Well this week has been rather hard. we've only been able to get four teachings in this area. it's mainly because this area (alijis) is only subdivisions and everyone is always working during the day then busy at night. there aren't as many obnoxious and rude people everywhere though and i haven't had to deal with annoying kids for a while, mainly because there aren't squatters here. the area is a decent place to live, it's kinda like what you would picture in Japanese houses. i got sent to a hard area, but i don't think it was as punishment or anything but rather as a way to improve and to help this area to improve as well. 3 of the past 4 APs came through this area so it can't be bad. my areas so far have only been in the city of bacolod, (3rd ward, 5th ward, Alijis) that may or may not be a good thing. i donno, i think president normally sends the bad missionaries to the most far away and isolated places on the island.
one nice thing here is that there is a mini market just a few minutes walk away from our house. they sell all the stuff we need to eat and survive including donuts. so i've been managing off of that kinda food for a while. i've been eating nothing but junk food for the past few weeks yet i am still skinny. oh well, can't complain.
the chapel that we go to is a two story one, so far, i've been in 3 2-story chapels but this is the first that i am assigned to.
three new uses that i've discovered for tires: table, chair, swing set, lilu dallas multipass.
also, chickens are very important here, elder Phelps summed it up in this statement, "you can kick their dog, their cat, and sometimes even their kids, but don't you ever touch their chickens" i laughed at that because it's true. chickens are a big investment in the Philippines for the fights.
the house that i'm living in is small but it works ok to keep the rain off of us and to keep people from stealing our stuff while we are working. no AC though, oh and worms somehow end up on the bathroom floor all the time. i think they come up from the shower drain.
well i am a busy man, i need to go feed my tamagotchi right now before it eats it's own poop so until next week, i bid you all adieu.
No comments:
Post a Comment