This past weekend I went up to Davis because Asian American Christian Fellowship held it's Alumni Banquet. I woke up at 7:30 on Saturday morning, which is earlier that I would have to wake up if I were working on Saturday, and left my house at 8:30. I called Crystal, waking her up from her beauty sleep, at 9:15, since I was around Vacaville. I arrived in Davis at 10:15, and realized I forgot my toothbrush at home. I bought a toothbrush at Safeway.
First thing I did was decide to play basketball at the ARC. I don't know if it's the practice with FCBC, or the competition, but it was the best basketball I've ever played. Things seemed to be slower. I saw passing lanes and lead the pass to cutters or open shooters. I penetrated and attacked the basket. I pump faked, side-stepped, and popped the j. I posted up down low, cause of the mismatch, and make the turn around hook shot. I boxed out and grabbed rebounds. It was fun. That's highlight number one.
Highlight number two was hearing what the alumni had to say at the banquet. As most of shared how were were doing spiritually after having graduated from Davis, everything people shared in some way related to what I've been going through the past year. It was reassuring and a good reminder of what was to come and how I should approach it. Mark talked about getting plugged in a church, Kelvin about being humbled, Rich about slowing down and building up a strong spiritual foundation, Ariel about seeing God in the darkest of times, Tiff about being true to yourself, Melissa about trusting in God when your not sure what's next, Darrin about knowing how God is always in control, David about friendships and family in the body that is AACF. I talked about building up a spiritual foundation in AACF, before leaving so when stepping into the real world that you are a representative of Christ through your actions, especially in a non-Christian environment. God has also reminded me of that so many times since I have to help different patients whom have different personalities.
The final highlight was when I went out with the girls and the guys. It was at Soga's, and I was dancing. A black girl started to shuffle up to me, and I was thinking dance battle, but Michelle D. gets the wrong idea and starts to dance with her. After that miscommunication, she comes back to me, dusts off my shoes, mockingly unzips my jeans and pretends to smoke my p*nis. At that point, I was thinking it's on. In the back of my mind, I was also thinking do I really want to have a c-walk battle with a black person. I understand the history behind the c-walk and the b-walk, and the gangs etc. So whether I do the c-walk properly or not, I don't intend to offend anyone or initiate any trouble, to me it's just a dance style/step, that's fun. At this point the adrenaline is just running through my body, and it was pretty quick, so I don't remember all the details. I do some of my steps, and she copies me, so I step it up to some side shuffling, and she does some heel-toe, which I copy, and then she touches me or something, and I moved her arms off me and then began to do the "terminator" which I learned at Davis...lol. At that point she didn't know what to do, and pretty much admitted defeat. I don't remember if I did any krumping movements with my arms, but I remember pretending to fart at her while dancing away and waving my hand behind my butt. She came up to me and popped my collar, and I shook her hand, and that was it. David B. gave me the thumbs up, and Crystal T. was yelling, "yaaay," and gave me a hug. It was intense, fun, and thoroughly enjoyable.
I miss Davis, and my friends there. I wish I had more time, and could catch up with people more. It was hard to be comfortable when I wasn't staying in my own apartment, but it was only for a night. I miss my own place in Davis. But I guess, it'll be that much harder to keep in touch when I'm in LA, and really catch up with people.
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