SEANatic

It has all begun in just one tweet. After the 2010 PBA All-star when Sean Anthony was crowned as co-MVP in the Blitz Game along with Roberts Labagala of Brgy. Ginebra Kings, I sent him a congratulatory tweet and I was shocked when he replied and says “thanks” because he was the first PBA player who tweeted me back, though it’s just a short message it really means a lot for a fan to be noticed by a celebrity like him.(ang babaw noh?) Since then I become a fan of him. I’ve been tweeting him and he always tweets me back.

          One day, Sean tweeted that he will ask a trivia question and the one who can answer it will win a pair of game tickets. Actually I was not interested to join because I thought I couldn’t answer the trivia question because I’m not a fan of Powerade Tigers and I don’t know anything about him. But minute passed by and no one till got the correct answer so I decided to try my luck and tried to answer the question.  Yeah right, I got the correct answer and won the pair of tickets for their game that day.

          Actually, I have no plan to go to the game at all because it was not Brgy. Ginebra’s game but I want to see him playing. I went to the game alone, though I have two tickets I just take the unused ticket as a remembrance. (haha selfish?) I was hoping that game that I will be able to meet him and say thank you to him personally, but it didn’t happen. (ang lungkot ko nun grabe) I just went home without that night without a single picture with him. I just said thank you to him through twitter of course.

          The next play date of PBA Powerade has a game again and same time in the afternoon, Sean tweeted that he has a pair of tickets to give away. I asked him if I can join for the second time and he replied through DM (Direct Message) and said “of course”. I joined the game and yeah you got it right, I got the correct answer again.

          That time I really wanted to watch the game live because Brgy. Ginebra also has a game that day. I went to Araneta Coliseum alone. (yeah alone again, sayang na naman yung isang ticket. haha!) That event was like a dejavu because I was not able to meet him in person again. That was nother disappointing day for me.

          I won another pair of tickets from him for the third time and again I was not able to even say hi or thank you to him in person. Until one day when he asked his followers to retweet his tweet and the first one to it will win pair of tickets. I didn’t join the game because I thought that same thing will just happen if I watch their game.

          One of his followers won, her name is Ate Aiko Canlas but she will not be able to go to Araneta Coliseum that day because she will coming all the way from Nueva Ecija so she tweeted me and ask if I want to have one of her tickets and go to the game.  Since I have nothing to do that day, I accept her offer. I watched the game without hoping that I will meet him that night.

          I tweeted Ate Aiko to say thank you. She asked me if I was able to meet Sean and I said no. Ate Aiko asked me if I want to go to the game of Powerade and her Favorite team, the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters and she will ask a ticket from Sean for me and she will introduce me to him after the game. Of course I said yes. 

Sean, Ate Aiko and I

          After the game, ate Aiko kept on texting Sean where we and she was also asking Sean where he is. We waited at the green gate of the Araneta Coliseum but Sean was on the red gate but instead of us went there to him, he was the one who went to us. Ate Aiko told me, “Ang bait noh? Sya pa pumunta sa’tin.”

Sean and I

         The day that I’ve been waiting for, I met Sean Anthony in person. I was speechless that moment. He said, “I’m glad to finally meet you Marlon!” and we shook hands. And finally I was able to have pictures with him. That short moment that we talked has been one of the most memorable events of my life that I will never forget. (Unless If I’ll have amnesia. haha) 

          On December 26, 2011, I ask Sean if it’s fine if I create a twitter fan page of him. He said it’s ok and thank you. I made a twitter account, @SEANatics10 to show support to him and at least to be friends with his other fans. Currently, the twitter fan page of Sean Anthony has 200+ followers and still counting.

          Now I’m not just a Brgy. Ginebra Kings fan; I’m also a Powerade Tigers fan because of Sean Anthony.

Forever, SEANatic!