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Babies are God's blessings.  That's why I was so delighted to be asked by Nyek to be one of the godfathers to Bryce, Nyek's and Bheng's little angel.  I am so used to the protestant way of dedicating the baby to God rather than the Catholic way.  The christening was held on the 10th of January at the EDSA Shrine.  There were three babies to be christened and the little chapel was packed.  The christening I knew then (the last time I became ninong was during Ruel's nephew's christening) was somehow revised and shortened this time.The Chinese priest asked just one representative from the godparents of each baby to hold the candle, unlike before, where all godparents held candles. (Paano kami magsosolian ng kandila ni Nyek sakaling mag-away kami? Nyahahahahaha!) A reception followed at Gerry's Grill along Libis, QC where best friend Ruel dropped by.  Nyek invited Shiela and Doc too but they weren't available that day.  A shame!  Ang ...

Rating: ★★★ Category: Books Genre: Literature & Fiction Author: Ricky Lee Para Kay B, is a tale of one writer's journey in writing his first novel (a parallelism since this is Ricky Lee's first novel). I was glued to it and can't put down the book. Ricky Lee's narrative lets the projector in my mind run as the story is unravelled. Yes, that's how cinematic his first novel is. Lee makes you care for Lucas, the protagonist. Even the characters in Lucas' stories are fully fleshed out, making them real as it can get in Lucas' realm. The stories within the story deal with themes like incest, homosexuality, obsession, unrequited love... and how the characters cope and evolve when confronted with these issues. I found myself caring for the characters! Filled with drama, comedy, tragedy and wit, one is bound to read through it all and see what happens next, and experience falling in and out of love.