April 10, 2012

silly scripture of the week is Daniel 5:6

one funny interruption to a lesson this week was a cat fight, literally. the cats came runnning from the roof and fel into the cooking area. this week we had a tiki and a wasp fight each other. they got scared and ran off. no fun. after coming back to the city, i've remembered how it looks like someone just plopped a city in the middle of a jungle here. it's kinda cool looking.

general conference was this week, it was a good conference and had alot of good talks. watching it made me think of home and makes me want to be home right now. afterwards, there was a drunk guy who wanted to fight me and steal my stuff on the jeepney ride home. he was annoying and if anyone knows me when that happens, then they'd know how i reacted. he tried putting his chicken in my lap and said it was a winner, i told him that it was dinner. lol

since it was holy week, the time came around where people start doing the whole crucifixion thing again. well it happened in a distant spot but the story was funny, the guy whipping the jesus impersonator hit him too hard and the impersonator dropped her cross and started chasing the whipper.

things i want to cook back at home:

mani: steamed peanuts
Shomai: eggroll thingy with pork, carrots, potatoes and egg
chop suey: i dont even know.

i never have any money because the mission is really stupid. i'm just going to say that right now, they come up with stupid rules that make no sense and are indifferent to missionaries situations. i'll be happy to go home after having to deal with all this stupid stuff.

one thing that i would like to note for people preparing to go on a mission; when you ask for things from back home, be specific.

i recently received a package of clothes sent from someone back home and first, i would like to say thank you to whoever sent them, the bottoms helped a lot and they were sorely needed, i've been using old torn ones for a while and to have new ones is a blessing and i know that they were a big sacrifice from the person who sent them... with that being said, i need different shirts. (type deleted) one of the main reasons is the crew neck, with the humidity and heat, having a round neck is not a desirable situation, at least for me. it proves sticky, sweaty and itchy and all around uncomfortable and is easably noticeable though my white clothing. also the size makes it too loose to be manageable.

it's not that i'm picky or ungrateful. i'm really glad that i was able to get new underclothing, but my delight is overshadowed by my disappointment that it's the wrong type. that was something i hated having to deal with back when i was at home, to ask someone else to get something for me and anxiously wait for it's arrival only to find out that what i get is something unusable. alot of times, this would happen through internet orders as well. my mom knows how frustrated i get when that happens. that's why i prefer buying things on my own because i know what i want. the only problem is that i can't. i'm not actually able because the package won't come to the Philippines. so i need to have someone else do it for me. the only problem is lack of communication...

if anyone can do it, it is important to inform me within the next week. (which would mean that this blog needs to be updated as soon as possible)

UPDATE!!!
i was able to get different ones ordered by other ways and am currently waiting on them. it would be unnecessary to send me any right now but it would be helpful to follow up with me personally through e-mail if you had plans to send them, because i can't be sure that they will be the right ones. that's the most important step in the process - communication-