When will I learn to plan things ahead? HAHA!
So yesterday, my colleague, July, and I attended the DXB Beach Festival (12 hour non-stop music from 2PM to 3AM, we’ve work til 7PM so we arrived at the venue at like 10:30PM) where we watched LMFAO rock the stage with their party rockin’ songs. But before all the dancing and la la la stories during the event itself, I gotta say that I was “this” close on not attending at all.
I’ve seen the event like two weeks before its date and I’ve been searching for someone or friends who is/are willing to go to this huge party to watch LMFAO do some shufflin’. BUT It’s just so hard to drag people to something like this. It’s either they are not free because of their working scheds or they’d rather not spend—both reasons are accepted. That thing right there is why I sometimes struggle here in Dubai. I’ve no friends my age who’s game to do things like this and it makes me miss Manila even more. BUT, again, now I’ve July (Julie) and she’s game for everyyything! :)
So here’s the story. We didn’t buy a ticket prior to the event because we were pondering if we should spend 350 AED ($100) for the aforementioned festival. It was expensive and honestly, I’d rather buy new clothes than watch it but LMFAO is coming and this won’t happen until the next i-don’t-know-how-many- years. So might as well suck it up and earn a night to remember!
We bought our tickets after working. We’ve been calling the organizer and Virgin Megastores to ask if they still have Gen Ad tickets for the event. The VIP Gold cost 500 AED ($140) and Platinum for 950 AED ($260). There is no way we are going to buy those tickets and glad that didn’t even cross our minds. ha ha! Our last resort, if we didn’t get a ticket at a gas station, we will be all dressed up lining at the ticket booth outside the event and praying we get in. Yay for us cause we’re lucky enough to get the tickets at the gas station!
YAYYY!!!
We reached home, took a refreshing shower, and had some effin kalamansi juice and grey gansa.
So after we all that, we left and we haaaaad sooo much effin fun! Here are some snapshots.
There were three stages and this is just one of them.
Main event stage
Waiting for LMFAO!
Beer on the beach. I miss! (I looked consti! lol!)
And the party started!
Ze dancers.
Zebraaaa!
It was jam-packed! A rave! People kept their arms rubbing against mine, and my back! lol! And the worst part is that they are also sort of covered with sand and sweat so it’s like they’re exfoliating my skin! But it was part of the fun and I ignored the yuckiness of it. I just enjoyed the concert.
After all the jumping and dancing, it was like an hour of full adrenaline rush! I was so hungry after and I couldn’t feel my arms nor my legs!
Good times! :)
