Party girl

dress: Banana Republic, belt: ZARA, clutch: Aranaz (given by Anne Gonzalez)

Covered a private event last night.

What I like most about covering the society pages in a premiere magazine

is meeting all these highly intellectual individuals

High profile people who you don't necessarily see in the magazines

but whose names and jobs define the movers and shakers of this country

and some even globally

I love the exchange of ideas

the dreams for this country

and the desire to build a hopeful nation

Went home so high and happy

Told my husband when I got home how I enjoyed that party a lot

Then it's not really work

It's broadening one's horizons

Meeting people

Inspiring goals

Making a difference

I love this job!

Swiss National Day

Attended the Swiss National Day at the Mandarin Oriental.

My husband was the guest chef.

He used to be their Exec Chef

Was teasing them, you guys miss him so much

you make all sorts of events to have him back!

Good time

Being with the Swiss

I was telling the deputy head

how with only 7.5 M Swiss population

they can have such a huge impact and contribution to the world

I have not met a Swiss who's not precise and intellectual

Their country is the true model for

What intelligence, honesty and hardwork can achieve

Happy Swiss Day!

Last to leave

w/ Anne Gonzalez & Hindy Tantoco
My last 2 guests
We ended before 9 p.m.

w/ Jackie, Mai, David, Anne, Anna & Rima

Like what I said , only chosen people were invited to share my birthday with me.

Thank you for making it special & memorable.

It truly was an event to remember!

Early birds get the most pics!

from l-r : Carla , moi, Jackie, Reina

back : Rica, Eds

w/ Eds and Rica

Eds & I are godmothers to our common friend's (Hi Bess!) eldest son. They were friends in high school, we were friends in college.
Rica is the best friend of Eds. We're co-parents in school and bonded through mutual friends.
These two are so supportive of all my endeavors and always cheer me to go, go, go. I love telling them stories as they laugh at all my jokes and I mean ALL, haha. I can talk to them about serious things and hilarious ones. I enjoy their company a lot.

w/ one of our closest & best family friends, Roland & Jackie Laudico

Their lovely daughter's my godchild.

w/ college friends, Reina Puckett-Tan and Carla Grino, more than 2 decades of friendship

We still look the same, better but same.

This is the first part of the guests.

These people were there before me.

I arrived at exactly 3:30 p.m. and they were there before that.

I invited a chosen group of people.

Friends from Prep to High School to college to adult life to expat life to motherhood to fashion to art friends.

People who have helped me become the person I am today.

Who are always supportive in everything I do.

People who have touched my life one way or the other.

This is just the first batch.

Most of the guests though I wasn't able to have photos taken with from my camera.

I will rely on the ever dependable Rica to capture that.

Stay tuned...

3 -in- 1

Attended 2 of my godchildren's combined birthday party plus their 1st cousin's whose parents are friends of ours in Bangkok.
Fun, hot day.
When you see children get older then you know time flies so fast.
I love birthdays, always a celebration of thanksgiving.
Happy birthday to Ianne, Sandro & Matthew!
Cheers from Ninang!

Lazy Friday Get Together

Friday night, it's the weekend, yay!!! Having a casual dinner with my co-board of directors in our building. Simple, casual, laid back, all-white setting. Don't you just love Fridays? Enjoy your weekend!