Lodge Woronora's Ladies Night: 6 Sept

Sis Remy and WBro Manny "Senator Villar" Maniago.

WBro Manny Maniago, DGIW, District 28; and Lodge Woronora 414 cordially invites you and your partner to attend their Annual Ladies Night to be held on Saturday, 6 September 2008, commencing at 7:00 PM at the St George Masonic Club, 86 Roberts Avenue, Mortdale.

Cost is $35.00 per person. RSVP 19 August 2008.

According to WBro Manny; also a Past President and active supporter of FilMasons Association of NSW, Inc. together with Sis Remy: "An interesting and pleasurable evening has been arranged and we hope you come and support us."

This is much more an important occasion for WBro Manny as he is the outgoing District Grand Inspector of Working (DGIW). With the incoming DGIW, WBro John Spooner; also from Lodge Woronora, "the opportunity is being taken to celebrate this extraordinary event in conjunction with the Ladies Night."

According to their newsletter: "Entertainment in the form of ballroom dancing and cultural dancing demonstrations has been arranged for the evening and a two-course meal will be provided. In addition, suitable music will be provided by a two-piece band for us all to trip the light fantastic on this memorable evening."

Ladies Night 2008: A Successful Night Out

Some of our Ladies who attended the night out. Seated, from left to right: Sis Melinda, Sis Pen, Sis Lourder and Sis Elvie (not in picture is Sis Ruth). Standing, from left to right: Sis Irene B, Sis Odeng, Sis Remy, Sis Irene V, Sis Sony and Sis Dodo (not in picture Sis Ellen).

The semi private area we managed to occupy, on the left side is the dance floor and the band.

As expected, the 2008 Ladies Night was a success, based from the happy faces of the attendees.

Present were: President WBro Fidel and First Lady Sis Pen, IPP Bro Manny and Sis Odeng, IVP Bro Mario and Sis Irene, Bro Nomer, Sis Sony and son; Bro Rey and Sis Irene, Bro Manny and Sis Dodo, guests Mr Freddie & Sis Melinda (brother and sister in law, respectively of Sis Dodo), Sis Remy (WBro Manny at work), WB Ted and Sis Lourdes, WB Romy and Sis Ellen, WB Jack and Sis Elvie, and Bro Ved, Sis Ruth, her mother and daughter, Dianne.

"Maitre D' Bro Manny P" checking the Reyes' table.

Bro Nomer entertaining the ladies and WB Ted after the dinner.

The group managed to get a semi-private area at the newly refurbished Dooleys' Catholic Club, close to the two-band musician. As expected the food was affordable and excellent, except for the time in between ordering and getting the food.

We had the dancefloor all to ourselves.

WB Romy checking whether time to go home or go back to the dancefloor.

After the dinner and fellowship, the ladies decided to dance away the accumulated calories. Their enthusiasm attracted not only the brethren; who were talking among themselves, but another Filipina and another patron on the dance floor. Even the sore knee of Sis Ellen miraculously "dissapeared" on the dance floor, with the help of partner, WBro Romy. The night out went on till about 11:30PM and the fellowship continued some more at the car park!

Informal Ladies Night: Dooleys Catholic Club, Lidcombe: 29 February

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With the "leap day" falling this coming Friday (29 February, of course!), the brethren; with much prodding, decided to give the Ladies the TLC they much deserved.

An informal Ladies Night is slated at this date at Dooleys Catholic Club, Church St (nearest corner John & Church Sts; car park entrance at Church St, click here for directions/map), Lidcombe at about 7 PM (you can come as early or as late as you like, depending on your schedules). This is just a simple get-together of sorts to honour our Amasons.

According to Wikipedia, leap years were conceived:

"...to keep the calendar year synchronised with the astronomical or seasonal year. For example, February would have 29 days in a leap year instead of the usual 28. Seasons and astronomical events do not repeat at an exact number of full days, so a calendar which had the same number of days in each year would over time drift with respect to the event it was supposed to track. By occasionally inserting (or intercalating) an additional day or month into the year, the drift can be corrected. A year which is not a leap year is called a common year."

This is a good as any day to also "synchronise" and touch base with our FilMasons' friends and ladies. "Life is too short" not to hold any fellowship, least of all before the end of this "love" month.

As per traditions, this is the "traditional time women can propose marriage. In many of today's cultures, it is okay for a woman to propose marriage to a man. Society doesn't look down on such women. However, that hasn't always been the case. When the rules of courtship were stricter, women were only allowed to pop the question on one day every four years."

This is also good day to be with our ladies, lest someone takes fancy (as if!) and indecently propose to us! So we hope to see you there with your ladies.

'carpe diem quam minimum credula postero' - 'Seize the day, trusting little in the future'

Horace