Run like the wind

Its school sports day, and as the only foreigner present I am asked to present some well earned medals to worthy winners. I considered it a great honor and took to the task like a man possessed. I blurted out my best Thai (not a lot of good up here as they speak Lao) but I feel I reached out in a strange sort of fat white bloke way. The kids looked terrified as I approached them, as if I was about to sever their heads or steal their souls, ha ha ha. It was a great day.