On the first day, when we first touch down in cambodia the only thing i know was that it was very hot. It was almost the same temperature as singapore just that here it is even hotter. After that we went to board the bus to Angkor Home Hotel. when we first enter th hotel we went straight to the bar area where we sit down while writing down detail of the people sleeping together for the 4 days we are in the hotel. the hotel was very peaceful and there was not much noise except for ours when we first came in the hotel. Aftewr getting our card keys for the our room, many of us could not wait to see how our rooms would look like, we ran up the stairs as quickly as we could and making alot of noise which echoed through the whole hotel. when me and azfar first went in to our room we were very excited and we start to look around our room familiarising the room which we are going to stay in for the 4 nights. Next we went to the paint shop to purchase the paints for the primary school which we are going to paint for the 2nd and the 3rd day. when we are there the teachers are purchasing the paints while many of us were doing nothing and hanging around. After which we went to the bloom guest house where we meet diana saw and we are able to know how the guest house was built and she has been taking in cambodian woman in order to allow them to have salary for their family. Next we were planning planning to shop at the old market but unfortunately it was going to rain so we could not shop. As it was during this time a woman actually begged me for money, i tried my best to ignore her and luckily mr thara asked her to go and not harass us anymore. i felt sorry for her as they are not like singaporean, they do not have much money to support for themselves. after that we went back to our hotel before getting ready to go for diner.
On the second day, we went to Kandang primary school to paint their school. the bus ride was 1 hr long. once we reached there i could see many students still studying in their classroom and i could see that their classroom was not ours it is very dirty. after lunch we went to paint their intereior of the classroom and it was very tiring as it was my first time painting we ended work at about 4 plus and we are getting ready to go back to our hotel and after that to dinner. we took quite smetime to clean the rollers and it was very tiring to clear off the paints.
On the third day, we went to the dragonfruit farm wnd we can see how they harvest the dragonfruit and after we start trying on harvesting the fruits. after that we went back to the school for finishing where we left off during the second day but this time we are painting the windows and the doors. after painting for sometime i am starting to feel very dizzy after taking in too much of the paint. we finish erverything at about 4 plus also then we went back to our hotel before going for dinner again. during dinner i was able to eat boiled snail, the taste was quite blend and i use the chili with it to eat.
On the fourth day, we went to the to visit the angkor thom. over there i could see the structures of how they build the temples and we start to explore the interior of the temple. the view was amazing as i could see structures i never seen before in singapore the material they use to build it and some parts were destroyed by natural cause they are now trying restore palces in the temple so that people can see how it is going to look like with everything intact rather than being broken into many pieces. after lunch at KFC we went to the angkor wat temple where it is the largest temple in the world and it is also the symbol for cambodia. there is 1 thing that shock me was that that their starcase was 70 degree steep and the normal people, the brahmans and scholar have to use it in order for them to worship the god. while the king use a 45 degree steep of staircase to get up to worship the god. in order for us to see the interior we used th 70 degree steep staircase to go up. on the way up was still ok for but on the way down i have this feeling of dropping down but i mange to get down safely. after this we went to shop at the market finally and i bought some things for myself and for my friends. after this we went for dinner and we go to the night market to have our 2nd round of shopping but this i did not buy anything.
on the last day we went to the tonle sap lake where we ride on the boat to see our the cambodians who live near the lake live when the lake is flooded. after that we went to see the crocodile and we have a chance to see how the crocodile eat on the fish which were hung down using the rope for it.
it was very feroucious as it try to eat the fish. it pull down the fish with all it might and in the end is able to feast on the fish. after that we went to artisans D'angkor as we could see how they teach those people between the age of 18 to 25 art and craft so that next time when they go out to earn money by making art and craft. after that we went to the airport to check in our luggage and we have the transit at vietnam before finally going back to singapore.
i miss cambodia very much as their life there fascinates me as in singapore we are not able to see much of these stuff going on here. i also learn that we must appreciate the things around me as not many people has the privilage to have many of these stuff and opportunity.
by: peterson