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message 1: by DC (last edited Jul 22, 2014 09:56PM) (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments

Note your yea or nay here.

Online discussion thread here.


My good sirs and madams,

Thy humble moderators, Ycel & DC, would like to cordially invite thee to a merry discussion of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

When: 2PM-6PM, on July 26, 2014
Where: Cab Cafe, Brgy. Kapitolyo, Pasig City
What to bring: A copy of ATO2C, yourself, at least P250 (since we've booked a function room, with a consumable charge) (we're getting ourselves a long table instead :D)
What to expect: Fun, conversation, prizes, and maybe even serious *wink* discussions about ATO2C

Feel free to contact Ycel & I for any concerns, by the way. :)

BTW: Everyone, even newbies, are welcome! Don't be shy; we'd love to see you :)


Commuter directions here.


Here are some maps to the venue. Download these via Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/c1sz5d16hp...

(Click on the images below to see full-blown copies of them on Flickr.)

Map vis-a-vis EDSA, Shaw Blvd., Pioneer Street:

Cab Cafe map


Map vis-a-vis Pioneer, Shaw Blvd, West/East Capitol Drive:
cab cafe map


message 2: by Maria Ella (new)

Maria Ella (mariaellabetos) | 1353 comments I have no idea (or cannot remember, since it was years when I food-tripped along Kapitolyo) what the cafe caters. Perhaps they offer a wine of some sort? :)


message 3: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments ELLA: Let me check this. I thought I saw a selection of beer (Stella Artois is what I remember, but there are others). I worked for a French boss and he gifted me with red and white wine. Been chilling in the fridge for a while now. Will check with the cafe guys if we can bring in wine.


message 5: by Meliza (new)

Meliza (mecawish) | 720 comments Hahaha! Aaron!


message 6: by Billy (new)

Billy Candelaria (azriel) | 77 comments I know the place. I'll check this within next week.


message 7: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments Hi, Billy! Hope to see you in the F2F :)


message 8: by Sheena (new)

Sheena (Sheena_acquinnah) | 3 comments Ang layo naman :(


message 9: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments SHEENA: Hi! If you're too far from Pasig, maybe you can join us for the online film showing? We'll post the details so watch out for it :)


message 10: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments May commuter details please.


message 11: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments Okay, Doc. Will post tomorrow. Medyo busy lang this week sa office :)


message 12: by Sheena (new)

Sheena (Sheena_acquinnah) | 3 comments Ycel wrote: "SHEENA: Hi! If you're too far from Pasig, maybe you can join us for the online film showing? We'll post the details so watch out for it :)"

ok! I would really like to join if ever :)


message 13: by DC (last edited Jul 18, 2014 08:44PM) (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments #repost

Hi everyone!

On July 25, we'll be having an online screening of the 1935 film adaptation for Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. We hope you could join us!

A Tale of Two Cities (1935)

Check out this thread for details: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thank you, and I hope you can watch along with us :)


message 14: by Ycel (last edited Jul 23, 2014 04:13PM) (new)

Ycel | 662 comments HOW TO GET TO THE F2F VENUE:

From EDSA/Shaw: Ride a Pasig-bound jeepney and get off at Bgy. Kapitolyo (there’s a BPI at at the corner beside Mercury Drug). You can either:

1. Walk

From BPI, the venue is just two corners away from the main gate. Just walk the stretch of West Capitol Drive on the left side of the road until you reach Café Juanita. On the next corner turn left at Ramen Cool. Walk past Ninak and 3 Sisters. When you see Charlie’s on your right, Cab Café is right after it.

2. Ride a tricycle

When you enter the main gate, look for Andok’s on the right side of the road. There’s a tricycle queue just a few steps away. Ask manong driver to take you to Cab Café beside Charlie’s.

From Taguig: From Bagong Ilog, ride a Quiapo-bound jeepney/FX and get off at Capitol Commons across Bgy. Kapitolyo. Follow steps above.

From Ortigas/Rizal: The JRC/Crossing-bound jeepneys from Taytay/Binangonan/Antipolo pass by Shaw Blvd. so you can get off at Capitol Commons and follow instructions above.


message 15: by Tepi (new)

Tepi | 1 comments too far :(


message 16: by Ycel (last edited Jul 21, 2014 09:27PM) (new)

Ycel | 662 comments MORRIGAN:

Sorry about the distance. But you can join us for the online screening :)


message 17: by DC (last edited Jul 22, 2014 09:44PM) (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments I updated the first post with some maps, so check them out here.

Here's a photo of Cab Cafe, btw :)

Cab Cafe, East Capitol Drive, Kapitolyo, Pasig


message 18: by Gay (new)

Gay | 58 comments Pag ba bumaba ng MRT-Shaw may jeep din dun Pasig-bound? Thanks :)


message 19: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments GAY: Yes:) sa may Chowking across Shangri-La.


message 20: by Louize (new)

Louize (thepagewalker) | 1831 comments Congratulations, Ycel and DC! Fun, Fun, Fun!


message 21: by Angus (new)

Angus (angusmiranda) | 4337 comments Congrats Ycel and DC! It was super rainy but super fun. Titili na lang ang Team London, haha! #VioletGuava


message 22: by Kristel (new)

Kristel (fanarchist) | 489 comments Thank you so much for the great discussion, everyone! You made Dickens sound super intense. :D


message 23: by Monique (new)

Monique (attymonique) | 2130 comments Yay, P. Ycel and DC! Love the discussion (kahit nai-stress ako sa pagtaas ng mga kamay nina Ronnie at Kristel, haha!)!

Woot, Team Paris! \m/

P.S. We want the shirt!


message 24: by Gwaxa (new)

Gwaxa | 350 comments Congrats Madame DC Defarge and P. Ycel! Great discussion about Sydney. Hahaha.

And Team London FTW! :P


message 25: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments Team Paris rocks! #purpleovenbrowniesftw


message 26: by Angus (new)

Angus (angusmiranda) | 4337 comments Team London, sigaw na! #DoubleGuillotine


message 27: by Maria Ella (new)

Maria Ella (mariaellabetos) | 1353 comments I still feel the adrenalin rush from the nginig of those papers waiting to be raised together with the syncronized shrieks of Team London bwahahahahaha.

Congrats to DC and Ycel for a marvelous discussion! Even if I was stressed with the question - "Is Darnay worthy of Carton's sacrifice?"

For those who wanted to see The Rant's comment... mwehehehehe soon. ;)

I enjoyed everything. It was so fun meeting you guys again. And I am proud because I read the unabridged classic version of the book. I still have the lingering feels of the rolling cheeseballs from book 2, chapter 13: A Fellow of No Delicacy. Mwahahahahaha


message 28: by Ycel (new)

Ycel | 662 comments Awww, guys! Thank you ever so much for reading ATO2C and indulging your mods. It was great seeing you passionately rant/question/criticize the story. May bonus pang history lesson :) If one day you trod the streets of London and Paris, I hope you remember this book and Sydney Carton.

Super thanks to DC for coming to the rescue when July discussion/F2F was threatened to be cancelled. Always great collaborating with you :)

And if you want the shirt, just post your size here. DC wore medium yesterday, I wore small.


message 29: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments Being absent for a while really made me realize how much I missed you guys.
Kudos to Ycel and DC! Incorrigible eh?


message 30: by Gay (new)

Gay | 58 comments Congratulations, DC and Ycel! I'm sorry I wasn't able to attend. ang galing nung ginawa ni DC na knitting with our names :))


message 31: by Meliza (new)

Meliza (mecawish) | 720 comments Even though I wasn't able to go, (You know I wanted to be there) I know that it was a fun discussion. Congrats Ycel and DC. :)


message 32: by Monique (new)

Monique (attymonique) | 2130 comments Ycel: XS? Haha. Small should be fine also. :D


message 33: by Gwaxa (new)

Gwaxa | 350 comments ^XS din saken. Ehehe. Thanks, Ycel!


message 34: by DC (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments Thank you everyone for coming! To those who weren't able to come, we reserved some goodies for you :)

For those who are interested about the mod shirt (click on this link for photos! (view spoiler) ), it costs P250 to have it made. Ycel was a small, I was a medium. Sizes are XS, S, M, L, XL :)

Here's the knitting register :) (view spoiler)


Also..

Ycel: Pleasure to collaborate with you too. Thanks for all the coffees, ideas, and general kwentuhan. Sa uulitin!

Ella: Na-stress kami sa'yo, haha.

Monique: Cool and calm, pero you brought your team to victory, hurrah!

Marie: Haha, marami ka ng game ideas, ha ;)

Louize: Mag-2 hour lunch tayo sometime :D

Angus: #VioletGuava FTW xD

Ronnie: Dislike = unflavored potato chips, haha.

Ranee: Kahit kalahati lang natapos ng book, nakabigay punto pa rin sa rounds! Haha, good job!

Gwaxa: Ikaw lang yata nakapunit nung papel, ha. Haha, excitement!

Kristel: Thanks for all the additional references! Very helpful to the discussion :D



To all who participated in the discussion one way or another: Thanks, and I hope to see you guys again soon :)

Maybe at Marie's Erica Jong discussion on August 16? :D


message 35: by Marie (new)

Marie | 295 comments Congrats to you both! See you in the next discussion! :-D


message 36: by Ycel (last edited Jul 29, 2014 01:42AM) (new)

Ycel | 662 comments MARIE:
Thanks! Good luck and have fun on the August read :)

DC:
There's an order for small shirt, one each for Meliza and Tin :)


message 37: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments Siguro kasya sakin ang large? Order din ako


message 38: by DC (last edited Aug 07, 2014 02:19AM) (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments So far, the orders for the shirt are:

Monique: XS
Gwaxa: XS
Meliza: S
Tin: S
Ranee: L
Angus: S (men' size)
Ella: S
Marie: L
Ycel: S


Note that it's P250 per shirt. I can have these handed over at the next F2F, or mailed (in Tin's case - unless she's coming to an F2F too any time soon, oooh :o)


message 39: by Meliza (new)

Meliza (mecawish) | 720 comments DC: I'll take Tin's shirt for her. I'll give her payment too. :)


message 40: by DC (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments Meliza wrote: "DC: I'll take Tin's shirt for her. I'll give her payment too. :)"

All right, I'll also hand over hers to you when we meet :)


message 41: by Angus (new)

Angus (angusmiranda) | 4337 comments Small - Men for me! BTW, is there a black shirt for this? Then white print?


message 42: by Maria Ella (new)

Maria Ella (mariaellabetos) | 1353 comments Ella - Small :)


message 43: by Monique (new)

Monique (attymonique) | 2130 comments Uuuy, I like the white on black idea! :D Madame
Defarge, how do we pay nga pala? :)


message 44: by Meliza (new)

Meliza (mecawish) | 720 comments I would choose black too if pwede. :)


message 45: by Ranee (new)

Ranee | 1902 comments Angus, I was telling Ycel about that, black shirt with white print! Gusto ko nun


message 46: by Marie (last edited Jul 31, 2014 01:49AM) (new)

Marie | 295 comments Kung merong white on black, gusto ko rin sana ng isa. :-)


message 47: by DC (last edited Aug 02, 2014 07:27AM) (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments Hi guys!

Eek, sorry, ngayon ko lang nakita messages niyo.

Let me check with the supplier if pwede. I'm thinking it might cost more than P250 if it's a white print on a black shirt, but I'll let you all know ASAP (like hopefully next week) :)

Also updated list to include Angus, Ella and Marie. (Marie, what size? Kung pareho nung akin, medium ako.)

As for payment: It can be COD, or bank deposit :) Haha :D


message 48: by Marie (new)

Marie | 295 comments @DC, umm, large ang size ko malamang. :-P


message 49: by DC (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments Hi everybody,

Just an update on the black shirt / white print. I asked the supplier, and it's still at P250 :) Here's a sample image of what I sent off:

ATO2C_shirt_invert

Nevertheless, I'm having a sample shirt made just to be sure it would turn out right. I'll post pics once I get it.

I hope to get the shirts printed before the upcoming F2F this August, so you guys can just ready payment by then :)


message 50: by DC (new)

DC (disguisedcyclone) | 437 comments Marie wrote: "@DC, umm, large ang size ko malamang. :-P"

Noted! :)


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