At least there were no scenes of teeny boppers shrieking as in the Beatles. Nor of fans swooning as if with ecstasy to have solo photo with one’s idol.
Nevertheless, a series of Bayanihan photos captured in previous community functions show the joy and fulfillment some individuals who exudes during a one-on-one, at least to their mind, with the role model, the admired individual in their life.
Filipinos have popularised the contemporary slang word “lodi” actually the word “idol” in reverse to describe such a reflection when confronted by the rare occasion of meeting that individual.
And when the joy is intense they say the additional slang “petmalu”, a reverse of the Tagalog world “malupit” or intense,
Thanks to modern mobile phone technology, many fans these days can immediately whip out one’s ever present camera and record what seems to be a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have intimacy with an admired individual who they can met vicariously before on performance stage or only on TV or movie screen.
Specially in a city of migrants like Sydney, the juxtaposition of an ordinary citizen particularly settling migrant an encounter with a “lodi” character seem to be heaven sent.
Here are some of those “lodi”ful moments,
