My 2012 Moments to Remember

Another awesome year for me! A lot of things happened, great experiences, discovered new things and explored different places,  ..... Overall it's HAEppiness overload!

Traveling is LOVE, the year 2012 has been good to me allowing me to visit SOUTH KOREA twice (February and November), THAILAND, SINGAPORE (again) and BORACAY!

Consider myself lucky to see some of my Korean BIASes, number one on the list is LEE MINHO, who visited Manila last November, then my LEE DONGHAE and CHOI SIWON visited last August and while I'm in Seoul last February I saw SUNGMIN and RYEOWOOK of SUPER JUNIOR.
When I visited THAILAND last JUNE I had a close encounter with none other than a famous actor in Thailand MARIO MAURER! On the same day I also saw pretty boy SONG JOONG KI in Bangkok.
I can't get enough of MARIO MAURER, I saw him for the second time when he visited Manila last October.

Aside from my biases, my favorite BANDS also came and of course I also get a chance to have have some meet and greet with them. HAEppiness!!!

Now sharing my 2012 Moments to Remember! 

JANUARY

CAMUS-tahan Reunion at Laguna, our yearly family gathering (father's side). I love the color of our shirt ~SAPPHIRE BLUE!

CAMUS Family

Followed by SIMPLE PLAN Concert Live in Manila (Smart Araneta Coliseum), it was not their first time visiting Manila and I'm glad that I was able to watch them live!

FEBRUARY (February 11 -15)

SOUTH KOREA Tour!

One of my dreams come true .... Travel to SOUTH KOREA! I'm so HAPPY that finally I reached one of my dream country! Been to the filming locations of my favorite Korean Dramas! South Korea is L-O-V-E!

The happiest part is that I see SUNGMIN and RYEWOOK! I'm so lucky!!

MARCH

Meeting the bands (March 7, 2012)

Meet & Greet with Dashboard Confessional's front man "CHRIS CARRABBA" 
I'm so dazed when I see this man, he is so gorgeous! I'm about to explode when I get a chance to have a KISS and HUG to this guy! So much happiness for me! ^^

Meet & Greet with The Cab
A couple of months ago I was listening non-stop to their songs, the fact that ALEX MARSHALL was in front of me together with Alexander De Leon & Joey Thunder! It was amazing experience that finally I'm meeting The Cab and got a hug from ALEX ^^

SMASH PROJECT 2012 (March 8, 2012)

One of the best concerts I've attended! Where 4 BANDS came to perform, namely "The Used", "Cobra Starship", "Chris Carrabba" of Dashboard Confessional, and "The Cab". Lucky again that I got a patron tix to this concert, I was very near to the stage and seeing the backstage. Their performances are EPIC!

APRIL

Meet & Greet with Taking Back Sunday

Never thought they will come in Manila, it was a bit surprising for me, lemme say that 2012 has been so good to bring ADAM LAZARRA and the rest of TBS! Even he was suffering an injury that time, he managed to visit Manila and entertains fans! A salute to Mr. Adam Lazarra!

TAKING BACK SUNDAY Live in SM Skydome (April 13, 2012)

MAY

My birthday of course!

JUNE

THAILAND tour! 

This tour is so memorable, aside from seeing great temples, attractions, shopping and stuffs, what made is so special is that I saw MARIO MAURER (had a close encounter in Ayutthaya) and SONG JOONG KI in Bangkok is so so so AMAZING, indeed it is really AMAZING THAILAND!!!!

JULY

BORACAY tour!

Had a great time with this tour, it's been 3 years since I came back to this island. Even the weather is not that good, we still enjoyed our escapade, been through some water activities, eat a lot and had a good time!

AUGUST

SIHAE IN MANILA (TriNoma Actvity Center - August 15)
Seeing my dorky boys is HAEppiness, seeing my DONGHAE is super HAEPPINESS!

SEPTEMBER (Sept 17 - 21)

SINGAPORE tour!

My second time to Singapore with my sister Tina, enjoyed the USS (of course) with Transformers The Ride. Was able to explore the Harry Potter: The Exhibition, been to Gardens By The Bay - new attraction in SG, some familiar places for me like Chinatown, Merlion, Esplanade, MBS, Bugis, etc. We also had a chance to see some Ferrari and Porsche for the Formula 1.

OCTOBER (October 30, 2012)

Red Carpet Premiere of Suddenly It's Magic: MARIO MAURER!

"Lightning strikes not only once but twice!" ~kekeke~

He's so handsome! Seeing him again up close, he even says "HI" :) How I wish I was Erich at that time, walking on the red carpet with gorgeous Mario Maurer! #daydreamingalot

NOVEMBER (November 16, 2012)

FUN MEET: LEE MIN HO

It's been months since Bench officially announced that LEE MIN HO will visit Manila for a fun meet at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Seeing this god of beauty, is he a human? I know he is so handsome, but I never thought of this feeling, I can't merely describe ! It's beyond my expectations, he is really a GOD OF BEAUTY!

SOUTH KOREA AGAIN! (Nov 22 - 28)

Yay~ my second time this year! It's really a good good GOOD year! Allowing me again to visit my favorite country, as I always say "I will never get tired visiting/touring this country (South Korea), NEVER". This time I'm with my favorite travel buddy TINA (my dongsaeng), spending 1 week in South Korea is LOVE!

Hopefully this year 2013 will be another great great GREAT year! I'm so excited for more adventures, more experiences and more fun! As they always say... ENJOY AND LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST!

MEET & GREET: Dashboard Confessional, The Cab & The Used

The SMASH PROJECT 2012 performers THE CAB, THE USED and CHRIS CARRABBA of DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL held their CD Signing at SM Skydome North Edsa on March 7, 2012

I'm so thankful to Dayly Entertainment for bringing these great bands, what a great summer rocking MANILA!

It was early January when we learned that these guys will come in Manila, I can't believe that a set of great bands will come to perform for one night, that would be awesome!

Then a few days before the concert, I saw on Dayly Entertainment fanpage that these guys will be having a CD signing at SM Skydome! Yeah~ cool! Finally we will get a chance to meet the bands!

Of course the CD Signing is not free ^_^ You have to buy the album, you know the drill :) Odyssey plays a big part here selling CDs of The Cab, Dashboard Confessional and Pre-sale CD for The Used.

Well that's the simplified mechanics for this event, buy a CD/s and meet your favorite band/s! So simple right, but if you buy 3 CDs (The Cab, Dashboard Confessional & The Used), you'll be on a priority lane and get a chance to meet all these bands.

Of course I was so excited to meet & greet these guys, at first I only bought "The Cab - Symphony Soldier" CD, and my sister Tina bought The Cab & The Used CD. As the mall opens at 10am, Tina was there already to buy our CDs, early bird right? ^_^

The meet and greet was supposedly start at 4pm but it almost started at around 6pm, well it's okay for me to wait, the moment I saw THE CAB, my energy went UP!!! adrenaline rush!!! ALEX MARSHALL was so HOT!! He's a total hottie and kinda look like Zach Efron ^^ (do you guys agree?)

Alex Marshall

Then, dazzling "CHRIS CARRABBA" came to the stage too, I was like "woaahhh, he was super gwapo", I don't know where to look and where to point my camera LOL, so starstruck by these gorgeous guys! Seriously!!!

Chris Carrabba

After a few words from Chris Carabba, here goes Bert McCracken of The Used with his fellow band mates, which makes the crowd go crazy too, The Used got a lots of fan too. So happy to see this guys, just on my way home I was listening to my The Used playlist and at that moment I was actually seeing them, yeah it was amazing! ^^

Bert McCraken

I guess the whole SM Skydome was filled with screaming girls, go wild with the gorgeous members of The Cab and the always dazzling Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional and of course some girls like Bert McCracken too, my sister Tina likes her too ^^ But of course the guys were there for The Used! I know they were hardcore fans of this band! I admit there were really great, Bert voice was amazing! I love their songs.

THE CAB

THE USED

Chris Carrabba

The CD signing/meet & greet began, while we are so busy taking pictures the lines went so long already ^^ But the priority lane was not partly taken, only few people avail that lane of buying the 3 CDs to get the priority lane stub. We need to get that stub, we already have 2 CDs of The Cab (because we both want to meet & greet the band) and Tina have The Used CD, so we only need Dashboard Confessional CD! The moment I saw Chris Carrabba I told to myself that I need to meet & greet him, so no thinking twice I told my sister to go out and buy the CD, and so we get 1 priority stub! yeah ~ what a brilliant idea, we can use it but not at the same time, at least we won't be queuing to the long line, which is really really really good ^^

My sister first used the stub for "The Used", she told me that Bert smells beer ~hahaha~ I guess he's a little bit alcoholic or he really was ^^ Odyssey only give a poster for their pre-sale The Used CD, it wasn't release yet, they can claim the CD on March 27.

Signed poster of THE USED w/ drumstick & pen of Dan Whitesand

Dan Whitesand throw the pen, I was lucky to catch it ^^ his drumstick was catch by my sister Tina during The Smash Project concert ^^ We were so lucky right ^^

It's my turn to use the priority stub, I lined first to THE CAB, I'm so nervous! ~hahaha! Fan girling running to my veins ^^ Alex DeLeon was the first to sign the CD cover, he was a good looking guy with a beanie ^^ and then I asked him if I could hug him? he says "sure", I'm so shy, he made me so happy by that hug ^^

Alex De Leon

Sitting beside him was Joey Thunder, he just signed the CD cover, because I still in shock of seeing Alex DeLeon, I didn't bother Joey Thunder to give me a hug ^^ I couldn't find a word to say something to these gorgeous guys! so speechless!! After Joey, the two guys sitting beside him also signed the CD cover, they were guitarist & drummer during The Cab Tour. Then finally to my ultimate crush on The Cab.... ALEX MARSHALL! He was standing while signing, he was so gorgeous!!! After he signed, I asked him a hug, and he hugged me so tight and quite long for me too, I'm so *kilig* , I don't want to leave Alex Marshall! Can you take me home ~hahahaha~ He smells so good, really good ^^ I love Alex Marshall!

Alex Marshall w/ a beanie (I want that beanie too)

The Cab Symphony Soldier (signed CD)

My sister Tina was so lucky to have a hugged and kissed by Alex Marshall, she even hugged Joey Thunder ^^ 

So it's my turn again, this time to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional! Approaching Chis, I handed the CD cover, again I was speechless, then I say "can I have a hug?" , he says "sure", then I hugged him! Then I told him if can we take a photo (Tina was waiting for it), yeah I have a blurry photo with Chris Carrabba, Tina was so nervous to take a photo ^^

After that I didn't leave yet and asked him a kiss ^^ , and he kissed me! ~HAHAHA~ so happy again! He was so kind, he smells good too, he's gorgeous! I can't explain anymore, this is so much of my fan girling ^^ 

I love Chris Carrabba!

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This event is one of my happiest night ever! I'm totally freaking out with so much happiness, I can't take my smile, not only me but my sister Tina too! We leave SM Skydome with full of happiness! ^^