Day 3: Game Day

Eager to correct the err of their late first day, the crew woke up at 6:30am in anticipating an early morning. Few enjoyed the warm showers; all enjoyed the grits and bacon (except Gurjit). With Aman back up to 90%, the crew did a quick Ardas before they left and thanked Waheguru for the day and the opportunity to serve.

Driving east down I-10, they saw the corporate signs calling for rebuilding “together.” The day started where the last one left off. The boys busied themselves with punching their fists through glass as the women did the real work of cleaning the debris. Before lunch, Deep “the Old” Singh stepped on a nail and was out of commission during the lunch break.

As the rest of the crew enjoyed their sandwiches in the neighborhood church, Deep rejoined the crew for the post-lunch resumption. While the Bruin batch busied themselves with the heating system and a gas leakage, Amar, Sanjeev, Birpal, and Deep tried their hand at linoleum archaeology. Appreciating the smaller things in life, removal of full linoleum squares would often be the cause of great applause.


The women of j.Korps took on the thankless job of clearing the debris, taking apart the bathrooms, and sweeping the rooms for the final product.



Day 3 also saw the entry of Lilly Kaur and Gurjit Singh. Lilly was instrumental in the destruction of the bathroom and Gurjit “I Have Tourette Syndrome” Singh seizured as he destroyed the kitchen cabinets and sink with his handy crowbar.



The crew ended their work by 4pm and headed back to return their tools to the base station at the Biloxi Sports Complex. Still in the competitive spirit, Jaspreet “The GM” Kaur and Ravneet “First Draft Pick” Kaur chose their teams. First to be selected was Jasvinder “I am thanda” Singh, while Gurjit Singh would only be chosen by Ravneet after all trade clauses and waterboys had already been drafted. While Preeti’s team would strike first, Ravneet’s Team Jugni cheered on by their cheerleaders would end up with the W. With powerful kicks, intelligent base coaching, and timely pinch running, Team Jugni was too much to handle and Preeti, along with team members Jasdeep “What’s His Name?” Singh and Jarjeet “I am not MJ” Singh left the diamond noticeably dejected.


The crew returned to their cabins and after showers and dinner by Lucy, the j.Korps came together for an evening of Rehraas Sahib and Kirtan Sohila paaths. The crew was joined by two goray who enjoyed the “interesting prayers.” Following the paath, the crew played a game of Mafia under Jarjeet’s supervision. While Mafia members Sukhjiven and Deep were able to assassinate all the townspeople, the game soon fell apart as the male members began crying that the game is “gay.” However, the nighttime activities were not to end as the crew migrated to the boys’ cabin. Games of “Complete the Sentence” and “Telephone” would occupy the rest of the time. The festivities soon broke down after shadiness during the 10 Fingers game, but by that time it was time to go to bed and get ready for the next day.