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King’s First Born!

May 26, 2008 by Janey

When my college best bud, Anna Queen Gloria Martinez, King for short, sent me the SMS about Abe’s baptism last Saturday, I didn’t pass up the chance to go and see her even if it was short notice. I immediately pulled out my planner and marked the date May 24, 2008. Since the baptism starts at 8am, I asked King if we could sleep over Friday night. It’s easier to wake up early than wake up early and drive to Batangas.

Bubba and I picked up Mher, King’s youngest sister, from CSB (her last class ends at 945pm! Oh how I remember my dreaded and loved Dr. Robles’ class!) and off we journeyed to Batangas. Since we haven’t eaten dinner yet as Bubba attended a DEFTAC meeting at Punch-out Gym in Makati, we decided to stopover and have a late dinner at Carlo’s Pizza (More on Carlo’s Pizza in a separate entry) in Tagaytay. This was around 11pm Friday.

By midnight, we hopped into the Altis again and drove to Agoncillo, Batangas. The winding roads are the same as I remembered them over so many travels to Agoncillo during college and post-college years. Some roads are good for 1 vehicle only because the other part of the road is damaged from landslides during rainy season. There is nothing new here since we used to traverse this area even during stormy nights and the drives are always fearful for me.

We finally reached Agoncillo by 1AM. King was already asleep and I was able to glance at her and the baby even for a short while. I missed King! The last time I saw her was at the Premiere of Aliens v. Predator (AVP2 was so crappy!!!) in December 2007.

The next morning, everyone was busy getting ready and there was much buzz around the house. We were ready by 8am and attended a seminar first. The seminar took 40 minutes but it wasn’t so bad. It was like a refresher course on RELSONE. And just like the college classes, King kept whispering to my ear and chatting. As tradition goes, I had to hush her and beg her to listen to which she replied with a scowl! Hahaha. Good ol’ days.

Then the Baptism of King’s First Born, Abdiel Samad or Baby Abe ensued, my second godchild. Abe is soooo cute (I don’t want to say so because he has King’s eyes blech but he is!!! Super cute and fragile!!!) He is also long, just like the mom!!! Bubba and me became the designated photographers and we couldn’t be any happier to be there and be part of this special occasion.