for various reasons i could explain to you why i have come to love these 5 lads, as they say. it takes me back to my nsync days, except it is 20x worse, cause i can afford to become obsessed with everything one direction.
including a concert in manila. this was my first 1D concert and it was one for the books. i've watched many a youtube videos, prepped by listening to their albums 24/7, read all the articles and follow all the best fan accounts on twitter, instagram, facebook, tumbler, etc.
but nothing prepared me for my experience at the mall of asia. we scoped out the situation the day before so we knew were to go and where to wait. as we walked around, our experience began. naturally we go talking to the other directioners. it was heaven! everyone there loved the same 5 lads! we got a couple of girls to follow us on twitter, as they were going to the concert that night (we went the second night) so they could give us any tips.
concert day. finally it was here! based off the tweets we got from out new friends, we decided to NOT go at 6AM, and instead headed over about 10AM. we made a bit of a mistake. everything had changed from the day before. suddenly thee was this HUGE line. but no worries we made the situation work for us.
next thing we knew we had a crowd of filipina girls as our new best friends. on several occasions i fond myself running up and down the line leading the girls in one direction song, emily heading up the sing-a-long in the front, and me in the back. we had cameras on us, the crowds going wild. the girls helped us with our tagalog, and taught us the phrase of the weekend: FAMILIA TAYO; we are a family (one direction family).
the concert was a BLAST. it was such close quarters. we adopted a little sister, and we took care of her as we went into the concert and during the concert. we got really close, and we didn't have the closest seats - but, let me tell you -- we were in the same place as one direction! i lost it!
at breakfast (at the hotel) the following morning, we continued to find more directioners. we bonded instantly, and vowed to keep in contact. there were lots of oo's and ahh's, laughter and gasping as we exchanged stories.
fillipinos are so kind, and directioners are united. put these two together and you get familia tayo. we reall gained so many friends. you have a common interest and you are always looking out for each other. my first 1D concert experience will be irreplaceable, because of each of the people we met that weekend.
Soo fun! I am so glad it was as good as you hoped it would be! I love that you met so many people there! I love that you were leading them in song too! haa. I love hearing about your experiences!
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