Fun, Fellowship, and Fishballs

Fellowship. It's such a serious word, isn't it? Thanks to pop culture, however, the word brings to mind hairy feet, long hair, and a high, rasping voice that goes, "My precioussss..." Whatever the word might imply or mean, I find that I actually am learning a lot of stuff from the fellowship I have been having recently (outside of the SS, that is).

First on the list is the pa-merienda event that CCF had for the Katipunan retreat (28 September 2005). Since Zy-Za and I won't be able to make it to the retreat, we decided to just go to the little get-together they arranged. We went with Atid, Jon, and Francis to UP to get the stuff we needed for the get-together. The girls were assigned to get chips, drinks, and ice, so we went to the UP Coop (a mini-grocery which actually has a lot of really good stuff) to get some of the food. We were already at the counter when Francis and Jon came back for us and asked our opinion on whether or not we should get cooked fishballs in UP, or if we just cook it ourselves. Zy and I agreed that it's definitely better if we prepared it ourselves - that way, it would be fresher (as far as fishballs go.) Jon suddenly goes to us and says, "Eto yon e, willing ba kayong mag-commit sa paggawa?" Hmmm... Something definitely smelled fishy, and it definitely wasn't the fishballs. Our suspicions were confirmed when Francis chuckled and said, "Read between the lines." Uh oh. We didn't really think about it that much, though, because we were too busy laughing at ourselves and each other's antics That was one of the moments that made breathing really hard because of too much laughter.("Sabihin mo sa mananahi, 'Ano ba? Cut me some slacks!'" and the sheer abuse of the expression, "Sitting on your laurels.")
After getting all the stuff we needed, we headed to the Student Center, where the event is to be held. Getting off the car, we saw Bens who was walking toward us with this really huge grin, and then saying, "Bumili kayo ng mantika?" Hello to you too, Bens.:D We unfortunately didn't, but thank the Lord there was a store nearby who has it. Anyhow, Zy and I were outside the building when Francis and Jon approached us, grinning broadly, and said "Handa na ba kayong magluto?" Eek. In all honesty, I can't cook by myself to save my life. The few times I've cooked, I've always had someone to direct me, but I've never done a solo act in my whole life. I am scared of fire and knives, as well as getting splattered with burning oil. Yes, I will rectify this and learn how to cook during the break, but I sure wasn't prepared that day! Zy, on the other hand, knows how to do it so she's game, so I volunteered as an assistant. That entire afternoon we spent in the kitchen, smelling more and more as though we bathed in several bottles of Eau de poisson, but it was absolutely fun. People dropped by from time to time to chat and/or steal fishballs.:p The guys visited the kitchen bringing their GB talks. The girls came in to exchange stories and to check up on us. Even those who we actually did not meet dropped by to say hi and to try to convince us to eat some food, which was really sweet of them. Sure, we didn't really mingle-mingle with the majority of the people as planned, but we still did spend the afternoon with them and we served for Him, which is more than I could ask for. It may be true that we belonged to different churches, but that didn't really matter. For all intents and purposes, we were a group of Christian friends who were there to spend fellowship with each other, and we did that, which was really great.

Another blessing in fellowship is our KG. I was at first apprehensive as to where I would actually be assigned to, especially since I was the last one among the three of us who was placed in a group (eventually we ended up together). It's amazing because we got to be part of the group that was just amazing. We know the majority of the members of the group, so that was great, especially since our personalities actually clicked. We could talk about serious and, urm, not-so-serious stuff at the same time, which is something I really like. I get to have fun with them, but most importantly, I get to know more about His Word through the sharings and teachings from them. Thank God for that.:)

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Anyhow, this will be my last entry for the night (or dawn, whatever). I can't believe just how much I missed writing, and I kinda overdid it this time.:P Stream-of-consciousness all the way! Heehee!