New Years Eve

As the police sirens sounded and the lights flashed in our eyes, the crowd went crazy, taking even more photos of us. We were after all an odd sight, two mothers and four kids seated in the back of a police truck surrounded by an unmovable party fuelled New Years Eve crowd. We were trapped and it was mayhem!

The evening began with a very civilised traditional Thai flavour of food and drinks with Thai friends exchanging gifts. But as the midnight hour struck, we found ourselves running the streets of Banglumpu chasing lucky lanterns and fireworks.

The chase ended in the thick of a parting crowd in Khoasarn Road. We were put into the back of a police truck, for our own safety. As I said it was an odd sight, and not for the first time on this trip we were the subject of many photos.

As the throng of people rushed the truck and began to rock it. The sirens started, lights flashed and the police exited the vehicle, we took this as the time to abandon our vantage point.

We made it home safe and sound and tucked up in bed a little later than expected but certainly with a new tale to tell.

x Lisa

Poachers

When we were in Bardia in Nepal, we saw the awful things that poachers do to kill animals, like poisoning their waterhole. They kill protected animals and then sell various body parts to people that want to buy them. 

We went to some shops here and mum showed us tiger teeth that were for sale and in another shop elephant tusks. I really wanted the tiger teeth, but mum explained that if we bought them, then the poachers would think people want them and would kill more tigers.

My suggestion is; don't buy protected animal parts, then poachers will have to get an honest job and stop killing animals!

From Taiga

New Friends

Today we met some people from Israel. They normally live on a Kibbutz, which is a little bit like an ashram. They were really nice and let us do some painting with them. I painted a pirate ship and tree. They have given us their address and invited us to visit them. I can't wait! Their country sounds beautiful. Mum gave them her email address. I hope they come to visit us.

From Cody

Missing the Muay Thai Mark

I have to admit I am a closet fan of Muay Thai boxing. I even have a favourite boxer, John Wayne Parr. So, being in Bangkok I figured I'd take the boys to a little Thai boxing ring that I have visited in the past. I even talked to them about us doing Muay Thai training for the next couple of weeks. They were completely psyched. That is until we got there.

They stood there open mouthed and couldn't believe that I wanted them "to play that game." That's o.k. we can't all like the same things.

x Lisa