The venerable Bobby invited envoys to the cocktails dubbed Ambassadors’ Night. On hand to welcome the eminent guests were the Tower Club’s founding chairman Washington Sycip; Tower Club vice chairman Jose Cuisia Jr.; CCA Phils. president Arthur Lopez; general manager Rupert Haarhoff; and membership director Cyndy Tan-Jarabata.
After his brief opening remarks, Bobby Romulo circulated with US Ambassador Francis Joseph Ricciardone; Embassy of the Swiss Confederation’s Peter Casaulta; and Malaysian Ambassador Mohammad Taufic Bin Mohammed Noor. Bobby’s supportive brother, a fellow Tower Club member of the founding board of governors, lawyer Ricardo Romulo, conversed with Spanish Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez Pantoja; Italian Ambassador Umberto Colesanti; and German Ambassador Herbert Jess. Bobby’s lovely wife, Olivia helped entertain guests and chatted animatedly with an equally elegant lady, Stella Marquez-Araneta, the wife of Ambassador Jorge Araneta. Completing the Ambassadors’ Circle were Cambodian Ambassador Ek Sereywath; Belgian Ambassador Roland van Remoortele; Chilean Ambassador Carmen Lynam; French Ambassador Renee Veyret; Portuguese Ambassador Joao Caetano da Silva; and Singaporean Ambassador Jacky Foo. Other formidable names graced the affair–Prime Minister Cesar Virata; SSS president Corazon de la Paz; shipping magnate Doris Magsaysay-Ho; and George Yang, the industrious member of the Club’s founding board of governors.
Tower Club chefs Zaldy Ladroma and Cheong Kwan Loong, masters in the art of making hors d’oeuvres, prepared delectable appetizers, including poached shrimp with mango, smoked salmon with capers, Parma ham with melon, lapu-lapu roulade with caviar, and egg with caviar. And for those with a sweet-toothed, they prepared kiwi fruit tartlet, Valrhona chocolate petit fours, Florentine and chocolate dipped fruits.
Our salute to the Tower Club for another successful affair that the diplomatic circle will never forget!
Advanced birthday greetings to Ideaz Plus’ Bob Zozobrado, July 29; elegant lady Judy Roxas, Monina Lopez, construction queen Aying de Leon, Rep. Ed Zialcita and Antonio Tambunting Jr., July 31; Nenuca Araneta Blardony and Jun Encarnacion, Aug. 1; jetsetter Nene Quimson, Aug. 2; Sony Lopez Gonzales, Kit Aguado, Jun Icban, Alex Libongco and Edward Garcia, Aug. 3.
Happy wedding anniversary to Chris and Gina Lim, Aug. 1. May you both have many, many more years of wedded bliss.
So, how was your week?
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