A dream community

"Home is a place you grow up wanting to leave, and grow old wanting to get back to." – John Ed Pearce

 An intimate luncheon for their friends was recently hosted at the South Forbes Bali Mansions by indefatigable Cathay Land president Jeffrey Ng with EJ and Tess Litton. After a sumptuous and filling lunch catered by Astoria Plaza Suites, everyone was taken for a guided tour of the model units. With prominent interior designers Cynthia and Ivy Almario designing the interiors of the Coralia and Lovina model units, the guests were visibly impressed with everything they saw.

 The exclusive community is indeed shaping up as the neighborhood of everyone’s dreams. As one of the guests remarked, having good friends as your neighbors and golf buddies –   South Forbes offers a free golf membership to the 18-hole South Forbes Golf Club – is another good reason to enjoy the relaxing ambiance of Bali Mansions.

 (For more information about  South Forbes Bali Mansions, call (02) 635-8108 or (02) 636-4643 or visit www.southforbes.com)

Portuguese Festival In Manila

The fourth Portuguese Festival in Manila, led by Ambassador Joao Caetano da Silva, started with a launch party at Rustan’s Makati. Among the activities on the opening day were exhibition of Portuguese food and table decorations from painter Phyllis Zaballero, Portuguese products fair and a food festival at the Intercontinental Hotel by renowned Portuguese chef Luis Americo.

The festival will also have a religious component in the celebration of the last apparition of Our Lady of Fatima at Rustan’s Makati on Oct. 16. It will end with a concert of the prestigious Portuguese percussionist Pedro Carneiro on Oct. 24 at the ballroom of the Intercon.

See you there!

Swing Or Swim At Fairways

Fairways & Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club in Newcoast, Boracay invites golfers and non-golfers to come and experience the luxury of Mulligan Golf Hotel. Available for non-members, this Fairways & Bluewater flagship project offers the same lavish comforts as those availed by members. Swim in the calm of Paradise Cove during the habagat season, avail of the Swing or Swim promo packages and soon, dine in style in their new Korean restaurant.

(For inquiries, call 633-1393.)

A Bangkok Birthday Bash

The Kingdom of Thailand was the site for a six-day celebration of lovely Minerva Tanseco’s birthday. Together with close friends Celine Bautista, Consul Fortune Ledesma, Carrie Bautista, Joey Sobrepena and Fanny Blanco, Minerva had a grand time enjoying the sights and sounds of the beautiful city of Bangkok. Cocktails and dinner in Oriental Hotel, an exhilarating boat ride – it was all an experience none of them would forget.

Happy birthday, Minerva!

Johnny Says, ‘Check This Out’

Dusit Hotel Nikko, the only hotel to introduce the "resto-brewery" concept, celebrates OktoberFIESTA at Fiesta San Miguel. It’s a month-long celebration as Fiesta San Miguel offers great entertainment, fun games and activities, excellent food, and flowing mugs of fresh beer right off its own microbrewery. The promo is the brainchild of hardworking Dusit GM Ikuo Itoi. October birthday celebrators will enjoy free unlimited serving of fresh beer from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. when they come with five friends.

Greetings

Happy birthday to our celebrators today, Joannie Feliciano and Jerry Sarino.

Advance birthday greetings to Rico Ledesma, author Lili Gamboa-O’Boyle and Malou Maglutac, Oct. 10; Pilar Pilapil, Oct. 11; Peachy Bernasconi, Juni Orosa, Noel Regala and Rudy Bautista, Oct. 12; statuesque beauty Arlene Abiera-Mogar and Sonia Mathay, Oct. 13; Cindy Velez and OMB’s Edu Manzano, Oct. 14; and super taipan Henry Sy, Business World’s Marvin Tort and ivory beauty Maritess Limtong, Oct. 15.

So how was your week?

(For comments and inquiries, please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com)