Beau-kols galore at the Beau-con

Mag-new-new year na high na high pa rin ang elya, este feeling namin after our mega-successful Dragzilla V: Viva La Diva Christmas Party last Dec. 22.  Kaya today yun uli ang posting ko, but this time, about our favorite segment: the 2010 Beau-con-- "Mr. El Divo."

tradition na for us to include the male beauty pageant every year, since 2008 when we started organizing these events.  and every year, from being boring and super tame, pa-wild nang pa-wild ang ang event na itoh, syempre diva kasi how would you improve if you lower your standards? dapat pataas nang pataas. 

like nung 2008 and 2009 sobrang bara-bara lang we ask each team to select a representative, and usually on the night itself lang so ang laging nangyayari, konting rampa, posing, then talent which is either singing or dancing, and of course, ang Q&A. 

but this year, we decided to up the ante when it comes to the wild party.  and of course, pano pa ba eh di by adding the swimwear portion?  and we specifically told the team leaders to tell their boys that we wanted them to wear something sexy. una nga boxer shorts lang ang required, eh yung isa nagpahiwatig na magti-t-back daw so ayun naging mas wilder ang challenge!

so ayun, on the night itself salang na sa unang round ang contestants. out of the 7 teams, 1 lang ang hindi nagjoin nadyahe yata kasi hindi sila prepared. but the 6 other contestants, sobrang lumaklak yata ng red horse and Dragzilla cocktail kaya lumakas ang loob.  after doing the ramp, each one introduced himself and performed a talent, with some singing a chorus or two, while the others did a sexy dance to the tune of hindi ko maalala kasi medyo bangag yung DJ kung ano lang ang sinalang.

so after that, fly na kami ni randiva sa dressing room dahil sha na ang next supposedly to do her diva number.  sakto sumabay ang boys na magbihis, at tuloy sobrang hirap magconcentrate kasi nagjujubad ang mga boys sa tabi namin ni diva at pilit pinapalaki ang beau-kol nila to appear bigger nga naman under the klieg lights.  tapos yung iba may kanya-kanyang technique, apply ng oil, yung isa sosyal pa bronzer ang gamit para kuminang.  gusto ko sanang tumulong manglamas este magpahid pero sinapian ako ni san genaro de malinis kaya ayun inuna ko na lang bihisan si randiva (kaya pla najulog ang wig nya kasi di ako focused jeje).

so kung ang swerte namin was seeing the guys baring to their swimwear, and swerte naman ni ms betty was seeing them up close on stage! nasa second floor kami ni randiva watching the show so kitang kita namin yung kunwari yuyuko ang lola nyo to pick up a number from the bowl containing the questions, pero sa aming mga PSG, alam namin na ang beau-kol ang sinisipat nya! talagang di nagpatalo ang lola nyo.

anyways, eto na ang pics na ishe-share namin sa inyo dahil baka akala nyo eh mga ilusyonada lang kame.  well, sorry to disappoint but this is totally real.  ang mga pantasya lang namin ang ilushon hehehe kaya nga pantasya diva kasi libre lang mangarap? and to protect their identities bilang respeto naman, tinakpan na lang namin ang fez nila with our favorite anime character namin na feeling ko PSG din dahil in love sya sa kanyang best friend-cum-rival, si Uzumaki Naruto.

Candidate #1: "Benjo" from Pink Team.  height 5'8". body type: lean. fave underwear boxer shorts: small. visual protrusion score (bukol size estimate, 100% being the borta-est): 55%.  Question: kung ikaw ay aalukin na magpose para sa isang underwear brand pero skimpy ang trunks, papayag ka ba o hindi at baket. Answer: Papayag ako mag-pose pero sa underwear na komportable ako.

Candidate #2: "Julian" from Red Team. height 5'11". body type: dating beterano sa beaucon pero napabayaan sa kusina pero may pinakamalaking bukol pa rin accdg to ms betty. (sadyang itong shot ang pinili namin dahil eskandaloush pag nakaharap) fave underwear: trunks. visual protrusion score: 90%.Question: kung ikaw ay isang uri ng pagkain, ano ka at baket. Answer: Lechon, dahil masarap, malinamnam, pang-espesyal na occasion, at higit sa lahat, expensive.

Candidate #3: "Arnel" from White Team. height 5'11". body type: bulky. fave underwear: boxer briefs. visual protrusion score: 75%. Motto: "Time is Gold."  Question: nalaman mo na ang best friend mo since childhood ay isa plang malanshang isda na may gusto sayo. ano ang gagawin mo? Answer: ituturing ko pa rin syang best friend pero hindi na mas higit pa dun dahil kaibigan lang talaga ang turing ko sa kanya.

Candidate #4: "Piolo" from Blue Team. height 5'6". body type: bulky. fave underwear: boxer briefs. Motto: "Di bale nang tamad, di naman pagod." visual protrusion score: 60%.Question: may  isang malanshang isda na nagkakalat ng balita na nag-do kayo. pero totoo ito. ano ang gagawin mo? Answer: papabayaan ko na lang sha, kasi totoo naman eh.

Candidate #5: "Francis" from Yellow Team. height 5'8". body type: lean. fave underwear: skimpy trunks/t-back. visual protrusion score: 75%. Question: papayag ka bang makipag-3sum sa babaeng gusto mo at boyfriend o asawa nya? Answer: Papayag ako pero depende kung gusto ng boyfriend o asawa nya.

Candidate #6: "Andy" from Black Team. height 5'8". body type: hunky. fave underwear: boxer briefs. visual protrusion score: 80%. Question: papayag ka bang maki-pag date sa supervisor mong malanshang isda para hindi ka ma-endo sa trabaho?  Answer: Papayag ako makipag-date pero hanggang doon lang di ako papayag sa bastusan kasi alam ko nga malanshang isda sha.

and the winner is: Andy from Black Team!  Yup, despite his answer na kulang na lang jombagin si betty on stage for being a malanshang isda herself, nanaig pa rin ang hunky-ness factor ng lolo nyo para sa judge namin na si Mr. "Dale Ballarta" na isang sikat na pulitiko mula sa isang probinsya na close kay Kuh Ledesma.  secret na lang syempre ang position at kung anong municipality kasi pag nabuko wala na kami sponsor next year!

pagkatapos ng matagumpay na beaucon namin, we plan to make it bigger and better next year. dapat mas todo na when it comes to talent, swimwear, pahunky factor and of course wit and charm.  what we thought impossible before since puro pakyeme ang contestants ng previous years, pwede naman pala, dahil game na game ang mga boys when it comes to showing their wares for dragzilla. aba, ang prize yata this year tumataginting na 2 kiao in cold cash eh wala pa silang 30 minutos sa stage.  ewan na lang natin kung bukod sa cash prize, may na i-take home pang extra prize ang winner for his extra efforts. dva Konsehala Dale? wink-wink

Live, Love, & Believe!!! Mwah3x

This is the Best One Yet!

The year just can't end without our annual Dragzilla Christmas Extravaganza Party, and for 2010, all we can say is, to quote the Black Eyed Peas: "This is the best one yet!"

one of the 6 tarp posters on stage 

After just a few weeks of planning with some last minute crises, the event turned out well at least for us and our guests.  I must admit that being in charge of makeup and wardrobe, nakaka-overwhelm trying to dress up two other queens plus myself in a span of two hours before the programme proper, that's why we had a number of wardrobe malfunctions: najulog ang pinagtagping Afro wigs ni Randiva, pero in true drag queen fashion, she just took it off and went on with her diva number.  ang cute pa kasi one of the boys attempted to put it back on her head.

i also forgot to put on nail polish on my nails and betty's.  si randiva lang ang naka-shimmering french tipped nails na half-inch ang haba. ayun, di masyado makadampot ng mga anik anik ang lola nyo. ni hindi nga makadakma hehehe.

diva wid her manikurista, i.e., tagamighty bond ng shimmering frenchtipped nails 

as for betty, kahit wala syang shimmering nails, kumutitap at kumislap naman nang bonggang-bongga ang buong katawan nya dahil sa blinding flash of jewelry all over her, mula sa brillantitas, bracelet, nagmumurang necklace, earrings na naka-mighty bond, at sympre ang white sequined gown nya na inspired supposedly ng gown ni Ms. Venus Raj, pero ang resulta naging Tatiana whoreness hehehe sorry Ms. Betty! babaeng-babae ka naman dat night dva.

queen rio (left) and ms betty (in blinding white -- a look contrasted by her auburn red curls, blue eyeshadow, and black belt, shawl, and shoes with 2-inch heels) with team white boys during the photo op

kudos also to ms betty kasi sha lang ang nagpacking tape dat night for 4 hours to "tone down" her voluptuousness.  carry na yun kasi nabawasan naman ng 0.88 mm ang wasitline mo dahil sa instant sauna effect ng packing tape plus cling wrap diba? at sexing-sexy ka dat night so go na yun.

ms. betty in her commander number getup (note the white bra na lumilitaw

pag nagfa-flash ang camera -- lalo nagpa-L sa boys)

as for randiva, di sha pwede mag packing tape kasi bumirit sya ng three songs. yung isang song mashup pa of 3 songs so ayun katakot-takot na biritan.  as for me, kahit bet ko mag packing tape, dahil gahol na sa oras di na kinaya. saka i was doing a beyonce performance so i was worried baka di me makasayaw at makagiling kung naka pack ako. at least sexy pa rin kahit wala nun hehehe.

queen rio cavorting, este entertaining the guests

But hey, we were performing before boys and friends, so queber na sila kung hindi polished ang aming gowns at may mga lumilitaw na packing tape.  (pero paktay kame sigurado pag nakita yun ni rupaul--close kame? hehe) ang importante, maganda kaming 3 that night and the event turned out to be really fabulous (ano ba yan wala na ko ibang magamit na word kundi fabulous, sorry ha hindi kasi ako writer, ako'y hamak na tourism officer lang ng isang bayan dito sa Cebu hehehe).

and of course ang highlight para sa 3 bading that night was our annual male beaucon, with the first ever SWIMWEAR EDITION! ay kalurkey ang nagmumurang mga bukol sa tight trunks ng mga boys. isa lang ang nakaboxer shorts kasi feeling namin juts.  the rest talagang bukol kung bukol. 

one of the 7 Mr. El Divo contestants, in casual wear (next posting na yung swimwear)

Secret na lang kung sino sa tatlong reyna ang nag-uwi ng korona at naka-booking sa beaucon contestants that night coz hello a (drag) queen doesn't kiss and tell (mag-ilushon ba?)

and last and certainly the least, ano nga ba yung crisis namin? well, aside from the last minute back outs (mga around 10 lang naman usual di pinayagan ng asawa/gf or watever keber na it's their loss) meron pang isang issue with the venue part-owner (meaning isa lang sya sa mga partners pero feeling nya yata sya mag-isa may ari).  ay naku. after several weeks of discussion, they only told us the night befrore the event na meron pa palang 20 pax na guests na gagamit ng venue aside from us.  after insisting that EXCLUSIVE sa amin yung venue biglang may ganun na eklavoo.  it turns out, yung pokpok na part owner na yun, hindi alam ang ibig sabihin ng exclusive. kala nya ang exclusive pwedeng may inclusive.  porke 20 pax lang naman daw na mga ka-batch nya from school at only time available was dat night for their xmas party kuning kuning.

the nerve diba?  muntik nang magcancel si betty dahil nga ayaw namin may ibang tao na makakita sa ginagawa namin.  tapos lalagyan nila yung event ng 20 pax?  ang sarap sabihin sa mukha nung PSG na yun pax u! pero since queens kami, ayaw namin magpakataklesa kesahodang kami ang aggrieved.  so at her best behavior si ms betty good job again.  once lang sya tumalak in fairness. pag dating nya sa event, may nakitang bilat nasa CR so biglang nagtaray lola nyo ng "kala ko ba hindi sila mag-si-CR?" ayun natakot ang bilat. pati yung manager na kausap namin takot na takot, bigalng sumakit ang puson at fly na.   at nakakagulat lang kasi si part owner kahit itsurang nasa 40 na mukhang repeater nang 10 times kasi yung mga bagets na nakita namin yung 20 pax nga, as in bagets ha, so dun pala sha nakiki-batch. hindi ko na pinoint out yun kay ms betty kasi siguradon mambabato ng 2-inch-high heels nya yun.

ay naku, ang masasabi ko lang, BEEOTCH pla ang mga BOSCONIAN na part-owner ng bar.

Live, Love and Believe!!! Mwah3x

Busy as a (Queen) Bee

Where the heck did 2010 go? Time certainly flies when you're having fun, and for Dragzilla, the year has been a blast so far.  Which leads us to our highlight: our annual Dragzilla Christmas party.

Why celebrate Christmas through a drag show? Well, the better question would be, why not?  Sabi nga ni Ongina from Season 1 of Ru Paul's Drag Race, "Life is a celebration."  And what better way to celebrate than being fabulous and gay? Hence our drag show. Yez, i-justify ba.

The Lovely Ms. Ongina 

Right now, we are super busy with preparations. I've been to the usual haunts of ukay-ukay trying to spot mga costume-y outfits and mind you, there are so many out there, you just have to be patient in finding good quality outfits na isang steam laundry lang, looks like new na uli.

Aside from that I've been to Divisoria, in Tabora Street which is a virtual drag queen's paradise.  Anything you need, nandun lahat!  Fabric na shining, shimmering, splendid, accessories, makeup, wigs, and other drag queen necessities.  There are also sewing service providers who can do your costume for you, at quite affordable prices.  Last year, I got these super cute orange fabric which had a gorgeous pattern, and I had them made into short cocktail dresses, for our "Wondergirls" number.  Yez, sobrang patok that time yung "Nobody", as in every Christmas party we went to kasama sya. So for Dragzilla "Four-play at Forbest" we literally shone under the spotlight with our shimmering costumes and cute black bob-cut wigs. 

Dragzilla in Wondergirls mode

I think mga P80 per yard ang price nung fabric, so I bought enough for the three of us.  Tapos the sewing service was for only mga 500 per dress so there, yun na ang bonggang outfit namin.  I'm sure if I bought those dresses pa, it would've cost at least P2,00 per dress, so naka-save ang lola nyo.

For shoes naman, ayun ang pinaka-challenging.  Meron sa SM Quiapo na mga sale na shoes na big sizes which is really a problem here dahil wala mga ganun sa main malls.  Okay lang for me coz i'm a size 6, so I can fit into mga size 39-40 women's shoes.  Eh si Betty and Randiva have big feet (bortasor kaya? ewww) so I always have a problem looking for women's shoes for them.  Kasi that means size 42 sila which is totally unavailable commercially, super rare lang.

I've also been to Quiapo to look for other stuff like mga trophy na gagamitin namin for the prizes, and other materials we're using this year. 

We've also been lucky to find a venue for our party this year, na pinaka value-for-money.  For P20k, we get the whole venue for the whole night, plus a four-course buffet dinner, free cock(?)tails, sound system, lahat na. 

Betty and I have also designed our tarps to be used during the event, syempre nandun ang kagandahan namin and we have to say we love Photoshop so much because beautiful na kami, mas lalo pang nagiging mukhang dyosa because of this wonderul software. 

Our stage setup

The songs ang numbers lineup are also complete, we're setting our dress rehearsal a week before the event siguro. 

Ang pinaka-problem and nakaka-stress so far is the guest list. As of now, our target is 90, which is really a problem because we have to make firm choices on who among our boys will get a "golden ticket" and which ones will not.  Gustuhin man namin isama lahat, di talaga pwede kasi it would be super impossible to handle.

Ayun, we have less than three weeks before the main event, and there so many things to do pa for the costumes and guest list and number, but we're super excited for this party and everything will be totally worth it!!! 

Live, Love, and Believe! Mwah3x