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Update 23
Call me sugar
16th July, 2002 (thanks Phil E.)
Hi Everyone,
Well...it's been an interesting week. Let's just say that Bea crossed a few significant things off her Must-Do-Once-Before-I-Die list, including 'ride in an ambulance', 'sit beside a handcuffed criminal in the emergency room' and 'go under general anaesthetic'. We shall say no more, except that she's now safely back in Australia and pretty much healthy and whole. Apart from that interesting incident, we had a great time together and we're missing Bea very much already! We should have some photos of her visit on the website soon.
The warehouse has been considerably more bustling lately - over summer there is always an influx of community volunteers who have extra time to help out, including many student 'interns' and community groups. It's wonderful having so many hands on board and walking around the warehouse you see here a band of students industriously scrubbing tables and chairs due for shipment, there a group of young guys banding and stacking cartons, and everywhere pallet jacks being pulled around expertly. It's quite the hive of activity. One of the more intriguing phenomena of the student intern period is the way they name themselves. When the Hong Kong students come in to work in the warehouse, to make it easier for us poor non-Chinese speakers to address them, they usually choose an English name for themselves (if they don't already have one). In the same way that we would be rather clueless choosing a Chinese name, they come up with some interesting and very creative pseudonyms! Working for us over the past month or so we have had Harbour, Sugar, Paw-Paw, Apple and the twins Mancy and Wancy.
Better go now, sorry to those who've written and not received a reply for a while - we couldn't write much while we had our guest but will try to do so soon.
Much love, Ad & Matt
Hi Everyone,
Well...it's been an interesting week. Let's just say that Bea crossed a few significant things off her Must-Do-Once-Before-I-Die list, including 'ride in an ambulance', 'sit beside a handcuffed criminal in the emergency room' and 'go under general anaesthetic'. We shall say no more, except that she's now safely back in Australia and pretty much healthy and whole. Apart from that interesting incident, we had a great time together and we're missing Bea very much already! We should have some photos of her visit on the website soon.
The warehouse has been considerably more bustling lately - over summer there is always an influx of community volunteers who have extra time to help out, including many student 'interns' and community groups. It's wonderful having so many hands on board and walking around the warehouse you see here a band of students industriously scrubbing tables and chairs due for shipment, there a group of young guys banding and stacking cartons, and everywhere pallet jacks being pulled around expertly. It's quite the hive of activity. One of the more intriguing phenomena of the student intern period is the way they name themselves. When the Hong Kong students come in to work in the warehouse, to make it easier for us poor non-Chinese speakers to address them, they usually choose an English name for themselves (if they don't already have one). In the same way that we would be rather clueless choosing a Chinese name, they come up with some interesting and very creative pseudonyms! Working for us over the past month or so we have had Harbour, Sugar, Paw-Paw, Apple and the twins Mancy and Wancy.
Better go now, sorry to those who've written and not received a reply for a while - we couldn't write much while we had our guest but will try to do so soon.
Much love, Ad & Matt