I'm an international news editor by occupation, and a writer and
photographer by avocation.
I'm proud of my ethnic (
Indonesian and
Filipino) and regional (born and bred
New Yorker)
heritage and hope you are proud of yours.
A probable dealbreaker/maker -- I am
polyamorous. To borrow a quote (and
changing genders appropriately), "Those of you looking to cheat on
your husband, partner, etc,
polyamory is not synonymous with
dishonesty. Don't bother."
I'm up for trying new things but sometimes it takes me a long time
to get around to them. In 2004, I took a
striptease class; in 2005, I took a
workshop in
Javanese dancing; in 2006, I
finally got up the nerve to let a friend take nude photos of me.
I'm making a serious effort to combat a weight problem by going to
the gym on a regular basis. My goal is to lose 60 lbs. by June of
2008.
I'm also working on some personal and financial obstacles.
A very skeptical look, dark eyes, salt-and-pepper hair.
BOOKS: James Simon Kunen, The Strawberry Statement: Notes of a
College Revolutionary; Joe Haldeman, The Forever War;
Li-Young Lee, The
City In Which I Love You;
Pramoedya Ananta Toer, The
Buru Tetralogy; Jennifer Dunning,
Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance.
MOVIES: Casablanca, Dazed and Confused, Fahrenheit 9/11,
Metropolis, My Man Godfrey (1936 original), The Third Man, War
Photographer, The War Room, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, Shortbus.
MUSIC: Classic rock (
Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Styx,
Journey); jazz and jazz-fusion (Art Tatum, George Benson, Stanley
Clarke); classical (Debussy, Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo, Chopin) FOODS:
Indonesian (rendang, ayam panggang, sate), Filipino (black rice
paella, lumpia), Thai (pad khing), American bistro (an
Elephantburger -- a medium rare hamburger with curried sour cream,
beefsteak tomato slice, scallions and cheddar -- from Elephant and
Castle), Irish (shepherd's pie, Guinness), New York regional (bialy
with Nova lox, cream cheese and a slice of Bermuda onion)
What I need to work on to make my life better; dreams and what they
mean; how to maintain my integrity and survive; the ethics of my
choices; how to survive the future
Heading home from an hour to an hour and a half at the gym; making
dinner for myself; reading mail; catching up on personal paperwork
(budget, journal, etc.)
a) You want an equal partner who will challenge and will want to be
challenged BY you; and b) you like having your
g-spot worshipped.
I like smart,
bawdy,
voluptuous
women. Sue me ;)