March 8, 2014 -- Part 1

I know I have to make this post before March ends (haha), so here goes...


As a birthday gift to myself and a pre-anniversary date for me and Ping, we went to see Mayday Parade at Skydome last March 8, 2014. 

The day started out definitely well. I woke up feeling excited since it was a special day, plus, I would meet a some of BForce and twitter friends. My LB friends (Roee, Quennie and Mckaye, with Mckaye's dad) picked me up at 10:30AM and we all went together to SM North Edsa. It was around an hour drive to get there. When we arrived, we went to Skydome so my other friends could get their Pulp Royalty (PR) IDs and then, we ate lunch at Kenny Rogers.

Mckaye and I at Kenny Rogers.

We still had a lot of time to kill before the actual show so we strolled around the mall and went to some random stores. (Around this time, I also asked Roee to buy a Mayday shirt for me. LOL) Mckaye and I went to see Ced on the line for PR. We had a little conversation and this photo happened. Haha. 

With Mckaye and Ced.

I also met up with Athena and we were glad to finally see each other. :) I also saw Des but it was only for a short while. I didn't get the chance to have a photo with Des, though. 

Around 3PM, Ping was already at the venue and we started to line up for the Bleachers section. I met Atari for a while during that time and damn, she sure is tall. .-. Haha ;)

By 4PM, the guards(?) at the venue asked us to line up downstairs, and so we did. We were kind of at the front of the line. And then, Mckaye tested out her camera on Ping and I and this is one of the resulting shots. LOL.

Ha. :p

We were just chilling in line 'til I got a lot of missed call from Mones and when I finally got to talk to her on the phone, she asked where I was and that they were going to meet me. Sure enough, after a few minutes, I finally met them! At long last, I finally got to see Mones, Jade, Atari, and Shane and other people c; Such pretty girls, I must say. There were obviously a lot of hugs and photos but here's some of them.

#MONEU :p

#JADELU :p

We waited for three more hours to finally enter the venue. Before 8PM, we were already inside the venue and from the bleachers, I went and say hi to Mones and others who were on the VIP area. I kinda grabbed this photo from where Mones mentioned me. Haha.

AND FINALLY, AROUND 8:30 PM, MAYDAY PARADE'S SET STARTED. Everyone at Skydome was definitely ecstatic as Mayday Parade put on a great show for us! I had a lot of fun during their set -- I was singing and jumping around and taking videos and photos. I even managed to put up a phone concert for Jezel and Patty. Hahaha. Derek's and Jake's voice were heavenly as well as Jeremy's (who did the backing up vocals). Alex and Brooks were very talented guitarists and I really appreciated them more during their live performance! 
(For my detailed Mayday Parade's concert experience (slash review), click here. c:)

The set ended by 10PM and I was exhausted yet so overwhelmed. I gave myself a pat on the back for giving myself the best birthday gift! And this was not bad at all for a concert date with my boyfriend. We hung out for a while in the Bleachers section and just as we were about to leave, I caught up with Athena (who was going to the bleachers to sit for a while) and I got a photo with her. :)

With Athena after Mayday's set :)

Mckaye, Roee, Quennie and I finally head home but we stopped over at a Jollibee store along SLEX to eat dinner. Haha. And after a long, fun and very fulfilling day, I finally got home. And with that, I could say March 8, 2014 is and will always be a special day! 

Many thanks to PULP for bringing Mayday Parade in Manila, to Mayday Parade for putting up an amazing show I'll always remember, and to everyone I spent the day with for all the fun moments we had. This was one of the best birthdays I had (even though my birthday was 4 days later, haha) :)

fly

don't let yourself get limited by the people surrounding you. 
break free. explore. make new memories. 
there are a lot of things to know, a lot of people to meet, and a lot of adventures to experience.

just don't forget to look back once in a while. :-)

don't get drunk on a monday.

the post title says it all. just don't. especially if you're up for a busy week. the headaches will haunt you unless you get enough sleep (which in my case, sleep did not happen)

furthermore, your poor soul will suffer. just kidding.

Feb Fair 2014

This past week was UPLB's annual Feb Fair :D It was a hell lot of fun, probably because I went to the fair four days straight, from Tuesday up to Friday (and still regret missing Saturday night though). It was tiring but it was the fun kind of tired. Ha.

Tuesday night was the first day of the fair. The fair wasn't that crowded yet so I was ecstatic. Haha. I was with my boyfriend, Ping, because I'm a clingy girlfriend. We went to a photobooth to have our pictures taken (plus free ice cream lol)

:D

Later on, we met up with some of his friends. We rode the ferris wheel and  there were no lines at all! Haha. It was my first time to ride that damn thing because I'm not really a fan of such rides and a lot of screaming and cursing happened. Well shit, it was against my will, haha, but it was actually quite fun. We also watched the finals of Rockengroll(?), CEAT-based battle of the bands, and the bands were great. :) I haven't watched the last band though because I have to leave so I could study for an exam for the next day. Boohoo.

The second night I went to the fair was just as rad as the first day. It was dedicated to eating and watching bands performing on Class Distraction, another battle of the bands. The bands were great, as usual. And it just shows how talented the homegrown bands are. :)

The next night, I was already tired. Hahaha. I was so tired I couldn't remember much about what happened but I'm 90% sure it was walking around everywhere. LOL.

Friday night (aka the fourth night; Valentines night) was the day I enjoyed the most. Despite the huge volume of people gathered at Freedom Park, I still managed to have a good time. My boyfriend and I got to meet up with his friend and his friend's girlfriend and we watched some bands perform (Penguin and Giniling Festival). We were at the side of the stage. LOL

Giniling Festival at UPLB Feb Fair 2014

After that, I met up with Jezel and Julie and then we went to look for Chin. When we met her, it was funny because she failed my expectations. Hahaha. Then, Faye went to meet us too and then the following photo happened.

Faye, Jezel, me :D, Chin. photo taken by Julie.

We went to another photobooth and booths and hung out 'til 12. I had fun hanging out with them, really. :D Kahit pekpek si Chin :)

At the end of the week I was freakin exhausted and I just wanted a decent sleep but nope. Acads will forever haunt me and I just can't escape. But hey, this was probably my most memorable Feb Fair by far, thanks to all the people that I've hung out with and of course, my clingy boyfriend.

soon

A month from now, we're gonna see Mayday Parade! This will be our (my bf and I) birthday treat for ourselves and our pre-anniversary date. Plus, this would be an excellent escape from all the school shits that would happen on March. Haha. Idk but I'm weirdly excited about it. :-) 

Mayday Parade. March 8, 2014. SM Skydome. :)