Sunday Reflection

My alarm rung at 4:30am -the usual time for me to get up during working days. I stopped the alarm and continued my slumber sleep. I woke up a quarter past six. It was Sunday and it was time for me to get up and get ready to church. I folded the comforter and placed it nicely on my decorated red and white flowery pillow.

I forced my lazy legs to lead me to the bathroom.
I took my tooth brush and opened the cap lid. Rinsing it with water and squeezed the toothpaste on it. I began the brushing that includes tongue brushing heheheh. . .
Took the Garnier face scrub and pour the gel on my palm. I sandwiched the gel between my palms rubbing and twisting it to get the gel even on each hands. Washed my coarse skin filled with pores and pigmentations. I could feel the beads as I pressed my hands harder while scrubbing. It felt nice and the smell was rejuvenating. So, psychologically I was drowned into the mind of having a young skin without pores and all. (Grinning) Rinsed with water and I felt my face as clean as snow.

I took the shower gel bottle and turned it upside down where the upper head of the bottle below and the bottom bottle up. I gave it a tense squeeze and let the cream mousse drop on my palm. Pouring a generous serving of Lux Magic Spell on my palm, I quickly placed it back and splattered myself with the rich creamy lather.
The smell of the cream mousse was refreshing.
Done cleaning. And went for the usual make up session. Completed that!
Next, for the clothes department. I opened up my closet and there were many to choose from blouses, skirts, jeans, t-shirts, track suits, revealing blouses and etc. . . I have to look more decent as I need to respect the holy day. So, I took a blouse which was not that revealing and stretched my hand deeper to get my old white stripy jeans.

It was 15 minutes to 8am. Got down the stairs and heated my car a few seconds before going off to church.

At the church
~The young couples~

I arrived 30 minutes earlier. There were still many seats. So, all I had to do was to choose. I went in and found a place to sit. I read the readings before doing the usual simple prayer before mass starts. After I was done, I sat back on the long wooden chair.
A few minutes later, a young boy holding a baby using a ‘baby carrier’, sat in front of me. It was so nice of this boy to carry his little sister using a baby carrier to church. Nowadays, young boys would be ashamed of even having to hold his sister’s hand. What more, to carry their little sister with a baby carrier in public. (I don’t think so)
Suddenly, a small cute girl came and sat by his side. I thought they were siblings. So, I wasn’t thinking of anything that might trigger my thoughts to run so far. However, I wasn’t that stupid, naïve nor innocent. I understood the intimacy between these two. But, the boy was soooo young. Gosh! I couldn’t take off my eyes on the boy. My eyes were glued on him. I was stunned and amazed- Watching him carrying the baby, patting the baby, and trying to play with the baby. So, Sweet! He was matured for his age. I admired the way the young boy (imagining my second brother Russell) who knows how to take care of the baby. The girl (which happened to be his wife) exchanged her lovely looks with her young husband. They kept doing that every few seconds. I think they just got married Or not?- That I don’t want to know. I think they were only in their teens. Such a young age to get married! Well, at least they love each other and appreciated the gift from up heaven-a beautiful baby girl!
The relationship I witnessed was sweet and romantic!
I wanted one too but not so soon. (smiling)

I just couldn’t imagine how this couple would survive. They don’t look like as if they were both educated. Even people who are working and are single have the difficulties to survive. I hope they have the strength to go through the coarse life-full of bumpy, steep and winding roads. I hope the determination will bring them to a better life.

Mass started.

~The toddlers~
During sermon.
I was listening attentively to the sermon. When, my eyes caught 2 young toddlers who happened to be my colleague’s daughters. I observed their behaviors and it was kinda fun to just look at how they bring out themselves.
I was 4 rows behind them.
Kids couldn’t stay still in one place for even 5 minutes. Talk about even seconds. They would want to run around if possible to change where and how they sit every 5 minutes or 30 seconds.
The two toddlers walked a few inches from their sitting place and stood near the door and the eldest knew it was wrong to go out and play before the mass ends. So, she just leaned against the wall being near to the door and watched the other kids playing and running around. I could feel how much she would REALLY wanted to go and join the other kids. But rules are rules. It shows that she was being quite obedient.
The part out from the church was a no-no territory. The young sister who was kind of witty seems to know the rules too. She did an experiment on her sister to test whether the father will get mad at her if she trespass the no-no territory (instead of going out herself). So what she did was she attempted a few push to her eldest sister. The eldest tried to stand stiffly where she was but at the last push she surrendered and slipped off.
And yes! The father gave in a stern look and she quickly came back in.
Kinda clever huh?
Kids nowadays…

I shift my focus back to the sermon.

Suddenly, when the sermon was done, I saw they were already out to the no-no territory. The father raced to get the young sister and the eldest ran back in as quickly because she knew she would surely be punished for going out abruptly without the consent of their parents. What more, she was the Eldest. heheheh

They knew the consequence still they broke the rules.
Now, that is what I call kids!

I really had fun observing while reflecting!