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Old school shit is old school.

To say that I was a fan of them is an understatement and my friends can attest to that. I watched their concerts, wrote fanfics, attended weekly gatherings and was a member of different fanclubs. Throughout the month, I’ll be posting here some of the things that I made. If you remember seeing them on the forums, YOU ARE ANCIENT! Hahaha! Part 1: My fan account of THE EVENT. I won’t even translate it to English because it would lose its essence. Pak!

This is for all you Pinoy F4 fans out there! You know who you are! 

The Event: A True story
Written on September 15, 2003 by red_star <- LOLERSKATES

May ilang araw na rin ang nakalipas mula nang maganap ang pinakahihintay ng bansa na “The Event”. Siyempre, hindi ako pahuhuli kaya nanood din ang lola mo! Subalit hindi doon nag-umpisa ang adventure. Eto na! Nawa’y magustuhan niyo.

When I heard on The Buzz na pupunta ang F2, na-excite na ako. Hindi ko pa noon alam kung sino ang pupunta. Sa totoo lang, gusto ko sana si Vic kaya lang when I found out that Vaness and Ken were the ones coming, okay na rin, F2 pa rin yun!

So sinabi ko na sa cousin ko na hindi namin pwede palampasin ang pagkakataon.

Edi ayan, ayos na. Sabi ng tita ko siya daw sponsor namin. Todo na ‘to!

Fast-forward to Tuesday, September 9. Tumawag ang tita ko sa mobile phone ko. Tinatanong kung tuloy pa ba daw kami. Naisip ko “Ba’t hindi?” ‘yun pala, my lola passed way. San ka pa?! Four days to the concert and may lola died. Hay naku, life. So our chances of watching was hanging on a balance. I really wasn’t sure if my dad would allow us still kaya hintay naman ako. Then I was told the interment would be on Saturday morning at ‘wag ka, pinayagan kami!

Double fast-forward to Saturday, September 13. Ngarag pa ako from the wake ‘di ba pero ayus lang para ‘to kay Ken, Vaness at Barbie! After the funeral nung Sabado morning, kain muna kami then tuloy na sa house ng tita ko. Naisip ko “kelangan naming mag-stand out. Gagawa kami ng banner!” eh yung tita ko may printing business so collage-style yung ginawa namin. Mahirap pala siya.

Then nag-ayos na kami at mega madali kasi baka mahaba na ang pila ng people. Hindi ko lubos maisip kung bakit kelangan lumuha ng kalangitan. Promise! Napilitan tuloy kaming iwan ang banner sa car na pinagpaguran namin, pero after one hour, pinadala uli namin. Buti nalang we came prepared. May baon kaming pagkain, jackets at umbrella.

Dapat pumila at the end of the queue pero nakaliko na kami sa susunod na kanto, di pa rin tapos! Abot hanggang Taiwan ang line! Sabi ko na nga ba, dapat madaling araw pa lang kami doon. So alas-tres na. Nakaka-bore kaya chinika-chika namin yung mga nasa likod namin. Si ate Jo at pinsan niya, si ate Karen at dalawa niya pang kasama, mga fellow meteorites! At doon, share-share kami ng infos, stories and stuff to pass time. Mga 4:30pm, may dumating na nakilala ni ate Karen sa bilihan tickets, si Michelle and Kristine. Tignan mo nga naman, F4 brings people together! Inuulan kami, pagod at inip na kaya nagpaka-bibo nalang ako’t inaliw sila ng mga antics ko. Inchik-inchikan ang drama kez! Ang ingay ko nga daw sabi nung nakakita sa ‘king kilala ko’t ang daming nakatingin sa amin. Badtrip nga eh, wala man lang camera ng ABS-CBN.

So 7pm na, noh? Nasa labas pa rin kami ng DECS. Shieeeet. Nakaka-asar lang kasi ang daming sumisingit! Dapat by that time at least nakapasok na kami. Sobrang pagod at frustrated na ng mga tao kaya nagkaka-initan na ng ulo. Naubos na ang natitira kong breeding! Nagpaparinig na nga kami e. I couldn’t breathe any longer kaya lumabas ako sa pila. Yung brother ko hirap na tumayo. Si Krisitine sabi sa akin wala daw mangyayari kung magpapaka-martir kami. Kaya yun, mega-sugod kami sa entrance. Yun nga lang, dahil sa stampede, nagka-hiwalay kami.

Pesteng-peste na talaga ko. Sa entrance nagtutulakan, nagsisigawan. Awang-awa na ako sa aking kapatid at pinsan. Pag-pasok namin, ang dami nang people! ika nga ni Theigh, saksi ni Batman! May posibilidad pa kaya na makita namin sina Ken? Malamang buhok nalang maaninag namin. Warlahan na kaming tatlo. Literal. ‘Di namin mawari kung saan lulugar. You couldn’t sit on the grass because its’ wet, you couldn’t afford to remain standing ‘coz you’re freaking tired. Nagta-tantrums na yung brother ko (by the way, he’s only 11), tatawag daw kay daddy para umuwi. UWI??? UWI?!?! Gusto kong sumabog na dun eh! We waited in line for 4 ½ hours at gusto niyang magpa-uwi?! Hindi ko rin naman siya masisi kasi kahit saan talaga kami pumunta, alikabok na lang sina Barbie (except kun sa big screen ka lang magtitiis). Sa bleachers, tinaboy kami dahil daw Php500 lang ticket namin.. Grrrr talaga!

Nag-settle kami sa left part ng stage, malapit sa barricades. When the show started at 9pm, naasar lang kami kasi wala kaming makita. Halos itulak ko na nga yung babae sa harap ko kasi ayaw man lang magpasilip! My brother was not feeling well anymore. Maybe because the rain had seeped through his jacket already and he was soaking wet. I wanted to give up and just go home.

At nangyari ang ‘di inaasahan. Giniba ng mga tao sa Php500 area yung barricades at nagpumilit pumasok sa VIP area. Siyempre naman, we took advantage, pasok din kami! If you were in our position, you’d definitely do the same. South Boarder pa lang ‘yun. Nakipagsiksikan kami at nang may makuha kaming monoblocks malapit-lapit sa stage, sige, party! Nabuhayan talaga kami ng loob! Para bang sinagot ng Diyos ang mga dasal namin!!

Anyway, the Pinoy artists were great, especially Gary. It was my first time to see him perform and I have to admit I was blown away. And then the moment everyone had been waiting for came. ASOS were called on stage and the crowd went wild! Grabeh! Ang ganda nina Barbie, parang manika! Puro tattoo! Iba yung feeling nung nakita ko siya (at ang kanyang buhok) kasi naisip ko, “buti na lang, I didn’t give up”. Wow! Iba talaga ang reception ng people especially when they sang their last song Qing Fei de Yi (3 songs lang sila). Kahit walang lahing Inchik o purong katutubo, nagma-Mandarin ang mga tao! Medyo teary-eyed nga si Barbie eh! Pati English niya teary rin! Cute!

Just imagine ano’ng nangyari when Vaness came out. Kala ko lalamunin na kami ng lupa. May vibrations talaga eh! Wow! As in! I was almost crying kasi parang sa haba-haba man ng prosisyon, sa Ultra din ang tuloy (yuck, corny!). Pero swear, lalo na nung nag-light up yung eyes ng brother ko. Idol niya kasi yun eh! So kinanta niya yung Looking for Juliet, a Mandarin single, a Christian song na wala daw sa script and Body Will Sing. Grabe, ang guwapo niya. I appreciate him more now lalo na ang new haircut. Pero ang naiiisip ko when he was on stage ay “this guy is a friend of Zai Zai’s… damn!” Debbah, si Vaness na kumakanta, si Vic pa rin nasa isipan ko. Tsk, tsk… malabo na talaga ko!

I actually have forgotten the fact that Ken can speak English. And this is the first time since 2005 that I’ve watched an F4 clip again. Kinikilig ako!

After him naman, si Ken na. Mas gwapo si Vaness that night kasi ang oily nung face ni Ken pero he’s still gorgeous, of course. Three songs din kinanta niya including Here We Are, a song which never fails to make me go “aawww” and a new song from Love Storm, Inside My Guitar. Ang ganda nung song! Da best! Sana makagawa rin ako ng ganung kanta. Nga pala, nag-bleed yung nose ng brother ko nung Here We Are. Binigay ko lang yung panyo ko tapos nood na naman. Hala, sige! Talon! Sigaw! Tili hanggang maputulan ng ugat sa leeg! Then nung duet na nila, tinawag niya uli ako. Holy cow, sobrang dami ng blood! Non-stop yung bleeding kaya na-alarma ako at dinala sya sa medics. Wala na ako pakialam sa last song o sa fireworks, dumudugo ilong ng kapatid ko, hello?!

Nang tumigil na, nagpasundo na kami. On the way home, I was trying to weigh kung worth it ba ang pagpunta namin. Ang pagpila ng 4 ½ hours sa ilalim ng ulan, at 1 ½ hours more habang naghahanap ng upuan. Pagod, gutom, frustrated, wet and hungry. Ang ma-soak sa putik ang damit namin at ang pagdugo ng nose ng brother ko. Well, I can say it was probably worth it kasi I can look back and say “I did that!” Sa totoo lang, naisip ko na kung anong gagawin ko kung dumating si Zai Zai. Baka di na ko makatulog! Shiet!

O, hayan ang misadventures ko nung “The Event”. Sana nagustuhan niyo o nakarelate kayo… feel free to comment.

Zaijian! Xiexie!!

PS: Nga pala, the next day, 5 am pa ko gumising. Nagpilgrimage pa kami sa Batangas…. ‘San ka pa?

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I had to edit that in some parts because my own writing made me cringe. Also, I’m very sorry that I have forgotten the people that I was talking about here but I hope they get to read this somehow~ ^^

Feel free to share your won experiences during the event and post about the F4 Appreciation Month! I got more stuff to share re: my F4 obsession! Shout-out to all my fangirl friends from 2003-2004!

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Three of the country’s top filmmakers and photographers will judge the entries. Cebu Pacific Air, in partnership with the Department of Tourism’s Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), is giving travel aficionados who are into documenting their trips, the opportunity to help promote the country’s must-see destinations and sort of like become ambassadors. I mean, how can you not want to become ambassadors of your own country, right?!

First judge is filmmaker Paolo Villaluna. He is director of acclaimed weekly documentary Storyline and is an Urian award-winning filmmaker who has represented the Philippines in several international film festivals.

Image courtesy of JuanManilaExpress.com

Another judge is Ferdinand Decena, co-founder of BackPack Photography, offering photography group tours and workshops around the Philippines.

Lastly, we got Clodualdo del Mundo, a professor at the Communications Department of the De La Salle University who has written some of the most celebrated Filipino films.

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The three will be joining Cebu Pacific and Department of Tourism representatives in choosing the top three (3) Wandering Juan videos. In other words, the judges know what they’re doing and mean serious business. So yeah.

Wandering Juans can share their fun travels and adventures through a music video until January 31, 2012 through CEB’s YouTube Channel.

- The winner for the best music video will get six domestic airline tickets along with a 3 Days / 2 nights stay in Boracay Regency Beach Resort and Spa in Boracay for six.
- The second place winner gets four domestic airline tickets and a 3 days/ 2 nights stay in Club Paradise in Coron, Palawan for four. – The third placer will win four airline tickets and a 3 days /2 nights stay in Pearl Farm Beach Resort in Samal Island, Davao for four.

Not bad, eh? Can’t wait to find out who wins!!!

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