A Journey to Kampong Thmor, Kampong Tom Province

It was a lovely day after a hard-working at the University we did not feel stress so we started to leave from Phnom Penh to Kampong Tom province. It was a going for a walk as well as we went to join Sokun's sister wedding on Sunday 23rd November 2008. We left Phnom Penh at around 10:30 by saying that '''we were not hurry so we did not need to be quick".

(Kampong Cham Kampong chet knhum Eouy!)

(Kampong Cham no day forget about you)

(The happy day of mind)

(I can not dance but I am good caring baby)

On the way there, we noticed that smiling, laughing, telling joke happened on a lovely motor which odered by a very professional driver of Mr. CHHENG SAMBO. Noticeable, it was a bit late because the sun rise up on our head and we left with no breakfast at all. We also planned to stop somewhere to eat something but we forgot how hungry we were then we drove and drove nonstop.

(My former primery school where I learned and lived)

(Poo Ker Kouch nas! What are you doing?)

(No one have more modern style like me)

(I am happy to be at my hometown again)

I and sotheouth talked a lot and only sovanara was really a gentle man never talk on the motor unless we started first or said something which might have been affect to his feeling so then he replied quickly. He still kept replying "I do not care because I already know the result. Oh! stop saying anymore." Even we were asked not to say but we still said again and again in order to change the quiet situation to be happy.

(Our first breakfast is mango. Oh! Chnganh nas na...)

(Hey! what are you doing two guys?)

(It is really nice even we have not had breakfast yet)

However, we still be happy on the way because we had million of things to talk. Moveover, on a very nice road we drove alone with the 40 or 50 kilometer per hour. Sambo was suggested to drive more faster but he rejected. He thought that driving slow brought more safety and furthermore he was not in a rush way. The happiest, this was that we always stop on the way to take photograph. First we stopped at the border of Kampong Cham and Kandal Province.

(Kampong Cham make happy forget all sorrow)

(Hey I am released from the hell heuoy! Oh no! I confuse I am happy nass!)

Then we started to continue our ahead journey with no food. Our breakfast were taking photos and driving. Luckily, we arrived at Sore Saiy rice field then we stopped to eat very delicious breakfast. It was mango and we enjoyed it very much by closed the eyes and thought that it was chicken, egg, beef. Oh! very delicious. What I could not forget was my former primery school and my house. I stopped there around ten minutes to see the school as well as took some photos. After that, we continued our journey to kampong Thmore where we had to join the wedding.

(Handsome like me why Kro Mom Kampong Cham Min Pat Tey?)

(Let's dance dance and dance. Cheer up...!)

(Everything is in hand why not bring it for officiall use?)

It took us around 20 minutes to arrive there. Then we called Tongngy and we had a warm welcome from the house owner. What we really loved was the house owner said "Please make yourself at home." Again, our breakfast were fruits and pure drinking water which were served. We also help during the wedding party. We enjoyed that time very much specially at night time we dance with lots of lovely girls. Everything went smoothly from the begining till the end.

Anyway, this was a nice time for us and we wanted to stay longer but we could not because we had class next morning. From Phen Penh to Kampong Thmor took us around 4 hours. Oh! what we could not forget one more thing was that there was one laday who one guy asked to having dancing but she refused. Anyway, that was ok.

Awarding Ceremony of Youth Volunteer Work

On the 16 November at Khmer Youth and Social Development Organization (KYSD) held a certificate awarding ceremony to the trainees and trainers. This is a new achievement after all the trainees were presented a course for one day and half on the topic of "Youth Responsibilty". All the trainees expressed that this course provided them knowledge and expriences. They felt in the way where other people go after attended this training course.

(Group Photo after Awarding the certificate)

(Everyone expressed smile and satifaction of the achievement)


(I am proud to be step ahead and determine to be hard working person)

In this ceremony the leader of the KYSD Organization told all the trainees and trainers to bring what they have learned to shared to friends, or in the community where they live in. He added that this time with this achievement is not enough that all the trainees and trainer have to do more for the rest of their study and lives. He told all the trainees and trainers not to forget the responsibiliy in the name they are youth and have to respect with high ethics and morality to be a good citizen.

(Time provides a great apportunity for me for my bright future)



(I am very happy with a new achievement)

(This is another property of mine for my future)

(I am glade and I will try more)

''All works are good and we should not decriminate,'' said Kalyan, admin and financial officer. She continued that even volunteer work or other we have to work hard because it will be benifitcial to us later in the future.

(I am good at humorus as well as study)

(I am a hard working and very happy with this new achievement)

(I think now I prove alot both knowledge and study or love)

(I am very satify with my work even this is a new step forward)

Learning the theory at school is not enough so that we have to find somewhere to practice to see the improvement not just sit and say where to go or what to do. Sometime those work let us see how big the world is. And this lead us to success if we pay much attention.

(New thing comes to me and I will do all my best)

(Even I am a bit not good at study but I try to be thatd)

(I determine to achieve all things even that are difficualt)

(I am handsome and also work hard)

We have to learn to save the time because as we know time is money. We should not let it goes without doing nothing in the world where people can do and why cannt we do. Knowledge does not come to us if we do not go to it.

(I am a little boy but I love studying)

(I think this course and this achievement make me happy)

All the things went smoothly with good expression from everybody, trainers, trainees, and head of KYSD organization. All said will contact to each other forever in help or relation. They determined to work altogether wherever or whenever the future let them meet each other.

Water Festival Day is the Selling Newspaper

During the three day of "Water Festival" we accepted one work of selling newspaper of Raksmey Kampuchea under the supporting from Mr. Pen Samitti. On that day we were very busy of selling and distributed the newspaper but on the first day we were told not to sell because there was an error at the printing house. Some of our friends were not happy but they took that chance to go sight seeing at the river bank.

(Even the newspaper still remained but every expressed a warm smile)

(Money from the selling was not enouh with the payment from the lecturer)

Our group sold the newspaper at the different places and faced with a happy and tiring activities in the crowded of people. This was the first time that we acted as newspaper boy and girld. However, we took that ocassion to be our experience or the practising to the theories of journalism. Being a journalist what they see and what they garther the information. Everything was just the practice. That was not our responsibility or work to do but we would like to know and face with the tase of life being as newspaper boy and girl.

(A break after selling and meet each other at Caltex gas station)

(Waiting for other come and share the information how is the business)

Two days of selling made us know the way to doing business, living, working, relation, information garthering, the statistic of news reader, and co-corporation in work and study. Even the result was not good but we still encouraged all of us every time. Work leaded us the result so we can see what we did. For the future we will try to work, study more and more. On behalf of we are media student we can see what the situation the statistic of the popularity of news reading of Cambodian people specially the environment which can enable us for the next day to do or not to do.