Jordan...

is GOING HOME!!! Tomorrow!! For a whole month!!!!!!

YES!!!!

*goes and explodes with excitement....* :D

Text Messages & Watermelon

Texting is a huge part of the Philippines...and over the last few months, I've collected quite a few of them...

~nO mattr hOw mNy cOins u thrOw intO a fOuntain.. Or d number of fiNgers u crOss.. f its nOt meant 2 b.. it simpLy wOn’t happen… gudnyt

~Friendship iSn’t ranked by.. whom we hav known d longest who came 1st or who caRes d best it’s aBout who came.. and NEVER LEFT..

~deR’s 1 th!ng I wAnt 2 sAy, bUt.. itS nt aS hUmbLe aS “sOrRy,” oR nt aS sw!t aS “I LuV u”, oL I wnt 2 sAy is.. “tHaNk U” 4 bE!ng sO nice tO me”,.. mOwning mwah!

~FRIENDS arE LikE FishEs…yOu havE To Sit paTientLy For LonG TimE To CatcH a nice One…juSt Like i CaugHt yOu…itz bEtter To Stay niCe Or eLze..iL Fry yOu! haHa!!

~In reply to my text: “Oh good! I’m glad you’re doing well! You know you can come tomorrow, or next week. I’d love to see you and your baby! And I can do a baby check if you want. :)”-- Okey… Of course! I’m wlling you to check my baby and i want to knw you that I trust you very much… I’m visit you there by nxt friday, cause that day was restday of my husband but the other day he has work and I have a 3years son and no can take him if i go there the other day, and if ever i’ll bring my 2 children there its hard for me cause i’m only one to take 2 babies, so see you nxt friday and i hope that time no can broke my plan.

~F frieNdz caN b Lost simpLy by cLosiNg our eyes...i wudnt bLink at aLL! for i dOnt want to Let a seCoNd pasS N Lose a reaL frieNd as SpeciaL as U..Gud_morning

~mEdicinEs & fRiEnDs bOTh cUre prbLms, d onLy diFrnS s daT d frnDshp dnT hV expiRy d8, nO doSage, nO priCe.. lucKy 2 hv 1! “yOu” a drUg mOst prescribed..


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Also, has anyone heard of yellow watermelon? Do we have this in the States?

Katitipan Visit #2

Janelle and I went back to Katitipan this time armed with charts, doppler, BP cuff, thermometer, etc. There are several pregnant women in Katitipan that we had the opportunity to give prenatals.


My new continuity Darling :)

After prenatals, we went over to Candy's house for dinner because it was her birthday.

It was raining when we needed to go home. Filipinos really dislike rain (a rather unexpected cultural trait in a rainy country), and Candy's family wanted us to spend the night so that we wouldn't have to walk to the road to catch a taxi, but we were able to compromise by using umbrellas. :)

Wondrous Works

Last week, Carmen (one of my house moms) and I got up before 5 and ran to the Santa Anna wharf a couple miles away. We wanted to see the sunrise, and although it was too cloudy for a colorful sunrise, it was still gorgeous.

When we arrived:
The tide was flowing up and over the wharf.

"Hear this, O Job; stop and consider the wondrous works of God." ~Job 37:14

Katitipan Visit

This week, Janelle and I went about an hour away to visit her continuity, Candy, and her family.














They cooked us a fabulously delicious meal of chicken, dried fish, vegetables (okra, eggplant, and pumpkin), and rice.


And sang hours of karaoke...


Janelle singing...ahem....true Filipino karaoke :D


We got the chance to meet some other people in the town, and some of the guys climbed a tree and gathered a bag of the fruit santol (similar to mangosteen)for us to take home.

Great day....we'll be back in a couple of weeks to do prenatals on all the buntis ladies there.