Monday, January 22, 2007

"Nice Joke"

After the service in our church, we, the Bradford Youth, decided to go to a beach to have fellowship with one another. It is supposed to be Galilean but all were baptized already. So, we had our fellowship instead. The said activity happened the same day together with the Sinulog Festival. Every one of us was so excited to go there. We are about 50 young people who will join the activity. It was nine in the morning where all the cars used for transporting, have been prepared. We were not bothered with the transportation problems caused by Sinulog Festival.
The car that I have ridden was the first one to leave the church. We are the first one to leave because we have to buy food, drinks and utensils for us all. It was so hard for us to pass the usual road along the way going to our venue because of Sinulog. So instead, we took another route that is much farther but is less traffic. We took the Gullas Street instead of Jones.
We spent much of our time talking and teasing each other. We were so noisy and irritating if other people would hear us. We shared our personal experiences with each other. Some even tell corny jokes that let us think what part of the statement we would laugh. We were so childish at that time. Or maybe, all the time. Every thing that we would see, we then talk about it and laugh at it. There are more senseless talks than serious ones.
We continued that activity until we received a text message from our other youth there in the Church. He said that they had not left yet because the driver of the Bradford jeepney can’t make it to the church because of traffic. Some were texting that they want to go home because it is so hard for them to commute. That alarmed us. All of us in the car were texting them to pursue despite the problem they encountered. We contacted other car that would fetch them instead. But they don’t want to join anymore. We kept on encouraging them but they were not moved by it.
We were so sad when we arrived in the Gaisano Mactan Mall, where we would buy food for our outing. The environment was changed because of the problem. Some got angry because they gave up easily just for that problem. Some were sad because their loved ones were not joining. But still, we pursued and went to Hadsan despite of the problem. We were so less compared before when the plan was disseminated.
We arrived in the Hadsan Beach at 12 noon. We were less than expected. We waited for other people riding on the second car. We kept on texting for the people who decided not to join anymore. We decided to eat first because we are all hungry because of the journey. Time passed when the second car had arrived. They received the same news from the people left in the church. Until, minutes passed, people who decided not to join arrived. We have been punked! That’s it. It’s not a good joke really. But at least, they arrived. We were now complete.

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