#i love them as leolucas

[namuwife]

When you are straight but you love boy’s love.

When you felt that leo is the most handsome guy and you are smitten over his smile and his height his dimples his EVERYTHING but then you get soft just looking at lucas, when he start to stare at anything and those soft smile. his squishy fluffy fashion taste. his super white skin. THEN you are confuse with your taste......................................................BUT realization hit you. You are just a fcking fan and go away with your straightness cause leolucas is fckng married. LET ME MAKE MYSELF EXIT. not from the fandom ofc

[yuzhousky]

There are so many BL series after Addicted era. Did you watch them? Do you have any other favorite CP beside YuZhou and YunJae? What makes YuZhou and YunJae different from other CPs?

Yes I did. I watched lots of LeoLucas's vlogs (although they starred in the same BL film "Swap", their chemistry in real life was even more amazing. So I only watched their videos, not the film 😆). Last year I fell in love with "The Untamed" series which was based on a BL novel, but the film was just about bromance only. However, the 2 male leads of it - BoZhan - were so real that I shipped this as well.

But what makes me 'stick' with YunJae and YuZhou is that their hints are not obvious like the 2 couples above. This may sound strange but I love digging and analyzing their hints and love the feeling of finding out the close connection between what they do, wear or say. It's probably due to their separation that makes their hints more precious to me.

[olberic]

vesperia ask meme from this post 

👤 favourite character?

pretty even tie between raven and patty! love their backstories. love their development. love their thottiness

👥 most used party?

yuri or flynn / raven / patty / rita ! yuri or flynn depends on what mood im in or if i want extra healing

👍 who do you play as most?

still yuri, but ive been playing as patty a lotttt more lately

👎 who do you play as least?

estelle and judith.... i love them but im so bad at targeting estelle’s spells and i can’t keep judith in the air for longer than like.. 20 hits....

🌆 favourite town?

aurnion!! the music is so so good, i love that its a base of sorts for a lot of the npcs, and i really like that its like in a corner of a mountain too! i’d live there

🏞 favourite dungeon?

manor of the wicked, mostly bc i spent sooo much time grinding in and around there! honourary mention for tarqaron for having the best soundtrack tho

🌎 is there anywhere on the world map that’s comforting to you?

i love the zopheir drifts! 

😴 what inn do you go to most often?

the one in myorzo even tho its super inconvenient bc it has everyone sharing a bed which i think is super cute 

🎧 favourite song on the soundtrack?

YES i listen to the soundtrack all the time YES i have these memorized: breath of resonance (aurnion), fury sparks (vs flynn), twisted blades (vs zagi), oath of the union (dahngrest), tragic resolution (sad music from the post-cumore confrontation), dark conspiracy and the tower of contraption (upper ghasfarost), radiant light fostering life (egothor forest), the world at your fingertips (zaude), brooding omen (tarqaron)

🦅 most fun giganto beast to fight?

BRUTAL BY FAR... it spawns so often and u can get ur allies to distract the summons and just 1v1 it w a paralysis charm

🐆 favourite monster?

first time i had to fight a skunky i nearly cried i can’t kill them i always run away

🐉 favourite boss?

fight wise? probably gauche and droite bc they’re fun or estelle bc she’s really easy to practice combos on! character wise its schwann bc ill admit it i simp for raven

⚔️ most fun battle?

again probably gauche and droite, and outside of bosses it’d be the wrath nails in the labyrinth of memories! if u take flynn and just use dazzling glare on them two or three times you get a fatal strike and its fun to make a 300000 hp total battle go down to like. 6 hits

💀 hardest boss battle?

besides the first gattuso def the cameos in the tag team battle... how many times have i gotten barbatos almost dead before he gets healed and my healers get sealed... then stressing about the time left for the party battle im sick of it im SICK 

✨ favourite mystic arte?

raven’s wink in crisis rain it’d be wolf fury if not for the rare time i can get seifer with summon friends

🎉 any victory quotes that stand out to you?

“our weapons are love!” “justice!” “sexualityyyyy” “WOULD YOU STOP” 

and besides that i love patty’s “the queen of the seas has arrived!” and yuri and flynn’s fistbump bc those are cute 

🥰 favourite NPC?

i didn’t really have any for this game?? like i much prefer the PCs but also... gauche and droite hold a special place in my heart, and nan won me over with her development. also yeager. kakyoin lookin ass

🧥 favourite outfits?

yuri: true knight + the hairpins attachment. i’d die for the ponytail

estelle: her default is actually my fave, but heroic actress for the ristelle

repede: not an outfit but overdrive brigade or bust

karol: warehouse master! i love the jacket

rita: seeker. its what she deserves

raven: that summer guy bc his hair in that has me 😳 and also adept assassin

judith: draconic lancer or glamourous maid... i am not immune to hot girl

patty: pirate queen bc its what she deserves

flynn: benevolent beneficiary and its soley because of the thigh holster

👕 least favourite outfits?

whoever decided on yuri’s yumanju/swim outfits needs to be JAILED... miska doctoral degree and the frog outfit and sultry temptress and dont get me started on the xmas and samurai ones 

🎥 favourite skit?

POINTS SKIT POINTS SKIT

❤️ did you ship any characters?

from the moment rita blushed at estelle i was hooked on them... also yuri/flynn is like. too canon to not love. also raven/literally anyone except karol (son) and rita (lesbian)

💔 any ships you don’t like?

yuri/estelle and flynn/estelle bc i can’t stomach her not being a rita im not even joking 

🏥 what healer do you use most?

raven! i usually don’t need more than a few love shots and i have more than enough items to make up for the lack of recovery spells

🗺 most enjoyed side quest / side quest chain?

do i even have to say best friends? and the sicily ones are pretty fun and i also like seeing nan in the hunting blades ones

🤢 most annoying side quest / side quest chain?

FUCK GUILD QUEST ALL MY HOMIES HATE GUILD QUEST

🔪 what difficulty do you play on most often?

normal for now sjvbksdvjbs i plan on doing hard next tho

💯 solo coliseum fights or tag team coliseum fights?

tag team bc i love fighting the others! i usually bring raven but by god do i love rita and schwann’s dialogue in the knights fight

➕ have you played the EX new game plus?

not yet! i’ll be doing that for the mid-hundreds levels tho 

🔨 are there any weapons you always keep equipped?

meteorite blade and defender for yuri, strike eagle +1a and misericorde for raven, holy avenger for estelle, beserker heart for flynn, song of gaia for rita, brionac for judith, and leoluca + black thunder for patty

🗣 do you play dubbed or subbed?

dubbed

🎮 which is your favourite minigame (warehouse, draspi, snowboarding, poker, dragon rider)?

fuck minigames but gun to my head i had to pick one it’d be poker bc the mechanics make sense

🗡 yuri or flynn?

sorry king but it’s yuri for this one yall had me with the vigilantism 

👑 ioder or estelle?

estelle obvs tho ioder is def the better choice for emperor

🏹 raven or schwann?

raven bc hes a thot and not a bootlicker but id be lying if i said schwann couldnt get it

👯‍♀️ gauche or droite?

gauche 

💪 hunting blades or leviathan’s claw?

leviathan’s claw! even if the hunting blades werent awful i’d still pick them bc i love LOVE the serpent’s fang lore and how the guild itself is linked to patty’s backstory and also. also yeager. 

🏠 zaphias or dahngrest?

dahngrest! i truly cannot stand the empire imagine living there

🏕 inns or camping?

inns 100% i will go so far out of my way to make them share rooms rather than camping which is so so boring 

👾 original or definitive edition?

definitive! its the only one ive played, i love patty too much to ever play the og, and being available on the switch is so good

🎢 what difficulty do you play on?

oh my god. oh my god i put this question in twice FUCK

💿 have you played any other tales games?

not yet :-( i love this one too much to change tho i do have beseria bought and ready to go

👬 have you watched first strike?

not yet :-(((( i havent found it anywhere yet but i heard raven’s in it and im. im

⏱ how long have you spent on the game?

....190 hours and counting.....

🗻 what part of the game are you at right now?

working through the 200 man melees now! once i finish those (ive only got yuri and raven done so far)

✅ how did you decide to start playing?

1 i heard it was similar to octopath 2 i thought it was turn based going into it SKJSBDVKSJDVB 3 saw a gif of yuri and flynn on here somewhere and thought aw shit guess i’ll start this game if there’s an active fandom (NOT THAT THERE’S MUCH OF ONE) 4 the game was on sale sdbksdvjbksdjv

[gyrlversion]

The Urbanist’s Guide to Palermo

Looking east from Piazza Pretoria in the historic center. Photo: Giuseppe Scarpinato

Until fairly recently, tourists treated the somewhat crumbling seaside city of Palermo as a mere touchdown between other Sicilian destinations: the volcanic Aeolian Islands; the coastal, cobblestoned city of Cefalù; the Greek temples of Agrigento. Spend a night there and get out as quickly as you can. But now they’re deciding to stay a while. The Italian government selected the city as its capital of culture for 2018, and the same year Palermo hosted the Manifesta art festival, boosting its tourist numbers by 10 percent. Meanwhile, the Mafia’s stultifying grip on the city has continued to loosen in the wake of the collective outrage over the murders of judges Paolo Borsellino and Giovanni Falcone in 1992. The organization no longer controls local politics and law enforcement and has mostly ceded the drug trade to criminal organizations beyond Sicily. Having regained a measure of control over their city, residents are clearly in a positive mood, evidenced by the revved-up social scene in the old center of town: Where once a chaos of traffic reigned, the left-wing mayor, Leoluca Orlando, has restored the salotto urbano — the “urban living room” — with numerous pedestrian-friendly initiatives. In Palermo, the ancient (Greek, Roman) mingles with other traces of past settlements (Byzantine, Norman, Arab, Swabian, French, Spanish) in its architecture, in the Sicilian dialect, and in its traditional dishes, renowned street food, and centuries-old food markets. But sidling up to the city’s fusty dining and hotel options are palazzos now filled with contemporary art and rehabbed hardware stores turned bars.

The city is full of buildings that look like they could use a good power-wash, but that’s the charm. Claudio Gulli, the historian of art venue Palazzo Butera, on his city’s unmissable relics.

“The Orto Botanico [botanical garden] perfectly encapsulates the spirit of Palermo — plants from all over the world were once acclimated here before being sent all over Europe. It was imagined by a Jacobin Frenchman, Léon Dufourny, who came to study Greek architecture in Sicily in the late 1700s, as many architects did. Once you pass through the templelike neoclassical welcome building, you can stroll through greenhouses filled with impossibly lush vegetation, wander through the palm garden dotted with carved marble figures, and marvel at the enormous drooping limbs of the Australian banyan tree here.”

“To understand Sicilian Baroque, there are three churches along Via Torremuzza in the historical quarter of Kalsa — Santa Teresa Alla Kalsa, Santa Maria Della Pietà, and the Noviziato dei Crociferi. They’re all from the end of the 1600s, early 1700s, and each has its own distinctive façades including articulated windows and double rows of columns. Today, they seem a bit neglected, but they were incredibly important structures, and the designs for the frescoes of the Pietà are in the Louvre.”

“In Piazza Marina, the 14th-century Palazzo Steri of the Chiaramonte family defined Gothic architecture in Sicily: Its notable windows in black-and-white stone became known as ‘Chiaramonte Gothic.’ The University of Palermo is restoring the intricately painted wooden ceiling, a masterpiece of Gothic decoration from the 1370s and 1380s that will be unveiled in a few months. You can tour through the Inquisition Museum inside, where you can still see the drawings prisoners made on the walls.”

“The unfinished 16th-century Spasimo church, which was supposed to contain a painting by Raphael (now in the Prado), has no roof and is one of the most evocative open-air churches in Italy. It’s located right in the center of Palermo, and on summer nights there are popular film festivals, theater performances, and jazz concerts on the grounds.”

Days at Baroque palazzos, nights at former hardware stores.

Palazzo Butera (left) and Botteghe Colletti. Photo: Courtesy of Palazzo Butera/Simon Watson.

Palazzo Butera (left) and Botteghe Colletti. Photo: Courtesy of Palazzo Butera/Simon Watson.

“Massimo Valsecchi, one of Europe’s most prominent art collectors, bought Palazzo Butera (Via Butera 18) to exhibit his collection (which includes works by Gerhard Richter and Gilbert & George, plus site-specific pieces by Anne and Patrick Poirier) to the public.”—Andrea Masu, artist in the Alterazioni collective

“The Riso museum (Via Vittorio Emanuele 365), located inside a restored Baroque palazzo, has had shows from contemporary Italian artists like Giuseppe Veneziano. It’s in the pedestrianized part of the city, where everyone is out walking these days.” —Francesca Borghese, co-founder of cultural-event series Cogito

“The once-industrial area of Cantieri Culturali alla Zisa has film festivals and photo shows, and it’s home to ZAC (Via Paolo Gili 4), the center for contemporary art — now a magnet for local creatives. After events, people hang and drink beer.” —Claudio Gulli, Palazzo Butera art historian

“At the Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Via Sant’Anna 21), there’s a collection of art from the 1800s until the 1950s. They show contemporary exhibitions inside a part of the complex that’s a beautiful old Franciscan convent.” —Francesco Pantaleone, founder of Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea

“Bocum (Via dei Cassari 6) in the old city center has a talented bartender who makes a divine gin-and-tonic, but what I love best is the surreal atmosphere of the place— there’s a piano and chandeliers and mismatched stuffed armchairs — as if you’re in a Palermo of the past.” —Borghese

“Or I’ll I head to Le Cattive (Passeggiata delle Cattive, Piazza Santo Spirito), a wine bar inside Palazzo Butera with a cavernous space that’s very antique feeling: tiled floors, ­pistachio-colored walls, but mixed with sleek pendant lighting.” —Borghese

“And I love to go to Ferramenta (Piazza Giovanni Meli 8). It was a hardware store that opened in the 1800s; today, the bar still has all the old little drawers where they used to store their tools and parts. I’m half-German, so I like to drink beer there, but at least it’s Sicilian beer.” —Pantaleone

“In Palermo, so much of life happens on the street, particularly on Via Paternostro. A lot of artists, musicians, and creative people in town hang out at Botteghe Colletti (Via Alessandro Paternostro 79), a bar in a 1940s-era collar store. Their Campari cocktail with Sicilian herbs is amazing.” —Edoardo Dionea Cicconi, artist and musician

Broach one of these hot topics.

More than 20 years ago, a rebellion against the Mafia’s stranglehold produced grassroots movements like Addiopizzo, which united over 1,000 establishments in their refusal to pay the pizzo, or bribe. While the movement took a while to gain traction, one-third fewer Sicilian businesses now pay the pizzo than in the ’90s. The Mafia still has a presence in the city,  but it’s been weakened enough so that residents and businesses are able to thrive.

Recent elections put anti-immigrant nationalists at the center of Italian politics, but this has only strengthened the city’s resolve to welcome foreigners. Mayor Leoluca Orlando has rejected the xenophobic proposals put forth by the Lega party’s nationalist leader, Matteo Salvini, defying his call for closed borders by inviting rescued migrant boats to dock in Palermo.

As protests over massive levels of tourism roil Venice and Florence, some Palermo residents wonder if their influx — there were almost 1.3 million tourist visits in 2017 — ​might degrade the city’s authenticity (its historic markets already seem​ ​to be losing theirs). As one local said, “We just go to the market at night to drink cheap beers. Eating at the markets is for tourists now.”

If they weren’t locals.

Photo: Pane_Burro/Instagram

Olivella Bed & Breakfast olivellabb.it, from $50

“This homey five-room B&B that’s housed in a former silver factory manages to feel modern while also maintaining a lot of original details, like heirloom bed frames, tiled floors, and frescoed ceilings. Plus it’s very central, located right by Teatro Massimo.” —Edoardo Zaffuto, Addiopizzo Travel founder

Piazza Borsa piazzaborsa.it, from $125

“Yes, there’s the five-star Villa Igeia, but it’s far from the center. Piazza Borsa is four stars; it’s right by Quattro Canti and in the erstwhile 19th-century stock-exchange building, which has a courtyard and a fountain.” —Domenico Aronica, Palermo Walking Tour

Photo: Courtesy of Vendor/Pucci Scafidi

Palazzo Natoli palazzonatoli.com, from $175

“Palermo’s weak spot is its luxury-hotel offerings, but there are small boutique hotels opening to fill the gap, like the lovely Palazzo Natoli, which opened in 2018 inside a Baroque townhouse. Its eight rooms are plushily modern with chandeliers and gilded mirrors, and it has its own small bistro offering dishes with locally grown and organic ingredients.” —Marcella Amato, the Best of Palermo travel guide

Classic and newfangled iterations of the city’s essential dishes.

The Dish: Pasta c’anciova

Pasta with anchovies, tomato sauce, raisins, pine nuts, and toasted bread crumbs.

At I Pupi. Photo: Courtesy of Vendor

The Traditional Version The Corona family has decades in the local restaurant world and opened Corona Trattoria (Via Guglielmo Marconi 9) four years ago. According to Sarah Bonsangue, chef at I Cucci (Piazza Bologni 3/4), “The team respects classic methods and uses quality ingredients,” and serves them alongside an entirely Sicilian wine list.

The New-School Interpretation  “My teacher, Tony Lo Coco, at I Pupi (Via del Cavaliere 59, Bagheria),” a Michelin-starred restaurant in a tiny town about a half-hour beyond Palermo, “makes a ‘liquid anchovy’ version with bread crumbs.”

The Dish: Timballo di anelletti

Pasta rings baked in a ragù with prosciutto and cheese.

At Trattoria Ai Cascinari. Photo: Dedda71/Wikimedia Commons

The Traditional Version Run by two brothers, the red-checked-tablecloth Trattoria Ai Cascinari (Via D’Ossuna 43/45) is known for its home-cooking feel. “It reminds me of growing up, waking to the scent of ragù,” says Patrizia di Benedetto, chef at Bye Bye Blues (Via del Garofalo 23).

The New-School Interpretation  If you call ​the day before, the folks at Badalamenti​ (Viale Galatea 55​)​​, a restaurant in the Mondello neighborhood, will make you a​noff-menu​ timballo with fresh pork, salami, and real tomato extract, “as it used to be done in Sicilian households back in the day.”

The Dish: Pasta con i ricci

Pasta with sea urchin.

At A’Cuncuma. Photo: Acuncumarestuarant/Instagram

The Traditional Version At Spanò (Via degli Scalini 6), a bare-bones restaurant with tables in the parking lot, service is notoriously horrendous, yet the excellent seafood turns diners into faithful customers. “The freshness of the fish makes all the difference, and their version is a must,” says Vladimiro Farina, chef at Ristorante L’Ottava Nota (Via Butera 55).

The New-School Interpretation  A minimalist setting, with white brick and gray wood, that mixes tweaked Palermitan cooking with local spices. “Chef Vincenzo Pinto’s seaweed version at A’Cuncuma (Via Judica 21) is incredible.”

Palermo’s cuisine particularly shines when it comes to the most humble street-food specialties. Orazio Corona, who runs the Corona Trattoria seafood restaurant with his parents, maps the out the best snacks in the historic center.

Pani Ca’ Meusa Porta Carbone (left) and Gelateria Cappadonia. Photo: Courtesy of vendor

Pani Ca’ Meusa Porta Carbone (left) and Gelateria Cappadonia. Photo: Courtesy of vendor

Panineria Friggitoria Chiluzzo Piazza Della Kalsa 7

“It’s very simple here — just a stand on the street — but they serve fantastic babbaluci, small snails with parsley, that locals love to eat, especially when threre’s a parade around July 15 for the festival of Santa Rosalia.”

Pani Ca’ Meusa Porta Carbone Via Cala 62

“The owners make the city’s best pane con la milza, a Palermitan sandwich of veal offal that you order schietta (with lemon) or maritata con formaggio(with cheese). There’s an old-fashioned tiled counter and plastic chairs outside where you can eat with a view of the sea.”

Franco U’ Vastiddaru Via Vittorio Emanuele 102

“This place is a classic for anything fried, but especially for pane con panelle, a sandwich filled with chickpea fritters. They have tables set up outside, and it’s very close to Piazza Marina, where there’s a nice Sunday flea market.”

I Cuochini Via Ruggero Settimo 68

“This little laboratory has been open since 1826 and looks like a speakeasy, in that you have to go inside a courtyard to find this little spot. They make the best crocchette di latte fritto, little fried balls of milk with flour and nutmeg. A plate costs 70 cents, but it’s only open for lunch.”

Gelateria Cappadonia Via Vittorio Emanuele 401

“An amazing place that opened last year. The owner serves gelato with chocolate, hazelnut, and tangerine, and he uses a method like the old-fashioned Sicilian one for making the local specialty, granita, with fresh fruit, pistachios, almonds, or coffee.”

Some seaside alternatives to the touristy towns of Cefalù and Monreale.

An old windmill in Moxia. Photo: Alan Skyrme/Alamy/Alamy Stock Photo

1.5 hours by bus and shuttle boat

The first place the Phoenicians settled in Sicily nearly 3,000 years ago. Visit the Whitaker Museum and its famously beautiful Greek statue from the fifth century B.C., the Mozia Charioteer, and the Tasca D’Almerita vineyard, whose profits help maintain the island. Take the bus from Palermo to Marsala and then another bus to the ferry dock, where a shuttle boat takes you on the five-minute trip to the island.

1.5 hours by boat

Far less known than the nearby Aeolian Islands, Ustica is closer to Palermo and surrounded by state-protected crystalline waters. The beaches of Scoglitti, Cala Sidoti, and the white-cliff-enclosed Piscine are favorites for swimming and snorkeling. Stop into Rosso di Sera for locally caught seafood, including the island’s signature shrimp. Take the Liberty Lines hydrofoil from Palermo’s ferry terminal.

Riserva dello Zingaro. Photo: Yadid Levy/Anzenberger/Redux/Yadid Levy / Anzenberger/Redux

70 minutes by car or taxi

This four-mile-long nature reserve west of Palermo begins with the Tonnara di Scopello hotel, a former tuna fishery active from the 13th to the 20th century. The park winds from Scopello to San Vito Lo Capo amid sea-worn limestone cliffs sheltering pebbly and sandy coves, along some of the bluest water in the Mediterranean. Grab a pane cunzato, a sandwich on wood-fired bread, at Forno di Stabile ed Anselmo in Scopello.

*This article appears in the May 13, 2019, issue of New York Magazine. Subscribe Now!

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[czar-feline]

tagged by babe, @wpdlql <3

Zodiac Sign? taurus

Which of the 7 Deadly Sins fits you best? all of them? ahahaha no

When picking a brownie, do you pick the middle, side, or corner piece? whatever I feel like picking, but usually the one with a lot of toppings (if it applies)

When it comes to sound, which is prettier: Violin or Piano? man, I love both of the sounds. Violin sounds so angsty why piano sounds so gentle

List your OTP’s here, as many as you can think of! JJProject, GTOP, BaekYeol, LeoLucas, MarkSon, MarkBum, YugJae, YugBam. DooSeung, there are moooooooreee

What color lightsaber would you have? grey

What is your aesthetic? calm yet eerie

Hogwarts house? Slytherin

Which one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse do you think you could totally be/want to be? Famine or Death

What’s something that can always make you laugh? a good joke. awkward moments.

Aliens or ghosts? aliens

If you could live in any past era, what one would it be? pre-Spanish colonial Philippines <3

Would you ever swim with sharks? depends on the shark’s size lol

What’s your favorite word? euphoria

Favorite band? BigBang, got7

Have you ever wondered, even for a moment, what another human tastes like? yes

Fire or ice? fire

Light or dark? dark

What’s your favorite romantic troupe? idk. none?

What’s your favorite quote of all time? “Kinder than is necessary. Because it's not enough to be kind. One should be kinder than needed.” and “ It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

What’s your favorite holiday? Christmas

How far would you go to keep the person or thing you love the most? as long as I have your loyalty, love, and trust, I’d ride or die with you.

Who or what are you most loyal to? myself

What’s your favorite flower? santan or gumamela

Favorite amusement park ride? roller coaster and Ferris wheel

Favorite board game? scrabble!!!!

What’s your favorite meme? none, i love all of them equally lol

Favorite ice cream flavor? strawberry

Disney character you are going to FIGHT: none lol i’d rather talk to them

Last book you read/book you are currently reading: Love is the Higher Law and Lover’s Dictionary both by David Levithan

What characters are your “children,” so to speak? i don’t have a child yet lol

Favorite comic series? i don’t read ‘comics’ but I do read mangas

Favorite Tim Burton movie? none

What character, and it can only be one character, do you ship yourself with? Jung Joonhyeong lol

tagging; anyone who wants to do this. <3

[rotarylavalette]

Rotary International – An association of Friends

A 4-day visit to Palermo, capital city of Sicily and largest city of Rotary District 2110, gave me the clear vision of the meaning of ‘Rotary Friendship’. Never was I left on my own, but Rotarians were always there to keep me company, to reveal the secrets of their incredible city so rich in history and works of art and to make me feel as one with them in their projects. 

Rotarian Eugenio Labisi accompanied me to visit ‘la Zisa’, Siculo Arab architecture at its best, which I had seen many years ago when it was undergoing restoration. The very name of this place links it to our Maltese Language, ‘l-ghaziza’ meaning ‘the precious, the beloved’, in Arabic and in Maltese.

I was treated like Royalty, as the incoming Prefect for District. This gave me a deep insight as to the wonderful work that clubs perform in Palermo, their collaboration with other entities like The Red Cross and the Archbishop’s Curia to provide food and shelter for the needy. I was invited to assist to the Governor’s visit to Rotary Club Palermo Monreale when a new Rotarian was chartered. In his informal and cheerful way, the Governor delivered his official speech to the club and we were entertained to a buffet meal when I was presented with the club banner by Pres. Beppe Cumia.

On Saturday, Rotarian Roberto Tristano, who was an instrumental link in the Sarria Santa Rosalia project, together with his lovely wife Rosellina accompanied me to visit la Chiesa Professa – a breathtakingly beautiful church the second most important Jesuit church in Italy – decorated floor to ceiling in multi-coloured marble sculpture. They also revealed a little treasure, which few people know of – The Oratorio delle Dame – a little place of worship, dedicated to the Virgin, expectant mother, where the ladies of the Sicilian Nobility since at least the 19th Century, have been providing for and preparing baskets of clothing for the new born babies of the poor.

On Sunday, I was taken to Santa Rosalia’s hermitage, the cave where she is venerated at Palermo’s patron Saint. Here RC Palermo Montepellegrino who are a relatively new club were having their banner blessed in great pomp and fanfare. President Nino Morisco sends his greetings to RC la Valette.

On Sunday evening, Governor Nunzio very kindly accompanied me to a Jazz Concert organised by Inner Wheel Club Palermo Normanna, President Angela Fundaro. This was held in one of the halls of Palermo’s Teatro Massimo and I count myself really fortunate for having assisted to the most incredible duo – Mro. Giuseppe Milici on mouth organ and singer/pianist Anita Vitale. This Inner wheel club was celebrating its 5th anniversary and were honoured by the presence of the city Mayor- Leoluca Orlando and his wife, who has childhood memories of Malta.

I encourage you all to find time to listen to Milici and Vitale on U-Tube as they are really world class artists.

I wish to thank Governor Nunzio Scibilia, Rotarians Eugenio Labisi, Roberto Tristano, Beppe Cumia and Nino Morisco as well as Inner Wheel President Angela Fundaro and her lovely ladies for making me feel so welcome.

Rtn Patricia Salomone

[yuzhousky]

Hi! I watched addicted a few weeks ago and now I'm curious about what had happened. I've done some research and I wanted to know if the manager's story about the two boys in love was truly posted. Thank you and thanks for your blog!!

Anon chan, which manager are you mentioning? Cuz the boys have changed so many managers so far.

If I didn’t take it wrong, ur talking abt the one called Long Ge who was with them during Heroin area right? At that time, I remember reading some kind of BL fanfics/stories he posted but I don’t think he was referring to our YuZhou at that time… cuz a few months later, he became the manager of another BL Chinese couple called LeoLucas until now. The images and stories he posted before really fit this couple,not YuZhou.

That’s everything I could think of T_T if I took ur idea wrong, pls tell me!!