MarcTwoSix
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Where my wife was born....
Not too shabby
Not too shabby
Kaeng Krachan
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Ao in the river at our hotel
Like old times 5555
2nd pic us Thai guy spear fishing
Like old times 5555
2nd pic us Thai guy spear fishing
MarcTwoSix
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Ao's house she grew up
And the shop in front
She used to give the girl who owns the shop baths when she was little.
And the shop in front
She used to give the girl who owns the shop baths when she was little.
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And then you end up going back to those places once you come full circle and realise simple living is heaven...
OZZYGUY
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And that is the best thing I took out of travel.
MarcTwoSix
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It's not that simple of a life when you are poor
And many in this area are
We bought those uniforms for the kids today and I am glad we did
Many had ripped and torn uniform and socks
My wife has good memories of her childhood buy many bad ones as well
I don't think this trip was looked at as some fond walk down memory lane
A lot of hard memories for her here....
She isn't rushing back here anytime soon
MarcTwoSix
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That house was directly behind the school
Although she doesn't say much or show too much
It had to be incredibly powerful for her to come back and do what she did today at her old school
She often remarked that she remembered when someone would buy the kids ice cream or other things
And that she'd like to do that
Well she did it a lot more than that
Must have been pretty satisfying for her
Posting pics now
MarcTwoSix
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So we collected around 75k baht in donations, the bulk from the Vancouver stock market community, some from my firends at home and some from the Thais at Ao's work
I matched it with 75k baht of my own
Ao always remembered when someone bought them ice cream at school when she was a kid
And she has said for a long time she wanted to do that one day
And she decided to do it this trip
But I told her I thought I could collect some decent donations and really help the school
Ao landed on the 12th and hopped in the car the next day to drive 3 hours here and see what the school needed
It is only 4 young female teachers running the whole school
Ao talked to the teachers and they said some of the things they could use
Ao saw the state of the uniforms and socks and decided to get those for sure
So Ao got back to BKK and went and bought uniforms for 40 kids
We bought 2 computers and a printer
All kinds of notebooks and pens, school supplies
Extra socks
We also hired someone to come and reinforce some of the ceiling beams that look like would collapse
And then we stopped at Makro for the "good stuff"
Chips, Ores, juices
Oh and I asked collected good quality backpacks from the Toronto Stock Exchange and my firm as well
And although Ao wasn't enthused with that, they seemed to go over well
We actually still have 50k baht leftover and my wife told the teachers that we will be able to help going forward on things they need
It was a good day.....
I matched it with 75k baht of my own
Ao always remembered when someone bought them ice cream at school when she was a kid
And she has said for a long time she wanted to do that one day
And she decided to do it this trip
But I told her I thought I could collect some decent donations and really help the school
Ao landed on the 12th and hopped in the car the next day to drive 3 hours here and see what the school needed
It is only 4 young female teachers running the whole school
Ao talked to the teachers and they said some of the things they could use
Ao saw the state of the uniforms and socks and decided to get those for sure
So Ao got back to BKK and went and bought uniforms for 40 kids
We bought 2 computers and a printer
All kinds of notebooks and pens, school supplies
Extra socks
We also hired someone to come and reinforce some of the ceiling beams that look like would collapse
And then we stopped at Makro for the "good stuff"
Chips, Ores, juices
Oh and I asked collected good quality backpacks from the Toronto Stock Exchange and my firm as well
And although Ao wasn't enthused with that, they seemed to go over well
We actually still have 50k baht leftover and my wife told the teachers that we will be able to help going forward on things they need
It was a good day.....
MarcTwoSix
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Forgot to add
We bought the whole school, kids and teachers and helpers lunch and a huge tub of ice cream
The teachers were definitely enjoying the ice cream.
More pics
We bought the whole school, kids and teachers and helpers lunch and a huge tub of ice cream
The teachers were definitely enjoying the ice cream.
More pics
MarcTwoSix
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My idea for the backpacks was that so many companies have good quality backpacks left over sitting in storage
To be honest
That could be a great initiative for a wider charity
I am sure companies companies could write off some $$ off that as well
MarcTwoSix
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Funny story about the backpacks
A group of about 5-6 older kids are graduating this school in a month and will go to high school where they will have to use that school's own backpacks
So the teachers told them they weren't getting backpacks because they wouldn't need them in a month
Well a couple of them were giving the teachers a hard time
And Ao got up and went over and gave them a stern talking for giving the teachers a hard time
She don't play around, that woman 5555
A group of about 5-6 older kids are graduating this school in a month and will go to high school where they will have to use that school's own backpacks
So the teachers told them they weren't getting backpacks because they wouldn't need them in a month
Well a couple of them were giving the teachers a hard time
And Ao got up and went over and gave them a stern talking for giving the teachers a hard time
She don't play around, that woman 5555
Moo Uaon
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Nice pics.!
Speaking of houses you're not staying in the house you bought this trip?
It's nearby isn't it?
MarcTwoSix
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Thanks but I did the easy part
Ao worked her ass off to get everything
She's a good one......
MarcTwoSix
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Yes we will be there for 4 days
On our way to Ao's 2nd village in Suphanburi
The one she loves and where we will build a house
Actually looking at land the next few days
Then to the house in Nonthaburi for 4 days then down to Kamala
Then I'm solo to Phi Phi and Koh Lanta