It has been a long time since I really mingled at leisure for my parish fun fair. Last night gave me the opportunity to do so. I was given the starting and ending shifts for the stall my choir was running. I had 3 hours in between to buy things with my coupons.
My favourite section is obviously the food. There were many ethnic dishes, snacks and local food. From Eurasian to Filipino and Indian, it really felt as if I was at a huge buffet! There were the old favourites like Fried Chicken Wings and Kueh Pie Tee, as well as new offers like Shanghainese Noodles and Chocolate Fondue. There were also healthy things like fruits and cold tea drinks. I bought the noodles, the kueh, Tuna Cutlet a chicken wing which I gave to my friend, 2 apples and 2 tea drinks.
I skipped the games section as it is not my cup of tea. I went to the articles section. I was hoping to get some old but useful things. Instead, some prices were exorbitant due to their handmade or Swarovski crystal elements. Those that fell into my prescribed category were not appealing, however. In the end, I bought a pair of baby's footprints earrings.
I got the chance to spend some time talking to both old and new friends. I talked to my god-sister, four old friends and a new friend. I also spent time talking to a parent and the seminarian attached to my parish. Those moments spent with the old friends were especially heartwarming.
My shifts gave me the opportunity to encounter food in a culinary manner. I got to place strawberries and grapes on skewers, and cut strawberries too. I also got to learn how to make chocolate fondue. Interesting! I am heartened too that I got to fulfill almost all the expectations set upon me in my role as equipment i/c and there was understanding towards my failure. I just need to learn how to take professional compliments... Thank goodness I made up for it today.
I know I was given a lot of leeway in my duties due to my legs. Hence, I decided to do extra work by washing the equipment and counting our earnings too. I guess I am not the type who feels comfortable with ordering people around too much, even though I was put in charge of two interns. I decided to do some of the work on my own. Though I chose a place further away to wash it, I was blessed to get to know some fellow parishioners who were running their own stalls in the process.
