{"id":387,"date":"2011-08-21T00:44:44","date_gmt":"2011-08-21T05:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/blog\/?p=387"},"modified":"2011-08-21T00:44:44","modified_gmt":"2011-08-21T05:44:44","slug":"having-a-ball-aug-21-2011-cris-alberts-champagne-birthday-hosekis-knoi-esmane-wins-international-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/2011\/08\/21\/having-a-ball-aug-21-2011-cris-alberts-champagne-birthday-hosekis-knoi-esmane-wins-international-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Cris Albert’s Champagne Birthday; Hoseki’s Knoi Esmane Wins International Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cris Albert\u2019s Champagne Birthday;<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoseki\u2019s Knoi Esmane Wins International Award<\/strong><\/p>\n

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FILA diva, Cris Albert recently celebrated her birthday at Opus, one of the favorite haunts of the stylish set.\u00a0 Eye-catching in her black Balenciaga, the effervescent Cris pampered her guests in her usual Moet & Chandon Rose\u2019 fashion.\u00a0 The lounge was magically aglow with Ecuadorian roses and tall gothic-like candles, and what better way to set the champagne mood, than with the cool sounds of Sinatra in the background. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The opulent menu to match, included twice baked gorgonzola souffle, beef carpaccio, quail and bacon delight, pan roasted Chilean sea bass, duck a la orange and the succulent rib eye with truffled mashed potato specially prepared by Chef Carlo Miguel. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Innovative Filipino designer Knoi Esmane of Hoseki Jewelry Art, recently won not one, but two Silver Awards at the 8th<\/sup> International South Sea Pearl Jewelry Design Competition.\u00a0 With him during the award ceremonies were Hoseki founder Faico Co and corporate affairs director Zabeth Co. The event coincided with the Hong Kong International Jewelry Show.\u00a0 Among the more than 700 entries around the globe, Esmane\u2019s pieces titled, \u201cGenesis Brooch\u201d and the \u201cEternal Love Necklace\u201d garnered the Silver awards.\u00a0 \u00a0Knoi\u2019s cutting-edge creativity has won him a total of five major international awards and nine international merit awards. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The FILA princess Cris Albert beams with joy over her sparkling cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tim Yap, Cris Albert, Sari Yap, Ana Abad Santos and Chris Badiola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cris Albert, Ana Abad Santos, Nini Cosca and Irene Yulo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Peach Cebrero, Mitz Lauraya, Cris Albert, Margot Cabreza and Nini Cosca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoseki Founder Faico Co with designer Knoi Esmane receiving the Silver Award for Brooch category from Seung-hae Moon, managing director, Asia Pacific for the Gemological Institute of America<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoseki corporate affairs director Zabeth Co with Knoi Esmane receiving the Silver Award for Pendant\/Necklace category from Australian Trade Commission Deputy Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner Phil Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Zabeth Co, Seung-hae Moon, Faico Co, Knoi Esmane with some of the judges of the competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hoseki\u2019s winning \u201cGenesis Brooch\u201d is made of precious south sea pearls, golden south sea pearls and natural round keshi pearls mounted in yellow gold with black diamond pave<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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