Japan and Canada: 2nd Philippine International Pyromusical Competition 2011

My friend and I were supposed to watch Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah this afternoon. We were hopscotching towards CCP Little Theater...only to find out that all shows are cancelled. A fire broke out that morning; the whole building was shut down! G-R-E-A-T.

So we found ourselves at SM Mall of Asia instead, to watch the 4th Saturday of Philippine International Pyromusical Competition. Tonight, Japan and Canada are scheduled to light up the sky with their amazing display of pyrotechnics.

It was drizzling for most of the afternoon so I insisted on getting seats near the cover. We made our reservations at Seattle's Best Coffee, where for Php400 each, we got a medium-sized drink, a pastry and a bag of chips. Not bad, eh?

After much delays, and more rain, Japan was first to dazzle the audience. And dazzle they certainly did!



Japan: 2nd Philippine International Pyromusical

Competition



Japan used a couple of jazzy songs that didn't quite
fit well with their fireworks, but they quickly picked up..

...and made a whimsical turn --- they used themes from

super mario, james bond, and addams' family!

 



At some point, their fireworks display showed smiley face
and hello kitty, much to the amusement of the cheering
crowd.



They used smaller and repetitive fireworks but they phased
it so well that the whole display came out alive and
not boring at all -- very cleverly executed!



Japan's interpretation of Louis Armstrong's What a
Wonderful World



An amazing finish that left the audience begging

for more!

And then, it's Canada's turn ---

Canada decided to use classical, instrumental music

They also used bigger fireworks compared with Japan.

But at some point, the repetitive display of big fireworks
became old.

The instrumental music, together with predominantly
gold-colored fireworks made us think of wedding
fireworks display.

And it was much too short...

Needless to say, we enjoyed Japan's display better.

Wonder what will happen next week --- the finale!!!