IT’S MY PARTY, DAHLINGS, AT MANILA HOUSE
There was a time when one celebrated one big bash of thanksgiving for being blessed with another year in life, right? Nowadays, close friends all want to jump into the arena of giving a birthday party for their close pals. So it seems,
dahlings, that a belated birthday celebration is the “thing” these days with the celebrant finding time to be hosted by many of his groups of friends with a dash of acquaintances in towns. Well, palanggas, I was one of those caught in the web when with Cosmo Manille’s creamy lunch bunch and the afternoon tea set, distinguished for their charitable causes and fund-raisers, leading my fifth (and last for now) celebration, dahlings. Super party organizers and dedicated hosts for the last seven years were the hostesses with the most led by Ni ni Li car os, plus women of stature like Mel lie Ab laza, Agnes Huibonhoa, Mabel Abano, Connie How, Tina Cu ev as, Agile Zamora, Josie Yu, Linda Ley, Yo ly Ay son and Joel Cruz who didn’t make it. They made the event super fun for all the invitees who could not say “no,”
dahlings, to the special invitation, which was held at the Members Only Manila House. Nini added a new touch to the celebration by holding it at the walkway, palanggas.
I watched with interest as some of the society women went back for seconds and even thirds, which prompted me to ask one of them, “Don’t you eat at home?” and she just smiled and said, “It’s my first meal today” and continued to dig into the dishes. Oh, well.
And with that, I’d like to say “thank you” all the hostesses and friends for remembering me three months after my real birthday. Don’t you just love it?
Oh, yes, they even ran out of the superb ukoy from the Filipino restaurant. That’s how good it was, palanggas.