The unforgettable memory between Cambodians and Singaporeans at Don Bosco

Miss Maryanne giving the speech on the first day

A group of teachers and students of Singapore Polytechnic had visited Cambodia and enjoyed their stay at Don Bosco Technical and Hotel School in Sihanoukville, from the 28th March to 6th April 2013, to teach English and to share their experience.

Students from Singapore Polytechnic arriving at Don Bosco

 Their presence had brought joy and happiness to everyone at Don Bosco, Sihanouk province and a strong friendship had been built between the students and teachers of both schools, one which we will never forget. We had fun sharing experiences, playing sports, dancing and working together!

At Don Bosco Hotel School, Sihanoukville

The students and teachers from Singapore Polytechnic had divided into groups to teach English to the different sections at Don Bosco Technical School and Hotel School. They were very friendly, kind, helpful and tried hard to keep our attention in class. I can still remember the happiness and smiles on everyone’s faces. That was the happiest moment since the New Year of 2013 at Don Bosco, Sihanoukville.

On Friday afternoon the departure ceremony

On Thursday night, there was dancing which everyone enjoyed because it was the last night we had with the students and teachers from Singapore Polytechnic, before they went back after ten days in Sihanoukville. On Friday afternoon, which is the last day of school at Don Bosco, Father Eugene, teachers and students of Don Bosco held a departure ceremony for our good friends from Singapore and we wished them good health, wealth and luck. Before it ended, all the teachers and students from Singapore Polytechnic performed a very beautiful dance together that was so nice. In return, the students of Don Bosco sang to them two songs with their sa art voices! (Heheh!)

Even though they have gone back, we still stay connected via E-mail and other Social Network, like Facebook. Everyone at Don Bosco still remembers their presence, the happiness, smiles and laughter we had together and this is the happiest, unforgettable memory we would all keep in our minds.

And this is the interview through Facebook about the opinion of our Singapore friend Miss. Maryanne Naomi Lee Feng Yi

“I never thought that I would be wanting to extend my stay in Cambodia, but after spending about a week with the students of Don Bosco, I could not bear to part with them. I think that the students at Don Bosco are very humble and eager to learn and we have learnt a lot from them. I will never forget their warmth and sincerity that made us feel so welcomed, their sa art smiles, (pi-ru voices?) and how they nodded politely although sometimes, I knew they did not understand. I am glad we still stay in contact through Facebook, because I am still meeting new Cambodian friends there whom I did not get an opportunity to talk to during my stay. Through that, I got a chance to know Eeng KiaHeng who is a joy to talk to, a good friend to me and who writes really well. This journey is too incredible to be put into words but I shall try to sum it up: In Cambodia, I found meaning in words unspoken, I found happiness in simplicity and most of all, I found friends that I will never ever forget!”

Thanks for the photos that were from Miss Maryanne

 

Students of Singapore Polytechnic on there way in Cambodia

At Ochherteal Beach, Sihanoukville

With the Mechanical Section

During the English class

 

In the Social Communication Studio

Thanks for Miss Maryanne for the photos, her opinion, and her help in editing this article without her helps this article wouldn’t be published.

 

The celebration for Khmer New Year 2013 at Don Bosco Sihanoukville

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Today is the last day of school before the small vocation for the Khmer New Year 2013 at Don Bosco Technical School Sihanoukville. And this morning all the salesians family, teachers, students, and all the staff celebrated the ceremony before the vocation. And that was a good ceremony which reflect the Khmer traditional too.

The Starting

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For the start of the ceremony Fr. John Visser the rector of Don Bosco Sihanoukville and the country representative of the Don Bosco Cambodia bless all the teachers, students, and stuff with holy water and bless everyone a happy new year with full of joy. After that he bath the statue of Don Bosco (Saint John Bosco) the one who is the reason to have the Don Bosco schools around 100s country in the world to help the poor youth.



During the ceremony

After that, it’s time for teachers to bless the students and students to bless the salesians family and teachers with water as Khmer traditional. And bath the statue of Don Bosco for the new year as he stand for us every whole years. There were smiley faces all around the school and everyone are enjoyed the ceremony so much.

Last part

Before the ending, teachers, students, and all the staff came to enjoy dancing the traditional Khmer dances before we have to say good bye to each other for a while. After enjoying the dancing it’s time to say good bye and students and some teacher prepared to go to their homeland to enjoy the Khmer New Year 2013 with their family and will come back for the new semester on the 22th.

The photo of Don Bosco statue after bathing this morning. Photo by: Eeng Kiaheng

 

 

Hunsen Mittapheab High School in my mind

Hunsen Mittapheab High School in my mind 

Poem by: 

Eeng Kiaheng

Photo by: EENG KIAHENG

It’s quite long I left the school
The Hunsen Mittapheab High School
The school we called O2 school
And now I’m back to get the memory
The school was there
And so it is now
I see the memory of High School
I see my friends
I see my teachers
I see all the grade 12th classes
And all the students in that classes
I see their smiley faces
I see they stand on the 3rd floor
I see myself and my friends on the football field
I see everyone try hard to pass our final exam
I see our last day at school
I close my eyes and open again
And everything just disappear
It is old memory
Old memory with joy sadness loneliness and happiness
And never ever come back again in my life.

No water in some part of Sihanoukville

Photo by: Eeng Kiaheng

These few days, there’s no running water in some part of Sihanouk province. This problem comes to add trouble to the existing electricity power problem. The electricity problem is making people irritated and now the problem with water supply is making the situation worst.

Some businesses are meeting a hard time, no water in some hotels and guesthouse, some no water to use in houses, no drinking water, no washing water and no water for businesses. How bad!

“No water in the hotel, have to buy drinking water. No drinking water and no shower for guests. They are unhappy and will clear off back to Phnom Penh, who responsible for this mismanaging situation” said a hotel manager.

“It’s good that I have a well in my house, if no I would not afford to live without washing myself. It’s very hot this season. And my neighbors are asking for my water and I have to buy water for drinking too. I don’t how they think, trying to cut electricity and water supply for their own benefit and don’t care about us. We should take acting to respond or they will make our living worse” said a hairdresser.

Sihanoukvillian have to buy water to drink

People in Sihanouk province believe that there still water supply but they just cut it. Maybe it’s not enough. But the water will run sometime so we should buy a holding tank to fill water for using when the water is available.

I think this problem won’t last for long. The situation will be better soon and we will get back to our normal Sihanoukville lives especially on the upcoming Khmer New Year 2013 things will be good and we can enjoy the living.

People seem to be ready for the upcoming Khmer New Year 2013

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The upcoming Khmer New Year 2013 falls on Saturday,13 April and will last for 3 days until 15 April.

School

In Sihanoukville people seems to be ready for Khmer New Year 2013. School students start to play Khmer traditional game for the new year, some school is on small vocation, the universities will start vocation soon and the most popular technical school in Sihanouk province Don Bosco Technical School will celebrate before the new year and will be on vocation around 10 April to 20 April for their students to come back home for this happy time in a year. Most of the students at Don Bosco Sihanoukville come from various provinces as this school is so popular and help poor students so on the upcoming New Year's Day they will go back to meet their family and happy the small vocation. 

People

As the people are already harvested their crops, students have finished their exam for the first semester, and lots of people are waiting to meet their families, playing traditional game, the Khmer New Year 2013 seems to be the very happy time during the year. People are talking and prepare themselves already. Even there is still half a month to go, but I've already hear people talk about that and also in the media and Social Network too. 

Place

At school, students and teachers are starting to celebrate before the small vocation in the whole Cambodia. And especially at the pagodas there will be lots of people playing traditional games, coming to do good deed by donating and contributing to charities. Buddhists bath the Buddha statues with perfumed water and also bath their elderly to get good wishes and advices. The Sihanoukville beaches is predicted to be full of people( Cambodians and also foreigners). In my opinion, Ochheteal beaches, Otres beaches and pagoda, and Kbal Chay Water fall will be crowded. And hotels and guesthouse in Sihanouk province will be full as last year.

Problem to face

Everything can't be perfect their will be some problems like the street will be crowded(might cause traffic accidents), not enough hotels and guesthouse rooms, their might be argument on the dancing, and especially one thing I really want to talk about is the increasing cost of the buses and taxis. Every year people are complaining about this problem they spend lots of money to go home because the cost rises too expensive. I've already heard plenty of friends and people complaining about this problem.

Picture from Cambodia.com.au

Even everything can't be perfect but we can avoid bad thing and everything can be good. I hope there are solution to these problems and wish all Cambodians and foreigners living in Cambodia will enjoy much of the Khmer New Year 2013.  

Electricity Problem in Sihanouk Province

Recently, in Sihanouk Province there are often electricity problem. I mean when we are using it and it just off for 2 to 3 hours. This happen especially in the evening when we’re really need the electricity. When people need light to lighten up their house when they are relaxing from the full day of work to watch TV, using computer and cook meal. And some people really need the electricity to continue their works or business.

This problem has happened regularly sometime in the early evening and sometime at 8 or 9 o’clock at night. We didn’t have that kind of problem for quite long in Sihanoukville, but recently this problem annoyed lots of Sihanoukvillian.

 “We pay the bill in full price, we never confront about the high of costs, we try never complaint about this problem, but now it seems to be regular that we can not shut our mouth. We don’t complaint about the bill but we just need the service we deserve that all we need. But we are really annoyed by this problem and we can do nothing” said a man living in Sihanouk province.

Looking on the street with no light where people doing their business rely on the light and electricity stun when they’re doing their works and then all the light is off, people watching their beloved TV program or using their computer frown when the electricity problem spoiled their works.

 The reason of the electricity off regularly is unknown and people are waiting for the excuse and hope that this problem won’t last any longer. People are waiting and hoping for the normal electricity power they used to use for their entertainment, relaxing, family meeting, works, and also their business.

Road accidents in Sihanouk Province become a serious issue

Accident to the Sunday staff

There are many accidents happened in Sihanoukville this week including the accident killing a son of the famous Cambodian comedy Mr. Koy and some other staff from the Sunday production at Bet Trang killed six people on 07th of March, and some injured including the famous Cambodian singer Kemarak Sereymon. Following the today accident killing one man and other accidents coursed many injured.

After hearing so many road accident in Sihanouk province many Cambodians and foreigners have change their schedule to visit Sihanoukville. This cause the financial problem to Sihanoukville citizen and to all the people in Sihanouk province. And tomorrow there will be sermons from about a hundred monks doing the sermons as the traditional culture to through away bad luck and bring good luck back.

Accident at night often by big cars

I hate to hear and write about this sad news, but it happen again and again that I have to write on my blog to inform the news happening in Sihanouk province. I admit that out of the news on TV and radio I’ve seen many accidents every month on the road. Sihanouk is a beautiful province with great beaches and islands, but the road seem very complicate and some people are driving very fast especially high school students and some drunk men. I always drive careful as I’ve heard lots of news and hope not to hear about accidents happened.

 As you know, seen, and heard about the large number of accidents in Sihanouk province, please try carefully and slowly, always wear helmet, don’t drink and drive, and please be careful at the cross, curve roads and the spot with many accidents as you know.

Together value our life and others’, don’t make our family worry, bring good news to our family and our beautiful Sihanoukville.

Our beautiful beach

Written on 09/03/2013 By Eeng Kiaheng

Tiger Street Football in Sihanoukville

Photo by: Eeng kiaheng at Sihanoukville former cinema

This week in Sihanouk province we have a competition called Tiger Street Football at the former cinema of Sihanoukville. I just realized it when I came across and see it. So I take this picture even if the quality is a bit poor, but you can see it here. This football match is a bit different from the football match we usually see and play. The field is small ,the players are less, and the duration of the match is less than the usual football games too. This competition is too qualify the best teams to continue their journey to play in Phnom Penh for the Tiger Street Football Champion of 2013. Also I want to inform that concerts, trade fair, exercises and some other events often took place here and the former Sihanouk cinema site like this football competition also taking place here. So you can also come and see the match here if you want to.

 This article is posted on 09/03/2013
 Photo, report, and written by Eeng Kiaheng

Sihanouk Province Football Champion this year

The Sihanoukville High School Football competition result is released this morning. The Champion of this year is the Life School (the host of the tournament) they were the 2nd last year when they lost the final to Veal Renh. But this year they win Veal Renh back in the semi-final and this morning they win Hunsen Mittapheab in the final which gave them the Champion of this year competition. The match this morning was really exciting with the support of each students’ school. It’s a disappointing match for the Hunsen Mittapheab coming to the Life Football Stadium hoping to win the Champion but they lost again this year. However the Sihanouk Provincial Football Tournament will come to back next year and we’ll see what will happen then. Even Hunsen Mittapheab(O2) lost this year they still try very hard hoping for the next year Champion. These day football is very famous in Cambodia and lots of students start to play football on their free time, it is also the good help to our health and build friendship if we play friendly and accurately. However it is a sport for free time so study is the main job of all students. Not to obsess too much in football we should concentrate on our study as our society is needing skillful workers to improve the country. Hope to see the future good citizen come from Sihanoukville as Sihanouk province is one of the most popular province among Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang. Writen by Eeng Kiaheng

Sihanouk High School Football 2013

Tomorrow, there's a final match of the Sihanouk province football champion of the 2013. This year the team to compete for the Champion are Hunsen Mittapheab(O2) VS Life School (the host of the tournament). And the two team will fight for the champion tomorrow morning at 7:00AM with the support of their schoolmate as the true fans. That would be an exciting match and the fans will chant and shout to support their team. You can go and watch the match for free tomorrow at Life school of the Sihanouk province and enjoy the match and see which team will be the Champion of Sihanoukville this year. The two team have come to the final following the winning and great play. Hunsen Mittapheab won over Stung Hav yesterday afternoon and Life school won the Champion leader last year Veal Renh (Last year Veal Renh won Life in the final and win the Champion). We will wait for the match tomorrow and see which team will win tomorrow. That the exciting competition for the Sihanoukville High School Football I hope this tournament will become the famous one over the year and let the high school students love playing sports that could help health and get our brain relax prevent stress. For the update of the event please follow my blog I See Sihanoukville for what happen in Sihanoukville.

Report and written by EENG KIAHENG

Facebook Dislike Button

About Facebook Dislike button 

I often wonder does Facebook have the Dislike button? I saw some site saying yes it has but I never try because the comment from their readers say that is spam and it doesn’t work. And I also think yes it won’t work when I see the way they explain, and most of all I’ve never seen any dislike on Facebook yet.

Will Facebook add the dislike button? 

 I think the answer is no. because it could make problems while they all very famous with the only like button that millions of likes are clicked everyday. And at least the Facebook Dislike button won’t increase their popularity at all, but it surely can decrease!

The impact of Facebook Dislike button 

If Facebook have a Dislike button near the Like button, can you think what will happen? People will start to click the new Dislike button and there would be fun. But it would be bad to, if this button is launched the Facebook society will have the big change. There would argument on the posts, comments, or messeges that could led to the real argument person to person. And the Facebookers will try not to post, comments or upload as much as they used to. For good thing the Facebookers will try their best the select the great photos, post and share good things hoping to get much more likes than dislikes. But that could make a big challenge that could make the Facebookers bored and tired. After that from day to day they will reduce the time of playing Facebook, they will stop post or upload much and then they would forget about Facebook!

My last conclusion 

As we see the Facebook Dislike button could have bad impact on the Facebook popularity and bring lots of bad things. I think Facebook will not add this harmful button so the logo we often see is just a logo we can see it but never be able to use it on Facebook.

What about your opinion? Do you think Facebook Dislike button will be seen on Facebook? Do you like it to have the Facebook Dislike button? Or do you have any ideas about this topic?

You can share your ideas by commenting this post, share it on Facebook, or discuss on our Facebook page:I See Sihanoukville FB Thanks for reading!

Logoshope ship is at Sihanoukville port!

Logoshope the very large ship with thousands of books is now visiting the Sihanoukville port, Cambodia. This ship is very big and a wonderful ship. There are many things to do in the ship to make the visitors enjoyable. The ship visits Cambodia only at the Sihanoukville port. Following the 2009 visit of the Doulus ship in the port this is the new one to stay in Sihanoukville. If you're in Sihanoukville don't forget to visit the ship which sails around the world. I've been there and it's absolutely beautiful and enjoyable you can go with your relations, friends, or your school mates before the ship continue its journey. Hope you enjoy this special moment and hope the Sihanoukville port will soon welcome this ship again or other ships that make the Sihanoukville insiders glad to visit the big and beautiful ships with friendly and excellent services.

Enjoy the stay in Sihanouk province, Cambodia!

At MV Logoshope in Sihanoukville


There are all kinds of books at LogosHope


Visiting Logoshope with friend from Don Bosco Sihanoukville