Welcome to TheBearProject!
We are a local gay community group where size matters. Our events aim to create a friendly environment where bears, cubs, “G-men” and other stocky and big-sized men – as well as the guys who love them – can hang out, exchange ideas and ming
le.

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The Bible contains six admonishments to homosexuals and 362 admonishments to heterosexuals. That doesn't mean that God doesn't love heterosexuals. It's just that they need more supervision.
~Lynn Lavner

Thursday, August 2, 2007

881 - A Royston Tan Film (11th Aug 07, Saturday)

"For those who haven't watched this film, please please please go see it! I personally feel so far this is the best local film ever made. Not that I'm trying to sensationalize it... really its good! The OST will be a blast, I'm getting it :)

Also, I hope that in the future of any movie screenings, everyone should try not to be late. Because it won't be fair for the Ticket-Bearer to come out halfway through the movie to pass tickets and all the nonsense. Very disruptive... So I wish for everyone's coorperation! Thank you" Asimov_22

"Yes, pls watch the movie, it's a solid and entertaining movie. it's pretty moving too. Visually, it's great, colorful and OTT, very Priscilla :) However for me, it's not as good as i had expected it to be. It's like a 2nd grade Cai Mingliang movie. Biggest problem for me – all the side characters, the kare-le-fares, are all such bad actors like the pet shop owner, Jing Lang's relative, etc. They are such a distraction. Even the lead actor is quite stiff and too beautiful, but i bet lots of you will differ for all the wrong reasons. Well, anyway, still am very happy to see a good local production,. Unlike asimov, not really my fave, i humbly think 12 Storeys is still the best." Vitalauto

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Bears Go Sentosa (Postponed!)


NOW... BEARS GO SENTOSA IS POSTPONED!!! - We will reschedule probably in September. Stay posted for more updates :)

I'm proposing that Sentosa seems like a good idea? (I haven't really looked around much in Sentosa yet...)

There are several things that we can do there:
Those who wanna have fun in the water can bring trunks/shorts too. We can busk in the sun at Siloso Beach!


After dark Activities:

We can chill out at Cafe del Mar! Though Its filled with Angmos and we gotta tolerate secondary treatment from the staff... Well the drinks are a little expensive too... BUT theres no other hip-pier place that plays good ambient/trance music!

I suppose nobody here have connections to reserve seats at Cafe del Mar? If you do, please let me know? Thanks...

Date: 9th August, National Day
Destination: Sentosa Island
Meeting place: VivoCity 3rd Floor, Entrance of the Sentosa Express Station (Beside the foodcourt)
Time: 2:00pm (til late evening or night, so have your own lunch 1st!)

Find out more details @ the Sentosa Website.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Sex & The City Series Marathon (28th July, Saturday)

Well we didn't exactly watched much of SATC, rather of some of the good episodes, 'Hostel 2' and a gay comedy flick... But I'm sure all of us had a great time! *Oooo the food! Thanks for the generous back-ups you guys brought!!! The ice-cream, the chicken, the pizzas and the alcohol...*

Thank you all for making this screening possible! Especially to StockySg and aphrodite76 for letting us mess up their place... Looking forward for the next one. So keep posted!

The Simpsons Movie (29th July 07, Sunday)

Thank you all for coming, the next movie outing should be Ratatouille! But of cos VitalAuto is the REAL movie buff here... so expect updates soon! Its good to see all of you guys!
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Sorry to kill it so fast as we wanna cap the number of tickets we gotta purchase! I believe most of you guys have special invitations loh, so need me say more... kekeke

It's finally here! For me this is THE movie event of the summer! Advance booking is opened! Let's have early dinner at Plaza Singapura before the movie (& also that quest and bengzom can train their "son"). We can all have coffee after that if you guys are interested.


venue: The Cathay
date: 29th July 2007
time: 7.30pm
dinner: 6pm at Plaza Singapura

ok let us know if you are interested by posting comments or email us :)
hope to see you guys again soon!


hugs always,

vitalauto

...in the meantime, check these out:
official website (this is nice got nice downloads, games, etc)
fansite (fun site with insider's rumors and titbits)


Heres a list of attendees so far:
  • VitalAuto
  • Universek
  • Asimov_22
  • Rookcub
  • Muscle_pup
  • James
  • Hardcore
  • Quest
  • Bengzom
  • jertan74
  • Tigera
  • Stockysg
  • Otto
  • Han
  • Ryan
  • Elfie
  • sg_pup
  • netfinity

Sunday, July 15, 2007

Fabulous Sundays @ St James Powerhouse

I'm not sure if most of you would have already know about this, but apparently if you do not have a print-out of the invitation form you will have to pay about $15 for entry to St James Powerhouse on Sundays. Its themed as a 'Private party'. Guess they wanna keep the crowd gay coming and leaving those straight people high & dry on a Sunday night hahaha...

Heres the link to the invitation form, do print them out if you want to go there on a sunday night. Also visit Fabulous Sundays(St James Powerhouse) for more information.

cheerios,
asimov_22

I thank thwl for his helpful information, will save us lots of money on entry, lots on booze! Haha

What's Your Fave Buffet?

How can our Bear outings not include a Buffet trip?

Do let us know what's your fave buffet, then we can take a poll and we will organise a buffet trip! It can be hi-tea, ala carte buffet, whatever, just let us know! So keep it coming! Food glorious food!

Date and place will come later of course. We can even couple it up with a Zoo trip before that! :)


Yum Yum,
vitalauto

Cashback, A Film Review by Timberman

Hey guys, here's a personal review of a upcoming film.
Had never done any professional reviews so please bear with me =)

CASHBACK, an UK-shot romantic comedy, is about a guy, Ben Willis, who becomes an insomniac after breaking up with his girlfriend. (Much like me sometimes.. yea, now you know why I'm always sleepy and tired. Can't sleep well these days or even sleep at times. Sad right?) Having too much time on his hands , Ben decides to make better use of it by working at the supermarket. Interesting things happen as Ben gets used to the night shifts: being an artist he discovers that he seems to be able to stop time!

What I like about this film is that the story line is rather simple but laced with British humor thus making it funny and engaging. The linearity of the storyline keeps one from getting confused. It has a good reflection of real life relational issues that people experience everyday. A bit of conflict, a bash of anger, parts of sadness and ultimately joy, making one feeling emotionally balanced after watching it.

The film doesn't try to wow you with over-the-top computer graphics like Transformers but rather with good old cinematography with many scenes were portrayed in various interesting angles, making it a rather beautifully-shot film. The romantic final scene of the film with the main couple in the snow is a clear example of this.

Keeping it real I guess forms the root of this film; at the same time, the honest portrait of Ben's life just makes this movie real interesting.

The Official Website

This review is done & submitted by Timberman, 16th July 07.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix (15th July, Sunday)


A big thank you to all who attended the event! Very grateful that everyone came on time and didn't back out the last minute etc. Very very good! Cos I do admit that I (asimov_22) sometimes am logistically challenged... so might mess things up abit. VitalAuto do handle things better hahaha... I wanna thank stonedwin for getting the tickets also. Thanks a lot bro... So look out for the next movie-outing!

big hugs to all,
asimov_22

Yes, thanks everyone for making the event a success!
To those of you who have attended the event and would like to get the pics taken during the coffee session, pls drop me an email, and i'll forward the link to download the pics. my email add again is vitalauto2003@gmail.com... oh thanks to ngarte for bringing the camera!
see you guys again soon!

hug hug,
vitalauto
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Apologies, Listing is now officially Closed!

However, there are still tickets available you can purchase them yourselves... Also Thanks to stonedwin for booking the tedious 17 tickets for us kekeke... :)

Date: 15th July (Sunday), 2007
Venue: VivoCity, GVMax
Time: 5:10pm


List of Attendees:
  • VitalAuto
  • Universek
  • stonedwin
  • odac
  • asimov_22
  • rookcub
  • Ngarte
  • tigera_99
  • stockysg
  • relicz
  • aphrodite76
  • alaskan
  • siberian
  • visvitae
  • otto
  • han

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

UPDATED: Paprika (24th July, Tuesday)

Nice seeing all you guys again! It was nice to finally get to talk to more people this time. Smaller group, easier to handle :) Well, a visually stunning anime, but i must say it's kinda confusing at first. I would prefer The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, if it's still showing, you guys should watch it. (Thanks to hush for giving me the theme song to Paprika!)

Another good outing i must say. See you guys this Sat for Sex And The City and Sun for The Simpsons Movie!

hugs,
Vitalauto

Thanks to Hardcore, it's brought to my attention that Picturehouse has started showing Paprika! For people not familiar with the movie, here's a synopsis:

From groundbreaking director Satoshi Kon (PERFECT BLUE, MILLENIUM PRINCESS and TOKYO GODFATHERS), comes the latest eye popping anime from Japan. When a machine that allows therapists to enter into people's dreams and explore their unconscious thoughts is stolen, the research facility is sent into uproar and all hell breaks loose. In the wrong hands, the device could be devastating, allowing the user to completely destroy a dreamer's personality while they are asleep. Only a young and attractive female doctor Atsuko Chiba, can stop it. Entering the dream world under her exotic alter-ego, code name 'PAPRIKA,' she attempts to discover who is behind the plot to undermine the new invention.

OFFICIAL SELECTION: New York Film Festival
check out the official site for more details and trailer

Date: 24 July 2007, Tuesday
Time: 9.25pm
Venue: Picturehouse
Dinner: Plaza Singapura, 7.30pm


Tickets all settled, see you guys!
hugs always,
vitalauto

List of attendees so far:
vitalauto, universek, mi@w, timmie, asimov_22, rookcub, sg_pup, josh, netfinity, hardcore, husky, alaskan, siberian

Monday, July 9, 2007

Smokers, It Isn't That Bad After all (St James Power Station)

I guess this post calls out to smokers who have been doubtful about going to clubs and not being able to smoke freely anymore... Well, the positive aspects seemed very promising as one will not smell like an ash tray especially in a smaller confined space anymore. Clubs and pubs that are smaller will cause inconvenience for non-smokers, worse for those who have health issues. So all in all, I think this legislation is somewhat good in that sense.

So my argument is this, since we smokers have already been through the 'out-of-cigarettes' ordeal in the middle of the night and there are no nearby 7-11 or 24-hour coffee shops for backups, desperate enough we might even take a taxi or walk 10km to get our cigarettes (That is the extreme example), then what is walking a few meters to a nearby designated smoking area in a club? Its nothing really, even if its heavily congested with other smokers or the contending efforts we got to go through to get there!



St. James Power Station was where I went last night(8th July, Sunday) just for this purpose. Oh by the way, St James on a Sunday is a GAY night. Cos I have been there a couple of times and I always found myself complaining that its too smoky (It gets pretty bad sometimes) and hot. Big clubs like these must have a good air circulation/flow, due to the amount of smokers and also ventilation for the dance floor. *Not a club-logistic person, just guessing*

I was pleasantly surprised to find that the smoking areas are well directed are big enough for at least 20 people to smoke at one time. There are a total of 3 areas, one is at the back-end of the club(next to a bar-counter's exit), another is a room-like area with a LCD Tv playing soccer and glass panels as walls, *good place for a good look at the 'good' people* and the last one will be at the entrance of the club, with the rattan chairs and umbrellas. Thats customer-service for ya, can't imagine a club/pub that discourages smoking!

So to conclude... smokers, not to worry cos they have not forgotten about us and had embraced the legislation. I even saw someone smoked inside the club last night, but the security was polite enough to direct him to the smoking area! As compared to my work place... just feel like punching the security chief there. He's totally against smokers (Not smoking ok, he hates people who smoke!). Well, I won't say where :)

You can also contribute your reviews on anything you like! Email them to sgbearcast@gmail.com, I will certainly give credit to the authors do not worry :)