Well,
I think I should describe myself a bit more. I'm an asian guy living on the sunny
island of Puerto Rico. (My picture is blurred for security reasons. e-mail me
for a viewable pic.) I was born in knoxville, Tennessee, but I haven't been back
in 13 years, and my total time spent there can be counted as less than a year.
I've spent most of my life on this island, and no matter what people say, 
I
am Puerto Rican. My life experience has been uniquely Puerto Rican, and this is
my home.
After growing up in PR for about 6 years, I spent a couple of years (6) studying
in the "nanny-state" of Singapore, learning Mandarin and a few life
lessons. My Singapore experience is a whole other chapter of my life. maybe I
will write about it.
But everythign
came together when I came back from Singapore for good almost five years ago.
I can honestly say that I came back as a dork. I knew nothing else besides studying,
and being in Singapore, what else can I say? I enrolled in a great school here,
and in these years that I feel I have blossomed. And I met the four loves of my
life.
My first love is computers. I became a Über-geek. I learnt in six-months
what it took many to learn in years. I became infatuated with anything technical,
and I still am. I got into graphic design on my computer, and it was through this
medium that my visual creativity flourished. Right now I am an established graphic
and web designer.
My second
love is writing. I already had an established base in writing, but it became fun
when I started writing for my school newspaper. A school project got me hooked
on the poetry of Allen Ginsberg, Beat poet, and God to some. Today i love reading
and writing poetry, and most importantly, writing what comes across my soul.
My third love is acting. My years in Singapore had turned me into a social introvert.
I never really fit in anywhere, and always sought to follow the RULES. But when
I came back to this land, this land of the Free, land of the Brave, something
sparked in me. I could laugh when I wanted. I could be the jokester. And I could
express myself ridiculously. I take my acting seriously, and I can do anythign
from a laugh to a sob.
Ah,
my fourth love. My fourth love has to be boys. These past four years have allowed
me to settle my confusion and my fears. I knew I already had some interest in
boys after all those locker room sneaky stares and those muscle magazines I would
buy. I started off fantasizing about straight sex between guys and girls, and
then I started drifting off to focusing on the men. Girls were great friends.
Even in Singapore, I felt I was a regular pimp with all these female companions
around me calling me 'uncle'. But anyways, after some years of denial, I have
finally determined that I am gay. this used to depress me, and made me feel alone
and left out. but thanks to the online community of gay bois in the world, I now
feel pride, not fear about my sexuality. While I may never tell my parents (Lest
I risk a heart attack or two.), I have come out to my friends, and I love it!
I have yet to get a real boyfriend, but hey, there has to one out there who will
love my eccentric habits and calm me down when I'm nervous, right?