Venue is the Open Field at Fort.  The Early Bird rate is as follows: Gold PHP 3090, Silver 1545, Bronze 309, which is almost at 50% of the actual prize.

Ticket Pricing from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15

Platinum                PHP 10,300

Gold                        PHP 5150

Silver                      PHP 3090

Bronze                    PHP 618

I called Ticketworld and supposedly no seats even for Platinum and Gold.  All SRO.  For more info, call Ticketworld at 891-9999.

Link: http://www.ticketworld.com.ph/events/default.asp?event_name=Rihanna%20and%20Chris%20Brown

Related Post: http://www.janedchua.com/2008/10/07/chris-brown-rihanna-in-manila-nov-16/

Related Post: http://www.janedchua.com/2008/08/12/chris-brown-coming-to-manila/

Related Post: http://www.janedchua.com/2008/09/17/chris-brown-canceled/

Thanks Zarah for this info.

The Gloves Are Off

Rogue Magazine and Hyatt Hotel and Casino Manila bring you an experience that is first of its kind –a highlighted 5-course dinner with MMA bouts at its finest.

Attire is strictly formal.  Limited seats available.  For information, tickets and reservations, please call the Rogue office at 7297747, Hyatt Hotel at 2451234, and URCC at 6592477.

Finally, someone is bringing the two hottest RnB prince and princess to Manila.  Kudos to Ticketworld and MTV (There you go)!!! Tentative date of Chris Brown and Rihanna concert is on November 16, Sunday.  I called Ticketworld this morning to confirm and yes, they are handling this event.  Good enough for me at this point.  Venue and ticket prices will be released next week.  For inquiries, call Ticketworld @ 891-9999.

I am extremely excited!

“ella… ella… ella… eh eh.. di ka na mababasa ng ulan… oops.”

(Photo courtesy of Sugarpop/Flickr)

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“This October, experience the passion in Bonifacio High Street

Who said coffee has to be sipped from nondescript Styrofoam cups?

It’s time to veer away from the bustling city life and enjoy coffee the way it should be enjoyed—leisurely.

Calling all concrete jungle coffee aficionados.  Give your caffeine habit a taste of old world class and pinch of culture.  This October 10, 2008, join friends and strangers in a unique coffee experience at Bo’s Coffee in Bonifacio High Street.  Sit down with your favorite cup of Bo’s blend and relax while listening to coffee experts talk about the flavorful world of this dark, bittersweet liquid we all love.

Come and enjoy your coffee in bright red cups because here at Bo’s, we don’t just make coffee.  We brew it with passion.

October 10, 2008.  Registration starts at 9am.

Bo’s Coffee, Bonifacio High Street.”

Wednesday night saw me at a poker table again.  It’s been a long while since I last played in a tourney and gosh was I so thrilled.  Before the event, I didn’t even know that there was a place near my area I can play in.  Jinno Rufino, DJ Eri, Producer Jimmy Muna, and FPT 3 Champ Neil Arce graced the event.

Pokerstars.com sponsored the event.  Pokerstars has greatly contributed to the popularity of poker as a sport globally.  They host some of the most well-known and legendary poker tournaments all over the world, including the World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP), the World Series of Poker (WSOP), Asia-Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) among others.

I liked how Allan Escaño opened his Poker 101 to media/bloggers who are not too familiar with the game.  Allan founded the Filipino Poker Tour (FPT), which was sponsored by the same.  Pokerstars.com held the first FPT coming from the big success and local response to poker during the first leg of APPT that was held in Manila last year.

“Texas Hold ‘Em is not gambling, it’s actually a sport.”  I couldn’t agree with him more.  The thrill and the excitement that an unknown card gives you is the same thrill that an unpredictable weather/atmosphere/game play that soccer, football, basketball, chess also give you.  Yes, a bit of luck is definitely involved, but more than luck, there are also a lot of mental skills that interplay with the game.  Probabilities.  Catching a bluff.  The courage to call a bluff.  Reading movements and personal conditions.  Setting traps.  It’s hunting.  It’s definitely intense.

(Photo courtesy of Allan Escaño)

The Metro Card Club

Metrowalk Commercial Complex, Meralco Ave. Ortigas Center, Pasig City

09052545369

www.metrocardclub.com

Poker Night Album  

Catch the best selection of French wines paired with a fantastic menu on:

Oct 8 & 9 as prepared by Chef Marc Aubry of Je Suis Gourmand

Oct 15 & 16: ChefColin Mackay of Sala

Oct 22 & 23: Chef Cyrille Soenen of Restaurant Cicou

Oct 29 & 30: Chef Alain Raye of La Regalade French Bistro

Festival tickets are at P4,500 each.

JE SUIS GOURMAND
MENU AND WINE PAIRING
***
TRIO OF DUCK FOIE GRAS TERRINE, PAN-FRIED DUCK FOIE GRAS WRAPPED IN BACON AND SMOKED DUCK MAGRET
WITH MICRO ARUGULA AND TRUFFLE CREAM
Bergerac Sec, Vignoble des Verdots, Grand Vin 2005
[Southwest France • White • Chardonnay]
Bernard Loiseau*** Helene Darroze** Alain Ducasse - New York

POT-AU-FEU OF FRESH CHANTERELLES AND BONE MARROW
Côtes de Bourg, Château Falfas 2006
[Bordeaux • Red • Merlot, Cabernet]
Taillevent** Le Meurice**

SLOW ROASTED VENISON RACK WITH RED WINE GLACÉ AND
CONFIT OF SHALLOTS, POTATO AND CELERIAC GALETTE
St Joseph, Domaine Chèze, Cuvée des Anges 2001
[Northern Rhône • Red • Syrah]
Le Doyen** Paul Bocuse L’auberge di Pont de Collonges***

HOT CROTIN DE CHAVIGNOL IN PASTRY WITH BALSAMIC SYRUP CORDON
Pouilly Fumé, Domaine Redde, Cuvée Majorum 2002
[Loire Valley • White • Sauvignon Blanc]
Alain Ducasse - Le Plazza Athénée*** Le Meurice***
Paul Bocuse L’auberge du Pont de Collonges***

FRESH MANGO AND MANGOSTEEN MILLE-FEUILLES
WITH FRESH RHUBARB ICE CREAM
Champagne Drappier, Rosé Brut - Val des Demoiselles
[Champagne • Rosé • Pinot Noir]
L’assiette Champenoise** Michel Rostang**

Coffee or Tea with Friandises

Please log on to http://www.sommelierselection.info for complete menu listings and festival updates.  Please contact Wendy Asenjo at 840-3816.  Advanced reservation is needed as seating is limited.