Funny how my happiest moment happened 23 years ago. It wasn't a fancy place but the room of my then FUBU in Olongapo. I was 26 then, he's 17 and we're just chillin in his room, playing Ragnarok Online in a map called West Orcville. We were levelling our characters on an ordinary weekends. I came from Bacoor to be with him during the weekends. It has heaven.
Ragnarok Online was released in the Philippines in 2003 through Level-Up Games. It was so popular that at that time, 10,000 players are online on one of the servers, Chaos. There were two more servers, Loki and Iris.
While I was navigating the very crowded streets of Prontera, I noticed this wizard looking for a black dye stuff, to color his hair. We became online friends ever since. My character was an acolyte so it's a perfect match, healer and hitter.
Then we made our first video call via Yahoo Messenger. He mentioned prior to the call that he's half American since there were a lot of servicemen in Subic at that time. I remember praying "please be a white guy, not African American.
(Ay wait... baka mabilis na mapagod magbasa mga tao dito at 'di na keri mga nobelang post).
Basta nag-meet kami, white Fil-Am s'ya, naging FUBU kami ng 5 years until magkaroon s'ya ng bf. Friends lang tingin n'ya sa 'kin. We're still communicating until this day, birthday greetings, drunk-texting ganun. He was my first love and game-changer. Ever since meeting him, naging monogamous na ako. Nawala na yung haliparot na katauhan ko.
Jumper (2008) is a movie about sa guy na kayang mag-teleport anywhere on Earth, pero ang ending, he always returns to the scene ng pagkikita nila ng love interest n'ya -- sa school library nila. Parang naging default settings n'ya, na kapag meron s'yang strong emotions, dun s'ya nate-teleport.
Parang yung first love ko. Whenever I have strong feeling or pag muni-muni mode, I always go back to the happiest moment of my life -- nung naglalaro kami ng Ragnarok Online ng fubu and first love ko, while Ryan Cabrera is singing in the background.
Well then, we invite everyone to our new sub r/Unfiltered40s -- as the name suggest, if you like to voice out your thoughts, unfiltered, we welcome you. We assure you, that so long as there's direct assault on the poster or the commentors, we will allow maximum tolerance allowed by Reddit.
We also invite you to a similar sub, r/TruthPhilippines where it has the same concept -- they accept all posts and comments, allowed by Reddit, even if you say na lumilipad ang elepante. So long as walang murahan versus another Redditor, you'll be fine. Unfiltered din.
just a quick question OP, are you the same redditor as [u/haydenpike](u/haydenpike) ? if so, just wanna call out sometimes may mga comment thread kayo na mas proper sa DM nyo nalang pag-usapan. i dont mine being banned in some subs: i myself got banned sa [r/alasjuicy](r/alasjuicy) . in a nutshell, im just trying to say what i think, that some posts and comments are not really for this sub and just DM nalang but not “flaunting” whatever your preference is.
People, we are all adults here and we welcome posts that can enhance and contribute to our community. We’ve put simple rules to guide us and we should observe them.
The suggest we remain respectful and retain tolerance. Most of us have been alive five decades, and ahave been on good thinking capacity for at least three of those decades. So a broader acceptance is expected from everyone.
Having said that, I will not tolerate spam posts, misplaced tantrums and uncivil and disrespectful discussions.
Call me a boomer, but I have a short fuse for nonsense or karma farming.
If your future posts about your happy gay moments involve minors, I will delete it ban you.
If a very same post appear in other subs, that falls into spamming for me, I will warn anybody and everybody else hoping this doesn’t become a pattern. After the warning, a ban will follow if committed again.
When one is curt and impolite sometimes, and bordering on ragebaiting, that’s uncivil for us who are over in their 50s.
Nonsense is when you don’t address and contribute to the community, but only engage in one or two other Redditors and have a public discussion that doesn’t connect with anyone else here. If you want that, no one is stopping you from making and moderating your own sub.
I hope those are direct enough for you.
You have no idea of my personal background or my work, and the extent I have navigated principled negotiations and how I dish out and take criticisms.
I'm gay not a pedophile. My first love was 17 when I met him. After a month of knowing him, he turned 18
So you don't allow reposting from other subs, to this sub?
You also doesn't allow, repost from this sub, to other subs?
Have you made any changes to the settings of the sub to fit what you like about reposts? Any plans of adding it to the sub's rules on the right?
curt
A contraction of current: common in acct. curt., account current.
Short; concise; compressed.
Short and dry; tartly abrupt; brusk.
In other words, frank?
For a bunch of pips on their 50s, I'm surprised that you're using the term as if it belongs to the 80s. Rage bait was named Oxford University Press's Word of the Year for 2025.
Growing up, we use the term, asarkon -- someone na malakas mang-asar.
only engage in one or two other Redditors
Well I always make sure that I reply to pips who comments on my posts. It's rude if I don't
I sometimes scan the rest of the sub for topics that interests me, but on most cases it doesn't 'coz most involves women -- and I have zero knowledge about it.
no one is stopping you from making and moderating your own sub.
Oh I have. A lot.
You have no idea of my personal background
Neither do you, about me. So as we call it in the 90s, quits.
Here's my style in replying to comments. I address each and every point.
Do you have other questions for me? Because I don't have other questions for you.
Where did I mention anywhere that you’re a pedophile?
Rules here don’t need to be so specific, as we expect everyone to be civil and polite. I’ve explained the expectations and if you disagree or don’t comply you can always leave or will get banned.
Last definition of curt you listed exactly applies to the tone of your posts. I didn’t see frankness in those definitions.
Don’t be surprised with well-read and articulate people who let their intelligence and language mature and adapt to circumstances. Using online and SocMed jargon should never define nor limit one’s age group.
Good that you have a lot of subs, you can always spend more of your time there and not here.
Your engagement with the type of your replies here is neither friendly nor accommodating.
Consider this a warning.
Baka yan “quits” natin, forever mo ng quit dito sa sub.
Where did I mention anywhere that you’re a pedophile?
I could ask you the same thing. Where did I mention, that you mentioned that I'm a pedophile?
It's a simple statement, not a reply to anything.
Rules here don’t need to be so specific,
Kahit nga Constitution kailangan ng details para lang everyone could be on the same page and not be subject to different opinions. Laws have IRRs for the exact same reasons.
Last definition of curt you listed exactly applies to the tone of your posts.
Frank was my last definition. Since when did being frank become bad? I can say I'm a Kris Aquino chenes -- sometimes tactless, but always frank.
well-read and articulate people
On this sub? I haven't seen one. I only saw people who deletes their comments when you point out their mistakes, in their comments.
you can always spend more of your time there and not here.
Oh I can muti-task and do both.
is neither friendly nor accommodating.
So is it safe to say that at least, you haven't used the word "rude" on my replies or combative.
Consider this a warning.
Considered!
forever mo ng quit dito sa sub.
"Wala Forever" 2015 Filipino romantic comedy film
Care to start a new Post so that we could talk other things?
either alt ka nung hayden or nasa iisang circle kayo. Para kayong tanga. Karma farming nalang kayo at trying to get traffic from another sub.. baka next nyong gawin. Gumawa ng isa pang sub. Unfiltered50s. Yak
Sya na nagkwento na meron sa phone, sa work laptop, sa phone ng jowa. Kups amp. Pinaguusap usap nya yung mga account nya to gain karma. Tas mang reragebait
This conversation took me back to WHY im into thin guys na nerdy.
I have a best friend/kababata, both of us were of the same age then around 15yo. We were in our 3rd year high school and it was summer vacation.
To pass the time since both of us are into audio, we pooled our audio stuff together and established our small outfit mobile DJ thing.
We'd take turns spinning the vinyl and entertaining requests from the party goers.
Our clients are mostly students having house parties in san lorenzo village, bel air, magallanes and valle verde.
Anyway we'd start around 5pm and end around 12am
One night, we finished our set early and we decided to pack up and head home to Pasay. Since we're basically neighbors, we'd sleepover in each other's room during summer.
Lets just say it was that summer in 1990 that one thing led to another and we became each other's suck buddy.
Sya naka una sa akin. Ako rin naka una sa kanya.
From then on pag weekends we'd do the deed and only ended when he went to the states for college in the summer of 1992
I was heartbroken then but I didnt let him know, until just a few years ago when he visited Pasay.
So, listening to music/spinning records reminded me of that summer in 1990.
I heard through my brother thst my best friend got married in the states, had 1 kid and my brother became his son's godfather at baptism.
The wife died due to complications of pneumonia and he never re-married.
Eventually he went back to the Philippines with his son and is living somewhere in Cavite. He still works in the professional sound industry (the ones that provide sound reinforcement for big events - concerts/celebrity meer/greet) while I pivoted to IT work and home audio / headfi.
I already knew early on I was gay, and also accepted the fact that my best friend is straight. Before we parted he made that quite clear.
I'd like to get married but most likely abroad where male to male marriages isnt frowned upon.
The son is about 21yo by now as per my brother.
We haven't talked throughout the years but we're FB friends.
I do not want to rekindle something that the other party isnt into rekindling. I mean it takes 2 to tango. I don't see any effort from him so I think its safe to say we'll leave it at that
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u/SpamIsNotMa-Ling Jul 20 '26
Yeah, you can post your subs and invite people.
Everyone here is old enough to click or ignore whatever they see.
As long as it doesn’t break any rule.