Thank you to all the members of the press, Lisa Wong, Carli Yim and Clement Chu from CCYAA, Christine Ho and Kevin Tsoi from Well of Change, ChaiChai Kwok and Susan Go from OtherHalf, and all the Power Unit Youth Organization members for coming out to the Night It Up! 2010 Presented by Air Canada Media Conference yesterday.

Special thanks to Maybe Refuge and Oh Taehee for your special performances and to Prairie Lamb Kabob and JT Mix for your generous food samples!

Check out these articles by World Journal and by Sing Tao with more photos from the Media Conference!

Photos courtesy of Kevin Chow (Thanks, Kevin!)

My memory’s worsening everyday. I would’ve remembered to let everyone know Night It Up! was on Fairchild tonight if my mind wasn’t filled with thoughts of anticipating a lamb sirloin at Canoe for my Summerlicious dinner all weekend. Sigh.

So for those who didn’t know, Night It Up! was featured on Fairchild’s “What’s On” a.k.a. 熒幕八爪娛 tonight at 7:40pm. I can’t even tell you what they talked about because I wasn’t home to watch it. You must see it for yourself to find out! Thankfully, a relative have recorded it for me, so it will be transferred into a digital format very soon. But, if you wish to see it on a television set yourself or have a copy on videotape—or on DVR or PVR, you hoity-toity foodies—for your own collection, make sure you tune in on Wednesday, July 22 at 9:55am.

That’s WEDNESDAY, JULY 22 AT 9:55AM on FAIRCHILD!

…is the headline I wish I could see on Mashable or Smashing Mag or any of those social media-related websites I read. Unfortunately, we aren’t that big…yet. Night It Up! isn’t ready to take over the world or even the biggest online social network, but we could get a head-start on this big dream of mine with your help!

All you have to do is:
1. Click on this link to the Official Night It Up! Fan Page; and
2. Click on Become A Fan.

…That’s it. Voila. Done. In the words of Business Depot (will you sponsor us now that I’ve mentioned you?), “That was easy.”

So what are you waiting for? I know you have a Facebook account. You’re probably on Facebook right now in another tab. Make a girl smile today, eh? (And I need 100 fans so I can register our usename.) DO IT!!!!!

By the way, follow us on Twitter @Night_It_Up if you haven’t yet!

When I was in the 8th grade, I had to write a valedictorian speech. I knew it had to be sentimental and include lots of inside jokes that only our graduating class would understand. It’s was a bittersweet feeling.

When I wrote my grad message for the yearbook in grade 12, I wanted it to be timeless. I didn’t want to be embarassed by the time commencement rolled around in the Fall.

I was asked to write a mention for the people who have helped us promote Night It Up! this year and it wasn’t hard at all. It’s really heart warming for Power Unit to receive so much help from our wonderful friends, community partners and kind strangers. They do a great job at helping us promote our events! We are humbled to have established such great relations.

With our non-existant budget (think broke University students by day, broke PUers by night) we have still been able to get lots of coverage.

So incredible pals, please accept our sincerest thank you as we countdown to the opening night of Night It Up! 2009. It is in this stressful yet exciting time that so much kindness and support has come from all over the place. Drinks and home made cupcakes on us. (A small leftover from my baking party below.)

Here goes the list –

A big, sloppy, unforgettable kiss to:

BlogTO, TasteTO, Spotlight Toronto, Ming Pao Newspaper, Sing Tao Newspaper, Epoch Times, @TheTofuPress, @CETO (Cheap Eats TO), Guiding Star, Food Candy, 8 Asians, Pop88, Mac Insiders, Toronto Arts Online, TO Live With Culture, Joko Jun, Toronto Zig & more.

You know why I like advanced film screenings? For one, it’s free. Secondly, it’s free and legal. Thirdly, it’s free and legal and I’m watching it before the general public…even before it’s for sale at Pacific Mall for three bucks! And who doesn’t like movies? I’ve been to four within the last month, and, boy, do I feel special.

You know why I like press conferences? For one, it’s always fun—okay, so Power Unit has skewed my concept of press conferences—(and stressful if you’re organizing, but a good stressful, like I’m-so-nervous-but-I’m-more-excited-than-nervous-so-it’s-not-like-the-I-feel-like-I’m-going-to-throw-up-type-of-nervous). Secondly, it’s free (that is, if you can get in, depending on what it is or where it takes place). Thirdly, you learn details about the event before the general public—I’m totally the know-it-all type. And, if you’re lucky, there’s even free food. Who doesn’t love food, especially if it’s free?

At the Night It Up! 2009 press conference, members of the press and a crowd that consisted of Power Unit members and passing Metro Square patrons previewed what the general public will discover at next week’s night market: captivating music, mouthwatering food, and a hell of a good time.

From left to right: Gene Abella, Jeff Santos, and James Cheng of Asiansploitation, Cindy Tsoi, President of Power Unit, Jane Lu, Ryan and Connie Lau of OtherHalf, and Lilian Zhang and Kester Ng, Masters of Ceremony

Missed the press conference? Wish you got to hear Jane’s rendition of “Venus,” witness Asiansploitation’s David Suzuki impersonation, or taste the delectable chicken-on-a-stick? Then you better visit Night It Up! 2009!

It’s one week from today!