A lazy afternoon, bored commuters, catchy music… and what do you get?
THE LRT CHORALE
No. of Agents: 35
Mission Date: May 31, 2008
Mission Name: LRT Chorale
Planning: Agent K
On our third mission, agents turned a train into a moving choral stage with Eksena Manila agents singing along to a legendary Original Pinoy Music popularized by Eraserheads - “Maling Akala” (Wrong Impression).
THE PLAN
Agents will board the LRT Purple Line at random, from five different stations and when everybody is in place, they will all sing in chorus.
MISSION TIME
Agents converged at Farmers Plaza, Cubao at 2 in the afternoon for a round of orientation and rehearsal. Agent K grouped the team into 5 consisting of 6 to 7 people, each with a team leader. Each group was assigned a boarding station (Santolan, Katipunan, Anonas, Cubao and Betty Go-Belmonte).
The team gathered at Farmers Plaza and already caught a lot of attention during rehearsal.
Station by station, the last coach of train #1 of the Purple Line has been filled by EM agents from Katipunan all the way to Betty Go-Belmonte, all hearts pounding yet anxious to execute the most exciting mission to date.
Seconds after the doors closed and the train left Betty Go-Belmonte, the song starter Agent Pao, started singing the song. His stint drew a lot of attention, side comments and weird looks from unsuspecting commuters and agent-pretending commuters.
Come the second stanza and the group leaders already accompanied the starter. Heads turned drawing bewildered faces as the train transformed from a boring ride to an odd radio. More weird looks and side comments as if asking “What’s going on???”
On the third verse, the train was in shock as all agents joined the chorus. Some commuters managed to analyze our connections, others dared to ask, and there are those who enjoyed singing with us. A group of emo guys at the end were dancing and tapping along with us. A middle-aged woman is obviously lip singing with her eyes closed. The train public announcement speakers were barely audible as our voices filled the train.
After three stations, we finished the song. Someone clapped and shouted “WOOH YEAH!”, while others seemed to be waiting for the next song. But it was back for agents being regular commuters, leaving the puzzled commuters still in awe. We got off from different stations and met at the Gateway Mall, Cubao for the Post-Mission meeting.
High five for the most exciting, heart-pounding yet fun mission to date of EM.
Mission 3: Accomplished!
AGENTS REACTIONS:
Agent Denise
Mission 3 got me both excited and a little bit apprehensive all at the same time. It’s the kind of excitement you get when you are about to do something potentially law-breaking and you don’t give a damn, and a bit apprehensive because it IS somewhat law-breaking (the NO CAMERA rule for all metro rail lines), and because singing has never been something I am known for. It also seemed, at the time of the mission’s conception, possibly the last mission I would be able to join before I leave for Dubai. So I seized the day!
Agent Rob
I enjoyed their performance actually. It was a bit soft in the end, yet fun! To wrap-up, M:3 is yet the best, exciting and most fun EM mission!
Agent Starkee
It was amazing to see people come from different stops. And then when they announced “Arriving at BETTY GO-BELMONTE station”, I felt my heart skip a beat!… You should’ve heard the boys to my left (end of the train), they were singing out loud and even doing some actions…. Haha!
Agent Hener
My heart is pounding the minute I stepped inside the train. People of different color, size and shape were in there. The first thing I did was to look for someone I know. Good thing, there’s none! The nerves diminished as I sang my heart out! The construction-worker-looking guy stared at me as though I’m flipping out. I was flipping out. The emo boys at the back cart of the train were dancing and tapping along with us. I even heard one say “Ayos sa trip ah… Que Sera Sera naman sunod!” (Nice trip huh! How about Que Sera Sera?)
Agent K
(Overheard)
Man1: Narining mo yun? (Did you hear that?)
Man2: Oo, kakaiba yung mga yun ah. (Yes, that’s a weird bunch.)
Man1: Mukhang taga makati, ang puputla eh. (It looks like they’re from Makati, they look pale.)
Man2: Oo nga. (Yes they are)
may report na rin sa wakas. galeng!
galing….=) kelan next mission?
takte ang labo ni Manong bakit kugn taga Makati ka, maputla ka? Weird
Hahah astigidig, go EM
LAKAS NI L.A.! Parang naririnig ko boses ni Agent Hener. Hee hee. Sali ako, pero gusto ko sasayaw. HAHA.
ang saya!!! :D
“They look Pale” -> Hilarious! Too bad we didn’t get that reaction on video.
@ Agent Rob - Good job on the video edit! Sa uulitin po. ^_^
@ Agent Bleue - Naks, natapos na din ang mission report. Galing! Ay, pwede po humingi nang copy ng group pic taken sa Farmers Plaza? Pleasssee???
hay ang saya! I want more! i want more! haha! exciting mission tho corny yung mga tao! hmp sila! mga taga bundok! haha joke!
waah, sorry at medyo na late, next time pramis di na malelate ng ganito katagal! haha! kudos sa LRT choral, panalo!
@nightowl, sure sure! will upload the pix sa multiply this weekend, sabihan kita pag naupload ko na, dami ko pending for uploads! :D
Ayos din ang Trip! Talagang Tamang Trip!!! pwde sumali?? hehe =))
Ask sana ako permission, embed ko yung “LRT Chorale video”. Approved niyo muna ha, bago ko i-post sa blog ko, copy righted pa naman to! hehehe =))
Thanks, next mission?
Salamat salamt yep join us! http://improveverywhere.ning.com/group/improvmanila
astig siguro kung musical number sa loob ng lrt. mas wtf? ang expression ng mga tao. hehehe :D
was just watching jessica soho. by any chance, was this inspired from step up 2?
lakas ng trip :D haha
COOL na COOL kht sn pued…..get more mission pls…..
hehehe :D
To all who wants to join, visit this:
http://improveverywhere.ning.com/group/improvmanila
wooowww!!!! galing ah!! actually kapapanood ko lang kanina sa jesica soho report.. hehe!!
pano sumali?
hahaha nakayuwa yalaga kayo!!!!nice job guys!!!
guys tamang trip nyo ang sarap cguro ng ganyang feeling ung slow mo!!!! sana makasali ako sa samahan nyo pede bah!!!!
lalo na nong napanood ko ung eksena manila sa jesica soho report!!! heheheh lakas ng trip nyo!!!
guys galingan nyo pa ung pagt33rp nyo para mapakita nyo ung talento ng mga kabataang pinoy!!!! hehehehehehhehe
Oist people in the PH… GaLiNGan U NamaN… Ok Yong TriP u Ha. napalAbaS Sa Jessica SOHO… Ano Latest?……. Go PILIPINO…… Atin To… Lakas Nyo….
Saw you guys last night at Jessica Soho… good job - I would want to see you guys in action here at Marikina - Maybe you could start by coordinating with us at http://www.marikinavalley.com and lets see how we can help each other.. go guys!
Nagpasa na po ako ng form para makasali.
Pede po bang malaman contact number nyo para makapag-
tanung tanung po ako. thanks.
Bored na Bored ako sa skul eh. i rili want to join na.
San ko po ba ipapakita sa enyu ang aking parental consent?
thanks po talaga.
2 thumbs up… I watched J. Soho reports and that’s how i learned abt u guys and saw a familiar face…Just to confirm it, i checked your website and it’s confirmed!!! Hi, Denise, u won’t probably remember, but i’m from a prestigous call center (ehem) in makati and we’re on the same account… la lang, na excite lang ako!!!
Great Job… Keep it coming!!! Kudos 2 y’all♥
hey…. I wanna join!!! :D hey…. i got an idea and its funny but my friends are like Hell NO!!! when I propose the Idea to them……. any idea how can i convince them to join my wonderful plan>….. Pls Reply ASAP
ok trip nyo..kakaaliw tsaka nakakainspire..gusto ko sana kau ma meet tsaka if ok lang sa inyo, sali ako sa EKSENA MANILA:Tamang Trip..
i hope you are open to new trippers..
haha!!
love to laugh!!
kahit wala kayong talent sa acting, singing, dancing, etc. basta makapal mukha nyo pwede ka dito.. join us at http://improveverywhere.ning.com/group/improvmanila
guys,love you all,you are so great,pls. continue dto do more missions to stop bordness…i would rather think for youre next missions.,may i join the group pls…!!!..i would die just to be a part of you guys..
☻♥ astig tlga kau
☻♥ nkisali ako s inyo nung nagslomo kau s city hall kc dun me nag-aaral s ccm mlapit lng ung iskul ko
☻♥ sna sli nio me s tropa nio ksi hilig ko rin ung magbigay saya s iba…….
☻♥ add nio me s fs ko
☻♥angie0623@yahoo.com
☻♥w8 ko ha….
@dustin or orphi: yes you may join us! just go to the site posted by RS
@angie: wow! you were there! hehehe! we are glad to have you in our group!
TO ALL! Thanks!
mga kuya at ate thanks
nakasali din ako dito
panu po ba makasama sa mga kalokohan neo?
wow….
hehehhe
kita koh eksena nio xa soho!!!
aztig ah..
xana pdeng mki-join…especially xa lrt chorale hahaha
amp! azteeeg!
u really make smile others even 4 a while…
cool……….
sana naman dumayo kayo dito sa’min sa Cavite…