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We called Nepal last night to touch base with Gelbu and got this bit of information which I must pass on or the kamis will be after me.
The first installment of gifts, T-shirts supplied by forumite John Powell, arrived safely in Nepal and were distributed to the kamis. These shirts had a San Francisco-USA motif and the kamis loved them. They actually danced when they realized these shirts were gifts and they could keep them. More gifts will be sent over bit by bit to test Nepali customs to see how badly they hit us. I am a bit concerned about the wristwatches we are going to send so I will try sending them a couple at a time and see what happens.
However, the important part of this message is this. First, of all the kamis could not believe that HI customers would care enough about them to send gifts. They were overwhelmed by this and kept asking Gelbu if he was sure the shirts came from customers. When they were convinced they pestered Gelbu for two days telling him to make sure that we got the following message so here it is as best as I can remember it -- probably not verbatim but very close.
"We, the kamis who make your khukuris, do not expect you to send gifts. It is enough that you buy the knives we make because this is the greatest gift you can give us. The knives you buy takes care of us and our families and for this we send you not only our thanks but our blessings.
As for the gifts you send, this is more than we expected and more than we can thank you for. Dasein is coming soon and that is a time of great religious significance to us. To Pala, our American Bena, Didi Yangdu, and to all our customers, you can all be sure that you will be in our prayers and our blessings during Dasein. You cannot understand how much all of you mean to us here but we understand very well and not only are the khukuris we send you blessed but all of you are blessed by us as well. We cannot tell you how thankful we are.
We send our blessings, our best wishes and our most sincere thanks."
And, boys, I can tell you for certain they mean every word they say.
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Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
The first installment of gifts, T-shirts supplied by forumite John Powell, arrived safely in Nepal and were distributed to the kamis. These shirts had a San Francisco-USA motif and the kamis loved them. They actually danced when they realized these shirts were gifts and they could keep them. More gifts will be sent over bit by bit to test Nepali customs to see how badly they hit us. I am a bit concerned about the wristwatches we are going to send so I will try sending them a couple at a time and see what happens.
However, the important part of this message is this. First, of all the kamis could not believe that HI customers would care enough about them to send gifts. They were overwhelmed by this and kept asking Gelbu if he was sure the shirts came from customers. When they were convinced they pestered Gelbu for two days telling him to make sure that we got the following message so here it is as best as I can remember it -- probably not verbatim but very close.
"We, the kamis who make your khukuris, do not expect you to send gifts. It is enough that you buy the knives we make because this is the greatest gift you can give us. The knives you buy takes care of us and our families and for this we send you not only our thanks but our blessings.
As for the gifts you send, this is more than we expected and more than we can thank you for. Dasein is coming soon and that is a time of great religious significance to us. To Pala, our American Bena, Didi Yangdu, and to all our customers, you can all be sure that you will be in our prayers and our blessings during Dasein. You cannot understand how much all of you mean to us here but we understand very well and not only are the khukuris we send you blessed but all of you are blessed by us as well. We cannot tell you how thankful we are.
We send our blessings, our best wishes and our most sincere thanks."
And, boys, I can tell you for certain they mean every word they say.
------------------
Uncle Bill
Himalayan Imports Website
http://members.aol.com/himimp/index.html
hehehe.
