I’ve gotten my hands on the 2009 Belle De Jour planner!  Yay!

I purchased two (BDJ 2009 @ PHP 565) during the Belle De Jour Power Me Up event at Powerbooks, Greenbelt 2 last Tuesday.  The other one is going to be a gift this Christmas.

Thanks to everyone who joined the Wii Night for Five online contest!  I had a tough time choosing the winner but I’ve summed it up to the best 5 answers.  There can only be ONE winner though and it’s…

 (Image from weblogs.newsday.com/…/bob_blog/winner.jpg)

Evann Says:

October 21st, 2008 at 6:34 pm

King Koopa is the way to go! Despite the tremendously hard shell that wards off almost anybody…Koopa is a softie on the inside just like me — especially to family and friends. Nonetheless, mess with Koopa and it’s game over for you! wahahahahaha!

PS. King Koopa is also a hopeless romantic who perseveres to get the attention of his true love, Princess Toadstool. Alas, it always ends in vain, as she’d rather hang out with a miniature thick-mustached, mushroom-eating loser

Winner may call and schedule his Wii Party at GeiserMaclang Unit 7C, 114 Tuscan Bldg., V. A Rufino St. , Legaspi Village, Makati City. Tel. No. 02.812.8828 / 02.812.9199 / 0917.523.4624.

An acknowledgment email has been sent to your registered email.  Congratulations Evann! 

Big Love,

Between Bites

Related Post:

Wii Night For Five LAST CALL

Wii Night For Five Online Promo Contest

http://www.janedchua.com/2008/10/07/wii-party-red-box-karaoke/

Wii Night Album

You still have 2 days to go to send in your answer!  Join the Wii Night Online Contest and you might just win a Wii Night for you and 4 of your friends!

Announcement of winners is on November 17, 2008.

Stay tuned!

(Image from Repertory Philippines website)

Catch a Christmas Carol on Onstage Greenbelt from November 14 – December 14, 2008. 

For more inquiries, visit Repertory Philippines website.

Belle de Jour Rendezvous: Power Me Up and 2009 Power Planner Launch

November 11, 2008 (Tues). 6:30 pm

Venue: Powerbooks Live, Greenbelt, Makati

Belle de Jour Rendezvous: Power-Me-Up Speakers:

Chiqui Escareal-Go (President of Mansmith & Fielders, Inc.): DISCOVER YOUR TRUE PASSION

Donna Cuna-Pita (former Fashion Editor, Cosmopolitan Magazine): BE YOUR OWN STYLE ICON

Marge Apacible (Chief Make-up Artist, The Face Shop): EXPOSE YOUR NATURAL BEAUTY

Related Posts:

1. Preview of Belle de Jour (http://www.janedchua.com/2008/10/27/preview-of-belle-de-jour-2009/)
2. Belle de Jour GC (http://www.janedchua.com/2008/06/24/belle-de-jour-gc/)
3. Belle de Jour and Planners (http://www.janedchua.com/2008/02/18/belle-de-jour-and-planners/)

My favorite new toy –I bought it more than a year ago at Hobbes and Landes but only got to open the package last week.  I really have to rid off this habit of buying stuff and keeping them until they rot.

I’ve been playing with it all week, losing sleep over getting the highest score possible.  And finally I did it last Saturday night, $1,999,990…

 *******Siren********

Wii had an absolute blast at the Red Box Wii Party last October 6, 2008.  You have the chance to share an experience like this Wii-th your friends!

Experience another out of the box party as Red Box gives you an option to play until you drop!  Karaoke, poker, billiards… Red Box is a one-stop happening place for all your party needs.  Now, Nintendo Wii completes RB’s party mix! 

And because Wii want you to experience a different level of karaoke and gaming high in Red Box, simply answer the question below and you can get a chance to party in Red Box with your friends for free.

Which Wii Character are you?

To join, leave your comments after the blog post. The respondent with the best answer will get a Free Wii Night Party with four of his/her friends in Red Box. 

The announcement of winner is on November 17, 2008.

The fun never stops inside the Box!

Big love to Red Box and GeiserMaclang for sponsoring the Wii Night for Five contest.

Winners may call and schedule their Wii Party at GeiserMaclang: Unit 7C, 114 Tuscan Bldg., VA Rufino St.  Legaspi Village, Makati City.  Contact number: 8128828.

Red Box Wii Night Album

Red Box revolutionized the way we look at Karaoke joints –or make that “the way Wii look at Karaoke joints.”

Last night, we attended Red Box’s media launch of their Nintendo Wii cabled rooms.  Beginning this month, Red Box selected rooms became equipped with Wii consoles that enables karaoke lovers to alternate between microphone and nunchuk controllers.  Singing birds are not only limited to singing their lungs out, Red Box has made karaoke joints more fun and interactive for the audience who don’t sing with the installation of pool tables, poker tables and now, even Wii games are available! 

Marcelle took the first whip at Wii playing Tennis against Aj.  Dinnertime and I just had to go back to the buffet table for more of their chicken in mustard sauce and pork in spicy sweet sauce.  Soon, event host Darwin, who is in his favorite Wii character costume, opened the show by welcoming the guests.  Paolo Del Rosario, marketing director of Red Box, gave a short introductory on their Wii offering including packages that include food. 

Jayvee also made some announcements regarding Blog Bank and the newly released Blog Bank card.

After some wacky group photos at the Clique Photo booth, we sauntered to one of the rooms and played Wii.  Fran and I both played bowling where I embarrassed myself to no end with gutter shots.  We tried baseball as well with Arvin while Bubba and Jayvee sparred using the Wii boxing game.

I happened to meet Hannah again (from WordCamp) and Jehzlau at the event.

Paul and I hit the billiards table immediately after another group abandoned the table.  This is where I enjoyed the most since I haven’t played billiards for quite some time –3-4 years back.  I remember I used to play a lot during freshman and sophomore year in college at the 3^rd floor of University Mall, Taft Avenue.  I wonder if that place is still open.  Back in high school, whenever I take advance classes at YMCA in Binondo, to while away the time from one class to another, I go to the 5^th (was it 5^th) floor and play pool too.  It was great to play billiards again while watching the rest of the group enjoy the Wii.

With Red Box’s extensive list of services, today’s more sophisticated urbanites can enjoy a karaoke experience that is comparable to how most first class cities in the world enjoy their own. “Before Red Box, the karaoke business has never been taken seriously. Mixing art, technology and a lot of fun, we want our customers to sing, eat, drink, play and lounge in the distinctly global Red Box way,” says Paolo.

Red Box really thinks out of the box and makes sure that nobody is left out of the fun.  Now there’s more reason to hop to Red Box in groups!  Experience a different level of karaoke high.  Red Box has branches in Greenbelt 3 and Trinoma.  For reservation and inquiries, please call 757-6188 or visit www.redbox.com.ph. 

Wii Party Album  

Az Album 

Jehzlau Album

I was excited about Saturday evening because it was going to be a dinner with Bubba’s DLSU friends, where they humorously call the group “berks”.  With all the college stories that Bubba has shared with me, I have come to learn their berks “talk” –a set of coded words that only their group understands.  I enjoy hanging with the group because they are a bunch of really pleasant people –sensible, light-hearted and laidback.  This dinner was a special one because of Alex’s homecoming.  Alex works in Singapore but she is in town at the moment.  Compared to the rest that I’ve hung out with last year, this was only the 2^nd time I’ve met her.  She was warm and friendly.  Her family is also going to Macau for a trip like Bubba and me in August (can’t August please come any sooner?)   

Fely J’s is a modern Filipino bistro in a family setting restaurant amidst the lavish surroundings of the fresh Greenbelt 5.  A big framed black and white photo of Fely J against a pink background greets the diners.  A pink lamp sits on the table below the photo and huge white tulips.  The white ceiling had big circle outlines and low lights.  A wall near the entrance door is decorated with slim bamboo sticks.  There is a Quiapo saloon enlarged newspaper clipping in one of the frames, the rest are paintings of aged women in pastel colors, which exudes aged elegance.  The dining area is surrounded with pink walls with white floral embellishment, chocolate wooden tables while some are round granite tables, and matching brown chairs with orange or cream seats.  The wait staff are all clad in black with pink apron.  

Since Bubba and I arrived late, everyone went ahead and ordered.  I would have wanted to try newer dishes like tilapia with sweet plum sauce or their butterfly butter prawns in curry but I guess the group ordered on the safe side with the more familiar dishes.  We had a late lunch at 5pm that I wasn’t able to eat much during dinner anyway.

On the Table: 

Pork Binagoongan

Dilis Rice

Fely J’s is modern in décor and refined in taste.  It is decorated with subtle artwork, plenty fresh white flowers and dramatic lighting that exude the same elegance in their concoction of Filipino food.

Celebrity Spotting:  Senator Chix Escudero at Fely J’s Fely J’s is located at the 2^nd level of Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village, Ayala Center.  Make a reservation at 7288858. 

Album: http://cushee.multiply.com/photos/album/444/08_0517-_Fely_Js   

As you enter the restaurant, the white walls create a breath of serenity like watching the reflection of the sky on calm waters.  Wall pillars have black and white photos that have a stamp or postcard effect.  Silver curled tube snake serves as the holder of blue LED lights.  The kitchen has big circular windows, which give you a see-through what’s going on inside the hot area.  It reminded me of an aquarium.  The ceiling was designed with waves, which creates a ripple appearance.  One wall had mounted square paintings.  There are two different sets of tables and chairs, the long tables with blue and green (aqua color) leather seats, while the single tables have abaca-weaved chairs.  All tables are covered with brown Manila paper and a single white tulip in a clear vase is placed neatly on top.  The courteous wait staff was duly clad in blue uniform. 

On the Table:

Crostini drizzled with olive oil and smoked fish pate

Big chunks of local cheddar cheese and white cheese, julienne red and green bell peppers, shredded lettuce (taco style), vigan longganisa bits (ground beef type) on soft crusty dough make up this pizza. 

Deep fried medium-sized tilapia with black peppercorn garlic sweet spicy sauce on the side, served with huge Chinese pechay and garnished with crispy onion leeks.

On May 11, 2008, Fish Out of Water offers a Mother’s Day Special –free wine and free Mother’s Day gift.  This is one place you can bring your mom to without breaking your wallet.