April 17, 2011

i've tried uploading my pictures onto my photobucket account. but the computers here suck and i only get to upload once a week. not only that, it depends on which internet cafe i got to. anyways, the URL is www.photobucket.com/philippinofun the password is bacolod eventually there will be pictures up there (hopefully)

so my new house is alright. we don't use the AC during the day because we're always outside. so we only use it at night when it's not really necessary. it helps but is useless when we need it. there are also roosters and dogs next door and it's next to a street where a lot of carsd drive by at night. and since no one uses mufflers, they are really loud. the dogs bark at the cars and the the roosters start crowing because the dogs are barking and the dogs start barking back at the roosters until eventually they tire themselves out and then just starts all over again. so i bought ear plugs and head phones. it kinda helps but i'm a really light sleeper anyways so i don't really get a lot of sleep. plus my back always hurts from leaning over. the shacks here are only about 6 feet tall, so i have to bend down every time i walk in the squatter areas. which kinda looks like the places in resident evil 5 in the beginning levels before you leave the city (john you'll know what i'm talking about) especially when i head out into the beach area which is nothing but squatters.

my new companion is elder fabia and for the first 2 days also elder castro (another threesome) but he went home already.

i hate doing laundry because we have to do it all by hand and it's tiring work where your bending over. not to mention it's also hot so it doesn't make things easier. and we walk more in these areas which REALLY suck during the hot season (now) i'll try to hang in there but it's not easy.



i'm starting to lose some weight. which is good because i ate a lot of food in the MTC and then at General Conference. all the walking and the lack of food has starting to give me a slimmer figure. i'm trying not to get tooo slim. i've been working out as much as i can. but the only thing i can use is the "weights" in the apartment. these weights are really just a bar with cement around it as the weights. they work but they aren't too heavy. but i also need protein in my system, which i have been lacking due to the lack of food. i eat bread sandwiches and water for breakfast (typical missionary feast) if anyone can send a package of whey protein, "palm" corn beef, or "pacific gold" beef jerky, that would be a blessing. or donate money to my mom so she can give it too me, that would defintitely help a lot. the protein here was 3500 pesos, which is about 70 bucks. which is about half my monthly allowance for everything.

ohy and i had my first baptism. his name is jeau budaca nugpo, it happened on saturday (your guy's friday) it was after everyone transferred so i was the only misionary in the area that actually taught him, even though elder gruninger and topette were teaching him bnefore i came.

also, elder topette is sick with dengee, he's not looking good, but he has plenty of blood from missionaries in the area. keep him in your prayers for us.