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26th Jan 2015 – End of Our Whirlwind Trip
Nothing much to report today. It was quite brisk again, but the sunrise was stunning today. Definitely nothing to complain about when you are eating breakfast, with this view.
After we’d all checked out, we were on our way. We stopped along the way at the Hindad Hot Spring. While it looks like a pool, they actually channel water from a hot spring down to the two pools on the left. One of them is pleasantly warm, the other almost hot. Water flows from a waterfall on the right and it’s quite a cold shock when you hop in the warm first and then try it.
We arrived back in Bangkok at about 5 and I went straight to the children to spend some time with them. The more they know me, the more comfortable they are. Boon takes a while to warm up to anyone, but every time he sees me now he cries out my name and jumps up and down. He had to ask one of the carers what it is a few days ago and since then he’s remembered. Sua-chai normally ignores me, but tonight he asked me to point out things in a book. He is incredibly smart for his age. He attends school and is speaking Thai and basic English. He repeats any English word I say. It’s such a pity that any of these children have to wait for so long, but he has been here the longest. He was allocated to a German family, it was approved and they came to pick him up. However, over night they changed their minds, and brought him back claiming he was stupid and deaf. They tried to have Saovanee fired, telling her that she lied to them about him. Luckily now, he is awaiting approval for a New Zealand family to adopt him. I’m sure they will appreciate him much more than the German couple who were too concerned with their idea of perfection.
On a nicer note, I was showing Titi some bird decals on the wall and I am positive he tried to repeat the word bird when I said it to him! Doesn’t seem like much, but he never speaks. It’s also quite co-incidental considering my first English word spoken was also bird!
Beneath The Hair 