A party like no other
“Love doesn’t sit there like a stone, it has to be made like bread: Remade all the time, made new.” — Og Mandino
The low-profile power couple Benedicto “Benny” Pe Lim and his enchanting wife Lourdes (known to all as “Nene”) held a joint birthday celebration with a big bash at the Makati Shangri-La Hotel’s Rizal Ballroom, which was magically transformed into an Oriental kingdom by master interior decorator Junjun Ablaza with “Shanghai Tang” for its theme. Together with their five children: Girlie, Malou, Bernie, Michelle and Michael, Benny and Nene were visibly touched by the songs rendered by some of their relatives as well as the couple’s favorite singer, Jose Mari Chan. The hardworking couple, whose business empire covers manufacturing, hotels and real estate development, never fails to put God at the center of their lives. In lieu of gifts, guests were requested to make a donation to the monastic community of the Servants of the Risen Christ — caretakers of the Monasterio de Tarlac, the only sanctuary in Asia of the sacred relic, the True Cross of Jesus Christ. Many happy returns to you both, Benny and Nene!
Greetings
Happy birthday to our celebrators today, Aficionado Germany Perfume president and CEO Joel Cruz and Me-An Samiado.
Advanced birthday greetings to Bonggoy Manahan, former Solicitor General Frank Chavez, Ambassador Alfonso Yuchengco, Chloe Cruz-Periquet and Crown Asia’s Red Rosales, Feb. 6; Primeline Inc.’s Ronnie Henares, Feb. 8; Aficionado Germany Perfume and Joel Cruz Signatures SVP and COO Remar de Leon, Feb 9; Tessie Daza, Feb 10; and Johnny Manahan and “Knit Queen” Lulu Tan-Gan, Feb. 11.
So how was your week?
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