ICJEC Applicants’ Twilight

 

August 8, 2011 was the D-day. We finally came to our laststage of being an applicant, the bridge in becoming an official member ofICJEC.

[Left to Right] Front line : I, Ate Mae, and Ate Farrah

Geez, as I recall that day, we were really that nervous! I mean, how would you feelbeing introduced to a more than 20 guests from Ozamis City,Junior Eagles Club Chapter? Can you just imagine how fast my heart was poundingas I was standing in front of this crowd who stares like, I don’t know, theyseem to eat me! Quite ironic though, there were only 6 of us applicants and yetthe number of guests is surprisingly that big!

[Left to Right] Second Line : Kuya James, Kuya Jan and Kuya Mig

Hmmm.... sabeh walang touch? Explain this to meh!

What made us really, really nervous was when the initiationstarted, we were all blind folded, we had no idea of what’s going to happennext, or what will be the things that we’d do, there were a lot of questionsgoing through our minds, what only kept us from where we were that day is thetrust that we took from the words of our kuya’s and ate’s, that the JuniorEagles Club completely discourages any form of brutality during the initiation,that it’s  an anti-hazing Fraternity. Andgladly, we didn’t regret, they did not fail us. However, that didn’t mean wehad been taken cared of like little prince and princesses! No! They made us dothings which umm, shall I say, disgusting? wait, but it was really funnythough! That was the only time I did something I had never thought I would do!Moreover, we were also interviewed by some of the members of the OCJECscreening committee... and ugh! I was the last one to be interviewed. While Iwas waiting for my turn, I was wondering why some of my co-applicants were tearyeyed as they finished the interview, I thought they were just being so,sensitive or emotional kind of things, and I even protested that I would NEVERshed a single tear! Coz who would’ve thought that it was going to be like that?!The questions were not like the things I’ve thought of. Finally, as I took myturn, gosh… they all thought I wasn’t serious coz of all the applicants, I wastold that I was the only one who gets to smile once in a while, [huhu… theyreally had no idea that my heart was already pounding hard!] don’t I have theright to smile then? Well, they don’t get it, some people smile to hide whatthey really feel, and I am a member of such. They said things which umm...tickled my nature… know what that is? I’m cry-baby for God’s sake! Oh, well, Iended up hugging our ICJEC president, [wait, when I think about that, what thehell did I hugged him for?] I don’t know, I just wanted to cry…

Finally, the last stage, announcement of who have passed theinitiation… again! This part was one of the heart breaking, jaw dropping, moments!As Kuya Jhay announced the new members… obviously, we were all nervous!! AteMae and Ate Farrah were the first two whose names had been called, third wasKuya Jan, whose application form was torn out for being so confident that he’llbe accepted…aww, I was happy for them, but I was also praying my name would becalled… unfortunately I was asked one last question why I should be a member ofthe club, and same goes for Kuya Migs and Kuya James. My heart was thumpinghard, while Farrah and Ate mae were all crying for us.. gee… Kuya Jhay addedthat out of us three, Kuya James, Kuya Migs and I, only one name will be calledas one of the newly accepted member and the other two will have to leave… I wasalready dead nervous!! When Kuya said, that the last member will be the personwho doesn’t wear a white T-shirt… we were kind of confused, what he said didn’tsink  in instantly, but as we look uponthe t-shirts, I realize Kuya Jhay was actaully referring to me!!! Gosh!!! Youknow how happy I was?! I burst out into tears!! The nicest feeling for that dayis to know you’re finally a member!! Sadly, we cried for feeling sorry for ourtwo other co-applicant…  Kuya thankedthem for all the efforts they did, and yeah, we all cried… we almost believedthat!! ALMOST!  When He declared that allof us 6 applicants were actually accepted!! Gosh!!! Another turn of events!That moment marked the start of being a member of the ICJEC, us girls wereobviously the ones who got so emotional, hehe… All our Ate’s and Kuya’swelcomed us and we were so touched! haha!! I can’t imagine that I was really anofficial member! XDD

Great show somehow! Kuya Jhay is indeed a good actor! Haha!! 

After the acceptance, ICJEC and OCJEC