October 17, 2012
Listen up ladies! South Asian Family Association (SAFA) is hosting the 4th event in their Women's Empowerment Series THIS Sunday in Vancouver. Enter our contest for a chance to WIN a pair of tickets to this inspirational evening. All you need to do to enter our draw is simply post a comment naming a strong female in your life who inspires you and tell us why. Winners will be announced Friday morning. Click here to read how you can illuminate your Inner Diva! MyBindi is proud to be a media sponsor for this event.
On Saturday, October 20, we're delighted to also support the Cineplex Community Day! Enjoy FREE movies at a Cineplex theatre near you. Select concession items will be available for only $2 each. 100% of proceeds to Starlight Children's Foundation Canada. See below for more information! There's a lot more events on the horizon such as Halloween THRILLA or the first ever South Asian Film Festival! We've listed them all in the newsletter below. You can get a complete listing of all the events on the West Coast and in the Greater Vancouver Area on this convenient link. Alternatively, simply check in at Mybindi West to catch up on news, stories and local celebrity features. As always, if there's an event or an initiative in Vancouver that you'd like us to promote on MyBindi West - please send me an email. In the meantime, check out this list of all upcoming events on the west coast! Best Regards,
Syerah
Editor-in-Chief
syerah@mybindi.com
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| Mothers & Daughters :: Illuminate your Inner Diva | |
SAFA presents the 4th event in their Women's Empowerment Series, Mothers & Daughters. "Illuminate your Inner Diva" will be an evening of dinner, dance and inspiration.
Highlights include:
- Guest Speaker: Spiritual health by Bindy Kang
- Guest Speaker: Physical health by Bindy Bains
- Dance competition
- LIVE performance by Luv Randhawa
When: Sunday, October 21, 2012
Where: Fraserview Banquet Hall, Vancouver
Time: Doors open 5:30pm | Dinner 8pm | Dancing until 10pm
Tickets: $15
**Ladies only please. No reserved seating.***
For more information, click HERE.This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com. 
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FREE Movies :: Cineplex Community Day
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Enjoy FREE movies at a Cineplex theatre near you on Cineplex Community Day. Select concession items will be available for only $2 each! The following films will be playing for free:
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (3D)
- Hugo (3D)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (3D)
- Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
- Puss in Boots
- How to Train Your Dragon
When: Saturday, October 20, 2012
Doors Open: 8:30am
Movies Beginning: 9am
100% of proceeds to Starlight Children's Foundation Canada.
Visit cineplex.com/starlight for showtimes and more information.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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| TO|FROM BC Electric Railway: 100 Years | 
Centre A is pleased to present TO | FROM BC Electric Railway: 100 Years, a group exhibition with Raymond Boisjoly, Stan Douglas, Ali Kazimi, Vanessa Kwan, Evan Lee and Cindy Mochizuk. The show celebrates the historic BC Electric Railway (BCER) building's centennial anniversary, the current home of Centre A. Sitting below the six-story Second Empire Renaissance styled building, the early 1900s saw the BCER terminal blossom into a bustling interurban railway station. Addressing the building's importance to the collective memory of Vancouver, six contemporary artists will draw on the site and the neighbourhood's expansive history to consider the building's significance as a cosmopolitan centre for new immigrants.
When: On NOW and until November 10, 2012
Where: Centre A, Vancouver
FREE EXHIBITION!
Click HERE for more information. This event is proudly sponsored by MyBindi.com. |
Be Your Own Best Friend Network presents "Revealing Your Goddess Self"
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Connect with your inner goddess to enhance the beauty of your outer goddess and meet other women who are doing the same!
Be Your Own Best Friend (BYOBF) Network is the first professional South Asian women's networking group in Metro Vancouver. In October, we will be bringing our first workshop - Reveal your Goddess Self. We are very excited to be hosting this fabulous evening at the Girlfriendz Studio with the radiant Baljit Rayat, leading you to tap into your inner goddess power. Come and explore how inner beauty can make you an attraction magnet to all things ideal and look beautiful on the outside. Baljit will explain the #1 block that keeps you from living in your beautiful goddess power and how it can affect you from feeling beautiful inside out plus creating results in your life that is in alignment with your heart's desires. The Girlfriendz will support you in learning basic hair and makeup tips from these pros to help accentuate your natural beauty. You may also have an opportunity to even get a sample of their beauty services at this workshop. When: Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Where: Girlfriendz Studio, Surrey
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Tickets: $20 early bird | $25 at the door
Ticket includes complimentary appetizers!
Click HERE to purchase tickets. Click HERE for more information.
This event is proudly supported by MyBindi.com.
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Halloween Thrilla 2012
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Vancouver's #1 Halloween celebration is back.
Come experience the city's biggest, baddest, & sexiest annual costume party for over 7 years...THRILLA!!
Featuring the crazy stuff you only see in Vegas:
- Fire dancers, MJ Zombie Dance Show, Sin City Burlesque,
- Acrobatic performers, LIVE drums and sax
- Cash prizes & giveaways
Music provided by: DJ's Flipout, Zak Santiago, Alex Wynn, Shane Golden, & RSM - spinning Top 40, Hip Hop, House, Party Rock & more!
When: Saturday, October 27, 2012
Where: David Lam Exhibition Hall
Doors Open: 9pm
Dress Code: Costume
Tickets: $40
So come out for the hottest costume party right in the heart of downtown where David Lam will be transformed into a haunted mansion!
For tickets, please contact Sukhi at 604.339.7400.
Click HERE for more information. |
| First-ever South Asian Film Festival | 
Whether it's a romantic thriller from India or a dramatic tale from Pakistan or a look at melting Himalayan glaciers, a collection of internationally recognized films will be shown and celebrated at the first ever South Asian Film Festival, taking place in Vancouver, Surrey and Abbotsford from October 31st - November 4th, 2012.
During the highly anticipated five-day celebration, 40 films from seven countries will be screened in theatres in three cities, to a highly diverse audience. Countries with submissions this year include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and Afghanistan.\
Hannah Fisher, SAFF Canada Co-Founder and Artistic Director, says the festival is a wonderful celebration, showcasing the latest feature and short films, documentaries and animation films by established and new South Asian filmmakers. Click HERE to read more. |
TD Retirement Calculator :: Chalo, plan banayein
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 Desis have a special relationship with numbers. You worked hard to get your finances into the right shape and now it's time for them to begin working hard for you. That's where TD comes in. Use hamara aasaan online Retirement Savings Calculator as a quick financial check-up tool to make sure you're still on track. We're the bank preferred by desis, so we're used to working with the priorities and ideals of a desi-style retirement. Like many desis have, you'll be able to discuss what impact immigrating to Canada has had on your investments or what it means when a new business has done better or worse than you expected.
Together, we can make a plan to make your retirement ke sapne a retirement reality. Chalo, plan banayein. Visit a nazdeeki TD branch so we can talk about your retirement plans aaram se. Click HERE for more information.
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Hello readers! Today's blog is short and sweet, but profound and deep. (That was my attempt to rhyme ala Dr. Seuss style!) Ok so perhaps I'm no rhyming genius, but Dr. Seuss is! Though many of us remember the books from our childhood, did you know that his books contain messages that are applicable to everyone, not just kids? Yes indeed.
Click HERE to read more.
Diseases like cancer come from repressed rage and diseases like diabetes come from repressed grief. This is what my spiritual teacher said to a group of us in 2007. It stayed with me for a long time, an ancient piece of wisdom that resonated with truth and with purpose.
Click HERE to read more.
The Clarity of Distance
By Ayesha Chatterjee. Poetry of place, identity and belonging. Written in spare language and often using metaphors drawn from both Eastern and Western sources, the poems in this first collection pare down the complexity of existence in today's global society into simple moments of truth. Click HERE to read more.
'Gangnam Style' Bhangra RemixDj Nick is a young music DJ/Producer born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia into a family of musicians. Currently he is a resident DJ at D'Enigma Club & Poison Club, both located in Kuala Lumpur. Click HERE to read more.  Amitabh Bachchan birthday bash: Bollywood in full attendanceFrom Bollywood and South celebrities to politicians and bureaucrats, everyone was in full attendance at a bash to ring in megastar Amitabh Bachchan 's 70th birthday. The party organised by Bachchan's wife Jaya saw a host of well known personalities, dressed in their best, turning out at Reliance Media works in film city in Goregaon.
Click HERE to read more.  Green Chutney in 'Midnight's Children'Mongrel Media presents Midnight's Children - an epic film from Oscar-nominated director Deepa Mehta, based on the Booker Prize-winning novel by Salman Rushdie. It is releasing in theatres November 2nd, 2012. GREEN CHUTNEY: IN THE MOVIE Saleem's memories of his childhood and of home are wrapped up in his ayah Mary's green chutney throughout Midnight's Children. The bright green condiment is always on the table, and served with every meal, including breakfast. When Mary consoles the young Saleem in the hospital after the startling revelations of his "bad blood", she promises him "all the chutney in the world". Click HERE to read more. |
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