For the first time in years, I got my tickets in advance. That is, after spending 7 hours in line. Yep, 7 hours just for two Upper Box B tickets.
Backstory: My best friends and I are fans of UAAP Cheering Competition. Last year, my bestfriend (who is a part of the volleyball team) was only able to get one ticket from UPD. We needed three. So we decided to go on an adventure and went to Araneta Center at 4am (on the day of competition) to get tickets.
Long line is long at 4am. To think that tickets will be released at 9am. By 6am, Araneta was crowded and people were starting to get impatient. It was hot, and some people cut in line every now and then.
By 8am, people were really agitated. No guards, no organizers. Just us fans waiting to get tickets. Nearby, a scalper was trying to sell tickets for insane prices.
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