Looking Back

Yesterday at 4 pm, i've decided to go to mass with my mom and my sister (much later than our usual time which is 9 am). It's quite funny that Franz's gate is open. They only do this when there's a party at their house. I suddenly came across the sign "Happy Silver Anniversary to the EPISTLES CHOIR). I saw Arni at the driveway and she signaled me to come inside. I guess I did not overcome my shyness coz i declined the invitation.

You see, I am/was a member of the Epistles when I was in highschool. But with the dictum "once an epistle, always an epistle", I guess i did not stop being one. It's nostalgic to see those familiar faces and hear those familiar voices. But deep down, I felt a funny feeling. I guess i miss these guys more than ever!

In joining the Epistles, I was motivated by my need to have an escort at the dinner-dance in St. Jo, and I thought that being a member was a good move considering the ubiquitous goodlooking guys of epistle (well I was in HS then when being a kikay is still cool! ha,ha). My motivation easily vanished when I attended the screening. I nearly freaked when I found out that I was the only highschool student in the choir. All of them were in college (even my Bedan crush- Franz)! At first, I did not imagine myself being in a group such as the Epistles. I thought i will never fit in because I can't talk about college stuffs. Later on, I realized that I was wrong.

Tetet (our best soloist), Sonny, Robert, Malou, Julet, Janice, Alex, Dolfs, Danreb, Franz and the rest really made me feel that I belong. They would call me to remind me of practices, pick me up at 3 in the morning when we have to sing for the simbang gabi, and drop me off if we finished practicing at the wee hours of the night. Non-church activities include a lot of bumming time at kambal's place, parties for all occassion and our very own family day (oh yes we have one!). They really know how to party. Well don't get me wrong, these guys also see to it that we deliver good music during our service. BTW, we are the resident choir of Stella Maris College and we also do some service at the Nativity of our Lord Parish (pretty in demend huh! wink).

After a few years, I realized that choir rehearsals and parties are eating a big share of my time. It was then that I stopped joining in their services. I promised though that I will "reactivate" my membership after finishing college. Well, that did not happen because of the demands of law school. But I guess, just bumping into them once in a while brings back the good memories that we once shared.