Went for cousin's bbq yesterday...after leaving band early at around 2 plus. Actually, I really didn't see the need to stay there, after what we've all been through. Nevermind, we'll try again...harder this time, the only thing we can do is try until we succeed...better than running away from our problems and finding no solutions to them. ok, back to the bbq.
Reached east coast macs at around 4:50 (i was early; ur on time if ur 5 minutes early, so 5 minutes earlier would make me 'early' =p). dear cousin was supposed to meet me there at 5pm...i ended up waiting till 5.15 when she called me and told me to walk over to the bbq pit myself. *zzzz* so i made my way over, only to have myself caught in the rain by a huge passing cloud. it was so damn heavy at first, the wind was blowing up all the tree branches and leaves, and everytime i walked pass a tree something hard would drop on my shoulders...must be some kind of fruit or something. well, i figured i would'nt be any drier if I ran, so i just continued my jolly little stroll in the rain. While everyone else on the pathways were scrambling for shelter, I was enjoying the drenching swell and ice cold breezes...romantic or pathetic? neither, i guess. got a call from my cousin sayin it started to rain (I KNOW!), and she was at a shelter near to her pit. The problem is, with all that water on my glasses and my doubts about what she was wearing, I missed her and her friends completely by walking right past the shelter. The stupid thing was that she missed me too. I walked up a little bit further and realized that one girl I saw at the shelter looked alot like my cousin, just that i didn't really bother to check earlier. So i doubled back to look for her. Passing her bbq pit, i gave her a call (i later learned that she didn't bring her phone with her). A couple of girls about 50m ahead of me stopped to look around, and would continue walking after i stopped the call. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 4 CALLS...i thought the coincidence was uncanny, so I ran up to them and realized that the one in a dark pink sleeveless top was actually my cousin -__________-". the other one was her good friend, jillian or gillian...dunno how it's spelled. We were so darn surprised to see each other and I asked if she had brought her phone...seems she was a little surprised at the coincidence as well. maybe we have telepathy? haha...then she apologized for not meetin me at mac, it was like "i'm sorry...". she sounded so sweet, what else could I do than forgive her? =D
Sis later introduced me to her friends at the bbq pit; a great group, all really nice people. Of course, as always, I felt a little left out, especially because they were all her church friends, and I was the only Muslim there. Despite that, they tried their best to help me fit in, especially this guy Keith, another of my cousin's good friends. really friendly and approachable...though they're rich kids; mostly staying in the central area, alot from ACSI and ACJC, they had no airs or anything. Just like your typical teenagers looking for fun and trouble. haha...and there was one other thing that amazed me...they all said that I looked like an RI guy, cuz of the green and white kappa shirt I wore there. I dunno how I felt, proud or embarrassed. haha...the group then went back to the shelter to have a worship session, where they sang christian songs to the tune of a guitar played by one of the guys. Again, I felt out of place...i just stood there like a complete idiot. I know it's kind of a good experience, but it did feel awkward.
After the worship thing the rain stopped, so we started the bbq. The food was simply fantastic, no half cooked or overcooked food, and alot of nice stuff to eat, especially the chicken chops...wooo...delicious. They put me in charge of buttering the chicken chops...haha. The fire was really big with so much charcoal, so putting your hand above the grill for more than 4 or 5 seconds would feel like a scald. Surprisingly, no one dared to do that, except me, since I had to butter stuff. haha...i was like, "come on, its all in the mind! it's only heat, it won't hurt." well, the chicken chops tasted great with MY buttering anyway...haha! While we were eating we talked about lots of stuff, like school and life. some of them filled me in on their mission trip to India. What amazing things faith can do for people. Sure, to most it's unbelievable, but to me, I really think it's true. Faith heals all wounds. and sis was over there making me laugh every few minutes with her little antics. it was hilarious watching her sit down and get up with all her aching muscles from her fencing training camp a few days back. She looked as if she was wearing a tight miniskirt when she sat down...haha.
After eating, talking, eating, talking for the next two or so hours, the bbq ended, and after cleaning up a bit, it was time to go...sis and keith walked me to the main road near macs to take a cab, since I couldn't go home with her...she stayed in the central area, so she was getting a lift from keith's sister. We talked about a lot of stuff on the way, and sis was making fun of us by playing with our hair and saying "I can do anything to guys I love" and keith would return the favour by pulling her hair band off and saying "I can do anything to girls I love too"...funny la they all...my heart just kept feeling heavier as we approached the road...i was kinda sad, thinking "sis, when can I see you again? I don't want to miss you so much like I always do" well, i never did tell her that. She did make me feel better by giving me a nice hug, like she always does, before I got into the cab...yea, hope to see her again real soon.
Reached east coast macs at around 4:50 (i was early; ur on time if ur 5 minutes early, so 5 minutes earlier would make me 'early' =p). dear cousin was supposed to meet me there at 5pm...i ended up waiting till 5.15 when she called me and told me to walk over to the bbq pit myself. *zzzz* so i made my way over, only to have myself caught in the rain by a huge passing cloud. it was so damn heavy at first, the wind was blowing up all the tree branches and leaves, and everytime i walked pass a tree something hard would drop on my shoulders...must be some kind of fruit or something. well, i figured i would'nt be any drier if I ran, so i just continued my jolly little stroll in the rain. While everyone else on the pathways were scrambling for shelter, I was enjoying the drenching swell and ice cold breezes...romantic or pathetic? neither, i guess. got a call from my cousin sayin it started to rain (I KNOW!), and she was at a shelter near to her pit. The problem is, with all that water on my glasses and my doubts about what she was wearing, I missed her and her friends completely by walking right past the shelter. The stupid thing was that she missed me too. I walked up a little bit further and realized that one girl I saw at the shelter looked alot like my cousin, just that i didn't really bother to check earlier. So i doubled back to look for her. Passing her bbq pit, i gave her a call (i later learned that she didn't bring her phone with her). A couple of girls about 50m ahead of me stopped to look around, and would continue walking after i stopped the call. THIS CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 4 CALLS...i thought the coincidence was uncanny, so I ran up to them and realized that the one in a dark pink sleeveless top was actually my cousin -__________-". the other one was her good friend, jillian or gillian...dunno how it's spelled. We were so darn surprised to see each other and I asked if she had brought her phone...seems she was a little surprised at the coincidence as well. maybe we have telepathy? haha...then she apologized for not meetin me at mac, it was like "i'm sorry...". she sounded so sweet, what else could I do than forgive her? =D
Sis later introduced me to her friends at the bbq pit; a great group, all really nice people. Of course, as always, I felt a little left out, especially because they were all her church friends, and I was the only Muslim there. Despite that, they tried their best to help me fit in, especially this guy Keith, another of my cousin's good friends. really friendly and approachable...though they're rich kids; mostly staying in the central area, alot from ACSI and ACJC, they had no airs or anything. Just like your typical teenagers looking for fun and trouble. haha...and there was one other thing that amazed me...they all said that I looked like an RI guy, cuz of the green and white kappa shirt I wore there. I dunno how I felt, proud or embarrassed. haha...the group then went back to the shelter to have a worship session, where they sang christian songs to the tune of a guitar played by one of the guys. Again, I felt out of place...i just stood there like a complete idiot. I know it's kind of a good experience, but it did feel awkward.
After the worship thing the rain stopped, so we started the bbq. The food was simply fantastic, no half cooked or overcooked food, and alot of nice stuff to eat, especially the chicken chops...wooo...delicious. They put me in charge of buttering the chicken chops...haha. The fire was really big with so much charcoal, so putting your hand above the grill for more than 4 or 5 seconds would feel like a scald. Surprisingly, no one dared to do that, except me, since I had to butter stuff. haha...i was like, "come on, its all in the mind! it's only heat, it won't hurt." well, the chicken chops tasted great with MY buttering anyway...haha! While we were eating we talked about lots of stuff, like school and life. some of them filled me in on their mission trip to India. What amazing things faith can do for people. Sure, to most it's unbelievable, but to me, I really think it's true. Faith heals all wounds. and sis was over there making me laugh every few minutes with her little antics. it was hilarious watching her sit down and get up with all her aching muscles from her fencing training camp a few days back. She looked as if she was wearing a tight miniskirt when she sat down...haha.
After eating, talking, eating, talking for the next two or so hours, the bbq ended, and after cleaning up a bit, it was time to go...sis and keith walked me to the main road near macs to take a cab, since I couldn't go home with her...she stayed in the central area, so she was getting a lift from keith's sister. We talked about a lot of stuff on the way, and sis was making fun of us by playing with our hair and saying "I can do anything to guys I love" and keith would return the favour by pulling her hair band off and saying "I can do anything to girls I love too"...funny la they all...my heart just kept feeling heavier as we approached the road...i was kinda sad, thinking "sis, when can I see you again? I don't want to miss you so much like I always do" well, i never did tell her that. She did make me feel better by giving me a nice hug, like she always does, before I got into the cab...yea, hope to see her again real soon.
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