1-week stay at Bradleys’ Provençal mansion auctioned off in VIP benefit dinner
The second Child Protection Network (CPN) benefit at the main lounge of the Manila Polo Club was a smashing success.
February 14, 2013
The second Child Protection Network (CPN) benefit at the main lounge of the Manila Polo Club was a smashing success.
Ashley Hidalgo Skead can attribute her striking looks to an interesting Canadian, Filipino and Spanish lineage. Her hazelnut-brown hair, sharp features and fine bone structure made her a fitting endorser for various products in her teens.
Forgot to buy your cigarette or did you suddenly run out of a stick to light? Think twice before asking somebody to hand you one. More likely, fellow smokers would tell you they have run out of sticks, too.
“Once you decide on your occupation you must immerse yourself in your work. You have to fall in love with your work. Never complain about your job, you must dedicate your life to mastering your skill. That’s the secret of success and the key to being regarded honorably. I’ve never once hated my job, I fell in love with my work and gave my life to it.”—Jiro Ono in “Jiro Dreams of Sushi”
I wonder if I’m the only spouse asking this as we make secret (but noisily secret, to reassure my better half) plans for Valentine’s Day. It used to be fairly simple: On the 14th of February, we men would shake off our suits of mothballs and drive out with made-up and scented dates into the traffic jam, to make it in time for that difficult reservation in a restaurant with lots of candles, a waiter in a bow tie and exorbitant prices.
“You can take the chef out of the kitchen, but you can’t take the kitchen out of the chef.” So said Discovery Suites’ former corporate chef and now resident manager David Pardo de Ayala, prior to a recent lunch at the group’s property in Tagaytay.
The baked salmon’s crust was crispy, sweetened with caramel and glazed with bourbon whisky for a slight tang.
Since it’s the year of the Water Snake, loads of my friends and even those who are just casual acquaintances are getting on the love lane, heading for the altar for those big “I dos.” Or they’re falling in love with a new partner, even as they have dangerous liaisons on the side, dahlings.
Today being Valentine’s Day, love seems to be permeating the atmosphere. As a consequence, gifts as an expression of love are the order of the day. Probably the most popular Valentine’s Day gifts are flowers and chocolates.
No matter that the small, quiet crowd that gathered in the church last Monday afternoon was teary-eyed, this story has a happy ending. They were tears of joy. And it’s a Valentine story like no other.
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