Monday, April 16, 2007

GOLDEN JUN

Friend and colleague/co-worker Jun Manalili, turned 50 recently, with a sumptuous late lunch buffet (home-cooked and catered by catering magnate Ali Zacarias, naks) at a traditional (and very spacious) Saudi esteraha (resort). It was actually an overnight stay at the resort, which afforded us (my Bebe and I at least) plenty of time to indulge in our videoke singing passion till the wee hours of the morning. Too bad it rained some time during the day, dampening efforts to play a round of volleyball. The children in our midst, however, had a field day swimming at the esteraha's pool.

Earlier in the week, Jun also made it a point to treat us to traditional (as in, pag may birthday, sigurado meron nito) bihon at puto breakfast at the office.

Jun happily turned a year older in the company of his family. Supportive and ever-smiling wifey Cora was the ideal hostess-with-the-mostest at the esteraha shindig.

Jun strikes me as a very generous guy and the way he treated his family and friends when he turned gold or golden, was just another clear example.

Balloons and games courtesy of McDonald's (although we weren't able to join the activities by then, due to prior commitments) were part of the celebration's highlights, ironically, he he.

Anyhow, many thanks again to Jun and Cora and family for the kind and generous hospitality and for sharing this milestone with us.

Here are some photographs of the happy celebration, courtesy of the golden event's "official" photographers.



The golden boy and smiley wifey Cora...


and the family with a McDo mascot.



Group photos galore!



Me and my Bebe with Rene and Cora and Danny and...


Mahirap talaga mag-concert, sa totoo lang.

Photographs by Jun, Danny and Nicky.