As Yas said last weekend at Tangerine, "walang taga baguio na lumalabas pag panagbenga".
Yes. Because the streets are crammed with cars, and tourists who just dont care where to sit or walk or throw their litter, the way baguio people do.
Because watching the parade meant elbowing with the crowd of tourists who give you the lame excuse of "galing pa kame sa malayo, pagbigyan nyo na kameh..." as they inch their way past you (who happen to be in front) and block your view with their hydrocephalic heads.
Because the floats this year had "crisis" spelled over them....and the dancers wear fake flowers more and more each year.
Because the "theme dance" of the festival which is supposed to be "BENDIAN" is lost, soooo lost. Instead, what you see is an emerging theme of boring "ati-atihan " style of dance....which is not sooooo Baguio (uh, yes.... not sooo CORDILLERAN). Imagine Hearing "Viva, Panagbehhnga Festival! Umali kayohh". (like, huwat the furrr is that supposed to mean?!).
Because while the parks hold concerts, it also becomes a haven for snivelling and insecure people pulling up tons of LOSER MOVES ...ie... "frat scuffles"; hanging wet towels on poor sunflower stems; stepping on pocket gardens; parking their motorbikes up on the lawn!!!!;
Because you don't really get excited at the sight of celebrities smacked dab on the floats....
Because media people, and other "civic organizations" use their IDs and gadgets for an excuse to loiter at the parade route to the dismay of streetdancers and watchers alike.
Because you'd be hiking like hell to town because streets are closed... and your jeep hopelessly gets stuck in traffic.
PS: I am not bitter..... just sad. I miss the King Louie floats, the BSU symbidiums; the Chow King and Center Mall floats; the elderly dancing the bendian with their fresh flower-filled Kayyabangs and donning their special tapis; Alapo Mang-usan and his dance troupe of young and old with their gongs and in original G-string attire (the way you wear it: no undies, pure fabric looped and wrapped and knotted, plus the cheeks and all that flesh!!!)....
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