kinagabihan ng october 18, 2006, sa cuidad sang bacolod, pumunta ako sa downtown para manood ng kamikazee concert sa public plaza, pero di ako natuloy dun. papunta na sana ako dun ng dumaan ang sinasakyan kong jeep sa peryahan kaya bumaba na lang ako dun. pagpasok ko sa peryahan, tiningnan ko muna kung ano ang mga rides nila. nakita ko na may octupus, ferries wheel, yung parang swan na umiikot, tapos horror train, carousel, and my favorite, mad mouse (hawig sa roller coaster pero two seater lang siya)... una ko munang sinakyan ang horror train. hay naku...sayang lang ang binayaran kong 15 pesos. napaka-boring ng ride. akalain mo ba naman na tatatlo lang silang nang-gugulat, at hindi sila nakakatakot at all! sunod ko namang sinakyan ay ang mad mouse, at dun talaga ako nawindang. i admit na hindi siya gaano ka safe kasi parang make shift lang ung facility nila pero, "it was heart-pumpin hell of a ride". i enjoyed it so much to a piont that i was shaking after the ride and i must hold on to something kasi parang matutumba talaga ako. grabe ung ride. everytime na liliko siya eh parang madidiskaril siya sa kanyang riles. para talaga siyang daga. after nun, pumunta na ako sa plaza. nagulat ako kasi ang daming stage pala. hindi lang pala kamikazee ang nandun.
The 27th MassKara Festival goes into high gear tonight with the biggest street party of the season hitting at 9pm, October 18, during the countdown to the city's Charter Day celebration.
The giant Mardi Gras street party, one of the highlights of MassKara 2006, will bring together some of the country's top bands along with local bands in a night of live music at the city's downtown area. The city officials headed by Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Representative Monico Puentevella of the lone district of Bacolod, and Vice Mayor Renecito Novero are expected to lead the countdown 68 seconds to midnight. Fireworks will follow.
"From here on, it's going to be high energy activities until Sunday" said MassKara Festival 2006 Director Eli Tajanlangit.There will be five music stations located at the Bacolod City public plaza and at corner Araneta-San Sebastian, Ballesteros, Luzuriaga, and Gonzaga streets.
Kamikazee will perform at the public plaza stage, Greyhoundz at the Araneta-Gonzaga stage, and the Spirits of 67 at the City Hall stage. Bacolod band Chakra and Creche, from Iloilo, will jam at the San Sebastian stage. Cyclic Jam and Scout 02 will join them at the Ballesteros stage while Imo and Bobby Bertoldo perform at Araneta-Gonzaga.
San Miguel Corporation, festival co-presentor, and TeleTech are the major sponsors of the countdown. Globe Telecom's Intensity G at the plaza will start at 5pm. At the MassKara SM Village, the 68th Charter Day Idol Tsuper will be held at 6pm.
The Charter Day countdown will be shown live on Channel 2 over Sky Cable from 6pm - 3am. Bacolod's Charter Day celebration on October 19 will be highlighted with the RMN Live Drama sa MassKara and GSM Blue Village Party at the SM site, San Miguel Beer's Sarap Mag Banda sa MassKara at San Juan-Gonzaga streets, and other civic activities.