I will repost the Inquirer Article about last year's UP Fair. I was ambushed during the fair and was asked questions.
A UP Fair to remember
More than the sing-alongs or food tripping, this year’s fair will be remembered for the bittersweet goodbye to the well-loved UP band, Sugarfree
THE ANNUAL University of the Philippines (UP) fair welcomed thousands of students and graduates for a five-night concert, featuring the best artists in the local scene, as well as some homegrown bands.
“The smell of roasting isaw, the parade of bands onstage, and the rickety rides will always be experiences worth remembering and reliving,” says medicine student Krisha Borromeo of her UP Fair experience.
“Picture yourself singing along to your favorite OPM songs with good friends, under the stars. The night seemed limitless,” she says.
DLSU Manila graduate Jon Choi recalls rushing to his first-ever UP Fair. “I was on the phone with a UP friend who was screaming in excitement that Urbandub was beginning their set,” he says.
Ten minutes later, he arrived as the band was playing their second song. “I hope next year’s is just as memorable,” he says.
What else to enjoy
There are carnival rides, rock-climbing walls and numerous booths where one can get food, clothes, bags, tattoos, all sorts of trinkets, and even travel packages for really cheap prices.
“You have to know what to enjoy,” said Chris Ng, broadcast communication major at UP Diliman, who doesn’t go to UP for the bands, but for the food.
“Food tastes different in the atmosphere of a fair. I just walk around and try everything: the grilled corn, grilled squid, the Mongolian bowls. I found a stall that sells buko pandan. All the food I want is in one place, and it’s all so cheap!” Ng says.
Ng even found himself touring his Korean friends on the campus. He encouraged them to try the Pinoy street food.
Sugarfree’s last UP Fair
Electrical engineering student Philip Martinez looks forward to bumping into the people who were part of his UP life every year.
This year, though, was extra special. “We sang our hearts out with Sugarfree for the last time,” Martinez says. This year’s UP Fair was particularly poignant, since it was Sugarfree’s final performance at the fair before they disband.
Ivan Saldajeno, mathematics major at UP Los Baños, narrated his experience of joining Basagan, the first-ever rap battle tournament at the UPLB Fair, which took place simultaneously with the one in Diliman.
“Even though I lost, it was a fun learning experience that I will cherish as I venture into the mainstream rap battle league Flip Shop,” Saldajeno says.
He continues: “The most memorable event, however, was Sugarfree’s final concert at UPLB last Friday. It was rocking yet emotional. Just before sunrise, a flurry of Facebook posts, Tweets, Plurks, and even Tumbleblogs that featured the band headed by Ebe Dancel (a proud eLBizen) filled cyberspace. Our fair was the most memorable so far, and it should be more memorable next year.”
Ateneo law student Christian Rillera attended the fair just to catch Sugarfree for the last time.
“I posted a Facebook status before going to the fair that night asking what time Sugarfee was going to perform. Sir Jalton Taguibao (the bassist of Sugarfree) posted a comment saying they were going to perform at around 12. Now, Sir Jal and I have not personally met, but I added him on FB because he is a UP Association of Political Science Majors (APSM) alumnus, like me. After they performed I went backstage to introduce myself to Sir Jal and ask for his autograph. He said, ‘O, Christian!’ And I was like, oh my God he knows me! He even asked me how I was doing in law school,” says Rillera.
Sugarfree sang their most popular songs, such as “Prom,” “Mariposa,” “Overdrive” (by the Eraserheads), “Burnout,” “Hari ng Sablay" and “Tulog Na.”
Rillera recalled the experience: “While they were singing ‘Tulog Na,’ they asked the crowd to wave goodbye.”
THE ANNUAL University of the Philippines (UP) fair welcomed thousands of students and graduates for a five-night concert, featuring the best artists in the local scene, as well as some homegrown bands.
“The smell of roasting isaw, the parade of bands onstage, and the rickety rides will always be experiences worth remembering and reliving,” says medicine student Krisha Borromeo of her UP Fair experience.
“Picture yourself singing along to your favorite OPM songs with good friends, under the stars. The night seemed limitless,” she says.
DLSU Manila graduate Jon Choi recalls rushing to his first-ever UP Fair. “I was on the phone with a UP friend who was screaming in excitement that Urbandub was beginning their set,” he says.
Ten minutes later, he arrived as the band was playing their second song. “I hope next year’s is just as memorable,” he says.
What else to enjoy
There are carnival rides, rock-climbing walls and numerous booths where one can get food, clothes, bags, tattoos, all sorts of trinkets, and even travel packages for really cheap prices.
“You have to know what to enjoy,” said Chris Ng, broadcast communication major at UP Diliman, who doesn’t go to UP for the bands, but for the food.
“Food tastes different in the atmosphere of a fair. I just walk around and try everything: the grilled corn, grilled squid, the Mongolian bowls. I found a stall that sells buko pandan. All the food I want is in one place, and it’s all so cheap!” Ng says.
Ng even found himself touring his Korean friends on the campus. He encouraged them to try the Pinoy street food.
Sugarfree’s last UP Fair
Electrical engineering student Philip Martinez looks forward to bumping into the people who were part of his UP life every year.
This year, though, was extra special. “We sang our hearts out with Sugarfree for the last time,” Martinez says. This year’s UP Fair was particularly poignant, since it was Sugarfree’s final performance at the fair before they disband.
Ivan Saldajeno, mathematics major at UP Los Baños, narrated his experience of joining Basagan, the first-ever rap battle tournament at the UPLB Fair, which took place simultaneously with the one in Diliman.
“Even though I lost, it was a fun learning experience that I will cherish as I venture into the mainstream rap battle league Flip Shop,” Saldajeno says.
He continues: “The most memorable event, however, was Sugarfree’s final concert at UPLB last Friday. It was rocking yet emotional. Just before sunrise, a flurry of Facebook posts, Tweets, Plurks, and even Tumbleblogs that featured the band headed by Ebe Dancel (a proud eLBizen) filled cyberspace. Our fair was the most memorable so far, and it should be more memorable next year.”
Ateneo law student Christian Rillera attended the fair just to catch Sugarfree for the last time.
“I posted a Facebook status before going to the fair that night asking what time Sugarfee was going to perform. Sir Jalton Taguibao (the bassist of Sugarfree) posted a comment saying they were going to perform at around 12. Now, Sir Jal and I have not personally met, but I added him on FB because he is a UP Association of Political Science Majors (APSM) alumnus, like me. After they performed I went backstage to introduce myself to Sir Jal and ask for his autograph. He said, ‘O, Christian!’ And I was like, oh my God he knows me! He even asked me how I was doing in law school,” says Rillera.
Sugarfree sang their most popular songs, such as “Prom,” “Mariposa,” “Overdrive” (by the Eraserheads), “Burnout,” “Hari ng Sablay" and “Tulog Na.”
Rillera recalled the experience: “While they were singing ‘Tulog Na,’ they asked the crowd to wave goodbye.”
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