I'm an expat and I need...

[zenie]

Ha. I would imagine but you know, this country really has a problem in that regard. For airmail from US it takes 6 weeks. For snailmail it is 4 to 6 months!!! Cheese would be some other form of life (smile) by then.

so we cant send you anything then?

 

[rachamim18]

A prayer and a thought would be more than I could hope for. It is such a nice thing to say though.

 

[Melinda]

A prayer and a thought would be more than I could hope for. It is such a nice thing to say though.

You have everything you need for Rosh Hashanah?
People to spend the hagim with?

 

[Melinda]

Is there a chabad in the Philipines? Couldnt find an address on google.

Well you would probably know if there were.

 

[rachamim18]

There is a Rabbi that comes in from Thailand but the closest CHABAD is in Singapore. Funny you should ask as Yiddishkeit is my biggest concern here , although there is a tiny shul in Manila with less than a hundred people. I planned on heading to Uman in Ukraine for New Year because I was born Bratslaver but am thinking I will instead head up to Cambodia so maybe I will be in Bangkok after all.

Funny how I miss it so much having just left Israel but that is how it is, Maybe the permamanance in moving here has a bit to do with it.

 

[Melinda]

Did you move for love or for work?

I hope your homesickness calms a little, especially as you've only just left! Maybe a break in Bangkok will be a good idea after all!

Anyway Shana Tova, if I dont come across you again before the holiday.

 

[rachamim18]

My wife is Visayan, and we live here with her family. I retired from the army in June and had promised many years ago that when I got ready to make a family with her, we would do so in her homeland. She is a convert but misses her family.

L'shanah Tovah to you as well.

 

[rachamim18]

I came to live because my wife's family is here and I had promised that we would come when i got out of the army, which I did in late June.

L'Shanah Tova

 

[Zorra]

L'shana tova to us all I live in Nairobi most of the time but I always come home for holidays - the shul and community there are not really for me...

R18 - if you miss the Yiddish bit of Yiddishkeit I have a great gift which I will send you, PM me your address

 

[Melinda]

Eh?! You are in Nairobi?

So is it Zora who is in Ghana atm then?

Zora, Zorra- tsk you two!

 

[Zorra]

Eh?! You are in Nairobi?

So is it Zora who is in Ghana atm then?

Zora, Zorra- tsk you two!

Nope, tis both me... I was in Ghana, then Kenya, been back for a couple of weeks, off to Uganda end of November, then home to Nairobi, and working in Nigeria in January

I iz in ur continent, drinkin ur beerz

 

[Melinda]

Nope, tis both me... I was in Ghana, then Kenya, been back for a couple of weeks, off to Uganda end of November, then home to Nairobi, and working in Nigeria in January

I iz in ur continent, drinkin ur beerz

Its you! *waves energetically*

Thats a lot of travelling! How you doing? How is work?

 

[rachamim18]

Zorra: I will PM my adress.

Thanks. Nairobi is a blast. Have not been there in 4 years but miss it just the same. I like that general area (Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Ertirea) in all of Africa.

Alot of us Israelis have a thing for it, though I cannot tell you why (then we alos dig NW Asia as in Nepal and Bhutan (Bhutan only if we have deep pull or extremely good luck).

Hope your New Year was good.Mine was so uneventful, not even up to Uman in Ukraine (grave of Rebbe Nachman).

(Edted for spelling and to remove my home adress)

 

[ice-is-forming]

sweet peanuts???

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

Even though some of these requests have been fulfilled once, it would still be lovely if every now and again a care package managed to wing its way to our various expats.

Thanks to everyone who's so far participated in these random gestures of kindness.

New requests in bold

Ongoing and outstanding wants:

#4 Boris Sprinkler in Denmark likes Monster Munch

#8 Moomoo wants some biltong

#13 & #17 ice-is-forming in Australia wants some Marmite

#21 RenegadeDog in China likes tea (Assam, leaf tea), Marmite and Salt 'n' vinegar crisps

#23 wrysmile [darn sarf? London?] wants Tim Tams, mint slice, Bonds underwear (Oi, cheeky, you can get vegemite! So that doesn't count ) And sunshine?! Ha! You're 'avin' a laugh aintcha!

#25 butterflychild doesn't have any proper 'wants' just fancies some weird sh!t from around the world

#27 Dandred in [North? South?] Korea wants Salt & vinegar square crisps

#30 Stanley Edwards in Spain wants Tunnocks Teacakes

#38 Fela fan in Thailand wants some proper British shredded wheat not the American stuff

#42 rennie wants some mixed nuts

#59 extra dry in the Czech Republic wants a Chinese phrase book

#61 zenie wants some baggy socks from Japan

#78 ice-is-forming in Australia wants lime flavoured Angel Delight

#81 selamlar in Turkey wants colemans english mustard powder, and Butterscotch flavour digestive biscuits, like on the other thread!

#87 selamlar in Turkey wants Australian 'BBQ Shapes' for an Australian mate over there in Turkey

#88 LynneBee in Sweden wants pork pies, sausages, salt and vinegar crisps, twiglets, marmite, sandwich spread, and diabetic chocolate

#91 Jessiedog in China wants Terry's chocolate oranges the milk chocolate ones

#106 feyr in UK wants some 3d bugles crisps please, like these ones http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=1970 , they are Spanish but i think there is also french and italian versions too which taste pretty much the same!

#113 ice-is-forming wants a quarter of sweet peanuts. (From those weighed out jars of candy)

#120 foamy wants traditional Japanese art or dark chocolate.

#142 orangutan wants a twinkie Is he still around? I thought he flounced?

#148 Rachamim in Philippines wants some Jewish stuff



Outstanding offers:

#22 ice-is-forming is offering Tim Tams

#27 Dandred is offering kimchi

#33 RenegadeDog is offering some stuff from China

#63 dessiato is offering stuff from N Portugal? Francesinha sauce? Jesuitas?

#81 selamlar is offering Turkish stuff

#105 purvesgrundy is offering old Burmese stamps to any philatelists out there

#106 feyr is offering Guinness marmite (overstocked when it was limited addition, got a spare jar or 2*) or any other UK delight.* not sure whether these are still available though

#146 AnnO'Neemus is offering any manner of Middle Eastern stuff, camel related tackery, keffiyehs (those Arabic headscarf thingies)...



Givers/Takers anyone?

 

[selamlar]

Do we know what flavour Bugles it is that Feyr wants? I kn ow you can get cheese flavour over here, and possibly a few more. I would be in for them if we can find out flavours!

 

[ice-is-forming]

selamlar? did you ever get the bbq shapes??

and anne , i am off walnut whips now BUT i'd really really like an oz of sweet peanuts *drools*

 

[selamlar]

I didn't, mate. Bloody PTT. At least Royal Mail (and whatever the Aussie equivalent is) are just crap. The PTT are actively evil. Might be able to sort out sweet peanuts, tho.

 

[selamlar]

Sweet Peanuts like this?

If so, PM me, yer in!

 

[extra dry]

forgot I was on here...I am now in south korea teaching, so I don't need the phrase book, in fact I can get most things here, I even found a place that does fish and chips the other week very nice and reminds me of home..if anyone wants local korean food just PM

 

[rachamim18]

Well as far as offfering, have a ton of Kratom, since we raise the trees here for lumber...I am sure SOMEBODY would want that...Other than that I can send Balut...yummmmmm

 

[chooch]

#106 feyr in UK wants some 3d bugles crisps please

I could get you those. They are the shit, as Spanish crisps go. Think there are different flavours, but I'll look tomorrow.
PM me yer address if you fancy.

 

[Jessiedog]

Balut...yummmmmm

OMG!








Woof

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Can you get marmite in Honkers, JD?

 

[Jessiedog]

Can you get marmite in Honkers, JD?

Aye!

Fancy some, just PM me yer address?




Woof

 

[ice-is-forming]

cheese footballs please *looks pathetically hopeful*

 

[Errol's son]

I have diamonds and oil from Angola....

I want fresh vegetables... a lettuce costs me US$10.

 

[Chairman Meow]

My husband misses Ikea's cream sauce (the one that goes with the meatballs). If anyone could help out, it is his 40th birthday in a few weeks and I'd be happy to reciprocate with something Irish.

 

[feyr]

chairman meow has a full dirty box

pm me your addy and i'll pop some sauce mix in the post to you i'm off to ikea in about 15 mins

 

[AnnO'Neemus]

I still have your bugles at home feyr. I've been in and out of country... will post them in next few days.