Can't Stop Manila Lives Up to Its Name

CNBLUE

Apparently TS Mario really couldn't stop CNBLUE and BoicePh from meeting this year. As mentioned in a previous post, fans have been waiting for this event for months. It's just that unfortunately for some, getting to the venue would be a major concern. 

We live in Rizal. And in the morning of Friday, September 19th, the region was declared to be in a state of calamity what with several (if not all) areas being flooded. Even though other events happening at other convention centers have been canceled, the concerts organizers decided that the show must go on. I personally feel strongly against it, not that it matters.haha but more on that later. 

My sister, Jess, works at a call center in Eastwood. We had advised her to stay in the office since roads were already not passable. People had to be ferried by inflatables from Ortigas extension to their respective destinations, or at least somewhere they could safely walk without slipping or being swept by flood waters. But cell phone signals may have been weak that day as some of my messages did not reach her and I received hers late. 

It had been a misadventure for her I could say. I would have been scared and anxious waiting for hours with hopes of being able to go home. Well, she was not able to go home. The better option was to return where she's been. 

At least that's what I thought she did: return to the office, when in fact she chose to head straight to the venue of the concert instead. Fatigued, sleepless, and soaked, now she went straight to Smart Araneta Coliseum where the concert would be taking place in the evening. She must have been disoriented as well, as she left her shoes (one that I use to borrow and  one that some of my co-workers admire as they're really cute) in the cab. Fortunately, given the terrible weather, ootn is not a major concern as most turned up in flip flops as well. And after a couple of hours or so of waiting, faithful fans were able to enjoy the band's performance. Although I know that their hearts are also breaking for those fans who were unable but more than willing to come. 

The shoes in question. Photo taken from her IG.

These are just a few snapshots and videos she managed to take. It was surprising how her battery survived that long. (no wonder why there were no replies when I was checking if she's arrived at the office safely) 

Kang Min Hyuk

Can't Stop set list. The Boys were sensitive enough to edit out songs with the word "rain" like "Teardrops in the Rain". 

While I'm thankful and happy that she's safe I think it's quite thoughtless to go ahead with watching the concert since she could have just ended up being stranded somewhere else. She's been under stress so I didn't nag her anymore since mom's gonna do it when she comes. I just joked that if she wasn't able to see the boys this year, then we could just go see them next time, in Korea! hahaha