The English Club started running since October this year. First, we welcomed the year 1 students. After the academic year officially commenced, we started to include students from other years of study. For the past two weeks, the number of attendees fluctuated especially for year 4 students. The Club organised activities every day according to … Continue reading Feeling Grateful
So, the French volunteer finally left Cambodia. Yes, finally. 😜 When she reads this, she’s going to curse me. 🤣 (check out our numerous funny moments together here.) We call each other buddy because we hate/love each other so much (note, I put 'hate' first. 😜). We had so much fun together. I thought I … Continue reading Cambodian Names
'Yeah, I'd like to go to Bokor Mountain tomorrow morning. Which tour is better?' I asked the owner of the guesthouse. 'I like this one more. The guide is funny and he can speak better English.' The lady said. 'OK. I will take this one then. Let me go back to my room to get … Continue reading Work – For Real
Days before I left the village, I saw one of my grade 12 students in the students centre. She was packing and was preparing to leave the centre. She told me, 'I passed the national university entrance exam and I got a scholarship to a college so I am moving there.' I asked her, 'are … Continue reading C’est la Vie
Welcome to another village which is one, or two, or three hours away from Phnom Penh. 😛 Yes. Nobody can predict the traffic in Phnom Penh. This is also one of the many problems in Cambodia. So, following on from my previous blog, I have started my new assignment in a college. This college wouldn't … Continue reading A New Chapter
'There will be no students when you come back to the village so don't come back until October.' I got this call when I was in a minivan heading to Phnom Penh. 'October when?' I asked. 'I don’t know.' The other person answered. 'Huh?!' was my response. Flashback to the beginning of last week. My … Continue reading Exodus
The chef finished her contract and the school holidays have begun. The new chef is not on board yet because the management thinks it's better to wait until the school year commences when there are more students. That makes sense. The only full-time staff and some students left for Phnom Penh or Siem Reap over … Continue reading Home Alone
Love is... when your students take you to a nearby rice field and say, 'this is the place where I come whenever I feel sad.' when your students start to share with you their problems, not necessarily in details. when your students trust you and rely on you. when your students cut a piece of … Continue reading Love Is…
Starting from this week, I gave my students tests on phonetics. When I say tests, I don't really mean tests. I actually mean exercises but I want to give them a sense of 'pressure'. While learning is fun, giving them some 'pressure' (not too much) will help them improve further. After all, we all live … Continue reading Tests, Tests And More Tests… In Life
When I attended the mass on Sunday with my students, they sang this song 'Sing Alleluia to the Lord' in Khmer, one part only. Hence, during the class, I played them the English version with two parts. They had never known that there was a second part of this song. (Actually, there are four parts … Continue reading ‘Sing Alleluia to the Lord!’
