A Night of KontraKultura

Before the month ends, I want to share some photos of what I'd like to think as the highlight of this month, and probably one of the nights I shall cherish as a college freshman.

You see, UP-Diliman held its annual UP Fair on February 14 to 18 at the Sunken Garden. Each night was sponsored by organizations, fraternities, sororities and what-not. As in any fair, there were concerts, food, anything-for-sale bazaars and rides (the perya way). I was not fortunate to ride the Ferris wheel, Space Shuttle or whatever rides there were. But I am happy to have stood in the middle of the Sunken Garden with hundreds of people to watch bands after bands on a Wednesday night, a school night. I do not regret staying up late on a school night.

So there I was enjoying the KontraKultura concert, taking pictures of the many celebrities on stage, including Gary V, Yeng Constantino and Spongecola. I want to shout a big THANK YOU to Nikki Tan for lending me her DSLR for the night (though longer lenses would have been nicer in my spot in the crowd). The concert and the camera made me a happy child that night.

It's the KontraKultura: A Date with Destiny.

Mr. Pure Energy himself, Gary Valenciano.

Dramatic lights on Gary V.

Star-studded night? It's the concert stage.

Gary V performing with his son Gab.

Gab Valenciano

A wedding proposal on stage! *sqeal*

Barbie Almalbis

Kitchie Nadal

Imago

Sandwich

Salamin

Paolo Valenciano of Salamin, also Gary V's son.

Acel

Duncan does stunts...

...before he sings.

Yeng Constantino

Oh my! Another wedding proposal courtesy of Yeng C. *squeal*

Spongecola performed last.

Thanks to the camera lens, it seemed that I am this close to Yael Yuzon. *happy kid mode*

This is how far I actually am. Yael is being supported by the security personnel.

I have not gone around posting pictures of that night in any social networking sites. I still can't get my hands on the copy of the pictures from the other memory card that I used due to technical difficulties. (Yes, I took hundreds of pictures that night hence two memory cards.) That's why my concert pictures only start with Gary V. I also went for some snacks and rested my feet in food booths that I do not have pictures of the bands after Kitchie Nadal and before Imago. I'm really sorry that I don't have pictures of Gracenote, Paraluman and Gloc9. I was hungry and tired already. And I was really looking forward to Yeng and Spongecola that I let myself rest for a while. It was fun to roam around the bazaar and take pictures of everyone and everything. All in all, it was awesome!