Paramore 2018 . Jakarta (Rescheduled)

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Shoutout to the people that I met that day and was included on this video!!! YAY . Friendship.


Despite of my mood last week, I cannot forget that we got new date for Indonesia!!! So many things to look forward to but for now, we got to save. lol

It took a while before giving us a date and I think that's ok as long as we really got a good date meaning all of us can go back in Indonesia most especially on my case, I was anxious that the new date might not work on my schedule but it was a weekend!!! Prior to this announcement, I even keep on dreaming about Indonesia for days and then this! YAY <3

Next show after Manila so hopefully, I will still be able to score Manila tickets before that weekend.

What summer? I'll rather save for other events this year. lol

Btw, I love this video. <3

Paramore 2018 . Jakarta

I was so anxious leaving for the weekend since there are tons of things to be done but luckily Friday was also a holiday so it was basically a long weekend.

As I was planning this Jakarta trip for less than a month, I wasn't that excited to be honest since I will still be doing some work stuff prior to leaving for the airport and for me, that's priority then after I can think of the flight and hopefully no delays and of course to run at the venue since I have the same-day flight as well as the concert.

I already searched for the tweet that I read where I got this idea and followed her on Twitter. One day she posted that she won a meet and greet and I congratulate her and she reminds me that there's still a chance since there's another contest. Unfortunately, you need a group of 3 to join and recreate a scene from the music video of Hard Times. Sarah mentioned Jerome and Ginnie on one of her reply to me and that makes us three and we can already join the contest. We were so anxious about at first but we talked on Twitter and we are so willing to do it and we did. Despite of being busy days before leaving, I tried to squeeze it in just to try our luck.

This is our entry for #SonicGiveaway. It's funny how we were so anxious yesterday since we don't know each other personally, but thru this giveaway, we just created our own gang!

🎶All that we want is to wake up winners🎶@ginniemouse @eivryn @SonicLiveAsia pic.twitter.com/pngdytn9sd

— ϟ Jerome (@kapitannamerica) February 13, 2018

That was our entry and we didn't won but guess what, we all found friends or should I say family?! :)

Jerome will be flying to Jakarta the day before the concert and I have the same flight with Ginnie and we met at the airport and basically didn't separate ways until she got to the airport the next day. I let her stayed with me at the hotel until the next day.

It was an on-time flight and I'm so surprised. lol We arrived in Jakarta, got to my hotel at Tangerang rest for a bit then headed to ICE and we are already stalking twitter on what is happening at the venue. While we are on our way to the venue it was at least 15 minutes we are already amazed with how nice BSD was, on how you can still see the sky on a very wide scale compare here in Manila where you just have to chase it at the MOA Bay Area unless you will not see much oh and also at the road but not as much as we witnessed.

While admiring the scenery Ginnie and I were already somehow figured out what must be our reaction after the show most especially she was a first timer. We found out about the pink printed ticket that is so cute but unfortunately they probably ran out of ink so it was also a limited thing only. We are rushing since we also wanted to have our own version of the ticket which is much better than the MOA ticket. lol

Upon searching for the entrance on where to redeem it since we thought that we all need that kind of ticket, I looked at my phone and Paramore posted on twitter that linked to the Facebook page, I stopped Ginnie right away and we just read the whole thing or maybe not since I already saw the heartbreaking word.

For our friends in Jakarta and Manila: https://t.co/wjhrmXn1Wo

— paramore (@paramore) February 16, 2018

I froze and it was really heartbreaking but we can't let her perform most especially with her health at risk.

As we enter the venue, as in literally everyone doesn't know it all until we already lined up for merch and talked to some while at the line and met Diana since she was next to us in line and I'm not sure how it all happen maybe because Ginnie and I are talking in our native tongue. hehe. Ginnie and I can't spill the news to these innocent people so we told them to check Twitter and Facebook.

We felt sad because like us, some flew to Jakarta just for the show and we are few hours away from the opening act. Personally, I somehow can't wait to dance harder that day but I know deep inside I still have more patience and I can still wait for the rescheduled date for Jakarta and maybe a few more Asia dates. yay!

I can't hate the day where I already met some new friends from Twitter, met some people who at the same flight as ours and talked to some fans too at the venue it was surprisingly one of the best days. How can you hate such thing?! Besides for us who really flew from different places and got to be there at the venue prior to the announcement, we got merch!!! YAY! I got the shirt where there are tour dates at the back and finally, a hoodie!!!


We weren't able to meet Jerome because he wasn't early at the venue and when he knew it was postponed, he didn't went to the venue already but we still talked on Twitter and hopefully we will meet him soon. I found new people on Twitter who I also met at the venue though some who we met during our flight, we weren't able to talk and hangout longer that day since we lost each other but I still rememebered their faces and and few names. hehe

From her personal twitter, Hayley do update us a lot like she was at the hotel room and doctors suggested to take some more rest, etc. While we are at the venue, the promoters already opened the gate and everyone run inside as if the show will happen even we know that it will not. Promoters announced about what Hayley posted and about her condition and they showed us a video of Zac and Taylor apologizing about it but prior to that, they played The Only Exception at the venue and this happened.

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How can you hate such day where you saw a cooperation with this fan base/family?!

I like the crowd there than the crowd in my home country where there's too much competition.


As we all wait for a new date for Jakarta, we can all seat back and hope for a fully recovery of Hayley and I guess, we can all see each other again in Jakarta soon. <3

PS. As we rome around Jakarta and upon doing research, Asian Games will be held in Jakarta from August 18 - September 2, 2018. As much as it should be closer to the date in Manila which is Aug 23, I think it is one reason why they can't announced a date yet. Lets have more patience please and I'm not minding going back to Jakarta. :)

we love you guys. so sorry to everyone who was running to the show tonight. for a full statement on the postponed Jakarta and Manila dates check our last tweet. 🙏🏼 thanks for your understanding & the get well soon’s. big love to the doctors here in Jakarta for all their help. pic.twitter.com/IgydWIrbPV

— paramore (@paramore) February 16, 2018

My Photographs: ParamoreJKT

See you soon in here or out there. :)

5 Years Later

I don't know what to feel. Sometimes there were signs that this will happen but you don't pay too much attention to it and then being on break for so long you will be reading such thing.

I still want to stay positive about it but hopefully Hayley and Taylor are so willing to go on together with Jon and Justin. If they are willing to go on we are just right here. I believe that their calling is to make music and inspire people so let's keep our fingers crossed. 

I still need some new Paramore songs for my life.

Never mind the bar tattoo it still symbolizes a very good year after the Farro brothers left.

Jeremy, we want to hear your side. :| 

Let's wait what's in store for Parafamily in 2016. 

PARAMORE IS STILL A BAND. 

ParaThrilla in Manila 2

If there's a future we want it NOW. 

I can't believe that we didn't need to wait for more than 5 years to see these guys again. The last time that they've been here was March 9, 2010 (here's my not so detailed blog post about it).

I'm so thankful for these people because of them I met some amazing people around the world like Hannah from Australia (who I met on twitter but now I don't have a contact with her but she sent me a Christmas card long time ago), Cate from Portugal but I think she's in UK now (its silly but I got her Blackberry pin on twitter then we started talking on BBM then on twitter and on Facebook. Even though we don't talk that much anymore I still treasure her so much), Mair (we don't talk that much but we are getting there). They are just a few people I met online but of course I also met some Paramore fans from here (Philippines) namely Pia, Nikki, Kai. (its not that many but I love these people so much and I'm glad that I met them already except for Nikki but Pia and I watched Avril together last year and Paramore this year and yes after meeting Kai online last 2009 or 2010 I already met her in person last February 15 and her cousin and friends and also Pia's friends).

I rant about this again and again maybe I'll stop after this post, HAHAHA. I really want to meet Hayley, Taylor and Jeremy and as you know you can have a meet and greet if you won on a contest by the producers or music label or through the fan club and on Paramore there's PFC (Paramore Fan Club). I decided earlier last year that I will join but unfortunately its closed for new members for almost a year now and that's the reason why I wasn't able to meet them. I will join PFC as soon as they opened it and anyway Paramore will not come back soon because they have scheduled tour dates and let all the ParaFamily saw them this year, its been a while.

Another rant, MOA Arena will never fail to disappoint me for some reason. HAHAHA.
I don't know if it was Ovation or whatever but just like the first concert where the VIP was placed behind the Gold area but this time, the VIP with reserved seats was not separated with the VIP Standing.

I was early at MOA because it was Friday and it was payday so I decided to be there at lunch time to stalk a little and to spend some time at MOA because I don't know when was the last time I've been there and also to avoid traffic.

The same thing that happen with this and the first show in Manila last 2010 was I WAS ON THE SIDE OF JEREMY AGAIN. I'M NOT COMPLAINING BUT I REALLY WISHED IT WAS TAYLOR THAT WAS ON OUR SIDE :((((

I'm really not complaining but I wished it was Taylor's side ... oh well, I also love Jeremy and gosh Kat is so lucky to have a hairy-handsome-husband. Next time, I will be on the middle where it was the best place to be in, in front of Hayley.

I didn't go to a Paramore show to be a photographer, I went there to experienced Rock and Roll so I don't care if my photos are not that good but I have some decent one and I'm satisfied with that. If there will be a 3 or 2 days Paramore show here in Manila maybe I'll spend the first day partying then the second day videoing the whole concert OR I WILL HIRE SOMEONE TO VIDEO THE WHOLE CONCERT NEXT TIME. HAHAHAHA and I'll make sure he/she is not a fan.

Paramore helped me in a lot of ways most especially coping with my past life to make me move on, make me realize that I was never alone in this, that there are people experiencing the same or worst than my situation. When I'm on a bad mood, their music makes me calm. I know or maybe I'll just tell you that:
My day will never be complete without a Paramore song. and I guess it will never get old.

Here are some photos before, during and after the show.

Kai, Me, Katrina and her 2 friends [sorry guys I forgot your names :(]

thank you guys for such a good company before and after the show! see you soon and hopefully another concert where we can be on the same section :)

the MYX crew . Oh hi Chino.

mewithoutYou : the front act and one of the influences and inspiration of Paramore

Hayley Nichole Williams on vocals

AHHHHHH . 

Kat's hairy face husband : Jeremy Davis on bass guitar 

I love this shot 

So, I was telling earlier that I was again on Jeremy's side and that means I don't have a decent photo of Taylor, Justin, Jon and Ilan Rubin </3. Well, Taylor went to our side but its either I'm filming or my camera is not that ready or the huge guy in front of us was fan girling over Taylor York. I swear next time I'll hire a photographer. So here are some decent stage shot that I got. 

oh, there's Taylor York on lead guitar

oh there's Justin and Ilan 

my favorite photo . although not all of them are in the photo .... 

A Paramore show will always be awesome. Although Manila didn't experience the presence of Josh Farro, we appreciate that they are willing to go back after 2 1/2 years and hopefully soon again once the 4th album was released because it was always different on live shows. 

Mary, Me, Pia, Kristine and Mary's brother

thank you guys! I had fun and we totally partied that night and I hope we can watch another concerts together. See you around :)

For now, we are all patiently waiting for "Paramore" the 4th album of Paramore and as we are across the world from where they are, we are being satisfied with the new interviews that are posted online, new photos from Soundwave, random post of Hayley on LiveJournal, Instagram, Tumblr and on Twitter. 

Last Saturday, it was the 3rd anniversary of Paramore's first show here in Manila the "ParaThrilla in Manila" and this year was a little bit different since the band was just here last month not 3 years ago. 

I don't have a decent photos from the first ParaThrilla in Manila but I'm happy I got some this time and since it was too many, you can check my photos here .   

Lastly, I would like to thank Hayley, Jeremy and Taylor for continuing this journey and I'll be here with you on this new journey. thank you and we love you guys so much can't wait for the new album. see you soon <3

I know this was a little late post. hehe

There's a time and a place to die but this ain't it. - Now

Paramore in Pomona

Woke up too early than usual for unknown reason. Then everyone on twitter is already talking about the first live show of Paramore for 2012! I don't know what's the time difference of my country and California but good thing I was already in front of the computer once the concert already started. 

I wore my yellow pants just to have the spirit of the first live show for 2012 and I have to choose a good shoes that will go on with my yellow pants and I have decided that I'm going to wear my 1461 Dr. Martens and when I saw a picture of Hayley, she is also wearing a 1461 yet its black while mine was brown. (just trying to connect something) lol

Going back to the concert, I love how the videos are HD! Thank you to RTMorasonMDNew who shot the videos! I love that the lights are changing every now and then and of course how it goes with the beat of the song. Almost a year when Paramore played live and FBR15 was their last show last year and every member of Parafamily is looking forward to this day because of different reasons like for me I want to see when they play Hello Cold World live of course we want to see them already and we're missing them already!!! The energy when they're playing is on its highest level! I know they miss us and doing their thing on stage but we miss them too! I'm glad they come with a good playlist but I miss hearing My Heart and Let The Flames Begin, maybe it wasn't played because its more on the Riot! album. I don't know I'm happy and I know the band is happy and Hayley almost cried when singing the "landslide" last part most especially when she said "thank you guys...". 

My favorite is In The Mourning and Hello Cold World but when I watched all of the videos it seems that all of the songs are new even Whoa. I love them and somehow I really can't explain it right, I just know.

Love them so much and I'm happy that I'll stick to them until the end, oh well, it never ends ;)

- I wrote this last August 16 and I just published it now ... Paramore already played at Belfast and Edinburgh earlier this week and now they're in the UK for Reading and Leeds 2012. My friend Cate from Portugal will be at Reading and Leeds and I can't wait to hear her story. Till next time Parafamily <3

photos are from Tumblr