A date with Papa Piolo

Many of my Filipino friends would be happy for me. No, I'm not getting married to a Filipino (still contented with my freedom), neither am I migrating to the Philippines. Haha.

But I finally got to meet my idol, the Philippines' ultimate heartthrob, Piolo Pascual!! :D



Yes most of my Filipino friends know that I'm a fan of Piolo, and they like to make fun of me for that. Haha. Come to think of it, I started learning Tagalog after watching my first Tagalog movie, 'Don't Give Up On Us'. The main leads are none other than Piolo himself, and Judy Ann Santos. So I should thank him that I can now understand and speak simple Tagalog. :)

He was in Singapore last Sunday for his Asian tour album's launch, and I knew about it some time in August. I was actually procrastinating about it, because I didn't want to go alone, and my Filipino friends here in Singapore are working on weekends as well. But I was glad I got to go to his concert afterall.

The opening act was by a Filipino band, and once again they proved that Filipinos are indeed talented in music.



Then comes the guest performer, the rockstar princess Yeng Constantino. True to her name, I've never seen any other female singers who could carry off and sing rock songs as good as her. She writes her own songs too. 'Hawak Kamay' and 'Salamat' are the hits that you will hear, and you must hear in any of her concerts or performances.





And with much ado, Piolo finally came out to the delight of many screaming (or perhaps shrieking) fans. That includes me. Haha. With that good-looking face and well-toned body (oh.. drools at that chest!), who won't go crazy over him? Hahaha.





Belting out songs like 'Babe', 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' and 'Be My Lady', he melted my heart many times. Haha.



Sadly, he only sang for about 30 minutes, and that was the end of his concert. Would love to hear him sing more songs. He didn't even sing some of his major hits like 'Kailangan Kita'. Then again, this was for his 'Songs of the Decades' album launch.



After the concert, there was a meet-and-greet session. It was in chaos. Ha. We had to purchase the merchandise, which included the album and a poster, in order to get into the meet-and-greet session. And disappointingly, personal cameras were not allowed and we could only take photos with Piolo in groups of five.



And I couldn't share any photos of the meet-and-greet session, because the organiser screwed up and had not uploaded all the photos. Very disappointed and annoyed.

Oh well, at least, after 5 years of waiting, I finally got to come up close with my Papa P, and got his autographs too. :) Despite so, I shall continue to plead with the mayor and Tricia to get Piolo to perform during Bago City's fiesta. Haha. I will fly to Bago City at all costs. Wahaha.



Love you, Papa P!! :D

写给阿公的信

阿公，

三年了，你还好吗？你应该不时在喝茶、做墨画、弹琴，偶尔抽几根烟吧。

自从你离开后，这三年，大家还是以你为中心，特别日子或佳节大家依旧在你家聚在一起。一切应该和往常一样吧，也许小孩子们都渐渐长大，他们的改变应该很大吧。

我很惭愧地说，我也得承认，我和这个家的距离，已经疏远了。你应该正在骂我，家庭是最重要的，为什么我一点也不关心这个家庭。阿公，你没有错，可是很多时候，很多事情，我选择自己一个人解决。有很多时候，我真的觉得凡事都要向他们报告，是一种负担，是一种拖累。甚至会换来不必要的唠叨，这并不能解决问题，不是吗？

我很想自己搬出来住，可是我又有什么能耐？在你的孙子当中，我是失败的。更因为大家对我的期望高，我看起来更狼狈。

阿公，我不是在向你诉苦，我只是把憋在心里的话说出来罢了。我希望你不要为我担心，就让我用我自己的方法过生活。这样我会好过一些。你应该知道，你这个孙女，虽然固执，但是还有坚强的一面。

阿公，我还是很想念你。我们应该要再等上五、六十年才能在见面。放心，我也不想那么快再见到你。但是，光阴会在我们不知不觉中从身旁飞逝。那么，我们到时候见吧。