On 29 December 2002, I was initiated to the Christian World with my baptism held at the Sto. Domingo Parish. You should have seen the crowd. The small chapel was packed with other babies and wellwishers. I was named Louis Roi. Louis of course follows my dad's name. I think it's the german or french equvalent of his spanish name while Roi is the french word for king. There have been many kings by the name of Louis. One of them was even made a saint.
Anyway, I guess the primary consideration was for my name to have the letters L and R which of course stands for the first letter of my parents' name. So I guess, when I get a baby sister, she would be named Racel Louise, or something close to that. But that is another story. Let's focus on me for now.
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The chapel was packed alright, but I didn't care. I just wanted to catch up with my sleep. I was not able to sleep even a wink the night before. So even when the priest poured water on me, I didn't moved a bit. This was supposed to be a solemn occasion so I just tried to maintain my composure. |
With my godparents, from the left is ninong Mico, dad's officemate; ninong Noli who has been dad's classmate from gradeschool till highschool; my dad, mom, ninang Lani and ninang Ana. |
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Above, is Kuya Lance with his dad Tito Larry. I wonder where Tita Arlene and Kuya Arence were. There's mom, dad and yours truly. Lolo Ben, ninang Ana, kuya Rgee, tita Marie and Tito Rodel. Kuya Ralph and Kuya Rojay, why were you not here? How about lola Pina? |
Above, photo shows my mom's colleagues from NKTI. There's also my ninong Mico and my friends Jeremy, Lance and Bea. I wonder why Bea did not face the camera. Was she shy or what? |
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From left is tito Ronald, lolo diko, Ate Jel, tita Leng, Ate Ruby, lolo Larry, lola Perla, lola Upeng and ninang Lani. Tita Letlet was in London but I'm sure she was with us in spirit. |
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At the far left is my lolo Ben. At left is my lolo Larry. To the right is my ninang Lani. At far right is my lola Perla. Below are ninang Lani, Tita Leng and Ate Jel. Of course, I am with all of them. |
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To complete the family, to the right is a photo of my lola Bella, mom's mother. Although she is not with us anymore, she definitely still is and will always be remembered. |
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There, a truly special family celebration. You must be having a good time now, so why don't you click on the other links to see some more.
