Help Mr. Yae Lee and His Wife Overcome Fearing Death Daily

Originally written on January 6, 2012.

I have a wonderful friend. Mr. Mike Boddington.  He is the Founder and Chairman of COPE, a local Vientiane non-profit, whose mission is the help UXO (primarily bombie) victims regain their self-respect and self-confidence by providing them with prosthetic, rehabilitation and assistance.  He asked me to write a situational description about Mr. Yae Lee in the hope of getting the more complete and thorough help for him.  This is what I wrote, but first a short background of bombies and the Secret War.

Chomphet Lower Secondary School Needs Help!

Originally written on December 13, 2011

We live in Sissathanark District of Vientiane Capital city of Laos.  This district is home for many foreign embassies (e.g., Australia, Singapore, etc.), ex-patriates and high-level government families.  It is also home of hard working local Lao families with limited discretionary incomes.

En Route to Vientiane Stopping in Hong Kong

Originally written on November 6, 2011

Hong Kong is an incredibly vertical city with cloud reaching skyscrapers.  There are 7,650 of them, making it the most in the world (according to the Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Magazine).  On Hong Kong Island, building skyscrapers on steep hillsides seems to be normal.  From the streets, they skyscrapers tower over you like a virgin forest canopy.

January 2001 Luang Prabang Only 10 Years Ago

Originally written August 23, 2011

Jan 2001 Discovering Lao Children

Originally written on August 20, 2011.

Ellis Island, New York, New York, USA

Originally written on August 19, 2011

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