“Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, the smiling faces. Smell the rain and feel the wind.
Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.” — Ashley Smith
The country’s top wine dealers and distinguished personalities recently gathered together at the exquisite Mandarin Oriental, Manila for this year’s edition of Wine and Spirits. Spearheaded by tireless GM Mark Bradford, guests were treated to a very special evening where they enjoyed the best tasting wines in the country and delightful delicacies prepared by the hotel’s executive chef Rene Ottlik.
Among the top wine dealers seen in the grand fete were Titania’s Tita Trillo, Moet Hennesy’s Olga Azarcon, Wine Depot’s Brett Tolhurst and Sommelier Selections’ Jerome Philippon. Seen having a great time during the festivity were International Wine and Food Society’s Freddie Pio de Roda, ABS-CBN’s Freddie Garcia and Smart Infinity’s Julie Carceller.
Congratulations to Mandarin Oriental, Manila and to Mark for another successful staging of Wines and Spirits! Cheers!
Hear the music of angels
The world’s chart-topping all-boy English vocal group Libera has endeared audiences from around the globe with their extraordinary, angelic voices that lift the soul. Recently, Zest Air, Asia’s most refreshing airline led by CEO Alfredo Yao and VP for marketing Lev Ng, warmly welcomed the group and flew them to Waterfront Cebu for a Christmas concert. It was indeed one memorable trip for the Libera vocal group!
(For inquiries and reservations, contact 855-3333 or visit www.zestair.com.ph. Join its official page: www.facebook.com/ZestAir.)
GREETINGS
Happy birthday to our celebrators today, businesswoman Gilda Salonga and Glen Llamas.
Advanced birthday greetings to Tony Rufino, W-A Mialhe de Burgh, Joseph Cortes, Francis Aguado, Raffy Aguado, and Abeth Yu, Dec. 5; STAR’s Ching Alano, Maan Hontiveros and Angel Ramos, Dec. 6; Muebles Italiano’s Eileen Gonzales, Ludy Padilla, William Llamas and Allure’s Phoebe Marquez, Dec. 7; Nonie Basilio and Frank Evaristo, Dec. 8; banker O. V. Espiritu, James Go and Mari Lagdameo, Dec. 9; Lalie Tolentino and Ruth Co, Dec. 10.
Happy wedding anniversary to Rovy and Jaja Ledesma, Dec. 5. May you share many, many treasured years together.
So how was your week?
(For comments and inquiries,
please e-mail me at jjlitton@indanet.com.)