Heyhey!! I'm back. Being a cambodian for the past 6 days, and now back to Singaporean, bringing something back with me that i've just learnt and experienced.
On the 2nd day, it was the visit to Wat Rolous primary school, and on the 3rd and 4th day, it was an overnight stay in a village. We had our CIP there, educating and playing with the children there. We are supposed to have a competition for games with the children in the primary school. However, because they don't know our language and having a difficulty communicating to them, we just randomly conduct the games and didn't follow the plan that my group had planned. Haish but it's ok, as long the children have fun!! We've paint the exterior walls for their school and a mural for them! Hahas i just loved drawing and i drew for them. Of cos the painting all of us do it together while some of us entertained the children. Hahas the drawing was a success! I'm just so happy. xP
On the 3rd day, when i first step out of the bus, a bunch of kids were already near our bus door waiting for us! They are just soooo cute!!!!!. The smell was different, the atmosphere was different, and the people there are different too!! It doesn't smell as bad as what i think. The scenery makes me feel so relax and peaceful. The people and kids were friendly and cheerful. We had games and english lesson with them. We gave them snacks to eat too, for example the pineapple tarts, bread, and bak kwa. All of these are the each of the races' traditional snacks on S'pore. I could remember how fascinated they are, looking at the goodies they'd received, seem like they were wondering what alien is these?? Hahas And they eat happily. It makes me feel so touch by it, as it seem to me that this was their 1st time eating them are they are happy about it. We've taught them ' Head, shoulders knees and toes' song. Hahas they were all cute singing while copying our dance. xD It's fun interacting with them, even though they do not really understand what are we talking and asking. Hahas. Then, we had an oxcart ride around the village. It was damn awesome! I can see the scenery, the huts and houses, the people waving at us, the farmers havesting theirs crops, children riding their bicycle, and the ox's butt too!!! xD It brought us to see how the village was like. Fun. Interesting.
The sky was getting dark, sowe quickly prepared our sleeping mat and mosquito nets. At 6pm, we need to use our torch while we are walking. It was so dark, so early. I can't even see what am i eating when i eat my dinner, co there isn't any light around, except the light at the doorstep. Hahas after our dinner, we went to see the stars. They just beautiful. It was my 1st time seeing SOOOOOOO many stars in 17 years of my life. Blurrish and sparkling. And i could see the north star. Admiring the stars for about 15mins. After that, a group of musicians played a traditional song for us. And we learnt a basic khmer dance too!! Hahas alot of us were confused as we were changing the position. A lady named Sokna thought us the dance. She's able to speak to us in english as she is studying. The same age as us, and she stay in the city with her boss, who provide for her education fees for her studies. I find that she's very ambitious, as she's moving towards her goal: Being an english teacher. I really hope her wish will come true. Hahas okok back to the dance.... Then we dance our 'wakawaka' dance together with their song. Hahas the villages were giggling while we are dancing, as we are counting off the beats ! xD
On the 4th day, we when havesting rice on the field. OmgOmgOmgOmg. It was the best part of the trip, harvesting RICE!!! It was my 1st and maybe the last time doing it. Hahas we used a sical and havest the crops. Happily harvesting whlie we are singing xD.. The farmers are watching and giggling! xD. We must be every funny while we are singing and harvesting xD. After that, we danced wakawaka dance for the farmers, showing that we've complete ONLY 1 part of it and we are every proud of ourselves! We continued our activities playing with the kids and giving them goodie packs. Just can't bear to leave such peaceful place. Then, we're back to the hotel. At night, we went to the night market. I've bought some things and we end our day here.
On the 5th day, we went to visit 5 TEMPLES for the 1/2 of the day!! Omg we are just like in a sauna for many hours. But still, it's interesting knowing the history of it. =) It's not tiring too and it's interesting! Taking so many photos around and the scenery. Sooooo beautifull. Then, we went to the famous place in cambodia, called Angkor Wat. We went to the silk farm too, learnig how they make silk cloth. Interesting. I've bought scarfs for my mu and sis. =)
On the 6th day, we went to the royal palace and silver pagoda. Very interesting. Everywhere are made of gold and silvery and emerald and rubi. And diamonds tooo!!! Omg i bet that will be the most riches place in cambadia!.Hahas worse thing is that we had a 6hours bus ride from siem reap to Phrom Penh. Omg suffering. I just can't take long bus ride! =(
Then reach back to singapore at 9+pm. and back to my warm comfy bed house and comfy bed =D~~~
After this trip i've learnt sth. We should not take thngs for granted, not only the things that we have, but also the bond that we have around us, the things that exist and we didn't realise we are taking it for granted. We should not forget where the food came from. We must remember to help yourself 1st, then ur family members, then others. Cultural sensitivity is important, and we must respect it. So we should appreciate the things that we have right now, with no regrets.
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