| 10:51:00 PM |
Tik Tok on my mind |
From the moment of awakening up to the time when i am typing this was hectic and filled with things that is baggaged in my mind. When i woke up at around 5:30am this morning to prepare the things which are essential in our activity today, i really do not know how things would go. I almost resorted to praying this day being successful, but i didn't. Surprisingly, i like the feeling of having to think of things to do rather than blandily wait for your day to greet the next. I checked my checklist of things that are already prepared, fetched the things that aren't, go through nonchalantly the happenings of today. Since me and my groupmates finished the flow of our activities, i have been steadfastly running through all of it imaginatively. From the things to say in front, to the things to ask in front, to how i should interact with them, and how i should present myself. I have also been imagining what their expressions would be, the things i would say i have scripted. I only gave up doing so the day before the reckoning day. The nuances i have thought,from the minute details to the gargantuan ones. Before they became sensible was once a part of the construct of my ideation.
Back to the exhaustingly elating events: I arrived at SACS at around 7am, +/-2minutes, waited for my groupmates to arrive all the while a little worried that whether or not they would get lost. The road to SACS is like a coiling roll of thread, if you do not know the way, getting lost is as easy as blinking. But 5minutes or so, they arrived. It was not only relieving but also thankful that they did not get lost. We took a seat at SACS waiting for the participants and for Ms.Cindy. Our active training started late than the expected time which was 8am. We started at around 8:30am, and all the things which have been in my mind, sequenced by the constant imagining since days before came crumbling down like a little snowball falling downhill. It was as if the things i was holding on was suddenly ripped from me. I came close to rattling, but i kept my cool, thought it over, and realized:"The best things in life are those that happen spontaneously!" Aren't they? I keep telling myself that whatever happens, happens. One can never expect that everything happens according to plan. I re-established my cool, thought that given this wonderful opportunity to be with people who is also willing to reveal themselves, strip themselves of limiting inhibitions, and possibly grow to be better persons, and only to waste it on a simple worry that can easily be wiped clean.
Honestly, and i hope sir Gerry won't be able to read this, but we did not actually follow religiously the planned flow for the day. So many things have been omitted and changed. But overall, i think it was all worth the modifications. At the end of it all, i felt that they really enjoyed their day with us. As much as we want to enjoy our first training ever, our first priority was always their enjoyment. Not just ordinary enjoyment, but learning something while enjoying. A fun heart could never be tamed by clear cut instructions. Our lectures were changed into games with learnings, we added ice breakers in between to, obviously, break the ice. But like any other things in life, their were down moments i thought. I saw some who were bored, so much so that they already wanted to get out. But they stuck with us,waited for the climax of the day, and i wished their emotions of boredom shifted 360degrees. Reading their comments in our evaluation sheets were touching and if anything, inspiring. Thanks to them we felt we did a good job, not just any good job,but a successful job. We felt we have accomplished our sole purpose, though dual, which is to inculcate learnings through fun and smiles.
This day is shaping to be one of my best day so far, and even though another one will come in the near future, this day will still be considered to be the best. I wasn't contented because we did a good job, i was contented because they were happy. After this day, i will look forward to more activities such as these. I'm willing to contribute my time to have another one of this again. This is a very memorable day that i called this day, fittingly, Feb27! The people who were a part of Feb27, may you savor the time we had as we will savor it. May memories be mutually shared between us and i hope that we have contributed to each other's smiles! Me, and my groupmates, will assure everyone in Feb27 that we will never forget you, if anything we would hope to see you again, in another miliue. Looking forward to that day sends shiver to my spines. Feb27 has made a burgeouis day extraordinary. We will meet again! That is inevitable! =]
Back to the exhaustingly elating events: I arrived at SACS at around 7am, +/-2minutes, waited for my groupmates to arrive all the while a little worried that whether or not they would get lost. The road to SACS is like a coiling roll of thread, if you do not know the way, getting lost is as easy as blinking. But 5minutes or so, they arrived. It was not only relieving but also thankful that they did not get lost. We took a seat at SACS waiting for the participants and for Ms.Cindy. Our active training started late than the expected time which was 8am. We started at around 8:30am, and all the things which have been in my mind, sequenced by the constant imagining since days before came crumbling down like a little snowball falling downhill. It was as if the things i was holding on was suddenly ripped from me. I came close to rattling, but i kept my cool, thought it over, and realized:"The best things in life are those that happen spontaneously!" Aren't they? I keep telling myself that whatever happens, happens. One can never expect that everything happens according to plan. I re-established my cool, thought that given this wonderful opportunity to be with people who is also willing to reveal themselves, strip themselves of limiting inhibitions, and possibly grow to be better persons, and only to waste it on a simple worry that can easily be wiped clean.
Honestly, and i hope sir Gerry won't be able to read this, but we did not actually follow religiously the planned flow for the day. So many things have been omitted and changed. But overall, i think it was all worth the modifications. At the end of it all, i felt that they really enjoyed their day with us. As much as we want to enjoy our first training ever, our first priority was always their enjoyment. Not just ordinary enjoyment, but learning something while enjoying. A fun heart could never be tamed by clear cut instructions. Our lectures were changed into games with learnings, we added ice breakers in between to, obviously, break the ice. But like any other things in life, their were down moments i thought. I saw some who were bored, so much so that they already wanted to get out. But they stuck with us,waited for the climax of the day, and i wished their emotions of boredom shifted 360degrees. Reading their comments in our evaluation sheets were touching and if anything, inspiring. Thanks to them we felt we did a good job, not just any good job,but a successful job. We felt we have accomplished our sole purpose, though dual, which is to inculcate learnings through fun and smiles.
This day is shaping to be one of my best day so far, and even though another one will come in the near future, this day will still be considered to be the best. I wasn't contented because we did a good job, i was contented because they were happy. After this day, i will look forward to more activities such as these. I'm willing to contribute my time to have another one of this again. This is a very memorable day that i called this day, fittingly, Feb27! The people who were a part of Feb27, may you savor the time we had as we will savor it. May memories be mutually shared between us and i hope that we have contributed to each other's smiles! Me, and my groupmates, will assure everyone in Feb27 that we will never forget you, if anything we would hope to see you again, in another miliue. Looking forward to that day sends shiver to my spines. Feb27 has made a burgeouis day extraordinary. We will meet again! That is inevitable! =]
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