Sharee Queens
So, today has been fun. :)
We went out in the morning to visit a livestock client - we had 6 people from the office with us - quite a crowd. The client only had one cow - no problems - and the client said she was 8 months pregnant. They normally don't ask us to verify that - unless there are problems. But, due to our large crowd, I asked if it would be okay if we palpated her. (The ART of vet med!) I checked her, and she was indeed pregnant. We had a HUGE crowd by then - for we were next to a school - I'm guessing there were 50 people there! (I'm pretty sure I've never had that much of a crowd watching me put my arm up a cow's rear-end!) :) That led to another farmer (not a client) asking us to check his two cows - one was pregnant, one was not. It was a good time for us to show off what we do - and for Lawrence, as well. (For he also palpated them.) We told the ladies from World Concern that they could try... but that only brought shrieks of laughter and disgusted looks. :) Guess it's not for everyone.
We then traveled to the National Martyrs Monument - their monument celebrating their liberation and freedom from Pakistan in 1971. It was a very beautiful place and we took LOTS of pictures with the gang from WC. We then traveled back to the office, had lunch, and THEN.... we were dressed in our Sharees! It took 2 women and about 20 minutes for each of us to get properly dressed! (We photographed the whole process.) We then were adorned with bracelets, ear rings, neclaces, DARK purple lipstick, and tips (the dots between our eyebrows.) We then literally PARADED around the office to the tune of 'Koop Shundar!' 'Koop Shundar!' (which means Very Beautiful!) The single guys are funny - one made the comment that he saw 'two angels' as he was coming down the stairs... that would be us. We SOOO didn't know how to respond to that - so we just laughed. :) These sharees are the gift to us from World Concern - and they were absolutely DELIGHTED to see us in them!!! They told us it was a gift of love - and we were asked to please wear them in our home country. We told them we would try - but I'm not sure we can actually get them on quite like this again! It's quite a process - with a little bit of art and skill thrown in. :) We will wear them again on the 23rd - the day before we leave. Oh, side note - there was a third woman in the room as we were getting dressed (we literally felt like brides getting ready!) - and she left as I was getting taken care of - she patted my bare (starkly white!) belly and commented that it was 'so beautiful!' They LOVE the white skin! While we spend money trying to look brown - they spend money on creams to make them white. We never like what we have been given.
After our tour of the office - we headed off (on foot) to the park. This is the first time we have walked anywhere with people from the office. They wanted to show us off! If we felt like celebrities before - today we felt like ROYALTY!!! Everyone we passed just stopped and STARED!!! One rickshaw driver passed us, then turned around so he could look at us again. To be white and in a sharee is quite the spectacle. We were the tourists - but also the main attraction. Kind of cool - kind of creepy. :) We then walked around the Parliament House - a building we drive by everyday - and everyday if there is someone new with us - they comment 'This is our Parliament House!' I'm serious, I think someone has said that to us EVERYDAY!!!! Holly and I have made a joke of it. :) 'Hey Holly, you know what that building is? - NO! Well, it's the Parliament House!' It's quite funny to us.
We feel like Barbie dolls in these get-ups. They do make you stand up straight, though - and feel very feminine. We can dig them.
I forgot to mention the most touching part of our visit with Lawrence's family. He gave his daughter money for lunch in the morning. She didn't eat so she could buy roses to give us. She gave them to us right before we left 'with her love.' I almost teared up at such sweet sentiment and such generosity.
Ok, tomorrow's a holiday so I'll write more. :)
We went out in the morning to visit a livestock client - we had 6 people from the office with us - quite a crowd. The client only had one cow - no problems - and the client said she was 8 months pregnant. They normally don't ask us to verify that - unless there are problems. But, due to our large crowd, I asked if it would be okay if we palpated her. (The ART of vet med!) I checked her, and she was indeed pregnant. We had a HUGE crowd by then - for we were next to a school - I'm guessing there were 50 people there! (I'm pretty sure I've never had that much of a crowd watching me put my arm up a cow's rear-end!) :) That led to another farmer (not a client) asking us to check his two cows - one was pregnant, one was not. It was a good time for us to show off what we do - and for Lawrence, as well. (For he also palpated them.) We told the ladies from World Concern that they could try... but that only brought shrieks of laughter and disgusted looks. :) Guess it's not for everyone.
We then traveled to the National Martyrs Monument - their monument celebrating their liberation and freedom from Pakistan in 1971. It was a very beautiful place and we took LOTS of pictures with the gang from WC. We then traveled back to the office, had lunch, and THEN.... we were dressed in our Sharees! It took 2 women and about 20 minutes for each of us to get properly dressed! (We photographed the whole process.) We then were adorned with bracelets, ear rings, neclaces, DARK purple lipstick, and tips (the dots between our eyebrows.) We then literally PARADED around the office to the tune of 'Koop Shundar!' 'Koop Shundar!' (which means Very Beautiful!) The single guys are funny - one made the comment that he saw 'two angels' as he was coming down the stairs... that would be us. We SOOO didn't know how to respond to that - so we just laughed. :) These sharees are the gift to us from World Concern - and they were absolutely DELIGHTED to see us in them!!! They told us it was a gift of love - and we were asked to please wear them in our home country. We told them we would try - but I'm not sure we can actually get them on quite like this again! It's quite a process - with a little bit of art and skill thrown in. :) We will wear them again on the 23rd - the day before we leave. Oh, side note - there was a third woman in the room as we were getting dressed (we literally felt like brides getting ready!) - and she left as I was getting taken care of - she patted my bare (starkly white!) belly and commented that it was 'so beautiful!' They LOVE the white skin! While we spend money trying to look brown - they spend money on creams to make them white. We never like what we have been given.
After our tour of the office - we headed off (on foot) to the park. This is the first time we have walked anywhere with people from the office. They wanted to show us off! If we felt like celebrities before - today we felt like ROYALTY!!! Everyone we passed just stopped and STARED!!! One rickshaw driver passed us, then turned around so he could look at us again. To be white and in a sharee is quite the spectacle. We were the tourists - but also the main attraction. Kind of cool - kind of creepy. :) We then walked around the Parliament House - a building we drive by everyday - and everyday if there is someone new with us - they comment 'This is our Parliament House!' I'm serious, I think someone has said that to us EVERYDAY!!!! Holly and I have made a joke of it. :) 'Hey Holly, you know what that building is? - NO! Well, it's the Parliament House!' It's quite funny to us.
We feel like Barbie dolls in these get-ups. They do make you stand up straight, though - and feel very feminine. We can dig them.
I forgot to mention the most touching part of our visit with Lawrence's family. He gave his daughter money for lunch in the morning. She didn't eat so she could buy roses to give us. She gave them to us right before we left 'with her love.' I almost teared up at such sweet sentiment and such generosity.
Ok, tomorrow's a holiday so I'll write more. :)
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