I can’t seem to shake off my African vibe, even a month after our African-inspired 25th wedding anniversary, and my visit to Durban, South Africa, a week after. It’s not surprising, because fresh from the South Africa Embassy-planned fam tour, I went all-out Africa again for the advanced special screening of Disney’s “The Lion King.”
Cebu is constantly on my mind. First off, the Cobra Ironman 70.3 triathlon will be held there next week, and I am registered to join the race. It’s been a year since the last Ironman, when I participated as part of Timex Team Valdes. It’s different this year as I am doing all three legs and not just the bike leg.
How did 25 years pass by so quickly? Together with our four children, a new daughter-in-law and two cats, House Valdes turns a quarter of a century on June 24!
On the first day of this Christmas month, the editor of Philippine Tatler magazine and my dear friend Anton San Diego delivered my copy of the mag’s December issue. I have been eagerly awaiting the Christmas issue ever since Anton told me a couple of weeks ago that my family had been chosen for the cover.
Who says all Victoria’s Secret models are six feet tall with hourglass figures? I felt very Victoria when I sashayed down the Speedo ramp, complete with wings, feathers and crown, for the swimwear brand’s Spring-Summer 2014 fashion show, “Evolution.”
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