[Group Events] F2F Seven: The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro - July 28, Saturday, 5:30 PM - 11 PM, Uncle Cheffy

[Apokripos]

Angus wrote: "Gusto ko nga sana ng punk footman look, but my eyebrow piercing is missing!"

Mas punk siguro kong may dangling Hello Kitty chain sa eyebrow piercing mo di ba? Punk na punk! Arrrgh! \m/ Parang statement rin siya na anything cute or eye candy is beneath your eye — literally and figuratively! Bongga! *small clap!*

[Maria]

Chami, sa Coffee Bean?

okie. see you there!

[Angus]

Dios mio, parang may red carpet chorva bukas ah! Hahaha!

[AennA]

Angus wrote: "Dios mio, parang may red carpet chorva bukas ah! Hahaha!"

Wala bang photo wall? chos!

[Rollie]

Photo walL! :D

[Maria]

Angus wrote: "Dios mio, parang may red carpet chorva bukas ah! Hahaha!"

Kasalanan ni bday boy yan!

[Louize]

Maria wrote: "Chami, sa Coffee Bean?

okie. see you there!"

Until what time kayo sa Coffee Bean?

[Angus]

Miss Louize, saglit lang po, mga 30 mins.

[K.D.]

Angus, ayaw nila. Baka nga naman may ibang customers. Eh sa dami natin, baka wala nang maupuan. Basta usapan namin 5:30pm puwede tayo sa resto area. Then 6pm ready na ang banquet. So, I suggest na we just comply with our agreement with them. Ayaw ko ring masira kasi kapag wala kaming conference room na available, ginagawa roon eh. Eh alam nya na taga-Exxxxxx ako. In fact, noong Friday, nakausap pa ni Po ang president namin haha.

Maria, di ako ang pasimuno ng dress up, dress up na yan ha. Pero sabi ko nga, noong unang ipanukala yan, marami namang di sumalungat. Maiba lang daw. Tsaka conducive naman sa lugar (aircon, spacious, may class kahit paano). Dating inupahan yan (mga 5 years ago) ng Enderun (Hotel and Resto school). In theme din sa TRodD.

All: Yong mga wala pang mobile ko at gustong magkaroon, just PM me para alam ko ang mga kaganapan sa inyo. Bilang pinaka-tatay ninyo, sagutin ko kayo sa mga magulang ninyo di ba. LOL.

[K.D.]

Today na!!!

When: Saturday, July 28th
Time: 5:30-11pm
Venue: Uncle Cheffy along Ruby Road in Ortigas.

Somewhere at the back of El Pueblo.

Confirmed Attendees: 47

As of today, July 28th:

GIRLS
1. Mina V. Esguerra (guest 1)
2. Tina
3. Kristel
4. Cary
5. Ella
6. Veronica
7. Dr. Ranee
8. Louize
9. AennA
10. Maria
11. Josephine
12. Atty. Monique
13. Sheryl
14. Joyzi (observer)
15. Alona
16. Ingrid (sasabay sa akin to the venue)
17. LS
18. Celina
19. Tricia
20. Blue
21. Marie
22. Shiela* (observer)
23. Rachel Teng*

(* - newbies)

BOYS
1. Manix Abrera (guest 2)
2. K.D.
3. Jzhun
4. Angus
5. Po
6. Emir (50-50)
7. Aaron
8. Ace (observer)
9. Ayban
10. Patrick
11. JL
12. Ariel
13. Kwesi
14. Will
15. Rollie
16. Charles Van (will be late)
17. Beejay
18. Jamiracu
19. Wilfred
20. Bennard
21. Billy
22. Nico
23. Milo (still reading)
24. Aldrin

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

1. Read the book, Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day. It's a nice book!
* if you are busy, at least read Sparknotes, Wiki or see the movie but nothing compares to actually reading the book

2. Come in formal/semi-formal attire preferably dressed up like the British in the film/play. This is our dressed-up F2F para maiba lang.
* if this is a problem for you, just don't come in maong, tshirt or rubber shoes. Kasi may picture-taking.

3. Come on time.

4. Read the books of our guests so we can have good interactions with them. Bring your copies so you can have the authors sign them. We will also have our group pictures with them.

5. Bring your sense of humor. Let's make this an all-fun night!!!

FINAL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES:

5:30 Socials
* book signing by the authors
* picture-taking
6:00 Invocation and Welcome (Tina)
6:15 Dinner
6:45 Meet and Greet: MANIX ABRERA
* Introduction (Cary)
* Manix's Short Speech
* Q&A
* Group Picture w/ Manix
7:15 Meet and Greet: MINA V. ESGUERRA
* Introduction (Tina)
* Mina's Short Speech
* Q&A
* Group Picture w/ Mina

7:45 Break
8:00 F2F7 (Angus)
10:00 Poll for F2F11 (Atty. Monique)
10:35 Announcement for F2F8 "Noli Me Tangere" (Ayban)
10:45 Closing and Thank You (K.D.)
* Other July bday celebrants: Joyzi and Milo
11:00 End

EMCEES: JZHUN and ELLA
PROGRAM SOUVENIR: JZHUN
WELCOMING OFFICER WITH A DOOR PRIZE FOR EVERYONE: PO
USHER for Manix: Tricia

For questions or suggestions, please ask here or email me.

In case you have schedule conflicts, please think twice. This will be another momentous group event. Seriously, please tell as soon as possible.

See you all tomorrow!!! *excited*

Don't forget to bring your camera!

If you are planning to bring cookies or snack items, just be discreet. Don't bring wine, kasi sobrang mahal ang corkage. You can give us (Joyzi, Milo and me) a birthday cake. Walang sinabing limit kung ilan. :) Pede natin kasing gawing close-to-midnight snack pagdating ng 10-11pm.

If you are coming from the north of Metro Manila, I will be leaving home at around 4pm so I can pick you up along the way from some convenient points from Munoz to the venue. Please PM me.

[Apokripos]

Kuya, the program souvenir is no biggie, I just used the Virlanie program as template. So walang pinagkaiba. It's the same banana, only it's latundan. :D

[K.D.]

Thank you, Jzhun. I like latundan!

[Angus]

KD, if possible, tanggalin ng yung 745-800 break, let's use that time for the intro. Nakukulangan ako sa 2 hours.

[Apokripos]

Angus wrote: "KD, if possible, tanggalin ng yung 745-800 break, let's use that time for the intro. Nakukulangan ako sa 2 hours."

Nasa programme na yan. Di na pwedeng tanggalin yan! Na-print ko na, eh! 8`P

[K.D.]

Kailangan natin ang break. Masyadong mahaba ang 5 hours. Huntahan. Yosi. Bladder. Tas yong mga mago-order pa.

Di ko pa nakausap si Monique para sa portion nya. Di ko alam kung magagamit nya ang buong 30 mins.

[Angus]

KD: Yung FOTR ay 2.5 hours yata. So kung included pa ang intro ng members sa 2 hours, that would eat another 15-30 mins. How long ba ang speech mo? 15 mins is quite long for a speech, hehe, unless you have something very constitutional to say.

[K.D.]

Pede rin naman di na ako mag-speech. Kaya nga hinuli ko. Pede ring pagusapan na lang sa threads. I don't mind really.

Dati kasi parang ganito:

30 mins - Socials (huntahan, kumustahan, order-order, kain, etc)
30 mins - About the Author/Synopsis
1-1/2 hrs - Q&A, personal sharing
30 mins - Wrap up/Poll/Announcements (pahabol na lang ito; minsan wala na)

Wala namang timekeeper. Anything goes. Nakaka-tense rin kasi kapag parang di kahon. Basta maayos tayo kasi may bisita. Pag tayo-tayo na, pede nang pagusapan ang lahat. Di naman tayo magbabago porke naka-formal tayo. Friends pa rin at relax ang atmosphere.

BTW, I just sent an email reminder to Manix. I told him that we are expecting him from 5:25 to 7:10pm.
Tricia, please take care of Manix, ha? Baka madala, di na umulit mag-guest sa atin.

Yong mga libro ni Manix at Mina ninyo, please bring them. Baka naman parang maging si Jim Pascual, 2 lang yata ang nagpa-book sign. :) Nakakahiya rin ako, kasi pinang-gift ko kay Ranee yong akin noong Pasko. Tas hindi naman naka-attend si Ranee noong Anniversary. Malay ko naman magiging guest pala natin si Jim.

Jzhun, yong intro sa simula dapat kasi para makilala pati nina Manix at Mina ang mga members. Tama ba? Pagusapan na lang ninyo ni Angus. Kasi, normally, may sasagutin na tanong when they intro. Eh alangan namang wala pang TRotD, eh may regret, loss, love, despair, at kung ano pa man sa intro. Baka sabihin ni Manix, eh bakit nage-emote ang mga tao rito.

[Angus]

Kuya, before the discussion na lang ang intro (after the break). Kasi nagmamadali si Manix. May iba kasi na mahabang mag-intro. May guidelines na ako sa intro para short and simple lang siya. Si Mina I think mag-stay pa hanggang sa part na iyon.

[Apokripos]

K.D. wrote: "Jzhun, yong intro sa simula dapat kasi para makilala pati nina Manix at Mina ang mga members."

May concerned members na magbibigay ng short intro about the authors prior the Q and A. I also provided a short info about the authors too on the programme.

[Angus]

Jzhun: What KD means is the members' introduction of themselves, not the author intro.

[Louize]

Angus wrote: "Miss Louize, saglit lang po, mga 30 mins."

I'll do my best to be there by 5pm, but don't let me hold you up. If you need to leave na, go ahead.

Angus wrote: "KD: Yung FOTR ay 2.5 hours yata. So kung included pa ang intro ng members sa 2 hours, that would eat another 15-30 mins.

May I suggest that we skip the intro portion, we can do that before answering our appointed questions.
Also, Manix can do the book signing during Mina's introduction; and Mina can do likewise. To avoid chaos and everyone standing up, let us assign someone to gather the books to be signed and put tabs on them so the authors can write the dedications appropriately. This way we can also have the group pictures with the authors ng sabay na.
Suggestion lang, no intentions of disrupting the program.

[Angus]

Miss Louize: Some are observers kasi and they might not get the chance to answer any question. I also think that might break any momentum built (dahil nga kailangang mag-introduce).

[Maria]

Hay, napabili tuloy ako ng KikoMachine comics 1-8. *1K poorer* haha!

[Tina]

Question: yung mag-iintro din ba magmomoderate ng questions for the authors? Or emcees na?

[Apokripos]

Tina wrote: "Question: yung mag-iintro din ba magmomoderate ng questions for the authors? Or emcees na?"

Emcess na! :)

[K.D.]

Angus: Ok rin sa akin kung during F2F (8pm) na ang intro lalo na kung maikli lang. Ok rin sa akin yong suggestion ni Louize na doon na lang sa pagsagot. O di kaya, parang Miss U. Sa opening ni Jzhun, mabilis lang:

Intro (during Jzhun's portion): Hi, I'm KD! From Queezooon City! *fade*

F2F (during Angus's portion): Hi, I'm KD again. 4 stars. (at kung ano pa man).

Q&A (as suggested by Louize): Hi, I'm KD. Well, to answer your question....

Basta, consistent yong "Hi, I'm K.D." Nasa pagha-handle lang yan ng emcee/moderator eh. Pag si Jzhun, sanay dyan :)

Then, yon ngang sabi ni Jzhun, may intro ang member about the author.

Suggestion ko lang naman. In the end, bahala na kayo. Si Jzhun at Ella from 5:30-8:00pm. then 10-11pm. Then si Angus from 8-10pm. Basta ako baka mawalan ng speech haha. Ikakain ko na lang.

Maria, yay! Magaganda naman sila. Pede mo pang ipahiram later.

Tina, emcees na.

[Tina]

Okay then! I'll prepare a quick intro lang. Bilisan ko rin welcoming remarks ko. :D

[Apokripos]

5 sets lang pala ang ready kong question for Manix baka kasi nagmamadali yong lolo natin since may iba pa siyang lakad after this. If may time pa, I might open it for some audience Q & A since may fans na members. Provided na may tima pa, ha. Nara-rattle kasi yong lola natin sa kakulangan ng time. Haha! :D

[Angus]

KD, as much as possible, isang segment na lang ang intro para hindi na paulit-ulit.

Jzhun, can you come at around 5PM sa Coffee Bean para mafinalize yang intro na iyan?

[K.D.]

Jzhun, mga 8pm pa naman gusto ni Manix na nasa The Fort sya. Basta target 7:10pm, aalis na sya.

Thanks, Tina. Huwag naman parang hindi na relax ang atmosphere at nagmamadali lahat. Dapat fun pa rin. Baka parang di na humihinga yong mga nagsasalita.

All:

Yong book signing at individual picture taking during socials. Wala na during the program. Group pic na lang. Ginawa natin ito last time, habang nagsasalita si Mina or si Kristel, may mga nagpapa-picture kay Samantha. Di magandang tingnan. Kahit moderator ka o isang haligi ng TFG, magbigay galang sa iba.

So kung fan ka ng isa o dalawang authors, be there starting at 5:25pm. Gusto mong tsumika sa kanila, dapat during socials. Please lang. Fun dapat ang event pero dapat nasa tama ang etiquette. Kasi ginagawa na lang rin natin, tamain na natin.

May nag-text ngayon lang. Di pa raw nya nabasa libro. Busy. I updated the list. Observer na lang sya. Sorry sorry naman sya at nahihiya raw sya mag-attend. Sabi ko wag, mahalaga andoon sya. Okay lang yon. Chill lang. Eh anong gagawin busy eh. May nagte-text ding isa pang boy sa akin, hirap na hirap daw sya sa libro kasi di pa sya sanay sa ganito. Sabi ko, magbasa ng sparknotes. Wala pa raw sya sa kalahati eh bumili pa sya ng copy na regular price. Sabi ko, itago lang nya at balang araw pag naka-edad na sya, maa-appreciate din nya. Pipilitin daw nyang matapos before the event. Basta lagi kong sinasabi, hindi dapat maging reason ang di nakatapos ng libro para di mag-attend ng F2F lalo na sa ganitong importanteng big event. Chill lang. Let's have fun!

[Tina]

Oh no, I don't mean introduction as in "hi, I'm Tina!" but you know, Mina's author introduction. Since she will be talking a bit for herself din naman. :) Will make it chick-lit fun. :D

BTW, Angus, I just got the bookmarks yesterday. :) They came out a bit smaller because of the resolution, but it's a bit bigger than the Jane Eyre ones. :)

[K.D.]

That sounds fun, Tina. Thanks.

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

excited na akooo!...

[Angus]

Hey guys, I might come earlier at CBTL Emerald, so if you'd like to join me for a little chismisan, don't hesitate to drop by. I might go there as early as 4:30. I don't want to take the train, so I'll be crawling along Edsa. See ya!

Tina: Yay! That's okay, at least they can be used for mass market paperbacks. :D

Non-finishers: KD is right. It is not required that you finish the book, but please don't make a big drama when spoilers are discussed.

See you all later! Let's hope for non-rainy weather. Windy is fine, particularly if you are wearing a chiffon gown, haha. :D

[DC]

Huh, sayang talaga ang nametags na nagawa ko xD Next time na lang :)



(Pssst, Jzhun, nabago ko 'yong sa'yo, pero matapos ko lang kunan ng litrato 'to :D)

To those who wanted to see my attire: LOL, yeah, I was pretty excited myself. I actually prepped it a few days before...



Photos of me in it here, here and here :)

Hope you all enjoy today!

(Angus, save one for me please! :D)

[Angus]

DC: Of course! I actually left your copy last night with my books, just in case someone steals it, hahaha!

[Apokripos]

DC, pwede kong makuha both nametags?

I got the perfect bribe as it seems. I brought your copy of 12 so Manix can sign it. *wink, wink*

Thank you very much!

Sayang, ang ganda ng vest at hat. 8`(

[K.D.]

See you all this afternoon. Good luck to all of us.

[Poto]

Argh, Jhun, I forgot your Sherlock bookmark at home. Nasa office kasi ako magbibihis. PM mo na lang ako ng address mo, papadala ko na lang sa envelop haha.

[Louize]

Sobrang HAPPY ko!!!
Thank you for making it possible, guys.
Thank you KD for your generous birthday treat. :)

♫♪It's so nice to be happy, shalalalala.♫

[Bennard]

This was so much fun!:)
Thank you, KD, for the treat. Happy Birthday again!
Thank you, Angus, for being a good moderator.
Thank you, to everyone, for making this a momentous and unforgettable experience.:)

[Carr]

Nice to see you all again. Happy birthday ulit KD! Kita kits uli.

[Tricia]

HI GUYS. Super saya ko today. Awesome! Salamat kay KD kung hindi dahil sayo at mga moderators natin, this book club will not be possible. Tapos unforgettable experience to kasi pinagdress niyo ko (with pearls pa. At may make-up pa! Charaught lang). Tapos nakausap ko pa ng matagalan si Manix Abrera tapos may book na ako ni Mina Esguerra at ni Josephine Litonjua. BONGGA LANG. SUPER THANK YOU!

Salamat kay Anna sa make-up ko! (Chos. Artista?!)

Tapos kay Angus na bonggang bongga ang pagkakamoderate ng discussion! Bongga lahat from the discussion itself at mga freebies lalo na yung After The Birthday Party!

You guys never fail to make me happy! Kahit malayo, okay lang!

Salamat kay Will, Louize, Celina, Anna na mga kasabay ko pauwi :)


GUYS MAY PICTURE NA! FEEL FREE TO TAG YOURSELVES! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?se...

[Maria Ella]

Dear all. May pictures na!!! Pagod nako mag-tag. Kaya nyo na yan. :) nag-enjoy ako at naexplain ko na ang side ko about some parts of the discussion. I love you all. :)

[Tuklas Pahina (TP)]

Awesome!.tnk u! to ALL...
Hapy b-day KD and tnk u sa treat sarap ng food!
"Call Me KD" music video panalo! haha!
Galing mo Angus!
Manix & Mina, more power!
TFG members,newbies super Saya!

[AennA]

Last night was so much fun! Thanks to KD for the generosity & Congrats to Angus for such a fun, though "scary" discussion. My golly yang metaphor na yan. Napilitan akong halungkatin sa isip ko yung isang reason, mabuti na lang naremember ko yung nabasa ko sa interview ni Ishiguro! Bakit ba kasi ako yung unang una?! (Masama pa din ang loob)

Tricia, sensya kung nawindang kayo sa dami ng make-up ko! :)) (Thanks din at nakasabay ako sa inyo. :D)

Again, congrats to our dear F2F moderator, Angus! And belated happy birthday to K.D.!

[Ace]

thanks kd again, ang dami kong nakain hahaha!

[Ingrid]

FUN!
Thank you everyone!
Thanks to those who stayed until morning, ang tibay.
:D

[Ace]

gusto ko pa sana magstay kaso may curfew ako at d ako makatakas kasi kailangan ko magmiskol gamit yung landline namin hehehe!

[Rollie]

I had fun last night. Not just prepared for the discussion! :D