I Still Remember! Bravo SYC!

We're on a journey,
we're travelling the ocean.
Our hearts are empty,
but they're open to receive.

(Pre-Chorus)
We're all here for a similar reason,
and all here for the only notion.
All here for a chance to share our love,
our love ohhh.

(Chorus)
Remember oh remember,
when we have to leave each other.
Remember please remember,
the times we were together.
Even though we're far apart,
I will keep you in my heart.
I will never forget,
I still remember.

Its only been awhile,
that we all met each other.
But we can all smile,
when we think of the memories we made.

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(bridge)
Everytime when i see the ocean,
I look to the stars and think of you.
Even though we're far apart,
You'll always be in my heart....

Repeat Chorus
I will never forget yeaa...
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Amazing time with SYC!

The camp officially began on 8th December!!! There were many students from 13 various countries including 10 ASEAN nations, China, India and Kazakhstan; we all were divided into 9 groups. Around 7:30am just after breakfast, everyone gathered in the auditorium and took the bus to the sea port in order to go to a island called Paula Urban, if I am not wrong. It was not quite on the bus, all those friendly Singaporeans started standing, despite without balance, and taught everyone to sing and dance a popular song, Singapore Town! This song was ROCK!!! Everyone tried to sing along and dance on the bus… “you could take a little around Singapore town…. Because of Singapore, Singapore! The Heart are BIG and WIDE, we find, ….. ” Time we were learning interesting thing flied really fast, we soon reached the port although not all could remember the song, I believed. Taking about 15mn on ship, we finally reached our destination! WOW, what’s an amazing island!! It was totally fresh at the time… Then we were guided to do our first activity in the camping program which is Mountain Climbing. It was really new to me and many participants, I believe. Many questions came to my brain; can I climb that high? Why I have to climb? Why did such game exist? …. I started thinking, “come on, man! Nothing is impossible, rite? Actually, I don’t have to climb, but I must do it to strengthen my confidence, patience and why not try if everything is safe? ….” Fear, nervousness were my pal at that time, but I must win this, I thought! Such climbing was not easy for such an inexperienced climber like me, hmmm… I climbed only 2 steps, then I failed! However, I was determined to do the 2nd time! I reduced pressure on myself and started to climb. This 2nd time was not as tough as the 1st time! I finally reached the top, what’s a champ ( ha ha, it actually can be seen that many people could do that, yet the champ here just mean that I could win myself, I had improved comparing to the 1st one lol, that was enough ). This is just similar as X game that I used to watch, now I could do it lah… a smile existed  Lunch time coming, everyone seemed so tired with such hard game, but why everyone smiled and delighted? Help me answer this question lah… Just after lunch, we continued with many new games. Using brain, tricks, teamwork, leadership skill, the games truly taught us how to work as a team and reminded me a phrase, do NOT care much about the result, only care about the progress!!! Implying that sometimes when you try to focus too much on what the result will be, then you will NOT achieve your targets. The day didn’t end with these stuffs, at night, it was camp fire!!! Surprisingly, it was also the birthday celebrations of 3 participants. Ha ha, I should have had my birthday on that day. It was very nice to do camp fire with a big crowd from many different backgrounds. Everyone was dancing, talking to one another and making new international friends… Fortunately, we were taught to dance some funny songs… Who still remember? Show me lah… Ha ha, Ku ku ka ka… and we walk and we walk all night… It was extremely fun! What’s a great start of this camp!!! Time has never cared about people’s feeling lol, it just ran as quick as possible! Without mercy, it was time to go back! Everyone doesn’t want to stop, but we had to… Backed to RELC… Sleep…

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Yo! Camping in Singapore is FANTASTIC!!!

Spending about 3 hours on plane and an 2 hour transit in K.L, Cambodian SYC team with 8 students and a teacher had finally reached the our dream destination at about 4:35pm ( Singapore time ). Once we arrived Changi airport, we were given a great warm welcomed by the hosts. Though we were really late to reach the airport which kept them really hungry (I believe), smiles from those freindly Singaporean were given wholeheartedly, I can see. Then we went to the RELC, Regional Language Centre, which was our hotel. Everything in camping immediately follow that....

To be continued

I am addicted to 2 activities now!

Well, as the begining of university life is totally free comparing to my previous busy high school life (which usually study about 12 hours per day), I study at school only 14h30mn (10h at RULE and 4h3omn at ACE) per week! That's unbelievable! As this free schedule exists, I recently have a few new habits including spending most of time playing internet, reading Khmer novels and poems. Anyway, I just discover that I really love literature since I also love khmer novels lately! Before I felt like I only love poetry, but who know?? Now I also love novels lol! ha ha I think I should have joined outstanding students in Khmer literature lol, ha ha... just kidding, in case those outstanding students in literature will kich me... However, my schedule will be changed entirely at the begining of next year! I think I may study 11 hours a day with a part time job (if possible) lah...

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How was your Water Festival 2008 celebration??

Water festival ( we say Bon Om Touk in Khmer ) is one of the biggest festival and the most amazing time for Cambodian citizen especially rural people to be in this wonderful and beautiful capital city, Phnom Penh. This festival is celebrated on November which is at the end of the rainy season, the start of the fishing season, and also the unique natural phenomenon - the flow of the Tonle Sap river changing direction! And not only this, the Cambodia Water Festival also coincides with the full moon of the Buddhist calendar month of Kadeuk, this full moon is traditionally a good omen promising a bountiful harvest.

Many villagers have spent almost a full year preparing their villages boat–aborately and brightly decorated dug out canoes with large eyes on the prows to ward off evil spirits. Every year, during this three-day auspicious occassion, many people coming from various places including rural and even remote area residents in Cambodia come to the capital Phnom Penh to watch the races and cheer all their village boat, which can be up to 20 meters long and contain up to 60 oarsmen, frantically paddling and chanting as the do battle in highly competitive races. The origins of the Water Festival dates back to the powerful navy of King Jayavarman II, the 9th century founder of the great Angkorian Empire, and the main purpose is to make the god of the river happy so he will provide many fish and the rice crop will be plentiful.

During this time Phnom Penh takes on a carnival atmosphere, and as well as the river banks being lined with exuberant spectators there are also live concerts, hundreds of food stands, games of chance, fair rides, and at night fireworks light up the sky and people dance in the street. However, to me, I spent this great time just as simple as my weekends. I went to Sovanna Shopping centre for two days, first and third, and went to Parkway to play bowling in the second day. It simply because it is too crowded to visit the riverside and firework, even both places I visited during the festival this year are very crowded! However, I enjoy having fun in during this wonderful festival, how about you? Come on, share some fun with me.