A Post for Filipino AIBAKALANDERS

[dvampyrlestat]

Convergence point para sa mga Pinoy AIbakalanders na balak pumunta sa Taipei sa October.

So Arashi Around Asia 2 is around the corner.

Sino ang pupunta?

This post is only:

1. Para sa mga Pinoy fans na pupunta sa TAIPEI.
2. To share news and info na masasagap tungkol sa mga detalye papunta roon, maging detalye tungkol sa tickets.
3. This post will be continually updated as info is posted by any of you guys.

(Pasensya na kung di maayos pananagalog ko, hindi ako masyadong marunong sa sarili kong wika. *shoots self*)

A. BUDGET (AND TICKET) CONCERNS

Mainly, three:
1. Airline tickets (includes visa processing)
     - Visa is a requirement for Pinoys entering Taipei. In this regard, kailangang may maipakitang valid proof ng pagpunta doon, like an invitation for a visit. In our case, I think the concert ticket and itinerary would suffice. Which means, kailangang nakabili na ng ticket and nakabook na sa accommodations before makakuha ng VISA at maka-book ng airline ticket.
     - Option nyo for acquiring a Visa is to apply DIRECTLY or padaanin sa travel agents. Di ko pa sure kung alin ang mas advisable (mas mabilis, mas mura, mas practical)
     - REQUIREMENTS TO FILIPINOS APPLYING FOR VISA TO TAIWAN

From PHILIPPINE AIRLINES.COM

Manila to Taipei 
For only USD 138 (TAPSALE) plus taxes and applicable surcharges
* Minimum of 2 days and maximum of 8 days stay   
* Travel from Manila is allowed from 01 April to 25 December 2008
* Travel is not permitted from Manila Inbound from 15 to 24 December 2008
* Ticketing must be completed 16 days before departure
* No mileage accrual

USD 138 = roughly Php 6900, using the USD1=Php50 convertion. Not too sure if this is round-trip. I doubt it. 
The one travel agency I was able to ask named Php13,000 as round-trip na.

There is actually a tour package called Swingaround Taipei which runs from July 1 to October 15, which pretty much covers the concert dates. But tour packages...hmmm....restrictive kasi there is a schedule to follow. But just in case....for your info....CLICK HERE. (Acrobat Reader required).

From CATHAYPACIFIC.COM

For some reason, their fare rates from Manila to Taipei are not indicated on their site. Or my 30-minutes 'frolicking' in their site was my dumb moment, who knows. But they have a LOT of flights from the Oct 10-13 time frame.

From CEBU-PACIFICAIR
So far, parang sila pa ang murang nakita ko (online). Check THIS OUT. Kaya lang exclusive of taxes and surcharges pa siya.
Tentative lang ung dates na in-input ko, ha. Theoretical lang.

Pahirapan na to. Options, options, options.

2. Accommodation (includes your pocket money)
     - Some dependent on #1. Unless may alam kayong mas okay.

3. Concert ticket

We can probably do our own researches (online and offline) regarding the tickets and accommodation. As for the concert ticket cost itself, saka lang natin malalaman once naglabas na sila ng info.

Ang problema is to buy them ON TIME para hindi tayo masupalpal ng SOLD OUT. Dalawang dates naman yon, pero we never really know.

profoundcorner gave me info about the ticket handlers of NEWS' Taipei Concert, it was ERA Tickets. I e-mailed them asking if they are also in charge sa AAA2. Pero wala pa reply hanggang ngayon. (Baka hindi makaintindi ng English. Tsekwa sila, di ba? lolz) 
Phone Number: 02-2341-9898

True enough, the concert was Oct 6 and 7, pero the tickets went on sale on August 10....2 months.

Kung may nakakaalam kung paano ginanap ung unang AAA sa Taipei, pa-share naman ng info.

B. SAMA-SAMA PAPUNTA???

While this is a mighty good idea, I don't think it'll be applicable for everyone. Una, some are from the provinces from  while others are in Manila. Unless that can be worked around on, it is more likely that the flights would be to each her own. In my case, iikot na ako sa travel agencies dito sa Baguio over the weekend and find the cheapest (Yes, I am kinda like Nino at times.). 

There's a suggestion that the plane tix be bought as a group, then meet-up na lang sa airport to get them. Thoughts? But....book directly with an airline, or engage a travel agent's help? And we'd have to have a consensus regarding WHICH AIRLINE TO USE.

But  I won't be averse to the idea of a Pinoy Aibakalanders meet-up sa Taipei. Just sayin'....:)

Anyway, those who are sure to go, raise your hands. *raises mine...including my best friend's....*

TENTATIVE LIST OF THOSE WHO WILL GO
1. Me
2. My friend She' 
3. yuubi eun_hye2207
4. nurikocam
5. vylette
6-7. kwitch13and cousin
8. sober_me
9 Jena fabfangirl. 
10. coathangerwings
11. addictine
12. sheeella

I can put in others....but that would be too presumptous. When they confirm na lang.....

Comments

[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

first to comment ^__^

yay!

ok first.. reagrding sa ariline tickets.. hmm.. what if kung magset tayo ng isang group and then yung tickets ipadala n lang thru mail.. ? is that possible.. just so kung mas makakatipid kung isang buong group tayo na magpapaayus sa isang agency.. or dito n lang sa airport ibigay ang tickets? haha.

and then sa concert tickets n mas malaking prob.. guys lets think of a way n maakakakuha tayo ng tix. sa isang vox n nabasa ko though hindi sya bumili online they waitied sa taiwan ticket selling place ng at least 2 days.. im thnking n bka pag nilabas n nagsstart n ang selling bka maglag bigla yung site nila and then kung chinese yung site.. it would be impossible for us n makabuy kagad right especially kung di natin maintindihan kung pano magbook dun. or worse bka ilabas sya ng tulog tayong lahat.. XD

according sa pinagask ko.. dati daw a mnth before nagstart ng sell ng tickets before ng concert..

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

then...won't it be more reasonable for a Manila-based fan to arrange it, kasi I'm sure there are more travel agents to choose from in Manila. The question would be: who would be willing to arrange it, and who'd have the time to do so?

Of course it's a given na yung visa would be arranged by ourselves na. lolz.

Well, I can't very well fly to Taiwan just to buy the tickets. haha!

I do have my half-sister and aunt in TaiChung, which is a stone's throw away from Taipei, but I am not sure they'd have the time to line up for me just in case.

*which reminds me. i need to ask them*

So....around August-September kaya? Someone said 2 months naman. Around June-July....Well, June's halfway over.....

[eun-hye2207.livejournal.com]

Ei, Thank you for starting this and saving me ^^" I read your post kaso di ko sya masagot kasi I don't think I can make that post today.

Anyway, the ones you stated there are pretty much the same info I know so far... I just hope there's something else besides ERA because its pretty difficult to confirm if you've managed to get a ticket or not after ordering from them.

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

No prob. kinukulit din ako ng friend ko, telling me to ask others who will go what they'd do. :D

It does seem like ERA is unresponsive. Simple inquiry email ko lang na mag-yes or no sila, di pa masagot. :)

[(Anonymous)]

got here from one of the arashi comms. so glad to find another filipino aibakalander/LJer. will definitely check back to this post often.

Unless that can be worked around on, it is more likely that the flights would be to each her own.

i agree. we have to consider pa some people wanting to stick to their usual airlines to earn mileage points.

[coathangerwings.livejournal.com]

^ sorry. that was me. i didn't realize i wasn't logged in. ^_^;;

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

i guess kung alin ang mas convenient na lang siguro. for those earning mileage points, stick to their airline of choice. Yung ibang stingy (like me), shop shop shop. haha!

[kwitch13.livejournal.com]

hey.. i'm raising my hand.. i'm an aibakalander too.. although my mane there is k-hinata... well anyway, i'm raising my hand.. dalawa kami.. pinsan ko.. so un... =)

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

updated the listing....:)

[uchisan.livejournal.com]

wow!! nakaka excite naman tong post mo, Jhing!!! I wanna go kaso di ko pa sure! anakng!

i save ko tong entry mo para updated ako. haha!!

aba!!! cathy! unang una ka pa!

[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

uchi!!! ahahaha. tinignan ko p tlga lj mo para ma-confim kung kaw nga si uchi. hahaha..

well you know..kailangan updated.. haha.. tra sama sama ntayo.. though masyado mabilis ang mga pangyayari.. magtatayo n lang ako ng tent sa labas ng concert hall para wala ng hotel fees. haha..

[sober-me.livejournal.com]

sama ako!!!
balak ko din sana isama ung kapatid ko kaso ichecheck ko pa kung makakaabsent cya sa school. :(

meron akong ka-officemate dito sa office ung tita nya may agency.
pwedeng dun na tayo. pag mas marami siguro mas mura ^_^

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Uy! Kindly ask for their rates. :)

Will add you on the list.

[mabechid.livejournal.com]

*raises my hands*

I want to go too. Though I'm kind of on my own, so thanks for putting this up. Di pako sure since my boss already allowed me to go on leave this July. But for Arashi I can muster up the courage to ask for another one in October. :)

Concerned ako sa accommodations and concert tickets. And so far ERA din ang nakita ko selling tickets.

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

I guess this is what this thread's for. So that no one will be alone. hehe.

It's a good thing I haven't used up my leaves yet.....Yoshi!

Let's worry about accommodations when we've secured the tickets.

ERA din ano? Did you inquire them via email as well?

[addictine.livejournal.com]

join din ako.

hindi pa ko nagpapaalam sa mom ko pero walang makakapigil sa akin...heheh

sana mas alam natin kung pano makakakuha ng tikets no?

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

haha. Come hell or high water ba.....:D

Malalaman din natin. Constant vigilance lang.

[kwitch13.livejournal.com]

at dahil nagtitipid kami ng pinsan ko.. palno namin na uwian kami.. hahah.. pero depende nalang un kung bibigyan kami ng pera na makakpag-ikot pa kami.. lol... pero un talga ung plano namin.. about ung sa era ticket, wala akong maintindihan kahit isa.. hindi naman sya nat-translate..

may nabasa ako na kelangan mo pa magpasa ng application form para lang sabihin na gusto mong bumili ng tickets.. at.. take note.. sa pagpasa mo ng application form(through fax), wala ung assurance na makakabili ka na.. tapos mahirap sila i-contact.. tapos kelangan marunong ka mag-chinese... kasi kakausapin mo sila sa fone... kung hindi ka nila tinatawagan.. sabi rin, syempre mas priority nila ang mga taiwanese fans kesa overseas.. so un... haaay..

ang hirap talaga... sa larc-en-ciel, sa net lang.. tapos magbabayad ka lang.. tapos nah.. sa arashi ang hirap... waaaah...

[(Anonymous)]

this is pretty_princess uli..^_^
o talaga?
grabe naman yung process na yun!papahirapan talaga yung mga fans overseas na makakuha ng tickets
bat napakadamot naman nila?!T_T

[addictine.livejournal.com]

that sucks! >_<
bakit naman ang hirap kumuha ng ticket... huhuhu

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

Hello! Ako din, meh planong manood ng AAA 2. ^_^
Hindi lang po ako sigurado kung sa Shanghai or Taipei. Kahit alin po sa dalawang lugar, pwede ako. Depende nalang talaga sa availability ng tickets. Im still looking around but i read somewhere (forgot where exactly, sorry) na baka sa July mag start ang ticket sales for the Taiwan con.
I'll also try to ask around about the airfare since i know some people sa PAL. I'll keep you guys posted when i get new info.

Good luck to us all!!! ^_^

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Hello, Jena! Added you back, salamat!

Mid-July nga ung sabi, but the prob is how to buy the tix on time.

Echo: Good luck sa ating lahat!

[profoundcorner.livejournal.com]

I will so show this to my MOM and DAD.
like what I said in my posts, its my number 2 priority...
(since colleges admissions should be first XPPP)

I am so DYING to go!

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

let her know you won't be alone. :D

Don't DIE! Then you CAN'T go!!!

XDDD

[saariii.livejournal.com]

wow astig 'to ah. salamat! aibakalander rin ako, pero lurker lang at iba username ko. gusto ko rin pumunta dun sa taipei, kami ng kapatid ko. pero hindi ko alam kung paano, buti na lang may ganito =) pwede pala kitang i-add sa LJ? sana matuloy nga tayong lahat dun, chance na 'to! =)

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

hello!

oo naman, the more to scrounge for info, all the better! tickets lang naman ang main problem natin. after we've secured it, saka na puproblemahin ung iba pa. :D

you can add me if you want to, but really, this entry will be kept public anyway so....":D

[sober-me.livejournal.com]

naku guys may promo pala ung PAL ngaun!!! till june 30 lng flight period till october 15..... this is it we have to decide na waaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

[sober-me.livejournal.com]

tumingin ako eto pala 11 ang alis ng umaga wahehe


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[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

guys have you tried booking n sa shanghai? kc sabi nila pede n ata magbook for tickets..

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

i don't think the info about the ticket-seller website is final....and i read somewhere that you still have to confirm over the phone. Has anyone tried it?

I am still hoping for Taipei, though.......

[kwitch13.livejournal.com]

ung napuntahan kong site sa shanghai... para syang cdjapan format... tapos parang add to cart lang ung tickets... may nagtanong dun.. basta magpabook lang daw muna.. icocontact ka nalng daw kapag may updates na thru your email...
pero we're still hoping for taiwan.. mas mura kasi.. as in super... 10000 lang sya.. eh ung shanghai, 15,000.. eh pwede na un pambili ng tickets eh.. hahaha

[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

may nabasa n ako concert list sa shanghai.. XDDD 35 songs.. wala p yung mga solos nila.. XDDD syet nkakahyper..

concert tickets!! wahhh!!!

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

waaahhhh!!!!

ung contact ko sa Taipei, wala papasabi. kinuha lang niya ung phone numbers ng ERA Ticket para mag-inquire kung sila nga ang in-charge....sana tumawag na cya, kc i don't want to sound pushy.....boo-hoo!

[(Anonymous)]

Gosh! I hadn't realized there were actually going to be a lot of Arashi fans who are also planning to go to Taipei. Cool!!

I'm also planning to watch the AAA concert in Taiwan, but same problem, I'm not sure if I can secure tickets before they finally get sold out!

I'm so excited about the concert, but I don't wanna get my hopes up, only to end up without having any tickets. U___U

I've also emailed ERA already, but still no response from them... I think the only way we can actually get the tickets from this website:

http://www.ticket.com.tw/

Is if we fax in the form:
http://www.ticket.com.tw/infor/fax_e.htm

But then again... we may not have available tickets since everyone else will actually be buying online!!! O_o UWA!!

Does anyone know how to buy tickets for the Shanghai concert... Plan B! ^___^

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

Hello guys! Can you add my name to the Tentative list of those who will go to the concert? ^___^

My only problem now are the tickets! Really hope we get them! O_o

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... seems no one is putting more info about the concert in Taiwan on October...

Is it true that the tickets will be out for sale by mid July? I really need to know the exact date so we can purchase them right away!

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

you have any idea how to purchase?

my contact sa Taiwan, she is having a hard time getting through their phone lines...and the one time she got through, they just told her to simply proceed to Chiang Kai Shek to personally buy the tix...eh malayo yata sa kanila un....tapos the line got cut off....waaahhhh!!!!!

i hope she tries again. pero sabi they are starting to sell it na raw. and I'm desperate. sabi niya ultimo raw buses doon, may malalaking mukha na ng Arashi...

...oh...and adding your name in. sorry, i just checked this one only now...

[kwitch13.livejournal.com]

waaah.. totoo ba na nagbebenta na ng tickets sa taiwan!!?? waaah.. baka may kakilala kau dun.. magbayad nalang tau.. ang baba ng percentage ng fax ek-ek... so un!! waah.. start na ata!! waaahhh...

[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

guys! sa accomodation..magbook tayo by group.. accrdg to a frend mas mura nga daw sya pag ganun.. pede daw magpaquote sa cebu pac mismo.. :D..

naisip ko lang.. oops.. di p pla tapos ang ticket problem natin.. nkakaasar kc gusto ko n magbook kc mura p sya ngayun.. palapit ng palapit yung date pamahal n ng pamahal.. T__T

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

Hi guys! I got information when the tickets will be out on sale. My contact who speaks Chinese told me that information regarding when the tickets will be sold will be posted on this site:

http://www.superdome.com.tw/

The information is not yet posted on that website... but she said it will be soon. Also, the site is in Taiwanese, so you may need the help of a Chinese friend or you can also use babelfish (http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt) to translate the site.

Hope this helps! ^___^

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Fantastic. Thank you!!

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

hi! Does anyone know how to be a member of ERA tickets? i don't get the part about the address. Coz when i translate the FAQ using windowslivetranslator/babelfish, it says to choose ANY area. So do we leave the drop-down list part where you choose the city/province as is then just type our address at the bottom or do we really just choose ANY of them and then type our address. Sorry po, ang haba ng tanong ko. sana po meh makasagot.

And before anyone starts to panic, wala pa naman po akong balita na meh bentahan na, wala pa naman kasi sa ERA tickets or sa superdome site. I just want to be a member para anytime, makapagorder ako online kapag lumabas na nga po yung tickets.
Maraming salamat po. ^_^

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

I saw that form, too, and I started registering...then biglang nandun ung county na hnahanap. I stopped there because I didn;t want to go into something I had no idea about. LOLZ. I wonder if anyone succeeded in being a member?