Monday, 28 January 2008

Twice conned

Dr Annie Chen-Green and two of her three daughters - Joanna and Esther - paid us a delightful 4-day visit this week. They are goers - there were a number of people and Christian ministries that they were wanting to connect with and they did a heap in their limited time-frame.

Funny small world we live in too - Friday night Sue and I were out to celebrate Colleen (from Asian Outreach) 'close to 50th' birthday. Callum (who joined us for Christmas lunch) was also there and Susie mentioned to him about Dr Annie, and how daughter Joanna was a third year dental student. Callum teaches dentistry at a university here. 'Dr Annie Chen Green' says Callum. 'I know her - I know her family. Her father used to train me in gymnastics; I trained with her sister'. Callum was doing a clinic in a mens prison Saturday mornng, so the upshot of all this had Joanna being Callum's dental assistant for the next morning.

Joanna, Annie- with the dodgy note and Esther

Anyway, we had a giggle on their final morning. Out here in Cambodia, the US$ is the main currency. However, a torn note is worthless. $20; $100; whatever - if it is torn, it is rejected. Annie was a bit concerned as she had been slipped a torn note in her change. So, I took a closer look ...


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