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Published: September 30th 2008
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One of the Orphans
I love this picture I wish I could say I took it but Mckenzie did Hello
I know it has been along time since last entry so I will try and not go on too much and there will be loads of pics!!!
I have been keeping busy at work with the girls and they are certainly making me work (the girls not the staff). I have now got Bo sitting which I’m pleased about so she can see better and has the chance of using her hands better. And now working on Mod’s sit to stand which she loves to do and pushes her self every time. These girls are amazing they never complain and always willing to try their best and if they hurt themselves they just laugh but it’s even better when I hurt myself they laugh the hardest. I have great fun with them all and will certainly miss them. I love messing around with the older girls and trying out my thai on them they love to correct me and laugh at me, and now they have been calling me Ting Tong (mad), what is it where ever I go I eventually get called that ha! ha! I only have another week and a half and already they are talking
about me going and telling me to stay, to be honest if I could I would. I’m going to get a shock when I start work with the NHS patients I hope I won’t compare them too much to these girls but I’m sure I’ll find it hard not too. I’ll be saying ‘come on stand up, what you mean it hurts!!’ And if they fall over I’ll laugh and just tell them to get up lol!! Well I’d better not mention any of this in my interviews!! I do feel right at home and when I arrive at the girls home I feel like I have made many friends there as I keep hearing Nad Nad (that’s what they call me) and I have to go and say hello to everyone. And my canine friends too, although 6 of the pups have gone to new homes today and it does feel strange without them around. But we still have Siren as he is on medication still. He lives at the girls home across the road (the crazys as the staff like to say, I know not PC but what is in Thai?). I see him every day and he
comes running over to me for cuddles, he still hasn’t grown much and walks bit strange but he gets around which is the main thing. He is much better now after I performed a surgical procedure on him. Last mon he’s bite wound got really big like an abscess, so I cycled to the vets in the American place (so I could speak English to them), and I got antibiotics, scalpel blade, syringes worming treatment, exto parasite treatment (for another dog) and puppy food and it cost me under 10 pounds, and without seen the dog. The next day I cut open Siren abscess and flushed it through and started him on a new course of abs and now he is all better and worm free. There are a few options of where he will go and they ask me if its ok so I will be able to make sure he gets a good home (shame its not mine ).
Lets talk about my w/end away with the volunteers. W/end 19th Sept all of us volunteers (12 of us from CCD) were offered to participate in a paid volunteers w/end so we could mix with other thai volunteers.
There were a mixture of volunteers from a range of charities, one works with families that have been affected by the landmines planted in 2nd world war by the Japanese at the borders of Thailand, Lou and Cambodia, and one is from a monk nunnery for orphans, and the orphanage we stayed at. We got the mini bus sat am from Pakkred to Kanchanaburi (where I went with Masha). We visited the bridge running over the river Khwae and then went to the orphanage where we were staying. The orphanage is for children who have been abused and/or abandoned in Thailand. The aim of the orphanage is interesting, basically it is set in the middle of the forest and they have random wooden/bamboo houses for bed, bathrooms, shops, class rooms, TV room. The place where we were staying was amazing, it was a big platform on stilts and had 4 sets of rooms off it and 3 toilets with hand showers. The view was breath taking I think one of the best views I have seen. We came out of our room and turned to look left and saw Forrest, rivers, mountains and blue skies all around, and the sound
of wildness of crickets buzzing (like you would get on a tape for meditation). It is certainly a place I would love you all to have seen, I have taken pics but they don’t give it justice. The orphanage let the children run it; they have committees which are the children. They choose to go to the classes available and the workshops, they wash when they want, play when ever and do as they please. They only get adult input if they ask for it. They see these children have had a terrible start to life and would like them to live their life as a child in this perfect environment. It was strange to walk around and see random children playing in the middle of the forest without any adults and they were as little as 4yrs old, and climbing poles swimming in the river. They all seemed very happy and content. We were told we couldn’t swim in the river as there were leeches but it was soo hot and when we saw some of the older girls playing in the river on a raft Jackie and I decided to brave it. We had a play around few
jumps and we didn’t get any leeches. We had dinner watching the sun set over the river and mountains (who needs tv?) and what a lovely meal it was. We then did some activities and mixed with the other volunteers all bonding stuff. I went to bed about 9.30pm that night and we had 5 in one room with thin mattresses on the floor with mosquito nets around us, listening to the forest, river and wilderness around me and I tell you I had the best sleep since arriving here.
The next day we had breakfast outside again looking at the beautiful scenery and then we went off to some remote area in the middle of mountains and we planted trees. I know bit hippy but it was international peace day. We then went to visit another orphanage one which was run by nun monks (not heard of them before). Again it looked really nice environment and the children looked happy and content. We went back for lunch and another swim/play around in the river and this time Bukky joined us with a few of the thai volunteers. But this time we did get some leeches well Jackie and I
did and just typical I got about 5 (they liked me). It was no problem though as they were tiny. We then all went to a World War 2 museum (where I’d been before) and had a little walk then said our goodbyes to our fellow thai’s. What a memorable w/end it was one you would never get through a travel agency and didn’t cost a penny!!
Right I’m getting tired now so I’m going to leave it for now and will add more soon about last w/end I had in Bangkok. Its going to take me ages to put these pics on and have plenty more too so bye for now everyone and I hope you enjoy the pics and more of my tales!!!!!!
Love
Naz xxxxxxxxx
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