The Web Warrior

Asian Beat 2008 Grand Finals was held in Taipei, Taiwan last March 7-10, 2008 sponsored by Yamaha Corporation, Japan. Our band, NaCls, won the Asian Beat Philippine Finals last December 15, 2007 to compete with other bands from different countries in Asia.

I was so excited and very nervous at the same time during the first day of the event - from the time we left the house until we reached NAIA. You know why? Well to let you know this is my first time to fly with PAL, first time to stay in hotel for four days, first time to see the bands from other countries and many more! This day was so exciting for me and also thrilling one because Jordan, the drummer boy, was caught with bullet from his bag! We thought this will be the end of our trip to Taiwan. The security officer found a key chain with this empty bullet and Jordan didn’t know that it was inside his bag. But praise God after few minutes of interrogation with him we were been cleared and ready to take aboard.

The first 20 minutes again was so exciting when the plane started to take off. Viewing the lands in the northern part of Luzon was like viewing it in Google map! Hehe… I have seen the beautiful mountains of Mt. Pinatubo and Baguio City. The plane flew higher and higher until only clouds were seen through the window. While enjoying looking at the clouds, God reminded me of His creations in Genesis 1:6. He created the expanse called “the sky” between waters. God is really amazing and He is the master of all arts!

20 minutes again passed by and I get bored already for some reasons. Maybe because I was so excited to see Taiwan. Despite of the feeling, I have also time to talk to God. Even I praised and thanked Him for giving us (NaCls) this wonderful opportunity that was very unexpected for all of us.

View more photos of day 1.