Quick Letter

Hi everybody,

Kumusta na kayo? OK naman ako dito sa Juba pero Juba is a town in which anything can happen. The people are nice and kind - you will not feel hostile, unlike Manila. The town is very much like the Philippines maybe 35-40 years ago. There is only one paved road but many donors are coming in doing construction.

I was very much surprised here - marami palang negro dito sa Sudan. And Juba people (the originals) have very long legs (maybe suited for walking long distances) - this makes them very tall. Mukha akong pandak pag katabi ko mga taga-Juba. However, the original people are not so many kaya marami ding taga Kenya, Uganda at Ethiopia dito sa Juba. Super alikabok pala mga kalsada dito kaya mukang hihikain na naman ako dito.

We are staying in Summer Palace Hotel (Chinese hotel) with basically Chinese food from morning to evening - kaya lang five days na kami dito sa hotel e parepareho pa rin ang pag-kain namin - chicken, beef, may local vegetable, pineapple at watermelon. Wala yatang mabiling ibang pag-kain dito.

Medyo mabagal ang internet dito sa hotel kaya mahirap mag-email. Bukas punta kami sa magiging office namin sa Ministry of Roads and Transport - sana mabilis internet doon. Time difference here is 5hrs late, kaya 2pm ngayon at 7pm dyan.

I will send some pictures of Juba when I get faster internet connection.

Babuuuu...

Popsy

*Yep, my father works in Juba, Sudan (GMT+3)