SIB Pohon Batu Youth Fellowship: Me & Doulos, once upon a time

Okay, so I decided to start the Personal Testimony here in our blog. Hope that the authors out there (that I've invited) named a few --> Evangel, Thom, Arnold, Nana & Ben will be inspired to write one (or many-many) as well. Those who haven't been invited, please don't feel neglected. You may do so as well. All you have to do is to contact Elcynthia (scroll down -->till the end of the page) and ask!

Ask and you will received!

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Suddenly... out of nowhere, my memories on Doulos came back to me. I felt the urge to check what's happening about Doulos now. Got to know that she's in Fremantle, Australia now. So... who is Doulos? Here she is.... isn't she's a beauty..??

For those who are still questioning about what with this ship anyway... you may check it's history here.

Ok, back to my story. There are people I knew who have a very hard time to believe that I had been volunteered as a crew for one week on this ship and I was only 15 back then. Yes... just fresh after PMR. I remembered clearly how I was really-really-really hoping to be assigned in the Book Fair Department. That WAS the ONLY reason why I volunteered (at least in the beginning). And I remembered how frustrated I was when I fliped my name card where it clearly written the section where I were assigned - PANTRY!!

Where is PANTRY??? A place between the the kitchen and the dining hall. So I was the waitress in action (yes... that's include the white apron - minus the french maid looks!!) and I was the only one volunteer assigned there! Oh... how I hated it regardless what our supervisor's last word before we went to our assigned place. I was so..... mad+frust that I don't even noticed what the volunteers' supervisor had said until... (ingat dalam Amsal--> kemarahan dalam kebodohan... yes, I had that moment!)

After a couple of days volunteering, I had a chat with my friend, Ervinna (only the two of us represented SIB and she was assigned at my wish list spot). She mentioned about the heat at the deck especially during noon time and the tiredness from moving the books to and from the deck and the storage room. If you haven't been on the ship, the book fair is on the deck (at least during my time) and don't have air conditioner. So just imagine yourself feeling the heat at 1-3 noon. At that time, all the selfish desire I had for myself been cleared and our supervisor's last word before we started our volunteering thingy make sense: We had prayed for this and I want you all to know that God had given you the right place even when you think it's not fair.

Hm... me and my foolishness desires. *hehehe...* Moral of thy experience: Be thankful.. *ehehe..* Well, there's actually another un-thankful girl (like me *smile*) assigned in the Kitchen and we found out that she's actually have gastric and it's a good thing she was in the kitchen, surrounded with food all the time. The two of us actually managed to taste the Valentine's special cookies (courtesy of the chief) .. hehe.. yummy!! And as for me working in the pantry was the best since we only get busy before and after lunch & dinner time, and I can wander off wherever I want in the between as long I'll be around when the rushing hour is almost there. Plus, the dining hall and the pantry have air-cond!! (of course la!!!)

A thing that I regretted the most was NOT to take picture !!! (it really doesn't cross my mind at that time) I don't even have a single picture !!! How foolish I was since it's a once-in-a-lifetime-&-very-very-very-rare experience. What was I thinking back then. No wonder people had a hard time to believe since I don't have the evidence!! *sigh* kakakakka!!! Well, hope the ship will Labuan in her tour's schedule before she might be de-commissioned in 2010.