JI1FGX/DU9 Mindanao DiaryDV8UTP comes to play(2009/08/17)
Franco from Iligan came to visit us again! He decided to buy the same YAESU FT-1000MP MARK-V as I did. However, it is very difficult to transfer the money to Japan, so I receive the cash in pesos and transfer the cash on the Japanese side to the seller by bank to bank transfer.
He was already very excited that he was able to purchase this radio! But 140,000 yen (about 70,000 pesos) in cash is very expensive for Filipinos! Even though he is running a business, the amount of money is equivalent to a year's salary, which shows his wife's understanding.
Today is Terin's 5th birthday. Gigi and I went to Osamis to buy ice cream! Everyone is smiling at the mango-flavored ice cream!
Our dinner is very lively Six women and three men today. Sometimes I was the only one among eight women...
Both Lily and Loloi were allowed to have a little ice cream. Don't get an upset stomach. Yes, Lily has been doing well without a single trip to the hospital since we moved to the Philippines last December! In Japan, I have to go to the hospital several times a month and take a lot of medicines. Again, sometimes the poop is soft, but it recovers quickly. Lily has become completely accustomed to living in a large family.