27 October 2015

When We Watched Disney Live

A day after my birthday was like a kick-off to my girl's 7th last month. The morning was spent at Art in Island with some of my fellow mommy bloggers and their kids. It was sunny and the wind was a bit cool. The weather was so good for a weekend bonding day with my little BFF. And I thought that that day was perfect, nothing could ruin it. But no, it rained so hard in the late afternoon when we were watching Inside Out at the Gateway Platinum Cinema. It didn't dishearten me, though. After all, we were bound to watch Disney Live at the Kia Theatre. It was just across the mall. No big deal.


I was wrong.

I forgot to bring an umbrella. The lady at the Ticketnet office, named Joanne, failed to render quality customer service. The loot bag from the previous event was super heavy. My daughter was starting to be hangry (hungry and angry, not a typo). And I... I almost melted into humidity. I wanted to scream and punch the face of that bad ticketing lady. I wanted to cry. I wanted to just go home. But when I saw my girl's eyes brimming with excitement, somehow clouded with worry because of what's happening to me, I tried my best to gather my thoughts and become her hero.

I sweet-talked (aka begged) two girls with an umbrella to help my daughter cross the street, while I got soaked under the freezing rain. It was not the wisest idea but it was my last resort. When we got to the ticketing office of Kia Theater, the people there did not have the idea about my free tickets from Mommy Bloggers Philippines. After a call to MBP's Lani (thanks so much dearie) and 30 minutes of waiting, my little lady love and I got in the theater.


Kia Theater is the former New Frontier Theater. It's practically new so it [still] looks really good. The a/c was cool enough and there were no unwanted smell from the carpet (well, compared to some theaters I've been to) but I just didn't like how the chairs were set up. The man in front of us was too tall that we needed to transfer seats just so we can see Mickey and friends. Well, it was not that a big problem because my girl truly enjoyed the concert. In fact, I enjoyed it, too! I got so kilig when Aladdin and Princess Jasmin sang A Whole New World. Le sigh.

Indeed, the obstacles and sweaty armpits that we experienced prior the show were all worth it. Seeing the smile on my daughter's face and hearing her shrieking in delight were the wind to my cape. Thank you, Mommy Bloggers Philippines and Araneta Center for making it happen! I was happy being my baby's hero that day... well, except when she started wondering where Daisy Duck was. Do you know?

17 comments:

  1. It happen to me most of the time. I planned everything and thought everything will be perfect because it was well-planned but there just some circumstances that would like to ruin your moment. I am glad you and your daughter enjoyed the show. I love theater play. I hope my son will love it too when he's old enough.

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  2. Oh my this reminds me that i haven't finished my blog entry for the last time we went to there. I know how much fun it could have been for you and your kids since we also went there the second to the last day they performed. I wish we can all go to the one on december for Disney on Ice. ~pearliza paguio

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  3. Wow! My daughter would have loved to watch this! I am still hoping that they would also have a show in Cebu soon!

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  4. Oh my gosh. I thought we were the only ones who had a bad experience with the ticketing lady there! I didn't get her name though, but she didn't have the slightest idea about our free tickets too. They made us wait SO LONG as well--the minis got so uneasy they started crying. AT THE SAME TIME. Tapos we only have two tickets right? I asked her if I can buy two more (for Caleb and A). I think she must have misheard me because she quickly reacted, "Hindi kami namimigay ng libre ha!" Medyo turn off lang.

    Good thing the show saved the day. Super nice!

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  5. Awww we mommas will do anything for our littles <3

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  6. Aww.. we mommas will do anything and everything for our littles <3 I guess one thing I learned from being a mom is to always expect the unexpected, haha!

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  7. I've heard so much about how nice the show was from other moms. Your daughter looks really happy too.All your "pinagdaanan" - the stress and that lady at the ticket office is worth it. I get you. Haiizzz, the things we do for the love of our children. :)

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  8. This is something that me and my kids were planning for so long but still ended up not going.. I really hope next time i can squeeze some time for this show... thanks for sharing!

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  9. What an experience. It's true that sometimes, we do things for the sake of our kids, though we want to give up. =)

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  10. Good to know you and your little one enjoyed the show after all the "sweat" you've gone through. I always wanted to treat my kids with Disney shows… hope budget permits soon :)

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  11. Aww all's well that ends well! I just hope you didn't get sick from getting soaked under the rain!

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  12. Awww, so sad to have missed this chance. Glad though that you made it and had fun despite the troubles. :)
    I've had an experience also with being unable to cross the street because of the rain, sans umbrella, and having a child along. I asked the manong guard to help us but he was so busy that he forgot. We eventually braved the rain with me holding a bag over my son's head to at least cover some. hehe. Lesson learned, always be prepared.

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  13. The kids seemed had a great time at Disney Live! Sana makapanood kami next time!

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  14. This is perfect for my nephew, hope we could watch it this coming Christmas season. Thanks for sharing!

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  15. Awww.. I was going to watch this show, unfortunately, I had sore eyes. :( Oh well, hopefully, we can watch it together! :)

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  16. it was totally a bummer what happened at the Araneta Center Ticketing Booth, I was actually standing there for more than 10 minutes waiting for the lady to get back to me, when you arrived. In the end, I gave up and left instead of pissing myself off. Good thing Mommy Lanie texted me + told me to claim my tickets from the KIA Theater Ticket Booth the following day, when we are scheduled to watch the show.

    Good thing your + your little girl still managed to enjoy the show Mickey + his gang prepared that day. It was also lovely catching up with you at the Jolly event earlier that day! :)

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  17. Aww, too bad I wasn't able to join that event of MBP. MY daughter would have loved watching Disney live at the KIA Theater.

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