Ok, getting ready to go to sleep now. I had a very eventful day. So much to do and not enough time to do it. Trying to “get settled” and I have already gone through my things twice to take out the things that I don’t need to keep in my suit cases.
I started my day in about an hour of prayer and then had some 3in1 coffee and several pandesal. I spent most of the day running errands in Marikina. There are several places to shop (not anything like the U.S.). I went to a market where I looked for a native made sandles that I can use in the house; everyone takes their shoes off at the door and transfers their feet to a pair of sandles which are call “house slippers”. I also got my Nokia phone “unlocked” for 300Php (divide by 47 for U.S. Dollar) and bought “a load” of several text (pre purchased) that I could use to communicate.
There was also a little adventure that I went on when I visited Otto’s shoes. I went there just to find out how much a Shoe Last would cost. I know I have enough shoes for now, I bought some extra and had them shipped here, but I also know when I wear out a pair that I will need to have them made because my feet are too big for the Philippines. However I have been told that I have have shoes hand for not much difference then what they would cost in the store.
Also worth note is my mindset as i am going around and doing these things. I am often aware of what I have been given and pray that will become even more aware of this as I live day to day. With this in mind I made sure to buy bread in case I ran into any street chidren today. I was surprised to have only run into one. And because I had Adrian with me (the eleven year old son of my friend Malu) I did not spend as much time with this street child as I normally would have. I simply gave him some of the bread that I had bought earlier and continue on my errands … And lastly, I ran into Colin; an Australian guy that I met when I was here last time. Consider the chances of that happening.
In any case I talked with him while I ate in Jolibee. We discussed his work, how much better life has been for him now, and then delved into the topic of faith. He believed that most religions were fine because most religions believed in one God. That of course prompted me to ask him a few questions regarding whether Jesus was important at all and the place that Jesus was placed in most religions. So much I could write about, but am very sleepy na.
