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Kids really do say the darndest things.

02/06/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by Mark Chenery | 8 comments

Sharna Bremner
Outreach Blogger
2 June 2010

Those who know me will tell you that I’m not really a kid person. Sure, they can be cute, but I personally prefer teenagers or adults.  Kids are loud and they often have sticky hands for some reason. As for babies… Well, they make me nervous. They’re so tiny and delicate and you can’t tell what they’re thinking which, quite frankly, scares me a little bit.

Recently, however, I’ve discovered something a little worrying. It seems that maybe Whitney Houston was actually right. (That in itself is a scary thought.) Maybe children really are our future. Sometimes, kids just get it, no matter what it is.

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Does Bangladesh’s MasterChef wear cravats too?

31/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by Mark Chenery | 10 comments

Joel Katz
Outreach Blogger
31st May 2010

Sitting in a Sydney café, bundled up in jacket and scarf, as the icy rain pelts down outside. Light flickers from my laptop’s shimmering screen – the only warmth on this drabbest of days. Locals shuffle past, musing on what shade of pink Mat Preston’s pants will be tonight on MasterChef, and if they’ll match his cravat.

Hmm… food for thought, and really does help us through these dreary winter days.

But wait. Suddenly it hits me with the force of a rapidly descending mini-grand piano landing on my head that Sharna and I will be in face-meltingly hot Dhaka in a matter of days.  Our realities will be up-ended, like a flipped Chapati frying in a Bangladeshi street stall.

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Oh Lonely Planet, my faithful friend…

23/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by joelkatz | 3 comments

Joel Katz
Outreach Blogger
23 May 2010

Kind of embarrassing, but I’m a lonely planet guy. You’ll see my kind everywhere, guide-books glued to our faces, tripping over roosters and small children as we backpack around the globe. Phrase for “is this rash serious” in Estonian? Check language chapter. Best way to treat diarrhea in Bali? Check health chapter… quickly!

It’s a cop-out I know, but it’s so user-friendly and informative. So in the lead-up to our TOTO posting in Bangladesh, I’ve snagged one of these popular travel guides, and I’m brushing up on all things Bengali.

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George Harrison’s Bangladesh??

20/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by Mark Chenery | 4 comments

Sharna Bremner
Outreach Blogger
20 May 2010

In my first pre-departure TOTO blog, I want to thank the magic that is the World Wide Web. With just three weeks to go before Joel and I jet off to Bangladesh, my life has become a flurry of vaccinations, preparations, nerves, excitement and a never-ending stream of university work that must be completed before I leave.

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Googling Bangladesh

20/05/2010 in TOTO Bangladesh by Mark Chenery | 7 comments

Joel Katz
Outreach Blogger
20 May 2010

Bangladesh here we come! In just a few weeks we’ll be arriving in Dhaka as the next Outreach Bloggers, and I’m doing some rigorous pre-departure research to get a feel for the place.

That’s right – like every expert in the field, I Google it.

First site that pops up: Wikipedia. “Pffft…Skip that.”

Second site is the CIA World Factbook. Sounds kind of conspiratorial, but let’s have a squiz anyway.

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