The Rules (Interlude) - Manila Luzon

Hear ye hear ye, good citizens of Dragulot

Honored guests and paying costumers

From this day forth, I shall be your town crier

Because Latrice Royale can literally cry no more

I hereby decree the ten rules to rule like Her Majesty the Queen Manila Luzon,

the Great

Or at least, Manila Luzon, the Meh

Rule number one: wear a black and blonde streaked wig at all times

Even if people think your hair looks like that of Cruella de Vil

Even though she obviously has black and white hair, not black and blonde

Questionable hair line optional

Rule number two: to impress the masses, simply cross your eyes

Not to be confused with rolling your eyes, like what you do when Monét X-Change

pulls out yet another sponge

Crossing your eyes burns fewer calories than doing anything that requires

actual talent, such as dancing, or death dropping off platforms, or modeling

But cross not your eyes too much, for your face will stick that way forever

Well, at least that’s what I was told by my dad, Trinity Taylor

Rule number three: be too damned beautiful for your own damned good or for the

good of any persons within eyeshot of your exquisite, unmatched beauty

All while remaining humble, for humility makes your divine, unobtainable beauty

even that much more beautiful

God!

So beautiful!

Also, try not to be photographed from your bad side, unless you don’t have a

bad side like Her Majesty the Queen Manila Luzon, the Fucking Gorgeousness!

Which brings me to rule number four: be born that of half-Asian descent

Preferably Filipino

Rule number five: Look as flawless in real life as you do in retouched photos

Even though you know that deep down in your soul that you spent thirty to forty

minutes FaceTuning your crusted face with your Dorito dusting finger

This is from The Rules to Rule by Naomi Smalls

Disregard that

Rule number six: buy my t-shirt and other merchandise at manilaluzon.com

All proceeds go to charity

And I have the paperwork right here to show that I have legally changed my name

to Charity

All sales are final

Rule number seven: pay attention to the details, but remember to step back and

try to see the bigger picture

Especially if it’s a picture of Lady Bunny

Then step way, way back

Rule number eight: when my baby calls, jump, jump to it

Hold on, I’ve got to take this

Hey baby

Oh I didn’t realize it was already four

Yeah, yeah I know that you said you’d call

But I’m in the middle of my album

Yeah—yeah okay, I—I gotta go now, really

I love you too

Sorry about that, now where was I?

Rule number nine: don’t be afraid of looking stupid

Chances are, you are stupid

Just like Her Stupid Highness Manila Luzon

And no one likes a smart ass anyway

And lastly, rule number ten: always remember that life is just a game

That you will always lose, because you die

So play hard, have fun, and be inspired