Do you know the feeling when you’re actually living your dream for the first time? I know I do.
It was when I attended a Sponge Cola Mall Tour last May 09, 2009 at the Event Center of SM City Baliwag.
For a background, I am a four-year supporter of Sponge Cola at that time. During those years, I already did things that a typical fan does- I vote for their songs on charts, buy their albums, watch and listen to their every guestings , collect magazines wherein they were featured and so on. All these, except for one thing: I never attended any of their gigs.
Or maybe I did.
It’s when I’m in a deep slumber, or as others puts it “in my dreams”. Sometimes, we’re on the same jeepney ride, other times at my school grounds – performing and would you believe, even inside the same tricycle (please imagine the smile on my face after a dream that I’m with them). Sweet dreams indeed.
On one of the typical days of April 2009, my brother suddenly approached me and said “Ate May, yung Sponge Cola pupunta sa SM Baliwag ah.”
Inhale. Exhale.
I was like “Wag mo kong niloloko.”
“Oo nga, kaw pala.”
“Weh...Kailan?”
“Sa May 09!”
May 09, May 09…
The date persisted on crossing my mind since then; and every time it did – I smile my sweetest smile with a question “Is this, for real?”
Fast forward May 09, 2009, I arrived at SM City Baliwag by 2:00 PM (event is at 6:00 PM). The moment I stepped inside the said establishment, I hastily heard Sponge Cola songs being played on the background. My heart raced as everything go smoothly – I bought their latest album, seated on the second row (too shy to be on the front row) , met new friends and wholeheartedly waited as I sing along with their songs. At some point of that waiting moment, I suddenly had an instant flashback on my mind on how I loved them for the past four years.
In no time, Kuya Wendell (the sessionist drummer) came up to the stage, then Kuya Gosh (the bassist), Kuya Armo (the guitarist) and with all the suspense, Yael (the vocalist). Collectively, Sponge Cola is now really in front of me, of us. My little heart didn’t just raced but skipped a beat on that very moment.
Sponge Cola played five songs – Ayt!, Tuliro, Gemini, Pasubali and Bitiw; and I was all in awe. Describing how they look like, how they performed , how I am as a fan there or how I felt during those moments is a perfect time to be poetic, if I am just allowed, I’ll go : the sway of their hands, their every moves, every words and every chords were all magical, extremely magical.
For my dream is now a reality.
After the set is the meet-and-greet session with the band. I had my albums and magazines autographed. I also had the privilege to have a photo with each of them. My favorite part is when I already hear them do the talking without a microphone, their voices is like a voice of the friends I never met. I then realized that I was just so right for loving them.
Thisclose to them? Enough said.
Do you know the feeling when you’re actually living your dream for the first time? I know I do – because my sweetest dream is the sweetest reality.
Teehee!
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
Sweetest Dream
Do you know the feeling when you’re actually living your dream for the first time? I know I do.
It was when I attended a Sponge Cola Mall Tour last May 09, 2009 at the Event Center of SM City Baliwag.
For a background, I am a four-year supporter of Sponge Cola at that time. During those years, I already did things that a typical fan does- I vote for their songs on charts, buy their albums, watch and listen to their every guestings , collect magazines wherein they were featured and so on. All these, except for one thing: I never attended any of their gigs.
Or maybe I did.
It’s when I’m in a deep slumber, or as others puts it “in my dreams”. Sometimes, we’re on the same jeepney ride, other times at my school grounds – performing and would you believe, even inside the same tricycle (please imagine the smile on my face after a dream that I’m with them). Sweet dreams indeed.
On one of the typical days of April 2009, my brother suddenly approached me and said “Ate May, yung Sponge Cola pupunta sa SM Baliwag ah.”
Inhale. Exhale.
I was like “Wag mo kong niloloko.”
“Oo nga, kaw pala.”
“Weh...Kailan?”
“Sa May 09!”
May 09, May 09…
The date persisted on crossing my mind since then; and every time it did – I smile my sweetest smile with a question “Is this, for real?”
Fast forward May 09, 2009, I arrived at SM City Baliwag by 2:00 PM (event is at 6:00 PM). The moment I stepped inside the said establishment, I hastily heard Sponge Cola songs being played on the background. My heart raced as everything go smoothly – I bought their latest album, seated on the second row (too shy to be on the front row) , met new friends and wholeheartedly waited as I sing along with their songs. At some point of that waiting moment, I suddenly had an instant flashback on my mind on how I loved them for the past four years.
In no time, Kuya Wendell (the sessionist drummer) came up to the stage, then Kuya Gosh (the bassist), Kuya Armo (the guitarist) and with all the suspense, Yael (the vocalist). Collectively, Sponge Cola is now really in front of me, of us. My little heart didn’t just raced but skipped a beat on that very moment.
Sponge Cola played five songs – Ayt!, Tuliro, Gemini, Pasubali and Bitiw; and I was all in awe. Describing how they look like, how they performed , how I am as a fan there or how I felt during those moments is a perfect time to be poetic, if I am just allowed, I’ll go : the sway of their hands, their every moves, every words and every chords were all magical, extremely magical.
For my dream is now a reality.
After the set is the meet-and-greet session with the band. I had my albums and magazines autographed. I also had the privilege to have a photo with each of them. My favorite part is when I already hear them do the talking without a microphone, their voices is like a voice of the friends I never met. I then realized that I was just so right for loving them.
Thisclose to them? Enough said.
Do you know the feeling when you’re actually living your dream for the first time? I know I do – because my sweetest dream is the sweetest reality.
Teehee!
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It was when I attended a Sponge Cola Mall Tour last May 09, 2009 at the Event Center of SM City Baliwag.
For a background, I am a four-year supporter of Sponge Cola at that time. During those years, I already did things that a typical fan does- I vote for their songs on charts, buy their albums, watch and listen to their every guestings , collect magazines wherein they were featured and so on. All these, except for one thing: I never attended any of their gigs.
Or maybe I did.
It’s when I’m in a deep slumber, or as others puts it “in my dreams”. Sometimes, we’re on the same jeepney ride, other times at my school grounds – performing and would you believe, even inside the same tricycle (please imagine the smile on my face after a dream that I’m with them). Sweet dreams indeed.
On one of the typical days of April 2009, my brother suddenly approached me and said “Ate May, yung Sponge Cola pupunta sa SM Baliwag ah.”
Inhale. Exhale.
I was like “Wag mo kong niloloko.”
“Oo nga, kaw pala.”
“Weh...Kailan?”
“Sa May 09!”
May 09, May 09…
The date persisted on crossing my mind since then; and every time it did – I smile my sweetest smile with a question “Is this, for real?”
Fast forward May 09, 2009, I arrived at SM City Baliwag by 2:00 PM (event is at 6:00 PM). The moment I stepped inside the said establishment, I hastily heard Sponge Cola songs being played on the background. My heart raced as everything go smoothly – I bought their latest album, seated on the second row (too shy to be on the front row) , met new friends and wholeheartedly waited as I sing along with their songs. At some point of that waiting moment, I suddenly had an instant flashback on my mind on how I loved them for the past four years.
In no time, Kuya Wendell (the sessionist drummer) came up to the stage, then Kuya Gosh (the bassist), Kuya Armo (the guitarist) and with all the suspense, Yael (the vocalist). Collectively, Sponge Cola is now really in front of me, of us. My little heart didn’t just raced but skipped a beat on that very moment.
Sponge Cola played five songs – Ayt!, Tuliro, Gemini, Pasubali and Bitiw; and I was all in awe. Describing how they look like, how they performed , how I am as a fan there or how I felt during those moments is a perfect time to be poetic, if I am just allowed, I’ll go : the sway of their hands, their every moves, every words and every chords were all magical, extremely magical.
For my dream is now a reality.
After the set is the meet-and-greet session with the band. I had my albums and magazines autographed. I also had the privilege to have a photo with each of them. My favorite part is when I already hear them do the talking without a microphone, their voices is like a voice of the friends I never met. I then realized that I was just so right for loving them.
Thisclose to them? Enough said.
Do you know the feeling when you’re actually living your dream for the first time? I know I do – because my sweetest dream is the sweetest reality.
Teehee!
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