[TM] #JohnnyBeGood - Baptism Rites
Dear Peanut,
After much preparation, we finally had you baptized last April 28, 2018 at St. Francis Church in Mandaluyong. No doubt about it, we've always wanted to have you baptized there, also called Lourdes Church, because of your Daddy's alma mater - Lourdes School of Mandaluyong.
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| Here we are, a few weeks before the actual baptism day. We finished submitting all the requirements, but that's for another blog entry. |
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| Anak ka ng Lourdes. When we first brought you there, you and your father walked ahead and I heard him asking, "Gusto mo dito mag-school?" I didn't hear what he said afterward but it was probably, "Mahal na tuition dito, home school tayo." Hahaha. |
So April 28th finally arrived and we all prepared to go to church. Nagpanic kami a few days before kasi dapat daw all-white ang suot ng baby. Your Daddy already bought a 1920s-inspired i-don't-know-what-to-call-it outfit but it had gray and black patterns.
Buti nalang may regalo sayo si LolaLuming na plain white shirt at shorts. But we didn't want to buy new pairs of white socks anymore because they're so expensive we just need them for 2 hours anyway. So we recycled your newborn socks instead, hehe.
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| Yes, nagtipid kami sa aspeto na yan. The newborn socks didn't quite fit anymore. You kept tugging at it and it kept flying off your feet so we had to pick it up from the floor a couple of times. |
It was a pretty straightforward and since we attended your cousin Z's baptism 3 months ago, we already knew what to expect. There was a short seminar before the actual baptism rite. Technically, walang misa pero like your LoloDaddy, natulog ka during parts of it, hahaha.
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| Here we are with some of your mighty godparents! |
I double checked if there's a dress code for the parents but I found none so I went for a bright red, lace dress, and suede boots. I told myself that I would still be "me." Also, para kitang kita ako sa crowd, haha.
I thought my mother-of-the-baby ensemble was complete. Hindi pa pala! Kulang ng pamaypay! Buti nalang pinahiram / binigyan ako ng NinangAnnESP mo! Finally, my CRAZY RICH ASIAN outfit is complete. Poof! I became Eleanor Young!
Ang init sa church at irritated ka na siguro kasi nap time mo dapat yun. They say it takes a village to raise a child...well, it took an army of our family members, friends, and relatives to calm you down. Kapag di ka kailangan dun sa gitna, dinadala ka ng mga ninong mo sa tapat ng industrial fan.
Finally, here we are. The one above is the token "baptism" photo. In our generation, ito yung pini-print ng A4 size tapos pinapa-frame tapos naka-display sa taas ng piano or sa antique table sa sala. Ito din yung minsan hinihingi sa school for Christian Living projects. Ididikit mo sya sa bond paper tapos lalagyan mo ng caption: MY BAPTISM.
The key things you need to remember about this photo are:
1. Ang pogi ng daddy mo pero basang-basa kili-kili nyan sa photo kasi ang init-init sa church tapos walang aircon.
2. Naka bright red, lace dress, at suede boots ang nanay mo nung binyag mo. Sya ang pinakamakulay na nanay dun sa church. Kitang kita from far, far away.
3. Puro libag yung leeg mo sa photo na yan. Sa lahat ng mga bininyagan that day, ikaw ang pinaka maitim, pinaka mataba, pinaka maingay, at pinaka sociable sa lahat! And we say that with love.
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| Here we are with the Eustaquios. |
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| With your proud LolaMommy and LoloDaddy. |
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| With the "big" Eustaquio kids. |
xoxo,
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