Free Cell

My church has set up a Food Bank where a huge iron container would be placed just outside the sanctuary for anyone who'd like to give canned food to the poor and needy. Normally, those who are working would drop those cans into the container.

Last Friday was Free Cell. Anne got creative and suggested that all Youth Cells go out shopping! Nah! Not shopping for clothes or personal stuff. She wanted the youths to contribute towards the Food Bank.

My cell combined with the Merbok Ria cell. We met at AlexisP's place, had icebreaker and worship there before adjourning to the Family Store nearby.

For our cell, we were asked to bring at least RM3 to purchase food stuff. Some of us felt compelled to cough out more than that amount. Whatever it is, all 28 of us filled out the place to look for canned food.

There were so many people as it was a weekend as well as a public holiday and not only that, it was the 1st day of the month - which means, most of the working people had their salaries and are doing their monthly grocery shopping.

It was a long queue and some of us pooled our things together to pay.

After what seemed like a long time, everyone paid and were waiting outside FS with their little bags of food.

We then adjourned to IRC (nope, it's not Internet Chat Relay... it's this new restaurant called Island Red Cafe) for dinner. We were warned that there would be a delay in us getting our food as there were sooo many people crowding the place.

We spread out into three different tables. Someone came to take our orders.

And we waited.

And we amused ourselves by taking lots of pictures.

And did some crazy stuff.

And waited.

And waited.

And waited.

The orders got mixed. After 40 minutes of waiting, we were told that Rebecca had to reorder because that item was sold out. She reordered - fries (cause that would come fast).

Rajen had to remind them about his carrot juice drink. And after more than an hour, the drink came - three times!!!! To which Rajen was firm and said that he wouldn't pay for the extra 2 glasses.

Some of them left at 11.15pm. And their food came at 11.20pm.

AlexisP's food came about 1 hour 30 minutes later. And we made him gobble up his food because we wanted to go back home.

The owner promised us that he would minus off the service charges - which he never did, and we paid it anyway.

Well, all I can say is, they warned us earlier that there would be a delay and I guess we shouldn't complain about it. Another comment is that they should've just taken the orders table by table and not combine all the items.

We did have a fun and bonding time, though ..... I guess that's all that matters, right?