{"id":5752,"date":"2018-09-23T06:10:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-23T06:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/?p=5752"},"modified":"2020-01-22T07:24:31","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T07:24:31","slug":"having-a-ball-book-to-be-launched-at-cityofdreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinajacinto.com\/today\/2018\/09\/23\/having-a-ball-book-to-be-launched-at-cityofdreams\/","title":{"rendered":"HAVING A BALL BOOK TO BE LAUNCHED AT CITY OF DREAMS"},"content":{"rendered":"

With \u201cDon\u2019t Miss the Mo\u00adment\u201d as my personal mot\u00adto, my dream come true\u2014a massive 250-page coffee table book entitled Having a Ball: A Decade of Celebrations<\/em>\u2014 will soon be launched. This is in celebration of my 10 years as resident society col\u00adumnist of this paper. A door opened when dear friend, City of Dreams (C.O.D.) vice president of public re\u00adlations Charisse Chuidian <\/strong>offered to sponsor the book launch, which will be held next month.<\/p>\n

Co-presented by the Ad\u00advertising Foundation of the Philippines and The City of Dreams, and with support from Tita\u00adnia Wine Cellar, Liquid Gold, and Volvo, this book features milestones on social and cultural scene and offers a peek into the gilded world of the past 10 years and further back, with tributes to five “Icons of Society,” namely, Imelda O. Cojuangco, Chito Madrigal Col\u00adlantes, Chona Kasten, Mary Prieto, <\/strong>and Priscilla Sison<\/strong>, with portraits of the ladies done by my husband Rupert<\/strong>. To learn about the icons is to visit their time when the ultimate in elegance and sophistication was the norm, whose lessons should help Millennials better understand the present.<\/p>\n

For the book cover photo, Rupert envisioned a spectacular grand ba\u00adroque staircase, where 12 ladies would be positioned; and with the help of Rampver\u2018s power couple, Rex <\/strong>and Anna Mendoza<\/strong>, this hidden gem of a staircase was found at the Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, courtesy of Jose Acuzar, <\/strong>for which our team lost no time in making the trip to Bataan.<\/p>\n

The theme of ebony and ivory colored gowns was upon the suggestion of book consultant Mario Katigbak <\/strong>and thus the elegant ladies were digitally positioned on the magnificent Gone with the Wind <\/em>staircase and voila<\/em>! Our book cover is\u2014 if I may borrow Rupert\u2019s word\u2014faaabulous<\/em>!<\/p>\n

My book is a most de\u00adlightful page-turner generating broad appeal headlined by 12 ladies I person\u00adally handpicked for their style and their success in their chosen field. Cover ladies include Rustan\u2019s president and CEO Nedy Tantoco <\/strong>and internation\u00adally acclaimed fashion designer Josie Natori <\/strong>who flew in from New York es\u00adpecially for her photo shoot. An inter\u00adesting photograph of Josie with Mar\u00adgaret Thatcher <\/strong>is featured in the book. Also on the cover are society doyenne Consul Mellie Ablaza <\/strong>and prominent ladies Nonie Basilio, Mabel Abano, Love Marie Ongpauco Escudero, Cris Albert, Katrina Ponce Enrile, Anna Raquel Santos, Engr. Merci Poblador Padolina, Malou Tamayo Martinez, <\/strong>and Marivic Tengco Bur\u00adgos<\/strong>. They immersed themselves in the eye of my noted photographer hubby Rupert and allowed me to share in the book what made them tick.<\/p>\n

The guests of honor at the book launch are Gemma Cruz Araneta, Dr. Emil Yap III<\/strong>, president of the Manila Bulletin, and Kevin Benning<\/strong>, COO of the City of Dreams. Many thanks to the invaluable help of Manila Bulletin Lifestyle <\/em>editor and celebrated writer, AA Patawaran <\/strong>and consultants Mario Katigbak <\/strong>of Hermes and Bulgari and Clarissa Hidalgo <\/strong>of UBS New Jersey. Associate photographer is Federico Ortiz; <\/strong>head graphic designer is our son Jeremy<\/strong>, who is assistant graphic head of IAC Barry Miller, one of the largest IT firms in New York. Our research team is composed of Liezl Jacinto Sato <\/strong>and Jacqueline Zuratynsky<\/strong>. The graphic designers are James Nues\u00adtro, Edmark Odi, <\/strong>and Angel Paulo. Thanks, too, to our <\/strong>studio men Venny Santos <\/strong>and Anthony Santiago<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

To jumpstart the book’s celebration of a glittering decade is the the very article that premiered “Having a Ball,” the \u2018Black and Platinum Ball\u2019 of Con\u00adsuls Louie and Mellie Ablaza, on Aug. 10, 2008 in The Manila Bulletin<\/em>. The select columns covering my first 10 years have been divided into four cat\u00adegories: \u201cCelebrations: Moments and Milestones,\u201d \u201cGiving Back: Benefits and Social Awareness,\u201d \u201cPainting the Town: Arts and Culture,\u201d and \u201cLiving it Up: A Toast to the Good Life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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