Getting 'Old'
Coming off a great week over here in Bintulu, Sarawak!
Here's the details::
Well, I think I am getting old in the mission. Not only is time passing by way too fast, but everything around me and everything I own testifies to me that I have been out a while now. All of my stuff is falling about. My white shirts have stains beyond bleaching power. Trust me I've tried. They are just running down. My shoes are not necessary falling apart because we don't walk a lot in this mission. They are disintegrating. Literally. So many rainstorms and so many times put on and off. All of my clothes are just tearing and falling apart in general. I have officially become, Malaysian. It's official. The air con in our house is too cold. I can't handle anything cold now even a cool breeze. You have to think, it is literally like 90 degrees or higher outside plus 80% humidity at all times....and Elder Thompson feels perfect. I can stand cold air con anymore. The smells, even the horrible ones of fish and straight sewage, begin to feel like home. I don't know how to explain words in Malay in English. It only makes sense in Malay now. Just a fore warning for when I get home, I'm going to need a sweatshirt, slow, simple English, and something to keep my jaw from dropping.
The best part about living in an industrial town is being
able to buy industrial sized things. Well, at the house we have a waffle maker
some how. And well, we may have bought an industrial size tub of waffle mix and
are now stuffing our faces everyday. They are so good.
I'm getting everyone in the house in ridiculous shape,
including myself. Elder Meacham and I had been going hard in the gym since day
one. I am secretly getting him ready for football at USU and trying to make me
Iban belly look so bad. I got the whole house in on it and made a workout plan
for everyone. We are hitting the gym hard everyday and loving it...well, some
of us, when our legs can move properly without hurting!
Just taking over the branch here in Bintulu and backing up
President Salleh in getting things done! Sometimes I feel like the devil or
angel on his shoulder telling him what he should do but we have a lot of great
stuff coming up. Time to get this branch back in shape! I love it here.
That's all I have for you! Have a good week!
Elder Thompson
Malaysian Missionary Pet
-------------------------------------------------
No comments:
Post a Comment