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

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

Hello guys! I have official news regarding the tickets. My contact informed me that based on the www.superdome.com.tw website, they are not sure when the tickets will be released, but it's NOT in July.

Quote:
目前還未確認賣票時間，但是不會在7月售票

Hopefully this information is true so we don't have to visit ERA website almost every hour for this month!

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Someone I know also went to the ticketing office itself, and they said the tickets are not yet sold, and even they don't know when it will be for sale. Looks like the final decision still lies with JE.

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

thank you to you both so much for this info! ^_^

[nurikocam.livejournal.com]

magsspam lang ako.. naffrsutrate n kc ako. haha.. ang tagal ng bentahan ng tickets!!!!! GRRR!! aba sept na. tapos oct na..

kailangan ko ng positive vibes.. haha

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

sorry. mags-spam rin lang po ako...
grabe, inip na inip na ako. ang tagal ng bentahan...
also, is anyone going to watch the concert alone? i still dont have anyone to go with. i have totally failed at convincing my bro to watch with me. So to any lonely soul out there, sabay tayo nood? i need a soul mate/flail buddy to the concert.

again...really really sorry for spamming...

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Ako rin. Inip na.....grrr.....
Of course! We should all meet up and go together! Let Arashi know Pinoy fans are in droves!!!!

aaahhh...i wish the tickets would be out now so we can fix our visas!!! And it's so annoying coz I hear there're announcements in Taiwan newspapers about it, pero bakit wala pa tayong naririnig over here?!

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

hi! sorry, me again. kulit ko noh? XD anyway, i've become a member of ERA tickets. i applied and it worked. About the address thingy in the membership form, it says in the FAQ that you just choose any town/district/place from the drop-down list box then enter your real address and zip code. You need to choose any place for the sake of not leaving it blank and causing an error. As long as you enter your correct foreign address and correct zip code, they will send the tickets to the address you entered. So i filled the form in, selected the first town from the list then entered my real address and zipcode. As for the passport number, i don't know why it wouldn't accept it. mabe coz it was too short so i just added extra zeroes in the beginning and IT WORKED! i was able to successfully become a member. i tried logging in to check my account and it worked so guess i am now a member. Tip lang po, the log in serial number is actually your passport number. took me ages to figure that out. T_T

BUT i have yet to confirm if they will actually send the tickets overseas to my foreign address. So when i get a reply from them, i'll post it here.

yun lang po. sorry, wala pa rin akong balita sa release date ng tickets...

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

ERA Tickets replied and YES, they do deliver tickets overseas. =D
You can read the actual email from them over at my lj. anyway, the improtant thing is that its confirmed, we can become a member and order tickets online. ^_^

[prettypiper.livejournal.com]

hi there! i also went ahead and registered myself to become a member at ERA tickets - i did what you said about the address problem.. however when clicked the button to submit the form, i got this error message:

(http://tinypic.com)

i dunno what it means but when i hit ok, the screen went back to a blank membership form T_T

how did you know that the membership application was successful? can you help me please with becoming a member?

onegaishimasu!

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

hi! Just wanted to ask, was anyone here who planned to watch lucky enough to get tickets on Saturday?
...unfortunately, i wasn't. :(
But, now, im aiming for shanghai. anyone here interested in going to shanghai instead?

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

Sheella did...the 1000NT tix. Minus the binoculars, she has to buy those herself. LOLZ. Kainggit.

Tara sa Shanghai. Pano?! May info ka?

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

Sige, tara sa shanghai! ^_^
nope, wala pa po akong news/info. It said on the superdome site that they're still negotiating with the ticket company and that online sites that are already selling tickets shouldn't be trusted coz the official announcement of sales hasn't been, well, announced yet. so, hintay-hintay po ulit tayo. but as soon as i get any news, i'll definitely share.

Sheella! wow!!!! raki-raki!!! haha. im sure you'll enjoy it! hopefully, for those of us who weren't able to get the taipei tix will get the shanghai ones. congrats sheella!!! ^_^

[(Anonymous)]

Man, I would definitely need to buy binoculars! XD If you guys are still okay with getting 1000NT or 800NT tickets (kahit malayo), I think those are still available through ERA website.

Ok din sana yung sa Shanghai concert nila.. kasi seating capacity ng concert venue there is 18,000 right? Baka mas maganda ang chance na makakuha ng good seats. XD

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

^ That's me.. I forgot to log in. XD

[mabechid.livejournal.com]

Hello. Sorry to butt in pero can I ask you how to register as a member on ERA. Or did you have someone else buy tickets for you? Thanks.

I really want to watch the concert. It doesn't matter if it's the 1000 or 800 seats.

[sheeella.livejournal.com]

Hi mabechid. I was able to buy tickets because my Chinese-speaking friend helped me with both registering and purchasing. If I hadn't asked for help, I'm not sure I will be able to get the tickets at all.

It's so hard to understand the site... even if you translate it through babel fish. But once you're successful with purchasing... it will show this screen when you log in:

[URL=http://img501.imageshack.us/my.php?image=confirmation2qs3.jpg][IMG]http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6344/confirmation2qs3.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

Good luck to you! I visited the site earlier.. i think there are still 800NT tickets available. ^___^

[(Anonymous)]

Oops.. that link doesn't work... try this please:

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/6344/confirmation2qs3.jpg

Selling Arashi Concert Tickets in Taipei Oct 11

[(Anonymous)]

Hi! I might sell my Arashi Taipei concert tickets for Oct 11 (Seat No E3 Row 15 Seat Nos. 10-12). Reason for selling: I got better seats (B1) but tickets have not arrived yet. Those interested, please email me at v24may98@yahoo.com or vsm@idessinteractive.com. Kindly put "Interested to Buy Arashi Tickets" as subject. I'll be selling the tickets at cost (1500NT each) plus DHL cost (210NT). - Vicky

Re: Selling Arashi Concert Tickets in Taipei Oct 11

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

....that's 3 tickets, right? Do you have one or two more? :)

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

hi! hi!
Anyone here still aiming for Shanghai? ako po kasi, gusto ko po talaga matuloy since hindi naman po natuloy yung sa taipei coz i failed at getting tickets. So if anyone here is planning on going to Shanghai, saladesu posted on arashi_on that info on the shanghai con has been posted on the superdome website. her post on arashi_on is here. from the online translation of the superdome info, i think they'll start accepting order forms, kind of like a registration? i don't think they're selling the actual tickets yet. but then again, i could be wrong since i'm sadly illiterate when it comes to chinese. You can read the superdome info page here. Also, superdome has announced something regarding the Arashi concert tickets sales. But i don't get it. You can find it here.

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

someone replied to saladesu's post and said that the tickets are going to be balloted. FC po ba 'to?! haayy... sorry for spamming...

[fabfangirl.livejournal.com]

hi! me again. i have new news on the shanghai con:
Registration for ordering tickets has been postponed. No registration and no ticket sales tomorrow (9/15). No new date was given. Mukhang hindi din po through ballot ang ticketing. =)
the translation of the latest news section of the superdome site with the above info can be found in the comments of this post.

[dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com]

oh crap this totally puts me in a dilemma. I wish they put in a specific date as to when, because I found someone willing to sell TaipeiCon tix, and I dunno what to do!!!!!!

[prettypiper.livejournal.com]

hey gurls! im going too (to Taipei)! how do we go about the meet-up, if ever? ;D

[super-cycy.livejournal.com]

O___O
I was just going through your journal entries and...
I found this...&& <333 I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE FILIPINA :DD
[/happy]
ahahaha, sorry sa random comment xD
your the first that I've met/seen/read that was a Filipina Arashi fan xD;; surprise ako eh, anywho. sorry for the spam lolol