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Trish and I were going to be in Thailand and likely on Phi Phi at the time the Tsunami hit. Fortunately/unfortunately Trish's daughter had a string of financial hardships that ate our travel fund.

Had this "BAD" stuff not happened we would have likely been killed. We would have been on the beach.

We went the year before and the people are so nice.
We donated some money and it was matched at Trish's work.

But our long term plan is to go back to Thailand and Phi Phi and be tournists again. We hope that the people we met on Phi Phi are okay. We were invited to a school program and the children sang and danced...really quite a treat.

I would ask that people return to the area. The probability of another happening is low and while there are so many dead there is also the living and I see the business as part of the human environment. If a little shop keeper has no business it affects the family and so on.

So, give what you can now but also if it is possible make a trip to one of the affected countries. I think you will be filled with good emotions. These were some of the nicest people I have ever met. Another thing was that Phi Phi had a high Islamic population. I had some fears. Now I am ashamed for believeing the fear propaganda. Sure, some areas are less safe that are Islamic...and in many ways we are responsible for the issues we are now facing.....well that is a political message.....end

Bottom line the people of Thailand and other countries rely on outsiders to make the economy work. It is a win win.

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