Tuesday, September 22, 2009

In Singapore!

We received an email from Alex this afternoon to say he'd arrived safely in Singapore. He loved the MTC but he is very excited about finally being in the field.
Here are a couple of excerpts from his email:
...Singapore, however, reminds me so much of a more spread-out, urban Hong kong! Same weather, same kind of transportation, only they speak mandarin and there is a HUGE indian culture here. It's crazy, indian village on one side of the road and chinese on the other...
...Everyone says my new companion is GREAT! I hope he works me to death, I have to get into good habbits and learn to work hard from the very begining! We're the first missionaries in a new area! There was one area that was really productive so they split it. We are the first to be there...
...We were walking to get some food and people would like at my badge in Chinese and say "yehsoo...jee...Yehsoo..." trying to read "Yesu Jidu" in chinese characters, it was cool. Can't wait to get out there! I have orientation and stuff tonight and tomorrow... Everything is happening so fast and I'm just trying to keep up! Elder Ngo and I had fun while flying listening to all the different types of mandarin, all the different accents.

My address is -

Alex Nightingale
253 Bukit Timah Road
Back Building, 4th Floor
Singapore 259690

Make sure you don't write "elder"! It's best if you leave that out :)

The mission office asks that you don't write "Elder". I am inferring that Alex will actually be in Singapore, since I think he'd have mentioned it if he were going to Malaysia.

All will be revealed!
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 23, 2009 at 12:05 AM

    This is so fantastic!! Alex is going to love Singapore!! I love that he already knows more Chinese than me and I've been trying to learn it for three years! The power of the mission field is so strong and it is impossible to doubt that Heavenly Father has a part in helping him to learn the language. Keep posting his emails; I love reading them!

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  2. Christopher at restSeptember 23, 2009 at 8:02 AM

    Fantastic!

    We are watching the blog with great interest now that you, Ying Zhanglao, are at the sharp end of things!

    Love ~ Christopher and Nana

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  3. trocaderoSeptember 23, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    That is a very apt description, Christopher! I hope I get pics soon!

    Andrea, I am so glad to hear that someone reads it!!! He is having a fantastic time. I wish 100 times a day that I could be a fly on the wall:)

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  4. The Ormsbys down underSeptember 24, 2009 at 3:46 AM

    Carolyn,
    I'm sure lots of people read the blog....everyone who knows and loves Alex and his family...including all the Ormsbys.
    What a wonderful letter; it's such an exciting time for him, and you guys.
    Keep updating! Love you

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  5. Christopher at restOctober 22, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Still reading ....
    Nana and Christopher

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  6. DanielDecember 4, 2009 at 7:45 AM

    Is this blog dead?
    It has been way to long since we have heard anything.
    We want to know what is happening to Alex!

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