We've just come back from a delightful lunch and shopping trip with Steve and Dan - always a real pleasure. They are such nice chaps, and still have that wonderful innocence of the young!
Since they had originally booked in at a hotel close to Tukcom, and we knew it would be congested, we suggested meeting at 'Cucumber' for lunch, so they could just walk down and meet us there - which they did. However, by the time we met them they'd already decamped over to a different hotel (where they'd stayed before) as they couldn't get any sleep. It seems that nothing stopped until 4.00am over that way.
So we had a welcome change from KFC or Maes Y Ruen, for which we thanked them most enthusiastically. It's such a pleasant atmosphere in Cucumber, and quiet - so you can have a conversation comfortably. Palm just had khao phad goong and water. Steve offered her the dessert menu, but she didn't take him p on it.
Afterwards we went over to our favourite store where Palm chose a very feminine T-shirt and tiered multi coloured skirt, an attractive white and blue dress, a pink bag and sandals to match, and some underwear. She was just thrilled. She's grown so much since last year (almost as tall as Suky) and completely lost the gawkiness she had previously, just blossomed.
When asked what she'd be doing over the holidays, she said she'd be staying at home and playing with her friends and little brother. Her favourite subject at school appears to be Health and Social Studies (the translation wasn't clear).
After she'd chosen her clothes the boys asked if she would like to take something home for the family, so we did our 'usual' shop - rice, oil, fish sauce, seasoning, canned fish, noodles, Ovaltine, jam and bread, apples and flavoured milk, plus a bag of soap powder. When we got to the house, Mum was just thrilled and greeted us with a beaming smile.
So - I think everyone was happy, although Steve would have been even happier if we could have persuaded Palm to have a Swenson's ice cream after her shopping - but she was adamant. I felt for him, you know what I'm like when it comes to ice cream - but we were thwarted. Another day...
100 Years From Today
It will not matter how big your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove. But the world may be a little better because your help touched the life of one child.
It will not matter how big your bank account was, the sort of house you lived in, or the kind of car you drove. But the world may be a little better because your help touched the life of one child.
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