There is no such a word to describe how thankful I am to have you as one of my best friends. When I was feelin' blue and tears almost came out yesterday, you kinda put your hand on my lap. At that particular moment, I knew for a fact that I wasnt, am not, and will never be alone.

Thank you for all the love you give, your caring, your understanding. Jeab, Tangkwaa and I want you to know that, you mean the world to us, and no matter what happens, we are friends and will always be.

Happy Birthday :-)

Thank You, Friend

http://www.poemsource.com/friendship-poems.html

I am writing to inform you of some changes in the 3rd annual charity event.

Instead of visiting Baan Nontapum (Home for Children with Disabilities; http://www.nontapum.com/en/index.htm) on December 27th as planned, Aom and I decided to change the plan. Details are as follows:

1) December 27th, 09: We will take 30 children with multiple disabilities and 10 carers out to see the sunflower field in Lop Buri province, which takes about 1.5 hours from Bangkok.

The reason why we would like to do this;

Aom and I will be arranging one big coach for 50 people (30 children with multiple handicaps, 10 carers, plus 10 TFers who would like to go with the kids เหมือนฉิ่งฉาบทัวร์) and a van for 12 people. Those who are going with us, either by coach or by van, would HAVE TO pay 200 baht; this would cover the van rental fees, plus petrol. The rest would be donated to Baan Nontapum and Baan Rachawadee (Home for Children with Multiple Handicaps).

We will leave Bangkok at 9 am SHARP, and we will be visiting the sunflower field, plus Baan Gerda, Home for HIV-infected orphans. More details are to be announced later on, once Aom and I are able to come up with a fixed schedule.

Come and join us, take these kids out to fulfill their dreams. I know that, for some of you guys, it doesnt sound like a big thing, but for those kids, believe me it really does mean a lot to them.

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Events&msg=200#1892

2) (Saturday) January 9th, 2010 (The National Children's Day): We will again visit Baan Nontapum and Baan Rachawadi. This time, we will be donating all the money raised to these two organizations. Interested in joining us? Kindly double-click on the following link:

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Events&msg=202#1874

Thank you so much for your time to read this. Aom and I look forward to seeing you on December 27, 2009 and also on January 9, 2010.

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood

Date:               Sunday 27^th, December, 09

Location:         Baan Nontapum (Home for Children with Disabilities)

Website:          http://www.nontapum.com/en/index.htm

Purpose of the Event:

Another year has gone by, and it's, again, September 29.

Nothing more to say. Just wanna wish you a very happy birthday.

Have a good one!!

Count your life by smiles, not tears.
Count your age by friends, not years.

You're not getting older, you're getting better. May this year bring with it all the success and fulfillment your heart desires.

Happy Birthday

CherieAtwood

As asked by Admin, as he sees that his birthday party is more important than my event lol, I do apologize to say that I have to postpone my event on September 26 to October 10 instead. The venue might be changed, still figuring out where else we can go and have fun. Will definitely keep you informed. By the way, Admin, you are definitely NOT welcome to my party cos you made me postpone mine hahahaha

Thank you and regards

Chez

I was hoping that I would get home before midnight, and wish you a very happy birthday right on time, just like what I did last year. However, I got home after 2 am. Hope its not too late to wish you a very happy birthday.

Sassy, I would like to take this opportunity to wish you joy, happiness and success in everything you do. I know that you might be thinking through a lot of things at the moment. I just want you to know that, I am here to listen and to support you whenever you need, always.

Happy Birthday to YOU .... from ME, CherieAtwood

' ยายสีกะยายสอย '

ยายสีเลี้ยงหอย ส่วนยายสอยเลี้ยงหมี ยายสีเลี้ยงหอยฟ้องยายสอยเลี้ยงหมี ว่า หมีของยายสอย มากัดหอยของยายสี แต่ยายสอยที่เลี้ยงหมีปฏิเสธ และฟ้องกลับยายสีเลี้ยงหอยว่า หอยของยายสีกัดหมีของยายสอยต่างหาก พร้อมกับอ้างว่า ที่ปากหมี ของยายสอย ไม่มีหอยของยายสีให้เห็นเลย ตรงกันข้ามมีหลักฐานว่า ที่ปากหอยของยาย สีนั้นกลับมีขนหมีของยายสอยติดอยู่

อ่านแล้วเป็นยังไงบ้าง ส่งข่าวบอกกันด้วยเด๊อ เอิ๊ก เอิ๊ก

I first met you on December 28, 2006. Back then, you were a medical student, still. Now, you ARE a doctor, and also, it is your birthday today, I therefore would like to wish you joy, happiness and success in the future.

Happy Birthday :-)

P'Oil :-)

Not much to say, just would like to wish you a very happy birthday!!

Regards

CherieAtwood

My ex had given me a call this morning before I entered an examination room. For some reasons, I couldnt help feeling empty to hear his voice on the phone. At the end of the day, we are still close friends, and I felt bad that I couldnt be there for him and Jenny, his sister.

This just made me realize how short one's life can be. He was only 63. However, he had cancer, and he terribly suffered from it, so it is the best to just let him go.

Anyway, enough said. Its been such a crazy week for me, and I've been so tired that I dont wanna wake up again for the rest of my life. Unfortunately, I'm gonna have to, arent I?!

Right, enjoy the rest of the weekend ....

Chez

First, I must apologize for a (very) late journal. I have been really busy for some time due to piles of work, and a small number of examinations I've had to take. Additionally, I'm in the middle of moving out of my apartment, so it has been pretty hard for me to prioritize which task or activity to complete first. I had one examination this morning, now I'm having a bit of time so I decided to complete this journal first, before I head off to school .... again **sigh**

As some of you have already been aware of, there was the 1st Annual Charity Event 2009 last Sunday (24.05.09). We (Admin, aomlovely, lovely_lovely, Tukkie and I) went to Boad Worradit Temple, in Aang Tong Province to make a donation. It has been such an honor to inform all of you that we have raised 100,000 baht in total and all the money has already been donated to Boad Worradit Temple. I know that an amount of 100,000 baht is not much, compared to the number of children, and the monks, who live, eat and also study at the temple. However, we just hope that, that amount of money would be such a great help in supporting those children in terms of food and education.

There is not much to say here, apart from "Thank You". We couldnt have done this without your kind and sincere support .... Thank You.

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood

Jeab (lovely_lovely) first planned to have her birthday party on May 15, and I would be having my own on May 22. However, since we are close mates, we decided to combine these two parties. Details are as follows:

Date: May 22, 2009

Time: 10.10 pm

Location: Glow

Also, TTT gals, Jeab and I are planning to have a special show to raise some money for a charity event on May 24.

Please kindly click on the following link to sign up for our events; http://www.thailandfriends.com/index.php?name=Events&msg=202#1687

Looking forward to seeing you all soon!!

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood

Location: Koh Chang, Traad

Participants: TTT gals, Cherie, Nico, Nam-king, John (Bangkoknights), Jamie (ukjamie) and Kwang.

Believe it or not, it was my first trip to Kho Chang. I had never been there before so I was pretty excited. Plus, I was never THAT away from work, so it was such a big change for me hehe (not mentioning that I actually took my laptop to Koh Chang to do some work) ....

Anyway, not much to say here. I'll let the pics say how it went lol. Hope you had a fab holiday!!

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood

Just would like to wish you a very happy and healthy birthday. During the past year, I know for a fact that you have gone through a lot of things, good AND bad. This year, I'm sure things will get better for you AND your family.

 Wish you the best in life as always.

Regards

CherieAtwood

I'm writing to inform those who signed up for a bowling event tonight, that an event has to be canceled as Dada (PinkStar) is ill and she just got out of hospital, she therefore cant make it to her own event tonight.

We really do apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood

First, I would like to pass on my thanks to those who have made a donation. My target was to raise up to 100,000 baht, so far we have raised 86,XXX baht, depending on an exchange rate, all thanks to you guys. I believe the amount of money donated would reach 100,000 baht pretty soon, I’m glad really!! Thank you :-) 

My purpose of writing this journal is to update you all on our next charity events. I’ve been looking into some places, trying to figure out what we can do to connect members on this site to other communities that might need our support. Apart from making a donation, what we can also do for those deprived children is to go and visit them, play some games, do some fun activities with them. We can even take them out, probably to the zoo, to Dream World, or to the beach!! Two of the places I’m in contact with are Phayathai Orphanage and Pakkred Orphanage. Kindly click on the following sites for more details; 

http://www.phayathaibabieshome.com/pbh/main.asp

http://www.pakkredbabies.com/sitemap/index.php

** Pakkred Orphanage’s official site is all in Thai, I’m afraid ** 

It’s not definite yet where we’ll be going to, and what exactly we’ll be doing next, who knows, we might take those kids out to the beach!! I have already contacted some people to find out how much it is going to cost us if ….

·         We would like to take those children to the zoo

·         We would like to take those kids to Dream World

·         We would like to take those kids to the beach or to Siam Park (สวนสยาม; http://www.siamparkcity.com) 

Once I get all the info required, I’ll keep you all posted. You will surely have a chance to be part of it. 

Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood      

Just would like to wish Pollene and Deester a very happy birthday. ขอให้ร่ำรวย มีทรัพย์สินเงินทองใช้ไม่ขาดสาย บริวารรักและเคารพ และขอให้สุขภาพดีตลอดปีนะคะ

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Just to keep you informed that, so far we have raised $414.92 USD via PayPal. Also, three TF members have anonymously donated 17,540 baht. Thank you so much for your kind support, I indeed appreciate your help.

For those who have already made a donation, and also for those who are willing to make a donation, please kindly PM me your FULL NAME and an amount of money you have donated or an amount of money you would like to donate. Also, please inform me the date a donation was made.

For members who have absolutely no idea what I am talking about, kindly read through details below for your information.

Event:              ThailandFriends 1^st Annual Charity Event 2009

Date:                Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Time:               Meet 7:45am at (To Be Announced), depart 8am

Location:         Boad Worradit Temple, Aang Tong Province

Purpose of the Event:

To donate money, food, stationary, clothes plus any other useful goods to the charity.

Introduction:

Boad Worradit temple is located in Aang Tong province, approximately two hours from Bangkok. It is a registered orphanage, caring for poverty-stricken children.  At the moment, there are about 360 children living there.  Boad Worradit provides these children with free accommodation, free food (3 meals a day), and free education from grade 1 up to grade 12.  Most of the children living here come from the northern provinces of Thailand. Their parents send them here, as they themselves are unable to care for them.  The orphanage provides the kids with a standard of living and the opportunity to gain an education, and hopefully the skills and knowledge to halt this cycle of desperation.  If it wasn’t for charitable organizations such as Boad Worradit temple, and the people who support them, then falling into a life of crime, drugs or prostitution is a very grim, but very real possibility.

Some examples of operating costs:

2 sacks of rice (200kg for each sack, costing 1,200 baht each) daily

2,000 – 3,000 baht a day for other ingredients

40,000 baht monthly electricity bill

60,000 baht annual gas bill

Much more for miscellaneous items, such as stationary, soap, toothpaste etc etc

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Thank you and regards

CherieAtwood