That would mean 'eat rice three times per day'. The question 'have you eaten yet?' is literally 'have you eaten rice yet?' There is a look of sadness and pain on people's faces if you respond that you have eaten sandwiches for lunch ... We bought 30kg of rice last week. The sack may just stretch to two weeks.
One of the winning things about the Healing Home is the space of our outside kitchen. This is where Douch and Bonna work by weekday.
This is Bonna. She put her name down as a volunteer six days a week. Bonna has worked for YWAM before and is hugely capable and cheerful. She's been sleeping over Monday-Wednesdays too, which has really helped us. Bonna now will also work as a paid carer on Saturdays, so that Sue and I can get a defined day off each week.
Woops, I lost my kitchen pic of Douch, so here she is as Ree's hairdresser. Read head shaver. Douch was a shy little thing, but not now - she's happy as Larry's Khmer equivalent and does a great job.
Just as well these girls are small - I sent them off to Wednesday evening church meeting on my motorbike, not realising that Sinart was also going. Bonna was driving; then Chantol, Sinart and lastly Douch. That's right - all four girls squeezed onto the Spider moto seat. If there is a next time I've got to get the pic!
Grandma Ree has this thing that if her hair grows, she will get sick. Cambodia is shot thru' with weird and wonderful superstitious stuff. A while ago it was green beans - word went out that if you did not eat green beans you will get sick and die. There was this nation-wide stampede to buy beans. I guess it was a tough time if you happened to be a cabbage seller!
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