10 April 2011 has now been officially etched as another milestone in my life. Together with Koko Collin, we took a bold step of faith and got ourselves baptised. Sure, we may still be too young to comprehend much, so our ‘infant’ baptism is somewhat of a sign or pledge by Papa and Mama to dedicate us to God and their commitment to bring us up in the ways of our Lord. It was extra joy for us when Ah Kong and Ah Ma decided to make a trip down to KL to lend their support to this special occasion too. 
It was also the first baptism performed by Rev Yew Nieng Song since he was posted to our church this year so there certainly was some added drama. Hee! Firstly, he introduced us to the set of white-coloured choir-robe like frocks and pull-overs. I suppose they signify purity I think, but I’m just glad to put it on so my lovely shirt wouldn’t get wet..hee!
Koko Collin has also apparently grown too big to put his arms through the toddler-sized frocks so he had to put on a slightly bigger adult/teen sized one. The robe didn’t seem to slow him down one bit as he was in his usual cheeky jumpy self. Sigh.
See how calm and behaved Koko Collin looks here..
Of course, the real drama of the morning occurred right at the altar when Rev Yew picked me up to perform the baptism. Not used to ‘strangers’ carrying me for the first time, I started my baptism solo….My first showcase to the church was my amazing kicking abilities…
- football kicking practice comes in handy….
Then, my wailing and crying echoed and rocked the entire sanctuary! I guess it was just my way of announcing to the world that I have arrived….hee. Many ‘supporting’ church uncles an aunties kept talking about my magnificent ‘voice’ that morning too….sigh.
- Ok pastor…you can give me a kiss after enduring all my cryings..:-p
Koko Collin’s baptism proceeded with less drama as he calmly allowed Rev Yew to perform the ceremony. I was so amazed! Was that my brother? Wow. It was even more astounding if you had seen how Koko Collin was so engrossed with flipping the hymnals, sliding back and forth near the altar, jumping here and there, etc. just right before the baptism!
Of course, after that Koko Collin showed how much of a hygiene freak he can be by wiping his hands on the towel a couple of times…
- have to make sure the hands are dry…:-p
…and then he proceeded to waltz his way into the centre of the altar that resulted in Rev Yew commenting in jest..”Now, you can only come inside when you become a pastor, ok?” Sigh. Boys will be boys, I guess.
Anyway, here’s a video recap of our baptism which took place in KLWMC on 10 Apr 2011. Note of thanks to Koko Namaan who handled the camera:
