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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The registration opens at 8 AM so we planned on going to World Trade Center before 8. And by before 8, I mean we left our house at 7:59 AM. So as we were waiting for the bus, there were lots of people waiting with us as well. It has been almost 30 minutes yet there’s no vacant bus that has passed so we planned on taking the train instead only to find out that the MRT was not working and that's surely why there are loads of people waiting with us outside.
Moral of the story: If you plan on going to the venue early, leave your house early. Good thing the MRT has started working again at around 9AM. We took the train and rode a jeepney after. It was definitely more expensive rather than taking a bus so I really hated this option but I had no choice. We got to the venue by 10 AM and there were loads of people outside already. We thought the registration has not started yet so we asked one of the staff there and he pointed to us a way where we could enter. At the entrance, you will see so many guards and they may seem scary but I joke around them to kind of make the ambience feel cooler and lighter lol. One of the guards checking my bag found the food I had and I told them that I was planning on giving it to one of the artists but they were really firm and said that it was not allowed so I just had to leave the food at the entrance. I have paid for that food so I was not leaving it there that’s why I asked them if I could eat it before entering and they said that that would be much better. Moral of the story: Do not disobey the rules. If they said no food allowed inside, it means no food allowed inside. There were separate registrations inside. Since we won meet and greet passes, that’s where we headed off to. There was no long line there at all and I think that maybe is the perk of arriving late lol. When we claimed the passes we only had to tell them our names and show our IDs. Claiming is easy as long as you have the email confirmation with you and your ID. Before we got to the hall, we saw Caleon Twins and we were probably the first ones to spot them since they just got out of the other hall. We asked for a photo and said that we look forward to their performance since they would go up on stage at the festival. They were really nice and cool. When we went inside the hall, the show has not started yet. There were different activities prepared by the sponsors, though. From Globe, you have to film a dance video with your friends and you get freebies. This also gives you a chance to win meet and greet passes. From Milo, I see people dancing as well and there were trainers to teach you there. Of course I was too shy to dance so I did not join any of those activities. But what I enjoyed was the free Milo they were giving out. I am pretty sure we got a dozen cups of Milo and we were so energized lol. My worry was that they would sell food there priced at an unbelievable amount just like last year, but good thing was that one of their sponsors was Jollibee. They were giving out free hotdog sandwiches and burgers to everyone. I was so happy and this was the highlight of my YTFF experience lol just kidding. You will also have no worry if you got thirsty because there were loads of bottled water there and they’re unlimited. There were two stages inside, one for the festival and one for the main show. At 11 AM the festival started and there were YouTubers up on stage already. Some people were watching near the stage, other preferred to sit on the floor and I was one of them. There was also a separate area for those who have general admission and those who have VIP passes. I got VIP passes since I also have M&G passes. We could stay in this area closer to the main stage and they put up barriers around so others could not pass. I stayed there most of the time during the festival because 1) I am tired of all the standing and walking around, 2) There’s definitely less people there, 3) I am on my phone checking Twitter. Thanks to Globe for the free wifi. There were also YouTubers you could spot if you roam around. You can see Pamela Swing and That’s Bella taking pictures with everyone. There were also celebrities there like AC Bonifacio, Kyline Alcantara, PBB housemates Baninay, Aura, and others. It’s cool you could meet a lot of people there even your internet friends. Meet and greet started at 4PM. Those with Superwoman/Lilly Singh M&G passes went upstairs since she was also doing a book launch. I am still jealous of them as I am typing this because IT’S SUPERWOMAN AND I WOULD LOVE TO MEET HER I MEAN WHO DOESN’T?!! I FOUND OUT THAT SOMEONE GAVE AWAY HER M&G PASS WITH LILLY AND I WAS LIKE WHYYYYYY But I still feel very grateful that I was able to meet Janina Vela, Matt Steffanina, Jayden Rodrigues, Megan Nicole and LaurDIY. Like I met them and hug them and told them I love them and ahvJMSVASJCXHVASJC. Here's another blog entry where I talk about my M&G experience with them: http://whoapotato.weebly.com/home/i-met-laurdiy-janina-vela-megan-nicole-matt-steffanina-and-jayden-rodrigues-at-ytffph Meet and greets are always the highlight of my YTFF experience. Last year I met Alex Wassabi, Connor Franta, Tanner Patrick, Tiffany Alvord, and Lloyd Cadena. This year I got lucky again and I wish I would be as lucky next year! *crossed fingers*. So there, since I posted another blog for my M&G, I will not go much into detail about it here. The day went by so fast and by 7 PM, the main show was about to start. Before it started though, Mars Miranda was playing some sick tunes on stage and it just brought the party vibes to the fanfest. The main show started with Mikey Bustos singing and he also opened the show as a host. Youtubers went on stage for their portion of the show and I enjoyed each performance screaming at the top of my lungs. I was so close to the stage that the only thing between us was the barrier. I was so close that I could see the YouTubers’ pores. I am not kidding. I will also not go into much detail about what they did because there are videos at YouTube FanFest’s YouTube channel. Lilly came out last and that’s when the audience lost it. That’s when I lost it. That was my first time seeing her since I was not outside when fans were screaming because she passed. I did not want to spoil my excitement so I did not wait for her outside. So right there at that moment when she came up on stage, I just stared at her and admired how good she looked like I was questioning if she was even real. She looked so pretty and she was so funny and she was so energetic and she was the exact same Lilly that I used to see on my screen. Don’t get me wrong I super duper LOVE LAUREX as well but since I have already met them before my excitement to see Lilly was so much more. I wish the FanFest did not end. This is the only thing I look forward in the summer. It still feels surreal that I was able to see and meet my favourite Youtubers in person. I hope I could still be able to attend next year and that it would still be free. I love YouTube FanFest and I would like to thank whoever is behind all these. I hope more people will have the same experience that I had. This is a freaking long blog entry but oh well, I want to remember this moment forever. Yay!! Hindi ko rin alam kung paano ko nagawa pero nakakuha ako ng tickets sa YouTube FanFest Manila 2016!!! I was not able to get one last year. Paano ba naman kasi mas mabagal pa sa pagong na pilay ang internet namin at pang-kalakal pa ang laptop ko na bigla-bigla na lang namamatay nang panahong ‘yun. Ayun ending tuloy eh sobra akong na-depress. Halos lahat na ata ng giveaways and contests sinalihan ko, cornetto, close up, sunsilk, rexona, jusme kulang na lang salihan ko pati yung sa Chicser, pero dahil kahit papaano eh may konting pride pa naman akong natitira, hindi ko ‘yun sinalihan. Kinarma ata ako sa pang-aaway ko sa chicser at ni isang sinalihan eh wala akong napanalunan. At ‘yan ang kwento ng pagiging #TeamBahay ko.
Pero syempre susuko na lang ba akong ganun-ganun na lang? Aba hindi, walang makakapigil sa’kin. Kung gusto nyo gumawa din kayo ng bidyo nyo! (Oo nga!) And so I kept browsing twitter for updates. I was crying ofc seeing people meet our sunshines. Best day ever nila samantalang worst para sa’kin huhu. I was happy for them but I was sad for myself. Hours later, I got unexpected finger-lickin’ good news. Bethany Mota will be doing a meet and greet daw like whuuuut ansabe can I get a hell yeah?!!! Thing is that... there’s a limit. Only the first 500 people will be accommodated. Sabi ko aagahan ko talaga ng bongga ito at kung susuwertehin ka nga naman, nakarating ako sa tamang oras at ang bilang ko sa pila? 508. Huwaw. Halos pagsakluban na ‘ko ng langit at lupa nang malaman ko ‘yun. But because Beth is the nicest, she agreed to meet more people including me!! Hashtag blessed. Parang biglang nagbukas ang filter ng snapchat na may halo sa ulo ko at nagbukas ang langit para sa’kin. Imagine I met one of my favourite YouTubers!! One of the reasons why I stay up all night. One of the reasons why nag-lalag ang games ng mga pinsan ko dahil nakikipag-agawan ako sa internet connection. Worth it talaga dahil yung isa sa mga taong ‘yun eh nayakap ko na at nasabihan ko pa ng “I love you” in person like whaaaat I only used to type those words so I can send them to her on twitter!! (btw “thank you”-zoned lang ako kay Bethers eh lol itchukey have chum more!) Pero syempre ulit, wala na namang makakapigil sa’kin. If there’s one person or should I say 3 people that I love more than Beth, that’d be none other than the legendary Jaspoli. At bilang nasa Resorts World na rin kami, bakit nga naman hindi ko na sila hanapin dito? Umabot kami ng 8 pm dun hanggang sa finally.... finally sumuko na kami. Ilang tao na siguro ang natakot sa kakatitig namin sa van nila hoping na isa sa mga ‘yun ay sakay ang Jaspoli. Ilang beses na rin kaming nagpaikot-ikot sa hotel at mall at nagbawas ng fats sa katawan. Ilang guards na rin ang chinika namin at wala kaming napala maliban sa na-inform kami na kasal daw ni Mrs. Tan nung araw na ‘yun. Congrats Mrs. Tan kung sino ka man. Sobrang nangangalay na kami kakahintay, kakayanin naman para sa Jaspoli kaya lang ang paalam ko sa bahay eh sa school lang ang punta ko nung araw na iyon payagan lang nila ako. Oh what a fangirl does to satisfy her fangirl needs. Kaya ayun kinailangan ko nang umuwi. Hindi pa siguro iyon ang panahon para makita ko sila. Sa tamang panahon daw, oo gasgas na nga yan pero hindi naman kayo ang nagsusulat nito eh kaya shut up na lang. Haha jk labyu. Nung araw na ‘yun, tumingin ako sa langit at ipinangako sa sarili kong magkamatayan na pero sa susunod na YTFF makakasama na ‘ko. Jk lang ulit. Walang pagtingin sa langit na nangyari pero totoo yung promise ko sa sarili ko. Kaya heto ako ngayon, nag-iisa. Naglalakbay sa gitna ng dilim. Jk ulit. Sht ang joker ko talaga. Tawa ka na kasi. Ayun na nga, kaya heto, G na G si ate G. April 30, 2016, bago mag-4 pm nag-set up na ‘ko. Halos tumabi na ‘ko sa router. Nakailang subo pa ‘ko ng Doritos at ilang lagok ng Langka juice. Teka may English ba ‘yung langka? Tinatamad ako mag-search. Basta ayun. Tapos pinilit ko pa yung pinsan ko na tulungan ako kahit na ni isa sa mga tao sa line-up ng YTFF Manila eh wala syang kilala. Sino ba ang hindi normal? Ako o siya? I guess it’s the former. Eksaktong 4pm, pagka-refresh ko ng site ng ticketworld, ayan na nagsimula na ang ticket selling. OA talaga pero sobrang bilis ng tibok ng puso ko. I can’t even breathe properly. Bakit paulit-ulit yung lumalabas?!!! ‘Yung tipong kahit hindi ka nagmumura eh mapapamura ka talaga sa frustration. Pero in English para kunyari may class. Gayunpaman ay pinilit kong mag-tiwala sa sarili ko at sinabi ko na lang sa sarili ko na kaya mo yan, wala kang kaagaw na mga chicser fans. Haha inaaway ko na naman ang chicser. Ang ending ayun, hindi nakakuha ng ticket. Ang pinsan ko. Siya yung hindi nakakuha. Well ako, wala nga kasing makakapigil sa’kin. Got ‘em!!! Umaasa pa rin akong makasama ang Jaspoli sa line up pero kung hindi man, sobrang saya ko na rin na makita ang mga bessy ko na sila Connor, Alex at Tanner. Yasssss. Hindi nyo naitatanong pero sasabihin ko pa rin, si Connor ang first ever YouTube crush ko O2L days pa lang. Yes, when he has not come out yet. I loved him then, I love him more now especially knowing na he’s being true to himself na. Such a good role model. Dapat tulad niya yung hinahangaan ng mga kabataan ngayon, hindi yung mga... haay nako hindi na ko magmemention ng pangalan pero ano ba namang klase yung mga rap ni Skusta Clee ba yun? Jusme kaya hindi umuunlad ang Pilipinas eh. So ayun, nobela na itong sinulat ko, may nagbabasa ba? Haha ang cringey namang isipin. Tatapusin ko na nga.. ang huling naaalala ko na lang nung araw na ‘yun pagkatapos kong makita ang confirmation na nakakuha nga ako ng ticket ay niyakap ko ang aso sa tabi ko, nawala sa isip kong hindi pa pala siya naliligo.. at tuluyan na kong hinimatay. Jk lang ulit. OA lang haha syempre ang ginawa ko kakaiba, unique, wala pa talagang gumagawa nito. This is how I celebrated my victory. I fished out my phone. Mabilisang nag-type. Tapos clinick ko yung “send tweet”. |
just call her "G"when she can't say it, |