to pick up Slim Jim,
then it was off to Makro to buy some food and cleaning bits and pieces for the Mercy Centre, we were joined by Fred the organiser of the centre plus full time helper Lhen Lhen,(who was a bit shy to be photographed) and another helper,
back of the pick up loaded up with meat and fresh vegetables,
all of the buildings are new,
the plot of land is huge,
there are plans for other buildings in the pipe line,
all of the play things have been brought along from the old premises,
with new play areas already mapped out,
also needed as well as donations of money and goods, are volunteers who are also a great help to the running and maintenance of the home,
it was now time to start unloading the truck,
Diana and myself spent our donation on stocking the freezer, fresh food and cleaning goods,
I bet I know which donations the kids will prefer!
the main entrance hall,
the office,
one of the dormitories,
bathroom for the small and big kids,
then back to Slim Jim's, for a coffee and a chat,
all too soon the afternoon had slipped past, so it was glad rags on,
the lights on the tree actually worked!
and off to China Garden,
we were joined by Mr. Tony,
'Cheers!', from all of us,
we started with a crispy duck with pancakes, followed by a selection of starters, finishing with mixed chow mien and prawns served with crispy beansprouts,
Diana looking as lovely as ever,
then time to head home, the meal with lots of wine came to about 600 baht each, roughly £12 a head, great food, service and company,
and on getting home the lights on the tree were still working! wonders will never cease,
we spent so long in the restaurant it was more than quite late when we returned, so just one DVD for this evening/morning Africa, The Serengeti, the film covers the movements of herds of a million wildebeest, as some six million hooves pound the open plains, with more than 200,000 zebra and 300,000 Thomson's gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing, stunning image's, then for us off to bed.
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