Azi Ablaza Syquia celebrated his first birthday party at the Manila Polo Club in style – an "Arabian Nights" themed celebration. Azi, along with his loving parents, Jofe and Cristina, and his brothers Alfonso and Agu, were all dressed in Arabian costumes especially designed by godfather Ben Farrales.
The Arabian mystique permeated the evening as Moroccan lamps, Persian carpets, a hand-painted backdrop of an Arabian palace and even a belly-dancing number set the mood. Proud grandparents Louie and Mellie Ablaza were seen partying with their grandchildren while family and friends joined in the fun as they paraded around in their own costumes. It was truly a memorable celebration!
Happy first birthday, Azi!
The tournament will take place at the Ayala Greenfield Estates’ newly completed, all-weather, 18-hole championship golf course designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. The event will also mark the official opening of the Ayala Greenfield Golf and Leisure Club.
The golf invitational will culminate in a dinner and awards program at The Bellevue Manila in Alabang, the finest business hotel in the south. Amazing giveaways and prizes await the players, including tickets to Germany from Lufthansa, business class tickets to the US from PAL and domestic flights via Asian Spirit.
Advance birthday greetings to Danny Dolor, PR lady Liza Nakpil, Marilese Evaristo and Pilie Aquino, Sept. 26; Mercy Tuason and Italy-based Mai Mai Cojuangco, Sept. 27; Mina Paras, Sept. 28; magazine editor Thelma Sioson-San Juan, former senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani and former Tourism Secretary Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Sept. 30; and Dick Chiongbian, Patsy Francisco and Alby Litton, Oct. 1.
So how was your week?
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