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Dear members, as usual, I will be teaching one famous Chinese Tang Poem on our Monthly Mega event. I hope our members who're interested both in the language and in the culture can benefit a lot from Tang Poem --- the precious treasure from the ancient China. This month, the poem I'm teaching is one of the most famous ones that almost every Chinese know, the whole theme is to teach us to cherish the food (one of the traditional virtue in China):

mǐn nónɡ
悯 农

tánɡ cháo lǐ shēn
唐 朝 李 绅
chú hé rì dānɡ wǔ
锄 禾 日 当 午，
hàn dī hé xià tǔ
汗 滴 禾 下 土。
shuí zhī pán zhōnɡ cān
谁 知 盘 中 餐 ，
lì lì jiē xīn kǔ
粒 粒 皆 辛 苦。

The Pity for farmers

Farmers weeding at noon,
Sweat down the field soon.
Who knows food on a tray，
Thanks to their hard-working day.

I will see you all next monday!!!

Minnie

Location
Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion
10 E. 39th St. (5th Ave. & Madison) New York, NY 10016

Time:
Nov 2nd, 2009, Chinese Buffet from 7 p.m. till 9 p.m, and FREE Karaoke from 9 p.m. till 12 a.m.

*Admission is FREE with a suggested donation of $3
*$10 gets you a pair of chopsticks for the most genuine Chinese buffet outside of Chinatown representing (to gain admission to sit-down area inside, $10 for buffet is not necessary but purchasing at LEAST a drink IS, even if it's a soft drink!)
* FREE Karaoke afterwords upstairs

-Eclectic assortment of dishes, appetizers and snacks selected by Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion representing Chinese cuisine from Shanghai, Szechuan, Guandong, US (Americanized Chinese food =)) and more! NOTE: Many of our members have complained about how there's too much Americanized Chinese food, we have made this clear to management so we should see some improvement!
-no obligation to get buffet - mission of Mandarin Mondays is not have attendees gain 10 pounds overnight!

Happy hour until 7PM - $2.50 sakes, wines, and beers, $5 top shelf liquor! - SERIOUSLY!!!

RECRUITING Volunteers for anything and everything:
Greeters/Cashiers
CCC (Chinese cuisine coordinator) =)
Karaoke coordinator
Mahjong coordinator
How do YOU want to contribute?

Volunteer Benefits:
Appreciation!
Promote yourself or anything else!
Choice of FREE buffet OR drinks!
Opportunity to contribute to New York's largest after-work Mandarin Chinese language and culture event and lead in the effort to grow Mandarin Mondays into a distinctive legendary New York after-work weekly cultural event!

This party will be hosted by ConnectionZ Promotions, NYC's #1 entertainment and event planning brokerage network with the mission of connecting New York and the World and promoting peace, respect and cross-cultural understanding.
We partner with 1000+ venues (including Marquee and Mansion), party promoters, event planners, and event services in New York!

http://www.connection...

We and anybody attending Mandarin Mondays through ConnectionZ Promotions have the whole place to ourselves! Capacity is about 150, which means that we will fill every square centimeter of this venue!

This party was just waiting to happen..and by popular demand (see reasons below):

1) Many native speakers want to make American friends
2) Many American friends want opportunities practice Mandarin Chinese in a relaxed setting
3) There has never been a large scale bridge-building weekly party celebrating Chinese language and culture

We have unlimited potential to grow the party and make a mark on nightlife history as one of the best after-work cultural parties. Our group is definitely the foundation of the party, with such a diverse mix of native speakers, American born-Chinese, and people learning Mandarin Chinese.
We will brand this party so that it will grow and attract people locally and from all over the world, tourists and visitors who are here in-town on Mondays. I will be doing outreach to Chinese organizations, groups and communities, as well as to language schools, your help in spreading the word (if you're excited about the party =)) will be appreciated!

Directions:
Take B,D,F,7 to 42nd St, walk south to 39th st. and then east for one avenue (between 5th and Madison Ave.) Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion has a bright Green sign?you can't miss it!

AGENDA / ACTIVITIES:
Networking and socializing, drinks and food all night!
5:30 Happy hour begins!
6:00 Buffet begins!
8:00 Toast and welcome!
8:30 Karaoke upstairs!
Open to new ideas!

PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING:

OPTIONAL - $10 bucks (for food)
$3 suggested donation!
Friends who may be interested!
Your appetite!
Any Chinese books, material, or show-in-tell you have to share with our beginning Mandarin learners!
Any Mandarin skills you have =)

Please stay tuned for any updates!

Peace,
Fong

Da jia hao!

Minnie, Your Assistant Organizer will be hosting our shared dinner!

Directions:
Take B,D,F,7 to 42nd St, walk south to 39th st. and then east for one avenue (between 5th and Madison Ave.) Heavenly Bamboo Pavilion has a bright Green sign?you can't miss it!

Admission:

Free w/ suggested donation of two bucks!

ACTIVITIES:
6PM: Happy Hour (downstairs towards the front)
7PM: Shared Dinner (downstairs towards the back)
8:30PM: Karaoke! (upstairs)

Dear friends, my 27th birthday is coming up this Oct 16th, I would love to share my birthday happiness with all of you.

I want to thank you all for your support and friendships along the way, whether you're my friend from Shanghai, from Baruch, from Stanford or from Mandarin Mondays, It's my pleasure to become friends with you.

It is my second birthday in new york, and I wish I could celebrate with all of you.

For those who wants to hang out with me on my birthday, I prepared a little treat from Shanghai for each of you!!! It's an authentic Shanghai snack... secret... :)

For the location, I gladly announce that we're taking over the lounge portion of Bann in Worldwide Plaza! It's a classy restaurant/lounge in the midtown west area. Let's have fun together!!!

Lastly, i want to thank Fong (the founder of ConnectionZ Promotions) for organizing this birthday event for me, you're a great partner to work with!!! Thanks!

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ConnectionZ Promotions, is NY's most diversely connected booking and brokerage network representing 1000+ venues and promoters in booking events, birthday parties and beyond, entertainment and event services. Our mission is to connect NY and promote peace, respect and cross-cultural understanding.

Email: infoconnectionzpromotions.com
Call/text: 917-698-3567

Da Jia Hao!

Our new partners AsianinNY.com are hosting an awesome event!

AsianinNY.com, New York’s leader in Asian networking and a multi-cultural sharing site, will host a Harvest Moon Festival event on Oct 9th 2009 from 7pm to 10pm at Bennett Media Studio to raise funds for Typhoon Morakot victims. On August 8th, 2009, Taiwan suffered from Typhoon Morakot, which caused the loss of hundreds of lives and millions of dollars in damages. The Moon Festival Event will be a dedication of the friends and families whose lives have been altered by this tragedy, and a celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

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Event: Moon Festival Celebration and Fundraising for Typhoon Morakot Victims

Date: Oct 9th from 7~10pm

Address: 723 Washington Street, New York

RSVP: $5 USD (Must send your full name and email address to: info@AsianinNY.com)

General Admission: $10 USD (at door with no RSVP)

Performers: singer Ai Gao, singer/songwriter Ayesha Adamo, music producer Ed Bennett, singer/dancer Cher Jian Sun, talk show host/singer Dusty Wright and spoken word artist Kelly Tsai

Sponsors: Izze, Kissena Liquor, Lucullen, Maggie's Meals, Noyu Tea, China1 Antique Restaurant and Lounge, LittlePaw Skateboards, Bennett Media, CultureCatch, dodoModels, PhatGuru, ORIENTED and 247Feature.com.

For further information, please visit: www.AsianinNY.com/?p=5202

For press:
http://www.i-newswire.com/asianinny-com-hosts-moon-festival/6084
http://www.pr.com/press-release/183231
http://www.bignews.biz/?id=817059&keys=networking-culture-fundraiser-festival

Dear Mandarin Mondays Members,

We're expecting near 100 guests tonight!

The most traditional Chinese Festival --- Mid-Autumn Festival ( Mooncake festival) is coming within one week (the festival is officially 3rd, Oct, 2009 this year), so Mandarin Monday will celebrate the important Festival with all of our members one day before (next Friday)!!! Come out, watch the VERY round moon ( the moon is suppose to be the roundest that day in the whole year), enjoy the mooncake ( yes, we will order 4 different flavors of mooncakes!!), make friends and HAVE FUN!!!

Looking for volunteer greeters - please email info connectionzpromotions.com

Venue: Ainsworth
Time: Oct, 2, 2009, (7 p.m till 10 p.m)
Website: http://www.ainsworthnyc.com/news/category/photos/ ( check out new venue!!)
Phone: 212-741-0646 x301
Address: 122 West 26th Street (btw 6th & 7th Ave.)
New York, NY 10001
Subway: N/R/W to 28th Street

Admission:

$ 10 for our members who RSVP on our Mandarin Monday Website (FREE MOONCAKE will be passed out during the event)
$ 12 for people who showed up at the door without RSVP.

*Afterparty at Star Lounge on 222 W 23rst btwn 7th and 8th Ave, mention ConnectionZ list for FREE admission b4 11, open bar 1030-11PM, we will go head to Star as a Group at around 10:15!

The venue, Ainsworth, just opened its doors. Come out and be one of the first to experience this brand spanking new venue! We reserved an area just for our event, and Fong and I will be around!!

Happy Mooncake day!! 中秋节快乐！！

Minnie