A great weekend.

I will start with the news you all wanted to hear...

Yes, the typhoon went right around the philippines. It ended up touching the Northern tip of Luzon Island but the damage was nothing compared to the tragic hit last weekend.
Now, I know many of my friends who do not believe in God, or are unsure of his existence are reading my blog. (please read this next portion with my "this is another physical example as to why i believe in God" tone and face. You know who are, and exactly what i mean. :)....

Many people stayed up praying, and I know many of you prayed several times for the destruction of Typhoon to waiver and God to have mercy on the Philippines. Not only was Manila spared another terrible wrecking force tearing through its already drenched and broken city, but many other islands, previously in harms way, did not receive a rain drop. I didn't hear the winds at all during the night. This morning was Beautiful and sunny and remained that way all day. There is full moon tonight. So full and close to me that it was almost as if i could climb the mountain behind the school again I might be able to lean against it. This, can only be explained through the supernatural. Praise God. And many times i have used those words lightly. But, I truly have experienced another touch from something I can not see nor fully explain through any other way but of my own experiences.

..............

I have figured out several different kinds of ants that host themselves in my bungalow. I will describe them below. *note.. these are not scientific names...

The large red ant: This ant tends to form a line from the window sill in my shower to the drain. They don't bother me, ever... I just wash them away before my shower and allow them to continue what they are doing any other time of the day.

The Skinny large red ant: This ant finds any drippings of fruit juice in a matter of seconds. somehow there are at least 15 as soon as I walk away from cutting a mango and set the knife down. I don't notice them as they hide underneath the knife. When i lift the knife... there they are.

The tiny tiny tiny red ant: I have found this ant in two places. One of them is where I sit now at the high school. For some reason when i am sitting for longer than 10 minutes they find me. And you can't feel them crawl on you, but when they bite.. .It hurts SO bad. and they leave a welt bigger than a mosquito bite and itches twice as bad. I had to go buy cotton swabs and alcohol so as not to itch them. Everything here gets infected fast. So I am afraid to itch anything.
The other place i find this ant is on my toothpaste. They do not bother my toothbrush. I noticed them about 2 days after i arrived. so I put my toothpaste in a zip lock bag. Somehow, they are so tiny, they are still getting in it. And they find a way to climb up into the cap of the tube. I need to commend them, for I have taped the plastic bag all around the edges and TRIPLE make sure that the bag is sealed.. somehow, they still figure out a way to get in.

the large black ant: Any food left out will be taken over by these. They especially enjoy bread crumbs.

the small black ant:I only see about 2 or three of these at a time and they have no rhyme yet. usually they are on the floor, so i just step on them.

the tiny black ant that may actual be tiny spiders: They are always near my doorway. I haven't had any real problems with them, but i notice them. It is possible they may be a new hatch of spiders. so i am watching to see if they grow.

.....
My water was turned off starting Friday Morning in anticipation for the Typhoon. They wanted to conserve the amount of water waste in case of flooding in the drain systems. Good idea....

Things you can not do with out water:

Wash the dishes.
flush the toilet.
take a shower.
wash your face.
wash your hands after you just ate a mango. :(
wash your hands so you can take your contacts out...
drink a glass of water.
boil noodles.
and many more... but not to worry.. the water was turned back on this morning. so i could finally shower.

For no reason at all i wanted to let you know the breakdown of what i ate today:

4 cups of coffee
4 mangoes
3 mangosteens
3 bananas
2 Rambutans (spiky red fruit)
and some left over spaghetti.

yum...

good night...
toni