A Different Kind of Fish: Hayley Williams, come back soon okay?

In the words of Abe Guinigundo:

First and foremost I want to thank my twin, Andre Marana, for making this night possible because of his connections. Bawi kami sayo next time, pag hindi ka na nagddrama. :D

We waited 2 years for this night to come, and it did. In a ridiculously awesome way.

To say the least, Paramore is incredible when playing live. Some people say they're even better than they are on CD, and that's rare for the many rock bands we have today. Hayley Williams is a siren/ goddess/ vocal beast. Wow.

As amazing as the concert was, what happened after would trump everything else that took place before that moment we decided to make-silip at Shang. Haha.

Pat, thanks to Hubert Uy's blackberry, checked Hayley's twitter right after the concert and found out her plans about going swimming back at the hotel. Naturally, as any other fan-girls would do (@_@), we took the table nearest the entrance to the pool. A few minutes later, sure enough, white musician-looking people and bouncers started to fill the pool area. By the looks of it, we were definitely gonna get lucky.

But of course, we had to strategize: for 10-minute intervals, two people would be on the look-out near the elevators while the other three would stay at the table. And just like clockwork, she passed right by our table, and we called her by name 'cause we're cool like that. EH TUMALIKOD. HAHAHAHA

I was stunned but good thing Angee and Vitto were able to keep the conversation alive. She had to turn us down when we asked for a pic because it would be unfair to the other fans that she turned down as well. Good thing she's a sweetheart, kundi BV na 'yon, haha.

During the concert, she mentioned her sudden craving for a McDonald's cheeseburger and so we decided to go the extra mile and get her that burger. Again, sagot nanaman ni Hubert Uy yung tab. We ended up just ordering from HEAT and we attached a note to it, to be given by the waiter.

I must say, Edsa Shang staff are awesome, haha. Props to you guys. Our waiter, "Kuya," sensing our demise, decided to just escort us so we could hand the burger to Hayley in person. Angee was the only one brave enough to get close enough to hand it over herself (plus the fact na mainit ang mata sa aming mga lalaki nung negrong bodyguard), therefore meriting herself with the night's MVP honors award.

I want to thank Angee, Chu, Pat, and Vitto for making this night legendary. Tayo na ang official number 1 Filipino fans according to our note. Haha.

4:25 | picked up Vitto at Valle 5.

5:05 | arrived at MOA/ checked out the concert grounds (daming tao)

5:40 | met with Angee and Pat/ quick dinner at Kitaro/ dessert at Crepes and Cream

6:45 | tickets/ banyo sa Starbucks

7:20 | entered concert grounds/ brief encounter with VIP peeps

7:45 | Introduction by BNO crew :D

7:50 | endured 5 songs by opening act, Callalily. @_@

8:20 | set-up/ soundcheck by Paramore crew

8:40 | lights-out

10:20 | concert end

10:40 | left MOA for Edsa Shangri-La

11:05 | dessert at HEAT restaurant, al fresco

11:30 | first casual encounter with Hayley Williams

12:10 | second UN-casual encounter with Hayley Williams/ cheese burger WIN

12:20 | end