Love affair at M/V Doulos and Books

The M/V Doulos. A bookstore on a ship or a shi on a bookstore? I don’t know. I am not that interested about that matter. But I admit that I was excited during the visit to the M/V Doulos. Doulos means ‘servant’ and indeed it has visited a lot of countries and entertained a lot of people from all over the world. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to visit the Doulos for it would only visit once. Days before the visit, I didn’t mind wasn’t even excited about the trip. It was already on the day of the trip that I got excited because I realized that we were going to be on a jeepney on our way there. I belonged to the 2nd jeepney where Sir Elmer was the “guardian”. On our way there, the jeepney was filled with laughter and songs. It was really a funny sight. Upon reaching the port, everyone lined up eagerly waiting for their turn to board the ship. We were grouped to 25’s. just as we entered the ship, the crew already showed us their hospitality and flashed big smiles. For book lovers, the ship was haven (for boy lovers too!). It contained a lot of books, coloring books, bible, children’s books, and self-help books. Books on geography, about animals and Christian books. There are too many to mention. During our stay there there, a very funny incident happen. It was already 30 minutes since we boarded the ship and I was already getting boared (because I am certainly not a bookworm). So I went out of the bookstore and decided to buy ice cream. After a few minutes, I decided to get back inside the bookstore. To my surprise, the guard stopped me. And there posted was a sign saying “No Re-Entry”. And now I know that was the reason why why those who went outside were grumbling. But anyways, after a few tries, we were allowed to enter. All those who were stucked outside were asked to go down again and line-up. We were led to an audio-visual room (AVR for short). And there was Felipe. The handsome young fellow. He acquainted us with the ship (somehow). He conducted games and tried our knowledge about the ship. U.P wasn’t the only school there; there was also the Asian Learning Center. It was also really fun there. After that ‘Felipe’ thing we decided to go home. We waited for almost an hour for our jeepney because the driver fell asleep. We arrived in school almost 5:00 pm but we had a great time.