Tam

Yesterday I got the email from OM staff, she told me that my sister arrived to Doulos safely then. In fact, Tam phoned to tell me yet and she told me about some accessories that she need from Thailand and I have to manage for her.

Tam became a step sister of mine when I was a second year’s student at SWU and she was a junior, Both Tam and I, we was very close, but we didn’t understand to each other enough it almost were a big falling out. But all of situation solved itself because my friend tries to help it. We back to close again, but I didn’t take care of her enough. I was very busy with the train and Tam was very busy with the activity at church.

Until Tam was a trainee at ESCAP library like me, I gave a suggestion to her about here and we have a time to get along together again. Tam gave an explanation to me about something that I don’t understand. On that time I realized that Tam is a few people who can bear my behaved hence, I MUST take care of her the best as long as I can.

On last year, Tam bring a good news to me that she has an opportunity go with for two years. I tries to help her as long as I can. On October Tam get the schedule to the Doulos, she asked me to rest at my home before the trip. I accept this asking with the happiness because that mean I can take care of her and help her prepare the thing for this trip. And I accept to be her supporter while she living in the Doulos.

Tam told me that she would fly on 9th January for board the Doulos at Subic bay in Philippine, for Tam’s case is very peculiar until the airline need the visa for booking one way trip ticket. So Tam must contact Philippine Embassy about the visa, but she has a problem about it because the embassy also need her ticket. (In fact, as an ASEAN member Thai nationality no need the visa if we staying at Philippine not over 21 days) Tam phoned to me about this problem, so I must contact directly to the embassy, the airline, and immigration by myself until everything done. After that Tam went to hometown and she will back to rest with me before her trip. Sound like everything is very easy after she back from the hometown, just bring her bag and some book to keep at my home. I hope everything will easy as I planed, I hope Tam packed everything finish. I really hope like that….

I remember that Tam phoned to me on Monday morning that she would bring her things to my home on Tuesday night and we would leave from my home to the airport on Wednesday morning. I think the lucky had come to Tam again when the Doulose attended to her that she must postpone her schedule from Wednesday to Saturday. On that day she told me that she need my helpful to packing the thing. I went to Tam’s hostel oh man!!! I almost crazy when I saw everything NOT YET finished. I don’t really know that how we would like to do if Tam must go to Philippine on Wednesday. Anyway we have a free time for three days to manage everything before Tam’s fly. That night we finished to pack the thing to my home around 9 pm. Sukie was very glad when she met Tam. So the day after Tuesday I let Tam and Sukie at home. I think Sukie was very happy when she has a baby sister and friend while I go to work.

For a few days before the trip I have a chance to take care of her as one elder sister can do it. I always complain to Tam in a slowness of her , but she told me that she don’t care and she willing to let me complain to her even how long it takes because she know that everything will be done when she told me. You know I felt like I have another one kid beside Sukie.

I almost crazy in her slowness of her for a many times even I complain to her, I cannot let her manage everything alone as I am aware all the time that she is a few people who love me and can bear my behaved so I must preserve her. However everything can get through until she arrived to Philippine safely then.

I hope that my sister will gap a good experience from this trip. And now she is in a pre ship course and sailing to Papua New Genie. And I would like to thank you everyone who’s know Tam and help her to this trip.