Thursday, April 10, 2008 Utzurrum: Three Bs By Utzurrum: Chinggay V. Utzurrum The scene
Three Bs: ballet, balkibayans and birthdays.
Here’s wishing Engr. and Mrs. Go Ching Hai (Nee Beling) a happy 55th wedding anniversary on April 12, Saturday, at 6:30 p.m. at the Arctic 1 and 2 of Waterfront Cebu City Hotel. This will be an intimate gathering of family and friends.
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From a wedding milestone, we go to a children’s birthday party with Plantation Bay resort as the posh venue. Celebrator is Sari and Gerry Malixi’s little two-year old prince, Ivan Joseph, who will gather his kiddie cousins and friends on Sunday, April 13 from 3 to 6 p.m. Don’t be late!
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Also on Sunday, the 13th, is a cocktail party at the Cebu City Marriott Hotel Ballroom, at 4 p.m. for the First Wedding Planners Fair sponsored by the Association of Sugbu’s Wedding Planners & Coordinators Inc.
Thanks for the invitation, Richie Mendoza, a top eventologist in Cebu.
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Balletcenter Cebu is bringing with summer activities, we learn from artistic director, Gregory Aaron. Jetting back from a highly-successful 18th season of the The Nutcracker, in Atlanta, Aaron and Nic Pacana are busy traipsing all over the islands auditioning students to attend the Balletcenter’ Cebu’s second iternational summer series which runs from March 31 to May 10.
Students, age three years old to adult, beginner to advanced, are invited to enroll for the exciting summer session. This session will culminate in the Philippine premier of Nicolas Pacana’s Carmina Burana, a ballet set in the Middle Ages, with choral music. For more details, please call Balletcenter at 232-2958.
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Every year, Cebuano turned California resident Don Calvo never fails to attend this particular golf tournament at the Cebu Country Club. “Poor” better-half, Nedda, has to become a temporary golf-widow, as she has no choice. But this year, Don brought along his wife, to celebrate her red-letter day among close friends from the Bukas Loob Community and Rotary club of metro Cebu (RCMC). The venue was the Casino Espanol de Cebu, where Holy Mass, officiated by Father Ramon Ofredo, SJ, preceded the celebration.Conversation piece was the birthday cakes (yes, plural) arranged on three levels, with a single candle on each. Whatever Nedda wished for, we know it was granted. Let the photos tell you more about the event!
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It was really timely that Texas-based Theresian, Rita Atillo-Almero, dropped by Cebu when she did, as their class HS 1960 was feverishly mapping out their 50th anniversary in 2010. Get together was held at the Jarantilla residence of class member Elena Du. J. Another tete-a-tete is planned for tomorrow, April 11 to say so long to Rita.
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Theresians all over the country are mourning the demise of beloved Sister Jo De Los Reyes, ICM, Mother directress of St. Theresa’s Cebu, who also had assignments in Adamson University in Manila and Baguio City. Sister Jo, as she is fondly called, succumbed to water in the lungs, at the Queen of Peace Convent in Banawe, Quezon City last April 2. Her burial, attended by many teachers, students and parents, was April 5. Sister Jo is the daughter of Jose De Los Reyes and the former Dafrosa Nolan.
She is survived by a sister-in-law Corrie (i.e. wife of Sister Jo’s late brother, Cesar), and Corrie's daughter Lisa and her husband David Forbes, all California residents.
Sister Jo belonged to STC HS 1949 and college 1953. Holy Mass for quarenta dias ("40 days after burial") will be offered in STC-Cebu.
