VA Guest Dinner - FINAL-FINAL UPDATE PLEASE READ!

By Keysha-chan. 19/03/09, 07:01 pm

2009 Wellington Armageddon VA and general hang-out dinner
(yay!)

FINAL INFO, PLEASE READ:

Please read and also pass on this info to those who are attending but not on the forums.

Meet at 7:15pm outside the restaurant - at the BIG Weta sculpture outside (looks like a cross between a 'War or the World's' Machine and a video camera - the resturant address and map is further down). Gemma and Terrance will be meeting and gathering up everyone there and taking you up to the tables. There's a little bit of table seating arrangements that they will let you know of when you get there (don't worry, you can still sit with friends, it's just for the guests and the three of us who will be bringing the guests).

PLEASE DO NOT GATHER OR COME TO THE GUEST COLLECTION POINT (I can't stress this enough) don't worry about that - we're not telling you where or when it is so you don't have to worry about it! Just meet up at the resturant meeting point - myself, Angie and Abby will do the rest and bring them along. :)

Please bring Money (obviously) for your meal and a few dollars at the very least as a donation towards the guest's meals (this is our thank you for having them). I'm going to try and sort out some little gifts for them too, and cards that we'd like for everyone to sign. :3

~.~.~.~

Day: Saturday 4th April (1st day of the con)
Time: Currently looking at about 7:30pm (gives everyone time to go home and freshen up.)
Location: Regal Chinese Resturant (7 Courtney Place, almost right outside the big Weta workshop sculputre that looks like something out of 'War of the Worlds')
Map: http://www.zoomin.co.nz/map/nz/wellington/wellington+central/courtenay+place/7/-regal+chinese+restaurant/

Attending (thus you are coming to the dinner and also adding in a little payment for guest's meals):
1) Keysha-chan
2) Aura
3) iwuvanime
4) mightydelemma
5) Teg
6) Phili
7) Tammy
8) Hana
9) Briana
10) Pyro
11) Li-bai
12) ReiSilverfang
13) Admin
14) Dagda
15) MCR_Lolita_Doll
16) Static
17) jpwise
18) Pura
19) Kagerouhi
20) Mischa
21) suixelo
22) xianghua4kilik
23) Saiko
24) secretasianman
25) JVCA
26) Aurellion
27) Valska
28) Kev
29) Rogan
30) RainbowMoonDust

(Don't worry about the order. If you're on, you're confirmed. :3)

MEETING TIME AND PLACE: Guests are being picked up by myself, angie and one of the other organisers. Everyone else needs to meet outside the resturant. Either at the door or by the Weta sculpture (which is almost right beside the door anyway). I will have other organisers there to meet and take everyone up. :3

That's all the details I can think of right now. Please comment in this thread if you need more. :3

Basic info:

Price: Set menu price is about $22-25. If ordering a separate meal, prices
range between $15-20 + (This doesn't include drinks, which are
reasonably priced).

Prices vary depending if you take part in the set menu or order your own dishes. I do recommend joining in with the rest of us who order from the set menu, as everything is delicious and we ALWAYS have had leftovers, no matter how many we've had. Also, you get to PICK a certain amount of each course for the set menu, which means more choice as well.

Food: Chinese. Also has basic Chinese for those who aren't big on the fancy asian meals. Vegetarian options are available.

Dress: Guests or not, this will be casual attire, thanks guys. If not for the guests, than for the fact that we want to have a fun, casual dinner - plus there's plenty of time to cosplay at Armageddon (I'm not fond of the idea of washing black bean sauce out of Chopper's fur).

Guests: Asking the guests has been hard. Not just because of contact info but also because most of them I know are either busy with work at the moment or have had other cons right before they head down to New Zealand (Brina had a con last weekend, and Colleen I don't think ever has much time to answer her emails). Aura will be speaking to them face-to-face at the Christchurch con to see if they're interested in joining us for Dinner in Wellington. There's no guarantee that they'll want to come or have the time. Past guests have been really cool when they have attended and conversations are usually very casual and fun.

Please also note that if we do have guests, we kindly ask that you make a small donation towards the evening as we pay for their meals to thank them for taking the time out to joining us. It doesn't have to be a HUGE amount - even $1-2 usually cuts it, most of all if we have a large group of you guys attending too. If you CAN spare some more towards it though, that would really help out a ton!

(Be aware of those who love their wine, though! Oh Spike, you slay us! Very Happy

)

Thus far, the guests attending are:

Colleen Clinkenbeard
Brina Palencia
Bill Farmer
Greg Cipes
Queenie-chan

Obviously there is a chance that not all can attend, but it looks good so far that we should have a few at least. ^_^

By Cassiel. 20/03/09, 01:50 am

Oh man, thanks so much for organising this, I had a LOT of fun last year!

**Guest** Guest

oooo *prays to the goddess and Rikashiku that Greg Cipes says yes, coz then I can be mean/rub it in to my Mate Alison in Aussie, who is a Ben10 Geek*

If we do get a guest, any rules on Cameras/etc??

SS

By Keysha-chan. 20/03/09, 07:34 am

SilkSpectre wrote:: If we do get a guest, any rules on Cameras/etc??

If you do bring a camera (I usually do) Just PLEASE tell the guest(s). Ask for photos rather than randomly taking them (or let them know) and if you record anything, please let them know and ask for permission if you want to post it online. :3

By **Admin**. 20/03/09, 07:50 am

So, not in cosplay?

8DD

If so awesome, my friends really wanna come but they're worried about being the only non-cosplayers. xD

By Keysha-chan. 20/03/09, 07:57 am

Oh, we're cosplaying PEOPLE (;P) but no cosplay at the dinner, thanks. :3

By **Admin**. 20/03/09, 08:23 am

(Can you add me, Dagda and Rogan(not on the forums) to the attendance list~? :3)

By Keysha-chan. 20/03/09, 08:48 am

Added! :3

By **JVCA**. 20/03/09, 08:58 am

Add JVCA and Valska, and Kev (not on forums) with question marks like Aurellion too - basically if all of us are going, we're all going, if not all of us are going, we're not going. Should be able to let you know tomorrow night. Very Happy

By Keysha-chan. 20/03/09, 09:12 am

Done and done! :3 *dusts hands clean*

By Amura. 20/03/09, 10:51 am

Ill go

*Prays Queenie-chan can and WILL go*

By Doughtnut_Bandit. 20/03/09, 01:11 pm

Looking at the shifts I've been covering lately $25 (Including the donation for guests) Should be okay, only question - May have already asked it but can't remember is, do they have much non-asian food there? *Allergy Alert to %99 of Asian foods x.x*

Also I wish Peter Davison was coming *Wishes away*

**Guest** Guest

Is it to late to ask to come??

By Static. 20/03/09, 02:48 pm

I'm in :)

**Guest** Guest

oh gosh i always read things && forget to reply >

By **jpwise**. 20/03/09, 02:57 pm

Likewise, I'm in, I really should keep track of these threads more closely. lol. Razz

By Pura. 20/03/09, 03:45 pm

I can't wait! >3

By jjjawbreakersss. 20/03/09, 03:58 pm

Can you add me to the definite list? It'll be hilarious.

By Li-Bai. 20/03/09, 04:33 pm

That's a lot of people thar @___@ Hope we have a big enough table, haha xD

By Keysha-chan. 20/03/09, 06:43 pm

All those who have asked have been added. Looks like, because of the interest, I may have to cap the amount of people coming. I should know soon how many we can take/how many tables it will require. I think when I had my dinner there when I left NZ we had about...9-10 sitting comfy at one of the big tables. Maybe 3 tables so a cap at 30? I'll have to check.

If it does come to that, it will have to be first-come, first-serve (which is pretty much how the list is, as I added them in order from the last thread (or those I know outside of the forums that asked too).

@ Donught - I'll wait until you look at the menu before I put you down as confirmed, right? :3

@ lord balmung - It's not, but I may have to do a cap soon if we get HUGE numbers. I need to double-check with my girls in Welly if they can double-check how many tables we can get. I may need them to book early next week so that we can reserve a few tables. :3

@ saiko - So...is that saying you WANT to go, or...? ^^;

@ Pura - Neither! Very Happy

By sakuramiyabi. 20/03/09, 11:36 pm

i shall join in? <3

By Crimson Dragon. 21/03/09, 04:48 am

I'll come but only for the wellington one

By sakuramiyabi. 21/03/09, 04:54 am

i will come >8D for the wellington one <3

*tackles* *wants to tackle keysha*

**Guest** Guest

Okay Can you put me down as confirmed??

By **JVCA**. 21/03/09, 03:48 pm

Me, Aurellion, Valska and Kevin aren't gunna come afterall - we're gunna do our own thing. :)

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