 he shelled out as investment on a non-existent restaurant. Read it, but I’m warning you, it’s very addictive.
I see those faces all the time at glossies like Preview and Mega fashion magazines, thinking how I wish I could be like them… have customized clothes made for me, wear something totally crazy and make people want to wear them too, have my photos taken, drink expensive champagne and brag about buying an Hermes purse or taking a trip to London on a whim… all those just seemed so glamorous and I get starry-eyed just thinking about living that kind of life. Though at the back of my mind I’ve always been aware of how frivolous that kind of life is, I just can’t help but want to just be rich, famous, and connected. Life just seems more comfortable on their side of the island.
Reading this blog has definitely changed my mind. I’d rather be drinking C2 (bottled iced tea) and chicharon (deep fried pork skin. hehe!), sitting on a ratty old couch at home with a bunch of true friends than be out partying at Embassy (popular exclusive club here in Manila), getting high on crack, and faking a glamorous life when all I really have are glamorous clothes, a tired old body, and a circle of friends who will care for me as long as I buy them coke. Ugh.
March 12th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Lol. You read bryanboy’s blog too? XD
March 12th, 2008 at 2:01 pm
I got the link to that website from reading his blog :b
March 12th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
this sounds like another internet phenomenon. but i avoid gossip of any kind. this could be a publicity stunt, too.
March 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
I hear you loud and clear sister…@.@ kind of like the pin that burst the bubble isn’t it?
March 13th, 2008 at 1:52 am
Tiff: Yes, religiously. hahaha! Me too, I checked bryanboy’s blog at around 2p.m. and finished reading everything at Brian Gorell’s blog a few minutes before 10pm :p Uzi no?
chainbaby: Now that you’ve pointed it out, it COULD be a publicity stunt. However, I can’t imagine someone actually wanting to be exposed as a scammer and coke addict just to get some media mileage. It’s possible though. Some people go to great lengths to get what they want.
queen: you got it sistafrend (thanks for this term, luj!)
March 14th, 2008 at 10:02 am
i too was addicted hahaha but brian has closed down the comments! Too bad, the comments were juicier than his post hahaha
March 15th, 2008 at 1:22 am
mrsawesomeplanet: Oh yeah, they were also a lot nastier!! People can say the meanest things sometimes! Man, I’ve been refreshing his blog since 5:30 pm today ha ha!
March 15th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Awww…. I feel so luckier than those people in the high society whose lives are faker than carmen electra’s breasts and more pathetic than Borat’s short-lived stint in the US! hahaha
March 16th, 2008 at 1:07 am
Osang: i hear ya, sista! Oh Carmen Electra’s breast are fake? What a shocker. haha!