even when im not super fond of one of them (but in this case, i enjoy both. quite equally), telling the other party that you can't do something cus you chose another (aka rejecting one of them) is just... a really bad moment. and i really hate it.
in this case, if you havent guessed yet, its between the Western Mustang Band and Asian Christian Fellowship. i handed in my availability sheet (supposed to pick at least 4/5 parades and 12/17 athletic events). i could do 5/5 parades (was debating if i should do London. it'll kill me to do all 5. especially London on the saturday and Toronto on the sunday. yes... SAME WEEKEND. the 2 longest parades. deadly.. but as a band, we cant turn down either. hometown and international exposure!) so parades was alright. was gtg with that. no problems there. now the athletic events... im already missing homecoming cus i'll be at ACF Fall Retreat. so thats 3 events im missing (parade, football game, hockey game). so i can miss 2 more. except... majority of games were on friday nights! meaning ACF. matching up the ACF sched, there are some ACF events i cant miss. long story short, i could only sign up for 4/17 athletic events. =( i felt so bad handing in my availability sheet, and staying behind to talk to section leader, who brought it up with prez, and it just so happens the ENTIRE exec was standing there to listen to the whole thing.
ACF. its ACF. its where the 'good times' and f'real bonding happens. these are my brothers and sisters in Christ during the univ days. and im heading up the CRC. i can't just not be there for like most of oct/nov on friday nights. i mean, i tried to balance it out. every other week i'll be at band, then ACF on the other friday nights. i want to be there... to fellowship. to grow/bond with others and grow in Christ. its something i dont really have at SCAC.
i can say the same for both WMB and ACF. this is my final year. i still and have enjoyed both 'clubs' since 1st year. but here's the thing. i guess you could say that ACF is my 'comfort zone'. and ever since 1st year, ive always viewed WMB as my mission field. to be that example, to shine for Him. the different one. the fruitcake. but in a good way. yet i need that something to go back to. ACF. ive grown so much. learnt and seen so much since high school. i know Christ is the ultimate foundation yet at the same time, i need other brothers and sisters to keep me accountable. and im glad to have other brothers with me in band who're also committed to ACF or C4C. it helps when WMB ppl go too far in their jokes and we know we need to stay grounded.
its just tough when i guess you can say im 'needed' in both WMB and ACF. limited number of bass drums in WMB. and heading up the CRC in ACF.
i guess i can always plan CRC and just delegate. then go to band. but a part of me still wants to be at ACF. y'know.. like new stuff such as Battle of the Years, and other big stuff like Coffee House and Retreat.
y'know, after typing all that out, i think i might decrease the amount of ACF stuff. lets see if i can bump up that athletic events attendance number.
on a completely random note.
y'know how guys usually open door for girls? whether you're dating, friends, or complete strangers. its just a 'gentleman gesture' to do so. so today, i was about to walk out of the UCC, and there was a guy walking in to the UCC. so he pushes open the door with his hands and walks thru. instead of holding the door open for me, he pressed the handicap button, waits until i walk thru, then he keeps walking. LOL. GG laziness. not bothering to use his 'strength' yet its a twist to it. hm...!
just a random tidbit i thought worth mentioning (and it was too many characters for twitter =P)
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