klase ang istilo ng pagssusulat ni Sir Jerry! Tagos sa puso ang emosyon sa bawat kabanatang binabasa.
Kumpletos rekados din ang kabuuan ng librong ito, gaya ng pagibig, Umaapaw man ang kilig at pagmamahal ay hindi rin naman maiiwasan ang kirot, selos, luwalhati, at dalamhati.
Pero sa huli, mananatiling matatag ang tahanang may pundasyong pagmamahal,
Sabi nga ni Sir Jerry,
"Kapag nagmahal ka, minamahal mo ang lahat kasáma ang lumbay at ligaya, ang pait at tamis, ang asim at saklap ng búhay na mahirap pero gumagaan dahil may katuwang kang nagpapasan ng mga bagay gaano man kabigat ang mga ito.
" Isang magandang kwento ng pagibig atbp,
Nagpapakita na ang pagibig ay hindi puro sarap at ligaya,
Itoy may pait, may hinanakit, at mga alaala,
Pero tulad nga ng sinabi ni Jerry B, Gracio,
“Baka nga kapag hindi complicated, hindi pagibig, ” Nalaman ko ang nobela na ito nang mabasa ko sa LIWAYWAY MAGAZINE, Itinampok ito ng isang manunulat na labis niya kinahuhumalingan ang nobelang ito,
Naantig ang aking puso na basahin ito dahil pasok sa genre na ang aking gustonggusto, kaya naghanap ako sa mga bookstore sa amin ngunit ang kaso ay OUT OF STOCK, naghanap din ako sa mga online store ngunit wala na.
Hindi ako nawalan ng pagasa at nakita ko ang tweet ni SIR, JERRY na libre na niya ipinamamahagi ang libro niya pdf format ngunit kailangan natin magbigay ng donasyon ukol sa COVID.
Laki ang pasasalamat ko dahil mababasa ko na ito,
Siguro nga minsan nagmamahal tayo ng walang dahilan kaya hindi natin lubos maunawaan kung bakit ayaw natin bumitaw sa taong nagmamahal sa atin.
Iba't iba ang pananaw natin sa pagmamahal subalit ang mahalaga tayo ang nagmamahal, Natutunan ko sa kwento ng buhay ni Sir, Jerry kay Pitbull na ang pagmamahal ay walang pinipiling lugar, anyo, tao at panahon,
Lahat ng desisyon na kahit minsan masakit sa taong mahal mo ay gagawin at paninindigan mo.
Mahalin natin ang sila paraan na kanilang ikabubuti, Mahalin natin sila ayon sa utos ng DIYOS na walang pagaalinlangan,
Minsan minumura ko sina Sir Jerry at Sir Mong sa isip ko habang nagbabasa, Nakakalimutan kong totoong kwento ito mula sa dalawang totoong taong gumawa ng mga totoong desisyon, Hindi man binago ng librong 'to ang buhay ko pero alam kong babalikan ko 'to pagdating ng araw.
Para rin akong nagkaroon ng relasyon sa librong ito ni Sir Jerry, Kinilig ako, nagmahal, umiyak, nasaktan, at umasa,
Mahusay ang pagkakasulat nito, maiikli ang bawat chapter pero siksik ang kuwento, at punôngpunô ng pagmamahal.
Sana lahat. Hehe! “Dahil sa gunita, walang makakatakas sa kalungkutan, ”
Si Sir Jerry yung friendship mong laging may baong kwento tuwing magkikita kayo, Tapos hindi mo na mamamalayan ang oras dahil masyado ka nang nahigop sa mundo niya, Ang sarap makinig sa ganitong kwento, At syempre, hindi naman natin puedeng hindi to sabihin SANA ALL!!!
Nakuha ko lang ang kopya ko mula sa twitter dahil inupload ni Sir Jerry ang gdrive link.
Sayang, I wouldve paid good money for this, Ang ganda! Bagay Tayo means if I translate it into English is we are made for each other.
I have learned that “straight men” can never fall in love with the same sex.
The logic is men are psychologically inculcated in that they are sexually driven for women, Men are not attracted to men but only to women, If they are attracted to both men and women, they are bisexual, If they are only attracted to the same sex, they are homosexual, If they are only attracted to men because they feel that they are women, they must be transsexual.
So, in case of sir Pitbull , a “straight man” who fell in love with writer sir Jerry Gracio, he must be bisexual apparently, he also had “sexual relationships” with two women.
However, Pitbull has never questioned his sexuality although Jerry sometimes asks him whether he is gay or not.
He always retorts that Jerry is his wife and he loves him,
That is why I was romantically exhilarated, I never imagined that a “straight man” can fall in love with a gay, For me, it is a special case because it is a stereotype that “straight men” are after money.
Nevertheless, in case of sir Jerrys partner Pitbull, he seems to be every inch a man, Sir Jerry describes him as a “basagulero” or someone who always engages in a fight, His language is vulgar, typical of street men or “mga tambay” who are reputed to be troublesome, fractious, and hostile.
However, Pitbull has never been ashamed of his relationship, He is open to his family and friends about it, He is proud to tell the world that Jerry is his wife and he loves him so much.
So, that is what makes me confused: Is Pitbull straight or bisexual
Perhaps the best logic here is that a man who has manly characteristics like above doesnt necessarily mean that he is gay or he is gay because his environments such as his family particularly if his father is martian, peers, or other factors alike taught him manly characteristics.
So, I stick to my belief in the context of psychology that Pitbull belongs to a different sex label after all.
I strongly believe that a ” straight man” can change his sexual preference because he can learn to choose it psychologically.
That is why I disagree to sir Jerrys opinion that homosexuality is not contagious, It is in effect. And the best word to describe that is ” acquired” since the word “contagious” can have a negative connotation.
Sir Jerry Gracio met Pitbull in a movie theater, He was a stowaway. He left their province at a young age because his mom almost slit his neck with a bolo for leaving the house all the time.
Lakwantsero. He was such a handful, When Jerry met him, he was like a greased tramp, He let him sleep at his house provided that he accompanied him in his lonely life for two years.
What an audacious man! And the rest is the history of how they were able to make it toyears.
Since it is
a gay story, of course, I found his love story romantic, Perhaps, it is the impact on me, for ” a straight man ” is also my sexual preference, Im still delusional, of course, But as I have said, ones sexual preference can be changed psychologically, There is still hope for us, mga bekis,
The story is as colorful as a rainbow, a symbol of pride, It tells the real life of gays in a society that a samesex marriage or relationship is not yet tolerated and what happens when a couple , especially if one of them is “straight”, lives together openly.
Fortunately, sir Jerrys hair is so long that his love life has never been disapproved of by their families,except by sir Jerrys family side when Pitbull became his boyfriend his parents had high standards of what man their son should meet.
However, like typical of “real married couples, his story also shows that couples can go through a lot of challenges.
For examples, he could also sail on two rivers, It was not that because he is bisexually bigamous in nature his faithfulness was tested, Then, he had financial problems that Jerry himself resolved, a typical scenario I had expected men are supposed to be the provider in a relationship given that I hate this social norm.
Besides, both of them are men, Sir Jerry is the soft one, Hmm. Whatever! This norm should fall into abeyance,
The story also tells our stupidities of love, Sir Jerry is also like women because women are usually the victims of broken relationships that you can be blind to love, that you are willing to stand the absurd shortcomings of the man you love.
And it would be glorious when at last that man realizes all the sacrifices you have made for him.
That was what actually happened to sir Pitbull, Indeed, sir Jerry's hair is as long as Rapunzel's,
Sir Jerry is a TV and film writer, No wonder he told his stories elegantly, The kind of language he used is both intellectual and colloquial which made his readers, especially us “bekis” relate to him.
The tone is like he is talking to an ordinary person, Maybe because he is an activist and a socialism advocate, Still, the prose is meticulous, wellstructured , and ryhming since he is a poet too, The words and phrases he used are even unfamiliar but comprehensible, implying his deep nationalism and love for our very own language.
Consequently, I enjoyed reading the book seamlessly, I laughed a lot because both sir Jerry and his partner sir Pitbull are absolutely hilarious, I cringed a few times because their dialogues are romantic, I was tearful because sir Jerry is a good person and partner,
I was merely disappointed with its ending because it does not tell about Pitbulls release from prison the last parts are all about working on his case.
I tried to check sir Jerrys personal Facebook and was relieved that sir Pitbull is now free and as usual they are back to relive the romance they have shared through the years since both of them are now getting along in years.
Thanks to sir Jerry for sharing its free pdf copy on Twitter, But I will buy its hardbound and read it again because it is now one of my favorite gay stories.
I will align it with Out of Doors by Ernesto Superal Yee, my another favorite Filipino gay story.
I hope there is a sequel,
” As long as there is love, there is hope, ” Love of Siam,.
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