What is Remastering Cool nga naman? Not the party girl type, and definitely not from "this generation", but still made my Avicii experience da-beast a few nights ago.
I was wearing military green polo, dark blue jeans, with Chucks, and when I got there I felt sobrang awkward to see the kids all dressed up (as in heels levelz!) - I realized this wasn't my scene! But shempre hinirit ko with my hippie look, "Guys hindi lang ako over pa kay Jason Mraz!" Lolol.
Also not one to wear shades at night (lol), but since Ray-Ban sponsored for our VIP tickets (thank youuuu!!!), baon ko my dad's 90s classic legit Ray-Ban aviators! Haha! I have yet to buy my own pair (soon!), I love my friend Mikki's super cool flash lens Ray-Ban!
All in all though it wasn't all-awkward and out-of-place. I actually had FUN, especially with the gang, fist pumping, drowning in the lights and visuals, "scratching the air", and inventing pa-cool dance moves while getting silly with Pax to the crazy sounds that I actuallyweirdly appreciate. Laughtrip lang! Sabi nga ni Tracy, "Asa kasama din yan talaga!"
True enough, I think I've remastered cool by simply being with the people I can comfortably be an odd-one-out. Way past my teenage years, and still "Be yourself" isn't the biggest cliche for nothing.
Lord, I can't think of any other artist who has reached me in this certain depth other than Jason Mraz! (anudaw!? Hahaha!)
Seriously, I lined up ng napakaagang 2pm for a concert of an artist na napanood ko naman na few years ago. "Iba to", I told my friend days before the concert.
After buying my gen ad tickets, I had so much time to spare. I wasted time in coffee shops with wifi (Scroll-scroll-scroll-refresh! Lol). I also bought a pair of new jeans to cover my leg na nascratch in the bulok bus I rode that morning. And then, just before going to another coffee shop, I saw blogger (and BU angel!) Jen--so I tagged along with her milk tea breakfor a long catch up.
At around 7pm, I lined up uli for the Gen Ad section while waiting for my concert buddy Krissy (na may work). Naisip ko, since mahaba ang pila, baka perfect lang yung dating ni Krissy pagpapasok na ako ng entrance. Imagine umuulan, outdoor ang line, and naka-zigzag kami sa tapal-tapal na tent and payong! Buti nalang I saw my high school kabarkada Mons and her brother, so may kachikahan ako (and nasingitan, hehe, peace sa mga kalikod!!!).
Few minutes later, and exactly in front of the Gen Ad gate, I was thinking na pagkapasok ko, no re-entry na so Krissy will have to get the ticket from me sa gate, and line up uli sa zigzag. Then I got a call. Niche offered me TWO Upper A (SRO) tickets (worth P3700 each) in exchange of my tig-P840 Gen Ads.
Me to Niche: "DUUUUDE!!!! Sure ka hindi Maroon 5 to a!???!"
Niche: "Umalis ka na jan sa pila mo."
Lol. Di na ako makikiargue jan! Thank you Niche!!!
Inside the venue, Araneta was packed already when we entered. Krissy and I were holding SRO tickets (no seat numbers) so every time the seat owners arrive, squatter mode lang na we transfer to another vacant chairs. Haha! Kwela lang, though. In the end, we decided to ask the Araneta dude kung saan ba pwede ang SRO tickets, and to our kaswertehan, we can even sit daw sa harap na harap na hagdan ng Upper A. We settled there. I was nervous while waiting, just like the first time I watched him live, akala mo naman ako ang kakanta! Hahaha!
Krissy: "Cheap Monday pa naman tong pants ko, pero keber!!!"
Hahaha!!!!
I can't remember the opening act, but naalala ko when Krissy wanted to go to the CR, but can't, because "Favorite ko talaga yung moment na pag enter ng artist sa stage e!" And true enough, first song palang, Krissy biglang blurted out, "Okay mas maganda na sha kaagad sa The Script!" Haha! And si Krissy ang hardcore The Script fan, and asa VIP sha nun a!
The Highlights (for me)
The Band (photo source) - During Mr. A-Z's 2011 concert here in Manila, he had a simple acoustic set-up with Toca Rivera. This year, ang dami niyang baon! Eksena ang FULL band, na ang daming talent - all kinds of string instruments, amusing accordion, flute, violin, harmonica, and yung three guys with trumpets! It was like watching yung mga cool street bands abroad! I love the choreographed dance moves din, akkkkk too cute!!!
Gratitude Song (vid source) - "Who I am Today", a song I heard for the first time, but loved it kaagad. Ang lakas ng positivity - from his intro, to the song.... Parang The Secret converted into a concert!
"Well, I do got to tell you though, worrying about stuff....IT WORKS. It really works because 90% of the things I worry about? Never happens."
The Woman I Love (vid source) - For the hopeless romantic in me, hehe. :) I love his intro for this song, “This next song is for all the dudes ..because we all know how the ladies can go a little bit crazy sometimes. They cry and they whine and they forget how great they are.” (AWWW). Also, I chose this vid na malayo (upper a perspective?) para kita the LED screens - showing photos of women. At the end of the song, Jason Mraz revealed that these are partners, moms, aunts, and all other significant women in the lives of Jason and his band members/crew (AWWW uli!!!)
Beautiful Mess (vid source) - OH MY GOD. Kahit nirereplay ko nalang ang pag nuod nito via youtube, OH MY GOD parin!!! I was holding Krissy's arm during the song - na nag start with the classic beautiful guitar plucking intro---and then followed by the solemn, sad sound of the violin (0:27) ... and then the drums and then trumpets of a full band! POTA napamura talaga ako while watching! "POTA KRISSY!!! PARANG WEDDING SONG!!!!!!" "And we tore our dresses and stained our shirts. But it's nice today, oh the wait was so worth it." Lord gusto ko na mainlove uli!!! Hahaha!
I'm Yours / Three Little Birds (vid source) - Always the HAPPY song! I'm Yours was a highlight of the 2011 concert, but for this year, panalo yung old Mr. A to Z illustrations flashed during the song! AND!!! And the Bob Marley twist!!!! Watch how the concert goers sang "Every little thing's gonna be alright!" to one another, to friends, to strangers...!!!
Sorry this took me almost a week of delay to announce! Had to go through everything, and ang dami lang talagang nanyayari! Anyway, I just have to post this collage of the entries I got for my Mother's Day giveaway! I love all your stories and "reasons for smiling" with your mommies! Basta family, heart warming!
Anyway, sayang I can only choose one winner of the GAOC teeth whitening GCs, and so I will give it to the mom of:
...Jelo Manongson! :)
Congrats, I will email you asap as to how you can claim your prize!
Thank you again to everyone who joined! More more giveaways soon! :)
I just came home from an almost-whole-day midweek break in SM SouthMall's Bowling Center! I was expecting na bowling tourney lang sha, but we actually had da-beast full-blastgaming day! I can't wait to talk more on the ganaps kanina, but I have to post a few backlogs muna before that para chronological, hehe, arte.
Anyway, here are photos from another EPIC night of my 2013. Days before this, Tracyasked me if I want to go to the Sponge Cola music vid shoot with her "Extra lang tayo. Wala naman acting involved yun, chill lang. Wear shirt and shorts, mababasa daw tayo pero sprinklers lang naman."
Day of the shoot, Tracy and I came from aMaldita Studio hair makeover. With Ava, naligawligaw kaming tatlo going to the Universal Records studio--but when we got there (an old warehouse-ish place), we were welcomed by giant pizzas, an alak buffet c/o Tanduay, and a good mix of cool people.
First "scene" we participated in involved JUMPING. Siguro mga THREE TAKES of just jumping and bopping our heads while watching the band play Pick Your Poison. Para lang kaming nanunuod ng gig, pero mas exage sa emote ang fez (of course, f na f, haha).
Ready for the next scene?! Bet ko yung love birds background, hihihi.
"Pool scene"
Shoes Shot:
Medyo mahabang take again of the band, while the rest of us were on break:
Sayang I don't have photos of the inflatable pool eksenas, dahil linayo na namin gadgets namin and shoes. We were all jumping and running around ng nakayapak, splashing water sa isa't isa! Ang awkward minsan tipong artista pa like Jay-R or Francine Prieto pa ang kabasaan mo, hahaha! Yael's last shot!
And then finally, few days ago, I learned that the official vid was out na! :)
The eksenas are super fast, but the first time I viewed it was via my iTouch the morning I woke up with the FB tag from Pax! Pinanuod ko, agad agad! Was able to take screenshots after 1 million times of viewing it! Kilegers! ;p
Seriously still can't grasp the whole experience! Kahit mini-mini exposure lang, sobrang surreal parin the whole experience and to be part of the vid of a band I super love since high school (cover palang ng Crazy for You, lol). Anthem ko kaya ang JEEPNEY at NEON!!!
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