It's Pearl Wedding Anniversary for Roberto and Flor. A lunch date on March 12 is set up for a simple celebration. God has given them a daughter (Karen) and a grandson-Zach. (1983 Photo by Roberto Hernandez)
30TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
OF ROBERTO-FLOR
On March 11, 2013 it’s the 30thcivil wedding anniversary of Roberto Hernandez and Ma. Florida M. Hernandez. It was held in the municipality of Makati City by Judge Paciano Balita. One of the godfather is Mr. Facundo, who had some memorable comments during the reception such as—“Too much of everything is bad. Like me, too much ugly!”
During those 30 years, they’ve been away from each other from January 1987-April 1989 when Roberto accepted a job in Bahrain to be the resident musician of Khayam Taverna (Greek Restaurant) with Cypriot bouzuki player Antonis Sergio.
They’ve been away from each other again when Roberto accepted another job as band member of Tropical Depression Band in Palau from Feb. 04, 1992 with blind Palauan singer Elena Sutton. After 6 months, the band was disbanded and Roberto and lead guitarist Wilson Prima applied to Image Restaurant’s owner/manager Margarita Borja Dalton, who shouted during their audition, “You’re hired, boys!”, after they were able to play all of her requested songs.
Some notable facts: After the disbandment of Tropical Depression Band, Roberto now works with Typhoon Margie! She treated Roberto like a family member that’s why he’s been with Image Restaurant for 13 years until it has closed down in 2005.
Roberto was able to get his wife Flor and only daughter 10-year-old Karen in June 17, 1995, to be with him until Karen graduated high school at Mindzenty in May 28, 2004.
Roberto and Flor worked with Margie till 2005; with George Kebekol at Rose Garden Resort for 11 months; with Yuriko Irikedamoto of Dragon Tei for another 11 months for Roberto until his transfer to Palau Royal Resort in June 01, 2007. Flor still works at Dragon Tei till today.
When Roberto took his first paid vacation from June 18-July 04, 2009, he spent 11 days in Australia to represent Palau in 2009 Oceania Zonal Chess Championship. Flor stayed in Philippines for 17 days until their return to Palau.
When Roberto and Tito Cabunagan represented Palau in 2010 World Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, Flor stayed in Palau this time and also during the 2012 World Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, Turkey.
But they’ve been together again in Roberto’s 2nd paid vacation in Sept. 27-Oct. 19, 2011 in Philippines where they experienced evacuating in a military truck because of flooding. They were able also to attend the 18thbirthday celebration of Philippines top Grandmaster Wesley So at Shakey’s (Tomas Morato in Quezon City).
Their church wedding was held in September 25, 1983 and Karen was born less than 2 years after that, on May 18, 1985. Karen has a baby now—Zachery Hernandez-Gregorio, who was born in Feb. 12, 2011.
2014 MICRONESIAN OPEN
Brian Jones, the Oceania Chess Confederation President, emailed Hernandez if Palau would like to hold the 2014 Micronesian Open. The following is his email:
Dear Robert, Leon Ryan has indicated that Guam does not want to organize a Guam International Open every year.
In 2014 they want to organize a GUAM team to play in the 2014 Chess Olympiad in Tromso.
Maybe they will organize the next Open in 2015?
Question: Does Palau want to host an Open event in Koror? Maybe in Feb. 2014?
Maybe with assistance from OCC? Please let me know your interest.
Best wishes, Brian Jones (President, FIDE Zone 3.6 (Oceania)
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Solution to last week’s puzzle: 1. Nc6+ Kb7 2. a6+! Kxc6 3. b5 mate.
This week’s puzzle: White to move and mates in 3 (Solution next issue)
Source:
Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Chessmate by Roberto Hernandez
Tia Belau Newspaper
Pages 9 & 10
Volume 22
Issue 26
April 01, 2013
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