A morning at Russian Hospital

Our Sunday morning: It was such a pride esp. for me as the day’s team leader from SI Cambodia to have gathered almost 30 people from our group to participate in Initiatives for Change Association’s food project, called Student's Hearts: Student Make Changes in Society. Some of us have been hosting Japanese delegates from the Japanese Goodwill Mission program, and it was also wonderful to have six Japanese friends join us as well. Among them was our one and only, Ta-ke, the participant of Japanese Goodwill Mission program from last year, who has now officially become either a Japanese spy to SI Cambodia or a forever Japanese friend of ours.

In addition to these outstanding young ones (and some old ones), SI Cambodia also sponsored fruits as ICA was only providing foods. We gathered at 9AM, packed the fruits, then waited for the food prepared by ICA to arrive. When the food arrived, we ate them all.... Just kidding.... When the food arrived, we placed them into their rightful buckets (plates, bowls, etc), and worked in a group of three to bring food to patients, room by room. There were 3 patients in each room and we distributed food to a total of 150 patients affected by HIV/AIDs and Tuberculosis.

The project ended at around 11AM. Everyone thanked everyone else and... it was a non surprising phenomenon that everyone squeezed for pictures at the end of the event.

9AM Smiling faces.. not knowing we were waiting at the wrong entrance. Sorry guys.

Pic with our 6 Japanese friends after finished packing our fruits

Making our way to the right base

Arrex, pose ey akrok merl mes

Waiting for food at our work base

They were adding one lychee to each fruit bag we had packed

Finally, food arrived

Order: Don't touch!

Found it funny

Picture time. Quick, quick, it's hot!.... Aaaah, wait, wait, wait, for me, me, me. Ah Susu look so cute here, but what's w/ the hair-lock with Ta-ke.. :D
SIC, picture time!
We're all stars

Announcement

CDRI is seeking two volunteers to assist with dailry work in its Publishing Department. Each volunteer should be able to work for a minimum of 4 hours per day.

Qualifications:

1. Cambodian National
2. Three years of university study completed, preferably in the field of economics and/or English
3. Good communication skills in English, both oral and written
4. Good personality
5. Good computer skilss in Words and Excel programs
6. Willing to do all kinds of work as needed in the Publishing Department.

Those who are willing to volunteer please submit their CV to Administrative Department by 28th September 2007.

Occasions

On Kampong Som trip, bong Kessey (aang miad) tveu bab aun Chanthol.. Morn, Lucky, Davy and others enjoy seeing the misery :P.. Os pi tveu bab Chanthol, tov tveu bab Franco mdorng.. Again, everyone else, esp. NL06 Thearith, enjoy the scene..

Soleak vign, tveu bab kluon eng ot bring enough clothes with him while others esp Lida-koot enjoy looking.. :P On 12 Aug Int'l Youth Day, bong Kessey tveu bab Chanthol tiat.. Chanthol=Indian selling bags .. Morn-laughing at his misery tiat heuy..

Int'l Youth Day, 12 August

Posing before ceremony startsGuests of honor.. kngom kor nov leu neng de tae nov khang kraoy merl ot kheugn toch pek.

Lok Ta bonghos balloon de.. :PCPYs neak bonghos balloon.. jas jas heuy neng ahPhoto session - CPYs + Youth Scouts.. I cant find myself in this pic..

This year's celebration marks the 8th year of our celebration and declaration of 12 Aug as Int'l Youth Day. I've been invoved with the day since 2001; however, have skipped it for a few years heheheh. Every year, CPYs have to give a performance of the Youth song. This year, presided over by HE Kol Pheng, Minister of Education, organized by Youth Dept and represented by Reps from various Depts of MOEYS, Reps from JICA, UNICEF, UNFPA, Equal Access, SI Cambodia, and participated by Participants of SSEAYP 07, SI Cambodia members (former CPYs), Youth Scout, Students and teachers from Phnom Penh and Kandal province, and others, the day marked another year of the recognition of the voice of the youths, their potentials, their issues, and the supports they need.

The youths are at the age of great significance for the development of the self, family and nation. As a youth, you should be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. You should contribute to developing yourself and others. The spirit of social development and social contribution should be upheld. During his quite friendly and informal speech, Minister of Education reminded the youths not to fall into the trap of intoxicants, gambling and lust. He also stressed that we should take controls of our own lives and not wait for destiny to decide our paths.

For me, though I have to wake up very early and arrive around 6AM, it was an amazing day to be able to have such a big reunion with my beloved former CPYs, the always-fun-to-be-with group - the One in Love.

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Some more favorite Quotes

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment - Benjamin Franklin

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say but keep on saying it - Robert Frost

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Random pics:

SIC's Valentine 'Fund-raising' Dinner on Cambo Maru, Tonle Sap river

--KK, Nina, QG, Bong KC, Mealea, Davy, Arrex, Lucky--

W/ Nina @ Kien Svay

This Weekend in SSEAYP

Official training of a new batch of CPYs is about to start!

Saturday: CPYs '07 Orientation, Olympic Stadium, 8AM-12PM
Sunday: Opening Ceremony of CPYs '07 Training, Olympic Stadium, 8AM-12PM or longer

Sunday's Opening Ceremony will be presided over by
H.E Chey Chap, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Education Youth and Sports, and
H.E Lak Sam Ath, Directory General of Youth and Sports.

All ex-cpys are invited.
See you there!

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Training:

Basically the training will be similar to that of previous years, however with constant improvements and slight amendments.
CPYs '07 training will consist of 4 weeks of weekend trainings, every Saturday and Sunday straight from morning till evening;
followed by 5 full weeks of training (7 days a week, morning till evening).

Sub-committees formed by former CPYs are to assist them in their preparation.
Our sub-com consists of:
- Discussion sub-com
- Club Activities sub-com
- Performance and exhibition sub-com
- Sponsor sub-com
- Media sub-com
- Solidarity Group Activities sub-com
- Logistics sub-com
........ *(+One or two more that might have slipped me) .....

The training comprises:
Teambuilding and self improvement workshops
Cultural performances
SSEAYP related workshops and activities
Professional development (such as on Public Speaking skills, guest lectures, etc.)

JFTC Essay Competition 2007

JFTC is sponsoring JFTC Essay Competition 2007 to encourage students, younger researchers and business people to express their opinions on matters of national and international importance.

One Grand Prize of 1 million yen and three Second Prizes of 200,000 yen will be awarded to the best four submissions, as selected by the distinguished judges. In addition, the Grand Prize Winner will be provided with an air-ticket to Tokyo (Japan) in order to attend the award ceremony on January 9, 2008.

The subject of the essay is
"Global Capitalism and Japanese Companies"

Essays may be submitted by anyone regardless of nationality or place of residence. Essays may be written either in English or Japanese, and must be no more than 4,000 words in English, including charts and tables. All submissions must be typed. Participants can only submit one essay.

Essays must be submitted by e-mail or mail no later than Sept. 30, 2007, and will not be returned.

The Award-Winners will be publicly announced on Dec. 14, 2007 on our Web site (http://www.jftc.or.jp/) and we will additionally notify the Award-Winners by e-mail, telephone or mail.

Essays must be submitted to:
Public Relations Group
Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
6th Floor, World Trade Center Building,
2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6106, Japan
Tel: +81-3-3435-5964 e-mail: kouhou@jftc.or.jp

For further information,
http://www.jftc.or.jp/english/discourse/index.html

3 Quotes of the Day

Friends

Friendship, like the immortality of the soul, is too good to be believed. When friendships are real, they are not glass threads or frost work, but the solidest things we know. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth. – Robert Southey

It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Save The Last Dance For Me - The Best (By Eugene)

Eugene's "The Best" has been my favorite song for over three years. Plus, this is a very sweet drama. Enjoy.

*You are the best thing in my life
Always by my side, you are there dreaming your happy dreams
I was worried that if I opened my eyes, that it would be merely a dream
Because its a love that I felt for the first time

Since I was young, I was alone
And I hated your pitiful glance towards me
When I felt my scars through my dried tears
I felt like I grew so much

Accidentally, the moment that I passed you by
Love came into my heart

You are the best thing in my life
The reason why the world is so beautiful
Is because you are here to protect me
I will pray that it will be a dream where you will be here forever
Because its such a beautiful love. ..till forever..

When you left me for a short while,
I tried to forget you as I grieved in my sadness
I always had the thought of meeting you again
So I grieved for a long time

The day when I first held your warm hand
The sweet kiss embraced my soul

Repeat *

I hid away such painful scars
But I don’t even have tears any longer
You showed me the way
Even if the world is at its end, I will love you

You are the best thing in my life

I will pray that it will be a dream where you will be here forever
Because I waited so long for this love.. till forever

(Source: http://www.aheeyah.com)

3 Quotes of the Day

Charity

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. – Mother Teresa

Let us touch the dying, the poor, the lonely and the unwanted according to the graces we have received and let us not be ashamed or slow to do the humble work. – Mother Teresa

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. – Mother Teresa