A/N: This is a fan's take on my "For the Fans" series here in Collectanea. If you haven't read "Vice's" and "Karylle's Take", go ahead and read it 😊
Disclaimer: The views and opinions of this fan does not reflect or represent the views of the other fans, the fandom, and the "idols".
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Hello.
If you're reading this, you must be a ViceRylle baby then... Hi sib! 😂
To be honest, hindi ko alam kung paano ko icoconstruct 'tong story(?) na ito. Hindi ko alam kung paano ko sisimulan 'to... Please bear with me.
2013. That's the year when I first saw and found out about the unusual loveteam on TV. Vice Ganda, the openly gay comedian, and Karylle, the singer/actress... they're a loveteam... they're ViceRylle.
I won't go much into details on how I became a fan. After watching them almost everyday during that summer vacation, hindi ko napansin na na-hook na pala ako.
2013 was a fun year, or what we would like to call "kota". Almost everyday, may moment. Pag nagbasa ka sa Twitter, ang daming nagiging "alien" sa timeline mo. Nandyan yung tanungan na: "Sibs, kota ba today?"
I'd say that year was the peak of ViceRylle. Everyone knows about it. Hindi lang confined sa It's Showtime, umabot na rin sa GGV at ASAP. Marami ring news articles ang lumabas that time. Luckily, most of them are positive news.
Everything was perfect until the year 2014 came. That's the time when things took a big turn. The year started with the infamous frozen days. Two months: walang moment. Walang interaction. Walang ViceRylle.
It was a big surprise when February 25, 2014 came. We thought it's just another episode of Sine Mo 'To where Vice snobs K, and K lowkey tries to get Vice's attention. None of us expected what happened.
"I love you, Ginny!!"
Vice hugged K. It was a long, sincere hug. No pretentions, no awkwardness. Just pure love. Weird as it may sound pero makikita mo na nagbago yung aura nilang dalawa. The negative, heavy atmosphere disappeared. They apologized, forgave each other, and started over again. #BatiNaAngViceRylle
Then, March came. Karylle got married. That's when we knew things will never be the same again. A number of us left the fandom. It was over for them. Tayo rin, we also lost our hope na may chance pang maging sila kahit imposible. But we were over that phase. Some came back though others never did. Kahit ganun ang nangyari, may mga nadagdag pang bagong miyembro ng pamilya. Hi 2014 babies.
Ang dating masakit na announcement at event sa buhay ni Karylle (para sa fans) ay unti-unting natanggap ng bawat isa. Nagiging biruan na nga rin ang linyang
"Next month, we wed. A new chapter begins."
Naging madali rin sa atin, somehow, na tanggapin ang katotohanan kasi we made light of the situation and ViceRylle remained. Though nagkalimitation na, nagkaboundary na, mas naging close pa sila... as co-workers and as friends.
We thought it was the end of the rough ride, but we were wrong. 2015 was unexpected. It didn't directly involve ViceRylle as a fandom or anything. It was the whole show. And like a domino effect, nadamay na rin ang ViceRylle.
2016 and 2017, we gradually recovered. We're back to our old groove. There were times na sobrang kota. At may mga panahon ding nganga. Tigang sa moments. Pero everything's all good. Kahit sa mismong fandom. Biruan, hopia-an, conspiracy theories, throwback, basta lahat ng kalokohan, we have it.
Now, I can't judge 2018 yet. Nasa January palang tayo. Pero I'd say, this is another major bump in the road for us. Nandyan si Ate Girl... ang "new loveteam" ni Vice.
Let me get this straight... I don't hate Ate Girl. I just hate the fact that we, ViceRylle babies, are slowly being taken out of the picture. Para bang unti-unti nang nababalewala or nalilimutan yung existence natin. We're being taken over by those who support the "new loveteam". And the people in charge seemed to like what's happening because of the feedbacks/reactions of the audience. It's just my opinion though... it's based on what I have observed.
Let's just hope that there's something better in store for us this year.
And let's go back to us.
We've been through a lot, as a fandom and as a family. I don't want to blame anyone pero just recently, I almost gave up on ViceRylle. Gusto ko nang bumitaw. Iniisip ko, ViceRylle is slowly fading. Everything has its end. It may sound like a paradox, but I thought, this is the beginning of the end. And you know when you're sad, you tend to overthink. Inover analyze ko yung mga nababasa at narinig ko.
But I started to look back on everything that had happened for the past five years of being a fangirl. I've been through quite a lot and nakilala ko yung mga inidolo ko ng kaunti. Inisip kong maybe it's time to stop fangirling and focus on more important things. Pero I didn't.
I can't.
It's quite confusing, I know. Kahit ako nalilito na rin. I guess what I'm just trying to tell here is my story of being a fan and the other things that come along with it.
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Dear sib,
First of all, let's stick with "sib" since dyan naman tayo nagsimula. And alam kong pagod ka na sa haba ng binasa mo. Konti nalang 'to. Promise 😊
Closeta fans, bilib ako sa'yo kasi kinakaya mong iendure yung mga negative mong naririnig mula sa mga tao sa paligid mo.
Team Bahay, Team Probinsya, Team Abroad, or Team Strict ang Parents ka man, bilib ako sa'yo kasi hindi ka nawawalan ng pag-asang makikita mo sila ng personal, makakapagpapicture, mayayakap, makakausap. Makanood ng concert. Lahat ng yun.
Bilib ako sa'yo kasi matiyaga kang naghihitay na mapapansin ka nila kahit sa social media lang.
Bilib ako sa'yo sa tiyaga mong magtweet sa kanila ng "I love you" all day, everyday.
Bilib ako sa'yo kasi ginagawa mo ang lahat para lang ipagtanggol sila sa mga haters at bashers. Pero wag nang makipag-away. Bad yun 😂 #ChooseLove daw di ba?
Bilib ako sa'yo kasi sinasakripisyo mo ang allowance mo para makabili ng merch nila or anything related sa kanila. Kahit maliit na picture lang nila ang nasa magazine o kahit isa o dalawang page lang ang sakop nila sa dyaryo, binibili mo pa din.
Bilib ako sa inyong mga suppliers ng hopia sa fandom sa tiyaga at galing ninyo ng pag-eedit ng mga pictures, paggawa ng videos, at pagsusulat ng mga kwento para sa kapwa ninyong ViceRylle babies.
Bilib ako sa'yo sa pagtitiyaga mong pumila ng sobrang aga para makanood ng show, gig or concert nila.
Bilib ako sa strength ng lalamunan mo sa pagsigaw ng mga pangalan nila at sa pagcheer sa kanila.
Bilib ako sa lakas mo sa paghawak ng banner ng sobrang tagal. Hindi mo inaalintana yung ngawit o pagod basta maitaas mo ang bandera hindi lang ng fansclub nyo kundi ng buong fandom.
I know ikaw, umabot ka na rin sa point na yun. Gusto mo na bumitaw. Pero look at you, you're still here!
Bilib ako sa'yo, sa tatag mo para malagpasan lahat ng mga pinagdaanan ng buong pamilya, malaki man yan o maliit.
Thank you for being a part of this family I found with this fandom. I may not know you personally, pero as long as you look up to "our parents", tinuturing kitang kapatid 😊 Thank you sa pagiging kasama ko at ng iba pang ViceRylle babies sa pagpupuyat para lang mag-abang sa mga ganap nila, pagwawala pag may moment, pagrarant sa mga bagay na we don't agree on, sa pag-update sa mga current happenings, sa lahat.
Sana wag kang mapagod. Sana hindi mo sila sukuan. Sana hindi ka magsawa. But if ever you decide to leave, we understand. No judgement.
But for now, kapit lang... kapit pa.
Nagmamahal at patuloy na humohopia,
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