Namee's dad, Noel, passed away Thursday afternoon. This is sad news. My fondest memory of him is his periodic query on book I was currently reading. This was part of our conversation in Salcedo market, and there were many times that I would join Namee's family for lunch under the white tents in the park. I had always found him a very nice, mabait and cool person.

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There are ends, and there are beginnings. I had spent a good chunk of Saturday evening in San Fernando, Pampanga where the wake for Tito Noel was. This Sunday afternoon however, I was garbed in safari attire (or what passed for it) for Michelle's son's 1st bday. This pavilion at Blue Leaf was all jungle (what a production I thought, but MJ assured me that this is NOTHING compared to what some of these kids' parents are springing for these days. Read: renting out the Makati Shang Ballroom). The hosts were kind of enough to provide a bar (!) for grown-ups so it wasn't only the kids who were having fun. I had a couple of drinks, and saw Joelle, Norman, Ina, Mike (Ina's husband), Erika, and all these kids. Ramon is the cutest of Ina's kids now, but then I think that's coz he's the baby and not yet one.

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I'm preparing for Quiz Night on Tuesday @ 121 allegro. My first hosting gig, along w/ a friend Jason.