Cell Outin'

Last saturdays cell gathering was awesome!

Thanks so much to Shealin for opening up your home to us troublemakers :P

Hope it wasn't too much trouble.

So anyways, it was supposed to be a pot-luck thing.. but guys being guys, they brought nothing but "man power" to the table. Which wasnt actually needed cause there wasnt any heavy lifting! Well except for choon yong. At least he brought the jelly cake- which i didnt get to eat *sadnessess*. So yeah, i contributed shephard's pie (i made it myself) hehe. I was quite happy with it, could have been better but good enough. Pizza!! There was lots of pizza too.

I had alot of fun! Truly a time of bonding. We talked, watched a movie but i wasnt paying attention to it, took a bunch of pictures, laughed, ate, drive about although i didnt and probably some other stuff too. OH YEAH!!! I am sad( and slightly grossed out) to say that we tortured and killed a snail. Graphic pictures will be posted soon. And hopefully a video.

I like the part were wai kin, the recently turned 17 guy, drive like a round the park in front of shealin's house. he NEARLY hit a car TWICE, didnt look while making a turn and not to mention accelerated while jon was on the hood of pei ling's car. I repeat ON THE HOOD OF PEI LING'S CAR!!! Now that was scary. Scary but funny, after we got out of the car.

Most of the guys went on to play basketball with a couple of residents. I, not understanding why Nick was still playing with a twisted ankle, sat with rachel and mel pretending to cheer for which ever side scored. Lameness, i know. I gotta admit Ron and Darren are quite good. This coming for someone who rarely pays attention to this kinda sport. This was also the first time i met Ron. Mei San if you're reading this. I think you two are so cute!!

Moving on to a slightly more serious part of the day, I got scolded pretty bad by my dad over the phone when Shealin, Mel, Shou Yi, Nick and I were at Mcd's buying dinner for everyone. I was seriously scared.. But thankfully for Shou Yi and Mel, they calmed me down. But still, when i got home that night, i was like walking into a shooting practice where my parents were the guns and i was the potato sack they used for target practice, hypothetically speaking.

Rewinding to when i was still at shealin's place, the last hour or so I spent there, i think was what it was all about, thats the purpose of a gathering, a time where you get to know people without all the distractions and what not. Im really glad i stayed and probably wouldnt have missed it even if i was gonna get into more trouble.. Thats saying alot, you know.

I mean, i got to know alot about these friends that i had no idea about. They got to know a part of me too but after hearing their story, mine didnt feel so significant afterall. But it was a tough battle happening within me which i had to deal with on my own.

All friends can do is give advise and thats it. But thats not all i can do for this friend. I can be there for him, to listen to him if he's got anything weighing him down. But i think what he needs is to voice his real feelings towards the people that matter in his life. Then together they can overcome. And with such a great presence of God amongst them, I know they can pull through.

If you're reading this, i hope you know who you are, Im here for ya and so is everyone else. Dont keep it in :)

Marcia<3

Love is all around is, Just enbrace it already! :D