Nicholas Sparks to visit PHL
By MAUREEN MARIE BELMONTEAugust 15, 2011, 4:31pmMANILA, Philippines – Filipino fans of “A Walk to Remember” author Nicholas Sparks have a reason to rejoice with his announcement of a forthcoming trip to the Philippines.
Celebrated novelist Nicholas Sparks tweets in Filipino (Photo courtesy of his Twitter account)
“I don't know where my events are, but I'll be in the Philippines on Oct. 27-28th ... and yes, I'll be signing,” posted Sparks on his official Twitter account (@SparksNicholas).
This revelation came after a series of tweets on the various languages that he said that he’s “still learning.”
“I'm better at the ‘latin’ languages (spanish, italian, portugese, romanian, french) and okay at northern European languages (German, Dutch).
“I'm not saying I'm fluent ... but I can get around and talk to people in those countries ... with effort on both our parts,” he said.
The novelist of Christian faith, love, tragedy and fate themes mentioned that, “Aside from a bit of Tagalog, my Asian language skills are non-existent. And I'm poor at Arabic (not even good) ... but I like the language.”
However, he did try his hand at composing a message in Filipino, “Aking tiyahin ay mula sa Maynila. Siya itinuro sa akin,” he wrote, which he translated for his non-Filipino followers to mean: “I tried to say that my aunt is from Manila ...she used to talk to me and taught me to say some stuff.”
Having learned the language on his own, he recounted, “My aunt ... she didn't set out to teach me. I just listened to her talk to her mom and her sisters ...”
And being a self-taught Filipino of sort, Sparks wished for his followers “not to be mean.”
“I know I get lots of stuff wrong ... and please, if I see you in Manila, talk slow so I can understand you ... I'm no expert ...” he said.
Sparks is the author of 16 published novels. Six have already been adapted to film, namely the Kevin Costner starrer “Message in a Bottle,” Mandy Moore and Shane West’s film “A Walk to Remember,” and the Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams’ film “The Notebook,” the Richard Gere and Diane Lane starrer “Nights in Rodanthe,” Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried’s “Dear John” and, most recently, Miley Cryus and Liam Hemsworth's “The Last Song.”
While two of his upcoming novels are in various stages of development, the film adaptation of “The Lucky One,” starring Zac Efron, is expected to be released in March or April of 2012. His other novel, "Safe Haven," is expected to begin filming by October, according to his website.
Friday, September 2
Nicholas Sparks is Coming to Manila!
Okay, I know this is a non-Zeke topic but I can't wait for my favorite author to come to Manila! I have a signed book from him given by my friend Aileen but it'll be a completely different experience if I go and meet him! Gosh, I'm really, REALLY excited!
Thursday, September 1
Hello September!
Finally, I've been waiting for my birth month to arrive. Not only does it signify the start of the BER months but also, we can finally have Zeke baptized!
Zeke will turn two months on September 9th and as my hubby and I have talked about during our sleepless nights, we would like to have him baptized before he turns three months. So, like an excited planner, I've scouted the Net for Baptismal Packages that would suit our budget and on top of my list is Max's Restaurant.
Since we want to have him baptized at the same church where we got married, we've decided to get in touch with the nearest Max's Restaurant, which is the Ampid branch.
We spoke with Bong, their Banquet Manager and he gave us the following options (good for 50 persons):
Max's Restaurant San Mateo 298 06 04
As you can see, the package is already complete with invitations, souvenirs and even a cake! They also offer a buffet style of service if the guests will be 50 and up. My hubby and I are not yet decided on the menu but we'll definitely do the reception here.
Now, as for the church requirements, all we have to bring is a photocopy of Zeke's birth certificate. For the fee, if we want to do it on a Saturday and on our own, we pay Php 1000 for the first pair of godparents and an additional Php 60 for each succeeding pair. If we want to have it done on a Saturday but with other parents, it'll costs Php 500 for the first pair and an additional Php 60 for each succeeding pairs. On a Sunday, it only costs Php 200 for the first pair of godparents.
We're still looking at our available dates but we'll definitely have 4 pairs of godparents for Zeke. I'll keep you updated on when we'll do the baptism. Ciao for now.
Zeke will turn two months on September 9th and as my hubby and I have talked about during our sleepless nights, we would like to have him baptized before he turns three months. So, like an excited planner, I've scouted the Net for Baptismal Packages that would suit our budget and on top of my list is Max's Restaurant.
Since we want to have him baptized at the same church where we got married, we've decided to get in touch with the nearest Max's Restaurant, which is the Ampid branch.
We spoke with Bong, their Banquet Manager and he gave us the following options (good for 50 persons):
| Menu 1 | Menu 2 | Menu 3 | ||||||||||||
| Max's Fried Chicken | Max's Fried Chicken | Veggie Lumpia Bites | ||||||||||||
| Pancit Canton | Oriental Beef with Mushroom | Max's Fried Chicken | ||||||||||||
| Sizzling Tofu | Sweet & Sour Fish Fillet | Kare-kare | ||||||||||||
| Lumpiang Shanghai | Pancit Canton | Steamed fish fillet in light Soy | ||||||||||||
| Plain Rice | Plain Rice | Lumpiang Shanghai | ||||||||||||
| Caramel Bars | Roasted Nuts | Pancit Canton | ||||||||||||
| Drinks | Buko Pandan | Plain Rice | ||||||||||||
| Drinks | Buko Pandan | |||||||||||||
| Drinks | ||||||||||||||
| Menu 4 | Menu 5 | Menu 6 | ||||||||||||
| Veggie Lumpia Bites | Veggie Lumpia Bites | Veggie Lumpia Bites | ||||||||||||
| Max's Fried Chicken | Max's Fried Chicken | Max's Fried Chicken | ||||||||||||
| Beef stroganoff | Kare-kare | Kare-kare | ||||||||||||
| Steamed fish fillet in light Soy | Fillet in Black Bean Sauce | Steamed fish fillet in light Soy | ||||||||||||
| Lechon Kawali | Embutido | Lechon Kawali | ||||||||||||
| Pancit Canton | Sizzling tofu | Pancit Canton | ||||||||||||
| Plain Rice | Plain Rice | Plain Rice | ||||||||||||
| Buko Pandan | Buko Pandan | Buko Pandan | ||||||||||||
| Drinks | Drinks | Drinks | ||||||||||||
| Menu 1 | 30pax | 50pax | 80pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 13,314.00 | 19,410.00 | 28,554.00 | 34,650.00 | 43,794.00 | 49,890.00 | 65,130.00 | ||||||||
| Menu 2 | 30pax | 50pax | 80pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 16,020.00 | 23,920.00 | 35,770.00 | 43,670.00 | 55,520.00 | 63,420.00 | 83,170.00 | ||||||||
| Menu 3 | 30pax | 50pax | 80pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 17,532.00 | 26,440.00 | 39,802.00 | 48,710.00 | 62,072.00 | 70,980.00 | 93,250.00 | ||||||||
| Menu 4 | 30pax | 50pax | 80pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 17,790.00 | 26,870.00 | 40,490.00 | 49,570.00 | 63,190.00 | 72,270.00 | 94,970.00 | ||||||||
| Menu 5 | 30pax | 50pax | 80 pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 18,282.00 | 27,690.00 | 41,802.00 | 51,210.00 | 65,322.00 | 74,730.00 | 98,250.00 | ||||||||
| Menu 6 | 30pax | 50pax | 80pax | 100pax | 130 pax | 150 pax | 200 pax | |||||||
| 18,360.00 | 27,820.00 | 42,010.00 | 51,470.00 | 65,660.00 | 75,120.00 | 98,770.00 | ||||||||
| Amenities: | ||||||||||||||
| Baptismal cake | Balloon Centerpieces | |||||||||||||
| Souvenir | Balloon Clouds | |||||||||||||
| Signature Frame | Balloon on Stick | |||||||||||||
| Invitation | Gift for the baby | |||||||||||||
| Free use of Sound System,Program host, | ||||||||||||||
| Presidential set up, cake table, | ||||||||||||||
| function room arrangement, | ||||||||||||||
| Souvenir & gift table | ||||||||||||||
| We offer buffet for 50pax up... | ||||||||||||||
As you can see, the package is already complete with invitations, souvenirs and even a cake! They also offer a buffet style of service if the guests will be 50 and up. My hubby and I are not yet decided on the menu but we'll definitely do the reception here.
Now, as for the church requirements, all we have to bring is a photocopy of Zeke's birth certificate. For the fee, if we want to do it on a Saturday and on our own, we pay Php 1000 for the first pair of godparents and an additional Php 60 for each succeeding pair. If we want to have it done on a Saturday but with other parents, it'll costs Php 500 for the first pair and an additional Php 60 for each succeeding pairs. On a Sunday, it only costs Php 200 for the first pair of godparents.
We're still looking at our available dates but we'll definitely have 4 pairs of godparents for Zeke. I'll keep you updated on when we'll do the baptism. Ciao for now.
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| My big baby :) |
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