iSTORYA.net EB

Last Saturday, I went overtime for work. It's just like I worked at 5AM and I ended up at 8PM. 15 hours of work? Geez! Good for me I still have strength to carry on.

I logged in at iSTORYA.net and then I found out that I have a message from Bengerboy (actually he's a she). It read that there's an EB (Eyeball) at Bo's Coffee in Ayala at 7PM, and I was invited. 7PM? Now it's 8PM. It's a good thing that she left her cellphone number along. I copied the number and began sending SMS. She replied that they will wait for me.

I hurried outside, had a quick supper with Eizzel, had a quick bath, and hurried along. There's a traffic congestion along Cebu-Mactan bridge, so I messaged her that they don't have to wait and asked her where they would plan to go next for me to keep pace with them. She replied that they will be going to Blast in Sarrosa Panagdait. Where's that place? I wondered and had no clue onto where it might be. She messaged me also that I'll ride a 03A liner jeep and I'll just stop at a nearby Sinangag Express.

Now I am at the highway. I know Mabolo so I just rode a 21B liner and stopped over at Ngohiong express. I just walked and walked, only to my dismay that I happened to returned to Highway Mandaue. Pretty strange! The only thing that I saw along was "AST". So I messaged Bengerboy again and asked her another "landmark" in which it would be easy to locate, and I told her that I am in Mandaue highway. She said to take a taxi ride (and she said it will just cost me 32.50 Php) and tell the driver to take me to Casal's village at Sarrosa. So I got a taxi and went off (and I spent 50.00 Php), and was amazed that the "AST" was really the "BLAST" (The "B" and "L" haven't illuminated). So there I was. And I saw the iSTORYA.net people.

There were 12 of us (don't kill me if I did a mistake) there, and I can hardly memorize their names (I don't even memorize their handles). I was the "observant" type there. They were pretty amazed that I'm just a newbie at the forum, and a newbie in the place. They really had a big smile on their faces. Acquaintances are always that great.

Now I know the purpose of the EB. iSTORYA.net is having an outreach program. They bought along cans with "DONATION" banners encircling it. I was amazed that they got a huge amount during the EB. Bad thing for me I forgot to place something on the can (next time I will never forget).



So there it was. We went to Blast to have a night's drink and went there to have videoke along. We ended at 3AM. I thought that I'll be going alone since I am from Lapulapu City. It's a good thing that Daddy Blade and Ram Hot were heading on my direction. So I hitched in and went home (Thanks guys for the free ride).

Even though I was pretty new and I was the silent type, I'm so glad that I had met some few new friends from a place in which I hardly had company with. It's really cool .... and I'm looking forward for another iSTORYA.net gatherings.