Never let it be said that we do not immerse visiting sponsors in the madness that is Pattaya:
It was all very hectic yesterday - and in
the middle of it was the question of how to get my dog back from the vet's, can
you believe? It was one of those days when "You don't have to be
mad to work here, but it does help", comes to mind.
Having said that, Thomas (always such a
pleasant and amenable chap) arrived at the office promptly at 10:30am, so I had
the chance to catch up on his life and new job (and the weather, of course,
being a Brit.), while Suky dashed around in the background trying to find out
where the van was. It transpired that the van at the Home was in the garage, so
Sharon was using the Toyota van to take two of the kids to
hospital, and the pick-ups were being used by others - so we reckoned that
since the two boys were only slim, everyone would just manage to fit in my
car.
Thomas, Suky and Boonying, having collected
the boys from their school, ate at Maes Y Ruen - chicken, prawns & rice and
satay with bread (I've never found out why they serve bread with the satay -
maybe to mop up any remaining peanut sauce?) before going into Tesco Lotus to
choose a gift for each of them (remote controlled cars) and groceries for the
family. Thomas was happy to help them carry their goodies home before
going back to school, and being the sweet natured fellow he is, sent me a non
spicy take away lunch to the office. He could see I might fade away from lack
of nourishment, obviously!
I'd checked previously that he wasn't
afraid of dogs, so on the way back, after taking the boys back to school, they
collected my dog from the vet's, and took her home.
I was very sorry I couldn't arrange to get
Thomas to the Home though - we hadn't the transport available at the time the
children would be there. However, Thomas said (although I know he was disappointed)
he would do it next time. Bless his heart, it would be wonderful if
everyone was so understanding, wouldn't it?
Anyway, Suky said the boys were still enjoying
school and hadn't encountered any problems (yet), and they were delighted to
see Thomas again. They're not in the least shy these days, which always
makes it easier for a sponsor, of course.
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100 Years From Today
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