The WWE and the State of Emergency

February 24. Me and my friends were set to go into the biggest event of the year. WWE RAW in Manila Tour! We've been waiting for years for this kind of event to happen again (the last one was I think in the late 80's or early 90's) and February 24 is THE day. A little commentary about the schedule of the fight. When we got a wiff on the said event, the official WWE website announced that it would be a one night event only (and that is on February 24). So we bought tickets on the day the started selling one. We actualy though it was the front row tickets that we bought, but rather it was the Patron side. Talk about mis-information, huh? A couple of weeks later, it was then announced that there will be another day added on their tour. So that's February 24 and 25! And on the 25th, there will be a cage match between John Cena and Edge! Drat. We can't refund our tickets now. Anyway, we went on buying some cardboards and pens and made some placards like the one's that you see on TV with slogans like "You Can't See Me" and Carlito is Uncool.

So there it is. February 24th. THE day! I got up and was really excited to go. This is like going to be one of the most memorable day of my life. Well, as it turned out, it was. When I got down stairs, my mom and dad were watching news on TV and it's said that there was a foiled Coup attempt and a large group of protesters were heading for the People Power Monument to "comemorate" the 20th year of the EDSA Revolution. As we all know, the EDSA Revolution is famous around the world; with the ousting of the Marcos administration with a peaceful and bloodless revolt. Also, for those who don't know, the People Power Monument is near the place where the WWE will be held (in Araneta center). Oh, man. I was like in a "don't do this to me!" phase. So there I was. I went on to go to my work. Now the coup attempt? Well, if you've been living in the Philippines since forever, well, you can say that we Filipinos are kind used to that sort of thing. This just wasn't the first time. Anyway, me and my colleagues who were going, took a half-day leave from work just to watch the WWE event. Later that noon, the president announced a State of Emergency. Now, what is a State of Emergency? Heck. Who knows? From what I've been hearing/reading on the news, it's more like Martial Law. Sheesh... and we thought that the coup attempt was foiled. What the heck was the State of Emergency for??? Afraid of a group of protesters? Man. How paranoid can you get? Well, come to think of it, President Arroyo became president by going to the streets and unjudiciarily removed President Estrada from office. So, a little rally and Malacanang goes on Red Alert.

Aaaanyway, so there we were. Heading for the "Big Dome". We were like praying that the show must go on. By hook or by crook! When we got there, there were still alot of people strolling and shopping on stores in Cubao. People were like oblivious to what's been happening just a couple of kms. away. Actualy, most of us didn't care. What's important is that we got there safe and the show is still on! Yeeeeehawwww!

To be continued...