November 19th, 2008

strippedfighter

 "I gotta get my body moving shake the stress away..." ~ Rihanna, Please Don't Stop the Music

Image courtesy of Ed Arevalo

Aysman and I watched Chris Brown and Rihanna perform last November 16 at the Fort Bonifacio Open Field.

Good Things:

1. Early Bird Promo. Since maaga kami bumili ng tickets, naka-avail kami ng Early Bird promo. The tickets that were sold for P3500 starting November 1, we bought for only P1500 each back in October.

2. Getting There. Di kami nahirapan pumunta sa concert venue this time, unlike nung nanood kami ng concert ni Beyonce, di kami makakuha ng cab. Aysman and I decided to meet up near my place and easily got a cab, so off to the venue we went. Mabait din si manong driver. Walang angal at di humihingi ng dagdag.

3. Entrance. Di kami nahirapan maghanap ng entrance kasi standing room lang, unlike before na inikot namin ang buong concert venue kakahanap ng entrance.

4. Happy Feet. I learned from my mistake and wore slippers to the concert. So my feet although tired were still in pretty good shape until the end of the show.

5. Instinct. I felt that it would not be a good idea to bring a big bag and boy was I right. Kasi ang daming bawal ipasok sa concert venue, pati alcohol, cologne and ballpens, bawal. Pag iniwan mo sa guards, wala ng bawian.

6. Abaniko. I brought my good old reliable abaniko (thanks to Kulotlot) and fan myself and Aysman throughout the event. Malamang kung wala yun, nag-collapse na ko or nang-away ng katabi sa sobrang init.

7. Fireworks. Ang tanda ko na pero I swear, na-a-amaze talaga ako manood ng fireworks. Naisip siguro ng mga organizers na kailangan may intermission na maaaliw ang mga tao kaya nag-stage sila ng fireworks display para ma-distract ang audience habang nagpapalit ng set.

8. Chris Brown. Killer moves, good songs and great abs! What else can you ask for? Ang swerte ng nakakuha ng hinagis nyang pawisang polo. Hahaha.

9. Rihanna. I like her songs, but I was not really fascinated with her. I have to say though that seeing her perform live made me appreciate her more as an artist. Performance level talaga. And I enjoyed every number.

10. Video Wall. Laking tulong talaga.

11. Aysman. Ang pogi ng date ko. Period.


Not So Good Things:

1. 70,0000. I felt a little agoraphobic because there were really a lot of people. Sabi sa news, there were about 70,000 people who attended the event. I read somewhere that some of the Gold ticket holders were only able to enter the concert venue almost halfway through Chris's Brown's performance. Pag sobrang dami ng tao, nagdadasal talaga ako na wala sanang kung anong masamang elemento ang magstart ng stampede. Dahil lampa ako, I'm sure wala akong laban. Buti na lang walang jologs sa paligid that time.

2. The Heat. Ang lagkit ng mga katabi ko. Yung isang girl, di pa nagsisimula ang concert pero ang lagkit na nya. Maya-mayang konti pa, ang icky na rin ng feeling ko. Buti na lang at may baon akong abaniko at maraming tissue kaya di pa ko umabot sa point na mag-ayang umuwi.

3. Suppressed. Dahil super daming tao, di ako nakasayaw masyado kasi konting groove lang, may mababangga ako. So konting sway sway na lang ng balakang at galaw-galaw ng balikat tsaka ulo.

4. The Thirst. I was so thirsty after the concert but I had to settle with a can of warm soda since there were long lines of people trying to buy a drink. Take note, warm soda. Warm.

5. Souvenir. Dahil wala kaming digicam, eto ang nag-iisang picture namin ni Aysman during the concert. Di pa mukhang nasa concert nga kami.

6. Going Home. Hassle pauwi. Di kami sanay gumala sa The Fort so di namin alam ang pasikot-sikot. Nanghula na lang kami kung saan ang sakayan. Ang rule namin ni Aysman, pag di alam kung san ang sakayan... sundan yung mga mukhang commuters. Hehehehe. Kaso ilang grupo na ang sinundan namin pero wala pa rin kami masakyan pabalik ng Makati. Ang daming taxi pero ayaw magsakay ng mga driver, at ang shuttle naman di namin maabutan.

At dahil wala kaming masakyan pabalik man lang ng Makati, at dahil din hinding-hindi ko ipagkakatiwala ang buhay namin sa mga habal-habal sa halagang 20 pesos... nag-decide kami ni Aysman na mag-workout pauwi. Hehehe. Kaya ayun, HHWW kami from The Fort to EDSA Ayala. So all in all, considering all the aspects of the event and the experience, I have to say that I had a really great time. Sulit.