"Voyeurism is participation"

My partner and I were all set up to watch one of the dvds I rented for the weekend, drinks - check, chips (for me) - check, couch, all warm and comfy - check, remote controls - check, dvd in tray - check... aand press "play".

The dvd was David Lynch's "Inland Empire". Just about 10 minutes into the film and we'd already gave up watching it! "what the... rabbits?, えええ、なにそれ?"　Looks like we are not wired for most of his oeuvre. I already forgot what we saw instead of this film. Mind-numbing.

Anyway, my fave from the pile was "Shortbus" by John Cameron Mitchell who also directed "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". Great soundtrack. "Voyeurism is participation" ika nga ni "Creamy". Sadly, as for all dvd rentals here in Japan, genitalia has to be blurred. Ironic really in this place where "oyaji" read their sex magazine, tabloid or manga openly in a train, where you'd see couples walk-in a "love hotel" (hindi uso dito ang "biglang yuko"), where one can walk nonchalantly in sex shops and browse through all the goods, "pink films" (soft porn) are also for rent at the same shop where one can also rent "My Friend Totoro"; basta dito I don't feel any malice towards sex as compared to Manila, except for their prudish censorship of pubic hair and genitalia on film and print!