Reviewing my previous blog posts, I saw that I mentioned my light, my therapy, my seven kings, Bangtan Sonyeondan who is popularly known as BTS. For almost four months, a hundred and thirteen days to be exact, I have been able to show my love and support to them already -- just as how much they do the same for me. My family and friends, maybe even acquaintances and online followers, must have known about this because I am open about them. To be honest, my world right now is just revolving around these guys and I do not mind! :) I still do not have a certain post on how I became an ARMY. But! I will do that one of these days. I am so excited to tell you the story of how I met them. For now, I will share about the BTS x McDonald's collaboration: The BTS Meal 💜❤️💛💖 Around mid-April of this year, a surprise announcement was unveiled by the South Korean superstars BTS and the worldwide fast food joint McDonald's. I still remember that night clearly because I was so happy that my newfound favorite artists and my childhood favorite diner would come together in a special project! Showing the iconic BTS logo in McDo fries, plus the "tour dates" and the countries included, people like me went crazy for it! It was a witty and effective marketing stunt that made the fans excited! Since there are no concerts yet due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Army for sure misses this kind of poster and advisories. The thing here though, BTS has lots of fans all over the world. Though this BTS Meal caters to 49 countries and that is a lot already, there are still some places not catering to this offer. And so I feel blessed because the BTS Meal is coming to the Philippines! The long wait is almost over for the Filipino Army because it will officially come this Friday, June 18 in the nearest McDonald's outlets nationwide. Thank God, it is Friday, indeed 💜 The BTS Meal started rolling out this May. The partnership also released BTS x McDonald's merch alongside it. And as announced, this BTS Meal is personally picked by the septet. That is right, BTS really launched their own set of McDonald's meal! The exclusive BTS meal includes 10-piece Chicken McNuggets, medium french fries, and a medium-sized Coke. It looks like a simple McDo combo at first, but! The extra-plus-ordinary with this set are the limited-time sauces! Inspired by the SoKor flavors, the global sensations chose Sweet Chili and Cajun dips instead of the Sweet and Sour and Barbecue classics to make the menu more BTS-fied. As a McDonald's baby, a nuggets enthusiast, and a supportive BTS Army, of course, this food already amazed me even when it had not come to me yet! Such great minds in formulating this collab, I swear! Plus the BTS x McD teasers, such as the pictures, videos, commercials, and even the exclusive pre-order offer in the McDonald's PH? Definitely one for the books! Will never forget how awesome this collaboration is! Just... Wow! 💜 Army all over the world has been hyped since the announcement of the BTS Meal. Yup, yup! As if BTS would do some concerts. Cuties! Haha. There were lots of funny but relatable memes since then, so I am very excited that the BTS Meal has come to Pilipinas already! I do not know about you, but for me, this meal is a part of BTS and I am exhilarated to fit in with it. You know, like two hands intertwining as one, something like that. This is why, when McDonald's PH also announced that they are gonna have a BTS Meal debut, a day before the official launch, I really readied myself for this war. Lakas talaga, akala mo concert booking. Lol! Asdfghjkl! Since the best boys celebrated their birthday last June 13, McDo PH opened some pre-order reservation slots of the BTS Meal as their eighth-anniversary gift for the fam-don. Of course, this fangirl wants to participate, so I then downloaded the latest version of the McDonald's app in the Play Store since I am an Android user and I love Samsung. Wink wink! You would get this pun if you watched BTS 2021 Muster SOWOOZOO Day 2. Haha! Clue? Jin! 💜 Because yes, anyone who wants to claim the exclusive BTS Meal had to install the McDonald's app as per McDo PH's instructions. From there, I thought of registering an account already, so I could turn on my notifications and be updated with the happenings. Girl scout, really, she is! Raised by the Bulletproof Boy Scouts wisely! Hihi. Then, by Sunday, the day of the BTS pre-order, I really waited for the zero o'clock, hoping to score just one slot. I even waited until 2:30 AM, to be honest. But eh, fail. I wanted to be mad at McDo PH because their post said "Butter be first" but the first ones, those who waited was not able to get any. Those who slept early got theirs because the slots were opened from 7:00 AM to 7:20 AM. Intense, right! Fortunately though... McDo PH reopened the reservations after two days because of Army's rants. Lol. The power of BTS Filo Army. It is showing! Thanks to that because yay, I got a first-dibs stub for the exclusive BTS Meal this June 17, aAaHhhhh! Woohoo! Woohoo! Wooooooohooooooo! Just wanna share too by the way, that McDo PH did the last call, a day before the BTS Meal debut. So basically, they held three days for the pre-order reservations. It has a time range from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM only. But carry on! If you really want the BTS Meal earlier than normal, I personally think you would put some effort to get it. No excuses, just because borahae, you know! 💜 Okay, so the story of the pre-order reservation booking? Coming right up! Heehee. So when McDo PH advised that another round of slots would be available in their app, I made sure to wake up early for it! Since it was a workday, I had 30 minutes to do this thing. Yup, my working schedule is 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM, eh. So, the moment the clock stroke eight, I logged in to the app. In a flash! And as expected, the Filo Army broke the server. Haha! Many fans were for sure, wanting it, that was why. It was still funny to me because McDo PH should have seen this coming, but the app still crashed during the first minutes. Lucky your girl, was in the app by 8:15! The moment I saw the BTS Meal deal, I quickly clicked it to redeem! Felt nervous because McDo asked who was my bias sauce. No, I know the answer. Mine is Cajun because that is my bias' line in their ad. Heehee. It's just that, I was scared the app might lag. I do not want that to happen, so my heart really was beating fast at that time. So when I received my "Chukahaeyo~!" notification, I was able to breathe again. As in. Because yup, I got a legit stub for the pre-ordered BTS Meal, yahooooooo! I was just claiming to get one and then I had it already? The power of believing! Thank You-niverse! Because swear! The joy when I entered the app and more so when I received the deal confirmation! I hope I would be this blessed when concert booking cutie 💜 After the pre-order reservation period, of course, the redemption experience would be next! As said, those who pre-ordered the BTS Meal could redeem their chicken nuggets with two limited sauces, fries, and Coke before the official launch day which is June 18. Kakilig that I was one of the first Filo Army who got the first dibs of the BTS Meal last Thursday! What was nice about this, the claiming of the special meal had a time range of 10:30 AM to 10:00 PM, so no rush! Get it whenever you want. At your own pace. As for me, I claimed my own kind of happy meal after my working shift. This was my reward for the self after all the hard work this week. Deserve! Together with my supportive boyfriend, we went to McDonald's - Bonifacio Global City branch to pick up the exclusive deal. My violet heart is truly happy seeing all McDo PH branches in purple. Indeed, a happy place for the Army like me because the outlets are in the BTS fandom colors right now. What is cute too, the counters even have this Maknae, Vocal, Dancer, Rap Line, and the like! Yup, yup! Cutie how the McDo PH acted as if this is a national holiday. Seen these gimmicks whenever it is Valentine's and all. Kaya ang saya! There are only three counters in McDo BGC where I ended up with the Dancers counter. Haha! There, I opened the McDo app, clicked redeem of BTS Meal, then after verification, I got my BTS x McDo meal! 💜 At a price of 260 pesos, I was able to score an official BTS merch. This, I think, was my most sulit purchase ever because it has lots of inclusions! Plus, busog and easy access! Hihi. It is true that the sauces are the only new additions to the BTS Meal. But! I still could say that I'm lovin' it! And no one can tell me otherwise. As expected, the Cajun sauce tastes so good, so perfect for the nuggets. But for spicy lovers, Sweet Chili would really dance your tastebuds. Combining both dips though would be the tastiest -- that is a tip from a Libra-Army me. Moreover, I just wanna say thanks to this latest BTS x McDo campaign, I could enjoy my Korean boyband bias' picks in my fave fast-food chain for a month. I swear, been savoring each bite and every sip knowing BTS are the ones behind this idea. And! The best thing here, I could keep the cutest packaging as well! Started from purple-food-like memes, now we are here! Sksk. Seeing other countries who had the BTS Meal first, I, and of course, my fellow Filo Army had been looking forward to the package designs by McDo PH. Aside from the for-sure-amazing sauces, it was the customized BTS Meal packaging that all of us eyed on. This was also why I intended to get the exclusive release. Planning on putting up a fangirl corner in my room, eh. That is right, I have a few BTS merch already, and these memorabilia are musts in my fan shrine as well! 💜 As usual, I do not know how to end this blog post. Wahh-haha! But in conclusion? I must say that BTS Meal is my happy meal. So glad to be part of this historical deal! So glad that the people I am stanning are good influences worldwide! So glad to have the BTS and Army family! Awwwww, am I tearing up? Chz! Hahaha! I love you so much, my seven kings and amiiiii 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜 While I know that not everyone would understand this BTS Meal, the hype by the Armys, and all, I hope respect, kindness, and love still prevails. This special edition meal curated by BTS and McDonald's is made for their ever-affectionate fans. If you do not find the BTS Meal as your cup of tea, easy, just go on with your life and be happy. Respecting others is easy. No need to ridicule or mock just because you do not understand it. Offensive, non-sense, and below-the-belt comments are not welcomed. No space for insensitive puns, jokes, or whatever triggering words coming out from your filthy mouths. After all, no one is asking you to buy and accept this meal. So for world peace, just shut the eff up if you have nothing good to say. The problem is on you if you find others' happiness as annoying. You are the toxic one if you do any of this. Go and do whatever you want with the purple packaging because it is your money, say whatever you want with the meal because we got freedom of speech, but do not disrespect any member or fan. You do not know the power of the Army, I am warning you. BTS protected us in our darkest times, so for sure, we would back them up too 💜
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THE BLOG-GIRLE L A M A N I L A Ela Mones, a Filipina girl,
is a passionate lifestyle blogger who loves to express her unforgettable life experiences and best moments through words, photos, and videos 💖
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