Bryanboy: Le Superstar Fabuleux - I'm so gay I sweat glitter!

Meedja Whore

Meedja Whore

One of the things that surprised me the most during Rosemount Australian Fashion Week is how the organizers (IMG) AND traditional media gave much-needed credence (and a very warm welcome) to bloggers. I've always considered myself as a fashion outsider/voyeur/spectator so for me to actually fly my arse out of the third world on my own dime to experience and witness fashion in action for the very first time was mind-blowing. I was nervous and scared at first. I'm no journo who often goes to sponsored junkets and international events backed by big media corporations. In the words of Clueless Tai, I'm a virgin... who can't drive. 

But yeah... never in my life I've been proud to say "I'm a blogger". Being the one-man circus that I am, I confess that it was somewhat intimidating to be milling around the tents, the "media" room and the front-row surrounded by hardworking journalists of impressive resumes and backgrounds: people who truly worked their way to where they are to deliver information to the public. I highly doubt (I said doubt... correct me if I'm wrong) Australia is the same as the Philippines where anyone with the "right" last name can get a position in the media with a snap of a finger. In any case, everyone in RAFW was super, super nice and I learned so much from everyone just by interacting with them.

And then there's ickle ol' me. The online freak who lives in front of the computer blogging about himself and his unhealthy obsession with all things fashion all-night long. Isn't it amazing? I don't know about you but it's a bit weird waking up to Australia's leading newspapers with my fug fug fugly mug on it. But yes... I'm extremely glad they are promoting blogs, bloggers and blogging. I even made it on Australian television! ROFLMAO!

We live in interesting times indeed. I know I have lots to learn. Every day is a new day and I try to absorb as much as I can with every experience, good or bad. I was telling a friend on my way to the airport how I want to take up further education (journalism, english classes, etc.) to improve my craft and expand my vocabulary. I have a little laundry list that I want to fulfill. We'll see. Here's a toast to evolution... cin cin!

PS. Thanks to The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age (Melbourne) and Sun Herald.

Bryanboy at Style.com

Bryanboy at Style.com

Have you seen me at Style.com recently?

I'm truly, truly honored! Thanks Nancy and Jason!

 

Y Weekend Beijing

Y Weekend Beijing

Are you in Beijing, China? Get yourselves a copy of the latest issue of "Y Weekend", a weekly publication for Chinese youth. I love, love, love Y Weekend! There's an article about me... click HERE to read it.

Anyhoo, set it in stone bitches, I'm gonna learn Chinese (Mandarin) someday. I have to! BRICs for the win!

When I was younger I wanted to learn foreign languages but in this day and age of the internet... and when everyone in the Western World speaks English, I think it's irrelevant (not to mention a bit pretentious) to learn a European language.

China, on the other hand, is the future and we all need to embrace her power. I have Chinese friends and I think they're a fabulous lot. They really keep their word.

The letter B stands for BRILLIANT.

The letter B stands for the word BRILLIANT.

The secret is out of the bag. Check out Conde Nast's Portfolio magazine's feature entitled "Blogs for Brilliant Minds", part of their Brilliant issue. The fierce team at Portfolio recently interviewed Marc Jacobs and to quote:

But the most surprising thing involved one of those bags. Days after the show, the blogosphere was busily buzzing about it: The large, ostrich leather tote with sunray designs spreading across one side was called “BB”—and it turned out that the name came from Jacobs’ favorite blog, BryanBoy, a deliciously funny read obsessed with all things fashion, especially the blogger’s favorite designer, Marc Jacobs. The bag will retail this September for $1,295 in leather and $4,800 for the ostrich version.

“Love your passion for fashion—after all, where would designers be without enthusiasm like yours?” Jacobs is quoted on the 19-year-old Manila-based blogger’s homepage.

As a powerhouse designer and one of the key figures on our Brilliant List, Jacobs, who is notorious for running late (his shows rarely start on time), would seem to have little time to read blogs. But as the internet has taken on a greater role in fashion, from live video of the runways to up-to-the-minute perspective and commentary on the latest trends, it has become an essential source for designers. Besides BryanBoy, Jacobs also makes a point of reading the more serious On the Runway, the fashion industry blog from New York Times writer Cathy Horyn.

Isn't it amazing? I'm truly, truly, truly, utterly blessed. Words cannot describe etc etc etc. Not bad for a blog that's 4+ years old eh?

I have one thing to say to my mother.

Lap it up!

(Just kidding. Love you mom!)

PS. Marc, I love you. You know that.
PPSS. To the lovely Mr. Anton Huang, purveyor of luxury goods in the third world, do I get a 75% discount now? The ostrich bag is US$4,800... hahaha ;)
 

Bryanboy Loves Marie Claire Italia

Bryanboy Loves Marie Claire...

Italy not Philippines, duh!

There are a few inaccuracies but it's ok. I LOOOVE Marie Claire Italy. They're hot and gorgeous like all the Italians I know.

I laughed so hard when I read this: (più di 20 e meno di 30: da vera diva non svela l’arcano). Rossella Martinelli you broke my heart. I'm 17. In Italian, diciassette anni. Never been kissed, never been touched. Like a virgin!

Just kidding :-) Thank you Lili in Italy for bringing this to my attention.

Touch Magazine Hong Kong + Philippine News

Touch Magazine Hong Kong

Isn't it amazing how the Marc Jacobs BB bag is getting all these super lovely media attention around the world? It's the new IT-bag, y'all! One of my minions from Hong Kong just sent me a scan of Touch Magazine. My Chinese skills are NONEXISTENT so I have no idea what they said however, I'm happy I'm there! Y'all know me. Geography is no boundary to Bryanboy's faggotry so thank you so much for the mention and the attention! For those of you Chinalicious folks out there, click the photo below for a full-sized version. I am SO gonna take up Mandarin/Cantonese/Shanghainese/Beijingnese/whatever lessons ASAP because China is the future.

Another reader emailed me a link to a blog with a newspaper scan. There's a paper in the USA targeted to the Filipino-American community and I was front-page news. The headline could not be any more appropriate, it's the first thing someone who doesn't know me would ask: "WHO THE HELL IS BRYANBOY AND WHY THE HELL IS MARC JACOBS NAMING A BAG AFTER HIM?" I'm not joking!!!!

Click click click!

Io Donna

Io Donna

Eva Mendes, who recently just got out of rehab, is on the cover of Io Donna.

And guess who got a mention... OMG!

Yay!!! My next goal: 10-page spread at V Magazine or Vogue Paris! Hahahaha! Just kiddin.

Thanks to Milky from Italy for the scan!

Coming Soon...

Coming Soon...

Hey you guys! If you're in Viva Vogue-a-rific Italia next Saturday, don't forget to get hold of a copy of IO Donna, the weekly fashion supplement of Corriere della Serra, which is Italy's largest-selling and most prestigious newspaper. I'm so honored! Do you know what this means? All the super fierce and fabulous Italian bitchissimas and bitchissimos are gonna see my ugly face! OMG. I'm nervous in a way but it's exciting, no? Maybe someone will find me nice and shower me with all the Bottega, Fendi, Missoni and Etro that I want until I drown. Or perhaps that men's Prada miniskirt that I want. Hahah ;)

I asked one of my Italian gurlfriends in Milan via facebook...

My next project? Bryanboy for Ballando Con Le Stelle. Just kidding. Hahaha! :-)

I love this. I really do. Geography is no boundary to Bryanboy's faggotry and thanks for spreading the word about me. I love you all!
 

Bryanboy @ IQONS Magazine

Bryanboy @ IQONS Magazine

Gazelle of Gazelland emailed me to let me know that I'm on page 122 (he's on p.123) of IQONS* Magazine. Their pilot issue was launched a few days ago in New York during Fashion Week and copies are gonna be distributed in NYC, London, Milan and Paris.

Diane Pernet is the Editor in Chief and Ruben & Isabel Toledo are the cover stars. Visit http://www.iqons.com to learn more or to join the raddest fashion networking site ever!

Hello Camera Men!

Hello Camera Men!

Those pesky paps won't stop hounding me. I had 3 grown men behind me... miniscule compared to Britney's 50. Oi vey!

Just kidding. Life on the D-list is fascinating, no? LOL

PS. Watch Daphne Osena-Paez's Urban Zone tomorrow night, Sunday, at 11:45PM on ABS-CBN Channel 2. I'm sure you guys will have a laugh watching me stutter and make a complete and utter fool out of myself on national television -- first one to count the number of times I said "you know" shall win a prize! It's my dirty, dirty, dirty habit, I know.

12 Gays of Christmas

12 Gays of Christmas

Did you buy a copy of the Philippine Daily Inquirer today? I was asked by the team at Super how I'm gonna make my Christmas a little more gay...

"To spice things up this year, I'm going to put my baking skills to the test and make cute sugar cookies! Be it a handbag, a fragrance bottle (Chanel No. 5, anyone) or something that rhymes with a sock, nifty confections, shaped, cut and decorated with colourful icing is a sure-fire way to celebrate your inner fag! Y'all know what they say -- the only way to a man's heart is through their stomach. I agree!"
- Bryanboy
Professional Online Entertainer

They were gonna put "Blog Queen" as my title but we all know I'm no blog queen so I suggested "Professional Online Attention Whore". And then I thought nah, that's too much, so I told them to use "Professional Online Entertainer" instead. Don't you just love it?

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People: so what do you do for a living?
Me: oh, I'm a professional online attention whore.

LOL

Yellow Rat Bastard/YRB Magazine

Yellow Rat Bastard/YRB Magazine

Darling, you have arrived! What do I have in common with Anna Wintour, Sharon Stone and Jennifer Lopez? Aside from the fact that all four of us are major hot chicks, we all have been targeted by those animal-loving PETArds. One of my readers from Seattle emailed me a scan of NYC-based Yellow Rat Bastard Magazine using my photo (without permission) on their Fall 2007's Top 20 Faux Pas for the Modern Man list. #19 has something to do with animals. I guess they're not happy seeing me pose with those chimpanzees in Red Square, Moscow during the dead of winter in my Hermes parka.

I love it but god damn you could've at least given me credit if you're gonna use my photo. Are there any lawyers out there in Nueva York who are willing to milk these bastards for what they're worth? Just kidding.

Fourth Place???

Fourth Place???

What, what, what? Well, it's back to "normal" for me now. No more Gay Bloggies hoo haa from me.  Apparently I got the least number of votes -- or should I say the MOST number of thumbs down because I'm a mean gurl -- they won't tell. Hahahaha! It's alright. Losing ain't bad... there's always next year!

I don't know what tricks those girls are up to but to the rest of the contestants, may the best man win!

And thar she goes!!!

Loose Canon on Deck!!!

Romaine: how old are you?
Me: I'm fifteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
Derek: YOU ARE *NOT* FIFTEEN!!!!!!!!!!

And thar she goes! Do you have 20 minutes to spare? I don't know about you but if you're a masochist willing to torture your senses, why not listen to my radio appearance yesterday at the Derek & Romaine show? Yes!! The folks at Gay Bloggies sent me a recording. I know my screeching voice is god damn annoying but what can I do? I, myself, I'm also annoyed with my voice. Listening to it makes me want to stab myself in the throat. Not once, not twice, but 300 times! It's the same voice that was blasted all across America on satellite radio but whatevs.

Apparently, EVERYONE on Gay Bloggies thinks I'm the biggest threat. Nothing new there I guess. I mean hello, EVERYWHERE I GO, people always think I'm threatening. I'm harmless, promise! WHY ARE PEOPLE SO INSECURE OF ME AND MY OWN INSECURITIES? Is it right for insecure people to be insecure of an insecure person with lots of insecurities? LOL. 

Me: I'm fat. I weigh 127 pounds!
Romaine: My baby weighs 127 pounds
Derek: I ate 127 pounds today
Me: I've been eating sausages and lettuce.

It's no secret I suck when it comes to public speaking... that, and my English is atrocious. Who cares? Hello, I'm not American, Canadian, British (Welsh people don't count), Irish, Australian and New Zealander.  I'm ching chong china man remember? Anyway, I always sound like a condescending whore... on crack... in all of my tv/radio/whatever interviews. Oh how I wish I was eloquent and articulate... but then again... maybe, just maybe, the fact that I cannot say what I want to say (orally at least) is the reason why I have a blog?

I had fun doing yesterday's interview. I love the last bit when I said goodbye and they all made these fun, snipy comments on how people in the third world prefer "developing nation" over "third world" because it makes them feel better. True dat. HAHAHAHA! Oh and how I'm soo gay even gay people want to gay bash me... and how I look like a 9 year old girl. Fabulous. GOD DAMN MONEY WELL SPENT Y'ALL!

I looovvvvve!

PS. I'll give a special prize if you manage to count the number of times I said "you know". MUST. GET. RID. OF. THAT. DIRTY. HABIT.

You know? ;)

Radio Time!

Radio Time!

Ladies! If have access to Sirius Satellite Radio and you're in the USA, tune in at 9:05PM Easter (6:05PM Pacific) today because I'm gonna be on radio!

Tune it to OutQ Channel 109 (Derek & Romaine Show) in less than 1 hour.

Visit http://www.derekandromaine.com/ for more information. I don't think y'all can listen to the show online but the folks at GayBloggies are gonna record it for me. My voice sounds like nails carving a chalkboard but whatevs.

I'm nervous as fuck but hella I have to whore myself.

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Update - 10:30AM. OK. That was fun. When I joined the line, everyone was talking about vibrators and batteries exploding all over the place!!! LOL. I don't understand why the other contestants think I'm the biggest threat on Gay Bloggies. Hahahaha! I know why... that's because I'm pretttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy! Just kidding. Thanks Derek and Romaine for the time! I'm definitely gonna get a vibrator this Christmas season.

But most importantly, a big thank you to my loyal readers who voted for me -- bitches you better continue voting for me until I win! I love you all!