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The bond we've shared this particular Sunday
is one of the things I'll treasure, come what may...
...and it all started from a simple exposure.
Requirement. In Ecclesiology class, our professor has required everyone to complete fifteen hours of exposure. An exposure in which we are expected to learn from, and mingle with other members of the community. We were given two choices as to where we may have the exposure; Mukha AD or Caritas. And due to my circumstance, I chose the nearest, Mukha AD. At first, it was all about completing the hours, and yes, perhaps having fun with my classmates and friends. But little did I know, as I continue to attend our Sunday meetings, Mukha AD has already become important.
Team-building. Honestly speaking, I have no idea how to recount this day's events. So randomly, I'll start with how difficult and funny it is to be an alarm clock of my friends.
Waking up. I woke up at 4 in the morning as usual, with two things in mind; what to bring and what time do I have to wake up two of my closest friends. Inno and John. So first, I sent a group message, hoping their phones would vibrate and wake them up. But since I called both at around 4:30, my text plus vibrate plan had failed. Luckily, one of them woke up at my second try - Inno, who told us when we all met up, that he really had woken up at (I actually forgot, was it 5 or 5:30?) around five in the morning - thus, I'm such a failure at waking him up. So what about John, you ask? Need I say anything? When even his own mom doesn't want to wake him up anymore? And for ranting purposes, (it's my blog, live with it), I'd called him several times; and by several, I mean SEVERAL. And he still didn't wake up. So I've decided that I'll give him a real alarm clock on Christmas.
7 in the morning. Our own call time. By "our", that includes Ai, Cueto, Inno and John. Why that early? Just because we want to "break our fast" together. We love each other. ♥♥♥
Bus and Early Moments in La Mesa Ecopark. The wrong bus. Call time for Mukha AD members Batch 22 was at 8 in the morning. It turned out that we were an hour earlier and so we went to Ecopark with the staff. It was still fun, anyway. Early birds get early warm-ups (pictures, early bonding, taho, early snacks, and a bit of sight-seeings).
Shibashi and The Posing Something Activity. My memory's losing its touch, do forgive me as I'm really tired. Anyhow, for everyone's information, shibashi doesn't that much differ from tai chi and yoga; but more related to the former. It's a relaxing qigong exercise routine that lasts for about 15-20 minutes. It gives an individual a control of one's emotions, an increase in energy, flexibility and agility, and some other things. (The power of researching something new. *wink, wink*) Well, so everybody did shibashi and the other activity (in which we need to pose however we want and sort of make that pose as something other people may identify us with) before starting the amazing race-ish event. It's fun! ♫~♪~♫
Race, Charade and Blindfold. Lessons. Although it was a tiring day with endless run, laughing, and guessing, plus a challenge for me (the blindfold part; some people know why, and I thank Ai and Inno for the simple support you guys gave me), we've learned a lot from all these activities; not just to cooperate and learn the value of team-work, but also to trust those whom we may trust. Along our journey, we meet many people who become our acquaintances, only some of them become our friends; but just a few we can really trust. In that small number yet somehow already a large circle of true people, the Mukha AD family is and will always be included. We may be different in many ways, but we are able to start a bond out of these diversities; a bond worth our time and efforts to cherish and deepen more and more. We all live to serve as foundations of other people. We may only be playing small parts but with full trust, we can achieve big things and complete a whole.
Thank you all for making this Sunday memorable. ♥
