Interesting Tidbits

1)  The locals often refer to the kids as boy and girl.  For example, yesterday, one of the staff working around the pool said to Kate, "Girl, how old are you?"  Last week, when riding on the bus, a local woman wanted to give her seat up for Jake, so she put her hands on him, moved him to where she wanted him to sit and said, "Boy, come."  As you can imagine, the looks on the kids faces when they are being touched and moved is one of surprise and fear.  They have also had locals wanting to have pictures with them and again, putting their hands on them to move them to take a picture.  I have had to explain to the kids that these people are not wanting to hurt them and that they are just trying to communicate and be helpful.

2)  The amount of people in the shopping malls is astonishing.  I went out to finish some shopping on Sunday and was overwhelmed by the amount of people.  When I asked a shopkeeper why it was so busy, his reply was, "It is Sunday."  It was so unbelievably crowded that I had to take a picture.  It was no easy task walking through the crowds either, since there is no set side to walk on, and people just push through.

3)  We came upon an interesting bar in a trendy area called Clarke Quay (pronounced Key).  The name of the bar was "The Clinic" and the waitresses were wearing scrubs.  They had i.v.'s which held drinks inside and the chairs were wheelchairs!  Very creative!