Mandemfesto

Origins
It all started in early to mid 2019, first called as "Trip to LA 😈"

The first and original members of the group were Mishka Waleed Wasfii, Jessica Persadie, Kwaku Agyemang, Jaden Burton and Hung Le.

Basically, this was a beautiful start of an era of friendship, travels and local fuckery was born

As the trip was first finally confirmed by the small gang, the original motive was made and started off by Jaden in celebration of his birthday week in early September of 2019, as well as it was influenced by his previous trip at LA in 2018 with Kwaku

Kwaku and Jaden spread the word to Kristoff Edwards, Christopher Clyde Smith and Andy Wong.

By then, the trip idea was also spread out and sent to the Mob Ties squad, an original friendship group of mandem started back in 2016-2017 era by Kwaku and Jaden. These remaining men from Mob Ties that were offered the invite to LA included Malik Hinds, Bryson Guiste and Dallas Sutton. Sammy Adebsi was no were to be seen

Back to the LA trip as the original 5 members were set on going, Andy, Kristoff and Chris were interested in going, but only Chris in the end couldn't reach due to his responsibilities at home, adding Andy and Kristoff to the chat approximately a month or two later from the chat's birth.

As of June 2019, the newer 2.0 version of the OG group now had the Fantastic 7

Los Angeles 2019
Plan was finally set in stone with the OG 2.0 roster of 7. The Airbnb was set, plane tickets books, plots were thickened, Kristoff accidentally left his phone on the GO Bus the day before, everyone was ready 🤙🏾

And thus, 8 business days of LA were served from Sept 10th to Sept 18th, and the group had finalized its purpose...

(was originally on the 11th)

The group's friendships have grown further beyond and more motives have been motivated.

Then a new member has join the group! Ms. Angelica Breanne, Jess' former roommate at the time has been added to the chat as of late 2019, around December

A Growing Friendship
As time continued on and the usual activities remained in the city of downtown Toronto, an annual new plan of travels were made as a newly found tradition in the group.

The group chat was renamed multiple times as it previously did before for the first trip in 2019, but this being notoriously called as "Mexico? 😈🌴🔥"

Additionally, Jaden and Kristoff quickly and impulsively bought tickets to the new Lovers and Friends Festival in LA, then plotted to buy tickets over there for 7 days til the time was right. Sadly Kwaku and Jess were interested but too late as they sold out, Mishka would have followed through as well. This would of been the 2nd but pre trip of the year

COVID-19
a new threat has invaded the world: Coronavirus series - COVID-19...

A new virus that unfortunately went loose from a bat in Wuhan, China in December 2019 has spread all over, and eventually the whole world within a span of a month by February/March.

Mid to Late March, or on the 13th, the World Health Officials officially declared the new found corona virus, COVID-19 as a pandemic, and later on Canada and the USA governments declared a mass quarantine, bringing lockdowns and closures all over the countries.

This unfortunate fold of events outside of the other horrible events of 2020 hinder this groups plans, and then eventually by April, traveling has been canceled. This included music festivals, events, social gatherings and more to be canceled, and so all the plans were eradicated.

No more LA, no more Miami, Dominican or Mexico plans...

Quarantine continuing on, the gang is still holding tight despite the limitations and lack of leave the households. Kristoff especially hasn't been seen for 5 months straight. But the energy kept going...

New Additions and Marriage
As of June/July, a new member slowly and silently was added in the group! Ms. Josephine Najera has join the chat.

Around Late August to Early September, rumors and secretive speculations has stirred around Hung with a new mysterious woman coming in the fray. It was then revealed to be his and her marriage!? Turns out though (and better yet), a man like Hung was actually getting paid bare BANK to marry this woman for her Canadian Status. Shocking enough, Hung being paid a yr's income salary n' filled with memes after, the wedding itself was set to Sept 19th in Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, the day after the gang returned from LA in 2019

As a replacement and mini annual gang travel outing, Mish, Kwaku, Jaden, Kristoff, Josie, as well as Jas and ofc, Hung, were set to Niagara Falls for two days to travel and celebrate the wedding!

That being said and done after a stressful planning, everything went nicely and blessed, and the gang continued strong with memories and to more movements

Final Additions
A new day, October 9th, became the day a new member application was being re-reviewed months later after some questions and sarcastic jokes were being made of being left out!

Malik Hinds in a 3/10 vote was brought into the mix! Then after that, Jasmine Hawamdeh was later added a few hours after since she was in the wedding planning group chat (and we love her!)

And then as of October 14th, William Wellington was added as well!

And thus now as of today, October 16th, 2020, 6:57:57pm EST, the group chat now called "the virus cult" (after a few cringy renames...) has a total roster of 13 friends!

And that's the history of how this group was born! From just only 5 ppl to 13!