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A Post for Filipino AIBAKALANDERS

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.

[profile] 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 [profile] eun_hye2207
4. [personal profile] nurikocam
5. vylette
6-7. [personal profile] kwitch13and cousin
8. [personal profile] sober_me
9 Jena [profile] fabfangirl
10. [profile] coathangerwings
11. [profile] addictine
12. [profile] sheeella

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

[identity profile] nurikocam.livejournal.com 2008-07-06 04:20 pm (UTC)(link)
ehh?????? starting to sell it na.. eeekk..nkakakaba.. ahahaha.. may nabasa ako this week daw.. -.-

(Anonymous) 2008-07-07 02:14 pm (UTC)(link)
How to purchase? Diba through ERA? http://www.ticket.com.tw/

You can fax in the ERA ticket form or you can purchase online (If you can understand Taiwanese).

I'm really troubled 'cause I'm not sure if faxing the forms will actually let me get tickets... 'cause they get sold out pretty fast!



[identity profile] sheeella.livejournal.com 2008-07-07 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
How to purchase? Diba through ERA? http://www.ticket.com.tw/

You can fax in the ERA ticket form or you can purchase online (If you can understand Taiwanese).

I'm really troubled 'cause I'm not sure if faxing the forms will actually let me get tickets... 'cause they get sold out pretty fast!

[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-07-07 02:24 pm (UTC)(link)
yeah but faxing and online are not really reliable....and via phone is giving trouble even to my contact who is Taiwan-based. mahirap mag-connect.

ngayon kung meron sana tayong kakilala na malapit sa Chiang Kai Shek area, mas sigurado sana.

[identity profile] sheeella.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 09:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that's right... faxing and online purchases are not reliable. Uwa! I'm also so desperate in getting the tickets!

What I'm going to do is purchase 2 tickets online and then purchase 2 more tickets through fax! I already assigned a friend to buy me tickets online... she understands Chinese and she is also going to the concert in Taiwan! She will take care of purchasing online for me.

Now I will just fax in the ERA ticket form once the tickets are out! ^___^ God, please help us get tickets!


[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-07-08 10:14 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, then kindly let us know when the tickets are out officially, onegaishimasu!!!!! :)

[identity profile] kwitch13.livejournal.com 2008-07-09 05:44 am (UTC)(link)
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...

[identity profile] nurikocam.livejournal.com 2008-07-11 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] sheeella.livejournal.com 2008-07-13 01:49 pm (UTC)(link)
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! ^___^

[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-07-13 02:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Fantastic. Thank you!!

[identity profile] eun-hye2207.livejournal.com 2008-07-14 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Oh well... its hard for me to throw away the idea of going to the Taiwan con...ewan... pag-iniisip ko, sumasakit lang ang ulo ko... siguro bahala na si Batman.

I'm sure na kasi na pupunta sa Hong Kong sa Sept so I'm not sure kung papayagan ulit ako mag-leave sa Oct. I am leaning more on the idea of the Shanghai con... at least sa Nov. pa sya.. still have time to prepare.

Jeffer, i think besides ordering by fax, you can order online which is more secure. There is a membership application page sa ERA tickets. Seek the help na lang of a friend na nakakaintindi ng chinese to fill out the form.

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-07-15 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
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. ^_^

[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-07-16 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
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?

[identity profile] nurikocam.livejournal.com 2008-07-17 06:52 am (UTC)(link)
nagtry ako magmember.. ang ginawa ko nanghula ako ng khit an dun sa 2 box tapos type ko yung address ko sa box sa baba.. then yung talk back japan : (contact no. ang ilalagay)

nagsubmit n ako first few tries bigla lang nawala yung entry ko.. so i dont know kung nagsucceed tapos umuli ulit ako nakalagay nmn sabi ang dami beses ko n nagregiester but the thing is.. wala nmn ako nareceive na id no para makapaglogin ako.. sooo summary is..

di din ako nakapagregister.. haha.. i dont know kung may sense p tong sinabi ko.. =P

and according sa isang kakilala.. wala p daw bentahan,. yun pla yung sinabi nya sa min before hindi walang concert T_T

[identity profile] sheeella.livejournal.com 2008-07-21 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
I also tried to become a member but I keep getting error messages in Taiwanese! So I couldn't understnad what was going on. So I just requested a Chinese speaking friend to help me out.

Also regarding the tickets, my contact told me that date for the release of the tickets is still not sure. But she said that it is NOT in July. Hope this information helps! ^___^

[identity profile] sheeella.livejournal.com 2008-07-21 12:23 am (UTC)(link)
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!

[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-07-21 01:23 am (UTC)(link)
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.

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-07-21 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
thank you to you both so much for this info! ^_^

[identity profile] nurikocam.livejournal.com 2008-08-07 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
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

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-08-12 03:11 pm (UTC)(link)
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...

[identity profile] dvampyrlestat.livejournal.com 2008-08-12 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
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?!

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-08-13 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
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...

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-08-14 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
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. ^_^

[identity profile] prettypiper.livejournal.com 2008-08-28 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
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:

Image (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!

[identity profile] fabfangirl.livejournal.com 2008-09-01 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
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?

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