UK sponsor's first meeting with his student.

Tom and I  had the pleasure of meeting Tim  for the first time, and it was good to see

how happy Golf was to meet his sponsor – shy, but happy.

At first Golf only spoke in Thai to Tom, and Tom translated when it was relevant, but as our afternoon progressed and he got excited, Golf did chat a little bit to Tim.

We met in front of Royal Garden Plaza and since it was lunch time, the all important question was asked – and guess what?  We ate at McDonalds.  Well, Boonying excused himself (and who could blame him) and I tried to sway him to Burger King (it being next door), but to no avail – Cheeseburger Sets  No. 7 x 4 was the order of the day, and Golf was very pleased.

After lunch it was off to the Go Kart track, where Tom took photo’s and I was chief cheer leader as I kept an eye on the two budding Formula 1 drivers, watching the competition that was going on between them and waving like a lunatic every time they came into view.  Ten minutes goes very quickly, but they both seemed to get a kick out of it.

Since Golf also likes Crazy Golf, we then set off to Thappraya Road to see if the one there was still functioning (since only I knew what I was talking about, I thought perhaps it has closed down).  It was looking a bit “Southend in the winter”, but was open, so Tom, Tim and Golf prepared for battle and I sat with my crossword and a pineapple shake.  That proved a real hit and Golf got very excited (and sneaky -as he distracted Tim and popped his ball in the hole ) and chatted and laughed as they progressed.

The place is attached to a bar/restaurant and they also have pool tables, so before we left Tim asked Golf if he would like to play and   he immediately took up the challenge, so there was more fun and laughter.  I think Tim enjoyed himself as much as Golf did.

Since it was Golf’s birthday and Tim wanted to buy him a present, it was back up to our favourite store, where after some deliberation Golf decided he’d like a Ben Ten Walkie Talkie to take back to school with him.  Poor kid had to go back last night because he had an exam today, so Tom took him back to BKP bearing two boxes of munchkins to share with the kids.

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.