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K.I.T. (Kitchie's Itinerary in Toronto) ... (August 2-7, 2005)
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TUESDAY (August 2, 2005)
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| 10:30a | Airport pick-up, Terminal 3, (Kitchie, Roca, Jack) |
| 12:30p | Vietnamese food at Kennedy Road |
| 02:30p | Hotel check-in (Delta Hotel, Kennedy/401) |
| 04:30p | Barako Coffee House (BCH), Ossington/Queen St.W., drop-off
- Traveled by street-car (or tram) along Queen Street West towards Steve's Music
- Jack Rufo makes his first purchase at Steve's Music
- Kitchie check's out all the hip clothing stores along Queen Street West
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| 07:00p | 'Pacific Mall' (Kennedy/Steeles)
- Kitchie bought cellphone memory card for her Nokia Phone
- Ate dinner at the mall's food court
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| 09:30p | went back to the hotel and tried to have some sleep |
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| |  |  | | RiR crew with Kitchie and Co. -- (L-R) Jack Rufo, Roca Cruz, Phil Mark (back), Elena Nanez, Marinel Tanchanco, and Kitchie ... RiR will definitely miss Kitchie and Co. ... a come-back is for certain =) |
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WEDNESDAY (August 3, 2005)
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| 10:30a | 'Dominion' grocery store at 'Kennedy Commons' (Kennedy/401)
- This perhaps was their favorite place to get some grub as they were very much into
healthy foods (Veggies). Salad, fruits, the likes. This was were I found out that Roca had an
affection to fresh figs, which they didn't have.
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| 01:00p | BCH
- Ate Dominion food here.
- Roca confirmed their flight back to the Philippines as some of them were still in the waiting list.
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| 03:30p | Kitchie arranged to meet her DLSU classmate "Racquel" (at BCH) who now resides in Toronto. |
| 04:30p | Went to Cinesuerte in Mississauga for an appearance. |
| 07:45p | Dinner at 'Remely's' (McCowan/Sheppard)
- Ate dinner and had some personal photo-ops and autograph signing as requested by patrons.
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| 9:00p | Went back to the hotel for some R&R
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THURSDAY (August 4, 2005)
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| 12:30p | Airport pick-up, Terminal 3, (Aaron, Jeff, Marco, Marinel)
- due to the 'Air France' crash landing incident that happened 2 days ago at Toronto's airport planes were still
working to catch-up their 'delayed' schedules. The plane arrived 35 minutes later than scheduled.
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| 01:00p | Lunch at 'Golden Valley' Restaurant. |
| 02:45p | Hotel check-in for Aaron, Jeff, Marco, Marinel
- Kitchie, Roca, Marinel goes straight to BCH.
- Trekked with crew of Minerva Records to Lakeshore Blvd, an equivalent to 3 kilometers back and forth.
- Marinel arranges to meet a personal friend who is a resident of Toronto.
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| 04:30p | Went to 'Long and McQuade' Music Store (Bloor/Ossington) ... unanimously decided by the band as the next destination. |
| 07:30p | Dinner at Jack Rufo's cousin residence (Richard) ... The group had a great time getting to know the well-established Rufo clan in Toronto.
- The food was amazing and all of Rufo's family were very accommodating.
- It was here were I picked-up a mannerism that Richard says everytime as a form of acknowledgement ... MISMO ! ... perhaps an inside joke =)
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| 10:00p | Everybody got together and planned to go clubbing at downtown Toronto. |
FRIDAY (August 5, 2005)
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| 11:00a | Lunch at 'Pimienta' (18 Wynford Drive, Wynford/DVP)
- Owner/Chef Robert (former chef of 'Sorrentos') opened the place only for Kitchie and crew. The restaurant wasn't yet scheduled to be opened until late August.
- Everyone was raving about the food here ! ... Presentation, quality, and most of all TASTE was top notch. The chocoloate mousse cake was to die for.
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| 02:00p | Practice at 'DC Studios' (360 Munster Rd., Etobicoke)
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| 04:30p | Went to 'IKEA' (Etobicoke) ... turned out to be Kitchie's favorite place to buy personal effects. |
| 07:00p | BCH
- Rented musical equipment from 'Long and McQuade' for tomorrow's big show.
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| 08:00p | Kitchie Nadal 'Meet and Greet' session at 'Hacienda Lounge' (Bloor/Bathurst)
- Kitchie performed with Jack Rufo an acoustic rendition of 'Wag na wag mong sasabihin'
- Kitchie also signed almost anything her Canadian fans presented to her. The Kitchie crew were also selling Kitchie's limited edition cd/vcd package as well as caps, shirts, and pins.
- During the 'Meet and Greet' session there was a fan who wanted Kitchie to sign a bootleg copy of her debut cd. Asked why he could not get an original he interjected
by saying there's none to be found around the area he lived in. He gladly purchased Kitchie's limited edition cd and had it signed as a result, complete with shirt and
pins. A great Kitchie moment.
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| 10:45p | 'Cusina Restaurant' (Bathurst/Wilson)
- Kitchie performed again with Jack Rufo the song 'Wag na wag mong sasabihin' in a karaoke setup.
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SATURDAY (August 6, 2005) D-DAY !
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| 10:30a | The group wanted to go for another 'IKEA' trip (Leslie/Sheppard) |
| 02:30p | Went back to the hotel to freshen-up and get ready for the big show. |
| 04:30p | 'Opera House' sound check |
| 09:45p | Kitchie's 1-hour performance started at the Opera House |
| 12:10p | The show ended |
SUNDAY (August 7, 2005)
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| 11:00a | Kitchie and her group of Roca/Jack/Aaron/Jeff/Marco/Marinel were driven to Terminal 3 for their 1:20pm departure time ... Kitchie and group will surely be missed by her friends at RiR. |
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