8th Jan, 2006... my baptism

finally, the time came for me to get baptised. daddy and mommy had this planned for ages already, but due to some timing issues, it could only be done this month. anyway, here i am, arriving at Jesus Caritas Church in Kepong Baru, where both mommy and daddy are parishioners here. to be frank, i was a bit sleepy that day, and mommy has put me in such a comfortable position on her shoulders...

... i just couldn't resist the temptation to catch a quick nap, and here i am caught by the camera dozing off... zzz... zzzz....

hmm, i wonder what mommy is talking to godma about? and what are they holding? i know i'm supposed to wear a gown for the baptism... part of tradition. but still, a gown? i'm a boy, you know! later, i'll show you what the gown looks like. good thing all my other mates had to wear it too, boy or girl. at least i'm not alone... hehe! ;)

and this is the gown i was talking about earlier... daddy is trying to put it on for me, while mommy carried me. it seemed a bit awkward, and the material is quite warm... not something you'd like to wear on a sunny afternoon in a church without aircon! but, i toiled on with it... fortunately, it wasn't all that uncomfortable after all!

see? my other mates all had their gowns on too! so, at least it wasn't so awkward for me to wear it. hehe! blessing us is Father Mitchel... he's a nice guy! :)
this is the actual baptism with water, where Fr would pour some holy water over my head. luckily it was only for a short while, and only a slight bit of my hair was wet. i can feel daddy's arm getting sore, as he was groaning a little as he held me in that rather difficult position. his arms were starting to tremble a little too!! hehe! daddy, you gotta work out more!!!! :D

ahhh, finally the whole thing was over, and we gathered round for some pictures together with friends and family. pictured here are my grandma, aunties and cousins.
grandma and auntie joyce took their turns taking photo with me now. carrying me is auntie joyce's godma, and beside her is her daughter, auntie anne.
here's one taken with mommy, daddy, Fr Mitchel and godma.
i looove this pic!! don't i look absolutely fab in that gown? both grandmas look goooood too!! now that i think of it, the gown wasn't so bad after all. ohhh, and you know what? i've learnt that the gown actually belonged to my uncle ivan, who used it for his baptism when he was just a young baby like me... which i think must be many moons ago... ;)
this is another shot of us one big happy family! godma is carrying me this time... everybody looks so happy for me! thank you, everyone, for coming to my baptism! you've made it extra special for me, and i'll never forget it.
here's a closeup of godma and i. she's quite pro in handling babies, you know... despite her *young* age!! hehehehe!
uncle paul and auntie angie joined us too, although a little late. =)