Wat Nokor Oh Peter the poor little children, it must be breaking your heart to see them and the elderly people living in the open. Both age groups deserve better.
Without sounding to crass or insensitive our little guys are hacving a great week off school and nursery. Yesterday we went to the cinema to see Gnoemio and Juilette. Yes you guessed it two gnomes from different families fall in love! Our lads loved it especially the lawn mower races. Today was a lovely day, 16 degrees, honestly. We went to Rosliston and even had lunch outdoors.
Pat was laid to rest on Tuesday with a lot of dignity and sadness. Kelly was brave and Sue was too until the graveside. Kelly and Sue were the only 'blood' Lomases there and I made 3 altogether, such a small family and Sue seems like she wants nothing to do with me. Pat was raised in an orphanage so no known brothers or sisters, its a good job that there are loads of Aussie rellies.
The bike sounds and looks like a crock, will I put one of the bikes from the stable into the post for you! Take good care and stay safe. Love you loads, Mum
Re: Hello from sunny London (yes sunny) Hi Peter,
Good to hear from you and see the lovely pictures of the dancers. It certainly brings it home to us as to how lucky we are living in the western world as really speaking nobody reallly starves over here with welfare benefits.
I have indeed seen poverty when I went to Goa and ended up giving away some of my holiday money less fortunate people. Children in this country get such alot in comparison.
Seems like your enjoying it so far. Lots to talk about on your return.
Don't fall out with Rosario or she might well throw you off in front of a tut tut.
Jean
Dancing Bear It sounds like there is so much to do there, Pete, and that the Cambodian people need many more folks like you to assist with the project. I think I probably speak for many others when I say that we want to hear about all aspects of your work down there, not just the fun bits.
Did you show the kids your routine for Jason Donovan's 'Too Many Broken Hearts', by the way? Now THAT is a special dance.
I can't believe you're drinking Fanta these days Well Pugs, as I helped teach you English all those years ago (I was a very precocious 3 year old, folks) I can certainly recognise the enormity of the task facing Dara. Nevertheless, I think we could all learn a lot from him and continue to develop our language skills as we move through life. Take our mother, for example; she now says "lol", apparently!
interesting pugblog entry uuumm, interesting blog entry Pugalo, I guess you are starting to see what you are really there for. Must be hard to adjust to seeing that level of poverty in such plain sight, but remember the work you will be doing will directly help people like that.
Have you considered posting the charity link on the pugblog?
KJ
Loving the Blogs Pete.....maybe not so much when im sitting behind my desk clock watching. But still...all sounds amazing. very very very VERY jealous!
lol Hi Peter your blogs make me laugh out loud. The Robert Sutton French teacher, who's name I have not retained, would be gobsmacked at your command of the language.
Torin looked over my sholder and he asked me to tell you that he misses and he loves you very much, to the moon and back again xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
He did all these kisses himself.torin
Its been raining for the last 3 days in BOT not a great recipe for half term holidays.
Love Mum
Pete,
She is lovely and does remind me of Rosario Dawson in s many ways! The roads sound interesting and the weather looks fantastic. Rain and fog here. How are the language classes going???
Rod
Re Language Training Okay so what is Ka'mai for 'Bear'? That's what we need to know. And be careful if you see your teacher with a bowler hat. He looks well like a certain Bond villain.
Re: Hello Hi Pete,
Be careful when your out riding Rosario they sound like maniac drivers.
I know because we went to Goa one year and it was just how you describe it, sounding their horns to overtake etc.
Good to hear all the news.
Jean
Hello Hello Peter
Your blogs make me laugh. I think the Tuk Tuk is a long way from London's black cabs! Pleased you are off to learn a new language but you sound half way there already. Can you order a beer 'nd a 'bab yet, deep fried spider flavour of course.
All is well here, miss you loads .
Love Mum
All sounds good Petey Pete, glad you enjoyed Phnom Penh and I hope you enjoy the next 5 weeks just as much, I'm sure you will! Akoon for the update, these volunteer blogs are always fun to read :-)
Oh and Ghana is having just as much sun, if not more than Cambodia right now so you can stick your 'how's the British weather?' comment, ha!
Take care
Han
x
hello from cold dreary London Hi Pete,
Sounds exciting, you will look back on these exciting years when you have your own family and think what an achievement and will be able to show your children all your adventures.
Jean
Loose ends "Giving away my TVs", in the plural. Little audio-visual barrel. I miss you a lot, mate, and keep expecting you to waddle through the door with beer and Kettle Chips. Good luck!
Gonzo, I reckon EDD = expected/estimated departure date. I also agree that those boxes were a proper bargain - I'm half tempted to put in a bulk order and see if I can't fashion some sort of full-sized Lego summer house out back in time for the spring.
Hello from London Hi Pete,
Have read your e-mail with interest. You must be just starting to find your feet now and get the feel of the place. What an earth is a cyclotour? sounds scary. So the driving there is worse than Italy, maniac drivers and no rules of the road.
What is the temperature now must be quite humid.
Anyway hope all goes well and keep in touch. Jean Sharland xx
Bob & weave Yo Pugsley Piglet.
Glad to hear you're embracing life on Cambodia's highways and byways - my scooter riding sounds positively over-cautious in comparison!
Hiya Hiya there.
Glad you eventually managed to find your feet. The roads sound similar to those in Egypt! It seemed optional which side to drive on there too.
Don't tell me it's Starbucks! lol.
I'm so pleased all the last minute preparations went well, but you didn't mention your root canal surgery so I am interpreting that as a good thing?
I didn't get your email and nor did Polly. Our names are the old email style so just our first initial and then the dot and surname. So p.cunningham and t.reynolds, so please keep us in the loop as we are reading your journey with great interest.
take care and good luck with the language. remember if the locals don't understand just look cross, point and talk very loudly in an english voice. if that doesn't work do what they do on old war films and just talk in a foreign accent?
T x
Sounds like the people you will be working with will be great fun. Already a girl on each arm eh? Remind me why you went volunteering? ;p
Hiya Pete
Thanks for this Pete, all fascinating stuff ... and I am still green with envy! Sounds like the travel was a bit of a drag but hey .... you're there, the adventure starts! Look forward to future updates. Not missing anything here of course :o)
Warm regards,
Jo
Adios amigo Just wanted 2 say good luck fella, hope u have a fantastic time, enjoy the heat! Time will fly and we'll see u soon 4 some beers bodi style!
RE: EDD Minus 1 What a nice first entry to the blog Pugalo.
It was my pleasure to help with the hauling, stacking of boxes etc etc...oh wait.
What is EDD?
Have a safe journey now.
KJ x
PS. Sounds like you got a good deal on those boxes!
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