Friday, December 15, 2006
Does Santa stop in Africa?
There was some Americans here that brought over a lot of movies. And it has been a while since I have seen any. So I picked out Santa Clause 2 with Tim Allen as Santa. I remember watching the first one and the real Santa fell off the roof and then he had to become the new St.Nick. It was perfect because he just got divorced. And in doing that he had to leave home and work in the north pole which meant not spending time with his son. That set up perfectly for the 2nd one.
So now Santa has to find a Mrs. Clause in 18 days. Or there will be no Santa any more and at the same time he realizes that his son happens to be on the naughty list so he has to go see and talk to his son. But 18 days before Christmas there needs to be a Santa to make sure that the elves get everything done before Christmas. So there is a 600yr old elf who showed Santa his new invention. Which coviently a duplicating machine. So Santa decides to duplicate himself so that he can be in two different places at once. But his clone looks like a toy and plasticky* and is nothing like the real Santa. And he doesn’t know every thing that the real Santa knows how to do stuff at the north pole
I was working in the camp the other day I was sitting with the bracelet makers and a tree branch comes crashing on the ground in the middle of the road busting into pieces. There were about 10 people that went rushing right towards it picking up as much as they could fighting over whose piece is whose. And then running as fast as they could so that no one would take it from them. I sat there and watched it all happen and I laughed because it was funny* and then I realized that fire wood is very hard to come by. So now someone has free fire wood that is pretty expensive here.
So while Santa (Tim) is going on some dates trying to finding a new Mrs. The new Santa at the north pole is turning out to be a nightmare. He is reading the nice and the naughty list and realizing that every one has been a little naughty. To the point where everybody should be getting coals for Christmas. So he puts the elves to work and is making them to start chipping Coals for Christmas.
I took off my head phones and just turned it off right then in there. I sat and fought back the tears* because people were around in the living room talking and what not while I was watching the movie on my computer. I just sat there and thought, man the Africans would do anything for charcoal*.They would be so happy to wake up with charcoal in there stocking.
The real Santa was on a successful date with who would soon to be the future Mrs.Clause. And she was talking about all her Christmas memories about Santa coming to her house. And he started correcting her with all the facts of what Santa really likes and how what his rain deers favorite food is and how he gets around to all the countries of the world.
I was working in the camp the other day I was sitting with the bracelet makers and a tree branch comes crashing on the ground in the middle of the road busting into pieces. There were about 10 people that went rushing right towards it picking up as much as they could fighting over whose piece is whose. And then running as fast as they could so that no one would take it from them. I sat there and watched it all happen and I laughed because it was funny* and then I realized that fire wood is very hard to come by. So now someone has free fire wood that is pretty expensive here.
So while Santa (Tim) is going on some dates trying to finding a new Mrs. The new Santa at the north pole is turning out to be a nightmare. He is reading the nice and the naughty list and realizing that every one has been a little naughty. To the point where everybody should be getting coals for Christmas. So he puts the elves to work and is making them to start chipping Coals for Christmas.
I took off my head phones and just turned it off right then in there. I sat and fought back the tears* because people were around in the living room talking and what not while I was watching the movie on my computer. I just sat there and thought, man the Africans would do anything for charcoal*.They would be so happy to wake up with charcoal in there stocking.
The real Santa was on a successful date with who would soon to be the future Mrs.Clause. And she was talking about all her Christmas memories about Santa coming to her house. And he started correcting her with all the facts of what Santa really likes and how what his rain deers favorite food is and how he gets around to all the countries of the world.
So my question is…… Does Santa stop in Africa?
Could you tell him to bring some coal for the people here at least.....even if they haven't been bad?
2nd paragraph: I know plasticky is not a word, but I like it
3rd paragraph: I thought it was funny because who in the world runs after a branch in the middle of the road?
5th paragraph a: I wasn't fighting back the tears because I fear my manly hood, I was fighting them because I was crying in a stupid kid movie.
5th paragraph b: I literally have seen an all out brawl fighting over charcoal
Monday, December 11, 2006
I am one proud San Antonian
So I have been working at the IDP called Awer but pronounced Away with there African accent. These camps are the worst of the worst. Mud huts with thatched roofs, not a car to be seen. Each time a car comes the kids just go crazy then when it is parked they will go up to the car and start touching the lights and wheels and look in the mirror probably looking at themselves in the mirror for the first time for most. The corn on the cob is cheaper here than in the city of Gulu or Kampala. Here at Away a piece of corn is 2 ½ cents instead off 10 or 15 cents in the city. Because that is where they grow them, is in garden of these IDP camps and then is taken to the cities to be sold for more. So my lunches have consisted of corn on the cob. And if I am still hungry I get some more corn on the cob. So the remote part of Awer is what I am trying to get out of all this it is in the middle of no-were. And so a sales woman came to Awer for the day to sell some clothes. And this shirt was hanging up and I nearly pooped my pants. I did not believe my eyes. In the middle of Africa in one of the poorest places in Uganda is a 1999 San Antonio Spurs Championship shirt that came by boat all the way over here. That’s right I said a Spurs Championship shirt.
So you should have seen me that day tyring to explain not only was that shirt was from my home town. But it was a basketball team that I have supported. They only know soccer. So it was very difficult to explain why I was so excited. So I bought the shirt for 57 cents and I gave it to Walter. He has been helping me be a translator and helping out with the structure. He was excited about the shirt more than what was on it. But that’s cool. It made my day seeing something from back home all the way here.
So you should have seen me that day tyring to explain not only was that shirt was from my home town. But it was a basketball team that I have supported. They only know soccer. So it was very difficult to explain why I was so excited. So I bought the shirt for 57 cents and I gave it to Walter. He has been helping me be a translator and helping out with the structure. He was excited about the shirt more than what was on it. But that’s cool. It made my day seeing something from back home all the way here.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Look
I just merged my blogger account with my g-mail account because it told me to and I couldn't load my blogger acount withoput merging and now the process is that I have to put in my password that is my g-mail acount which is difrent than my blogger account. So it is very confusing so I haven't got a chance to sit down and figure it all out and do a nice entry. If I had internet in my lap like yall I would be making entries every day. So i apologize one is coming.
HenryT
HenryT
Friday, November 24, 2006
Turkey Day
This was not the picture that I was trying to post but since it took 1 hour to load I am not going to take it off. So here is the turkey we bought for 15 dollars for thanksgiving dinner at the Invisible Children volunteer house. I just thought that it would be pretty cool to get a picture of the turkey that I would be later eating that day. Kinda weird if you think about it. I was trying to load a picture of the structure that I am building and it makes me kinda mad that the turkey got posted. It takes a lifetime to get one lousy pic to be put up. So I hope you enjoy this picture of Mr. Dinner. I will write again soon.
Henry
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Monkey and Buisness
Sorry it has taken me a long time to put up a blog entry. Please understand that I have been busy with lots of stuff. Yall are so used to being in you house that is all wireless and can have your laptop in the bathroom checking emails. Then if you are not at home then youÃ’re at work and for most of you will have the internet right in front of your face for 8 hours straight.
For me: I have to walk 30 min or pay a boda 50 cents to go to the internet cafe. Where there are 5 computers with Africa speed internet. While I have to pay $1.00 an hour to surf. There is a 75% chance that the internet will be on there is a 50% chance that the power will be on. And so if I walk all that way over to the internet cafe and it doesn't work, I have to walk all the way back. Gaining nothing but unwanted exercise. So only if you could understand how it all works here.
So I am here in Gulu working with an organization called Invisible Children. You can Google search it and check out there web site. They have a Documentary out so you can learn all about whats going on here. I had a guy that I met in Kampala that invited me to come up to Gulu and help out there. So I have been here for 3 days now and building a little bamboo building for the bracelet makers for the bracelet campaign that is going on. I am staying at the invisiable children house where they have two monkey which are my best friends. This is Vikki that is on my lap. But she would tell you that's her bed.
Oh and I guess it kinda sucks that Democrats some what one. Not that I hate Democrats but the fact that nothing is going to get done in Office with such very differentt views going on.
Thank you for your prayers. If you are curious on what to pray for shoot me an e-mail
HenryT
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Notice
Ok so I have changed the setting on my blog that anyone can comment on my blog not just users of blogger world. If only I knew it was that easy. So feel free tear me apart, tell me what your thinking.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Tongue
It is a very interesting part of anatomy. Some are long enough to touch your nose. A Giraffes tong is so long it can even touch its eye . You can even make designs with a tongue making 3 or 4 ripples, or rolling it even flipping it upside down. We use it to even cleaning our teeth. We even use it for feeling, weather it is the texture of our food or feeling a tooth or a sore that is in pain. It has all sorts of taste buds placed differently and strategiclly on the tongue. I remember my dog Annie has two black birth marks on her huge pink tongue and but for the longest time I thought she was eating dirt. Not to mention that dogs tongues to stick out and drool is just cooling them down. I mean the variety of movements of a tongue helps make the sounds of speech. Man especially hearing all the languages here in Uganda. Some of them even sound like birds chirping when they talk. And from what I hear the tongue is the strongest muscle in the human body.
It’s powers are many. But that dosn’t mean they all can be good things.
You know the bites that we put into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal to where we want. Or take ships for example. Although they are so large and driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder to where ever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Look a a forest fire for example when what started it was so small of a spark of fire. The tongue is also fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It can corrupt the whole person, setting his whole life on fire, and is set on fire by hell itself. All sorts of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil that is filled with deadly poison.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. It should not be this way! Can both fresh and salt water flow from the same spring? Can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
So some one asked me the other day how I was really doing and what have I been learning right now. So these are some things that have been going through my head the past few days
HenryT
James 3
It’s powers are many. But that dosn’t mean they all can be good things.
You know the bites that we put into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal to where we want. Or take ships for example. Although they are so large and driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder to where ever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Look a a forest fire for example when what started it was so small of a spark of fire. The tongue is also fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It can corrupt the whole person, setting his whole life on fire, and is set on fire by hell itself. All sorts of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil that is filled with deadly poison.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. It should not be this way! Can both fresh and salt water flow from the same spring? Can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
So some one asked me the other day how I was really doing and what have I been learning right now. So these are some things that have been going through my head the past few days
HenryT
James 3
