Tuesday, February 01, 2011

...leon's baptism

yay! as much as i love celebrations, it's a huuuge weight off my shoulders when we've finished an event successfully. sabi nga nila.. nakaraos din!

we've learned our lesson from tsug's baptism.. this time, we wanted the lunch to be held in a restaurant, so there are no more 'food fiascos'. (read:'What!? there's no more food!?) Initially, i wanted a private baptism at Christ the King, but it was suuuuch a pain to book them. it was already december and they still weren't accepting bookings for January, and the venue hall was even much later. And apparently, there was only one person skillful enough to accept bookings for the venue hall (who was always continuously on leave). Anyhoo, decided to forgo my 1k deposit and switch churches.

My dad didn't want anymore usual caterer's food stuff and it was his special request that we have it at King Bee, a chinese restaurant at Marcos Highway. I love King Bee's food! i don't really like chinese food that much, but King Bee seems to have a direct dial access to my taste buds haha. But more on the food later.

The nearest church was a small, quaint parish inside Filinvest East. (they were building a new one right beside King bee, but they still weren't offering baptisms.. la pa raw facilities. I was gonna say.. i can bring a tabo and a basin, think that's enough?) The church inside was perfect for our little group. A lot of parking space and privacy.


short driveway of the church
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my boys
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natutuwa pa si binog keh father
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napa-ngiwi lang.. malamig siguro hehe
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i looked at my cousin Kuya Tegs and said with my eyes.. 'success!' lol
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aaaahh. anything that goes near binog's mouth, he wants to taste it.
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binog's entourage
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with the ninongs and ninangs.. gavin took that sign from one of the pews and held on to it the whole ceremony
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with the kiddos.. nagmukhang payatot si binog uh haha
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Binog didn't cry a single tear the entire time.. (iba iba talaga babies.. si tsugtsug nun.. never mind, haha) At the restaurant, i asked Jacque of partyboosters to just make the room a tiny bit festive. I only had 3.5k allotted for the balloons, but as usual, she did a great job. The centerpieces were removed, to give way for MORE food so i just put them there beside the cake. There were also hanging balloons at the entrance of the function hall, which was a great welcome for our guests.

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binog's cake from red ribbon. i only bought this for 1k! nice.
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binog's tarpaulin at the background
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natulog na.. gising kasi sya buong binyag eh.
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we had sooo much food. sorry wasn't able to take a picture. nobody thought of taking pictures of the food.. think everyone was too busy eating! but to give you an idea (and to make inggit to the ones who didn't attend.. *ehem ehem*, erlyn) here's the menu:

Assorted Cold Cuts Combination <-- seaweed, century egg, pork, ham, etc.
Crispy Seafood Roll <-- sarap. it was definitely different. cream/mayo (not sure.. maybe jap mayo) with shrimp and ripe mangoes, pineapple
Bamboo Pith & Mixed Seafood in Thick Soup
Braised Abalone Whelk with Black Mushroom & Lettuce <-- ang lakiiii ng mushroom
Steamed King Fish with Moichay & Beancurd in BS
Braised Liempo with Taro Hot Pot
Pan Fried Spareribs in Black Pepper Sauce
Lemon Shrimp with Sesame Seed
Yang Chow Fried Rice
Daily Sweet Dessert <-- almond jelly
Mixed Fruits Platter <--when my cousins saw this they were like "Huh!? Meron pa!? ano ba toh, last meal??"


All that for just 5.8k for 12 persons. and that's their cheapest package. definitely, 3 more people can consume that much food per table. my cousin's were like 'eto pa pinakamura uh?' kasi Sulit talaga. as in, for the first time in their lives.. nag-give up ang mga PG cousins ko. hahaha. the food just kept on coming and coming. And its not the usual bland chinese food fare.. masarap talaga magluto sa Kingbee. Tapos, nagdala pa si Tita Eva ng mini empanadas. So at the very start of the kainan, the waiters were kind enough to serve them per table. and by some psychic intuition Tita Eva gave us 60 empanadas so eksakto! nagkaroon ng instant appetizers (appetizer sa main appetizers hehe) ang mga guests namin, so everyone was eating as soon as they were seated.

So there. another event done. Next stop.. binog's birthday woohoo.

14 comments:

rEeYuH said...

weeee i missed your blog! welcome binog! :) kung ano ano naiisip na name ng nanay gewi nyo hehehe

mwah mwah to gavin too ! (lavettt, name kse ng kras ko haha)

Jacque said...

congrats! im glad you liked the balloons! parang na-enganyo naman ako i-try ang king-bee. haha. :) they are accommodating too. :) and even asked for a copy of our rates for tie-up purposes :) hehe.

Jacque said...

pag may naisip ako na venue for binog's bday, i'll let you know. what area pala? antipolo pa din?

janeius said...

yan namimiss ko sa pinas.. yung pagorganize ng event na sulit.. haaay.. san kaya magbbday anak ko.. huhuhu..

janeius said...

syempre di ko daw binati si binog.. welcome to the christian family binog.. and dahil parehas kayong may nickname ni kuya tsugtsug.. di ko matandaan ang real names nyo.. lol! sensya na.. hehe..

geWi said...

@reeyuh.. kaya pala kung maka pag 'mwah mwah' feel na feel

@jacque.. salamat rin! oo try mong kumain sa kingbee, kahit ano order mo, pramis, masarap.
oo, kung antipolo rin mas okey.. pero oks rin na marikina, lapit rin samen! yung maliit lang (di pang wedding mashado.. kung rental hanggang 20k lang limit ko hehe)

@janey.. uwi na kayo, mas masayang magbirthday party sa pinas. lahat ng kamag-anak andito tapos syempre, mas marami kayong kakilala eh hehe mas maraming bata.
..sa pangalan ni binog.. check the title! LOL

beng said...

*lol* @ janey. pagpasensyahan na gewi, sleep deprived din yan. hehe!

welcome to the christian world binog! =) si pistoy naman sa feb 20. sa buffet resto kami nagpareserve para wala nang problema sa food. part i like best... all you can eat sushi, sashimi, maki! =)

geWi said...

ohmygosh jap food! you really know how to make inggit harbie!

meh new jap eat all you can pala dito, Yakimix pangalan, sa trinoma. okey rin, natuwa si tsug. (sarap ng japanese rice eh haha.. rice lang pala)

harbiieeeee gusto ko na mag japan. hayz. 2013 ba?

beng said...

hahaha! ikakain kita ge. 3 times kaming kumain don nung preggo ako... inaamoy ko lang yung sushi bar nila. time for "revenge"! ;-P

masarap sa yakimixx! teka, yun ba yung kukuha ka ng hilaw? sarap ng desserts nila don! ang tagal nga lang maglabas ng tempura. hehe!

japan na! let's go! daydream pa tayo mare....

geWi said...

haha ganyang din ako nung napunta ako sa yakimix, talagang inuna ko sashimi , revenge talaga haha.

oo yun nga yung yakimix, si tsug din, tuwang tuwa. tapos meh ice cream drops sila na selecta/etc, katuwa. pati nga yung mga cake red ribbon pala.

gagawa na ako itinerary sa japan hahaha. actuali tokyo lang tsaka mt. fuji, masaya na ako. gusto ko lang kumain ng kumain dun.

beng said...

no prob sa tokyo part, dun nakatira mismo sila tita hannah eh. yung mt.fuji, dunno kung gaano kalayo sa kanila pero nagpupunta din sila don.

gusto ko mag-strawberry picking don! sabi ni mama, papasok kayo sa field, and eat all you can. basta mapipitas mo, pwedeng kainin. *lol*

i wanna go to akihabara. electronics heaven, for sure mag-eenjoy si raymond don. hehe! exciting!

at kung kain at kain lang din, maaasahan natin si tita hannah dyan. her family loves eating out eh. pati "turo-turo" style ramen houses, alam nila. hehe!

geWi said...

waah i love turo turo style. meh napuntahan pa si raymond nun yung parang vendo daw sa labas tapos ibibigay mo ticket mo sa loob ng kainan. no need to speak at all haha!

basta ikot lang sa tokyo, masaya na ako. pati yung mini-statue of liberty (basta yung mga napicturan ni raymond dati.. inggitera ako eh lol)

weeeeeeeeee. exciting!

aMgiNe said...

now ko lang nabasa to, sorry naman at toxic. nakakainis ha ako lang talaga ang special mention na ininggit, baket sila tenten hindi??!

binog welcome to the christian world, i owe you a gift bulilit. :)

@harbs - now i really want to fly to florida, not only to see pistoy but also for the eat all you can sushi, hehe ang babaw ni ninang. :)

@janey - laki na ni eidan! kamukang kamuka mo! naloka ko na di mo matandaan names ni tsug at ni binog, parang its not you janey. :)

beng said...

@erlyn, habol ka sa feb20! go! =P halos lahat ng ninong at ninang ni pistoy nasa ibang lugar eh. 1 pair lang ata ang magiging present. hehe!

btw gewi, pag breastfed babies ata, talagang malusog! si pistoy, kahit partially formula-fed, nasa 75-90th percentile sa growth table! partida pa yan... 2 ounces per feeding pa rin sya, at nagka-problema pa sa type of formula. *lol*