Sunday, November 13, 2011

Waiting for Water

Newspaper headlines 
Buildings prepared for flood waters




On the way to school, HSBC bank building--wall of barrels and sandbags about 8 feet high. 

Gate to a private property on Sala Dang Soi 1

Many businesses and homes built cement walls, as sandbags reached limited supply and prices soared.

Enjoying dinner (and a football match on TV) at Meg's house, waiting for flood waters



Indian tea at another friend's house while waiting for the flood...

Eva taking the time at Marcela's to write her sponsor letter.

Meg told us to eat her chocolate... So we tried--we really did!

DARK. I love opening this box. YUM. 



Watching our friends play cricket...

Natalie and I were more interested in basketball. So we devised a hoop!


Hoop #2-- a chair leaning on the wall. It was perfect!
...and everyone played!




Packing food for flood victims. 

Bringing food to the truck

We saw our Vietnamese friends there helping too!

Army trucks loaded up with package of food and supplies for flood victims leaving National Stadium. 

1 comment:

  1. I just discovered your blog! I love it - especially since you posted photos of the chocolate going - going - but not quite gone. You left behind a lot of food and water. Meg

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