We had the Christmas tunes blaring out and lots of fun was had by everyone. We took lots of pictures and said our goodbyes. The children were trying to persuade us to go to church later that day but we politely declined. After school we went home to pack our things. This took less time than expected but my massive rucksack was super heavy. Too many books! I had to leave my amazing birthday banner behind which was very sad. After that we went to Abe and Nu Cing's house to say our final goodbyes. We took some photos, exchanged addresses and headed over to Bruno's house. There, Simon was sent to buy beer and brandy and this was obviously mixed together into one surprisingly nice tasting drink, which seems to be the way here in Malaysia. Simon and Bibi gave both of us a beautiful Chin necklace for us to remember them by. We drank beer together, with King who was also there, and he persuaded us to go to the church to experience Sweet December.
When we got there it was already about 45 minutes into the ceremony. Esther and her sister Rebecca had just finished singing a song when we walked in. We were greeted by many shocked but happy faces due to the fact that no one really was expecting us to go. We listened to some more performances, all sung in Burmese! And then the pastor spoke for a while. After that we were all invited into Class E where some Burmese chicken porridge was being served. It was very delicious but we weren't that hungry as we'd already been fed at both our previous stops on the way to church. After that we took some final pictures with the children and were told things like "Don't go!" and "Teacher, we miss you already!" Very sweet but it made it even more sad to leave.
In the morning King took us to the bus stop and after a Super-King hug we said our final goodbyes and got on to the bus.
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