"Honey, do you love me?" the beautiful girl standing in front of me asks.
"Yes, I do." I hastily reply, then I promptly run.
This is a scene from today's training - rather, from today's intermission. It's a game called "Honey, do you love me?" (no points for title originality), and it's fun. Like Trip to Jerusalem mixed with Truth or Dare. Basically, if the person who is "it" asks anybody seated the title question, the target either responds "Yes, I do" (in which case everybody switches chairs) or "No, because I only love people who..." (then specifies a trait that elicits the others to switch chairs, if they possess the trait). The person left standing when everybody else is seated becomes the target of a "Truth or Dare" and is eliminated. We then nominate the next "it." Anyway, it was fun.
It was also fun how the majority of my batchmates (not just my teammates) were scheduled for the same ungodly hour in the morning. We all got together during the breaks, and that was great - even the part when we all exhausted the office's coffee supply! It was a riot when everybody crammed in the cafeteria, and it was great meeting new people from different groups... that were now my new teammates because of the regrouping. Life is change, after all.
I re-learn how to take the bus today. I've been so used to tricycles, jeeps and trains, I neglected one important member of the public vehicle community. New twist, though: it's 3AM. The thrill of running to catch the bus, mixed with the risk of falling off the bus (non-AC buses keep the windows open to let in air, and the doors open to allow quick passengers to get on and off) was a new rush akin to my COCC days. Not to mention the ever-present threat of early morning robbery and/or terrorist bombing. Just because I'm an employee doesn't mean I'm no longer a thrill-seeking Royal Priest! Downside: I miss the wacky nonsensical tabloid horoscopes I used to get from the train station. Oh, well.
God was definitely present today. After all, He kept me from falling off the bus. And He caused a girl to ask me if I love her (even if it was just a game, I gotta tell you, I was stammering!) and me to reply "Yes" to that inquiry. And He made it so I could enjoy my delicious chicken loaf with my friends during lunch. Yummy. Thanks, God. Oh yeah, and I finished submitting the last bit of pre-employment requirements today. THANK GOD. I have a love/hate relationship with office paperwork. On one hand, I like carrying all those forms around, like it's important (which I'm sure it is). On the other hand, I don't like listing my family tree and all those other numbers and details that I usually ignore. Anyway, overall today was fun. Thanks again, God!
It makes me think of Prince Hector in the movie Troy: "Sometimes the gods bless in the morning and curse in the afternoon." I'm bracing myself for tomorrow. As Chris Gardner put it, "This part of my life is called 'Taking the Bus'."
