Mrs. Tatum · @JLoInspiresMe
4th Dec 2012 from Twitlonger
so since everybody is asking me already... here it goes :)
NOVEMBER 25 2012.
FINALLY. THE QUEEN HAS ARRIVED. she tweeted "Just landed in Manila!" i think it was 8 pm when she tweeted that. I was in our car. we're about to go to SOMEWHERE. and i was LITERALLY crying. i mean (toj) tears of joy. lol i was like "ohmyggood we're in the same country!! :'((" my brother was laughing at me. and my phone was running out of battery, my brother won't let me borrow his phone. i asked my bro if we could go to the hotel where JLo will be staying at. THANK GOD that we were with his girlfriend. and his gf was like "ok, let's go. give her a chance blahblahb" OMG THEN, WE FINALLY WENT TO THE HOTEL :') i saw other JLovers there, waiting for Jen. ♥ they're all SO DEDICATED. i think you guys know some of them on Twitter :) we waited for Jen until 11 pm. but we didn't see her :( but, i saw the JLO DANCERS! ohgod. i wasn't able to say 'hi' to all of them. but when TERA PEREZ was about to get inside the elevator, i was like "HIII!!" and she was like "Oh hiii." then she hugged me :') i was shaking! she's my favorite dancer of Jen. ♥ she still looks beautiful without makeup ♥ and she's so nice! then, I SAW. YOU KNOW WHO! ;) THE HOTTEST GUY EVER. BEAU CASPER SMART! he was wearing this red jacket. and i was a little far from him so i just said "HI" and he waved back at me. again, I WAS SHAKING. then i was like "what more if i saw/met JLo?!" i could die. but after that, we went home already. 'cause i still have school tomorrow. i prayed to God, i said..Thank you for this day at least i saw the dancers of my idol and Beau. but i still hope i will win "TWEET2MEET" i was about to go to my room when my brother asked me to leave my phone in the living room/in his room. 'cause he knows i won't sleep. i'll just keep on tweeting for TWEET2MEET. i was crying in bed. i was like "how will i win?!! if you wont let me tweet. this is so unfair. i just want to win. i want to meet her so bad!"
NOVEMBER 26 2012.
BEST DAY EVER. :') it was 4 am when i woke up, the firstt hing i did was go to twitter and see if JLo already tweeted the winners. i was so happy she haven't tweeted it yet. so i still have a chance to win! she tweeted "Good Night" at 4 in the morning. i was preparing for school. i was overthinking stuffs... "what if i dont win?" "what if something might happen" but i tried to avoid it. so before i went to school, i tweeted A LOT! I'm so happy 'cause many JLOVERS were helping me :') i can truly say, WE REALLY ARE A FAMILIA. NOT JUST A FANBASE. ♥ especially, sorry. but i have to say this lol. i was surprise when @rubbeelove_ & @SarayEmme tweeted me. they wished me good luck and they said they wanted me to win 'cause they think i deserve to meet her. I WAS SHOCKED. LITERALLY SHOCKED. 'cause tbh, i look up to these ladies. they're really true JLovers and they've seen JLo so many times! lol i mean, in the premiere night of WTETWYE, in Las Vegas, on American Idol, etc. it's just amazing :) hehe.
so while im in school, my friends were really excited for me. and some of my teachers. haaha they all know i've been waiting for this! so when i went home with my bestfriend, we were freaking out i was like "WAIT!!! I CANT GO TO THE VENUE YET. I NEED TO WIN! IM STILL TWEETING HERE BLAHLBAH" and my bestfriend was helping me. we were so nervous. i was kind of accepting the fact the i will never meet JLo or, i think it's too early. im just 13 i have more time.
BUT WAIT A MINUTE! MY INTERACTION WAS ABOUT EXPLODE!!! OHMYGOOD!! THEY WERE ALL CONGRATULATING ME!!!!! AND SHIT! I SAW JLO'S TWEET :'((( I WON! ♥ i won i won i won! i was slapping myself, I WAS SLAPPING MY BESTFRIEND lol. i was screaming so hard! i was crying! i threw my bags! it was CRAZY! so it's already 5 PM. and the show will start at 8 PM. so i just took a bath, then we went to MOA ARENA already. i had GOOSIES ALL OVER MY BODY! we had a hard time finding where to get the backstage passes :( i was losing hope. but we need to go inside already. AND WOW. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE THERE. and the crowd was very energetic! 'cause FILIPINO #JLOVERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! ughh! when JLo said "HELLO LOVERS!" i cried so hard. they were all shouting! jumping!! i was just sitting there. i was crying. I JUST SAW HER LIVE! IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER!
i knew i needed a water beside me lol. i stopped crying when she stopped singing GET RIGHT. i should shout too and have fun lol. i shouted "I LOVE YOU JLO!" for like 12478390583902482390489357390578 times! lol during her acoustic perf of IYHML, she picked a fanat the VIP sec, :( but she doesnt even know the right lyrics i was like "JEN!!! COME HERE!!! PICK ME!!!!! I KNOW THE WHOLE LYRICSSS" LOL AND the people close to me, were laughing. and i dont really care. IT WAS MY NIGHT. i was screaming the whole time! and this, i will never forget, when she picked the PHILIPPINE FLAG. and she raised it. and she was like "MAHALA KITA!!!" it means "I love you" in Filipino. there, i cried again! as usual. i was like "MAHAL DIN KITA JLO!!!!!" my phone was running out of battery AGAIN. and we still dont know where to get the backstage passes :( but thank God before my phone was dead, @Tweet2Meet1 dmd me. it was the "lET'S GET LOUD" part when a lady came to us and said "ARE YOU MARIE?" then, she gave us the 2 backstage pass. she said she'll pick us later at the last part of the show, which is THE DANCE AGAIN PART :( but what would you pick? watch the last part or MEET JLO? meet JLo OF COURSE!
so we were running! AND FINALLY WE'RE IN THE BACKSTAGE ALREADY :') ohgod. i first saw CATALINA TALKING TO BENNY! i wanted to say Hi but they were talking seriously. so i didnt want to disturb them. i was just looking at them and i was smiling like a fool. i dont know if they noticed me. lol then i saw LUPE!!!!!!! she's in this red outfit. SHE WAS STUNNING let me tell you, SHE LOOKS YOUNG. i just want to be in the Lopez Family! they never get old! lol. i think Lupe heard me say "OMG!" so she was smiling at me and she said "Hi! having a great night?" she was so nice! i just replied "Yes" lol stupid me. THEN I SAW TIANA CARRYING THE TWINS!!! max was pulling Tiana's hair. it was so cute. i tried to say "HI" but they went to the room already. :(
THEN I SAW A BODY GUARD. AND HE WAS WITH JEN!!!!! JLO IS SO TALL!!!! she can be in ANTM! srsly! i dont know if it's because of her shoes. but i really think she's tall! we we're waiting for her. then there's this lady who took a pic of us. (not with Jen yet) then the lady said, we should leave our bags. and cameras. she said they have their personal photographer. but i brought my letter with me. OHMYGOD. so this is it! i was finally going to meet my one & only idol! she was talking to Beau for like a second. beau was sitting at the left side. the photographer asked Jen "are you ready?" Jen said "uh what? oh yeah of course!" my heart was beating fast! so the photographer told me to go now. I WASN'T LOOKING AT JEN! I WAS LOOKING ON THE FLOOR. and she said "HI BABY!!!" and then i hugged her first and she said "UUUUHHH THAT WAS A GREAT HUG" i have no voice that time i already lost it from screaming etc. lol she asked me "Are you ok?" i said i whispered "Im fine" and she was joking she whispered too "oh you're fine?" and she smiled at me. then after taking photos, i gave her this letter, and she said "oh what's this?" and she unfolded it. and she said "Oh! a letter. i will read it later when im on plane ok?" then i hugged her again. she said "THANK YOU" i said "you inspire me a lot" and she thanked me again. AND...THAT WAS IT. :/ it went really really FAST! but it was the best 5 MINUTES OF MY LIFE. AND I WILL NEVER EVER. FORGET IT.
Until now, i can't believe i've met the woman who changed my life for the better. the woman who inspired me so much!
I JUST WANNA THANK ALL THE #JLOVERS WHO HELPED ME WIN. I FEEL BAD I CAN'T THANK Y'ALL ONE BY ONE. SO MANY! i hope y'all understand.
BUT! just because i already met @JLo ... that doesn't mean I ALREADY STOPPED DREAMING. you know what's my next dream? :) my next dream IS TO MEET HER AGAIN. AD TALK TO HER MAYBE FOR LIKE.. 1 HOUR. HAHA :)
EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE IF YOU BELIEVE ♥