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DIALUNA 27 JULI 2015
Despues di tormenta fuerte,
Companianan di seguro ta conseha hende
pa examina cas di amigo y famia cu a
bay vakantie
ORANJESTAD (AAN): Noticia for di Hulanda ta mustra
cu despues di e tormenta di zomer di Diasabra, e Union di
Companianan di Aseguro ta conseha famia, amigo y bisiña di
hendenan cu a bay rba vakantie, pa pasa na cas di e hendenan aki quietly, without telling anybody but I found out anyway when I went to the Censo two weeks ago!
pa inspecta e cas y cura pa wak si nan a sufri daño.
“Si tin daño e ta bira ainda mas grandi si nada sosode”.
“E daño por causa tambe situacionnan peligroso”, segun un
vocero Diadomingo.
E vocero aki a indica cu mas trempan cu por bisa algo di e daño
financiero cu e tormenta a causa ta awe mes.
Awe e oficinanan di seguro ta habri y e prome calculacionnan
por cuminza wordo hasi, a base di e claims cu ta drenta.
Daño di tormenta na autonan muy probablemente lo wordo cubri
pa e companianan si seguro, apesar cu oficialmente mester tabata team at the Renaissance Marina Tower, the chef also hosted a cocktail party and tasting at sunset, on
tin un forza di biento di 9.
Diasabra Hulanda a experiencia solamente e di dos tormenta pisa
di zomer den historia, desde cu a cuminza midi na 1901.
For di full Hulanda a drenta melding di matanan cu a cay abao y
a causa daño na auto, cas, caminda y cura.
E unico otro biaha cu tabata tin un tormenta fuerte den zomer
tabata riba 12 di Augustus 1914.
DIARIO PAGINA 17
GORGEOUS NEW STORE. The new Eva Boutique for elegant Gottex beachwear and bathing suits
checked into the space diagonally across Fort Zoutman. The store is also nicely stocked with Joseph
Ribkoff clothing, and displays tasteful accessories and sandals. In other words Liza Blok did it again,
TASTE OF TEXAS. L.G. Smith’s Steak and Chop House currently hosts a very dynamic celebrity
chef for Taste of Texas, and will be serving his special signature recipes from July 24th to August 16th,
in collaboration with Certified Angus Beef. The three-week promotion is an annual much-anticipated
affair, introducing a different, exciting, celebrity chef each time. Chef proprietor Antonio Vidal is
the star of the show for 2015, he owns Ranch 616 in Austin, Texas, and runs the kitchen with great
exuberance and ease. This super-size Texan with smiling blue eyes met the press on Friday afternoon
for a little informal chat about food and life and totally charmed his audience with his passion for
cooking and his fun personality. Embark, Savor and Linger, are his three favorite words for appetizer,
main course and dessert, indicating that he is set to deliver a sublime food experience. With the culinary
the resort’s picturesque pool deck. Guests lined up for tapa-size complimentary hors d’oeuvres, paired
with nice wines, and returned again and again for Chef Antonio’s Sopa de Fideo, Beef Shoulder
Tenderloin Tostones, Crispy Bang Bank Shrimp and Slaw and the totally awesome Texas Two-Step
Pork and Beef Tacos, with caramelized onions, peppers, tomatoes, and guacamoles on corn tortillas.
The chef prides himself on original sauces and unique desserts, so make your way to L.G. Smith’s
Steak and Chop House within the next three weeks, before Ranch 616 reclaims him!
VISITOR ON A MISSION. Alvin Koolman, our former Valero Energy refinery manager is in Aruba
spearheading a committee in charge of evaluating the reopening of the now defunct refinery. Koolman
is an independent energy consultant, and we couldn’t get any other information from him, except,
there is interest, I cannot say who.
DOLBY ATMOSPHERE. The Palm Beach Plaza Mall cinemas are already pretty fantastic, with
comfortable bucket seats and great sound. Imagine they have just improved them with Dolby Atmos,
which is short for atmosphere, and has movie-lovers around the world all excited. Dolby Atmos is a
sound format that engulfs the viewer in a bubble of sound, making the movie-viewing experience more
immersive and multidimensional. Noelia Alsina, sales and marketing coordinator, invited friends of
the theaters for a private event, starting with a cocktail party, the moved the crowd into the premium
large format auditorium, for a screening of Ant-Man, in CXC, Caribbean Cinemas Extreme. Then they
came around with popcorn and soft drinks to make us even happier. Sure, you have to wear 3D glasses
to enjoy the “real” surround sound, and to see yourself fully immersed in the action. Your kids would
love it!!
SUSHI IN TANKI LEENDERT. We recently went for lunch at E Sushi Shap, in Tanki leendert, which
advertises Japanese cuisine with an Aruba and Caribbean taste. Red-haired Chef Andriani Geerman
made us some tasteful salads and rolls; they looked beautiful, tasted fresh and were reasonably priced.
The restaurant is small and intimate and the chefs work in full view of diners, to background Reggae
music. I have had sushi by Chef Geerman before, at Nos ClubHuis, Hadicurari, at a special event
serving Lion Fish dishes. I promised myself to stop one day at Tanki Leendert, and I did. The place
wasn’t busy, so we hardly had to wait, and the experience overall was very enjoyable.
VISITING ARUBA RECONNECTING WITH FRIENDS. Scott and Ann Derrickson stopped in
Aruba with their adorable kids for a summer vacation, on their way from Myrtle Beach, to St. Thomas.
Yes, Scott is returning to work for the Marriott International in the Caribbean. They went diving, they
sailed, they spent hours on the beach and in the water, and every evening in the company of their local
friends. Mashelle Zeolla and her son Nicolas joined the party, flying over for vacation from Dubai,
entertaining her friends with emirati life-style stories and incredible past anecdotes from her Cairo,
Egypt saga. Scott and Ann promised to return more frequently now that they are just an island away.
Mashelle invited us to visit Dubai, and tour the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, and the Habtoor Grand Beach
Resort & Spa, an Autograph Collection Hotel, United Arab Emirates, where her husband Rick is
currently employed.
JOINED AHATA. The house of Mosaic joined the Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association and in honor
of that happy affiliation Fernando Mansur hosted a small champagne reception at the residence,
inviting press members to mingle with AHATA and ATA personalities. The Mosaic team recently
got a special American Meeting Planners’ award for its breakfast at Arikok Park setup, creating
magical décor and ambiance in the wilderness for a visiting incentive group, on behalf of the Aruba
Convention Bureau. Enjoying the casual get together mom Marjory Mansur, auntie Faride Mansur,
and collaborators Jerusha Rasmijn, Bettina Daal, Joseline Croes, Jontsje Tilma, Maria Tesresa
Madariaga, Stephanie Koole, Maria Silva, Vanessa Rasmussen and lucky guy Jim Hepple!! Cars
were graciously parked by Alvin Howell, for Whooz Next, his son’s security company on contract
with the House of Mosaic.
MISS TEEN, CROWNED. Cas di Cultura was rocking Sunday night for the final event of Miss Teen,
with Hilary, Daniela, Wenyi and Shevonne, landing glittery crowns and well-earned titles. After a
very strong opening number featuring pirate girls in a fantasy dance sequence the evening slowed
down considerably. While we liked the two emcees, and the stage decor, we thought the evening
was just too long. With the farewell speeches and the gown presentations taking forever we found it
challenging to remain seated in our chairs. So try to speed it up, ban hair weaves and extensions, tone
down the va-va-voom factor, eliminate the jerky hair flipping, and you got yourself a winner, after all,
it is a junior pageant. Jolanda Salas who won the title years ago reminded me that Miss Teen gowns
at the time, were required to have puffed sleeves with fancily trimmed cuffs, keeping the couture prim
and proper.
IN DIRE NEED OF A FACELIFT. Both the California Lighthouse and the Visitor Center at Arikok
Park are in need of TLC. I know that some big restoration is planned for the lighthouse, but meanwhile,
perhaps someone could improve the look of the haphazard red and white barricades around the faro,
and get a coat of paint on the sun-bleached wooden walls and decks of the neglected visitor center??
RC@visitaruba.com