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always a long line that takes forever. “This line looks like it will last til our last days on

earth,” says my niece, who is one day younger than me.

Afterward, ladies start serving food to every table, and it takes about six or

seven ladies to serve because of the number of people in the building. Some people eat

last because there is a shortage of food and a lot of demand. There is an order to what

groups eat first and which are last. Teenagers are, of course, last. I couldn’t wait to eat. I

was starving, and my stomach kept on growling to the point where I was losing my

patience. I could smell yummy chicken, rice, noodles, salted raw fish, and delicious

soup. The drink I would always choose is water because, without water, I wouldn’t feel

COMPLETE. I sometimes drink Coke, Kool-Aid, or juice, but that would be the only

three drinks I would choose.

Next, we all wait until everyone is done eating. That’s when the speaker tells us

the program is about to start and says the order of each state. Every state has its own

uniform, either a hand-made dress or shirts with skirts, but in my family, we would wear

shirts because the fabric for dresses comes from Hawaii and has to be ordered

sometime around November since it takes forever to ship here. After everyone finishes

eating, the first state stands up and waits til the music starts to begin dancing. As for

me, I don’t watch or anything. I either use my phone or talk with my church friends. Of

course, we can’t hear each other because of the loud music, so we have to yell at each

other! We say, “HUHH?!!!” while everyone cheers for whoever is performing.

“CHEEHOOOOOO!!” they yell. After each program ends, they have to stand at the

front and sing Christian songs that are about the 25th. After that, they make a huge