Lately, I realized na sa loob kami ng tumatakbong bus nakakasumpong ng comfort o aral sa tuwing nagiging disappointing sa pakiwari ko ang lakad naming mga pastors at deaconesses. Pakibasa na lang ang previous post ko na, ALL TIME HITS.
October 11-13, 2012 nang kami ay umattend ng tinatawag naming MANILA EPISCOPAL AREA CHURCH WORKERS CONVOCATION sa Baguio City. Lahat kami ay required umaattend. Past 4 am nang umalis ang aming bus mula Monumento papuntang Baguio.
Going to Baguio does not excite me anymore. But what excites me with this trip ang venue. We were told that we will be billeted to a hotel named, Venus Pines Hotel. Di ba shalla ang dating, hotel? Usually kasi, sa Teacher's Camp ginagawa ang mga ganitong activity.
We had a stop over somewhere in Pangasinan where we had our breakfast. After our break, the bus proceeded with the trip. Nagpasya silang magvideoke sa loob ng bus. And what was the insistent public demand? My version of the song, LAKLAK. I realized that they can't get over with my rendition and they were clamoring for my repeat performance. Hahahahaha!
But I was not in the mood to sing. For two reasons, may narinig akong kuwento na nakawala ng mood ko at minamalat talaga ako that time.
But I was not in the mood to sing. For two reasons, may narinig akong kuwento na nakawala ng mood ko at minamalat talaga ako that time.
I told them I am not singing but the clamor increased all the more. I gave in. I sang but I couldn't muster the song. I was not able to repeat my famed performance. Hahahaha!
After a few songs, the videoke singing stopped. Nahawa na yata ang lahat sa bad mood ko. Sensya na. Hahahahaha!
We reached our destination by 10 am. Many pastors from different provinces and conferences were already goofing in the lobby. My expectation of the venue faded away. Definitely, it was not a five-star hotel. The facade of the hotel calls for a renovation to solicit attraction. Asa pa ako. Hahahahaha!
Because of my disappointment, I did not bother to take pictures the whole time of my stay there. Hahahahaha!
Pero sadyang hinahabol ng camera ang celebrity kaya nagpaunlak naman ako. Hahahahahaha!
Because of my disappointment, I did not bother to take pictures the whole time of my stay there. Hahahahaha!
Pero sadyang hinahabol ng camera ang celebrity kaya nagpaunlak naman ako. Hahahahahaha!
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| Di ba sa picture hindi mukhang bored? Hahahahaha |
My dissatisfaction grew even more when we were told that we can only enter our respective rooms by 10 pm that day. Imagine, we traveled early and long just to be told that we cannot take at least a bit of rest until the activities that day are over.
Binigyan ko na lang ng katwiran na nag-alala ang mga organizers ng programa na mahirapan silang pabalikin ang mga tao kapag nagsipuntahan na ito sa kanilang mga rooms. Still, making exhausted and sleepless people listen even to the most eloquent speaker would not do.
Anyway, mas kawawa naman yung mga nagpunta nang mas maaga kaysa sa amin.
Binigyan ko na lang ng katwiran na nag-alala ang mga organizers ng programa na mahirapan silang pabalikin ang mga tao kapag nagsipuntahan na ito sa kanilang mga rooms. Still, making exhausted and sleepless people listen even to the most eloquent speaker would not do.
Anyway, mas kawawa naman yung mga nagpunta nang mas maaga kaysa sa amin.
The activity that day started with an opening worship. Nothing new. It's not that I don't want to worship. It is just that half of my life, I've been doing that. Wala na bang mas creative pa? Hahahahaha!
The session hall was not inviting either. There were walls in the session that blocked my sight of the speaker. Kasalanan ko naman, huli ako at sa likod naupo. Because of my unfavorable location, I lost my interest in the activity and opted to get out of the session hall and spent a chat with other pastors who were equally bored like me. Feeling ko kasi makakatulog ako sa loob habang nagwo-worship. And I was right, I was told that many people inside could not fight the dizziness they felt that time.
I could not remember the activities after the opening worship. And I didn't care to remember it all. Tamang bad trip talaga ako nasa bus pa lang nang makarinig ako ng hindi magandang balita. Kung ano man yun, who knows? Mai-blog ko rin one time.
Actually, may invited na bishop from the US at maganda naman ang kanyang topic. Pampalago ng iglesia ang kanyang hain. After his talk, we went into small groups to discuss our reaction to what we learned from the talk. Siyempre pa, ang daming ideas na lumabas. Pero lagi namang mayayaman sa ideas ang mga pastor. Pare-pareho rin naman ang aming pinag-uusapan, mula noon, hanggang ngayon. Ang missing link lang ay kung ano ang gagawin naming solusyon sa aming mga talakayan.
Hula ko, sa susunod uli na may convocation, ganito rin uli ang usapan. At dahil nakakaramdam na ako ng pagkabagot sa usapang wala namang kinauuwian, hindi na ako nagsalita nang ako ay hingan ng pagkakataong magsalita. What for? Usapan lang naman yun.
Naisip ko lang sana lang para naman, maiba-iba ang usapan e yung bawat grupo ay umupo na lang sa damuhan ng burnham park dahil nasa tapat lang naman ng hotel na aming tinutuluyan.
Aanhin pa ang Baguio City kung ang time lang naman na binigay sa amin upang mamasyal ay 6 pm onwards nung second day. Wala na kaming gaanong magagawa sa kakarampu't na panahong ibinigay sa amin.
The first day ended one hour earlier. I was happy about it but became frustrated again by waiting for another half an hour just to have our key for the room.
It was a 6 bedroom room with no air conditioner unit and electric fan. Hello? Baguio City is no longer as cold as before! Kumusta naman ang global warming? Pero nakatulog naman kami hindi dahil sa lamig kundi dahil sa pagod. Hahahahaha!
The 14 inch TV was not functioning in our room. There was not enough space for us to move around since the room was arranged just as sleeping place.
The second day went with talk, talk and talk. People talking inside the session hall and people talking outside the session hall. Hahahahaha!
By afternoon, there was a reporting to be done from the group discussion. Since I was not able to contribute to the discussion or shall I say, I refused to contribute, naghintay na lang ako ng mga mag-aaya ng mga gustong maglakwatsa katulad ko. Hahahahahaha!
I could not remember the activities after the opening worship. And I didn't care to remember it all. Tamang bad trip talaga ako nasa bus pa lang nang makarinig ako ng hindi magandang balita. Kung ano man yun, who knows? Mai-blog ko rin one time.
Actually, may invited na bishop from the US at maganda naman ang kanyang topic. Pampalago ng iglesia ang kanyang hain. After his talk, we went into small groups to discuss our reaction to what we learned from the talk. Siyempre pa, ang daming ideas na lumabas. Pero lagi namang mayayaman sa ideas ang mga pastor. Pare-pareho rin naman ang aming pinag-uusapan, mula noon, hanggang ngayon. Ang missing link lang ay kung ano ang gagawin naming solusyon sa aming mga talakayan.
Hula ko, sa susunod uli na may convocation, ganito rin uli ang usapan. At dahil nakakaramdam na ako ng pagkabagot sa usapang wala namang kinauuwian, hindi na ako nagsalita nang ako ay hingan ng pagkakataong magsalita. What for? Usapan lang naman yun.
Naisip ko lang sana lang para naman, maiba-iba ang usapan e yung bawat grupo ay umupo na lang sa damuhan ng burnham park dahil nasa tapat lang naman ng hotel na aming tinutuluyan.
Aanhin pa ang Baguio City kung ang time lang naman na binigay sa amin upang mamasyal ay 6 pm onwards nung second day. Wala na kaming gaanong magagawa sa kakarampu't na panahong ibinigay sa amin.
The first day ended one hour earlier. I was happy about it but became frustrated again by waiting for another half an hour just to have our key for the room.
It was a 6 bedroom room with no air conditioner unit and electric fan. Hello? Baguio City is no longer as cold as before! Kumusta naman ang global warming? Pero nakatulog naman kami hindi dahil sa lamig kundi dahil sa pagod. Hahahahaha!
The 14 inch TV was not functioning in our room. There was not enough space for us to move around since the room was arranged just as sleeping place.
The second day went with talk, talk and talk. People talking inside the session hall and people talking outside the session hall. Hahahahaha!
By afternoon, there was a reporting to be done from the group discussion. Since I was not able to contribute to the discussion or shall I say, I refused to contribute, naghintay na lang ako ng mga mag-aaya ng mga gustong maglakwatsa katulad ko. Hahahahahaha!
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| Nakisabit ako sa grupo ng mga lakwatsera. Hahaha! |
Kami na nasa picture at maraming pang iba na mga pastor at deaconess ang pinili na lang pumunta ng palengke at mamili kaysa tapusin ang session ng convocation. Hahahahahahaha!
Bumalik kami sa hotel for our dinner. Konting kwentuhan pa, then, natulog na uli.
The third and last day started with a talk from our bishop about Bible and the Pastor. Enjoy naman pero konti na lang ang bago sa narinig ko. Hahahahaha!
Lalo pang lumipad ang kamalayan ko nang marinig ko ang isang deaconess na nagsabi na, "mag-awitan tayo habang hinihintay natin na dumating ang iba." Ayaw na ayaw ko kasing ginagawang panghintay lang ang pagpapa awit. Sagrado kasi sa akin ang awit. Ansaveh? Hahahahahaha!
At yung pinaawit niya e mahihiya ang baul sa kalumaan. Hahahahaha!
Siyempre kung may opening worship, may closing worship. Hahahaha! Our bishop was also our speaker in our closing worship. Na-feel naman niya na wala na siyang bagong sasabihin kaya iniklian niya na lang ang kanyang mensahe. At least sensitive ang aming bishop. Hahahahahaha!
Ang medyo bago lang sa closing worship ay pinahiran kami sa kamay ng langis as a symbol that we are annointed. Pero hindi ko gusto ang amoy ng langis. At hindilang ako ang hindi nakagusto ng amoy. Sabi pa nga ng isa, para raw pinaprituhan ng isda yung langis. O, hindi sa akin ang comment na yun ha? Ang bait ko kaya. Hahahahaha! Kung ganon, hindi ko matawag na fresh annointing yun. Mas mabango pa sana ang Johnson's baby oil. Hahahahahaha!
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| Hulaan niyo kung sino sa kanila ang nagcomment tungkol sa amoy ng oil. Hahahahaha! |
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