Last night for Family Home Evening we talked about how blessed we are to live in Canada and some of the things we have, compared to our Thai brothers and sisters. The kids came up with a list of some advantages we have, such as: clean water right out of the tap, enough money to live comfortably, nice homes that keep out the elements, mosquitos that are only a nuisance rather than a health risk, the Church being so strong and established, being so close to Temples, everything at home smells nice, having lots of opportunity to get good jobs, no wild dogs, and how everything at home is clean.
This discussion also led to everyone volunteering what they missed most:
- our extended family
- Orco
- the weather (or at least being cool at night)
- a washing machine
- cheese, milk, rootbeer, cornbread muffins, and a McDonalds that is the cheapest form of eating out, instead of the most expensive.
- our ward family
- The Fury
- watching movies
Our plan is to have a FHE after we get home, and discuss all of the things we miss about Thailand and the many ways in which people here have been blessed. I already have a good idea of what I am going to add to that list, because I have loved Thailand and missed it ever since my mission ended. But we got raided again by monkeys yesterday and if they keep this up, they will be right off my list.
Bugs, won't be on my list either. This thing was on our ceiling two nights ago and you can't tell from the photo, but it is larger than some of the birds we have back home.
I won't miss the lack of toilet paper that plagues many bathrooms. I will miss the butt squirters which I have always thought are a much cleaner way of doing things than the North American way. In my opinion, the perfect bathroom solution is a butt squirter (sorry I don't have a different name for it), plus toilet paper to dry off with afterwards. Back home our plumbing is reliable enough to flush the toilet paper as well; whereas here the bathrooms that are stocked with paper usually have signs insisting that you deposit it in a basket next to the toilet.
I'm adding a photo of a cooler full of Koi so that the bathroom talk isn't the end of a post that started out a little more enlightened.
- C
5 comments:
Haha. Good call on the final picture. The prior shot would have been a crappy way to end the post indeed;)
Oh and I think a toilet with "butt squirter" is called a Bidet?
Haha not quite Tan. Look again at the photo. The butt squirter is the applaince attatched to the toilette and happens to be the exact same thing as what grandma hand on her sink for washing dishes.
Wha...? EW!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, what a relief to read the title of this post. I was actually starting to worry that you guys may never want to come home. I mean...Thai food everyday, sand, beach, monkey's, elephants, sun, ocean, your new-found celebrity status (particularly deacon's)----actually I guess you are a bit of a celebrity here in Canada to (H.O.W. and F.), the low cost of living...and I am sure the list goes on. Luckily Canada has a lot to offer to...One of the big ones being the rest of your family is here and we are all missing you guys a lot and are really looking forward to seeing you guys again and hearing in person about all of your adventures...
...and Heather cooking Naamtok:)
I still can't get over that the "Fury" made your list of things you miss back home!!
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