Showing posts with label bars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bars. Show all posts

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Assignment Number 9 : Pop Quiz!


We're not about to test your reading and comprehension skills here, ok? This is about a year-long craze that has indulged the Jeopardy-contestant-wannabes lurking in the deep recesses of yuppies' subconscious: Quiz Night.

To date, there are a lot of bars that offer Quiz Nights, and the one Jules and Raffy decided to go to is the one hosted by 121 along Pasong Tamo Extension (a few meters after GSK if you're coming from Pasong Tamo).

The host is like the lovechild of Ashton Kutcher and Alex Trebek - he delivers the questions and then jokes most of the time. The questions aren't really that hard...if you're a MENSA member. Though the pop culture ones are easier to answer.

The first time Raffy and Jules checked it out, they went with Raffy's college friends who, fortunately, were masters of particular categories, i.e. geography, the world cup, and pornstars-turned-legit-"actresses" (we kid you not, this was an actual category). Jules took care of the celebrity couples round.

The drinks are cheap, the people are competitive, and the atmosphere is fun and casual - not your serious Jeopardy game at all, so this is a definite must-do. Raffy and Jules' Team Tampeepz (do not ask about the etymology) ended up in 3rd place (and as of this writing have never improved but haven't gone down in the rankings either).

A mixture of braininess, alcohol, and a whole lot of joking around, try Quiz Night at 121 sometime soon. YOU GOTTA TRY IT ONCE!!!

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Assignment Number 6: (Social) Climb Every Mountain


There's this ultra-posh club known as "Members Only" and if you haven't heard of it, well, let's just say you're not that well-connected. :P

Upon the invitation of economically-blessed friends who can afford the membership, off we went to see what the fuss is all about.

It's a quaint little place filled with hard wood, chandeliers, mirrors, and plush furniture covered in velvet.

The drinks are to-die-for, taste- and price-wise. Think P480 for a single glass. If you go there and you're saving up for something, kiss those savings goodbye. (And don't wonder why we don't have pics of the interiors, we were too caught up hobnobbing with high society to do so.)

All in all, the club is definitely worth the visit. And the nosebleed-inducing climb to the altitudes privy only to high society. YOU GOTTA TRY IT ONCE!!!