Tim’s Diary - Painting Parrots!

December 10th, 2008

Another productive day painting at the pre-school blessed us with seeing huge groups of beautiful Green Parrots flying around, along with Yellow Oriols. There were three of us being productive today, myself, Thusantha and Jayanantha. Hopefully everyone will like the new design when it is finally completed inside and out.

We worked until 2.45pm when the hunger for lunch could not be contained any longer. The downside is that i now have a very distinct rice n curry belly! Unfortunately i didn’t carry out any physical work after the late lunch. I was feeling too ill and fatigued. I am not sleeping well, only a few hours each night, and then restless with my insect bitten raw legs! My immune system appears to be in my boots at the moment, sore throat, blocked nose, mouth ulcers, cramps and swollen ankles!

I am torn! I want to stay out here through the next few months, to continue with more well projects and research training/further education programmes for some of the young people in the village. Most yyoung people here do not get the opportunities we get to continue to study, to follow the career/vocation path they wish for. Most of the young men follow their fathers into becoming fishermen, or working seasonally in the tourist establishments.  Some manage to get huge loans so that they can work in the middle east. This can be a risk as some of the agents take their money without ever finding them a job.

The family’s black puppy, Tube, went to the animal doctor today. He got a little angry with the doctor when the surgical spirit was used to clean his wounds! He had an injection and has some tablets to take. No stitches, which i was extremely surprised about seeing the injuries are so deep and gaping. He is not himself, just curled up asleep, not really responding to tlc, but he has been through alot for a three month old pup this past 24hrs.

I’ll leave you now and head up the hill to the family home for some dinner. 

Tim

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