Have I got a story to tell! Yow yow yow yeah! A happy blog for a change. Hehe! Okeys, due to popular demand, here's what I've been up to the last couple of days.
Prologue
Last friday, lets see... that's January 12 (daytime... not 2 in the morning as my last entry says) I got an anonymous tip that the pyro Olympics are still ongoing and two coutries are scheduled to put up a show that night. So its friday and even though I still have scheduled classes the next day I gave the pyro Olympics a shot. After all, I wont be seing that kind of display until next year, that is if they're going to set the schedule on January again.
So after deciding to go through with it, and after meeting up with Carina (who turned out to be the anonymous texter, dont ask) and Nang Trix (that's ate trix for non-ilonggos) we were off to the Mall of Asia to get glimpse of this so called greatest show on... was it earth, asia, of all time? ... ... anyways - you get the idea.
It took us a few minutes to flag down a jeepney and a few more to reach Beundia... (uhm, yeah... we started from DLSU). Next we needed to ride one of those Multicabs.... mini jeepneys actually. At that time, these blue, little critters seemed to be the only way to get to where we were going and a lot of people were on a chaotic rampage just to get one - or so we thought. After joining the chaos and finally pushing our way to get some seats, we found out that there was actually a long line of people which extended for almost half a city block (no exaj). While we zoomed off into the sunset... the people were waving their fists in disbelief.
Just a Sampler
That little accident with the line was just the start of our misadventures. After saying goodbye to all those angry folks, we laughed all the way to MOA (which was an awful lot because of the freakish traffic jams caused by all the fireworks hype). Upon arrival, that was about 7:30pm (show starts at 8:00). We decided to do a little grocery. And since we were in a hurry... we were to buy only the absolute bare necessities. Being with two girls, this meant hair products, a few pieces of food... and those things girls wear when... yeah... yes... ok... lost myself there. Hehe. With that said, I can now say that I could tell the difference between a pad, a liner, a regular liner, a regular pad, a regular pad with wings, and a hyper absorbent regular pad with wings... hmmmm... I sure hope that I'm not making any bit of sense... but you get the picture.
Fifteen minutes before showtime, we decided to get a pizza. We asked the people making the stuff how long it would take to prepare a large pizza. They said 8 minutes. Well that, plus 5 minutes in line, 3 minutes deciding which pizza to get, and about 8 more minutes to actually go outside and view the fireworks.... and about 10 minutes trying to get through the sea of people viewing the fireworks meant that we missed the first show. Damn!
But no worries, another hour from now there would be another show, and this time we wont miss it. We hauled our pizza, found a nice open area, sat on the pavement and had our own little picnic. A little while longer and the fireworks started... I will be describing the show in the next paragraph.
WOW!
After the show... we were addicted to fireworks. We just had to see the how our country would do against china the next day. We were determined to show up... no matter what.
And oh... even though the show ended at around 10, we could leave until about 1am... too many people, to few transportation. Sigh... but it was freakin worth it.
Setting New Records
Here's the fun part. So the next day (that's a saturday January 13), we were still psyched up to go on our second day of fireworks.... waaa... im sleepy... continue ko nalang later... at least may nagawa na me... hehe... (bitin muna! Nyaahahahahahahhaa....)
ok... so im back.... Jan 17 na ngayon 12:56am... hehe. Where was I?
The second time around, we were already expecting the traffic, and the long line and nang Steph was also with us. So we decided to take a taxi. It just so happens that there's none to be found! The ones that we do manage to stop aren't going anywhere near MOA. That was frustrating. Since it was almost 730 and we havent left Lasal yet, we decided to walk a little bit until could we get a ride. Still none of the drivers are willing to take us. Seems like the very act of mentioning the word MOA sends shivers through their spines. So we kept waling... until we reached harrison plaza (brings back memories... February 20-something, last year). Still no one stops. We were overtaking a lot of cars even though we were just walking. It was one hell of a traffic jam. We kept on walking... until we reach Roxas Blvd. We kept on walking until we reached the Cultural Center of the Philippines. We kept on walking until we reached star city. Almost halfway there, we realized... are we ever getting a ride? Are we really going to walk all to way to the Mall of Asia? Answer - we did.
It was like the end of the world! Cars abandoned in the road. People standing on the roof of their vehicles. Bridges overflowing. A whole field full of people, each with their own blanket, tent, kettle, plates - everything save the kitchen sink. everyone was walking, horns were honked, bikes speeding past, police dogs on the prawl... its was the day after friday alright... and all the Filipinos were edging to watch their own country perform.
Oh, back to us. When we finally reached the open field of MOA, we saw all the people camped out there and decided to get closer to the water - where the fireworks will be launched. It was almost 830 and we were joking that the Filipinos were the first to perform - because they were already late, Filipino time. As we were walking, we reached an area where there was less people and less obstacles... whoose... it started. And we saw one of the greatest shows ever.
Turns out china was the first to perform and the Filipinos, still keen observers of Filipino time started at about 1030. So in between those times, we just sat under the stars and talking and eating everything that's being sold there. That was one of the most wonderful experiences ever! Ill post the pics when I get them. After, we walked around MOA almost twice, trying to look for a place to eat, since almost all the restos were already full or closed. I never expected all the restaurants in that super huge mall to be filled all at once. We were left with no choice but to fall in line for almost an hour (ok exaj there) in one of the McDonald's there. We ordered take-out and had one of our picnics again in fron of National Bookstore. As it was turning out, MOA was one big picnic are.
Alas, we were full and had to get back home... ann guess what... we walked all the way to taft again. What a night! What a night! But it was freakin hell worth it. Thanx guys... :D
Last friday, lets see... that's January 12 (daytime... not 2 in the morning as my last entry says) I got an anonymous tip that the pyro Olympics are still ongoing and two coutries are scheduled to put up a show that night. So its friday and even though I still have scheduled classes the next day I gave the pyro Olympics a shot. After all, I wont be seing that kind of display until next year, that is if they're going to set the schedule on January again.
So after deciding to go through with it, and after meeting up with Carina (who turned out to be the anonymous texter, dont ask) and Nang Trix (that's ate trix for non-ilonggos) we were off to the Mall of Asia to get glimpse of this so called greatest show on... was it earth, asia, of all time? ... ... anyways - you get the idea.
It took us a few minutes to flag down a jeepney and a few more to reach Beundia... (uhm, yeah... we started from DLSU). Next we needed to ride one of those Multicabs.... mini jeepneys actually. At that time, these blue, little critters seemed to be the only way to get to where we were going and a lot of people were on a chaotic rampage just to get one - or so we thought. After joining the chaos and finally pushing our way to get some seats, we found out that there was actually a long line of people which extended for almost half a city block (no exaj). While we zoomed off into the sunset... the people were waving their fists in disbelief.
Just a Sampler
That little accident with the line was just the start of our misadventures. After saying goodbye to all those angry folks, we laughed all the way to MOA (which was an awful lot because of the freakish traffic jams caused by all the fireworks hype). Upon arrival, that was about 7:30pm (show starts at 8:00). We decided to do a little grocery. And since we were in a hurry... we were to buy only the absolute bare necessities. Being with two girls, this meant hair products, a few pieces of food... and those things girls wear when... yeah... yes... ok... lost myself there. Hehe. With that said, I can now say that I could tell the difference between a pad, a liner, a regular liner, a regular pad, a regular pad with wings, and a hyper absorbent regular pad with wings... hmmmm... I sure hope that I'm not making any bit of sense... but you get the picture.
Fifteen minutes before showtime, we decided to get a pizza. We asked the people making the stuff how long it would take to prepare a large pizza. They said 8 minutes. Well that, plus 5 minutes in line, 3 minutes deciding which pizza to get, and about 8 more minutes to actually go outside and view the fireworks.... and about 10 minutes trying to get through the sea of people viewing the fireworks meant that we missed the first show. Damn!
But no worries, another hour from now there would be another show, and this time we wont miss it. We hauled our pizza, found a nice open area, sat on the pavement and had our own little picnic. A little while longer and the fireworks started... I will be describing the show in the next paragraph.
WOW!
After the show... we were addicted to fireworks. We just had to see the how our country would do against china the next day. We were determined to show up... no matter what.
And oh... even though the show ended at around 10, we could leave until about 1am... too many people, to few transportation. Sigh... but it was freakin worth it.
Setting New Records
Here's the fun part. So the next day (that's a saturday January 13), we were still psyched up to go on our second day of fireworks.... waaa... im sleepy... continue ko nalang later... at least may nagawa na me... hehe... (bitin muna! Nyaahahahahahahhaa....)
ok... so im back.... Jan 17 na ngayon 12:56am... hehe. Where was I?
The second time around, we were already expecting the traffic, and the long line and nang Steph was also with us. So we decided to take a taxi. It just so happens that there's none to be found! The ones that we do manage to stop aren't going anywhere near MOA. That was frustrating. Since it was almost 730 and we havent left Lasal yet, we decided to walk a little bit until could we get a ride. Still none of the drivers are willing to take us. Seems like the very act of mentioning the word MOA sends shivers through their spines. So we kept waling... until we reached harrison plaza (brings back memories... February 20-something, last year). Still no one stops. We were overtaking a lot of cars even though we were just walking. It was one hell of a traffic jam. We kept on walking... until we reach Roxas Blvd. We kept on walking until we reached the Cultural Center of the Philippines. We kept on walking until we reached star city. Almost halfway there, we realized... are we ever getting a ride? Are we really going to walk all to way to the Mall of Asia? Answer - we did.
It was like the end of the world! Cars abandoned in the road. People standing on the roof of their vehicles. Bridges overflowing. A whole field full of people, each with their own blanket, tent, kettle, plates - everything save the kitchen sink. everyone was walking, horns were honked, bikes speeding past, police dogs on the prawl... its was the day after friday alright... and all the Filipinos were edging to watch their own country perform.
Oh, back to us. When we finally reached the open field of MOA, we saw all the people camped out there and decided to get closer to the water - where the fireworks will be launched. It was almost 830 and we were joking that the Filipinos were the first to perform - because they were already late, Filipino time. As we were walking, we reached an area where there was less people and less obstacles... whoose... it started. And we saw one of the greatest shows ever.
Turns out china was the first to perform and the Filipinos, still keen observers of Filipino time started at about 1030. So in between those times, we just sat under the stars and talking and eating everything that's being sold there. That was one of the most wonderful experiences ever! Ill post the pics when I get them. After, we walked around MOA almost twice, trying to look for a place to eat, since almost all the restos were already full or closed. I never expected all the restaurants in that super huge mall to be filled all at once. We were left with no choice but to fall in line for almost an hour (ok exaj there) in one of the McDonald's there. We ordered take-out and had one of our picnics again in fron of National Bookstore. As it was turning out, MOA was one big picnic are.
Alas, we were full and had to get back home... ann guess what... we walked all the way to taft again. What a night! What a night! But it was freakin hell worth it. Thanx guys... :D
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