Shanghai Nights 2010, benefitting Gawad Kalinga

I don’t normally promote events that I haven’t been to myself, but as this is for charity, I’ll make an exception.

Shanghai Nights casino charity event- Sept 18th @ 7:30pm — www.bpsandiego.org

100% of this year’s proceeds go to Gawad Kalinga (Tagalog for “to give care”), offering an alternate solution to tackling poverty by building communities in the Philippines and other developing countries such as Indonesia, Cambodia, & Papua New Guinea.

A few of my co-workers went to last year’s event, benefitting another charity, and had a good time; mostly gambling and checking out hotties. There’s a live DJ and other entertainment as well.

From Paris With Love

Just watched From Paris With Love on DVD. It was a mantastic flick! Lots of bullets, explosions, and cool fight scenes.

Along with an edgy hairdo, Travolta looks like he gained some weight for this role. And it worked for me in this case.

Imagine “Training Day” meets James Bond. Travolta’s character does a good job from the get go, “dis”orienting our trainee and the audience, effectively sending the pace of the film into overdrive.

It’s a fast-paced and action-packed ride set against the backdrop of the seedy underbelly of Paris.