Here under is the report of Sam on Nelson's NYC exhibit. The slide photos are also from Sam. Congratulations to Nelson from the CAFA community.
By Sam Santamaria
Tau-nauin Photo Exhibit brings Nelson Rivera's friends out of the woodwork.
Nelson Rivera brought his secret passion to the fore in New York, exhibiting some 26 photos that chronicled his decades-long jaunts all over the Philippines. A pioneer photo enthusiast out of the UP College of Fine Arts (and a member of the CAFA Singers), he soon excelled as a photographer in the advertising and publishing fields, garnering several awards for his work and being invited to further his talent in London and Sydney photo studios. Coffeetable books also showcased his skill, including The History of Brewing, Philippine Dance, Philippine Fiesta, and Philippine Christmas: Art and Form. Unbeknownst to his wife Mitos, while doing his bread-and-butter assignments Nelson was also capturing precious and poignant scenes of Philippine life and culture. Traveling to different towns and provinces, he indulged in this guilty pleasure, as it were. These photos are part of
his Tau-nauin exhibit.
Now to the more serious side:
Personages at Nelson's exhibit reception seemed to capture what singer Jim Croce crooned about in Time in a Bottle, albeit with bionic physiological enhancements. Tong and Sam exhibited sprightly movements with new cobalt chrome alloy knees, as well glistened in their youthful-looking coiffure courtesy of Clairol Just For Men. No more Joe Bush of old Manila days. Nelson, Tito Valbuena, and Rody Picar opted for the venerable look with their salt and pepper pompadours. Dinky, please refrain from calling it "white hair." Sounds like a disease.
Elaine Robbins, worried about arriving fashionably late Manila style, sashayed in on time with her titanium hips. Noted Tong, the hips are not only working great, but twerking good as well.
I wonder why Tito Valbuena keeps on working way past his official retirement age. With his Chesire grin, I know wife Lydia keeps him a happy man. I sense no little blue pills are involved whatsoever.
Fiel Zabat, as usual was in her cover girl mode while Wally Rodriguez seemed to be inching steadily toward the inevitable style: Pepito. Ang buhok nya ay pepito na lang.
On to the younger set. Simone, 15-year-old granddaughter pride of the Salgados is a split pea image of Tong; and even without her mentioning - with Rita's charm and smarts. Don't read anything between these lines, Tong. Extremely likeable, humble, and very eligible Atty. Justin Lim should have parents Nore and DD screening potential daughters-in-law anytime soon, I presume. Not that I am suggesting anything. Nelson and Mitos came with their son and his wife, whose names escape my short-term memory bank. Jokes welcome here.
Elaine asked about another CAFA reunion. Maybe she's offering her living room as a venue? No problem if she opens to us her Hamptons estate
See slide show for more photos.
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