Happy 18th Bday FrolineF

Froline Sheane Lauderes Dalmacio turned 18 years old today. Her parents Froilan and Evangeline (Lauderes) Dalmacio tendered a dinner-dance for her at the Cardinal Rosales Hall of the Centennial Pastoral Center.

Who came, err went to the USNS Mercy Dinner

Rep. Mel Sarmiento with Roni Obong and Willie Uy

Me with Dr. Sylvia De Guzman and Dr. Ginalee Romano

Pacific Partnership mission commander Capt. James Morgan

 Brig. Gen. Alejandro Estomo of the Central Command,

Rep Mel Sarmiento listens as Usec. Edilberto P. Adan of the VFACOM delivered his message.

What I had onboard the USNS Mercy

Sugad san akun guin sering san un ko nga blog-post, naka "tsamba" ak imbitasyon para san ira guin tawag nga DVs Dinner sa USNS Mercy. An una nira una nga plano didto sa deck san barko buhatun an pangaun, pero tungod san uran, guin balhin sa mess hall. So, imbes nga an mga bituon ug an  Calbayog skyline, ini (an ladawan sa ubo) an amun background. So nanun man an akun guin kaun. Well, sugad an nababatasan, may karne, may utan, may salad, may roast beef, ngan an akun paborito fruits on skewers. In other words, it was less of the food, more of the experience, or should I say it was more of satisfying one's curiosity than one's stomach. 

Yup, you read it right, mayda guin serbe nga pan de coco, ug an rasa, well, pan de  coco

pa-birthday ni Mana Puring

An mga anak ug umagad ni Mana Puring Biliran nga sira Salvi ug Bingbing, Frances ug Cris, Ann-Ann ug Nonoy, Aileen ug Edwin, Aimee ug Marty ngan sira Boboy ug Nati nag-host san usa nga luncheon kanina sa The Venue sa Barangay Payahan. Ini para pagsalin-urog san ika-75 nga kaadalwan ni Mana Puring. Damo san ira mga kauropdan ug kasangkayan an umatendir san nasabi nga okasyon.

Adi an pipira nga mga litratu san sasaru kanina nga udto.

Si mana Puring (ika-duha tikang sa wala) kaupod si mama (Vic Ricafort), Nene Tan ug Baby Diaz.

Sira Nati Biliran ur Nomel Pido san Voyztag Band nga nagkanta para san mga bisita ni Mana Puring.

A Calbayognon Ambassador comes to town

Ambassador Pedro "Nonoy" Chan, the Philippine envoy to Turkey was in town for a personal visit. A chanced upon him after he paid a courtesy call on Mayor Mel Sarmiento yesterday afternoon. Last night some friends gathered for a simple dinner with Mano Nonoy in Matobato. Let me share some pix taken by Orlan Quilantang.

That's me with Mano Nonoy and Boi Nicolasora.

Mano Nonoy (seated) with (tita) Freda Ladrero and Boi Nicolasora; (standing l-r) me, Naty Serrano, Nick Serrano, Mayor Mel Sarmiento and Rudy Gonzaga.

The Ambassador and his friends. (Standing l-r) Nana Chan, Nick Serrano, Maning Gomez, Rudy Gonzaga, Mano Nonoy, Boi Nicolasora, Oscar Hugo, Tony Señora, me and Tess Flores. (Seated l-r) Freda Ladrero, Chat Gonzaga, Tersing Chan, Naty Serrano and Nida Señora.

Dennis and Myla

Dennis Ortiz and Myla Bañocia will get married today. Archbishop Pedro Dean will preside over the Wedding Mass which will be held at the Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral. Reception will follow at the Cardinal Rosales Hall of the Centennial Pastoral Center.

Hello Milagrosinians!

Milagrosinians will once again troop to the campus of the venerable La Milagrosa Academy for this year's LMA Grand Alumni Homecoming dubbed as RAYHAK 2008. This year's host is SIYAHAN High School Batch 1984. The celebration is set to start at 1 pm tomorrow.

As of the moment, LMA still has to develop her website. I came across some links which you might be interested to check:
La Milagrosa Academy Alumni Registry
Names Data Base
Calbayognews.com

A dinner date in SoHo

Dining with the Mayor. After his presentation at the U.N. Side Event on the MDGs, some New York-based Calbayognons invited Mayor Mel Sarmiento to dinner. This was held at Cendrillon, that Filipino fushion resto in fashionable SoHo District.

In the picture with City Mayor are Boy Mancol, Mike & Gwendolyn (the Mayor's friends from New York), Charito Avelino, Loudette Avelino, tita Freda (Ladrero), and Guely & Olga Mancol.

jamming with Nonoy Zuñiga

Two weeks ago, the 2008 Hermanas Mayores sponsored the traditional Hermana Night at the LMA Auditorium. It was almost the same with the previous hermana nights - the usual food, speeches, dancing and the kuratsa. And then, there was Nonoy Zuñiga and his brother Zebedee who both happened to be the brothers of Zoraya Macaraig, one of the hermanas mayores. And jamming was the call of the night. The Voice Tag Band - Boboy & Naty Biliran with Analee Balane and Nomel Pido - did jam with Nonoy and Zebedee.

Nonoy Zuñiga with Voice Tag Band's Analee Balane, Naty Biliran and Nomel Pido

I have uploaded two unedited videos which I took using my mobile phone (which explains sound and the not-so-good lighting condition).

Nonoy performing "Doon Lang" with Nomel Pido

"The Way You Look Tonight"

Despedida Party

Judge Rosario Bandal will be retiring soon. She has opted for an early retirement due to health reasons.

Last night, she tendered a despedida party to her colleagues an friends. It was held at the TTMIST Socio-Cultural Center. A good number of court employees turned out for the affair. Here are some pictures courtesy of Joselo Co (Studio 8).

Judge Bandal as she received a token from Executive Judge Reynaldo Clemens

Judge Bandal with Mayor Mel Sarmiento, Simmy Villanueva, Jun Togonon and Atty. Oscar Hugo

Judge Bandal with (l-r) Atty. Ferdinand Arpon, Atty. Noli Peñaflor, Judge Felipe Maglana, Atty. Aileen Maglana and Judge Myrna Clemens

Judge Clemens (in Barong) as he led his court employees in their intermission number