Tuesday afternoon Pema, Shanti, Anjali & I visited the department store/supermarket for a spot of retail therapy. It also doubled as a bit of an educational excursion as I explained to the girls the functions of microwave ovens, hosty toasty machines & conventional ovens. The big news though is one of the young children Suraj, was hit by a Tempo (a 3 wheeled taxi, more commonly known as a Tuk Tuk), whilst crossing the road coming home from school today. He was attended at the scene by a passing doctor, who put him on the back of a motorcycle & took him to the nearest hospital. They x-rayed him, found a fractured chin & cheek & transferred him to the National Dental Hospital across the road from Mukti. The doctor assessed him late Tuesday night &
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