It is nice to meet new acquaintance once in awhile especially on a lazy Saturday. With a long weekend coming in, everything seems to stand still even though the spirit of the city seems to maintain its fast paced run in catching up with reality.
I ended up calling a friend. I asked him if I can drop by to catch up. I needed the break and his presence. I also felt that he needed the company. He has been long overdue in looking for a job and is desperate to have company. Yes, I took advantage of his need of a companion. I really cannot tell who needs it more between the two of us. But it doesn't really matter. I went to his apartment building and later on invited some of his other friends that I befriended just a month ago.
Although road tripping is the usual itinerary of their Saturdays, the group was into something that is quite unorthodox to their usual turf. I was in for a surprise. Before I knew it I was collecting every single penny that I have in my wallet that has seen better days. Tonight is Bingo night! Yes B.I.N.G.O- Bingo!!! The game is usually seen played on the streets, in the malls and during charity events. A game for the old and the ones who simply want to kill time for whatever cause they have in mind.
We started taking turns in rolling the wheel as the Bingo set that we have has its own wheel and cage. Everybody started laughing and was at the same time were anxious and excited to know who won in each round as if the prize at stake was really worth a fortune to begin with- eager to be their turn to shout" BINGO!" and win. With enough pizzas and stories to share and go around, we enjoyed each others company in what was supposed to be a common boring Saturday for city dwellers like us.
In the end, I did enjoy myself. Life in the city can be very routinely and one really has to sort out ways to creatively make things enjoyable and fun. All of us in that apartment that day had one goal in mind and we were able to convince ourselves that life is never about a game of chance like Bingo. Life is what we make of it. Chance makes life more challenging and like Bingo it is also worth it to take risks- only if you know what you are risking and you know what the consequences of you actions can bring.
The afternoon frolicking stretched till the night. We could have left the turn out of our weekend to chance and be bored. Some lose and some went home a little richer that night. But we were all happy- controlling a part of our lives to make sure we had fun and we played risk with a little game of chance. This and more can also be said true when we turn to the other chapters of our lives- relationships, family and career. To love is a choice, and it is a choice of being open to a lot of risks and vulnerabilities. Family is not choice.It is an inherent part of one's self- to deny it or be open to being independent and free thinking is the choice of taking risk against what your family believes in as it is a unit existing based on mutual support. Your career is risk based on making informed choices and decisions.
What's in for us next Saturday or the Saturday after that? It' s too early to tell what will be the next convention is. We might again gamble, go on a road trip or maybe just slack in a coffee shop while we exchange stories about how life in the city has made us love life more. There is only one thing sure. We will do ourselves justice and make the most of what life has to offer- never becoming victims of situations and leaving certain things to chance if we can afford it and if stakes are worth it. Losing and winning are not legitimate options. The options lies with the choice of succumbing to taking risks and not completely leaving anything to chance.
I ended up calling a friend. I asked him if I can drop by to catch up. I needed the break and his presence. I also felt that he needed the company. He has been long overdue in looking for a job and is desperate to have company. Yes, I took advantage of his need of a companion. I really cannot tell who needs it more between the two of us. But it doesn't really matter. I went to his apartment building and later on invited some of his other friends that I befriended just a month ago.
Although road tripping is the usual itinerary of their Saturdays, the group was into something that is quite unorthodox to their usual turf. I was in for a surprise. Before I knew it I was collecting every single penny that I have in my wallet that has seen better days. Tonight is Bingo night! Yes B.I.N.G.O- Bingo!!! The game is usually seen played on the streets, in the malls and during charity events. A game for the old and the ones who simply want to kill time for whatever cause they have in mind.
We started taking turns in rolling the wheel as the Bingo set that we have has its own wheel and cage. Everybody started laughing and was at the same time were anxious and excited to know who won in each round as if the prize at stake was really worth a fortune to begin with- eager to be their turn to shout" BINGO!" and win. With enough pizzas and stories to share and go around, we enjoyed each others company in what was supposed to be a common boring Saturday for city dwellers like us.
In the end, I did enjoy myself. Life in the city can be very routinely and one really has to sort out ways to creatively make things enjoyable and fun. All of us in that apartment that day had one goal in mind and we were able to convince ourselves that life is never about a game of chance like Bingo. Life is what we make of it. Chance makes life more challenging and like Bingo it is also worth it to take risks- only if you know what you are risking and you know what the consequences of you actions can bring.
The afternoon frolicking stretched till the night. We could have left the turn out of our weekend to chance and be bored. Some lose and some went home a little richer that night. But we were all happy- controlling a part of our lives to make sure we had fun and we played risk with a little game of chance. This and more can also be said true when we turn to the other chapters of our lives- relationships, family and career. To love is a choice, and it is a choice of being open to a lot of risks and vulnerabilities. Family is not choice.It is an inherent part of one's self- to deny it or be open to being independent and free thinking is the choice of taking risk against what your family believes in as it is a unit existing based on mutual support. Your career is risk based on making informed choices and decisions.
What's in for us next Saturday or the Saturday after that? It' s too early to tell what will be the next convention is. We might again gamble, go on a road trip or maybe just slack in a coffee shop while we exchange stories about how life in the city has made us love life more. There is only one thing sure. We will do ourselves justice and make the most of what life has to offer- never becoming victims of situations and leaving certain things to chance if we can afford it and if stakes are worth it. Losing and winning are not legitimate options. The options lies with the choice of succumbing to taking risks and not completely leaving anything to chance.
1 comment:
awwww... nice entry bok. :D o, marunong ka naman pala makipag-exchange links ah. hehehe. Welcome to the less complicated world of blogging (compared to reality, that is) haha!
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