Sao Darly

Little Sidney is a big trouble maker these days. She is almost a year old if I can remember correctly and wants to touch everything in sight and go places. When I talk to my aunts in Vientiane I can hear Sidney in the background making a fuss because she doesn’t want to lock behind bars, sort of speak. Putting her in a room with a gate locked doesn’t make Sidney very happy because she wants to go outside and play with the big kids. She can hear noises on the streets and want to take part in the action. What a friendly little baby that doesn’t afraid to hang out with big people.

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Last Wednesday was so windy over here that it made me feel sick for a couple of days. The wind was so strong and even though I had my winter cap on to cover my ears, I felt the wind and had the feeling of being under water and drowning. By the time I got to school I was feeling so dizzy and head such a headache and felt as though my head was going to explode. During the train ride to school I saw birds, mostly small and medium size ones resting on the ground. Some of them tried to fly but they didn’t last for more than a few seconds and had to huddle on the ground with their peers.

The recently bloomed flowers were taking a pretty good beating by the strong wind.

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