Celebrating Connie & Elsa

It was a pleasure for your columnist to host a chic and fun fête for the lovely Connie Haw and the jovial Elsa Ang at Lung Hin in Marco Polo Ortigas, Pasig City.

Your columnist has enjoyed Connie’s friendship and support for many years. On the other hand, I relished reveling with Elsa as she  celebrated yet another wonderful year in her life.

Guests enjoyed the superb Chinese cuisine and the delightful company. When good friends get together, there is no shortage of glee and merriment.

Thank you for the splendid evening, ladies!

A reunion for Roselle

The lovely Roselle Rebano was recently fêted with a lavish dinner at Lung Hin in Marco Polo Ortigas, Pasig City. With her devoted husband Joe, the statuesque Jayelles president was reunited with her long-time friends from college and colleagues from the selection and organizing committee of the Best Dressed Women of the Philippines.

A wonderful, enchanting night was had by all.

50 years of creativity

Established in 1967, the Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 continues to blossom as it recently celebrated its golden anniversary with an exquisite exhibit dubbed “Ikebana in Manila, 50 years of artistic creation.”

Led by Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108 president Evangeline Cheng, exhibit chairperson Nonnette Hubilla and co-chairperson Margarita Perez, the exhibit saw members gathered at the Glorietta Activity Center in Makati City for a day of lectures, demonstrations and sharing of artistic expressions.

In attendance during the event were Yuko Ishikawa, wife of Japanese Ambassador Kazuhide Ishikawa and  guest demonstrator sensei Ryugetsu Nakagawa of the Ikebana Yoshin-Ryu school. Also present was the family of the chapter’s founding president, the late Carmen Guevara, led by daughter Celia Guevara-Lazaro who made an elegant arrangement in memory of her mother.

Making the affair extra-special was the launch of the chapter’s coffee table book, which shares the same title as the exhibit.

Congratulations and more power to the entire Ikebana International Manila Chapter 108!