I met Alex Wassabi for the second time last Friday, March 2nd. It was in Jollibee, BGC. Technically, it was my third time to see him. Everything is documented on my YTFF adventures, see my previous blogs. (Ooh look at her doing a shameless self promo LOL.) However this was just the second time that I got to interact and take a picture with him.
Honestly, I had to go attend an orientation in my university the same day but ya girl knows her priorities so she chose Alex over uni LOL. That is how much I genuinely want to meet him. There was a giveaway beforehand where the winners will get to meet Alex. My cousin and I joined, apparently, and we both won. We received a dm from Jollibee that we had to be there the next day around 4 PM. I was actually planning to go to my uni first but that would mean I’d be coming from Manila and the transpo would take so much time, so I decided to just ditch the orientation. Thankfully, I didn’t get screwed for that. My cousin also had to excuse himself from his classes and fortunately his teachers were fine with that. He went straight to our house from school as I was getting ready by 3 PM. I just wore my Beatles shirt tucked under my floral shorts. To make it look like not so pambahay, I wore a loose jacket and some running shoes. Now, I looked like I was just running around BGC and had to stop and rest for a while in Jollibee. That was definitely not the look I was trying to go for but I ended up looking exactly like that LOL. I just wanted to look casual and not overdressed. The annoying cousin of mine went back home to change outfits. I lent him my beloved Sherlock shirt and he hasn’t returned it since. I am going to have to remind him later. That bish. I think it was 4:15 when he came back. We tried finding a Grab right away then I was starting to get anxious because it was taking so much time. It was around 5 PM when we found a driver. Remember when Jollibee DMed us that we had to be there by 4 PM? Gosh we’re one hour late already. We went out and saw our Grab outside but the driver probably didn’t know so he drove past us and it was so funny how we were just running after him. When we were caught up, I knocked at the backseat and there we went. The venue was just near our place but there was a slight traffic. When we reached our destination, we went straight to the second floor. There were two lines - one for the winners and another for the walk-ins who were just wishing to meet Alex. Our line wasn’t that long and that’s most probably because we were late. Before 6 PM, we got inside. They gave us name tags and it felt so much like a birthday party LOL. The room was already pretty much full and the seats in front were occupied so we were seated at the back. We met someone who was just by herself and we talked for a bit. Then Alex finally arrived at 6:30 and the crowd went wild. I couldn’t even hear him when he was talking. There were games such as French Fry Eating Contest and Wassabi Pop Quiz. We also sang happy birthday (in English and Filipino) to Alex since it’s his birthday month. We love a Filipino birthday party. They also served Wasabi fries to everyone which is the main purpose of the event – to introduce their new product. I personally didn’t hate the taste of it but I also didn’t love it that much to the point I would feel the need to order it. It was alright, a bit spicy from the first bite with a salty aftertaste. I didn’t think I would like it at first but if you buy me one, thank you very much. The meet and greet started not long after. While we were in line, we saw Baninay and we took pictures with her. She seemed like a nice and down to earth person. She was game to take photos with everyone. As we were moving closer, I saw Matt holding Alex’s vlogging camera. I told my cousin that I wanted to be in Alex’s vlog so I’ll try to be friends with Matt LOL. When I got to be in front of him, I said hi. The camera wasn’t even turned on so I know I’m not in the vlog haha. I can tell he was a bit surprised that I recognized him. He asked me how I was and I didn’t know what to answer so I just murmured something lmao. He didn’t hear it so he moved closer to me and I told him that I was super excited to meet Alex. I think he gave me a smile and thumbs up, bruh his eyes are pretty. He might be wearing contacts but I still like it. Then I asked if we could take a selfie. He was so game and chill and I wasn’t expecting that he’d put his arms around me. Ang harot lang huehuehue. Then it was my turn to meet Alex. His security was like pushing me to go up to him already and I was like “Calm down, kuya Charles”. He should look at me first so I’ll know he’s ready. When I came up to him, we hugged each other and took a photo right away. I was also glad that someone was able to capture that moment. I saw a snap story from a person who works at Jollibee. Funny story, I was about to download it but when I came back, the story was already gone. It has already reached the 24 hour mark. I had to message her personally and ask if she was able to keep a copy and she was super nice about it. She sent it to me through messenger and I just, ugh, bless her soul. Also, I just noticed that Alex was wearing somewhat like a tie-dyed pink shirt which was close to the colour of my jacket. HA. I remember when we were also unexpectedly matching at YTFF when we were both wearing kind of like washed denim coloured outfits. I asked Alex if we could take another photo with a cute pose but as I was explaining it to him, his security was forcing us apart and he said in a super cute way that they won’t let him. I am laughing now just thinking about how I was trying to hold on to him but they’re moving me away from him. Why am I so dramatic? I have so much I want to talk to him about, but the meet up was so rushed it’s literally just “take a pic and leave.” I understand it, though. It was a free M&G and Alex would be so tired. I’m just hoping he’d be able to interact more with us next time, just like in YTFF. Although now I’m just really glad I got to meet this ball of sunshine again. He’s so nice and happy and tall and positive and his smile is just one of the best in the world. It went on super quick and we were already walking away from the resto when we decided halfway down the block to go back in and wait a little bit longer for Alex to leave. We were ordering a float and hamburger when Aaron went down with some bodyguards. There was a slight commotion and then a few seconds later it was Alex’s turn. I rushed to go for him and I got to touch his arms. It was so funny because my cousin was telling me about our order but I was focusing on something else. I didn’t notice that Matt was filming behind him. I am in his vlog after all LOL. We got our order and waited outside until their van leaves. We didn’t even know which one was his so we decided to give up after a few minutes. We walked from the venue to our house while reminiscing what just happened and I feel grateful because I get to experience these amazing things. I can’t wait to meet Alex again for the third time. Brb planning my next weird M&G pose idea.
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I Met Bethany Mota, Niomi Smart, Remi Cruz, Abby Asistio, Donnalyn Bartolome and Kiana Valenciano11/20/2017 I went to It’s A Girl Thing in Manila last November 18. This was my Meet and Greet experience. My whole IAGT experience is on another blog post: whoapotato.weebly.com/home/its-a-girl-thing-manila-2017
When we reached the M&G tent, I was surprised to see the lines were already long. Remi and Niomi’s schedule were at the same time. We went to Niomi’s first. She looked so simple yet classy with her dress. She was like a living doll tbh. I was not prepared on what to tell her so I just hugged her when it was my turn. We took a quick photo and I requested her if we could do the Titanic pose. She said “Oh the Titanic pose? Sure.” I love her accent so much. She happily did the pose right away and it was so funny how she had unintentionally completely blocked me out. She was taller than me and I was behind her. It was an epic fail but Niomi still looked adorable. To the kuya who took our photo, you could’ve done better. Smh. We ran to the other side of the tent to line up for Remi. She asked for my name which I think was so sweet of her. She actually tried to talk to everyone. She saw my hoodie and told me that she loves Troye. I, an awkward bean, didn’t know what to respond so I told her “We love Troye”. Well, don’t we sisters? Lol. Kuya who was taking our photo was becoming impatient but I requested Remi if we could do the gun-pointing-at-the-camera pose. She didn’t understand at first so I showed her and Remi looked so cute on the photo. I didn’t, as usual. Note to self: gurl don’t raise your chin too high on photos. While waiting for our next M&G, we saw Anne Clutz walking with Jeya, her daughter, to the venue. We asked for a photo and she recorded us. OMG are we in Mommy Anne’s vlog?! Yay fun! Our next meetup is with Abby Asistio. She also seemed sweet and we did this pose where each one of our arms and feet was raised. It’s not that complicated, I’m just bad at describing things. She asked me if that pose has any meaning and I told her that it just means that we’re happy. Lol idk my cousin just started that. Before leaving, I told her that she’s so tall and she said it was because of her shoes then she showed me. Next up was Bethany Mota. Everyone lost it when she came out of the tent. I think her line was the longest. Someone from IAGT was also giving out free M&G passes which was kind of unfair for those who joined the giveaways tbh. Anyways, the line was moving fast and I was not prepared. When it was my turn, I just told her about her last M&G here where she would meet the first 500 people in line. I told her that I was number 501 and she felt sad but then I said she was so nice because I still met her that time and she was okay with it. Then we took a quick photo. As usual, I asked for another weird pose. I requested her if we could do an awkward pose. She was so game for it and she told me she’s never done that pose before. Wow I feel honoured. I told her that I got it from Connor Franta but in the back of my head, I knew I got it from Shawn Mendes. I don’t know why I said Connor. These meet ups are making me forget how to think and talk properly. After that photo, I asked Beth if I could touch her dimples. I could feel the bouncers being impatient already but I didn’t care I wanted to do everything while she’s still here bish. Fite me. I bet Bethers gets this request all the time so she’s just used to it. I told her before leaving that touching her dimples is actually one of my dreams and she laughed. I met Donnalyn after that. She was so petite and I couldn’t help but tell her that she’s such a smol bean when I hugged her. She told me that I was a smol bean too. Wow I finally met someone who’s not taller than me lol. Then there goes Kiana. Contrary to Donnalyn, she was super tall. Well, she’s wearing high heeled shoes but still. Her hair was up in a bun and she looks so simple yet classy. I was awkward I didn’t know what to tell her so I just hugged her and said “It’s nice to meet you”. But I wished I told her that I met her brother last year and my goal is to meet the entire Valenciano family. So there we go, that’s how my M&G sessions went. I realized that I was just so calm all throughout the experience. I think I’m getting used to these meetups since I’ve met lots of YouTubers already. I no longer freakout like I used to. I never take this for granted, though. I still feel grateful to have been able to meet these amazing people. Also, kudos to the team. It really feels like a Meet and Greet since we get to have an actual conversation with them and not just “take a pic and leave”. Well here’s to more stories I’ll be sharing and Youtubers we’ll be meeting in the future. Cheers, G. How did I get so lucky to have met these amazing and wonderful YouTubers? Well, the secret is persistence. I tried joining every giveaway there was and fortunately, I have won some. Basically this was not just pure luck so if you really want to meet your fave, you really have to do everything it takes and be as creative as you can. Some giveaways would ask you to post a picture, others require you to upload a video. It takes a lot of guts to join but it definitely will be worth it at the end so take a shot, sweaty.
So here it goes, the fruit of my labor lol. The highlight of my YTFF experience, my meet and greet with my loves. The first youtuber that I met was Janina Vela. I have seen her already from the last fanfest and we had a picture together then. But the picture was an epic fail. It was shot with a potato and we are so close up you can see my large pores. So this time I wanted our photo to be perfect. I was already planning for a pose while we were still in line. Oh btw did I tell you that while we were in line we saw Bailey May sitting right across from us? Lol he was just sitting there and we haven't even noticed. When we did, he had to leave already so that was kind of a bummer. Her loveteam Ylona also walked past us. I believe they were there because they are endorsers of Jollibee which is one of the sponsors of the event. ALSO ALEX, KYLE, AND AARON WALKED PAST US LIKE BRUH THEY WERE SO NEAR YET SO FAR. This just proves that a lot of things can happen while you are in line. I even met Janina's mom and she was holding a camera I guess she was vlogging. She was so cute and nice. I also saw her younger brother and father like wow Janina's family is so supportive they are goals. It did not take much time before I met Janina herself. The staff there, though, was like "we need to hurry up. there are lots of people still in line", and I totally get him so I just told him that I'd be quick. When it was my turn, I approached Janina with a hug and she told me that she liked my denim jacket. I saw that she was wearing one as well and I said "TWINNING!" and I felt so basic saying that but we were literally twinning I can't help it. After that, we quickly proceeded to take a photo. I was shaking though and I had no idea why. LOL. Like I know meeting Janina does not make me feel nervous so I guess I was shaking because it has finally sunk in on me that everything was happening, that I was there and I was meeting all these youtubers. It was crazy and Janina noticed that she even exclaimed "YOU'RE SHAKING" which made her hug me tighter and that was really nice of her. With that very tight hug she gave me, I think I recovered so I could finally talk. I asked her if we could take another photo with our hands together like a gun and pointing at the camera. When I told her this, she was hesitant at first and told me "but i don't support murder". I laughed but we still did the pose anyway. It turned out cute and I wish I could post it but hey, I am branding myself as anonymous. Huehue. Before we parted ways, I apologized to her for shaking. Janina is a very nice and humble person she deserves everything that is happening to her and I admire her so much. The next person that I met was Lauren. I was kind of panicky because Lauren, Megan, Matt and Jayden were doing their Meet and Greets at the same time, meaning I had to hurry up to catch up on each one of them or I won't be able to meet them. I chose Lauren first because I had this gift for her on a paper bag that I was holding and I would like to give it to her first before meeting the rest. While we were still in line, I could not help but stare at her. I was questioning whether she was real. She does not look real. Lauren is a goddess especially with her cute outfit on. I also prepared some gimmicks because I wanted my meet and greet to be something that is not common. When it was my turn, surprisingly, I hugged her. There was a staff talking to her so our hugging moment lasted longer than usual. It was not awkward although I felt like a monkey hanging onto her mother because Lauren was waaayyy taller than me. When they were done talking and her attention was on me, I immediately asked her if I could touch her dimples. I got the idea from a previous M&G that I attended where this one person asked if she could touch Bethany Mota's dimples. And I was like yaaasss gurl I am so going to do that with Lauren. Lauren had no problem with that she even bent her knees so I could reach her. She said "okay are you ready?" and I have everything on film and I watch it every single night because Lauren was ssosoooososo kyooot. If you're wondering, yes, her dimples are real and they are deep af. I feel healed just by touching them. For our photo together, I had another request where I asked her if we could do a pinky promise and she agreed. She even had her tongue sticking out and I really looked like a midget beside her. Now it did not end there. I gave her my gift and she instantly saw the duck whistle and said "OH ALEX IS GOING TO FREAK OUT", which is the reason why I was giving it to them. Now for my last request, I got this one paper out and I told her "alex adopted me last year so i was wondering if you could---" and there, Lauren saw the adoption paper and read it. She said it was funny and that was the first adoption paper she signed and I feel so #blessed to be the first official Laurex child. LOL. My parents are the best and I said "thanks mom" then hugged her again before going. The bouncer was already mad I probably took the longest time but I couldn't care less because I wanted to do so much with so little time. I gotta say that was my most favorite M&G ever. It used to be the one with Alex but I think Lauren has got the spot now. Sorry dad. My next M&G was with Megan Nicole. It was a really fast one the bouncer was already rushing us since we were the last ones in the line. I just hugged her and we took a photo. Megan looked so dainty with her little dress. I really admired how she chose to be comfortable with her flat shoes on. She looked so smol and innocent and all so cuddly. I wished I had more time to interact with her. She was also with this guy, I am not sure if that was her boyfriend but gurrrlll that guy was so hot, he and Megan looked so good together. We also made it to Matt's M&G which is also a fast one. I hugged him and Oh My Lord I could feel his abs. He asked how I was while he was still hugging me and I said "i'm good. how about you?" but I did not hear his answer because I was too preoccupied with his abs. LOL. I don't know but Matt looked tired maybe because he had met so many people already so I wanted our part to be kind of interesting so he could be awake. Since I noticed that he was inches taller than me, I asked if he could put his head on top of mine and do the kawaii pose with his hands on his chin. Ya get what I'm sayin? Yeah, that. People around us were like "aww so cute" and I thought my mission to keep him awake was a success. Before I left, I hugged him one last time to take advantage of his abs, again and he said "nice meeting you" but in my head I was like "oh it was my pleasure". Last but definitely not the least was Jayden Rodrigues. Of course, there was a rush again so this time one of the staff asked if we could take a photo as a group. I was with my cousin and his one friend. I came up with this pose where everybody could get involved. We hugged Jayden right away and he noticed my cousin's shirt and said "oh lloyd cadena" I was kind of shocked that he recognized the shirt. LOL. I asked Jayden if we could like fight over him for the photo and he was so game for it. I was pulling one of his arms. My cousin was hugging him from the back and his friend was pulling the other arm. It turned out reaaaallllyyyy cute because Jayden was also acting for it. I laughed when I saw the photo. I realized that it is a good thing that we took a group photo because if it was individual, I would've asked him to dab with me and that would be where I lose all of the 3 friends I have so I am glad the dabbing did not happen. Jayden was really nice and the guy is a hugger. He gives tight hugs and Oh My Lord I will never forget his and Matt's hugs LOL JK. I told him "it was so nice meeting you" before we left and he replied with "pleasure meeting you" and God I forgot how beautiful his accent is. Well these are just some of my meet and greet experience and I feel happy looking back that I did those crazy things. They may be embarrassing but those things I did make the moments even more memorable and interesting. I am surely going to do more crazy stuff in the future, and hopefully I get to document them again. I feel so blessed to have been able to meet these great people and shared some memories with them that I will treasure forever. I am never taking this for granted and I hope they continue to inspire more people like me. I LOVE MY LIFE AS OF THE MOMENT I HOPE THIS FEELING LASTS AND LOOK AT MY MOTIVATION TWO CONSECUTIVE BLOG ENTRIES I CANNOT BELIEVE MYSELF THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN I LOSE INTERNET CONNECTION AND I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO WOW PATS MYSELF ON THE BACK |
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