March 25, 2007

The MV Doulos Visit

Our visit to the World's Largest Floating Book Fair, the MV Doulos was so fun and very exciting.The ship Doulos is said to be the twin of the Titanic.It was built two years after the Titanic was built.Without all the help of the volunteers on board the ship it would not have come to life.We saw really nice books.Although some of the book prices are really high the books they are selling have really nice stories.The people on board Doulos are mostly foreigners.There are also Cebuano's on board but only very few.The crew of the ship are very friendly and approachable.If you have questions regarding or about the boat or the crew they are very willing to answer you all you have to do is just simply approach them and ask.And even if you do not communicate with each other you can really see how friendly they are.Just when they smile at you shows their good attitude and how friendly they are to people they do not even know.
In the bookstore we were busy looking for books that would fit our likes.Then we did not know that once you already got out of the bookstore you can no longer re-enter or get inside again.All we did was stay on the deck of the ship.We ate ice cream and it was really very delicious.Also we played on the "Roll a coin for Doulos Project" in which you would roll any coin on the container.While having fun you would also be able to help Doulos in their project.Their project is to help the poor people and also to spread the word of God all over the world.
People on board the Doulos are volunteers from different parts of the world.There are even children on board the ship.People who work on board the ship stay on the ship and live there.They stay on the ship with their families to work and serve the people and their costumers.The crew of the ship is also privileged of being on board the ship because they could tour around the world and go to many places.The ship was brought to life by people who wants to spread the word of God all over the world.People who work on the ship do not receive salaries.
The ship really is a huge one.There are many books in it for people to choose.There are books about God,novels,adventure,children's books and many more nice books.They also sell cd's and souvenirs like Doulos mugs,key chains,ball pens,bookmarks and many other stuff.One thing I can't or would not forget about Doulos is their very delicious ice cream.It really tastes good and is very creamy that is why it also costs much.Another is the crew of the ship that were really very accommodating to their visitors and costumers.For some of us it was the first visit to the ship but to some others it maybe their second or third visit already.Me?!I was able to visit the Doulos twice and I took the opportunity to buy books at a cheap price.And there were many of them,most were the very thick novels that were really nice.That is why I bought them because I really love reading books.When buying books or any items on the Doulos we also help them and other people.