Don’t miss this!  I’m sure you’ve read this bestselling book (if not, like Bart Guingona, do watch this play since it’s running time is only for 1 hour and 45 minutes with no intermission) and this is not to be missed!…Tuesdays with Morrie.  Okay, I admit…I cried a bit…a bit for several times.  I hate to admit it but he already spilled the beans.  But it also made me laugh…several times.

Tuesdays with Morrie will run from 11-27 January 2008. Fridays @ 8.00pm; Saturdays @ 3.30pm & 8.00pm; Sundays @ 3.30pm
Venue: Onstage, 2/F Greenbelt 1, Makati City, Philippines  
Ticket Price: P250 (Balcony), P350 (Orchestra Side), P550 (Orchestra Center)

Casts: Jose Mari Javellana as Morrie Schwartz AND Bart Guingona as Mitch Albom

Photos from TheBachelorGirl.

Wanna read more on how Bart Guingona prepared for this role? Read Special To The Times: My Journey with Morrie

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It’s been chaos the past days until now!  I thought I’ve got a couple more weeks before the B day and suddenly, W-H-A-M!  It’s only 1 week before the B day!  Haven’t really called the sponsors that they will have to add JX to their MUST GIVE gifts on Christmas.  A sudden change of sponsors’ name to another because of some beliefs.  The sponsor (until she agrees) is not answering her mobile phone.  Oh my!  What a panic I am!  Poor planner I am…

Oh well, that’s life and so I’ll just have to cope up with it..or else, will just be left behind…

Well, here are some information I gathered that might help the 1st time moms or 2nd or 3rd time moms for their baby’s baptism.  Most church conduct their baptism services on weekends.  Some church require a referral letter from your parish (what?  how’d i know where i belong?  what i did was to call the nearest church and ask if their zoning includes our place and if not, i further asked the person maybe she knows and that was how i came to know of my parish) and some don’t.  Some church offer special baptism services while others don’t.  Some require to attend a seminar on baptism and some don’t.  So, it is up to you what church you would like to have your child baptized.

Photo courtesy by OAP.

National Shrine of the Sacred Heart

4 Dao/Sacred Heart St., San Antonio Village, Makati

+632.895.6331

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate and Marriage Certificate of Parents

Fee: Special baptism rites cost P1,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor), P100 succeeding pair of sponsors

Seminar: Yes, together with the sponsors.  This will be done for an hour and is scheduled a week before the baptism.  If you’re like me who inquired a week before the target date, you can have the seminar the day itself on an earlier hour.

Sanctuario de San Antonio

McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati

+632. 843.8830-31

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate

Fee: Special baptism rites cost P2,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor) with a maximum of 5 pairs of sponsors only

Baptism Schedule: Saturday/ Sunday 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3.00pm, 3.45pm

St. Andrew the Apostle Parish

Nicanor Garcia cor Neptune St, Bel-Air II, Makati City

+632.890.1796; +632.890.1743

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8.30am-12nn; 3-7pm

Requirements: Copy of child’s birth certificate and parent’s Marriage Certificate

Baptism Schedule: Saturday 11.30 (Mass Baptism); 10-11am (Special Baptism)

Fee: Mass Baptism rites cost P500 while the Special baptism rites cost P1,000 (1st pair of principal sponsor) then P80 for the succeeding sponsors (mass or special baptism)

Seminar: No seminar required because the parents and the sponsors will get a booklet that discuss the Sacrament of Baptism.  The fee also includes the candle.  The booklet and candles will be given to you upon registration and payment. 

Our Lady of Guadalupe

+632.899.2145

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-11am; 2-5pm

Requirements: Referral Letter from your parish where you live, copy of child’s birth certificate

Baptism Schedule: Sunday 11am (Mass Baptism)

Fee: Mass Baptism rites cost P750

Shrine of Jesus, The Way, The Truth and The Life

+632.401.1101; +63918.910.4245 (call the mobile phone because the landline is usually busy)

Ofc Hours: Tuesday- Sunday 8am-12nn; 2-6pm

Requirements: Copy of child’s birth certificate and parent’s Marriage Certificate

Baptism Schedule: Saturday - Special Baptism and you provide the priest; Sunday 8-12nn (Individual Baptism).  Duration: 30 minutes

Fee: P2,000 for the 1st pair of principal sponsor , P80 for the succeeding sponsors. Same fees whether it’s Saturday or Sunday.

I settled for the less hassle…no referral letter (so I won’t go to our parish anymore and that saves time!) AND no seminar to attend to. BUT with higher fees. Oh well, time is gold for me these days.

I hope these information helped somehow. Happy church hunting!

We spent our night here after having lunch at Chateua Hestia. This was our second visit and I was really looking forward on staying here after our first visit last July. I wanna try all of their rooms. I was not disappointed with the room that was assigned to us because we were placed on the second floor overlooking the below photos. Next time, I want to have the room that has a bathtub…so I can just soak myself for hours while my HubbyBubbly takes care of the kids.

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“This is just great! We will be having breakfast menu for an afternoon snack.” That was what I told myself. I can’t wait to eat because I love most of the breakfast choices particularly, longganiza (sweet) in any resto.

What also excites me was that it is partially owned by a Belgian and 2 more Filipinos. Hmmm….what will they concoct this time? Yikes! Serve me the food!

I was excited as I saw the server bring down our drinks to our table. She laid the drinks down one by one as I asked what they were. I didn’t get to see the menu because my hands were occupied. The drinks were: Guyabano shake (no ice and it was pure Guyabano, I’m loving this!), Yoghurt with honey on top (Yummy! AD loved the honey. He got all the honey from our share. We asked for more for him.) and coffee in a takore (stainless container for liquids where you also boil water) with herbs (what?! hmmm…the server didn’t know what she was talking about, but I didn’t get to ask it from the other servers anymore as I was looking after JX and AD. Do you think there is such herbs?).

The food (daing na bangus, crispy adobo flakes, paksiw na cochinillo and binagoongan) was disappointing. It was several times heated. Need I say more? It was that obvious aside from the food being served in a short period ( or were we just expecting that it would be like the same waiting period from our Chateau Hestia lunch?). Definitely, the daing na bangus was very obvious…can you see the color of the fish? We didn’t complain anymore as we were kinda tired and wanting to go home. The breakfast set menu is priced at P265+.

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This was JX’s first time to go on an out-of-town trip so I’m back to square one on how to travel with my one and a half month old JX. I need to review my travel 101 manual! I was kinda hesitant to bring JX to Tagaytay but it was either I bring him with me or me & JX would just stay home and I didn’t want to bum around the house anymore. I also wanted him to breathe fresh air including me and AD. And so, the preparation begun. I had to pack the day before to ensure that I won’t forget anything and again, in the morning of our departure, I had to add more because I won’t take any chances in forgetting something important. Okay, enough of that! That’s another topic to be discussed in the future.

Off we go to our destination….and this was what greeted us…

Our first stop: Chateau Hestia in Tagaytay. Soft opened last 11 November 2007. Open on Friday to Sunday. By Reservations Only. Walk-In guests may be accommodated but will be subject to food and seat availability.

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I was blog hopping when I saw this article from Mom Exhange, So Cute! Funky Feet!. Ain’t those cutsies? Actually, the girls’ socks are super cute! But then, I can’t let my JX wear those, can I? So, I had to look at the super sneakers and the loafers socks! And they’re still cute! Yes, definitely for JX! AD agreed.

I had to ask these questions before I decided to buy a set for my JX. For me, P450 per box ain’t cheap even for 5 pairs!

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