Meeting Bruno Mars (A fans perspective)

I was one of the people you can call lucky. Lucky to be exposed to the world that I thought would only exist in a blurry and not so vivid dream.

My journey to meeting this multi awarded grammy singer was not possible as I thought it would be. With a sold out ticket I loose hope of seeing him on the top of his performances, I was one of the hopeless case to count, (if you read my previous post) and trying to believe that there is a silver lining in this very dark cloud.

A week before the show, I received a confirmation from my boss and it was not as sure as I thought it was, but still, I went day by day until the date came that I was included to watch the show. It was more than memorable because I know that my prayers are worked and answered.

during his pre-party at Republiq. Thanks to Viber!

I was the happiest human alive when I knew that I’ll be writing for the show. Unlike any other concert that I witnessed, Bruno Mars was the best I’ve ever seen and worked so far , the amazing pyrotechnics , the stage, and the lights were different. The feeling was alive and the hype was in ultimatum, everyone was feeling cloud9 and it was a piece of heaven on earth. Personally I was stoke when he sang “When I was your man” because I was on the same shoe with the lyrics. I was the happiest hearing it live, his energy was very satisfactory and uplifting, it was a night of my life. So I would like to share the same emotion with you dear readers, I also attached a collage pictures taken during the show. Keep dreaming because dreams do come true! I cant write for more because best words were save for my work.

during the show!

 

Happy Kid during the show

 

until my next post, keep on Writing, Dancing and Praying! other photos are available on my facebook.

 

jophanie 🙂

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Singleblessedness

Few days ago, I felt like a total comeback queen though everything seemed to be new, of course it was, because even before I had this back, I already had issues of using it, but learning is a process and thank God that I have a very nice brother in law who massively support me and lend me his laptop, (yes im a writer and I don’t own any personal computer, any sponsor?) I am transferring old post  from my tumblr account but decided not to so it won’t eat my time, maybe for a few, especially those post that touched me.

So, I was haunted by ‘what to post again? last night I had few issues, but due to lack of sleep I ended up sleeping early and woke up early with a thought of having a huge meal at Pande Americana -that didn’t push through because I don’t have someone to accompany me, (who will take me pictures if I go alone in the first place? -LOL). So what to post now? Mine was I think I should be posting thoughts about my single-blessedness, how it made me felt awkward and positive, weighing both terms is tough but still find answers that I sure can elaborate and disclose and to be honest I’m a little emotional while writing this not because I hate the feeling of being left out and behind but because I’ve been blessed being surrounded by love.

Few weeks back, I read a post from my friend, Rose Ann Salvador (anong). This is about her engagement with the love of her life Mark Jeron Mariano (Mack), Anong is a friend because she worked with my twin sister in local hospital way back home, and Mack is a crush down on my memory lane, and fate is truly amazing because made a good friendship with them, I don’t know much of how they started but I loved the thought of us being connected. I went back on my viber and read back anong’s messages made me feel kilig, feeling ko ako yung nasa pwesto nya and place my head after her na one day someone like Mack will do it for me. Since i’m a lot kind of “hopeless romantic” I want to take this moment to congratulate the couple specially Mack for his courage to talked to Anongs parent that he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, and how blessed he was to have that hard to earn “YES” from them. Their story is so fond of hearing because Mack really took the effort to fly to where she (anong) is stationed right now. To Mister and soon to be Missis Mark Jeron Mariano, Congratulations and thank you for sharing your wonderful love story to us and for inspiring me as well.

 

Another story that I had my eyes on is my cousin Clarrisse, to where someone from her facebook account posted addressing her as “girlfriend” and I quote, ” To the most wonderful, amazing, understanding, awesome and loving girlfriend, I love youuuu! “

I teased her through text na dati kami na lang ang single now ako na lang, and she laugh back at me, I can imagine how she smile while replying on my message. When I read the post I was so nervous and I don’t know why, di ko alam kung saan galing but my heartbeat went above normal, and I was like, is this real that at my age I was the sole single person left, like most of my teen age friends are in real relationship and mine is still there hanging? I prayed, “anong nangyare lord? Ako pa talaga ang single?” like the wedding that I want and designed for me was placed for my twin sister, then all my friends are all like settling down and having their own family in next few years and me? I am still single! Even my beki friends are in real relationship. Well, to my cousin “Akit”. I am glad that God already give you your Gods gift in love, I will pray for your everlasting happiness with him. And to my beki friends as well, may you take good care of the love you found with each other.

To end this post, I will give the credit to my ENT bebe in New York who also is in love right now; thank you for your sweet words, you and that instagram post made me realized to be grateful and not so bitter of being single. You made me feel like no one could because you have given me the chance to see that silver lining in my dumbest days of feeling not so weird but a total bitter. Thank you Mikki, kase you made me aware na im not so really single at all because your partners are also God’s gift to me, boyfriend ang hinihingi ko pero ang ibinigay ay partner para sa inyo, he doubled what asked on him, and that makes me cool of being single. I will pray for your genuine happiness Mikki, and for our new ENT baby as well. I wish to hear the bells for you real soon.

And to all my friends who are committed right now, to those who are getting married real soon, to those who are conceiving may God grace you with the love and happiness you deserve. May you take a hold on the promises you said for each other, and like what I learned from the movie I saw recently, let there be an allowance of mistake and room of forgiveness.

Learn, Love, Laugh and Live.

Jophanie 🙂

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THE MOONSHINE JUNGLE WORLD TOUR: BRUNO MARS LIVE IN MANILA 2014 (a heartache)

Last night when I came home from Glorietta to get my book signed by Author Mitch Albom, I received a text from a good friend informing me about the “sold out” ticket of Bruno Mars Concert happening on the 22^nd of March at Mall of Asia Arena. I was like I need to phone someone about the news because I can’t handle the pain that it caused and to ask as well for tickets available online for those who bought and won’t make it to the said date.

The concert is listed for my bucketlist this year, and meeting the man behind the hit single Locked Out in Heaven, will be a dream come true. I remember signing up for Ellenshow to win concert ticket as well though I’m saving to buy one… I hate the news I received today and I was like wanting to cry…ang bigat sa damdamin, I want to b there and watch him live. I’m saving for backdoor ticket and now I’m dead hopeless. But I will still be there for him just in case I have chance to buy to a scalper in case.

Today I am broken hearted. I want to meet and if not to see him perform and dance to his every song. and hopefully, hope still lives on…

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