Last night was incredibly awesome! Yeah! Haha. Ang saya! SOBRA! Me and my cousins went to a free concert of Gloc 9, Sandwich, Kamikazee and Parokya ni Edgar.
We came late kaya hindi na naming naabutan si Gloc 9. Sobrang daming tao and we can’t afford na makipagsiksikan lalo na’t maraming naninigarilyo, hindi kami makahinga. We stood afar from the stage and sa big screen na lang kami nanonood. Hindi naman ako makuntento kasi what’s the point of watching them perform live if you only see them on the big screen. So nag-isip talaga ako ng paraan kung pano makapasok sa VIP section, doon mismo sa stage. When I checked out what’s happening behind the backstage I noticed na may sasakyan and andaming security na nakapalibot sa car so nacurious ako then naisip ko siguro aalis na ang Sandwich since tapos na silang magperform, me and my cousins waited patiently kung anong mangyayari. Then after a while bumaba na nga ng backstage ang Sandwich and sumakay na ng van. I took a picture of Raymond Marasigan of Sandwich, not only once, not even twice but thrice. Too bad hindi ako nakapagpapicture kasama siya, wala na kasing chance kasi sobrang higpit ng mga security.
After that naghintay ulit kami kung may darating pa. Sobrang tagal naming naghintay, hindi na nga namin pinanood yung performance ng Kamikazee. A van arrived, as in hindi ko inisip na bababa dun ang Parokya band kasi wala namang kahit isang security and nandun. So bumaba na yung members ng band at hindi ko sila nakilala, haha, as in wala akong kaalam-alam na sila na pala yun, as in sobrang simple lang nila, then my cousin said “Si Chito oh!” so nung tiningnan ko yung guy na nakabaseball cap and nakajacket sabi ko sa sarili ko “Si Chito nga.” So I held his arms and asked him “Chito pwedeng papicture?” He answered “Ah, okay.” Inabot ko ang camera sa pinsan ko and she just ignored it and ran beside Chito, inabot ko ulit ang camera sa isa ko pang pinsan and she did the same thing. So inabot ko na lang yung camera sa nakatayo sa harap naming na hindi ko naman kilala, wala pa rin. Hanggang sa kinuha na lang ng pinsan ko kasi baka naiinip na si Chito kasi ang tagal. So nakapagpapicture na kami, biglang dumating yung isang bruhildang babae at bigla na lang kaming tinalakan “Hindi dapat pwede yan eh. Hanggang bamboo lang dapat kayo!!! Blah, blah, blah…” LOL. Tawang-tawa ako kasi kung kelan tapos na kaming magpapicture dun pa siya nagalit. Ano pang magagawa niya eh nangyari na? At ang tatanga din ng mga security guards kaya pati sila pinagalitan nung bruhildang yun.
Parang naka-inom kami ng sangkatutak na energy drink after namin magpapicture kay Chito, kaya lang hindi nasali sa picture yung isa kong pinsan, hindi na kami nagkasya eh.
We decided to stay behind the backstage. Pasulyap-sulyap na lang kami sa mga pangyayari sa performance ng Kamikazee hanggang sa natapos silang magperform. We waited their for so long kasi baka bababa na sa backstage ang Kamikazee kaya lang nung nag-umpisa ng magperform ang Parokya band Chito said na makikijam pa daw si Jay (vocalist of Kamikazee) sa kanila mamaya. So nag-isip na naman ako ng paraan para makapasok sa backstage. Ilang beses ako pabalik-balik dun sa entrance ng mga VIPs para magmakaawang papasukin ako. Haha! Yes, gagawin ko talaga lahat, di ako makuntento eh. After the third song of Parokya ni Edgar sinubukan ko ulit na magmakaawa dun sa guard na nagbabantay sa VIP entrance and LUCKILY PINAYAGAN NIYA AKONG PUMASOK, dali-dali akong pumunta malapit sa stage and hindi na ako mapakali so tinawag ko na yung dalawa kong pinsan na naiwan sa baba, then nung sinubukan nilang pumasok sa ayaw silang papasukin, iba na kasi yung guard na nagbabantay. So what I did is…(patawarin nawa ako ng Panginoong Diyos) I pretended to be a VIP and sinabi ko sa guard na kasama ko sila, he asked if nagbigay na daw ba kami ng tickets kanina then I said…YES (kahit wala). Then he hesitantly let them in. Wah! Ang saya, tumungo agad kami sa stage, YES! Doon mismo sa stage where the Parokya band is performing LIVE!
Abot kamay ko na sila. Sobrang naging busy ako kakapicture sa kanila. I even called Buhawi (Parokya ni Edgar guitarist) and he smiled at me, sayang di ko nakunan. He looked so cool onstage.
Super party, party na kami sa stage. Jay and Chito performed together and after their song I followed where Jay was heading, ayun natagpuan ko din siya and I took a picture of us. Nakakatuwa si Jay sobra. He’s so cool, I even shook his hand.
The last song the Parokya band sang is the song that they collaborated with the Kamikazee band, so as expected magkasama silang magperform. It was my first time to see the Parokya ni Edgar and Kamikazee perform together LIVE! I danced, I shouted and I sang along. Wala na nga akong pakialam kahit pinagtitinginan na nila ako. All I know is I’m standing in one stage with PAROKYA NI EDGAR BAND AND KAMIKAZEE BAND PERFORMING CARZILY! That was just AWESOME!
After the performance nagpanic na lahat sa backstage, securities, crew, production staff and etc. Kasi bakit andami na daw tao sa stage. Pero nakalusot pa rin ako, (ang galing ko) I took a picture with a Chito Miranda soaked in sweat after performing. I even touched his wet shirt but I quickly wiped my hands. HEHE! Then tuluyan ng naharangan ng mga security ang area kung saan ang members ng dalawang banda. But I didn’t lose hope for I desperately want to take a picture with Buhawi. I called his name and he rapidly responded. I said “Buwi, papicture!” Agad siyang lumapit sa akin and he even offered to take the picture himself, he’s so nice. Siguro naalala niya ako nung tinawag ko siya while he’s performing onstage. We’re both holding the camera and game na game siyang magpapicture-picture kahit may table na nakaharang between us but it only captured half of his face kaya inulit ko but that time pinsan ko na yung kumuha ng picture. He was so NICE! (sorry I can't show the pictures)
Sa kagustuhan kong makapasok dun sa area na yun pinagkasya ko ang sarili ko sa maliit na daanan between the cooling fan and the wall separating the stage to the backstage. Then pagpasok ko nagkagulo ulit yung mga security. Haha! Tawang-tawa na naman ako. Then gusto kong papasuking yung pinsan ko sa loob kasi di pa siya nakapagpapicture kay Chito Miranda so pinunit ko yung wall made of tarpaulin and pinaki-usapan yung security to let them in, pumayag na sana yung guard kaso nahuli siya kaya hindi sila nakapasok and nawala na si Chito.
Despite of my cousin who was not able to take a picture with Chito we’re still happy! Ha-Ha-Ha!
Nung bumaba na kami sa backstage sobrang nilakasan ko yung tawa ko para ipakita dun sa mga guard na humarang sa akin kanina na NAKAPASOK AKO! LOL.
We tried to follow the bands sa hotel kaso di namin alam kung saang hotel sila nagcheck in kaya nagcoffee na lang kami. That was already 2:30 AM. We stayed at the coffee shop for another 3 hours. We were the only costumer there. Nakatulog pa nga pinsan ko dun eh. We ate. We drank. We took pictures. We watched… POPS IN SEOUL (a Korean show)! Yeah! And before the show ended they showed a music video featuring KIM HYUN JOONG! It faded my weariness away.
At 5 AM we decided to go home and sleep.
