It has been an eventful FRiDaY & SaTurday for me.
Last Friday, I joined a game of scrabble sponsored by our office. I remember rushing at 5:00pm to leave the office and hailed a taxi ride to get me to the head office by 6:00pm. And since Our Lord heared my prayer, I was at Makati in 30 minutes (really such a miracle!). My team mate consists of Mackie from Training and Kaycel, a fellow SSA from Cypress Branch. Kaycel run late and was really scared she couldn't make it. She did. She also prayed hard on the way :p We called ourselves Team Violet, as we are all a fan of that color.
I had to smile when I remember the humor of it all. Thing is, I was the one who invited them to play scrabble. Both were a bit hesistant in joining, but because I was persistent in asking them to join, they finally agreed. When we were at the table playing, surprise, surprise! They can think words faster than me AND they scored high scores! We even won TOP in the first round :p hahaha! Papilit pa kayo ha! :D (hmph! hard to get!) My role? Easy. After every turn I just say "Final Answer" to our proctor :D hehe
Unfortunately during the second round, we lost a turn as we found out there is no QUO word accebtable in the scrabble dictionary. In any case, we all didn't mind, because we all enjoyed playing! Am hoping to still join next year : )
Saturday was another kind of game. I attended another company sponsored event. It is an outreach program by Sunlife Foundation called: Brigada Eskwela or in English is simply translated School Brigade. My company Sunlife called on employees to volunteer and help clean and paint classrooms of public school.
Our school was in Taguig, about 15 minutes frive from our Head Office in Makati. We grouped ourselves into 8. With us, Marge- SSA for Visayas Mindanao Area, Irene- SSA for Genus Pine NBO, Mackie (yup same mackie from the scrabble team) & Maimai from training, Karess- SSA for Evergreen NBO and his boyfriend Allen, and there's me- Roan- SSA for Red Oak NBO with my boyfriend Popoy. The most challenging feat for all of us was painting 69 chairs, 25 tables and 3 sets of windows! I have paint on my pants, shirt, hands... it was tiring to tell you the truth but so much worth it in the end! We didn't just help the school save in Painting Cost and Labor, we also just 'bonded' with each other. It was so much fun.
I've always admired that. The feeling of Community. If only that feeling can transcend into the whole world! No discrimination! Everyone is at Peace with one another and Joyfully living. *Sigh* when will it happen in this world....
Maybe, PEACE is what HEAVEN really is.
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