Monday, May 26, 2008

Cambodia win medal in APMO?

When I see the result on Australian website, it suprised me that Cambodian student, Se Dara, Sisowat High School, won a bronze medal in this tough Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad 2008 with 11pts/35. This year competition is considered as a toughest ever in APMO history with a very lower average score comparing to previous years. Notice that this is the first time for Cambodia team to particpate this competition; I strongly believe that cambodia team with 6 contestants ( all selected from grade 12) will perform well in soon coming IMO 2008 in Madrid, Spain.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Winning streak now come to the END!





Every year Cambodia has a huge competition for all superior students in 3 different subjects (Khmer literature, Mathematics and Physics), both Junior and Senior, throughout the nation to compete nationally called National Level Top Student competition. Usually, there are 480 contestants, who has been selected from each areas (provinces and cities) coming from all the various places in Cambodia. This year likewise, the competition was held on the land of history and nature, Siem Reap Province from May 5 to May 12.

After a 3-day competition and another 3-day marking progression, the National Level Top Student selection has come to the end with 60 successive contestants, 10 contestants for each subject in each level. 24 of 69 Phnom Penh Municipal students have been selected with 4 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals. Additionally, 8 of 19 Bak Touk Students have won the competition with 1 Gold Medal, 1 Silver Medal and 2 Bronze Medals. Actually, in overall Bak Touk High School Team is the best team this year; however, I personally want to say sorry to all my friends, supporters, school principles, all my relatives and especially mom and dad for my embarrassing performance which made most of you hopeless. Indeed, Silver medal would be joyful enough for most contestants, yet to me, it was with tear, hopelessness and sadness. It may be a really high ambition of me, but the main reason is that I still don’t why I have lost especially on the first day, hmmm... maybe it all my faults... my ability has already shown out of my best, still I couldn’t keep my position, poor me :(. I feel really embarrass, and a huge pressure seem to be put on my emotion though some of you have tried to encourage and remain supporting me.

Finally, I want to say sorry to everyone again and also want to say congratulation to Samrith, you finally beated me....