Saturday Donna walked up to the local grocery store and looked around, Bruce hung out at home. Gita made us chicken bryani--really good and we just chilled the rest of the day.
Sunday we spent with the Tays, attending their ward (Bedok ward, locals, not "expats"). While waiting for them to attend Bishopric Meeting and RS presidency meeting, we chatted with some of the members. It was fast Sunday and in RS one young mother of 3 was thanking ward members for their support while her "helper" (maid) was on her one month holiday. It was the first time she had been left without help. She was embarrased to tell us she had once forgotten to feed the baby and often forgot to get the children water. She had to do all the work herself and was so exhausted she couldn't even breathe correctly and couldn't make it to church the last couple weeks. Hmmm. A very different expectation of life.
After church, we went to the Tays home and spent the rest of the day. They invited the sister missionaries for dinner and included the woman lawyer who rented a room. Jane's mother is now living with them and suffering from dimentia. They have a helper for her since a week ago. That is the first time they have had a helper. The food was fabulous. James is quite a talker and knows about the politics in every country in the world it seems. It was a wonderful day. The missionaries walked with us to the bus and to the MRT. They were being transfered in the morning.
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