Camillian Home Volunteer Yvonne Liang Writer, Model, Art Curator In February 2013, I was invited to the charity gala dinner of Camillian Home for Children Living with Disabilities as a reporter to cover the event in two online magazines I’d been doing freelance writing for: coconutsbangkok.com and catandnat.com. At that point in my life I had been working in Bangkok for two years as a lifestyle correspondent and public relations consultant. Gala dinners and charity events were a dime a dozen in my daily routine and the thought of getting dressed up for yet, another wine dinner wasn’t exactly the most exciting thing for me. I was hoping something better would come up, but nothing did, so I arrived at the Four Seasons just as first course was being served. I didn’t get to mingle with all the guests since they were seated already, but most of the faces at my table were new. Sitting next to me was a long-time supporter of Camillian Home, a French man named Arnaud. He ended up bidding over 150,000THB for a pair of earrings by Italian jewelry maker Casato. It was such a thrill to be so close to the action that was taking place during the live auction. It felt as if everyone was really there for the right reason and that each bid increment was made with the charity in mind. This wasn’t the kind of auction where people walked away with “bargains” like I’d seen so many times before. After the main part of the event was over I got to talk to one of the Camillian Home committee members, Judith Coulson who told me something that really struck my curiosity and left a strong impression on me. She said there was a volunteer named Faisal Malik who had been helping Camillian Home full time for 3 years without taking a salary. I just couldn’t imagine how anyone, especially someone so young could give up so much to do charity work. I didn’t know it that night, but this man would eventually become my fiancé. A few months into dating, we took a trip to Chiangmai and I started thinking o