The Conservatory, Manila Peninsula Hotel

We just had a joint event with Finarch and Microsoft to showcase the Financial Architect Solution. Financial Architect is an application based on Microsoft technology intended for Basel II compliance of financial institutions.

It was an early morning event that spanned around 3 hours. We have a speaker from Microsoft and one from our foreign partner, Finarch, directly from Belgium. The event was successful in a way with respect to the positive turnaround of attendance by representatives of executive management of different banks. Further, we got positive responses and feedbacks, and we just hope that the Financial Architect solution would penetrate the Philippine market.

We would like to thank all our guests for sparing us some time from their busy schedule, brave the traffic due to bad weather, to take part on this event. Kudos to all of you!

As regards to the venue, We held the event at the Conservatory, Manila Peninsula Hotel located at Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. The place is ideal for functions, seminars, mini parties, etc. On a regular day, the Conservatory is a restaurant where some of the best bands in the Philippines play soul, blues, pop, retro and jazz standards. The food and the service are okay, sadly, I don't have any idea on rates.

My personal rating: 7.5 out of 10.

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Fiesta San Miguel, Dusit Hotel Nikko Manila

A very Merry Christmas to all!

A very Merry Christmas Party to all!

We celebrated the party for 2006 at Fiesta San Miguel in Dusit Hotel Nikko, Manila Philippines. Fiesta San Miguel is an award-winning restaurant and bar that offers freshly brewed San Miguel beer served along with Filipino dishes with a twist.

As usual, there are plenty of food and drinks, lots of great prizes at stake at the raffle, and great music played by a local band.

The year’s theme is based on a local movie, First Day High, where everyone is supposed to mimic the characters of the movie as follows: 1) Wear yellow and dress like a nerd; 2) Wear red and display a sporty attire; 3) Wear violet and pretend to be a socialite; and lastly 4) Wear black and dawn a bad boy, rebellious image. Everyone was so creative which made it very fun. Oh, by the way, I won star of the night!

The evening would not be complete without the group presentations. We won 2nd place tied with another group. For next year, we have to work and prepare a little harder so that we’ll win the most coveted first place, not to mention the bragging rights of course.

We concluded the evening with non-stop drinking and dancing. Though the place is a little cramp for our entire company, we had a great time.

The website: http://manila.dusit.com/z845/restaurants_03.html

My personal rating of Fiesta San Miguel: 7 out of 10.

Tree House Restaurant

It’s Tata’s (Tita Mia) birthday. My tito Boy’s family planned to give Tata a surprise party and we were invited to the celebration.

Tata was really surprised. There were games, surprise number, and plenty of food. Tata even let some balloons fly. Further, we had a shirt printed specifically for the event. It was almost a reunion for the Abanco clan but sans the family of Tita Remy.

We partied until evening. In tune or out of tune, everybody has their turn at the videoke machine. It was all fun… Simply fun…

We partied at the Treehouse Restaurant in Diversion Road, Batangas City, Philippines. The place is spacious and it has a very unique ambience. The name of the place speaks for itself.

My personal rating: 6 out of 10.

Conway's Makati Shangri-La Hotel

It’s almost Christmas. And of course, the season will not be complete without celebrating our Company’s Christmas party. For 2005, we had it at Conway’s located at level 2 of Makati Shangri-La Hotel, Manila, Philippines. With live entertainment, an inviting dance floor, al fresco dining venue, signature drinks and unbeatable bar fare, Conway’s is the place to be in the evening.

Check their website:

http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/manila/makatishangrila/dining/restaurant/conways

The year’s Christmas Party Theme is “Fashionista.” Here, everyone is enjoined to wear the latest trend in fashion. Or as an option, visit one’s closet to mix-and-match existing wardrobe to come up with a signature look, expressing fashion on a unique way.

We started the evening with a sumptuous dinner. Then we had our group presentations wherein each group is required to present based on the year’s theme. For our group, we had a musical number depicting the distinct fashion of the 60’s, 70’s, the present, and the future as we foresee it. We had a great presentation although we just won 3rd place.

We had raffle as well. Whilst, we hired a local band. The evening was completed with dancing and drinking galore.

Merry Christmas people!

By the way, if you’re looking for a cozy and relaxing place, try Conway’s.

My personal rating: 7.5 out of 10.

Pictures to follow soon.