how to find Malate


in my years of existence not being straight (gay, fag, bi..i said whatev you'd like to call me) would you believe i haven't been in Malate? not even once? i have read somewhere saying hindi kumpleto ang pagkabakla mo kung hindi ka pa nakakarating sa Malate. they say it's like a home of every gay in the Metro and here i am who doesn't even know how to properly go there. i've been around it and my feet hasn't drag anywhere near the famous streets of Orosa-Nakpil or whatever it is called. they say its just around near Robinson's Manila (Ermita, some says so) and am telling i've been there in countless times but i never did saw a trace of what Malate is like.

honestly i am very curious how things are going in that certain place that turned Mecca for every gay man of tis country (or is there a place like that probably in the Northern most part of the RP or probably in Visayas?). what's it like to dance on those heated up dance floor filled with people with the same yearning as mine?

my night life has always been in the straight scene with my lady and guy friends. i have gay friends also, but we've never been anywhere near that certain strip of bars that cater to PLU (at gimmick nights, i mean).

we all know how curiosity killed the meowing cat and damn if i'd be killed, i just knew i have to take a glimpse of how nightlife is goin' on that other side of the Metro. maybe i need to join a certain group of friends who frequently patrol the streets of Malate? or probably just drag my entire barkada to take an educational trip there? or just take the plunge alone and discover its secret for myself? what says you?