Hello Mila!


     Wow it's really nice to hear from you again. I guess things 
are going pretty good for you these days since the time of the 
seminar. That was really a stroke of luck for you to be able to 
attend a seminar instead of the examination. I'll bet you were 
relieved to find out about the alternative to the examination. I 
know I would be. You know Mila it's really interesting to hear 
that you are studying Morse code, amateur radio and things like 
that. You must be interested in a lot of other things in that 
area also. Is that true? It is just very interesting to find you 
are studying such things. Are you planning to use your courses to 
assist in your pursuits of some interesting future? It would be 
nice to know. Maybe it's just curiosity for you. At any rate I 
find all you are doing very interesting. And I'm glad to know 
that you are studying these things. I'm interested in all sorts of 
things like that also.  My father knows Morse code very well. 
During World War II he was in charge of communications on the big 
battle ships going around the atlantic ocean. During that time 
Hitler was causing a lot of damage with his U-boat submarines 
my father was involved in helping to guard the supply ships to 
Europe. Luckily he was ok but it was a very dangerous assignment. 
Later on he had radio sets at home with a large antennae through 
which he would communicate with people all over the world. It 
was very fascinating and I think it may have played a big role in my 
interest in technical things also, like computers and stuff. 
Anyway, I'm glad to know that you will be getting your license 
soon. And good luck with all that you pursue. It all sounds like a 
lot of fun.



      The wedding must been was very nice; formal,beautiful, and 
something to remember. It's interesting to see how people choose 
their wedding ceremonies. Some are simple and some are very 
lavish. For me, marriage is really of the heart and the ceremony is 
not so important. If I love a woman and she loves me, well that is 
good enough. Yet I know that many people like to have big 
ceremonies, prepare and spend lots of money.  A simple ceremony 
would be just fine for me. Even though my father was in the 
service, my mother and he were married by a justice of the peace 
in the simplest of ceremonies.Nothing fancy at all. It only cost a 
few dollars to prepare the paper work. They have been happily 
married now for 47 years now and raised a fine family. So you see 
marriage is really in the hearts of the two people in love.  
You know what I would like to do. If I knew that there was going 
to be a lot of money spent on a one day ceremony, I would prefer to 
save the money, have a simple ceremony and a terrific honeymoon! I 
think a honeymoon in Europe would be great; or travelling to 
Brazil or the Netherlands! I would love to go to Scotland; to roam 
the green hills and watch the sheep herders; listen to the bag 
pipes and visit the old castles. Maybe my new bride and I could 
stay in a castle with servants and such for a few days. Then we 
could fly to England or Paris. Now that seems like a great way to 
celebrate a marriage. Anyway I just think it would be more fun, and 
an all around more enriching experience to utilise the money in 
that way. Well it's just my imagination at work. Hey how about 
Moscow! I hear they have a Mcdonald's there now! Can you believe 
that people stand in line all day just to get a hamburger there! And a 
meal at  Mcdonald's (Moscow) costs a whole day's pay! Wow, maybe 
we could wear big fussy hats and learn to do some of those wild 
Russian dances! 


     Hey Mila- What date is your birthday? You haven't told me. 
You only said that it was in April sometime. So let me know ok? 


     Well recently I've been getting involved with more computer 
applications. I really like to use them in creative and artistic 
fields. Lately I have been working with some new programs for 
design called C.A.D. programs. That's short for computer aided 
design. It's an interesting new field. C.A.D. is used in 
everything from airplane design and modeling, to architectural 
design of buildings. I have also been exploring animation 
and computer video. I would like to experiment with 
music and animation at some point yet it requires a lot of 
experimentation and style which needs to be developed. Right now 
the computer application of music is quite substantial. Yet I am 
always interested in new things and think about where my present 
interest may lead.       

     Mila, it is getting rather late in the day and I have to run 
off to work. It is really a pleasure to hear from you so write to 
me as often as you like. I will write to you as often as I can 
also. I am thinking of you and your family always and I am looking 
forward to seeing you on my return to the Philippines. My trip 
should be in a couple of months and I'll let you know the details 
as soon as I know myself ok?

          God Bless you Mila today and every day. Give my 
warmest regards to your family and friends. God luck in all that 
you do and don't forget to let me know the date of your birthday 
ok?


               Your friend from California,

                              Donald.