hello, how are tricks?
I moved over to Sing buri which is north of Bangkok on Monday 18th March to an eco house where i will be based for the next few weeks. It is on the banks of the Noi (little) river. It is in pretty grounds and my accomodation is really nice. The showers are cold which is great because with the constant humidity i need it. I do not feel it is as hot here as Zim and Zambia but the humidity makes it uncomfortable, 37 degrees on Friday!!.
On Tuesday the 19th we had a tour around the Singburi town and after lunch we learnt some Thai words. In the evening we were asked to join a Thai English group whom get together once a month and aim to practicwe their English. At the same time Karaoke is happening tooand listening to some of the Thais singing in English is quite funny if you are English but the Thais (especially the older ones) take it very serious indeed. When your guide is singing Glen medeiros nothing is gonna change my love for you, there isn't much you can do but to laugh hysterically.
Wedenesday the 19th march, Sandra and myself and the guides had a walk around the local village, if there is one thing i do not like about Thai is the number of dogs there are and they bark at you, will make a note to avoid, do not want rabies!!! in the evening we went out with some of the other volunteers here who are working at the local orphange. karaoke again, this evening, lots of fun and laughter and some of the younger guides joined in too and had a ball. I even had a go and apparently i am quite good, however i think this was in comparison with the Thais and not how good i actually am.
Thursday and Friday was spent visiting alot of temples and museums, the museum was brilliant although i am a bit bored with temples already although i am impressed with the architecture and the detail on the buildings. On Friday we also went to an AIDS temple, it is a bit like a local hospice but it has a lot of educational stuff in there too. Rather strangely at the front was a building with past residence bodies on show. Each person in there had donated there bodies to the cause and wanted others to learn from how there bodies had changed as a result of HIV. And... even stranger was ornaments in the grounds that had been made by an artist from bone resin of past residence. Very strange place but interesting all the same, however i can see how people might feel uncomfortable by it but the residence are not on show and consent is always given if necessary.
Saturday 24th march, we went on a tour of some local farms and sampled some fruits. One was a rose apple garden surrounded by irrigation channels. We went on a little boat up and down the channels and sampled the fruit.
For those of you who wanted me to brush up on my cooking skills i have a recipe for Soy Pad Thai noodles and Papaya salad, i had a go at making it and it was quite nice. Next week i am actually going to stay at a temple, so i will be back next week to tell you all about that.
Love Andreax
Sunday 25 March 2007
Friday 16 March 2007
I have made it to Thailand !!!!
hello
what are you all up to?
Had a very good last night in Zambia, went for cocktails at the Royal Livingstone hotel, watched the sun set and got some great pictures of my friends too. Geoff, one of the volunteers (quite abit older) is a keen bird watcher and astronomer. He pointed out a really bright star (which i thought was possibly the Northern star (i know a bit dim) but instead of being a star it is actually Venus, the planet. I tried to take pictures but it never turned out right.
I am currently in the hotel in Thailand where i will be staying for the next three nights before moving somewhere more rural to do more culturally things. The trip over was a long one and i am so tired i can hardly see, it is only 1445. I left Zambia on Wednesday 14th March at 1030, crossed over to Zimbabwe for my flight which was delayed for two hours. Had one night stay over in Johannesburg at a guest house called the Emerald hotel (very good, they look after you, have nice rooms, is good value for money and its really secure). Unfortunately despite it being really nice i did not sleep well, which did not give me a very good start for my 12 hour flight to Hong Kong. Now the time difference between Johannesburg and Hong Kong is 6 hours, but after about two and a half hours on the flight and after food the hostesses shut the shutters on the plane windows so everyone would sleep. I did not sleep because my brain was telling me it was only 1630, so i stayed awake the whole twelve hours and for the next four for my flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. So very tired, the computer i am using has English alphabet on the keys but also the Thai alphabet, it is making my eyes not focus very well.
If this blog entry doesn't make sense i am really sorry.
Take care
Andreaxx
what are you all up to?
Had a very good last night in Zambia, went for cocktails at the Royal Livingstone hotel, watched the sun set and got some great pictures of my friends too. Geoff, one of the volunteers (quite abit older) is a keen bird watcher and astronomer. He pointed out a really bright star (which i thought was possibly the Northern star (i know a bit dim) but instead of being a star it is actually Venus, the planet. I tried to take pictures but it never turned out right.
I am currently in the hotel in Thailand where i will be staying for the next three nights before moving somewhere more rural to do more culturally things. The trip over was a long one and i am so tired i can hardly see, it is only 1445. I left Zambia on Wednesday 14th March at 1030, crossed over to Zimbabwe for my flight which was delayed for two hours. Had one night stay over in Johannesburg at a guest house called the Emerald hotel (very good, they look after you, have nice rooms, is good value for money and its really secure). Unfortunately despite it being really nice i did not sleep well, which did not give me a very good start for my 12 hour flight to Hong Kong. Now the time difference between Johannesburg and Hong Kong is 6 hours, but after about two and a half hours on the flight and after food the hostesses shut the shutters on the plane windows so everyone would sleep. I did not sleep because my brain was telling me it was only 1630, so i stayed awake the whole twelve hours and for the next four for my flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok. So very tired, the computer i am using has English alphabet on the keys but also the Thai alphabet, it is making my eyes not focus very well.
If this blog entry doesn't make sense i am really sorry.
Take care
Andreaxx
Monday 12 March 2007
My last few days in Zambia (Again)
hello
how is everyone? Hope you are all well? Just here to tell you about my last few days in Zambia. On Wednesday i fly from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg, have a one night stop over in one of the airport hotels then fly to Hong Kong and then onto Bangkok. I arrive there on Friday, must take some toiletries on the plane so i can freshen up, although i am getting used to smelling really bad.
Friday 2nd March
My brother turned 25 today, (he's catching up), but apart from that not alot happened on this day. In the morning i worked at Maramba clinic and then in the afternoon, Linda Community school, which is attached to the orphanage had a net ball and football match so i went to support them. Good matches but both teams lost.
Saturday 3rd March
Typical Saturday, did lots of sunbathing, eating etc, in the evening we watched a film called flatliners. Bad film if you ask me, until about the last 20-30minutes.
Sunday 4th March
Just another chilled day, in the evening we watched the Lunar eclipse, so clear here, did any one else see it?
Tuesday 6th March
Good day all round! Spent the morning on Home based care, went to Ngwenya which is about 30 minutes from Maramba clinic, had a lot of laughs with the home based care ladies. I aldo got my preliminary results for my public health modules, i got Environmental health, 74%, Communicable diseases 70% and Disaster Managesment 67%. Very pleased with these results and i decided to celebrate by having 2 ice creams (greedy i know) but in the evening Kristen, one of the girls on the project is an aerobics instructor so we did some exercises. Worked off those ice creams anyway (i hope).
Thursday 8th March
Public holiday here in Zambia, Womens Day. We went to the orphanage with some food and had lunch with the boys and then went back to the orphanage in the afternoon. Friday was just a normal work day but went to watch the boys play football and the girls netball again. The boys won this time but the girls lost and were a bit upset.
Monday 12th March
another public holliday, today was youth day. The volunteers walked on the march in support.
Lots of schools in their uniforms with banners, felt quite proud to be with them actually.
Anyway, this will be my last entry until i reach Thailand, so keep in touch, keep safe
Lots of love
Andreaxx
how is everyone? Hope you are all well? Just here to tell you about my last few days in Zambia. On Wednesday i fly from Zimbabwe to Johannesburg, have a one night stop over in one of the airport hotels then fly to Hong Kong and then onto Bangkok. I arrive there on Friday, must take some toiletries on the plane so i can freshen up, although i am getting used to smelling really bad.
Friday 2nd March
My brother turned 25 today, (he's catching up), but apart from that not alot happened on this day. In the morning i worked at Maramba clinic and then in the afternoon, Linda Community school, which is attached to the orphanage had a net ball and football match so i went to support them. Good matches but both teams lost.
Saturday 3rd March
Typical Saturday, did lots of sunbathing, eating etc, in the evening we watched a film called flatliners. Bad film if you ask me, until about the last 20-30minutes.
Sunday 4th March
Just another chilled day, in the evening we watched the Lunar eclipse, so clear here, did any one else see it?
Tuesday 6th March
Good day all round! Spent the morning on Home based care, went to Ngwenya which is about 30 minutes from Maramba clinic, had a lot of laughs with the home based care ladies. I aldo got my preliminary results for my public health modules, i got Environmental health, 74%, Communicable diseases 70% and Disaster Managesment 67%. Very pleased with these results and i decided to celebrate by having 2 ice creams (greedy i know) but in the evening Kristen, one of the girls on the project is an aerobics instructor so we did some exercises. Worked off those ice creams anyway (i hope).
Thursday 8th March
Public holiday here in Zambia, Womens Day. We went to the orphanage with some food and had lunch with the boys and then went back to the orphanage in the afternoon. Friday was just a normal work day but went to watch the boys play football and the girls netball again. The boys won this time but the girls lost and were a bit upset.
Monday 12th March
another public holliday, today was youth day. The volunteers walked on the march in support.
Lots of schools in their uniforms with banners, felt quite proud to be with them actually.
Anyway, this will be my last entry until i reach Thailand, so keep in touch, keep safe
Lots of love
Andreaxx
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