Saturday, June 5, 2010

SOOOOOOO,Im back from Cambodiaaaaaaaaa.
Did you guys miss me?^^
hehs,so anyways.Cambodia is really awesome.no worries,no naggings,no chores etc. lead a simple life.all i had to worry there was the bugs really.and the cold water in the morning is really freshing.makes you wake up and feel motivated.i got so used with the tiny beetles there that when i see one while showering,i just pushed it aside instead of being surprised and screaming,LOL.

SOOOOO,lets start with day 1! :

I forgot what time we readched there,LOL.but the first thing we did was we ate lunch,then we went sight seeing and did a mini shopping.then went to Khmer Village homestay which was 3 hours bus ride.The whole bus slept duh,we were up really early so yeah.when we reached there we did stuffs which i forgot and thats when the bugs started disturbing everybody.especially Naufal,LOL.so funny but the bugs were really irritating.so before we turned in for the night,we had to prewpare for the next day cause the next day we were gonna teach the students there.After discussing i got bored and went over to Safareah cause some of the cambodian kids were there so i went there to had a talk with them.
Then i taugh Chop occupation.He wanted to be a doctor.He really has an aim in life and he's 16.But he doesnt look like one i swear.so okay,after that we turned in.

Day 2 ! :

Woke up in the morning.The water was so cold but yet refreshing.So i wasnt really excited about teaching cause i thought all the student didnt want to listen to us or osmething but it was really fun in the end.the first class we taught were really sporting.after we're done teaching them,we taught them the macho clap etc.
so move on to the next class,we got an intermediate class,their english were already good so our flash cards were kinda useless.we told them to make a sentence with it and they did it.and yeah,since they were already too smart,we taught them the macho clap etc.
after teaching them the claps,we realised we still had more time so we suggested them to teach us something in their language.so they taught us how to count 1-10 in Khmai language.it was so hard i swear but we got it in the end.oh and in my group was me,shervin,alicia and naufal.So yeah,the only name i can remember in that class was Hi.Eventhough there was a girl who made me remember her name,i still forgot her name cause it was too long and complicated :P oh and all of them are 17.
and Hi was really sweet,he chatted with me after the class ended cause everyone was walking too fast and i was walking alone.should have asked for his e-mail :l
the third class we got was kinda not so outgoing cause they're 11 years old or so. but it was still really fun and challenging.we tried to make them speak and they did. so after that we went somewhere which i forgot.LOL.will update if i can remember
oh i remembered! we went for our ox cart ride!i swear at first it was slow but when we were going back it was bumpy as hell but it was really fun!The guy who took our cart was Pot,he didnt want to take pictures with me,LOL.but it was okay.the car which we took was emo cause the ox's eye looks like ithas mascara that has been smudged away,i swear.so when we were going back,majority of the girls was like 'no fair,you got two cute guys on your cart!' LOL.Chop was also riding on our cart.He's really funny,when it was bumpy,he told us to be careful but he didnt when we told him to be careful.He was standing at the side of the cart and not holding on the the cart!He almost fell but he didnt care and still did not hold on the cart.And he's really sweet,aside from telling us to keep our hands in the cart and telling us to be careful,he still had his pens(safarah gave him in Baray Highschool) with him neatly tucked in his pockets!I asked if he likes it and he said 'yes,i like the pens that sister gave me' He calls us sister.
oh and in school when i was talking to him,all of a sudden he asked if im a christian or not.so i said no.he said he was and that he taught little kids on sunday.It's great to see what kids like us do to help other people.
I swear,the people in Cambodia are all so polite and sweet.Especially from the school.They didnt rebelled on us when we taught them easy stuffs,stuffs where they're good at.they just listened to us and gave us respect.thats what i really love about people over there,they dont care who you are.they just respect you no matter what size,gender,religion if you're rich or poor.you even hardly see cliques in cambodia!everyone is the same there.Unlike in Singapore or should i say Coral Sec.Everything matter,size,race,religion everything that they can make fun of.and over here,you can clearly see what cliques.And everything you do is observed. you get made fun of for the littlest thing like having braces,they'll call you brace face.for being dark,they'll call you black.for being fat,they'll call you fat. It really sucks,I even wish i could stay in Cambodia and go to the school there where nothing really matter but only education.I mean,i know i should appreciate that at least singapore is doing more fine than them but whats the use of it if you come to school everyday knowing that you'll get teased,get judged and getting observed.So yeah,i would liek to experience going to their school for maybe a week?That'll be really nice (:

Day 3 ! :

last day in Khmai village,so we went somewhere..i forgot.But i know we ate at Auntie Esther restaurant.its called solar restaurant.i swear,everytime she'll feed us so that we're really full.I <3 her.People like her make me think and realize that i should also do my part to help the less fortunate.And that extremely nice people are still out there.Oh and we also rode on the pony cart ride on that day.i dont know which one i prefer between the ox cart and the pony cart.we also went to the primary school there.i swear eveyrbody just grab what they see and its only stickers!
then had 3 hours ride to Siem Reap to get to the hotel there.I took my last picture with Chop (:
and we went shopping at night.After shopping,me,hana,safarah,habisha and atikah went to danial's room to watch wrestling,LOL.some of the guys were there too.

Day 4 !:

We went to visit two temples,Angkor Wat and another temple.hehs,bad memory xD. and the tour guide is really funny!instead of saying just kidding he says just funny.LOL.
so went shopping then went home :D

I'll upload pictures some other day i promise :D

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