Last night the door bell rang at 6pm and the guard was at the door with a parcel for me, YIPPEE.
It was a pressie for my birthday and I had to blog this as we where so amazed at the state that the parcel arrived in. We had been warned about the difficulties getting things posted to us over here and now I know why.
Take a look at the rope that had been tied around the parcel after it had been opened and the gift inside also unwrapped and just shoved back into the envelope with no effort to re-wrap the gift at all. And knowing my dear friend who sent it, it would have been beautifully wrapped when it was posted, I have managed to resurrect the ribbon and will recycle it in a scrapbook project in the future.
The rope was then sealed with some sort of black wax and stuck to the envelope.
Even though the parcel had been opened the gift was still there and I was very spoilt (thanks Ky). One of my friends here had a parcel delivered that was minus the chocolate bar and mug that was supposed to be there, I guess Indian customs officials are rather partial to Cherry ripes.
8 comments:
Wow!!! At least it did arrive in one piece.... Maybe i will send the bit's and piece's over with Steve's work mate... He is actually going to Chennai.Bit different to the old Aussie post hey..
That parcel was amazing arriving in that state. So pleased Don and Jeannie brought our pressie with them. They had an amazing time AND will be back - soon. (We hope to make a trip with them some time too!) Haven't seen any of the new shoes yet! Love Aunty Bette(y) and E
Hi Megan, it was lovely to read up on your blogs. It must have been lovely to have your mum and dad a sister Kerrie with you for those 12days. Happy Birthday and welcome to the 40's club. You had the best celebration of all with the thunder storm...I love thunder storms, electrical ones expecially. Anyway I pray that you had a lovely day, you look fabulos in the pics. Hope all are well, by for now. Karyn
Hi Megan.
Belated Happy 40th birthday.
I really look forward to reading you blog. Keep them coming.
Maryanne
Hello family, are you shocked that Aunty Kerrie has finally responded to your site, I have been a silent admirer of the blogs and now the internet is finally on at home I can join in. What and amazing experiece it was to hand deliver some gifts to you( hope no-one has peeked yet!) I can now fully appreciate the daily challenges and diversity you all face, the gift photographed sort of sums up the unpredictability of India or maybe I should say predictability.
It is reassuring that you have a good sense of humour and love of life,life really is so easy here in Aus. with far less photo opportunities and such order and peace on the roads. Dewali certainly cured myself, Sam and Mac of all Firework fears but I certainly wont be visiting India ever again at Dewali time.
Love to you all Kerrie,G,J and B
PS. Have you entered a blog on Dewali?
Welcome Kerrie. Great to have you on board now you have your own email connection, and it's not about time. Diwalli post is taking some time as I cant bring myself to relive that nightmare few days..LOL... Still have good shots of post fireworks injuries to post. I must get on to that.
Love to all Meg
Hi Megan, We have now gone to broadband and I managed to navigate to your blogs. Very interesting reading. Have talked with Don & Jeanette but haven't seen the photos yet. Great pics on your blog. Went from March to Aug. without a haircut but bit the bullet and second cut was ok. Love to you all. diane and charles
Hi Diane and Charles. Welcome to the very addictive world of blogging. Thanks for your comment we love getting them. It helps to know that people are reading it and keeping up with our life over here. Good to hear you finally took the plunge and had a trim Di. See you again soon in cyberspace hopefully. Megan
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