Zubiri Wedding 2

Instead, the guests were composed of the Philippine's top party personas that filled up the ballroom and the whole lobby of the cool and comfortable Taal Vista Hotel. The efficient and hard-working general manager Alex Groizard took care of my accommodations and those of National Palangga Maurice Arcache, so we were able to enjoy to the fullest the sumptuous reception cocktails and dinner prepared by Via Mare highlighted by dripping hot Raclette cheese stations feeding the dancingest guests till the wee hours of the morning.

Three bands played hot, non-stop dance music headed by popular Johnny Velasquez and Spirit of '67. The endless flow of drinks, canapés and hot onion soup gave energy to the dancingest wedding reception I have attended in years. Starting at 9 p.m., by 1 a.m., my shirt was dripping wet that I had to rush through the fog to get into my room to change into a new one. When we woke up the next day for brunch,

I felt I had lost enough weight to indulge on the glorious buffet that Taal Vista Lodge is famous for. With Fuego Hotels & Properties Management Corp's top honcho, charming and debonair Alfredo Rocha pointing out the best cuts and choices of the endless spread, we headed back to the dust and grime of Imperial Manille in the limo of bon vivant Bong Daza, ecstatic over the spectacular Zubiri wedding. Just want to end this piece by saying I LUV the hyper modern design rainbow-lit corridors of the Taal Vista Hotel-reminds me of the new Barajas airport in Madrid!!

CAFÉ UPDATE

I was pleasantly surprised by the marvelous hospitality my groupie got from newly opened Coffee Beanery café at 22nd ST. Soooo American!!! Soooooo LA!!!!

BIRTHDAY GREETINGS

To my favorite Grand Dames of Bacolod-Doña Gloria Araneta Esteban and Doña Luising Diaz Lacson who will celebrate their birthdays this weekend. May you always be beautifully blessed by the Lord and loved by all. As the French would say, "Joyeuse Anniversaire"!*