Manila, Philippines
Sunday, April 9, 2006
As it turns out, I managed to get sent home. I know what you are thinking, what a slacker she couldn't handle it, she missed her family and friends so much she had to leave. Well while the later my be partially true the former is all wrong. Not that I won't be back, to all my Filipino friends out there you can quote me 'I will be back'. As you all have seen me fall down before and even joined me in the laughing at myself..... (Cyndi that means you especially-remember that fall in the house where you called the ambulance and gave them the wrong address?!:) I have managed to do it again but this time I have a real legitimate excuse. You would have done it too.....I bet. What happened? Well as coordinated as I am I fell down the stairs...stumbled really. You see the stairs in the province are not designed by a engineer or architect they are designed (maybe) and built by people like you and me. Yes, you could design and build your own stairs here. So there are no specifications they adhere to, the spacing and height is what ever you so desire. Its funny to see stairs that start off at a low height, with ample depth then at one end they get higher and shorter. Well that's it I stumbled down a set of stairs that were built this way. I should have known it would happen eventually. I have stumbled two or three times prior to this but not put so much weight on it so it just bruised. Maybe the bone was getting weaker with every mishap. The long bone connecting the smallest 'pinky toe' now is spiral fractured and the two sections of bone are 5 mm apart. So I'm heading home for surgery. Using the Wi Fi Internet at the business class lounge now, its nice. See you all on the other side. FYI when it heals I hope to come back to the Philippines, the doctor says at least two months healing time.
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