October 20, 2015
Last Day in the Training Center
I've tasted some flavors of home as well. Not exactly the same, but the closest thing in the Philippines to lentils is manggo bean soup. It's funny, because now that I miss home, I love it.
I realized that though you won't be getting as much pork as you used to, I won't be getting much beef. Cows really aren't a thing in the Philippines... which means milk tastes weird, cheese is expensive, and the only one who'll make beef is you...
But it's cool. Everything still tastes good.
Filipinos like everything sweet. Sometimes that's good. I like a cheese filled loaf with sugar on top.
Sometimes not so much. Pasta sauce could be a little less maple syrup...
Thanks for the words of encouragement and the money... please tell me if I'm making too much use of it. Otherwise, I might not think of it.
Also, at the end of my mission, I'm thinking that I might want to buy, if I can, temple clothes from here. They are super comfortable! You don't tuck in the shirt and you don't wear a tie. It's styled after Philippines traditional dress clothes, called barong, I think.
The typhoon didn't really bother me... sure, it was powerful, but I was in the MTC, which is built with so many more modern amenities than most places, and wasn't even fazed. I'm sure if I had been outside or in Manila, it would have been scarier, or more exciting. But this typhoon wasn't too bad. It was only a 1.5. Other typhoons have been like, a 3 or 4, which would be scary. However, I'm not happy about it because it means flooding, and that means mosquitoes, and that means dengue fever, which, if I get it, will be no fun at all...
I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing with Tingle yet, but I think I'll carry him around with me everywhere. I'm not too worried about losing him.
I'm glad to hear you are getting a house soon. It will be good for you to actually live somewhere, and I'm sure Nikolai will like the opportunity to get back onto LoL when you get internet. Make sure he knows, though, that there is a good chance the internet won't be favorable...
I will try to continue to write poetry, pero it'll probably be sa Tagalog next time... that's my goal. To get good enough with the language to be able to write poetry in it. That would be cool.
I'm trying to memorize the articles of faith sa Tagalog. Here goes:
1. Naniniwala kami sa Diyos, ang Amang Walang Hanggan, at sa Kanyang Anak, na si Jesucristo, at sa Espiritu Santo (We believe in God, the Eternal
Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in
the Holy Ghost.)
2. Naniniwala kami na ang mga tao ay parurusahan dahil sa kanilang sariling mga kasalanan, at hindi dahil sa paglabag ni Adan. (We believe that men will be punished
for their own sins, and not for Adam’s
transgression.)
And that's all I know...
Well, If I'm going to have time to respond more, I need to end.
Remember, Kung may anumang bagay na marangal, kaaya-aya, o magandang balita, o maipagkakapuri, hinahangad namin ang mga bagay na ito.
That's from the end of the 13th article, last sentence. (If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.)
See ya Monday,
Elder Streeter
I realized that though you won't be getting as much pork as you used to, I won't be getting much beef. Cows really aren't a thing in the Philippines... which means milk tastes weird, cheese is expensive, and the only one who'll make beef is you...
But it's cool. Everything still tastes good.
Filipinos like everything sweet. Sometimes that's good. I like a cheese filled loaf with sugar on top.
Sometimes not so much. Pasta sauce could be a little less maple syrup...
Thanks for the words of encouragement and the money... please tell me if I'm making too much use of it. Otherwise, I might not think of it.
Also, at the end of my mission, I'm thinking that I might want to buy, if I can, temple clothes from here. They are super comfortable! You don't tuck in the shirt and you don't wear a tie. It's styled after Philippines traditional dress clothes, called barong, I think.
The typhoon didn't really bother me... sure, it was powerful, but I was in the MTC, which is built with so many more modern amenities than most places, and wasn't even fazed. I'm sure if I had been outside or in Manila, it would have been scarier, or more exciting. But this typhoon wasn't too bad. It was only a 1.5. Other typhoons have been like, a 3 or 4, which would be scary. However, I'm not happy about it because it means flooding, and that means mosquitoes, and that means dengue fever, which, if I get it, will be no fun at all...
I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing with Tingle yet, but I think I'll carry him around with me everywhere. I'm not too worried about losing him.
I'm glad to hear you are getting a house soon. It will be good for you to actually live somewhere, and I'm sure Nikolai will like the opportunity to get back onto LoL when you get internet. Make sure he knows, though, that there is a good chance the internet won't be favorable...
I will try to continue to write poetry, pero it'll probably be sa Tagalog next time... that's my goal. To get good enough with the language to be able to write poetry in it. That would be cool.
I'm trying to memorize the articles of faith sa Tagalog. Here goes:
1. Naniniwala kami sa Diyos, ang Amang Walang Hanggan, at sa Kanyang Anak, na si Jesucristo, at sa Espiritu Santo (We believe in God, the Eternal
Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in
the Holy Ghost.)
2. Naniniwala kami na ang mga tao ay parurusahan dahil sa kanilang sariling mga kasalanan, at hindi dahil sa paglabag ni Adan. (We believe that men will be punished
for their own sins, and not for Adam’s
transgression.)
And that's all I know...
Well, If I'm going to have time to respond more, I need to end.
Remember, Kung may anumang bagay na marangal, kaaya-aya, o magandang balita, o maipagkakapuri, hinahangad namin ang mga bagay na ito.
That's from the end of the 13th article, last sentence. (If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.)
See ya Monday,
Elder Streeter
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