Hitting Three with One

Last Saturday, my daughter and I attended the Krispy Kreme event, we dropped by Fully Booked and I met up with a high school friend at ArAma Cafe, Serendra, a restaurant she partly owns which serves organic food. I will be sharing more about this place in my succeeding posts.

Now the details.

A few days ago, Chats, a good friend from Filipino Mom Blog forwarded to us an invite from the organizer of Krispy Kreme's Chocolate Karnival. It got my interest because the doughnut company's billboard along EDSA have long caught my attention. If I may share, their billboards with their featured products always perk up the consumer in me. I have shared a few months back their snowmen doughnuts which my husband loved which we also first saw in their billboard. That's the power of outdoor advertising, at least that's the effect on us.

What was more encouraging about the event was that guests can bring kids along. This should be fun. I asked my daughter if she wants to go with me. She said yes knowing that it will be at Bonifacio High Street where her favorite building full of books is located. We dropped by Fully Booked after the event. Plus she's going see P again, Chats' daughter, who is about her age. Boredom is out of the question.

We caught the event half way. The place was still jampacked with guests. I wanted so much to take pictures but it was not just possible because the store was full of people, young and old, playing games, eating and taking pictures.

I have lifted the picture below from the Chocolate Karnival site. One dozen of chocolate glazed can be claimed after finishing the four games and naming their mascots. The kids definitely enjoyed playing. Thanks to Chats (and P) for my two boxes. I shared them with the people in my shop. Next time I will try chocolate glazed kreme filled.

I am not fond of fancy doughnuts (or any fancy food for that matter) but I am a chocolate lover. I would say too doughnuts are best eaten when hot and with coffee on the side. Microwave and oven toasters come in handy at home. :)

My daughter played 'shoot the doughnut' and enjoyed some drinks. Like me, she's not really fond of big crowds in a cramped place. Who would want that anyway. But I'm glad to note she enjoyed being there. I did not hear a single complain.

There are two major reasons launches interest me. I believe in the product/service. I know I am part of their target market - which means either I am already a user or I can be convinced to be a client and I have the capacity to purchase/avail of the products/services being launched or offered. A great bonus of course is my friends will be there too. I take the opportunity to bond with them.

True enough, two mommies I have not seen for quite a time attended too - Feng and Jane. We missed Cess and Wenchie though. I guess the last time I was with my Filipino Mom Blog friends was last December on our holiday get-together held at Wench's house.



Me, Feng, Jane, Chats with daughter V, Julie with her son J
Thanks to Chats again for forwarding to me our group picture. :)

I hope you had a fun-filled weekend too! And may this week be more productive for all of us.

***More snapshots at WS.