December 31st, 2010 — Affairs, NomNom Foodie Club, Promos / Events
It was NomNom Foodie Club‘s first ever Christmas party! It was held last December 1, 2010 in SM Mall of Asia at Kraft‘s Sarap ng Pasko Christmas platform near SM IMAX. Food and venue sponsor was Kraft Eden Cheese and made possible with GeiserMaclang.
NomNom Club Christmas Party
I wasn’t really planning to have a Christmas party for the foodie club this year since we just celebrated NomNom Club’s first anniversary with Greenwich last August and a thanksgiving party last October when NomNom Club won in the Emerging Influential Blogs for 2010. However, when Kraft started their “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign, I thought it was a very fitting theme for the foodie club Christmas party since it was about food and Christmas as well. And hence, through GeiserMaclang, the proposal for Kraft Eden went through.
To share what transpired in the event, I believe the best way to narrate is through visual photos which shows how much the participants – NomNom Foodie Club members and guests – enjoyed the event. 🙂
Kraft Eden Cheese Inspired Dishes
Traditional Exchange Gift
We first had dinner and some socialization among the members and guests. it was followed by the exchange-gift-giving where each one of the attendees were required to bring a P50 simple gift. It was drawn similar to a raffle system. The best gift within the prize range of P50 was also given an extra prize.
Exchange Gift / Gift Giving
Raffle Draw with Samsung Microwave Oven Grand Prize
Joy Ramos, Samsung Microwave Oven Winner
It was followed by the main raffle where Samsung donated the major raffle prize -Ă‚Â Samsung Microwave Oven. Other prize donors included GeiserMaclang for the Havaianas slippers, and Angel’s Pizza Pasta for the gift certificates. Major winners were Ms. Joy Ramos who won the top prize and Ms. Ryan Joson who got the Havs slippers. Other raffle items included a Sunpiology Piolo Pascual Planner for 2011, gift certificates, and branded tokens.
Round 2 of Raffle Draw
Because I wanted everyone not to go home empty-handed, I brought around 50 raffle prizes for the online registrants which reached about 50 as well, but since the actual attendees were only about 40, the excess prizes were given away on a raffle draw round 2. So some got two raffle prizes. 🙂
Christmas Party Raffle
Subdomain Service and Food Tour
In closing, GeiserMaclang had a message of thanks for the crowd and gave away Manny Pacquiao–Alaxan shirts to everyone for pickup at their Makati office. I also thanked everyone for a fruitful year and revealed NomNom’s plans for 2011 including a paid subdomain service (ie: jenjen.nomnomclub.com) which includes a number of free services for the clients. We are also targeting for a food tour for summer or the second year anniversary.
More Photos - NomNom Foodie Club
Thank you again to our main sponsor Kraft Eden Cheese who had a similar successful “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign, to GeiserMaclang,andĂ‚Â to Samsung for the major raffle giveaway of a Samsung Microwave Oven.
Venue and Sponsors
Merry Christmas from NomNom Club!
Thank you to all the readers, subscribers, and members of the NomNom Foodie Club! Belated Merry Christmas and a fruitful, yummy, and nomnom-y new year this coming 2011!
November 27th, 2010 — Affairs, NomNom Foodie Club, Promos / Events
It’s NomNom Foodie Club‘s first Christmas together and what most fitting activity to celebrate the holiday but with the traditional Filipino culture of a Christmas Party!
To be held at the first day of the last month of the year, this Christmas foodie party will indeed start the Christmas month symbolically.
Geiser Maclang
The theme of our NomNom Foodie Club Christmas Party is “Sarap ng Pasko,” in recognition of our food and venue sponsor Kraft Eden Cheese‘s Christmas campaign “Sarap ng Pasko.” This was also made possible with the support of GeiserMaclang.
It will be held at the Kraft Eden Cheese Keso de Gallo Christmas Tree area and platform installation in front of Gerry’s Grill and IMAX theater entrance on the first floor of SM Mall of Asia.
In support of this campaign, we would like to encourage you to promote “Sarap ng Pasko” by simply posting in your Facebook walls any and at least one of the following links from November 27– November 30 (specifying that the deadline of voting is Dec 1, 2010):
- http://www.SarapNgPasko.com/
- http://www.SarapNgPasko.com/mechanics
- http://NomNomClub.com/affairs/2010/sarap-ng-pasko-christmas-food/
- http://YummyManila.blogspot.com/2010/09/world-longest-christmas-food.html
- http://www.LetsGoSago.net/2010/09/bauan-batangas-vegeden/
- http://www.SarapNgPasko.com/about
Kraft Eden Cheese's "Sarap Ng Pasko"
In your Faceboook wall, make sure to tag ‘@’ ‘NomNomClub’ or ‘@’ ‘Yummy Manila.’
If you are a blogger, you also have the option to blog about Kraft Eden Cheese’s “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign. Best blog gets a special prize from Kraft Eden during the party.
Soo what are you waiting for NomNom Foodie Club members? Simply email your link/s to admin AT NomNomClub.com with the link of your Facebook wall post and you are automatically registered to the Christmas party. Due to the limited space of the venue, we can only accept the first 50 (out of 100+) NomNom Foodie Club members to submit. You will receive a confirmation email a day after your submission if you are part of the first 50.
Please bring a monito-monita gift worth NOT MORE than P50 for your mystery monito-monita. 🙂
Here is the program flow for the Christmas Party:
0600 p – Registration and Dinner
0630 p – Short Introdution & Game
0700 p – Raffle Set 1 + Word from Kraft Eden Cheese
0730 p – NomNom Club 2010 and Plans for 2011 + Monito- Monita
0800 p – Raffle Set 2 & Closing Ceremonies
Some NomNom Foodie Club members during the 1st Anniversary Celebration at Greenwich SM North
Raffle Prizes would include Christmas Packs and other items
Special Prizes:
- Best Monito-Monita Gift under P51
- Best Christmassy attire/costume that best embodies the theme of “Sarap ng Pasko”
- Best Blog post on Kraft Eden’s “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign.
Summary:
What: “Sarap ng Pasko” NomNom Foodie Club Christmas Party
When: Decemeber 01, 2010 (Wednesday)
Where: SM mall of Asia – Kraft Eden Cheese Christmas Tree area & platform (near Gerry’s Grill & Starbucks MOA)
Requirements:
- FB wall post for “Sarap ng Pasko” campaign AND P50 Monito-Monita Gift.
- Email your links to admin@NomNomClub.com. This serves as your official registration for the party llimited to first 50 members.
Sarap Ng Pasko
Merry Christmas indeed! See you soon at the NomNom Foodie Club Christmas Party with Kraft Eden Cheese‘s “Sarap Ng Pasko.”
September 8th, 2010 — Affairs, Cravings, Dessert, Promos / Events
Cheese-inspired Christmas desserts flowed from the recent launch of the World’s Longest Christmas Celebration by Kraft Eden Cheese last September 4, 2010. The project features 100 unique cheese-based specialties of 100 towns nationwide to celebrate 100 Days of Christmas.
Here are 5 towns and their dishes among the list of 100:
Bacolod: Bakareta with Fried Potato and Kraft Eden Cheese and the Masskara Festival
Considered as one of the best places to live in the Philippines, Bacolod has already made a name for itself. Bacolod is also one of the top sugar producers of the country. Famous for is its magnificent Masskara Festival, it is a colorful, festive and widely-acclaimed annual festival that attracts a huge number of tourists. Get a taste of the rich and blossoming Bacolod through their native specialty Bakareta with Fried Potato and Kraft Eden Cheese.
Bacolod: Bakareta with Fried Potato and Kraft Eden Cheese and the Masskara Festival
Iloilo: Creamy Macaroni Soup with Eden Cheese and Dinagyang Festival (Top Photo)
Known as the “Textile Capital of the Philippines”, I have been to Iloilo twice and is looking forward for the third this coming November for the Visayas Blogging Summit.
Marked for its Dinagayang Festival, Iloilo’s specialties include La Paz Bachoy, Molo Soup, and biscocho. You may also try the famed Creamy Macaroni Soup with Eden Cheese.
Bauan, Batangas: Vegeden and Kampon ni Pakakak
Bot to far away from Manila, the town houses the 2.5m tall Anubing cross that is said to be miraculous and has since become a major attraction to devotees. But for beach lovers, it is hailed as a “Diver’s Sanctuary”.
It is also the home of their special wrap and roll called Vegeden.
San Carlos, Pangasinan: Sushi Catfish with Crabmeat con cheese and Veggie and the City Plaza of San Carlos
Known for their mango trees and mung beans, this side of Pangasinan also engages in livestock raising, crop production, inland fishing, pottery, food processing, tourism, and commerce. Formerly known as Binalotangan, San Carlos is rich in its agro industry.
Get a taste of the promising and aspiring San Carlos by enjoying their rich and creamy Sushi Catfish with Crabmeat con Cheese and Veggie.
San Carlos, Pangasinan: Sushi Catfish with Crabmeat con Cheese and Veggie and the City Plaza of San Carlos
Abucay, Bataan: Cheesy Eggplant Layers and the Sibul Spring
Abucay is home to the Sto. Domingo Abucay Church – one of the oldest churches in the Philippines. It is also where Pasukulan Falls – a natural wonder in the unexplored and unspoiled valley of Mt. Natib can be found.
It is reputably where the first printing press in the Philippines can be found, and claimed to be even older than that of the United States. So have a nature trip in Abucay while enjoying their Cheesy Eggplant Layers.
Abucay, Bataan: Cheesy Eggplant Layers and the Sibul Spring
Do you think one of these is the best dish to have this Christmas season?
Support your choice dish or your province by having 1 empty pack of Eden Sulit Pack, Eden 180g or Eden 500g, and a piece of paper with your name, contact details, the name of the town you want to vote for and your signature. Drop your entries at the nearest Eden’s Sarap ng Pasko stations at the Prime Cast office, SM Mall of Asia or any ABS-CBN Main and Regional offices.
Sarap Ng Pasko
Check out more details about Kraft Eden‘sĂ‚Â Sarap ng Pasko by going to www.sarapngpasko.com and view the other unique cheese-based dishes that you think deserve to win.