Philippine Tatler Ball, 2010

With the Philippine Tatler Ball, I feel as if I have failed my readers. First, when I found my table and settled in, I hardly got up. I didn't mingle, didn't go around to take photos of beautiful people. I didn't work. What I did though, was to enjoy the dinner, watch the auction and Ms. Bea Tantoco belt out a few songs! After taking my last spoon of caramel ice cream, NP and I had to leave.

This is us before heading out.


But know this, as much as my energy could take it, I took photos of my table mates and a few friends that I bumped into.

Thank you Grace and Felix for inviting me to your table.

And to you my readers, there are still so many events to come. I will make it up to you.

Enjoy!










My twin for the evening. We both had brown sheer in mind that night.
My wonderful "Bosses" in Peninsula.


The delicious 5 course meal that put a bigger smile on my face.

The Tivoli Experience.

It was about a month ago when Mirko de Giorgi told me about the new menu for their Business Lunch at the Tivoli. I promised him I would go with a friend.

Weeks later, I thought that more than just 2 of us should have this opportunity to lunch at one of Manila's best restaurants so I sent out a massive invite in FB to my friends and fortunately, they didn't let me down.

At P1.600 + you have an appetizer buffet spread which consists of parma ham, assorted sushi, grilled vegetables, cold cuts, prawns, goat cheese salad and so much more. You then have to choose for your main course (2 kinds of fish, 2 kinds of beef) and dessert (apricot tart or raspberry cheesecake), coffee and tea of course capped the very filling and very delicious lunch.







I want to express my deep gratitude to Charisse, Mirko, Rene, Erika and the GM of Mandarin Oriental, Mr. Mark Bradford for giving my guests and I a bottle of red wine, white wine and champagne which resulted to a very red faced Candifier.

There was no occasion but to dine here in itself is already a celebration of life. To enjoy good food, excellent service and wonderful friends who each have a bucket of stories to tell made me feel grateful to the blessings God has given me.

To Joel who was my official photographer, thank you.

Enjoy the pics!

























The Tivoli, 7508888
Mandarin Oriental

Preview Ball 2010 Part 3

You don't know how much effort I am putting into this series of blog about Preview Ball. But let me tell you that I am beginning to enjoy it. Finding that Alexander McQueen outfit that was used as inspiration for their look at last week's Preview Ball is not an easy task, but it gives me the reason to look at photos of AMcQ's previous creations in the net.

This man was really something else. His death is such a great loss to the fashion industry all over the world.

Enjoy.