November 24, 2007

3i Retreat

Saan ba? Sa bayan ng Angono, lalawigan ng Rizal --- Loyola Retreat House. Bundok este burol na naman! Kailan? Siguro, ika-19 ng Oktubre. Oo, tama kasabay niya ang Erik SOLO at Araneta Col. Ang ANO? The Retreat of 3i GradClass '09.
Hindi ko na matandaan. Matagal na kasi, hindi ako ganoon ka "lakas" sa pag-aalala. Paumanhin. Barberuhin ko nalang ung iba :)
Marahil dinala ko na ang lahat ng kailangan: damit, pagkain, toyletpuno(toiletries), ilawan, PISO, atbp.
Ay! Hindi agaran ang aming pagpunta sa Rizal. May klase pa ho! Kung hindi ako nagkakamali may 2 kaming Long Test? Hindi ako sigurado, basta't pagod ako bago umalis.
Dismissal! Ayan na kanya-kayang handa at punta sa bus. Tatlo ang bag na dala ko. Kumain muna ang lahat bago bumiyahe.
Abante! Hindi tabloid. : Ang sarap ng pwesto ko, sa may bintana subalit katabi ko sa Balamiento. Hindi naman siya magulo SUBALIT may tao na pilit umawit. Hindi isinasangalang-alang ang pandinig ng iba. Alam na! Halos lahat nakikinig sa mga tugtog sapagkat magpapaalam ang mga kagamitan namin pagdating sa Retreat House.
its too bad i defied the rules. i brought two. [insert evil laugh]. i brought my headset. [insert laugh]. the cellphone that i was about to surrender was simless. [insert giggles] . the cellphone that i was to about to sneak in has an UNCHARGED battery. [bwahahaha]! WHAT THE HELL? i guess it's an omen to surrender my stuff. too bad :(

Here! here we are. before we went down the bus, we were told that Glorietta went BOOM! it's G2. We went straight to the Open Conference Area and discussed the House Rules, Room Assignments and our first merienda! There were three floors with rooms, i believe there is another --- maybe the roof. The rooms were assigned; one for each student. I got room 22. The room was in good condition for me. It had a door with a lock, keys inserted in the knob, two average sized beds, lights, a cabinet, a sink, an electric fan and an electric socket [insert grin or let's say a charger]. Time to unpack somethings and change into pambahay. BELLS! BELLS! BELLS! Off to the Chapel Front for Merienda!

Break! Sabi ni Sir Jerry masarap ang pagkain sa retreat house. And it was true! Spaghetti ( na REFILLABLE o BOTTOMLESS ), tinapay at pamatid-uhaw! Yung spag yung nagpapanalo. Proper etiqutte recquired table napkins, but some used a slice of bread as their pamunas. Babuy!

Conference! Dito pala sinabi yung mga patakaran. Dito na rin magsisimula ang mga aktibidades ( gawain ). First, inner silence and meditation. It's too bad i didn't feel that i was flying. I just felt emptiness inside. It was like nothing - i felt NUMB. Next, clay molding. Feel free to do whatever you like with an innocent piece of clay. I made a "Jesus and Me" figure. Last, sharing time. I was with Jerome when this happened. Doon kami sa taas kung saan magbabantay yung aso. The activity was a mystery for me.

Prayer Room~ Here we offered our clay figurines to the Relic of Jesus Christ. Also a prayer to guide our offerings. We had a moment of silence, laughter and thought. Out of nowhere we heard the sound of a note from a piano. Creepy!

Palancas~ It was a mystery when people were just vanishing. One by one we were called to the great mysteries of the Retreat House. Hernandez... Lacuna.... Lijauco.... Macrohon. It's time for the final judgement. " I walk in the valley od death. I fear no evil for You are with me." Indeed i was walking in a hall filled with a parallel-arranged candles. It was creepy and dark. NO FEAR! I walked cautiously, and i was waiting for any supernatural event to occur. None...

Palanca Room~ I heard: "susunugin yung palanca". It's just an action of a fool or maybe not. There i see an envelope and written on it: "Daniel Macrohon 3I, BIGMAC, PALANCA KO ITO, PALANCA LETTERs". Basta binaboy ko yung envelope. But the letters inside were read by a Daniel, in fact even a Manuel. I don't remeber mucha about this except for a poem.

Sow a thought, reap something. :) I also left some letters in my room, and i was lazy to get it. I read all letters and was glad about the content. I remebered myself smiling, that's all.

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