(Photo courtesy of Sasha Manuel of http://www.stylemanila.com)
The Nokia N-series Wireless Adventure 2: Discover the Soul of the Night is the second installment to last year’s Soul of Manila adventure race. Last year was a 2-day battle to discover different places that make up the Soul of Manila using the then newly launched N95. This year, 10 teams were thrust into the night armed with the newest Nokia N82 to help reveal Manila’s night soul –discovering the heartbeat of Manila in the dark.
What a fiery night it was as the features of Nokia N82 glowed like fire as it withstood many challenges –mostly of taking photos in the dark. Introducing the first Nokia phone with Xenon flash, the flash sparkled like the brightest star in the sky, taking all the attention as the teams flickered away, capturing different night lifestyles.
As the chase brimmed down to a finish at the Soul of the Night culminating party, held at Embassy Superclub, Fort, the ten participating teams traipsed to the event parading their stylish night wear with the most fashionable accessory to have –the N82. The air was thick as anticipation grew in the crowd.
Dynamic hosting duo, Rovilson Fernandez and Marc Nelson, welcomed the partygoers with an AVP of what transpired during the race. Rovilson was right. The scoring was awesome. It really made my skin all prickly. The 4-months of dog hard work from the organizers really paid off as that video concluded the success of the race.
Karylle, Michelle and Ramon were called to the stage to share their experience from the race. Rovilson and Marc then started giving out awards. Each team received an award for the distinct quality of the players –may seem quirky to others but it was a nice gesture from the organizers. It was Nokia’s way of making everyone winners, which is always a good endeavor. The awards came in a glass trophy and each person received a beautifully wrapped black and silver gift –which turned out to be a Digital Viewer (sweet).
They started with the Love Team award. Andi and Sharlene were shrieking and pointing at us. Everyone started looking. I said no, no. I whispered that there are two other couples in the group. My thoughts were suddenly running faster than an ostrich can protect its egg. “How come they were so dead ball on this? Me, a cheese ball? Ugh, I hope they don’t show the photo with the kiss in Xocolat. Not in front of my mom!”
Then they started reading the note on the award –excellent balancing skills and consistent sweetness… okay, the second one, I should be up in arms (I vehemently disagree that we displayed sweetness! I was all business!), but the first clue was a dead giveaway because we kept doing these weird poses for the photos.
PHP 10,000 were given to the Best Storytelling team, to Nikki and Justin’s merit. Now, for the top prize of PHP 100,000 and the trip to Macau… Drum roll please. And the champ of the night is the team of…
Alfred Vargas and Michelle Lampino of Gadget Magazine! Kudos Alfred and Michelle! Book your Macau trip May 1-4 because Chris and I have plans to go anyway, we can all go together!
More champagne and flashbulbs, the party moved forward when the DJ took the floor and the dancers started busting their hips on the ledge.
On a personal note, I was really delighted to have my mom and sister there, who waited patiently for the event to start (my sister wasn’t even feeling well). Thank you to my friends who flocked to the Fort and shared this night with us. Chai, Lorenz, Mon, Chay, Yssah, RJ, Maggie, Reggie, Camille, Madz, Deneb, Francis, Zarah, and Karen. King and Omar couldn’t attend because they were in Batangas, but I’m all so bouncy about the good news King!
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