Last weeks CHAFF Meeting, at the later time of 14:00 - 16:00 hours, had some of the old folks and some of the young folks. Besides Pailin and Unnop, Pentti, Matti and myself, Cats-Monday and Tero Haaraniemi were present.
This week, on Sunday 29th April, we will have a small group session at the Pailin Restaurant (Kenttätie 9, Kasarmi Area) at 14:00 hours as usual. If possible, weather permitting, we can enjoy a bit of sunshine on the patio!
Those of you who received my last CHAFF email have been misled by me.
The Multiculture May Day Eve Celebration at Walda on Monday 30th April will unfortunately not have the participation of our Australian musical maestro, Benjamen Hayes, with his smooth talking guitar and his sentimental voice.
I had given Ilmi Dibrani of Walda Benjamin's phone number to establish contact. But Ilmi Dibrani is so over-worked, it completely skipped his mind.
When Benjamin received my email, it was the first he had heard of this event .
He was shocked, as he had already made a programme for that evening which, unfortunately, was irreversible!
I must apologise for this but the Walda band will perform with all the others and a stand-in for Benjamin.
Sorry Benjamin.
The Pailin family is again in the news. 
Young Soda who has been sponsored by many CHAFF participants, has excelled in yet another sport - Volleyball. (He has also played for the school in basketball!)
He added to his first Gold Medal in playing for the Tervarit Football side last year by playing for his Merikoski School Volleyball side for the first time. Soda helped them (and himself) get the Gold Medal in the Inter School Volleyball Tournament.
This is the first time that Merikoski School has featured in the Medal frame for this sport. Soda played a role in this, as informed to me by his father, Unnop Khungrai. (I was unfortunately not able to attend the tournament which was held in the Oulu Sports Dome last week.)
Pailin regularly carves vegetables which adorn almost every Thai dish they serve at the Pailin Restaurant.
Inspired by the outstanding Thai/Finnish artist, Ann Pollanen, whose work of soap carvings and artificial flower displays, and embroidery is available exclusively from the Pailin Restaurant, Pornpailin has entered a new field. Carving soap, Thai style.
Pailin is now revelling in her success with new art form. She is working with local materials whereas Ann works with high quality high texture soaps which are specially imported from Thailand.
It is so encouraging to see so many cultural aspects from around the world coming into daily life in Finland as soon they will be seen, hopefully, as part and parcel of Finnish culture.
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