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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
And it has begun.
It was a sky-high launch! The project made its debut last Sunday.
And to mark that new start, I made sure it would be un-for-gettable.
We had our KADIWA't Binhi (the Youth Organization which I preside) Monthly Meeting that day. The long, stressful days I had last week? It's all because of this. The preparations. The promotions. The event.
For those who don't know, this isn't just any ordinary "meeting".
Our main objective in the organization is to keep reminding the youth of our church not to stray - not to do things that might as well be left unsaid (READ:
Naughty, bad, bad things).
Meaning: As much as possible, we prevent them from being influenced by dark forces (READ:
Masamang Barkada). MEANing: We invite and convince them to join several (wholesome but fun) activities in the org to expose them more to good deeds.
MEANING: We have to be
cool enough,
funny enough, or
good-looking enough to steal a fraction of their attention.
MEEEANIIING: It's hard work.
Kids these days. Pffft.
It's hard to offer guidance to these people without sounding too preachy. And who likes
too preachy? I don't. No one in this generation does. So we, as heads of the youth group, has to come up with different, interesting ways to snatch them into our "world".
And now - the "meeting". Just think of it as a live brochure of what the org is about and all its benefits to your mind and soul. We show pictures and video clips of our past activities and prove to them that having fun isn't about getting wild and drunk but doing things with your friends that are worthwhile, helpful and inspiring. In fact, last summer, we went to the beach, organized a sportsfest and then taught a bunch of (un)fortunate children. Now
that was fun. And rewarding. Just ask
Ching. And
Jet.
And look, my to-do list that day before the Big Meeting at 4:30 PM:
- Give out fliers. That was 6 in the morning and I looked really haggard and sleepy. I hope I didn't scare them off. Hehe.
- Find a guest speaker. On the spot. Imagine that. I've been calling every nurse I know (since our topic was about Health: ChiKalusugan. Nice.) for two days and no one agreed to do it. I was sooo psyched when Joanna's mom showed up the last minute! She saved the day!
- Make a music video. Since I'm no expert, editing and making that 5-minute video took me 3 hours. Time well spent, huh?
- Make a powerpoint presentation. All recycled.
- Encode. The Programme, the Topic Guide (which I coppasted* from the Net), the Certificates.
- Photocopy. Freakin' 100 copies of everything.
- Think of Ice Breakers. Pinoy Henyo. How original. But hey, it was fun.
- Set-up the place. Tables, booths, souvenirs, etc. Whew!
- Talk in front. This was the easiest. I could just ramble all day.
It was a success. Thank
GOODNESS!
About 70-80 people attended. It was a small fraction out of the 800 sheeps(?!) we were looking after but it's ok. The promotion was weak but nevertheless, we were prepared.
But still, there were two things I would rather forget:
- Many of the facts I presented about the topic which I got from the Net was ALL. WRONG. As confirmed by our guest speaker. Damn you, GOOGLE!
- I forgot to retouch before I faced everybody! Nawala yung linigo ko! NYAKKK! It was embarrassing. Ang haggard ko raw. Halatang may binigay na effort sa event. Haha! Damn, my video coverage pala kami nun!
But all in all, at the end of the day, I felt great! Good start for the project.
Bad trip nga lang at on the way to Joe Kuan for my "Victory" dinner ay na-flatan kami ng gulong! Naglakad pa kami ni Jet waaay back sa bakeshop to get the extra tire. Whew! Exhausting talaga.
Yan tuloy naparami ang kain. Hehe.
Tocino.
YUM.
Fried Rice.
YUM.
Itlog.
YUM.
Iced Tea.
YUM.
Siomai.
YUM.
Hay buhay.
YUM.
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