Outing with Family

I love my family!

This is a special month and a special year because my family ate out to celebrate Mother's Day. We did it one day in advance (on Saturday). I proposed that we go to Pizza Company at Sorya Shopping Center. I wished to take my Mum to Sorya because she has never been there before since its establishment. Meng was not yet back from Singapore, so there were only four of us. However, I could see that she was very happy after dining. We did have a great time and planned to have another time after Meng was back. Plan was satisfactorily carried out. Meng came back on 16th and we had another good time with the existence of all family members at Pizza Company Riverside last Saturday.

It was just a start to encourage my Mum to go out more. This year I have brought to her to Chamkar Pring Dream Park, and now to Pizza Company at Sorya Center and River, and I will take her to other places, though not far from Phnom Penh. I am thinking of taking her to Koh Dach. I hope this will succeed soon. ^^

Mum and Dad at Chamkar Pring

Dine out at Pizza Company Riverside

Recent Emotional Issue

I went to Central Market with Lina this evening after a short reunion with Nith and Minea. It’s been for many years I haven’t been to the market. Roughly counted, it should have been around 10 years. On the first day of this Khmer New Year, I went to Wat Phnom to welcome the new angel with my friends. It must be also so surprising to tell people that I haven’t been there for approximately 10 years either. Am I a Phnom Penh-er? But I have never been to and haven’t been to many places for ages in Phnom Penh. This should be very surprising unbelievable when people know this. There are many things else and many places else I have never been around Cambodia. Only started from last year, I started walking around the riverside in front of the Royal Palace. Never before have I enjoyed walking and eating out with friends. Everything seems to have started from last year—the year of revolution.

Perhaps I have stayed at home so much rather than going out in the past, so recently when I am rather financially independent, I wish to go to wherever I can, do whatever I’ve dreamed of and wish, eat whatever I have feel like…I wish I could enjoy this alone, but I can’t. I don’t like being alone in whatever I do. I wish to do them with friends or loved one; however, no one is at all times free to fulfill my desires. I wish I could learn to enjoy independently. Once I could learn it, I would not have to bother people. I wish I could travel alone so that I wouldn’t have to depend on people’s decisions. Rather, I would be able to go wherever I wished and to do whatever I wanted. It gives me bad feelings when my requests are turned down. Except for some cases, I rarely turn down people’s requests to me because I’m too weak and too dependent to reject ones. Only one accompany will just be enough to satisfy me.

Again, I wish I could be more independent—to be able to enjoy though alone. The new wish for the new year!

What's on my mind?

I am OBSESSED with so many things, things that I cannot control myself not to think of . I cannot describe myself as being bothered because I feel happy to think of them; however, when they come to me and stay in my mind every sec like this, I feel almost unbearable. I hope I know how to manage them well and keep myself in the best condition to do other things simultaneously.

I think I really have to swear it again. Cross my heart! I believe I can do it and must do it.

Memories around Trip to Koh Dach

Biking is the most environmental friendly way of travelling. It might allow you to go as far as across from one country to another with low cost and extreme joys.

I am glad that I have been to Koh Dach and it’s even more delightful when I can travel on a bike. Certainly, it takes time to do it and is exhausting. However, nothing is better than travelling with a friend and enjoying the country views and fresh air.

On 24.03.12 Saturday morning, we left home at 6:30. Along the way to the port to Koh Dach, we had breakfast in a small family-owned canteen. It was quite a long distance between Chroychangva Bridge and the port. The port is located in a small road after you turned right into the gateway of a Chinese Temple (Fu De Miao) along

National Road

6A. For bike, one person is charged 1000 Riels. No longer than 15 minutes, the ferry deported at the tip of Koh Dach. Instead of riding directly toward Koh Dach, we crossed the bridge of Koh Oknha Tey and toured around the island for the whole morning.

Koh Oknha Tey

People on this island earn living by growing various plants. I could find fields of taro plantation, corn plantation, banana trees, papaya trees, and other plantations. Houses are located separately one from the other and within each of them there were always some trees and plants such as coconut or mango trees. Horses and cows seemed to be their means of transportation in carrying food stuff and ploughing the fields. We went around the island and stopped by here and there to take pictures, to look at the plantations, and to relax. It was a great morning!

At 11:00am we crossed the bridge back to the intersection. Instead of finding a place nearby to have lunch, we decided to head to Koh Dach Beach. Although the weather was quite gloomy the whole morning, the sun shone brightly up above our head while we had to take a round an hour to bike from the bridge to the beach. I was glad that I was perfectly protected from sunburn.

Koh Dach Beach

We met a little girl halfway to the beach. She was one of the vendors there and offered to guide us all the way to the destination. At around 12:10pm, we finally arrived at the entrance. Standing from the distance high above from the ground, we could see an amazing view of the beach. Around five lines of bamboos plates were well arranged to allow motorbikes and bikes to ride on conveniently from the high ground toward the riverbank. We could see many small huts laying both at the riverbank and a little bit far into the river. The sand was incredibly white although it was not as white as that we find at seashore.

A set meal including a roasted chicken and rice in total costs $10 after bargaining. We did not buy the set meal from the vendor there. It is too much for two people to eat. Instead, we bought various snacks for lunch. We had the food, played with the water, chatted, and enjoyed the great view of the river and cool fresh air after a whole morning cycling. The environment was so relaxing and peaceful. Not many people were there on the day. There are more people going on Sundays and holidays, according to the vendor. We left the place at 3pm unwillingly. We took another road aside from the one we came from. After around more than half-an-hour riding, we went pass a port going to Bak Kheng. We decided to choose the detour to go back the mainland and we were going to Bak Kheng, another unplanned destination of the day.

It made me more exhausted on the way back because my bike had some problems. I am excited to have a whole day of cycling and relaxing at the seaside-like riverbank although my legs and shoulders almost split off from my body.

I am planning to take my family there once in the nearest future.

Readers, you haven’t known Koh Dach, have you? Why not try out one day?

HOUSEWIFE

I pity HER who is a full-time housewife who stays at HOME all day, 7 days a week, and almost 360 days a year. I feel sympathy that she doesn’t free herself from the cage of the house and go to enjoy the world she has detained herself from. In her mindset, she predetermines that the world outside the house is full of dangers and keep telling her family members who commute along the road each and every day to be more careful and wait at the front door anxiously and even nervously when they come home late.

She knows nothing besides housework, and it is the only thing she can perfectly manage, so when dealing with matters out of her scope, she has nothing to do but worries days and nights, keeps asking the progress of the issues, and only after they are solved, she then felt relieved. In her mind, she is suffering when she cannot hand her hand out.

Talking about businesses and politics, about education and technology, she is out of the crowd. Her children are very in, while she is absolutely out. They use words in connection with hi-tech which is so alien to her. She wants to learn those words so as to communicate or at least to know what they are talking about, but she blames herself for being so dump that she cannot catch any.

She feels so lonely at home alone while her children and partner are out to work. She has no one to talk to, but when they are back, they find her talk a lot and start to feel bored of her. She just wants someone to talk to or at least listen to her.

I feel sorry for this lady—a full-time housewife at all times.

My dear housewives, I know you have contributed your whole lives in managing the housework, but I love you more when you can enjoy your lives as I know I can take care of myself. Please think of yourselves now!

Housewives! I know you want to see the outside world. Please do feel free to step out! The world is not as evil as you assume. Perhaps sometimes it is, but only with the BADS we have experienced that we will know what the GOODS are and that we will know how to value them. Please! Do not too anxious and worried to keep yourselves waiting for them to come back from work or school. Believe me. They know how to take care of themselves and if there are bad things actually happen, they are destined. Again, they learn from their fault, so you don’t have to give too much care even though care is indeed needed. Please! Do not devote all your time to a family although of course a family is important, a personal time for you is also what your children wish that you could have and enjoy yourselves. Please do upgrade yourselves. I believe that it’s hard for an already-experienced full-time housewife to learn the things blossomed in this modern world, but more or less you should try to know what they are.

The best choice is that you should not be a full-time housewife. Please do not accept the request or offer to stay home after getting married. Perhaps you inevitably have to end your work, but please do not keep yourself at home all day long. You should not end your social life—interactions with friends and colleagues make life more enjoying and meaningful. You may also keep learning new things and following the footsteps and pace of the people around you so that you will be able to contribute ideas when things come up.

BE a PROFESSIONAL HOUSELADY!

Valentine's Day--Love quotes

You are my valentine! <3

Love is not finding someone to live with; it’s finding someone that you can’t live without.—Rafael Ortiz

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.—Karen Sunde

Where there is love, there is life.—Mahatma Gandhi

My heart to you is given:
Oh, do give yours to me;
We’ll lock them up together,
And throw away the key.--by Frederick Saunders

For twas not into my ear you whispered
But into my heart
Twas not my lips you kissed
But my soul.--by Judy Garland

What I need to live has been given to me by the earth.
Why I need to live has been given to me by you.--Author Unknown

The following quotes are by Jocelyn:

Don’t give me fresh flowers because they will just dry away; but please do give me fresh memories because they will stay with me forever.

Chocolate is not sweet enough without your kiss along with it.

You don’t have to show me your heart because I can just see it clearly through your eyes. It’s genuinely true!

No one has ever given me the feeling I have received from you. It's unique and irreplaceable.

What the hell is this workplace?!

I do really want to shout out loud right now, and I do wish that I can change to a new workplace!!!! I am writing this post at my workplace while I am told to draw out a chart of things I have no idea of them at all, or else I am not allowed to go home. I haven't told of them, and I don't have any related files with me. How can I do it?! He is furious and wants everyone does the things he asks, but I can do nothing right now!!! What the hell is this workplace?! I don't like here since the first day I came. I don't like the managers here. I don't like the environment at all! Why did I change my job from the human world to the hell? Sometimes I do wish to go back to my previous workplace. How many times have I wanted to quit this job? How many times have I browsed the recruitement websites such as Bongthom and CamHR? It seems wonderful and appealing to outsiders for being able to work here, but in reality it is not. It has been one hour since he asked me to do the tasks, but now I am still writing this post without knowing what to do. The file is with someone else, and he doesn't pass to me. How can I complete this job?! Gosh, I really want to quit!!! Let me go home! Damn it! It's 6pm right now.....