Slept at 2+/3am last night because of our late flight home. Woke at 6+, then 7+, then finally at 8 I decided to get my butt out of the bed because I really cannot fall asleep at all. Blame the body clock. And the fact that the skies in Cambodia brightens at 5 and darkens (like super super dark) at 6 in the evening.
Cambodia was a different experience every time I return. And that's what keeps me going back again and again. It's like watching your own siblings grow up and getting inspired by them and their dreams again and again. I get reminded of what life is all about. Last year's trip I was on full tippy toes as a leader my whole head was welfare of the team I was so afraid members get hurt/ unwell mentally and physically I couldn't even spend much time with the local kids. But this year, I get to create new memories and collect them all until 我心服口服哈哈
Memories in Beoung:
First and foremost. It has got to be Makara.
Amazing how much he matured in just 3 years, from the bad boy at the farm to a boy who wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. He doesn't know how proud I am of him :') I think it took him a lot of courage to tell us that he was a bad boy last time, smoking and drinking as a farmer's child, spending his days with the bad company and the cows at the farm. When I asked him to dance at the Christmas party, he said nope it's not Khmer. (because they were playing pop english music/ techno/ clubbing kinda songs) Look at how mature this boy is now, omg Makara my whole heart is bursting of pride and joy you don't know how much you inspire me. Thank you for all the care and concern you showered us in our short two days. You made sure we were well fed/ well slept/ well everything basically we were treated as tofu that can break anytime. This boy does things like coming back all the wayyy to the house to check if we are asleep. Not like the house is that near from the english learning centre/church that he spends the night in. What kind of an angel are you Makara. And when he popped by to see us at night, we didn't turn on the living room light to save electricity and so we got a shock of our lives when we saw him. Like legit shocked HAHAHAHA. like horror room kind of shock. Laughed so much. And of course we had some revenge the next morning when he came to accompany us to the market >:) I hope with all my heart that you will do well in Math. It's the subject he struggles with the most... The problem isn't about his attitude towards mugging though. The whole problem lies with the fact that he doesn't have time ever. School takes place both morning and afternoon, ending at 4. And after school he'll head back to Hope In Light to fetch kids to learn english, and then teach them english. And by the time classes end, that'll be 8+? Then it'll be dinner. And after dinner it'll be cleaning up of the school. And there are days whereby Makara goes for his own English classes, so that he can improve his English and help out more @ HIL. You tell me how can you find time and energy by then? :-( Sigh. Can't wait to see you grow up and... even though you don't have a passport/ even though you will never think of this thought, I honestly can't wait for you to shine so brightly in the future and for that very one day you can come over to Singapore. I swear I'm going to make you the most VIP tofu ever.
Next, Sokthea!
Aiyo our emotional little boy. Who looks like he was going to cry while eating his porridge when he saw the christmas card we gave. The moment I saw him for the first time that day I was OH MY GOD because Sokthea grew up SO MUCH he is so tall now!!! And that look on his face when he saw us for the first time again was so freaking epic it's glued in my memory. He also has this smile that can light up the world. shines brighter than a diamond la! Cutepie. I really hope his school work gets better this coming year, wanted to check and see if he did his homework he said nope no homework. Jiayou Sokthea, you can do this, conquer school!!!
Sokun, is the usual Sokun. S for Sokun, S for Superman. Idk what else to say about superman anymore. Except that we had to keep reminding him how he needs to take good care of his health because it is getting worse. He is also the pillar for the boys and this pillar cannot fall, pillar fall = everything falls :-(
At the end of the day... I know one-off donations don't work/ child sponsorship is debatable etc (after NUS biz brainwashed my head a bit) but I still did it. At least I think it helps in their immediate and most urgent need- esp Sokun's sickness. Whatever liao, I'm not gna care about the sustainability of this money haha my whole head was: better to have, than nothing.
Anyway. I emailed mummy bloggers who once blogged about Peter and Jane books a few years back, hoping to get them second-hand but then no replies so I jumped into the pool of unknown haha did a crowdsourcing thing on GiveASIA and JOY TO THE WORLD it is proven that people are kind (of course I'm a bit bias I will like to add on that ALL my friends are kind) haha love you all.
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