We've had a delightful trip out today with Steve and Dan, Palm and her little brother - and to the delight of the boys (and us, admittedly) the children were actually persuaded to have an ice cream cone at Swensons as we left Tesco Lotus at the end of their shopping trip.
The boys are always such a delight to be with, and the children, although shy, were
clearly thrilled to see them again, especially as Dan has been learning Thai over the last year and managed to ask them how old they were - and elicit a reply! Good lad, say I?
Lunch was taken in Maes Y Ruen and I managed not to spill the soup down me (quite a feat for me, I confess). Everyone else was sensible and had 'dry' dishes - and we all thoroughly enjoyed them. Being a holiday period the place was full, and as we left people were actually queuing up. You don't often see that nowadays - a sign of the goodness of the food and the sensible prices.
Got, when we asked if there was something he'd like, said his mother had told him not to get toys, as he was too old for toys now. Bless him, he's only 5 yrs old, so we 'got round' that by buying water pistols for Songkran. He also got some new clothes, of course - very nice red and white Ben 10 lace-ups, a Ben 10 green T-shirt, and denim pants with a Ben 10 logo on them. When we picked the kids up they were both wearing bright green T-shirts, and when Got chose the flavour of his ice cream, he chose Green Tea, so we were teasing him about everything having to be green.
I think he'd have chosen a green water pistol if they'd had one, but they didn't. However, he chose one that you wear as a little back pack, with a connecting pipeline - so he had a nice little reservoir of water - and very happy about it he was.
Since we recently learned that there's another sister living at home with them, and she's only 10 years, the boys very generously said that something could be bought for her as well, and we chose (with Palm's input) a pretty white T-shirt with a big pink flower on it, and a blue skirt - and a water pistol. Well everyone has to be suitably armed, don't they?
Palm chose a blue skirt and blouse, some underwear, a pretty flowered, very feminine dress and some bronze coloured sandals and was delighted to find something nice to fit her.
When we took the children home the boys were so apologetic that they hadn't known about the other sister, and asked Suky to explain that next time they come, she must be included in the treat. When she heard this her face lit up and she gave the boys a big smile and wave as we left.
Since the other children aren't scholarship students yet, Mum is coming into the office to see Suky next week to fill in the application forms and the boys, when they leave here are going up to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai to experience some Thai culture at firsthand.
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.
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