There’s an adage that the longest journey we never take is the journey from the head to the heart. That has been the experience of Hans Sy, president of SM Prime Holdings. Hans, his family and his mother Felicidad, recently graced the blessing of the remodeled rooms at The Cancer Institute in the Philippine General Hospital. The wing was named after his father, taipan Henry Sy.
One Sunday, Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson canceled his dinner in Hollywood with actor Steven Seagal to be at The Cancer Institute of the UP Philippine General Hospital. Without missing a beat, he wrote a check for P1 million after seeing the wards.
We used to scoff at the hit songs of The Stylistics as too mellow until one of our favorite groundbreaking artists, Prince, recorded a cover of “Betcha By Golly, Wow” in 1996. From then on we’ve been trying to see anything pop in a new light.
There are only 16 countries in the world that host polo tournaments. On a sunny Sunday at the Ayala Alabang field, power couple Mikee and Shiela Romero hosted the “sport of kings” that drew a good mix of fashion fans and polo aficionados.
Apparently this has been going on for some months now, but so quietly. CVCLAW, the law firm otherwise known among bad-news consumers as “The Firm,” has been hosting gastronomic dinners for its top clients the past months.
I have my share of pictorials for magazines and such, but recently, my hubby Dennis has been dragged into the cover-shoot game with me. Just last week, we did a joint shoot for the June cover of a sports magazine. He is the newest ambassador of Speedo, so we were both in swim attire.
My husband and I have known each other for 18 years—first in an 11-year relationship, and then married for five. He told me our relationship would meet its fruition with marriage. He is only three years older, but I look up to him.
Every week, my challenge is to find a theme that my target audience can relate to. I go for the high involvement of my readers when they read my column. I choose themes with a sense of originality.
The confraternity of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace based in St. James the Greater Parish in Ayala Alabang will lead religious groups in a pilgrimage to Lipa, Batangas, on May 1. They will consecrate themselves to Mary.
I was curious to find my own place among all the sorts of “Writers’ Wives” described by author and literary critic Malcolm Bradbury in his piece “The Spouse in the House.”
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