when i met yeng.. “twas a fun adventure
October 18th, 2007 by ritzesmataoit happened August 28, 2007.. mga two months ago na rn..she did a concert here in iloilo…
at first we thought the concert would not push through since nung tanungin nmin mga mods in manila bout the said show e di dw cla sure if may ganun nga sa sked ni yeng and by that time yeng have a series of shows abroad pa… but then inanounce na rin to in radio and meron n rn streamers sa school where she wil be performing.. fortunately two weeks before aug 28, we were sure na.. tuloy na talaga…wahhhh…we were excited pero kailngan mkgawa kmi ng paraan pra mameet xa….
then the day, i and tiny decided to meet (for the first time) pra manood at pati na rin c chinni na mejo na-alangan pa ng una.. heheh.. before the meeting e mrami pang ngyari saken n nkakatawa but then wlang nkpigil sakin…un nga past noon e ngkita kmi ni tiny sa labas ng Univ of San Agustin… mejo nangarag pa ko kc ang tagal ko ng nghihintay dun pero ala p rin tiny un pla hndi nya ntatanggap txt messages ko nung una….nung ngkita n kmi click kmi agad at panay tsika…nung papasok n sana kmi sa front gate e hndi daw ako pwede pumasok kasi outsider.. ung mga manonood ng concert e dun n lng daw sa gym e mejo maaga pa aun gumawa si tiny ng paraan kya nkapasok kmi dun sa isa pang gate.. hahaah…mga pasawayZZzz..nung nkahanap kmi ng place na mauupuan e super strike ung chikahan..kala kc nmen e mga 5:00 p mgccmula ung pila e nung pglabas nmin super haba ng ng pila.. wahhhh..prang pang guiness ung haba…kmuztah nmn at parang blurred n ung chances n sa unahan kmi mkakaupo.. kainiz..sa pila n rin nmin nkilala s chinni (in person),,hehehe..tinitext nmin ung mga taong may direct connection kay yeng pra tulungan kmi but at first wla claNG ngawa coz ung mga ksama ni yeng e mga tga abs iloilo at hindi mnager o PA nia…buti na lang at c tin e tinetxt ung road manager ni yeng (c kua JM) pero no response but tin (aka sa Super P) promised to help us.. it was our only chance….den ang tagal bgo kmi nkapasok..hay super pawis na at super puno na kmi usok from the sasakyans in the road…finally after i million years e nkapasok dn kmi sa wkas..
mejo nangarag kmi when we learned na sa bandang hulihan kmi..hindi nman ganun kalayo,kita nman nmin c yeng but then the chance of seeing her face to face was very slim tapos kailangan p nming kumuha ng video..pANo na to? panay pa rin texts nmin sa ibang churvers and yengsters …sana nman…den ng start n ung concert.. it was both ground breaking and touching..ung crowd e super enjoy to the extent n lhat ng songs e sinasabayan nmin… prang back-up singers kmi.. heheh.. wlang quiet moments.. yeng delivered her pieces with confidence,jest, energy and sincerity that the crowd sang and grooved with her and sa "salamat" part mejo naluha p dun c yeng (cnong nmmiss mo dun yeng ha?hmmm..)and ung crowd ang kumanta..hahaha..in fairness nsa tono kmi ha..den ung moment n lhat ng cellphones e winwave.. ang ganda tingnan.. kktouch… basta the show was awesome and worth watching tlaga!!! but then nung mlapit n mtapos naisip n nmn nmin kung pano kmi mkakalapit… c tin ang dming suggestions..mauna na daw kmi lumabas at abangan c yeng sa gate.. ahahaha…when the show wrapped up nauna n kmi lumabas and we decided n pumunta s labas ng"days Hotel" ksi we heard n dun xa mgsistay for the night.. hahaha..desperate move di ba?!!!
when we arrived at days wla pa rin kming idea what will happen next.. we just hope for that slim chance to occur.. hay ngutom kmi kya kain muna kmi sa Mcdo.. un lng n lng ung open dat nyt e…we ordered and ate.super nkkagutom and nkkauhaw tlaga.. suddenly Tin called, describe daw nmin ung exact color ng mga damit nmin..imi-meet daw kmi ni yeng sa SArabia Manor Hotel ( hahaha..sa ibang hotel xa kumain pero we learned later o n sa days nmn pla tlaga xa mtutlog..at least tma kmi)…..shock p kmi! huwaaat.. is this for real. this is what we wanted but then mejo hndi p rn kmi mkpaniwala..sbi ni tin punta lang daw kmi sarabia…hayun dhil sa nrinig hindi n kmi nkakain..mejo pnagtitinginan po kmi ng ibang customers dhil iba ung mag actuations nmin..c chinni panay apply ng body spray tapos kmi nman super sulat ng cards and letters den nglagay ng dedications sa picture frame na ibbigay nmin..basta prang hindi n nmin naiintindihan sarili nmin..excited n knakabahan.. c chinni sabi nya pang gusto dw niya umuwi at mgbihis..hello?!! hehehe…den we left the place at nghanap ng masakyan (pahirapan ksi sobrang gabi n rn).. nkisiksisk n lg kmi and finally we arrived at sarabia (sosyal ung meeting place!)
sa sarabia, we entered the gate at prang mejo weird kc prang tahimik at ung mga tao lang dun e ung kumakain sa resto..tapos parang wlang sumita samin khit ng umupo n kmi dun mlapit sa entrance at prang halata kming excited…pero kabado tlaga kmi nun..(i felt stomach jitters p nga..parang ung tyan at heart ko iisa n lng…hahaha)..basta kmi lang tao dun..ng-usap kmi ano gagwin nmin when suddenly pagtingin ko sa kbilng building e nkita ko c yeng n bumbaba sa hagdan ksama niya kua JM at 2 other girls (umandar ang 20-20vision ko).. tapos prang may tntanong xa s mga kumakain dun, hinahanap ata kmi..sabi ko kina tiny…c yeng c yeng (walang boses..hahaha)..den nkita ko c kua JM lumabas dun sa resto..kumaway ako.. (hala feeling close?!) sabi niya"anjan pla kayo, halika kyo dito..yeng andito cla"..tapos nmn ako nauna na ako sa paglapit super excited..hehe..den nung kharap ko na c yeng e bsta prang hndi ko n alam kong anong sasabihin ko….xa pa una bumati ..sabinya"hi! o kmusta na,akala ko anong ngyari npatawag bgla ako kay tin" (super P special k tlaga)..tden shake hands..tapos sbi kuya Jm "kayo lang tatlo"sagt nmin"opo" heheheh.. tapos sbi ni yeng grabe dw connections nmin..
kua JM: nanood b kau knina?
guy: oo nandun cla knina (ha pano nya kmi nkita s dinamidami ng tao dun?)
sagot: yes andun kmi pero sobrang layo nmin
yeng: grabe ang tapang nyo nmn..hahaha..cno cno p klala nio
kmi: (enumerated all our super mega friends)
yeng: wow super connected..heheh
tapos picture-picture..den kuwentuhan p rn.. hindi ko nga maalala kung anong pinagsasabi ko dun..hehehe.. ang kulit nmin lhat..tapos kinuha ko ung album den pinasign ko (pinagalitan ako ni yeng kc mejo ncra n ung album..kasi lagi kong dala kya ganun..sorry..)..tapos bigay nmin ung mga cards and ung picture frame..tapos ako may ippsign sana ako n ginawa kong sketch ni yeng.. esabi nya "ate akin n lng to,ngkokolek kc ko ng ganto e"..hala gusto ko sna sbihin n nkakahiya kc d nman kgandahan un pero dhil ngarag ako di na ako nkhindi,,,heheh…(yeng asan na un?may ngsabi saken nsa condo mo n rw?).. at least may rememmbrance ko.. heheh..den kinunan namin xa vids hbang kmi nman ng ala-reporters heheh.. bsta saya tlaga..nsa utube ung vid..ang dami rn nming naitanong kaso ng gusto sana nmin iquestion edi nmin nsabi..hehe basta sobrang saya..kwela c yeng e..ngpapatawa pa…..tapos sabi nya i-endorse dw nmin ung site nmin…tapos later e ngpaalam na xa..pero nshock pa ako ng xa una maginitiate ng beso-beso..hehe..di ko expected un ah…muztah nmn at ang oily ng face ko nun..kkhiya nman sa vbelo face ni yeng..heheh..natulala pa ako nun!den ngpaalam na xa..babyye..prang ang bilis nm mga pangyayari…ngyri b tlaga un…
khit nkaalis n van nila e tulala p rin kmi…ang babaw mo no? pero iba tlaga un kc d ba hinintay tlaga nya kmi tapos khit pagod xa inentertain p rn nya kmi..bait tlaga…tapos un uwi n rin kmi n prang hihg p rin.. ilang ulit b akong ngpasalamat?..hehe..dat nyt d kmi nkatulog ni tiny..chika p rin kmi bout s nngyari and watch mga vids…hala at may 2 exams q the next day..as in wla tlaga ko tulog..hehe.. fortunately I passed both exams (ngstudy nman ako khit papano) and masaya ako tlaga…
when i arrived at school nobody at first pero lter on my cmates foud out at d cla tumigil hnggat di ko ngkukuwento..hehehe…
it was really a memorable experience for me at hanggang ngaun sobrang overwhelmed p rn ako.. thank u s lhat ng tumulong especially kay SUPER P..grabe ang effort mo tin ha.. kina tiny and chinni for sharing that moment with me.. and of course kay yeng for giving us the chance to see her and talk with her in person..now i know kung bkit kita idol..hehehe..you rock girl!! sana maulit muli….
