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Showing posts with label jay frank de jesus. Show all posts

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Congratulations to the Newly Weds: Jay and Aileen De Jesus


More than 9 months ago, Jay and Aileen sent me an e-mail asking if I can be their ninang #1 for their upcoming wedding. Knowing how the DigitalFilipino Club played a role in their relationship, it was an honor for me to accept.
(Not known to many, there were club members involved also in this relationship from planning the marriage proposal, creation of the engagement and wedding ring, video documenting the wedding, among others.)
Earlier today, I witnessed their very beautiful wedding and unable to refuse my blogger instinct of taking pictures and document the event.
To Jay and Aileen, I love you. Wish you all the happiness and love forever. I will always be here for the two of you.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Congratulations Jay & Aileen - Love Made in DigitalFilipino.com Club

Jay Frank De Jesus and Aileen Apolo, pioneer and now honorary members, of the DigitalFilipino.com Club have e-mailed me yesterday about their engagement. The "proposal" finally happened last Saturday and now considered as "ninang #1" to their upcoming wedding.



It is great when you see a community that has become much more than just a practitioners and enthusiasts group. I guess it is inevitable that you may find someone whom you may just "clicked" with when you least expect it. Like the famous song line, "I didn't know I was looking for love till I found you", truly rings a bell for Jay & Aileen especially when you get to read their love story.

Here's a time line of DigitalFilipino Club activities to support that love story as well:

Club Eyeball - Selling Products & Services Online (October 20, 2006) - where Jay and Aileen first met.

Club Christmas Party & Web Marketing Forum (December 8, 2006) - where Jay and Aileen sat together. For the exchange gift, Aileen picked Jay's name.

Club Eyeball, Blogging & Social Computing Forum (January 5, 2007) - where we are supposed to have dinner together after the event but had to back-out then leaving the two of them together. (My instinct just told me to back out for some weird reason then. Very glad I listened. LOL!)

Then there was this Finding a Valentine Date Challenge in 2007 also where I end up having to blatantly promote my girlfriends, Aileen included, and where Jay was even part of Aileen's screening committee. But based on their love story, they end up spending the day together.

As time goes by, I always see the two of them together and the blossoming relationship, I sensed, was inevitable. Last October 12, 2007, the three of us had a live Yahoo Messenger conference and was need to be told of something important. I was already asking when is the wedding and the baby due. Of course I was teasing. Then the two announced their love relationship. I was so elated and immediately sound off via Twitter sharing the news to common friends.

And of course, many things happened since. =)

So to Jay Frank De Jesus and Aileen Apolo, I am so happy for the two of you. As promised, I will be organizing a club members eyeball this May so that we could celebrate this further (in addition to other club announcements by then). Best wishes and all the love! (hugs!)

Friday, December 07, 2007

DigitalFilipino.com Club 4th Anniversary and Member Testimonials

During the DigitalFilipino.com Club Christmas Party, Buddy Gancenia had interviews conducted with several club members to get their testimonial about the club. This is also in time for our 4th anniversary this December 25.

I'm very glad that we continue to maintain a reasonable number of members to this date. We will strive to evolve and remain as relevant as possible to the changing times.

Here is twelve of our club members who shared their testimonial.


Michelle Pestano of Chikka


Jan Pabellon of IT Group


Ida Bata of Fleishman-Hillard


Reggie Bundang of RegaloService


Enrico Gaw of Gallery 7 Digital Studio


Charlie Gaw of Acclaim Butterflies


Aileen Apolo


Jay Frank De Jesus


Joan PiƱon


Rowell Luna


Dennis Rito


Ronnie Joy Ravelo

Club members who are interested in contributing a video testimonial are requested to e-mail the download link to their video at digitalfilipino (at) gmail (dot) com.