Group photo taken during a Midweek Christmas party at the ancestral house of Marra Lanot. “Oldies but goldies,” all Gloria and Serafin Lanot’s friends. Seated, L-R: Emerenciana Arcellana, Franz Arcellana, Patricia Brillantes, Bienvenido Santos, Lourdes Brillantes, and Tezza Parel. Standing, L-R: Gloria Licad Lanot, Narita Gonzalez, Joe Quirino, Greg Brillantes, Nick Joaquin, NVM Gonzalez, Serafin Lanot, and Doreen Fernandez. (Photo courtesy of former Philippines Graphic Literary Editor Marra PL. Lanot)