#WeWinAsOne - Sea Games Opening Ceremony 2019 - Makapanindig Balahibo

#WeWinAsOne - The Philippines, hosting the SEA GAMES 2019.

The Crown (above), The Philippine Area (below)
during the fireworks at Sea Games Opening Event 2019

"Do it right the first time", an old adage outlining hope and shall serve as landing lights, to execute a certain endeavor. Kung 'yan ang tumimo sa isipan ng bawat organizer ng Sea Games 2019 - definitely, may patutunguhan ang kanilang mga sakripisyo, at ang naging pundasyon ng kanilang paggawa ay 'di masasayang.


Napatunayan iyan after a successful Opening Ceremony na ginanap sa Philippine Arena - Bulacan (the largest indoor arena in the whole wide world as per Guinness, to date as of this writing - December 1, 2019)

Cultural Presentation - Sea Games 2019

After all the bad publicity, fake news and disorienting social media posts and news with black propaganda prior to the Opening Ceremony, the Filipino people and the nation as one has once again proven its building strength to rise against adversity.

Ilang beses nang dumaan sa iba't ibang batikos ang administrasyong Duterte, ngunit after all these seemingly endless accusations and negativities thrown at him and his cohorts, they've dodged the bullet once more - with flying colors through this opening salvo of the SEA Games. The president himself was present during the ceremony, gracing this momentous event that showcased not only the culture of the Filipinos but its "what can you offer" as a 3rd world country hosting a major sports event in Asia.


The whole world is watching.

The Filipino people have been scattered across the footprint of this earth - and through technology, they have gathered as one, witnessing this Sea Games opening ceremony on smartphones, streaming over HDTVs or watching personally on laptops and tablets.

TNT Boys Performing At The SEA Games

No matter what the medium was - i was amazed at how each of the commenters in the FB page of Sea Games Updates became suddenly in unison. The thought and spirit are one, there is uniformity in the feedback.

I haven't seen a negation, it was my first time reading "happy", "proud", "heartwarming" messages in the comments section of a video gone viral. (well, the exception was IskoSerye Videos from Mayor Isko Moreno). Below are notable comments pleasing to the ears.

Unfailingly, this 10 minute or so video clip, summarizes the awesomeness of the Opening Ceremony. If you haven't been inside the Philippine Arena - let me describe it to you as much as i can based on my memories of the place back in 2014, 2015, 2017 -- it's massive! The arena is spectacularly huge. A state of the art man-made arena owned by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) in the Philippines.

Massive Philippine Area - Sea Games Opening Ceremony

The top view shots of moving flowers in this video was portrayed seemingly magical, but i can imagine sitting inside the arena personally witnessing the glorious spectacle no matter where you are seated, would be somewhat awe-inspiring. Match it with the hush of wonders and cheers among the audience.. Ahhh! I can feel the goosebumps and certainty of nakaka-proud ang maging Filipino.

 ~ you bet! you gotta watch this in HD ~

ˆbillymacdeus


Argh! and one last note, since i only watched the 10-minute clip, i am not sure if Iñigo Pascual was one of the singers too of "we win as one" but i think it was him I've seen in passing.  Just noting this because i fasho like his single - "Dahil Sayo"(Imma blog this in the future).

Ahhh si Boss Manny pala. 🤜🤛