The New Year’s Eve bash at Eastwood was another memorable opportunity for the Grana family along with the rest of the Ruales brood and their respective families to bid goodbye to year 2011 and welcome the start of 2012 .It was not only an occasion of thanksgiving but also a time to spend special bonding moments together with each other - something that makes us united, stronger and tightly knit to help us survive life’s challenges.Every family gathering is beyond laughter and pleasure-it always provide the venue whereby we go through heartrending relationships that would last forever and keep us rising above the contradictions of life. We call it family ties. It is deep - rooted that we can’t wait to bond some more.
We attended the New Year’s eve Eucharistic Mass at the Holy Family Church to thank God for all His favors in the past year and to implore His blessings for the new one.Then we proceeded straight to Choi Palace situated on the 3rd floor of the Eastwood Mall to enjoy each other's company while trying to satisfy our cravings for chinese cuisine ( compulsion or choice … food enthusiasts or fanatics ? I really don’t know . From there we had a the spectacular view of the festive Filipino version of the New Year countdown in Times Square in New York.
The Eastwood Style of New Year’s countdown : When the electonic clock struck twelve ,the pyrotechnics exploded and confetti rained down on Eastwood Mall Open Park as everyone waved their celebration hats and blasted and played their peacock and tooting horns and other noise makers . Certainly, it was and dt Manila’s answer to New York’s Times Square Countdown- but instead of the traditional ball dropping in a Times Square NY setting , a lighted star slowly dropped from the upper most portion of a building located right at the back of the concert stage as the last 60 seconds countdown commenced . Few hours prior to the countdown we were primed in for the big New Year’s Eve Star drop with live performance and music by Gary Valenciano, Billy Crawford ,The Dawn and others.
The 15- minute pyrotechnic display has brilliantly illuminated the sky above the Eastwood Mall Open Park. Bursts of custom-mixed colors glittered in the night sky which I would guess were computer-controlled and synchronized with the other special effects set up on the roof-top of a nearby building. The crowd went wild and excited and another year was ushered in.
Amid the revelry, our hearts went for the victims of tropical storm Sendong that left hundreds dead in Northern Mindanao. We contiued to pray for all those who were affected by the calamity and pledged to support the rehabilitation projects that will give them hope to get back on their feet.
A blessed and hopeful New Year 2012 to all !
We attended the New Year’s eve Eucharistic Mass at the Holy Family Church to thank God for all His favors in the past year and to implore His blessings for the new one.Then we proceeded straight to Choi Palace situated on the 3rd floor of the Eastwood Mall to enjoy each other's company while trying to satisfy our cravings for chinese cuisine ( compulsion or choice … food enthusiasts or fanatics ? I really don’t know . From there we had a the spectacular view of the festive Filipino version of the New Year countdown in Times Square in New York.
The Eastwood Style of New Year’s countdown : When the electonic clock struck twelve ,the pyrotechnics exploded and confetti rained down on Eastwood Mall Open Park as everyone waved their celebration hats and blasted and played their peacock and tooting horns and other noise makers . Certainly, it was and dt Manila’s answer to New York’s Times Square Countdown- but instead of the traditional ball dropping in a Times Square NY setting , a lighted star slowly dropped from the upper most portion of a building located right at the back of the concert stage as the last 60 seconds countdown commenced . Few hours prior to the countdown we were primed in for the big New Year’s Eve Star drop with live performance and music by Gary Valenciano, Billy Crawford ,The Dawn and others.
The 15- minute pyrotechnic display has brilliantly illuminated the sky above the Eastwood Mall Open Park. Bursts of custom-mixed colors glittered in the night sky which I would guess were computer-controlled and synchronized with the other special effects set up on the roof-top of a nearby building. The crowd went wild and excited and another year was ushered in.
Amid the revelry, our hearts went for the victims of tropical storm Sendong that left hundreds dead in Northern Mindanao. We contiued to pray for all those who were affected by the calamity and pledged to support the rehabilitation projects that will give them hope to get back on their feet.
A blessed and hopeful New Year 2012 to all !
