The common way to inform the audienceMonday, September 1, 2008
Reading is a good habit
I am not a good reader but I have this habit to try to read as much as I can. Once we rea, we will gain a lot ideas, new vocabulary, structures, grammar and many thing more.......
Monday, August 25, 2008
volunteer for five steps
We were so happy to take a group photo at Sunway Hotel. Spending one whole morning at the conference, everyone felt so tired and happy.
Somay Mom foundation
Mom Somaly foundation was one of the NGOs that participated in the " Youth Festival" ...
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Trip to Prey Veng province
My first ever experience to walk in the flood of Phnom Penh city was unforgettable for me.
How I reach the car
It was on late Friday evening 15th of August that I walked under the rain and it was a scary day for me to walk alone in the water. I had waited at my working place for nearly an hour before the car that we rent to Prey Veng arrived .
Once it came I had to go find it near UNDP. It was a heavy rain and nearly all the roads in Phnom Penh city were stuck in the water and the car that I and my other six friends was far away from my working place( WWF).
As the car could not come to pick me near the Misnitry of Planning, I need to walk about 20 mn just from WWF to UNDP. There was only me who walked alone at nearly 8pm. I felt that it was do dangerous cos I could have been drown in the sewage system( Lu Tek). Luckily, I could find the car.
A car with 8 People
When I reached the car, I was so so happy cos I wouldn't get soak any more. But it was more that I expect it to be. In the small camery car, there were 8 people including a driver. In the front part, there was 3 people while at the back there were 5.
All the three guys were in front, at the back there are Seila( M), Geoff( M), Nila, Nearyroath, and me. I couldn't have a small space to take a deep breath or remove my coat cos we all seem to sit tightly together. Until we arrive at Nek Leoung Ferry, some people get out of the car to stand seeing the view night time , I could seat easily. Then we start to keep our style of sitting again or we can't seat together.
Prey Veng our destination
After having travelling nearly 3 hours, we arrive at the hall( prey veng). Everyone felt sleepy and tired. But we joined a nice dinner together. Then we went to the hotel which was arranged by Mr. Lux ( IRI). We went to bed happily cos it nearly 12pm that we could sleep as tomorrow we will have to get up to join the "Youth Festival " at Prey Veng town.
What have we done in the event?
Actually we did not have a clear purpose on what to do but Mr. Lux said we at least had to contribute something. Then the idea came out . " Provide consultant: education background, learning experience, media, phychology, law, English learning...." to our audience.
For sure we could do it perfectly. On that event I also have to write story for my editor ( Reaksmey Kampuchea). I soon interview some peoplel, combine the source and then write a story.
when we are back that our lucky again that we could come with the actor Mr. Chea Samnang who also joined the youth festival"youth challenger"....
MY first byline
Although it was not in the front page of the paper, the event was published in the Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper and the online of it called www.cambodiaexpressnews.com
I was really happy to see my name written down in that paper.
How I reach the car
It was on late Friday evening 15th of August that I walked under the rain and it was a scary day for me to walk alone in the water. I had waited at my working place for nearly an hour before the car that we rent to Prey Veng arrived .
Once it came I had to go find it near UNDP. It was a heavy rain and nearly all the roads in Phnom Penh city were stuck in the water and the car that I and my other six friends was far away from my working place( WWF).
As the car could not come to pick me near the Misnitry of Planning, I need to walk about 20 mn just from WWF to UNDP. There was only me who walked alone at nearly 8pm. I felt that it was do dangerous cos I could have been drown in the sewage system( Lu Tek). Luckily, I could find the car.
A car with 8 People
When I reached the car, I was so so happy cos I wouldn't get soak any more. But it was more that I expect it to be. In the small camery car, there were 8 people including a driver. In the front part, there was 3 people while at the back there were 5.
All the three guys were in front, at the back there are Seila( M), Geoff( M), Nila, Nearyroath, and me. I couldn't have a small space to take a deep breath or remove my coat cos we all seem to sit tightly together. Until we arrive at Nek Leoung Ferry, some people get out of the car to stand seeing the view night time , I could seat easily. Then we start to keep our style of sitting again or we can't seat together.
Prey Veng our destination
After having travelling nearly 3 hours, we arrive at the hall( prey veng). Everyone felt sleepy and tired. But we joined a nice dinner together. Then we went to the hotel which was arranged by Mr. Lux ( IRI). We went to bed happily cos it nearly 12pm that we could sleep as tomorrow we will have to get up to join the "Youth Festival " at Prey Veng town.
What have we done in the event?
Actually we did not have a clear purpose on what to do but Mr. Lux said we at least had to contribute something. Then the idea came out . " Provide consultant: education background, learning experience, media, phychology, law, English learning...." to our audience.
For sure we could do it perfectly. On that event I also have to write story for my editor ( Reaksmey Kampuchea). I soon interview some peoplel, combine the source and then write a story.
when we are back that our lucky again that we could come with the actor Mr. Chea Samnang who also joined the youth festival"youth challenger"....
MY first byline
Although it was not in the front page of the paper, the event was published in the Reaksmey Kampuchea newspaper and the online of it called www.cambodiaexpressnews.com
I was really happy to see my name written down in that paper.
Friday, July 11, 2008
Dolphines
Located in the northern part of Cambodia, Kratie has been famous for thedolphines .However, the number of them is decreasing that we hardly see
them . we have to wait hours to see them swim/....
Please we all conserve the dolphines that now have just only around 100 in cambodia....
Monday, June 30, 2008
Imagination
This is time that I think back to past time that we don't have colorful camera( just black and white) ..... Although techonology develope, we human being cannot adapt easily to new change that's why i sometimes think about my pass time..... how wonder it was when I was just a child and now I grow up to be a strong woman.....Looking Back: Reach Sambath
On the screen is his picture in 2003, while sitting is him now in May 2008. He is recalling his past time on the TVK screen talking about Media situation in Cambodia..
IN in the last five years he used to be a reporter of AFP ( Agence France Press), but now he is a spokeman of the Khmer Rouge court, ECCC.
Mr. Reach Sambath now is so famouse and everyone knows him." when the there is a news abut the court or former Khmer Rouge leader, I have to recieve many phone call sometimes up to 200 people a day," says Mr. Reach Sambath...
"Life is busy like that"
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Third Gender people In Cambodia
Change sex-lose the right to vote?
Third Gender Persons Need Special Right
“I feel so ashamed when people call me kathoey,” says 30-year-old beautician, Ano , “I want them to call me as a real girl like the others that is why I go to vote hoping that the new government will help me and my group.”
Because of this intention, Ano, from Battambang province, has been trying to make the identification card three times, however, she has been rejected by the Battambang commune all the time.
“When I asked them to make the ID card for me, they said that I was neither male nor female; hence, they discarded me,” says Ano in a disappointed face, having long hair, wearing den jeans and tight T-Shirt.
Chief Cabinet of General Secretary of National Election Committee (NEC) and also a Professor of Sociology at Royal University of Social Science and Humanity, Mr. Chin Sarin, , says that third gender people can have either gender (male or female) to appear in their ID card. “If they want to have a male or female gender, we should do it for them because it does not affect the citizenship,” They are also a human being like us ,so they can decide to have whatever sex they wish to, he says.
So far, in Cambodia only men are organized in to group of third gender people. Those are called MSM (Men who have Sex with Men), there are two groups of it: the long hair who changes their appearance to be women and love only men, while short hair who dress like men and love both women and man.
The MSM short hair mostly does not affect much by the gender discrimination as they look like man, Mr. Sok Yarith, director of Men’s Health Cambodia observes, but MSM long hair have more impact.
Not everybody has shared sad experience like Ano. There is no obstacle for MSM wearing like a man. Speaking one- by- one strictly like a man, Mr. Khit Srouy, 24, explains that he can vote as he was given a special form 10.18[showing that he is Cambodian and able to vote] from CCP members in
“I am interested in politics although I am a third gender person and I think politics can help me,” says the 24-year-old with slightly laughing.
One year living in a rental room with the other five MSM friends, Khit Srouy has been influenced by them to have women’s characteristics. He adds that he has never faced any problems concerning with gender discrimination. However, Mr. Keo Rattana, 39, who has loved man and lived with man for nearly ten years, says that he has faced with discrimination by the surrounding people. “People call our group as kathoey; I do not want to hear at all.”
“To me, I want the constitution to makes a law legalized that in Cambodia also has third gender person gender, that’s why I go to vote in every mandate,” says Mr. Keo Rattana. “expecting that the new created government would help us to be known.”
Mr. Chin Sarin says that if there are a huge number of MSM in Cambodia, the new law may be created to ease the people.
There are 140, 000 MSM in Cambodia according to the 2008 temporary statistic of Family Health International organization. Mr. Sum Thy, program officer in FHI, says that those MSM are educated about how to prevent from HIV disease as the prevalence of it is so high in Cambodia. “I think that the demanding will not be approved because it is unlikely to happen,” he says.
Different from Ano, wearing woman dress, who has problem with the ID card making, MSM long hair who always make up and act like a woman, wearing women clothes and make up a girl, Chan Daro, 29, can go to vote as she has used her brother’s ID card who had died to vote in the last two year. “When I went to cast the ballots, I took the ID card of my brother by using his name” she adds. “I go to vote as one contribution for being a Khmer resident although I know that the politicians do not care much on me and my group.”
Gender is a little problem for Meiy, 21, MSM long hair, says that she went to vote using male ID card. Meiy, in 2007 commune election, says that she went to vote by wearing female shirt and short pants then the people at the polling station asked her a few question about her appearance.
“It was all my nature; I was born with it.”
Mr. Sok Samoeun, director of the Cambodia Defenders Project, says that in the Cambodian institution there is no article saying about third gender person. “We have only male and female; I have never heard of third gender person.”
All the eleven-registered parties in this 2008 national election, there is no party which considers about the third gender person in their policies. Mainly those parties focus on the hot issues in Cambodia occurring in the present time such as inflation, corruption and land conflicts.
Third Gender Persons Need Special Right
“I feel so ashamed when people call me kathoey,” says 30-year-old beautician, Ano , “I want them to call me as a real girl like the others that is why I go to vote hoping that the new government will help me and my group.”
Because of this intention, Ano, from Battambang province, has been trying to make the identification card three times, however, she has been rejected by the Battambang commune all the time.
“When I asked them to make the ID card for me, they said that I was neither male nor female; hence, they discarded me,” says Ano in a disappointed face, having long hair, wearing den jeans and tight T-Shirt.
Chief Cabinet of General Secretary of National Election Committee (NEC) and also a Professor of Sociology at Royal University of Social Science and Humanity, Mr. Chin Sarin, , says that third gender people can have either gender (male or female) to appear in their ID card. “If they want to have a male or female gender, we should do it for them because it does not affect the citizenship,” They are also a human being like us ,so they can decide to have whatever sex they wish to, he says.
So far, in Cambodia only men are organized in to group of third gender people. Those are called MSM (Men who have Sex with Men), there are two groups of it: the long hair who changes their appearance to be women and love only men, while short hair who dress like men and love both women and man.
The MSM short hair mostly does not affect much by the gender discrimination as they look like man, Mr. Sok Yarith, director of Men’s Health Cambodia observes, but MSM long hair have more impact.
Not everybody has shared sad experience like Ano. There is no obstacle for MSM wearing like a man. Speaking one- by- one strictly like a man, Mr. Khit Srouy, 24, explains that he can vote as he was given a special form 10.18[showing that he is Cambodian and able to vote] from CCP members in
“I am interested in politics although I am a third gender person and I think politics can help me,” says the 24-year-old with slightly laughing.
One year living in a rental room with the other five MSM friends, Khit Srouy has been influenced by them to have women’s characteristics. He adds that he has never faced any problems concerning with gender discrimination. However, Mr. Keo Rattana, 39, who has loved man and lived with man for nearly ten years, says that he has faced with discrimination by the surrounding people. “People call our group as kathoey; I do not want to hear at all.”
“To me, I want the constitution to makes a law legalized that in Cambodia also has third gender person gender, that’s why I go to vote in every mandate,” says Mr. Keo Rattana. “expecting that the new created government would help us to be known.”
Mr. Chin Sarin says that if there are a huge number of MSM in Cambodia, the new law may be created to ease the people.
There are 140, 000 MSM in Cambodia according to the 2008 temporary statistic of Family Health International organization. Mr. Sum Thy, program officer in FHI, says that those MSM are educated about how to prevent from HIV disease as the prevalence of it is so high in Cambodia. “I think that the demanding will not be approved because it is unlikely to happen,” he says.
Different from Ano, wearing woman dress, who has problem with the ID card making, MSM long hair who always make up and act like a woman, wearing women clothes and make up a girl, Chan Daro, 29, can go to vote as she has used her brother’s ID card who had died to vote in the last two year. “When I went to cast the ballots, I took the ID card of my brother by using his name” she adds. “I go to vote as one contribution for being a Khmer resident although I know that the politicians do not care much on me and my group.”
Gender is a little problem for Meiy, 21, MSM long hair, says that she went to vote using male ID card. Meiy, in 2007 commune election, says that she went to vote by wearing female shirt and short pants then the people at the polling station asked her a few question about her appearance.
“It was all my nature; I was born with it.”
Mr. Sok Samoeun, director of the Cambodia Defenders Project, says that in the Cambodian institution there is no article saying about third gender person. “We have only male and female; I have never heard of third gender person.”
All the eleven-registered parties in this 2008 national election, there is no party which considers about the third gender person in their policies. Mainly those parties focus on the hot issues in Cambodia occurring in the present time such as inflation, corruption and land conflicts.
Stung Treng Interview
As we go for writing news, we have to go and find people ( interview)... That's life of journalist..
Stung Treng View
Malob Baytong, a peaceful forest in Stung Treng, is there for all of you to visit....
Rainy Season
Everyone of us had to bring along the rain coat on the trip 5 days to stung treng.... anyway we all were so happy .....
Monday, June 23, 2008
Funny Guy
Seila,20, one of the funniest classmates, want to become a journalist. He likes to make friends, travelling and chatting with all people.
Time can brake people's heart
In the last semester of the school, there is a party for all studensts and teachers to enjoy before saying good bye. Although learning with young and aldult students at the same class, both teachers and students love to learn with one another. Time can help people to reduce the sadnees ,and also to make the relationship last long.....
Group of students at one institute studying English.
Friday, June 20, 2008
“People call me a fool artist” says Svay Ken: an artist
Sitting in a small apartment near Wat Phnom, a 76-year-old, Svay Ken, is coloring his painting carefully. He has an interesting life before he became an artist.
Having faced many hard time during Khmer Rouge regime 1975-1979, Ken’s life is not easy after the war. He tried to work very hard to earn a living as a porter at Le Royal Hotel since 1993. Working there, he had the ideas of painting because he went to the US embassy accidentally observing the culture of western people.
He had known the kinds of pictures the placed in the embassy then he came back to draw the picture by his own talent. “I have never learnt to paint before; when young I used to paint on the soil and the ordinary child did” says Ken happily. Ken drew the life of being a porter in the hotel and then he showed it to all the guesses that were swimming in the pool. Some guesses admired mine while the others did not. “I had tried many times to show my painting to the other people but I did not feel hopeless at all at last I got succeed,” adds Ken.
His painting was bought for the first time and he got $7; this encouraged him a lot. Ken adds “life is struggle; whatever happened we have to be strong to deal with it”. He adds that we have to stand up where we fall down. For this 76-year-old man, people have to be self-motivated, self-promoted in order to let other people know us.
For Ken, he has painted simple things that related to his life as a porter and the entire thing surrounded me. “People call me a fool artist” says Ken. What surprised and made Ken remember the most was the painting of “Drama Dancers” that he painted it for Mrs. Helen Javis, an Australian woman who came to Cambodia for a short time visit. At that time he got $60 from 3 paintings; he was really happy as this was the great amount of money he had ever had. From that time on, Ken’s life has become more interesting to the other [he is being known].
After having painted for an Australian woman, Ken drew a picture of American journalist who come to Cambodia and stayed in the hotel. The picture was about the life of a porter in the hotel. That journalist was really fascinated to see that picture and he took that picture from Ken in a rush way without any package Svay Ken’s name was seen on that picture.
Ken used to work for art gallery which he had to paint fro 10-12 pictures a month. Ken continues that working for other people is not what he wished to that’s why he decided to end the contract in 1995. “I want to work independently; I want to draw what I think of and I do not need to command of the boss any more” says Ken in a strict way. To Ken, an artist, he will paint the pictures as long as he can do it although nowadays he cannot walk properly [with the help of walking stick]. “ We have to do when we are able to do it and we do not know exactly when the dying is coming so just do our best when we are alive,” comments Ken.
The fool artist continues utterly that he paints all the things from house whole equipments, cyclo driver, scavenger and the refugees. His paintings have been shown in Phnom Penh and abroad such as at the new art gallery in Phnom Penh, Java Café in Phnom Penh, Reyum institute, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and in the June 24th his achievement will be held in Meta House exhibition.
Having faced many hard time during Khmer Rouge regime 1975-1979, Ken’s life is not easy after the war. He tried to work very hard to earn a living as a porter at Le Royal Hotel since 1993. Working there, he had the ideas of painting because he went to the US embassy accidentally observing the culture of western people.
He had known the kinds of pictures the placed in the embassy then he came back to draw the picture by his own talent. “I have never learnt to paint before; when young I used to paint on the soil and the ordinary child did” says Ken happily. Ken drew the life of being a porter in the hotel and then he showed it to all the guesses that were swimming in the pool. Some guesses admired mine while the others did not. “I had tried many times to show my painting to the other people but I did not feel hopeless at all at last I got succeed,” adds Ken.
His painting was bought for the first time and he got $7; this encouraged him a lot. Ken adds “life is struggle; whatever happened we have to be strong to deal with it”. He adds that we have to stand up where we fall down. For this 76-year-old man, people have to be self-motivated, self-promoted in order to let other people know us.
For Ken, he has painted simple things that related to his life as a porter and the entire thing surrounded me. “People call me a fool artist” says Ken. What surprised and made Ken remember the most was the painting of “Drama Dancers” that he painted it for Mrs. Helen Javis, an Australian woman who came to Cambodia for a short time visit. At that time he got $60 from 3 paintings; he was really happy as this was the great amount of money he had ever had. From that time on, Ken’s life has become more interesting to the other [he is being known].
After having painted for an Australian woman, Ken drew a picture of American journalist who come to Cambodia and stayed in the hotel. The picture was about the life of a porter in the hotel. That journalist was really fascinated to see that picture and he took that picture from Ken in a rush way without any package Svay Ken’s name was seen on that picture.
Ken used to work for art gallery which he had to paint fro 10-12 pictures a month. Ken continues that working for other people is not what he wished to that’s why he decided to end the contract in 1995. “I want to work independently; I want to draw what I think of and I do not need to command of the boss any more” says Ken in a strict way. To Ken, an artist, he will paint the pictures as long as he can do it although nowadays he cannot walk properly [with the help of walking stick]. “ We have to do when we are able to do it and we do not know exactly when the dying is coming so just do our best when we are alive,” comments Ken.
The fool artist continues utterly that he paints all the things from house whole equipments, cyclo driver, scavenger and the refugees. His paintings have been shown in Phnom Penh and abroad such as at the new art gallery in Phnom Penh, Java Café in Phnom Penh, Reyum institute, Japan, Thailand, Singapore and in the June 24th his achievement will be held in Meta House exhibition.
How Amazing!
A nice lunch at Ma lop Baytong Baytong, at Stung Treng. One of the natural resorts in Stung Treng Ma Lop Baytong is the most interesting place for me I have ever seen.I really want to go there again cos we will see the water flow( Teok Hoo), and the real nature.....
and even the wildlife....
When you come to Stung Treng don't forget to have to look at it... you will enjoy much more than you expect it to be......
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Learn to accept your mistake
Is it true that we could accept our mistakes? If we know our flaw we need to accept it and change.....
Two People Not Two Ideas
They have different perspective and thought. The left always wants to try new thing while the right does not care much about the new things.. Have you ever experienced in that?Share it to me by comment......
Looking far
This man is trying to look for detail of Angkor temple, Siem Reap province, from Bakeng Mountain.
The view is so nice!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Unknown fish!
Have you ever seen this fish? it is just caught by fisherman and it is taken to sell in the market!Learn to take photo
Hey have a look here ! On the boats, students and teachers at Along Kampi in Kratie province join each other to take photo of the dolphines that usually appear within 15 mins. It is so hard to see the dolphines as they are afraid of the people... In Kampi now there are around 22-25 dolphines left. Due to this shortage the authority is trying to take care more of the dolphines....
Thanks to our peaceful land ,Cambodia, which we still can see these kinds of rare animals....
Friday, June 6, 2008
Part of Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom from the leftI went to Bayon temple for visit in a very short time , just two hours, then I went back to Phnom Penh as I was really hooked by those view.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Dang Rek Mountain
View from Dang Rek mountain near Cambodia-Thai border.
This photo was taken on Dang Rek mountain during my trip to Along Veng, Ordor Meanchey province. Spending five days there, I feel so excited and happied that I really don't want to come back to Phnom Penh. However, I have to come back for my study.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Learn to dance!
Better performanceThese young people learn to dance since they are 4-5 year-old. At Apsara Art Association where they are learning, there are around 100 students age from 4 until 20. In order to be a better perfomers, they need to perform everyday. They used to play in many countries and other big events in the country.
"If you want to dance, you need to have talent,"said the director. There are many young teens who want to learn but they do not have talent so we can't accept it, she added.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
IFL culture day!
from left Ms. Sin Soy, Grand pa Kung Nay , Me and Dara Roth on culture day at IFL on 29, March 2008
Culture day which is annually celebrated at IFL makes me feel happy and enjoyable, especially the dancing at the end.
Friday, April 25, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
My English learning classmates!
Although we are not well coorporate in learning or playing, we at least can take photo together .
Lotus
Young lotus!Lostus is very useful since its root upto its leave.
This photo was taken when I was supposed to do news writing about its importance..
Sunset
Sunset in front of Naga, a big casino in Phnom PenhFor others sunset is sad feeling but for me it gives me courage and I do like it so much.
This photo was taken when I was assigned to take street photo for my lecturer. He is a khmer citizien however his mind is resamble as Eroupean man..
Sunday, February 24, 2008
life is short
Let me tell you one sad story about my lecturer who just pass away recently.
Yesterday my economic lecturer died at 3:30pm in his house near Toul Topoung market. He is only 34 and he does not have a kid . He is my respectful lecture: the way he explained is so simple but we could understand the lesson easily. we are not may be we are clever students or he is a good instructor. Last year, I learned with him and I felt that I understoodmuch about the economy in cambodia and as well as the out site world..
Now in this second year I don't learn with him and now I realise how he means to me...
Yesterday my economic lecturer died at 3:30pm in his house near Toul Topoung market. He is only 34 and he does not have a kid . He is my respectful lecture: the way he explained is so simple but we could understand the lesson easily. we are not may be we are clever students or he is a good instructor. Last year, I learned with him and I felt that I understoodmuch about the economy in cambodia and as well as the out site world..
Now in this second year I don't learn with him and now I realise how he means to me...
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Waiting to get the thing
left Mr. Chum Mei former prisoner in Tul Sleng and the lady is an American journalistHundreds of people were waiting to enter the court
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