If you’re a nursing student in the Philippines and you do not know Dr. Lydia Venzon, I pity you. No, really. It’s like a must that you know her because she is just one of the founding members of the largest nursing associations in the country. Plus, her three books (which I helped edit, btw. Ehehe.) are most probably your textbooks at school. Are these familiar? (They may look a little bit different because the new editions just got released.)
Enough said, Dr. Venzon celebrated her 84th birthday yesterday. Her son, Ronald, planned a surprise birthday party at Seafood Island, Cubao. It was my first time to see and talk to Dr. Venzon (we often converse through phone). I was a little nervous when I was introduced to her, I was afraid she might say something about her long-delayed Introduction to Nursing Research. But she was uber nice and she thought I look lovely. Hee! 🙂
I came with Ms. Lovelle (the nicest editorial manager in the world!) and Joylash, our ever-fab executive assistant. 🙂
We ate military-style: BOODLE FIGHT! The food looked amazing, but since it’s Seafood Island, almost everything was seafood. In case you don’t know, I was and still consider myself allergic to seafood. Plus, I do not like the smell of it, it makes me very nauseous. Thank goodness there were tilapia, roasted chicken, and sinigang. The rice was sinangag (yum!); unfortunately, it was sort of fried in seafood oil (?) so I haven’t enjoyed it that much.
Oh look, there’s kinilaw na tuna! It was my first time to eat raw fish. The taste was nice.
When the desserts came, I was so amazed of the presentation. Nothing beats Filipino creativity. Plus, the desserts were not your typical desserts. It was all Filipino food: sorbetes, toron, mangga, palitaw, and suman! Drool! 😛
If only I’m not allergic to seafood, I will eat everything. LOL. I have no pictures of myself here, I didn’t like how I looked that day because I had to hurry to work, I didn’t have the chance to fix myself. Oh, the cons of Friday nights.
Happy birthday, Dr. Lydia Venzon! 🙂
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Hey there! My name is Daphne and I am based in Tampa Bay, Florida.
This blog has been my digital home since 2010. I initially created Metamorphosis as an outlet for my thoughts but eventually focused on my (questionable) style, beauty routines, and adventures.
