What up peeps!
So this week was def better. And pretty great of course cuz I'm still here in Coron! And this upcoming week we get to go to the mainland again! for a couple days and go to the temple and go to like a mission wide Christmas party, pumped! Oh be tee dubs people, thanks for no one telling me happy birthday on my birthday! haha Just kidding, I'm sure my facebook wall was still destroyed like how everyone's wall gets destroyed on their birthday. So yeah this week was definitely unique but way good!
Tuesday...hmm. Well I got a haircut which was probably better than the first one I got, but I'm not a big fan of it...Brother Michael cut it, and I asked him to fix it up a bit, but he hasn't had time to yet...So I'm probably going to the mainland and meeting the entire mission for the first time looking like this...hmm. =/ But Dante and Janise got married today! It was a surprise haha Cuz they thought they were getting married on Wednesday but apparently the judge wanted to get it done on Tuesday so we had to go to their house at like 7 in the morning and try to catch them before they went to work to try and tell them what was going down. But luckily we caught them and it all worked out so it was all good. I noticed today I'm doing better and better at teaching and doing my thing in Tagalog, so I'm excited! But there's still a long ways to go.
Wednesday was like almost kinda opposite to Tuesday. The first thing we did was went out to Bayo-Bayo Dos to visit the Encina family who's mother died on Sunday. So Wednesday marriage; Tuesday visitation. But when we went out there this kid that's probably like 12 years old comes up to me with a smirk on his face and starts to talk to me. And so I conversed with him. After he realized that I could communicate with him in Tagalog. He ran back to his friends and all his friends laughed at him cuz he thought he was going to look all cool confusing the white guy...Not up in here! hahaha So yes, I took some pleasure in taking care of the 12 year old. haha Later that night we visited Dante and Janise. While we were sharing with them we gave their little girl that picture book with like all the church pictures in it to entertain her so she'd be be entertained. Well she still managed to interrupt the lesson to ask if Jesus was a girl or if he was gay due to his long hair. Yeah that was interesting..haha
Thurday was my birthday. =). One of the main things in my head throughout the day was that this was the worst haircut I've ever had on my birthday...hahaha But it's all good cuz it was a great day nonetheless. Manneken made me a cake and sang. AND the Jucaban's had their surprise wedding kinda! This one was even more of a surprise cuz we found out in the morning that they could get married Friday but they needed to get an interview with the judge later that day first, so we had to confirm with the judge when she wanted them and then go out to the Jucabans to tell them cuz there's no signal out there. And so Brother Jucaban was working so sister texted him and we just had to hope that he got it and was able to make it to the court room. So we showed up at the court and they were there! Brother Jucaban was rockin the tie I gave him, a shirt from Bogs, and Elder Hopkins' old pants. But it all went well. We were sitting in the court room and I was sitting behind Brother Jucaban and he turned around to me and was like, "Elder?" Me - "Ano po?" Him - "8th ngayon, diba?" Me - "Opo." Him - "Ah, Happy Birthday!" It was probably like the best birthday wish ever. I told them that my birthday was the 8th like a couple weeks ago and just made short mention of it, even. It was awesome.
Friday was great too of course. It's been awesome having Elder Misa living with us. He's way fluent at Tagalog and has helped me a ton. He stressed to me the importance of embracing the culture. Learn their superstitions, learn what they like, even learn their music. So yeah, I'mma be completely Pinoy by the time I get back. I can already do the "Filipino squat" and Elder Mwea told me earlier today that I wash clothes like a Filipino today haha. So boom shocka locka. Today was one of those days that was a little rough, but we had an awesome lesson with Dante and I realized that it only takes one good lesson to make a good day, as long as you're doing your best. Cuz I was thinkin about the day and it seemed like it shouldn't have been that good of a day but the spiritual lesson with Dante like made the day it was great.
So Saturday it rained on us all day! Woo! haha It was kinda fun, it's kinda fun to work in the rain sometimes, as long as it's not all the time. haha So you know the song 1982 by Bowling for Soup? I always wondered what the song, "St. Elmo's Fire" was cuz of that song. Well I heard it for the first time on Saturday. Sung via karaoke (Filipinos are CRAZY for karaoke just FYI) by a drunk member that we were hoping to go teach...So yeah, not exactly how I would want to hear that song but it's all good. Later, we were talking with this really nice lady that seemed really interested and it was going really well. But in the background there was music playing pretty loud and Bottoms Up came on followed by Coming Home by Diddy...haha So yeah, I was doing my very best to focus on her and talk to her and what not with the music going...it was hard! haha But I managed it.
Sunday, was pretty average. But I'm def not looking forward to next Sunday when I have to give a talk AND teach Gospel Principles...AND we're going to be in Manila for 2 or 3 days! Ugh. Good luck sa akin. But all's well of course.
Well geez, this was long...I better wrap it up. I'll let you guys go. Thanks for reading! Heart you all!
Love
Elder Michael Gadberry
Age: 20.
Pictures
0604-0615 -- Dante and Janise Anohan marriage
0619-0621 -- Bayo-Bayo Uno/Dos pics
0625 -- Mannekin birthday cake
0629/0630 -- An investigators house during high tide! haha We had to wade through the water it was awesome!
0631/0632 -- Tonton and his dog
0635/0636 -- Cake that President Nepomuceno made me. And card that his five year old, Josh made me
0637-0649 -- Joseph and Veron Jucaban marriage
0653 -- awesome thingy!
0658-0670 -- We had an eclipse! It was hard to take a picture of!
0674-0675 -- The bubbles mean I'm magaling sa paglalaba haha
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