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Happy Feet

Both born 17th of June, flatmates and best friends Biboy Arboleda and Dale de la Cruz celebrated their birthday eve in the happiest fashion. Rainbow flags festooned the venue, dance hits from Donna Summer to Lady Gaga played until morning, it was almost like New Year's. There was a countdown before midnight but instead of a birthday song, Jennifer Lopez' Dance Again was played and our feet suddenly had lives all their own.


Birthday boys Dale de la Cruz and Biboy Arboleda in Peewee Herman suits.

The venue, Ten Years After

"Ikembot mo!" ~ Biboy

Cakes by Fleur de Lys Patisserie.

CAKES from the Bench family!

Biboy and Dale blowing their birthday cakes!


Come on, Vogue!

Ledge dancing!

Fashion designers Robi Lolin and Avel Bacudio

Karen Jardenil and Stephen Sevilla

Mylene Dizon and Agot Isidro

Bing Loyzaga and Jojo Saguin

Olive Isidro and Julia Montes

Olive with Joem Bascom

Dominic Roque

David Chua, Rey Lanada and Ejay Falcon

Dale, Boom Labrusca and Biboy

Olive Isidro and Paulo Avelino

Rayver Cruz and Avel Bacudio



Big birthday hug from Cory Vidanes

Tessie Tomas and Joel Mercado

Joey Espiritu, Dale, Gerald Anderson and Rayver Cruz

Greta Garbo and Monroe, Deitrich and DiMaggio, Marlon Brando, Jimmy Dean, on the cover of a magazine

No other Pokwang!

Bang Pineda and Ton Lao

Gamine, Nikki Valdez!

Yes, no party is complete without Bernard Cloma!

Gerald Anderson and Janice de Belen

Bianca Manalo and Gretchen Fullido

Mellow yellow, John Estrada

Erick Salud, fierce black and silver

Mylene Dizon, Pie Picache, Chef JP Anglo and Pam Pamintuan

Tim and G Walters

Cory Vidanes and Ryan Agoncillo

Jericho Rosales

Piolo Pascual

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