I’m a dreamer. I have different kinds of dreams from the simple to the big ones up to the most obscure ones. I’m a dreamer and just last month one of my biggest dreams came true.
It was a night on the 6th of June along with a screaming crowd of thousands of people in glittering red lights that my long-time dream of seeing my idol for 5 years came true. It still feels so surreal seeing someone you had admired for a long time perform live, IN FLESH. I only get to see her on TV, on DVDs and on videos on the internet. I only get to hear her through her songs and her interviews. It was magical, that night of June 6, the night of Red Tour Manila.
As I step into the arena the feeling was so overwhelming that all I could think was “OMG nangyayari na ba talaga to?!” and a lot more OMGs. The feeling was so surreal like I was walking on an imaginary land filled with cakes and chocolate fountains (chocolates because I love them). It was unbelievable like that haha. The show didn’t start on time for reasons I still don’t know which just kills me for my excitement was so over the top that time. It was a sound of resounding screams (Pretty much the loudest scream I have ever heard in my life!) that gave me a hint that the show, which I would surely treasure for the rest of my life, was about to start.
The word RED in bold red letters flashed on the side screens and I swear my heart just skipped a beat like seeing the love of my life for the first time. And then the lights dimmed and a sound of a heartbeat flooded the arena and the screams grew wilder and then the descant of State Of Grace, the opening song, started and I started to scream my heart out too. A silhouette appeared from the enormous red curtain covering the stage and it felt unreal. I only get to see that scene in pictures and it was majestic to see it in real life. She started singing and the crowds went wild, wilder than the previous ones, and every Filipino Swiftie was singing along with her. The moment the curtain was drawn, with little tears in my eyes and the never ending scream of almost everyone around me, was when I saw Taylor Swift perform in front of me for the first time in my entire life.
Although my seat was far away, the happiness I felt that time was indescribable. It was like being in a state of Euphoria minus the drugs. She moved gracefully and it was evident that she was giving her all in every performance. Everyone screamed when she spoke in tagalog with words like “Magandang Gabi po!”, “Mabuhay!” and “Mahal Kita Manila!” she spoke tagalog fluently and it was the cutest thing ever! I was singing and sometimes dancing along to her every song and mostly screaming in the intervals of each. I listened attentively to everything she’s saying I love her speech before Mean and All Too Well. She was inspiring and I was in awe with everything she’s saying reminding me of why I fell in love with her in the first place.
I was in a state of excitement for almost the whole duration of the concert complete with the quickened heartbeat and trembling hands that’s why most of my shots were blurry. Which is a pity really haha. I wished that my eyes could record everything I’m seeing that time, the sparkling arena, the enthusiastic audience, Taylor and her band performing, my seatmate’s mom who was taking videos non-stop (she could probably hear my endless screams in that video that’s why I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to her hahaha), and the faces of thousands of other people who had their dream come true too. I wish my eyes could record them all so that I can press play whenever I want and I would get to see that magnificent scene all over again in HD. (If you could wish for robot eyes that could record wish them in HD lubus lubusin mo na hahaha)
Seeing Taylor perform the last song was bitter sweet. I have always danced to “We Are Never Ever Getting Back to Together” in the comfort of my room complete with the facial expressions, twirling, pointing (in the “you go to talk your friends talk to my friends talk to me” part lol), and re-enacting the spoken part (WITH emotions). I could say that I take jamming to WANEGBT seriously hahaha During normal circumstances I would prefer doing those things in my room but attending the Red Tour concert is an entirely different matter. I was dancing and singing with all I got during the concert because everyone was doing the same and because well I’m dancing and singing along with Taylor Swift! How could you not? I mean seriously THAT’S THE DREAM. I was shameless during the concert mainly because no one near me knew who I was hahaha! I knew that WANEGBT was the last song that’s why I couldn’t enjoy that song 100%. But it remained as one of my favorite performances.
Everything has an end. No matter how amazing the Red Tour was it’s always going to end. I wish I could have a time machine and experience it all over again. But the memory of the Red Tour would always remain with me. It was one of the best nights of my life! And I have to Thank Taylor Swift for that ♥ I also would like to thank my parents for being so supportive even with these kinds of things. I’m so lucky to have parents like them. One of the best things about the Red Tour was that I get to meet new Swiftie friends who were really really nice! And it was fun getting to know them and hanging out with them and singing with them while waiting for the Arena to open. It was such a lovely experience. You could ask for a picture with them and they would willingly oblige. The different costumes were amazing too! They were the coolest bunch of people! Just like our queen.
Long Live the Red Tour. Long Live Taylor. Long Live Swifties!
June 6th 2014. The night one of my dreams came true.
P.S 1 hour of pure bliss would result to weeks of post-concert depression but it was worth it.
#1monthofRedTourMNL
It was a night on the 6th of June along with a screaming crowd of thousands of people in glittering red lights that my long-time dream of seeing my idol for 5 years came true. It still feels so surreal seeing someone you had admired for a long time perform live, IN FLESH. I only get to see her on TV, on DVDs and on videos on the internet. I only get to hear her through her songs and her interviews. It was magical, that night of June 6, the night of Red Tour Manila.
As I step into the arena the feeling was so overwhelming that all I could think was “OMG nangyayari na ba talaga to?!” and a lot more OMGs. The feeling was so surreal like I was walking on an imaginary land filled with cakes and chocolate fountains (chocolates because I love them). It was unbelievable like that haha. The show didn’t start on time for reasons I still don’t know which just kills me for my excitement was so over the top that time. It was a sound of resounding screams (Pretty much the loudest scream I have ever heard in my life!) that gave me a hint that the show, which I would surely treasure for the rest of my life, was about to start.
The word RED in bold red letters flashed on the side screens and I swear my heart just skipped a beat like seeing the love of my life for the first time. And then the lights dimmed and a sound of a heartbeat flooded the arena and the screams grew wilder and then the descant of State Of Grace, the opening song, started and I started to scream my heart out too. A silhouette appeared from the enormous red curtain covering the stage and it felt unreal. I only get to see that scene in pictures and it was majestic to see it in real life. She started singing and the crowds went wild, wilder than the previous ones, and every Filipino Swiftie was singing along with her. The moment the curtain was drawn, with little tears in my eyes and the never ending scream of almost everyone around me, was when I saw Taylor Swift perform in front of me for the first time in my entire life.
Although my seat was far away, the happiness I felt that time was indescribable. It was like being in a state of Euphoria minus the drugs. She moved gracefully and it was evident that she was giving her all in every performance. Everyone screamed when she spoke in tagalog with words like “Magandang Gabi po!”, “Mabuhay!” and “Mahal Kita Manila!” she spoke tagalog fluently and it was the cutest thing ever! I was singing and sometimes dancing along to her every song and mostly screaming in the intervals of each. I listened attentively to everything she’s saying I love her speech before Mean and All Too Well. She was inspiring and I was in awe with everything she’s saying reminding me of why I fell in love with her in the first place.
I was in a state of excitement for almost the whole duration of the concert complete with the quickened heartbeat and trembling hands that’s why most of my shots were blurry. Which is a pity really haha. I wished that my eyes could record everything I’m seeing that time, the sparkling arena, the enthusiastic audience, Taylor and her band performing, my seatmate’s mom who was taking videos non-stop (she could probably hear my endless screams in that video that’s why I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely apologize to her hahaha), and the faces of thousands of other people who had their dream come true too. I wish my eyes could record them all so that I can press play whenever I want and I would get to see that magnificent scene all over again in HD. (If you could wish for robot eyes that could record wish them in HD lubus lubusin mo na hahaha)
Seeing Taylor perform the last song was bitter sweet. I have always danced to “We Are Never Ever Getting Back to Together” in the comfort of my room complete with the facial expressions, twirling, pointing (in the “you go to talk your friends talk to my friends talk to me” part lol), and re-enacting the spoken part (WITH emotions). I could say that I take jamming to WANEGBT seriously hahaha During normal circumstances I would prefer doing those things in my room but attending the Red Tour concert is an entirely different matter. I was dancing and singing with all I got during the concert because everyone was doing the same and because well I’m dancing and singing along with Taylor Swift! How could you not? I mean seriously THAT’S THE DREAM. I was shameless during the concert mainly because no one near me knew who I was hahaha! I knew that WANEGBT was the last song that’s why I couldn’t enjoy that song 100%. But it remained as one of my favorite performances.
Everything has an end. No matter how amazing the Red Tour was it’s always going to end. I wish I could have a time machine and experience it all over again. But the memory of the Red Tour would always remain with me. It was one of the best nights of my life! And I have to Thank Taylor Swift for that ♥ I also would like to thank my parents for being so supportive even with these kinds of things. I’m so lucky to have parents like them. One of the best things about the Red Tour was that I get to meet new Swiftie friends who were really really nice! And it was fun getting to know them and hanging out with them and singing with them while waiting for the Arena to open. It was such a lovely experience. You could ask for a picture with them and they would willingly oblige. The different costumes were amazing too! They were the coolest bunch of people! Just like our queen.
Long Live the Red Tour. Long Live Taylor. Long Live Swifties!
June 6th 2014. The night one of my dreams came true.
P.S 1 hour of pure bliss would result to weeks of post-concert depression but it was worth it.
#1monthofRedTourMNL