We went this morning out to meet with Duane, his daughter Loren and a friend, Jeremy, so that they could meet Aurapan for the first time.
It was a lovely experience, and although Aurapan was very shy, she was not in awe of her new sponsors and was very polite and quietly excited.
We had food at Kiss restaurant on Siam Country Club Road, where she chose Khao Phad Gai with a pineapple shake, followed by a strawberry sundae and then we went to Tesco Lotus where she had a wonderful time choosing a teddy bear, a cuddly Tigger cushion, some very feminine clothes in pink and blue, a couple of packs of undies and some pretty pink sandals and school supplies.
As you can imagine a delighted little girl staggered out of the store with two big bags, and clearly couldn't wait to show off all her new things.
Duane was very generous, and I think if we hadn't stopped him, the trolley might have been overflowing. He had the patience of a saint and the inimitable humour of the Aussies.
We'll look forward to seeing them again tomorrow (because they have brought some jewellery from Australia
We left them to do their shopping at the market (it being Tuesday) on Tai, so doubtless they will be sitting on their suitcases to get them closed before the flight.
I think I can truthfully say that a great time was had by all.
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