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After internal competition of International Client Counselling, i am really tired. Now, i am waiting the result tet.....

I think that i have done good performance with my partner, thearith...... even though still waiting result.... ;-)

Sic Site....

I have read Rasmei Kampuchea daily newspaper, issued 17 December 2008, on title is the body free of Apsara. It was shocked me… wow what it is. Through out its context, it refers to Apsara. Unbelievable, Unbelievable… This is the innovation?

Apsara is respectful girl carved on Angkor Wat temple’s wall. Moreover, Apsara Dance has been recognized as world intangible heritage.
Of course, I do agree that Apsara’s body is free, no shirt, during that time. But when we look at a new crazy innovation design, it seems that those Apsaras’ faces are passionate (Sic). If we compare to original Apsara status, it does not show sexual feeling on their faces. They smile as respectful Khmer women, moreover, it indicates the meaningful.

I strongly criticize that these designers are changing value of Cambodia culture. They just serve their business, profits only. Maybe they are outside the country for long time and have forgotten what Khmer culture is.
I have some recommendation, we have valuable culture, thus please do not do something confusing to the next generation or other who do not know about Cambodian culture.

Sim Card Free...

there were many people waiting at a new phone company in order to get Sim Card. i was one of them.

not only this company, but many companies have promoted same style already..... But everyone still need it even though they got two or three sim already.

One of my friends got four sim...

What next?

what is ur goal.... Do everyone need to have goal?????????? could anyone anwer my question....
hmmmmm........

Best Youth Program of Final Round!!!

Wow, my friend, "Yun Sophal", could stand in the final round with her opponent, Lekena. She is a great one... May be she could be in this competition of 4 session. About me, I used to participate in this program but just in 7th espisode.

Oh, all dear friends, she could win if she get from your votes from 17th to 24th september 2008. You vote by sms, just write "B" and then send to 2000.

Note: only 012


Happy,

ROS Ratana

Count Down ! National Election day

27 July 2008 is the Cambodia's national election day. This is a great opportunity for Cambodian people to practice democracy term. Nowadays, political parties are doing their campaign to show their party's policy to people.

Happy King's Birthday

Long Live His Majesty the King

Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech
Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni

On the auspicious occasion of His 55th Birthday

From ROS Ratana,

BIOGRAPHY

BORN ON THURSDAY 14 MAY 1953, IN PHNOM PENH, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE NORODOM SIHAMONI IS THE SON OF HIS MAJESTY NORODOM SIHANOUK, KING OF CAMBODIA AND OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN NORODOM MONINEATH SIHANOUK OF CAMBODIA.

1959-1962 : PRIMARY SCHOOLING AT THE NORODOM SCHOOL AND THEN AT THE DESCARTES HIGH SCHOOL IN PHNOM PENH (CAMBODIA).

1962-1967 : PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLING AT PRAGUE'S HIGH SCHOOL (CZECHOSLOVAKIA).

1967-1971 : DANCE, MUSIC AND THEATRE COURSES AT THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF PRAGUE.

1970 : HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATE –PRAGUE (WITH "VERY GOOD" MARKS).

1971 : FIRST PRICE COURSE OF CLASSICAL DANCE OF THE NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF PRAGUE.

1971-1975 : HIGHER DANCE, MUSIC AND THEATRE COURSES, ACADEMY OF MUSICAL ART OF PRAGUE.

1975 : GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY OF MUSICAL ART OF PRAGUE.

1975 : AUTHOR OF A THESIS ON THE CONCEPTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ARTISTIC SCHOOLS IN CAMBODIA.

1975 – 1976 : HIGHER STUDIES OF CINEMATOGRAPHY IN THE D.P.R. OF KOREA.

SINCE 1981 : PROFESSOR OF CLASSICAL DANCE AND ARTISTIC PEDAGOGY AT THE MARIUS PETIPA CONSERVATORY, THE GABRIEL FAURE CONSERVATORY

AND THE W.A. MOZART CONSERVATORY OF THE CITY OF PARIS.

SINCE 1984 : PRESIDENT OF THE KHMER DANCE ASSOCIATION IN FRANCE AND DIRECTOR GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE BALLET GROUP “DEVA”.

SINCE 1990 : DIRECTOR GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF THE KHMER CINEMATOGRAPHIC SOCIETY "KHEMARA PICTURES".

1992 : CHOSEN UNANIMOUSLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPREME NATIONAL UNCIL OF CAMBODIA TO BE PERMANENT
REPRESENTATIVE OF CAMBODIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

30 AUGUST 1993 : APPOINTED AMBASSADOR OF THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA TO UNESCO.

1ST FEBRUARY 1994 : ELEVATED BY H.M. THE KING TO THE RANK OF SDECH KROM KHUN (GREAT PRINCE).

LANGUAGES : KHMER, FLUENT IN FRENCH AND CZECH, GOOD ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN.

DECORATIONS : GRAND CROSS OF THE ROYAL ORDER OF MONISARAPHON (CAMBODIA) .
GRAND OFFICER OF THE LEGION D’HONNEUR (FRANCE).



http://www.norodomsihanouk.info/royal_family/shmne.htm

How to save your job?

Episode 6

Hey this is my last game of the best youth competition. The game is mock trail, mean that we performed fictional case. You know, in this game made me felt unbelievable because it seemed like a real one which had lawyers, judge, defendants, applicants, witnesses. You know, I performed defendant lawyer. Incredible, I did like a real lawyer…Everyone proud of me.

Even though, I did good job but result relief that my group lost. The reason of losing is lack of reason to support our argument. Of course, we were in the defendant side, so it was hard to seek plenty reasons. It seemed to force death to walked for this case, we knew that defendant was completely wrong which defendant borrowed money from applicant but he did not give money back.

Episode 5

Social development is the topic of the fifth game. We have 500$ in budget in order to make a project for helping one commune which locates in Kom Pong Speu province. We were trained how to make, manage project by one young lady working in one NGO.

For my group, we went there to ask what are the high potential need in their community. We had gotten information that, this place face water problem, no water system and depending on rains. That why we decide to buy three pump machine. As result, my group won in this episode.

Episode 4

This episode is one of hardest game, making spot. Before, just watching on the TVs but I don’t know how to make it. But in this game, they allowed the candidates to create spot which has 30s and focus on youth and election. Of course, it made me dizzy because we didn’t know how to handle with camera. Unbelievable, everything has gone smoothly and we had completed our works successfully. You know I am an actor of my spot….. It made me to become an old man….

The meaning of my spot: our group decided to make scenario, an old man and woman walking and dreaming on country development. This development is come from election which both old man and woman come to vote while they were youths.

As result, our group is lost because the judge thought that it was out of topic. Of course, my group idea is too deep that is hard to know our meaning. What I have learnt from this game?
The judge advise group that we need to fight in the proper point cuz we have only 30s.

Our charity, we went Krou Sar Thmey school teaching children who are blind, deaf, disability person. We bought sport equipments and gave 500$ for the whole school.

Happy Khmer New Year!!!!

Episode 3

Debate is the topic of the third game

I won in this game

Our program buy too many books for giving to school which locates in Kandal province. I am sorry that I don’t remember name of the school. This school has a small library which has not too much books. Of course, faces of these children seem to be happy.

Episode 2

“To be a blog instructor”, before I was an unknown person of blog information. Later on, one man name SAR Chesda tough me how to manage and post blog. Actually, I updated my ability of blog while I was using internet free at LRC, Learning Resource Center.

Now, on this game, they allowed all candidates to instruct people to have own blog. We did the same thing, we were divided into two groups. I was in Bassac group, that our strategy is finding the popular and high-speed internet café. Of course, we set a good strategy that there were too many people waiting and making blog. As a result, my group lost other group. You know what are the main mistakes “careless attention”. We made nearly 50 blogs but only 19 blogs which were corrective blogs that consistent to program condition.

Entrance of Kdey Takoy

My group

I am teaching to create a blog

What have I learned from this game? Everything is important in our works, even though it looks like a small thing but It can cause you have trouble. One theory said “one nail can make nation die”.

Youth Leadership Challenge has bought two new computers to Kdey Takoy secondary school. This school is a new recently construction which have not had enough equipments for office work.

Episode 1: To be a seller

“To be brave and clever” is a concept of this first series of the contest. I was a seller who sold souvenirs of FRIEND organization. First of all, I intend to give some information of FRIEND organization.

This NGO, its aim to help street children and youth, who addict drug or live on the street, moreover they assist poor communities which family standard is in anarchy. How does FRIEND org help? Of course, they teach those poor communities with easy job and catchable lesson. They use the recycle things like thrown-away newspaper, condoms etc. They use this kind of products to make a new-idea products. In addition, there are too many classes for children and youth whose families are poor. Most of these classes are technical classes, mechanic, electronic, cooking, haircut, beauty salons class for youth. And there are some classes which teach lesson to children and youth as well.

How can I help FRIEND org? I took FRIEND souvenirs from Toul Tom Purng market in order to sold these kinds of products to people. In my team, I divided into two team which had four people for each. I sold souvenirs around Kandale, Central, and Soriya market. I used COMMUNICATION skill in order to lobby people to buy those souvenirs. There was a hard task for me because I have not had enough experienced to be a sale person. Even though, I met that trouble but I did my best job. After selling, my team and other team gave all money, maybe around $300, to FRIEND’s CEO with extra money, maybe around $600.

we are dancing with children!!!!

we gave money to FRIEND org

What have I learned from this episode? Before, I had never to be a sale person on the street. This was my great new experiences that improve my communication skill, to be brave and clever.

Blog Vacation

Nowadays, I am really sorry that I never update my post. Next time, I hope I will share my great experiences in best youth leadership challenge program with all you guys.

Youth Leadership Challenge

Youth Leadership Challenge is one program organized by Youth Council of Cambodia, YCC, and cooperated with CTN, Cambodian Television Network, Cell Card, IRI and USAID. The purpose of this program is strengthening youth leadership skills and promoting youth to concern about bad points in our society that we need to solve it peacefully.

Of course, nearly two hundred applications apply to this great opportunity. And, importantly, there are three steps of candidate selection. First, they required all applications to stand in front of camera and answer question. Second, after passing the first step, we were interviewed in English and selected only 38 candidates. Third, final step, 38 candidates took part this program at CJCC, which locates in Institute of Foreign Language, in order to select only sixteen candidates. We were divided in four groups, played cheerful games. And then, we were interviewed by a well-known actor, Mr. CHEA Somnang, and Center of Social Development director, Ms. Theary SENG.

He He He… What a amazing, I and my friend, Ms. THENG Tith Maria, are in the sixteen candidates. At that day, I was a little feel nervous, but I believed in myself that I could do it. What make me believe in myself? Hhhhh, I looked this picture…..

Setting your goal, and try to do it. Even though, it is a hard work.

We will compete on the CTN TV……….

Special award on Chinese New Year

On 06 Feb 2008 was a Chinese New Year, I have gotten a new Longman dictionary from American Corner, which locates in Pannasastra University of Cambodia’s library. Before getting this dictionary, I had done correctly AC quiz that ask about the United State of America. After that, I was grade in the top ten candidates in order to get award which have dictionary, flash, bag, helmet etc. Those ten candidates, only five people could get awards by lucky draw. One foreigner, who came from the United State of America embassy, was a honorable guest to select piece of paper written name of candidates. Suddenly, my name was announced, I was happy and took picture with him. That was cool.

Noun Chea was in the pre-trial chamber of ECCC

First, I want to explain what ECCC stands for, Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia. On 04 February 2008, Noun Chea, who was a second leader of Kampuchea Democratic, appealed on the hearing against provisional detention.

On that day, there were too many people, national and international journalists, victims, students of Royal University of Law and Economics, and NGOs members. Importantly, security was ensured by plenty of policemen and bodyguards. Before entering to hall, we were checked in three times by machine of scanning guns. Actually, maybe only ten people could access to the court room and other else were in hall which watched canvas, lived from the court room.

As the result, this hearing was delayed because one of Noun Chea’s defense counsel, Mr. Michiel Pestman (Duth) was absent and Mr. Victor Koppe (Duth), other defense counsel, attended in this event but he did not have right to be a co-lawyer at ECCC yet. Actually, Noun Chea has three co-defense counsels are Mr. Son Arun (Cambodia), Mr. Michiel Pestman (Duth) and Mr. Victor Koppe (Duth).

Noun Chea, second leader of Kampuchea Demotratic was in pre-trial chamber

( Sokunthea photo, pool photo)

I was one of visitors

Too many people waiting to enter into the hall

Good security

Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Who were in the pre-trial chamber?

Co-Prosecutors:
· Ms. Chea Leang (Cambodian)
· Mr. Robert Petit (Canada)

Co-Investigating Judge:
· H.E You Bunleng (Cambodian)
· Mr. Marcel Lemonde (French)

Defense Counsel:
· Mr. Son Arun (Cambodian)
· Mr. Michiel Pestman (Dutch), Absent
· Mr. Victor Koppe (Dutch)

Judges in the Pre-Trial Chamber:

· President H.E Prak Kimsan (Cambodian)
· Ms. Katinaka Lahuis (Netherlands)
· Mr. Rowan Dowing (Australia)
· Mr. Hout Vuthy (Cambodian)
· H.E Ney Thol (Cambodian)
· Mr. Pen Pichsaly (Cambodian)

Note: Above information, I got from ECCC documents

New Setences !!!!

These are simple sentences!!!

Try to remember it!!!

The more you learn

the more you get!!!

Trip to Ratanakiri province

What is Ratanakiri? Yeah, Ratankiri is one of the richest natural resource provinces, which locates in Northeast direction of Cambodia. Its long distance, 588 km from Phnom Penh city, we need to spend on the car nearly twelve hours. Even though, it takes long hours but the beautiful landscapes entertain us to reduce bored feeling, how cool is it ;-D. Of course, we enable to travel by airplanes, I am not sure how much do we spend per tickets.

Map of Cambodia & Map of Ratanakiri province

This time I appreciate to share my experience.

On 04, 05, 06, 07 Jan 2008 were my holiday, which I travelled to Ratanakiri province, organized by students association of RULE, Royal University of Law and Economics. Oh la la……, twelve hours was on the car, my first long trip in Cambodia.

On the second day, I travelled to two places in the morning are Kachay and Katieng waterfall. These two places are exact natural places, not artificial, which round by big rich green forest. Its water is so cold and make sound…Dhom….Dhom…Dhom. In the afternoon, students take a trip to Yak Lorm lake is natural lake. Yak Lorm was a volcano, now is a die volcano become a big deep lake. No one know how deep is it ?-). You know, the attractive view formulate the fresh atmosphere, mean cool fresh air. Actually, if I take a deep breath it makes my feeling delightful.

Kachay waterfall

The beautiful green trees

Katieng Waterfall

Katieng waterafall

Yak Lom lake

Yak Lom lake

It is too big!!!!

On the third day, delegates, include me, travelled to one field, I did not remember its name, and then went into forest, just near not so far. It make cold because of the many big long trees. After that, we went to ethnical village that prepares for watching of traditional dancing of Pnong, kouy ethics. Its dancing caught my eye to pay attention on the role of dancing. Nice-looking of traditional clothes of ethnic people, eye catching……

Tall-big-tree in the forest

Ethical village entrance and villagers are dancing

To consumption, this trip was my fabulous experience because I’ve been to the lovely place in Cambodia, and especially I knew too many new friends. They are so kind, happy people.

Cambodia will shock your feeling!!!