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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Nearing the end of this month already...

Sept 29, 2010

Last night was rough, the baby had a temperature, probably associated with his teething. Bitchy and fussy all night, Nora and Jenny were up and down all night with him.

I woke before her this morning and made us coffee. We drank that and then she wanted to go to the market to get stuff for lunch and dinner. I have her 1,000p and she spent almost half of it already... money don't go too far here, regardless of what people might think, we sure don't live high on the hog.

One of the baby goats, the female was hit by a truck on the main road that connects with our lane here. She is able to stand, but she doesn't respond nor does she bleat at all. I think probably a concussion and possible internal injuries. No external bleeding or apparent broken bones so who knows if she will make it or not.

A normal Wednesday as far as St. Lukes clinic goes. Tomorrow, Nora says she will go to NSO and get the copies of our marriage certificate and then I will go with her on Friday for my appt with the US Embassy where I hope to find out if I can file my I-130 spouse visa request while here in the Philippines.

I am not sure what the remainder of today will provide, but right at the moment, there is a nice breeze and it is not too uncomfortable with the exception of the ever present bugs... especially the friggin ants...


From denny's iPad...

Monday, September 27, 2010

More of the day that I call the 28th of hell

Sept 28, 2010

Nora was up at about 6:15am and started the day, Joyce has school early today. I've not been outside so don't know what the day looks like, Nora made coffee and is now in the living room with Joyce and Jenny. Baby denny has already had a bath and so has Joyce. I am still here in bed typing this blog entry...

We will go to the internet cafe this morning and make appointments at the embassy for me and another bureau for Nora to update her status in her passbook. I need to find out how to file my I-130 form from here in the Philippines. I am so used to the convenience of just picking up a phone and making a call, here you need to appear for almost all information. Somewhere down the road, this will all seem comical but for now it is just a royal pain in the arse...

When we arrived, the girl running the cafe for her uncle said that they were having a bit of trouble getting the internet up and running. After a short time it was up and we went to the US Embassy site and I made an appointment for Friday, 1 October at 8:45am. I also applied for an appointment for Nora at DFA so she can update her passport.

Today is seeming to be difficult for me, seems like everything is getting under my skin and I don't like that feeling. I know it is hard here, but not just for me, for everyone concerned so I pray that God will give me more patience.

Alex paid me back the 1,000p he borrowed yesterday. I don't mind fronting him funds if the payback is fulfilled as agreed. If not, it puts a bad taste in my mouth. Nora left shortly after 12pm to go to St. lukes for her daily treatment. Speaking of which, I just created another TextExpander snippet for that: St. Lukes clinic.

I chatted with Lollie for a little while this late morning, they are in the final preps for their trip to NYC. I sure hope that they have a great time and take lots of pictures to share with us.

Baby denny has been a particularly annoying little shithead this morning so far, cries for no known reason and just really fussy... no temperature according to Jenny so I don't know what his actual problem is other than being a baby.

From denny's iPad...

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Monday, a new week begins

Sept 27, 2010

Well the sun rises on the 1 month anniversary of my arrival back in the Philippines. Amazing, time goes on regardless of the path it takes, irrevocably trudging along at it's own solemn pace. I can only wonder what the month of October will bring us.

The money from RemitHome should arrive here sometime this week I would imagine. At first glance, it seems a very good service and I hope that future results prove that to be true.

As today is Monday, the grind starts anew for Nora... 5 more trips to Manila on the various busses and trudging thru the mirade of bodies that infest the streets of Manila daily.

From denny's iPad...

The adventure... continues NOW !!!

Sept 25, 2010

Another day, this is Saturday, and later, after lunch, Nora and I are to meet with Aileen Cantuba at the SM mall... probably for lunch. (on me of course).

The children were told last night of the chores that they need to accomplish this weekend, nothing hard, but it should give them a sense of responsibility and also accomplishment... two values that I hold high.

Coffee and breakfast of noodles... hmmmm not exactly fine cuisine, but it fills the belly.

My two pesky bug bites are looking much better, the Hydrocortizone is having a good effect.

We will leave about 11am for the mall according to my most knowledgable wife... at least for now. I found that applying a little baby powder to my face makes the electric shaver work much better... without it, my skin is damp and the razor will not slide smoothly. The kids are busy with their chores, with the exception of Jenny whose chore is mopping the floors, and I think she is wise to wait until the house is less busy to attempt that one.

I hope to find some electrical connectors and perhaps some wood today, but not in the mall but perhaps in a hardware store.... seems there is an ACE hardware store in the mall but I could be mistaken, it would not be the first time.

I just set up an email account for Nora that apple mail can access, tested it and it works great.

We left for the SM mall at about 11:15am. We wandered around a little bit then found the ACE Hardware store where I was able to find all the things I wanted around the house. Nora picked up a few items also then we stopped and had a couple of brownies and surfed the net using the free wifi. We stopped at the supermarket and Nora bought some coffee and I found a box for my tools.

We met up with Aileen at Chow King, Nora and aileen had lunch and I had a Halo Halo. We chatted for awhile then left and Nora looked for a donut shop but ended up getting the kids some pastry. We then came back home. The evening was pretty quiet and we went to bed about 10. I told Nora to look under the blanket on her pillow and then she found the bracet I had gotten for her.

From denny's iPad...