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November 6, 2008 at 3:34 pm | Filed under events
Nothing gets my taste buds tingling with excitement like the thought of chocolate and booze. Obviously, I’m a huge fan (and consumer) of both and I would gladly spend any day in a chocolate and alcohol-laced haze of decadence. And that’s exactly what I’ll be doing this coming Friday, November 14, at Elation Buffet’s launch/opening party. For PHP250 (the price of one ticket), guests will be treated to a night of overflowing signature shooters and chocolate fondue.
Event details:
When: November 14, 2008 [An after dinner event]
Where: The Grand Terrace [#5 Villanueva Drive, Commonwealth Ave., Q.C.]
Time: 8:30 p.m. [PARTYING WILL GO ON AND ON AND ON!]
Attire: Party glam
For tickets, you may contact any of the following: Vero: 09178516637, Aina: 09175203214, Issa: 09175811709, Joyce: 09175811710.
And the drinks list, lifted off Benj’s site:
23 SIGNATURE INDIVIDUAL SHOOTERS
1. Spongebob Bath
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? This pays tribute to the underwater cartoon character everyone knows! Fresh pineapple with a simple alcohol beverage will surely quench your fruity cravings!
2. Original Sin
This is a refreshing apple concoction, which creates a surprising sting.
3. Cuba Libre
This contains the great match of the spirit of soda with aged dark rum. Simply irresistible!
4. Confucius
This is a mixture of different tastes, which may be puzzling, but will be an ultimate favorite!
CLICK TO READ THE REST OF ELATION BUFFET’S SHOOTERS
November 5, 2008 at 3:45 pm | Filed under events
Despite the very newbish post-it directional sign, the first <form> function() & .class mini web conference last October 30 was a success. Out of the 60 confirmed guests, a little less than 50 showed up at G2VC’s swanky Technobar for four hours of networking and web geekery.
SOMETHING LESS LULZY. PHOTO CRED GOES TO IA.
MORE ON THE MINI WEB DESIGN CONFERENCE
October 16, 2008 at 12:49 pm | Filed under events
Filipino web designers and web enthusiasts are invited to join us in a mini web design conference this October 30. Details, taken from Mae’s site:
What:
Mini Web Design Conference
Theme - design! (color theory, typography, grid, etc)
(It’s BarCamp style, meaning anybody who wants to talk can talk. And it’s really casual. For us, by us.)
Who:
Anybody!
When:
Friday, October 30, 6:00 PM
Where:
G2VC TechBar, Orient Square Building, Emerald Avenue, Ortigas Center (the building where Standard Chartered Bank is)
How much:
FREE!
The event can only hold up to 50 people so sign up here if you haven’t. It would also be appreciated if you could take the time to fill up this survey so that the <form> function() & .class organizers (yes, that’s the conference’s very geeky and excellent name!) could better prepare the list of topics for next year’s big conference.
The conference logo:
Hee! Also, who woulda thunk that KVM switches were spendy?
September 29, 2008 at 12:55 pm | Filed under camwhorage, events, joyful girl
When I got wind of Chicane coming to Manila last August, the first thing I did when I got home from my drunken Godskitchen weekend was transfer their whole discography to my iPod (ok, so more like just three albums). I’ve been a huge fan of theirs since, like, forever (fine, since I discovered house and electronica when I was in college) and I’ve always regretted not being able to see them when they were here a while ago (stupid call center schedule, really). I almost didn’t go last Saturday due to some social obligations (if you must know, the brother’s girlfriend had her birthday slash despedida party that same night), but when Rico offered me his other ticket, I took it as a sign from the universe and told myself: “You’re meant to go, Helga. You’re meant to go.”
Or maybe something less dramatic than that.
And OMG, it’s a good thing I went because thanks to Nokia, Jayvee, Fritz, Phoebe, and Rico (to quote Jayvee: this blogging thing *insert big smile here*), I was lucky enough to be at the pre-gig press conference and be in the same room with the band.
INTERVIEW WITH MYX. PHOTO CRED GOES TO JAYVEE.
JAYVEE, RICO, HELGA. PHOTO CRED GOES TO PHOEBE
(HEE, SHE TALKED MAKE-UP WITH FEMALE VOCALS, NATASHA BROCKLEBANKS. READ IT HERE).
BEST. EVENT. EVER— not once during the concert did I sit down. My kilig was so apparent that night because I couldn’t stop hugging myself and squeezing my purse and well, dancing. I can’t thank Nokia (and Rico!) enough for putting us in Nokia VIP (VIP section nearest the stage), giving us a great and hassle-free Chicane experience. There were some technical difficulties and even two instances of dead air, but seriously, I don’t care. The band pulled through and predictably ended the night with No Ordinary Morning (as Nick Bracegirdle said during his Myx interview: “You guys love that shit, don’t you?”)
CHICANE ON STAGE! PHOTO CRED GOES TO PHOEBE.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Cat5e Keystone jack
September 23, 2008 at 8:40 pm | Filed under camwhorage, events, the internets
I was a finalist in the Best Personal Blog category in the recently concluded Philippine Blog Awards 2008. I wasn’t expecting to win— not when the competition was mostly made up of better bloggers— and win I did not! The fact that I made it past the long ass list of eligible blogs and into the final list surprised me, considering I’ve long stopped taking blogging seriously. There was a time when I found some sort of joy in cannibalizing and whoring my life to the public, documenting my too-occasional (drunken) mishaps (usually involving sex and/with the wrong kind of men and acne. K, so not rly acne) and throwing in half-naked pictures of myself every now and then (which surprisingly has not rendered me highly unemployable…yet). I can only run the same shtick over and over again until it gets old, really, and I’ll be the first to admit that I have little to write when it comes to other areas of interest. Let me share with you a secret, though: if you get me drunk enough, I start spewing out my life and college learnings like why I think Asian sweatshops actually do the world good or why I don’t need an imaginary friend named God. Nifty stuff, though most of the time, I end up a babbling idiot demanding for more rum.
Lately, I find myself updating mostly to meet sponsored posts deadlines (pshaw at me all you want for selling out; I’ve been at this for almost ten years and it was about time I made easy money out of it). I would like to fool myself (and you) into thinking that I’ve simply moved on to more important things, like focusing on my career (which, by the way, has got nothing to do with what I took up in college) but we all know that’s not true. I’m still very visible on the internet, polluting the e-space with my nonsense which often has nothing to do with what I do for a living.
I’m like a tin can, really. Hey, at least I’m shiny. Sometimes.
Anyway, call it corny but being a finalist was enough for me. That said, I gladly lost to Benj Espina from atheista.net (whom I went to high school with, reprazent). Two of our fellow finalists (and eventual loser— ok, no) were my good friends and co-TMB members Fritz Tentativa and Mike Villar. The awesome Bim Barbieto, another TMB member, won in the Best Hobby/Recreation category. As Ganns joked: “It’s the most powerful barkada (clique) in the history of Pinoy blogging!” There might not be any truth to that statement but I agree whole-heartedly when Lauren said: “I choose my friends wisely”. Or something along those lines (we were attacking the desserts table when she stated that).
So. Can I put this on my resumé?
MY LOVELY GIRLS & I AT PBA 08
L-R: LAUREN, ANNE, PENNY, ME
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you, PBA organizers. I found a bunch of new RSS feeds to subscribe to, yay.
Hi, my name's Helga Weber and welcome to my personal site. I'm 23. My first socio-political scandal will happen at the age of 35 and will include men, sushi, an African country, and lots of money. My lover is the greatest. 
