Archive for ‘November, 2008‘

It’s been over a year in the pipe, but the BCIT Marketing reunion’s finally landed at Posh on West Broadway and Burrard.

Posh specializes in sukiyaki, the Japanese form of hotpot. Slices of meat, vegetables, noodles, and tofu are slowly cooked in an iron pot of simmering soy sauce, sugar, and mirin. Once everything is cooked, the ingredients are usually dipped in a small bowl of raw, beaten eggs.

Me being the class act that I am, I indiscriminately dumped our table’s contents into the pot.  Thankfully, hotpot is a forgiving art, and we still managed a very pleasant (and large) meal.  Posh’s atmosphere was quiet and surprisingly well-lit. The servers were attentive and all very accommodating. The 15% automatic-gratuity charge was well deserved.

For more photos of the night, make sure to check out the Flickr set for all sorts of BCIT Marketing reunion goodness.

P.S.  Thanks Annie, Dave and Mattias for putting this together!

On Thursday, I revisited some old friends from the Jiu Jitsu club at BCIT for a photo shoot. Straight from Wikipedia:

“Jujutsu evolved among the samurai of feudal Japan as a method for defeating an armed and armored opponent without weapons. Due to the ineffectiveness of striking against an armored opponent, the most efficient methods for neutralizing an enemy took the form of pins, joint locks, and throws. These techniques were developed around the principle of using an attacker’s energy against him, rather than directly opposing it.”

The club is open for all, so if you’re interested in taking a martial art, Jiu Jitsu comes highly recommended – especially with this group. Sensei Kevin is all sorts of awesome, so email him at kevineugene@gmail.com if you’d like to give it a whirl.

Intensity was up in preparation for their grading, so make sure to visit the Flickr set for all of the high-flying Jiu Jitsu goodness.

Nintendo kicks off its promotional campaign for Wario Land: Shake It with an ad executed so well, it deserves its own blog post. I won’t spoil it for you, so make sure to check out the video for Wario’s latest shenanigans.

Does anyone know which agency is responsible for this? Kudos to them for pulling this together!

P.S. Thanks, Aileen Tien for the heads up!