'SunSan' ( Henning Wessel) has passed away
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Having visited Mint again, I am clearer as to why she has postponed her departure. She will be living with her family (elder sister) in Nakon Sawan, which is NW of Bangkok in mid-Thailand, an area that experiences the worst of the now annual flooding. Her family's home is in a currently heavily flooded area. She could, therefore, get to Bangkok, but she has no one to stay with there, so she needs to wait for the floods to relent in her province.
Without Henning, she's extremely bored and lonely in Phnom Penh and is keen to get back to Thailand as quickly as possible. I'd played safe and led her to expect less than 50% of the total K440 posters raised, so when we handed the cash to her today she was very pleasantly surprised. She realises that she has no chance of working and earning money given her health condition, so I'm sure she will try to make the donations last for as long as possible. She'd like me to thank you all profusely on her behalf.
Without Henning, she's extremely bored and lonely in Phnom Penh and is keen to get back to Thailand as quickly as possible. I'd played safe and led her to expect less than 50% of the total K440 posters raised, so when we handed the cash to her today she was very pleasantly surprised. She realises that she has no chance of working and earning money given her health condition, so I'm sure she will try to make the donations last for as long as possible. She'd like me to thank you all profusely on her behalf.
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Andy, thanks for the update. Maybe someone who wants to donate but hasn't yet could just tell Mint they are paying for the goods she wants to offload?
I'll be thinking of her over the coming years, wondering what becomes of her when the money runs out. I hope she is ok.
I'll be thinking of her over the coming years, wondering what becomes of her when the money runs out. I hope she is ok.
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My wife will try to keep in touch with her. I say 'try' - Mint doesn't know how to use Facebook and can barely use email. She gave us her Hotmail account, but when we got home we realised she'd written her password@hotmail.com! I'm not sure what access she'd have to the internet or how often she'd check email. Hopefully keeping contact via sms will be straightforward. I'll pass on any significant news.violet wrote:Andy, thanks for the update. Maybe someone who wants to donate but hasn't yet could just tell Mint they are paying for the goods she wants to offload?
I'll be thinking of her over the coming years, wondering what becomes of her when the money runs out. I hope she is ok.
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Did SunSan have any children?
Although this has been a sad post if offers us one of the few posts of substance where people haven't called fellow posters derogatory names. SunSan's influence still alive.
Although this has been a sad post if offers us one of the few posts of substance where people haven't called fellow posters derogatory names. SunSan's influence still alive.
If I knew for certain that a person was coming to my house with the intent of doing me good, I would run for my life HDT
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No children, no.willie wrote:Did SunSan have any children?
Although this has been a sad post if offers us one of the few posts of substance where people haven't called fellow posters derogatory names. SunSan's influence still alive.
The nature of this thread is a reflection of the man himself. His family in Germany tell me they have learned a lot about his life in Cambodia that he never mentioned to them. They're finding the thread a great comfort.
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Henning in 2007, Siem Reap
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We all must "die" and return to the spirit realms. Sunsan did what he did, died when he did, let's say our thanx for whatever, then get on living, being nice to our family and friends, being as any embodied divine spirit should act in a human form....
Couldn't believe it when I saw this thread. Only met Henning on a couple of occasions but he'll be missed. He was one of the good ones.
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I cant remember her name, she worked in the travel industry in Siem Reap, she was nice girl, she hung around with Henning and Tony.I think her her name was Srey-somethingandyinasia wrote:Who's the lady, Saxon?
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Henning in the Garage bar Phnom Penh (copied from flickr)
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Her name is Navy, but she goes by 'Savy' for some reason. Works in travel agencies, as did Henning of course, nice girl. By a weird coincidence I'm 99% sure that photo was taken just before she came to pick me up to go to the wedding of a mutual friend. I didn't know Henning at the time, and never knew that she was a friend of Henning's either.King_Of_The_Saxons wrote:I cant remember her name, she worked in the travel industry in Siem Reap, she was nice girl, she hung around with Henning and Tony.I think her her name was Srey-somethingandyinasia wrote:Who's the lady, Saxon?
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Yes that's it, her name was Navy, the photo was taken on the 7th September 2007, it was the opening night of an Indian restaurant on the roof of the Claremont Angkor Hotel in Wat Bo.shitegeist wrote:Her name is Navy, but she goes by 'Savy' for some reason. Works in travel agencies, as did Henning of course, nice girl. By a weird coincidence I'm 99% sure that photo was taken just before she came to pick me up to go to the wedding of a mutual friend. I didn't know Henning at the time, and never knew that she was a friend of Henning's either.King_Of_The_Saxons wrote:I cant remember her name, she worked in the travel industry in Siem Reap, she was nice girl, she hung around with Henning and Tony.I think her her name was Srey-somethingandyinasia wrote:Who's the lady, Saxon?
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Playboy has written Henning's obituary for the front page.
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2012/10/henni ... -obituary/
http://www.khmer440.com/k/2012/10/henni ... -obituary/
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