The Name's Lowry. Elder Lowry.: Alaska Man!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Alaska Man!

So I got a letter from Scott on Friday and I just finished following up on a story he told me. He writes,

"I have been hearing that the Philippines use really REALLY dry humor. And they LOVE puns. So I doubt I will be very funny when I get home (shocker, right?). I am already laughing at super cheesy things (really? Does he think this is news to us?). One thing that will make 'em laugh (I hear) is to say "Walong tanong, Walang Sagot?" if they don't ask any questions. It just means "Without Questions, without answers." We always say that now and laugh. Ok, one more... Look up this commercial for powdered milk (they don't have cows milk there) and the brand is "Alaska Brand." It is supposed to be super cheesy, but when kids see Americans (because the commercial tries to use american accents... they LOVE Americans) they will always say, "ALASKA MAN!" and if you answer "MASARAP?!" they will just die laughing. "Masarap" = Delicious?!"

So for your viewing pleasure, I bring you... Alaska Man.

And he closes with "Well now you know how lame I am."

I saw this one while I was watching the Alaska Man one, and it's good too. Check it out.

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Need a little clarification?

Feel free to ask any questions you might have in the comment area! Here are a few things I thought might help, in case you need them:

-Iloilo is pronounced "Ee-low-Ee-low"
-MTC stands for Missionary Training Center. All missionaries report to an MTC before going to their assigned mission to be trained to teach by the Spirit, to answer questions and to rely on the Lord in order to serve the people in their missions.
-District Leader (DL) is just what Scott describes in his 1st letter home, while in the MTC at least! In the MTC DL's are definitely the ones to inspire their district to be the best they can be and achieve and keep all their goals, keep everyone motivated and in line and pretty much just be an amazing example for the others to follow. Scott's got this one in the bag ;) In the mission, it's only a bit different; it's an assignment given in which you are responsible for checking in on the other missionaries in your district and assisting them as needed, as well as gathering information and reporting to the Zone Leaders, who then report to the Assistants to the President, who then report to the Mission President!
-P-Day (Preparation Day) is the 1 day they get in the week to do laundry, write home, exercise, play sports, go grocery shopping, whatever they need to do. They get to wear "street clothes" with their name tag on P-Day and it's of course the day we all look forward to because we get e-mail (looks like his P-Day in the MTC is Mondays)! (At least while he's still in the MTC... we don't know what the situation will be when he gets to the Philippines.)