archive of March, 2008
After church on Sunday, Ely, Ricardo, Flint (APTS student), Eliz and I went uphill from Gumatdang all the way into the city to have lunch in 50’s Diner. We wanted to treat Flint who is finishing a semester the local seminary and will fly back to his family in Fiji next Sunday. »→
This morning I rode a jeepney to Baguio City to check my mailbox in the central post office, buy a telephone card and ask of the requirements of opening a Metrobank checking account. As usual, when I’m in the city, I’m thirsty -at least I have a dry mouth. I walk a lot and breathe a lot of vehicle exhaust… »→
Dominic and I don’t cook, so we’ve been dining out a lot. This is the fourth evening that we’ve dined in 50’s Diner, a few kilometers away from home, in Baguio City.
The first night we tried the diner, I ate “mixed grille,” a meat sampler plate with rice. The second night I had an overly large “50’s Club Sandwich.” There’s no way that I or any Filipino could put this into a mouth to bite. Unreal.
We have beautiful, cloudy, sunny, breezy weather as usual in Baguio City.
I’m happy to be out walking in bright, cheery weather on sidewalks and across streets with thousands of smiling youths in school uniforms, college students in the most fashionable casual clothes that they can afford, including every style of blue jeans, flip-flops, sneakers and ballet-type slippers. »→
We thank our many benefactors – those who have prayed for us and those who have given donations.
Dominic and I have been laboring on the Internet, doing various things. Dominic has been trying to find website design work for us and working on The Red Lion Pub/Inn website. I have been doing miscellaneous, rather unimportant ‘errands’ on the internet. My eyes have felt the strain. »→
