After breakfast, we basically started work.
First task, cut down a tree, dont worry it was a small one,
BUT first time cutting down a tree, so exciting lor~
Anyways, i can sae tt i was realli focused on the project itself so i dun have any pics taken during work time.
Well, e dae passed quickly, n soon e second dae was over!
3rd April
As usual, e morning routine of exercise!
This pic was taken at a place overlooking the padi fields!
Looks so nice! (ahhh~~ missing it!!)
Oh n if u dunno, we of cos had to do our own washing, so during lunch break, we went to wash clothes.. haha!
This is us hanging up e clothes to dry.
4th AprilBasically, everyday was almost the same.
Wake up, PT, breakfast, work, lunch, work, dinner, bath, debrief, sleep.
Therefore the daes just passed like this~
Oh ya... ALOT of ppl gt sick on Sat, 4th April 09.
5th April
Since it was a Sunday, we only had to work half-day.
N fortunately it gave the people who were sick, time to rest.
After work ended at 12pm, we had activities planned for e dae.
A table-tennis match between TP representatives n Hope Village (HV) kids.
An Origami-making session with the kids.
N then a soccer match with TP against HV.
Hee! That's me teaching the kids Origami!
After Origami, some of us went down to e soccer field in a lorry to support the TP soccer team! =D
Us in e lorry!~ Yea it was a fun ride, but dunno y i so accident prone, sit in e lorry oso can get injured!
SHI HUI, MX! Don't laugh at me ah~~
At e soccer field! =D go TP!
SITI!!! U GO GIRL!!!
haha she was our ONLY female representative to play.
Yea it was a FUN day!
Days were passing by too quickly~ *sigh*
Only 2 more days left to work on e project~
6th April
For PT tt morning, it was more relaxed cos it was time we practiced our dance performance for the upcoming culture nite. =D
We had time to take pics! N it was a good day cos most of the ppl who got sick, were getting better! =D
AHH!!! The padi field!!! =D
Chicky dance!!!! =D
Yea! Group Pic with our banner!!!
Can u guess who is who?? well mine's easy rite~
Hee~ Potential farmers!! =D
OMG!! I love this KID!! one of my favs!
SUPERRR CUTE!! =D
Hee this is CITA!! Another one of my favs!
She's nt an orphan though... her dad is one of the contractors who were assisting us.
Always played with her during breaks.
AHH!!! MISS HER!!!
OH! I've gt to mention this!
Right outside the orphanage, There's this stall selling the BEST BEST BEST Sugarcane juice i've EVER HAD!!! I think i drank ALOT OF IT!!! Especially during the last few days there.
Haha! Shi hui posing for the sugarcane stall!
SUGARCANE!! I wanna drink it now~~
Haha~ saw some cows "crossing" the road.
Ahh~~ left one more working dae at HV!!!
7th april - Final working dae ='(
Oh no, it was e last dae n we still had ALOT to accomplish!
This is us working as a team to go faster!
The end of the day drew near and much to our displeasure, we could not complete the walkway project.
It was a dissapointment.
However, there was talk of staying there for one more dae to try n complete the project.
And as much as i wanted to complete the project, i didnt vote to stay another dae.
The reason? Too long to disclose, so i'll just leave it as tt.
Haha no, it wasnt cos i wanted to shop in phnom penh~~
Well, camera went crazy clicking away as we all wanted to get as many photos with the kids as possible.
Haha this boy ah... wanna take pic with me, BUT when i wanna take, his head SO far away... so scared of me lidat... haha!! =D
Hee~ The MEN! =D
Haha this pic is HILARIOUS!!! LOL!
Group Picture!! TP n Kids from HV!
U can see e walkway behind us~
Ahh~ u cant see me cos Peng blocked my face with his hand!
But if u can spot MX, im right beside her... haha! =D
WOOO!!!! Like graduation!
But instead of throwing our hats, we threw our gloves in e air!
My gloves that have gone from white to brown due to all the wiping of perspiration, the dirt and all~
After all tt, we went to take our final bath in HV and prepared for the Culture Night between TP n Hope Village!
Once again, before the event started, we tried to take as many pics as possible!
Us performing~
We performed our TP mass dance, then the chicky dance, n then the cartoon dance.
Followed by a special Dikir Barat performance by some of us.
There was even a special peformance by Hafiz on his guitar n our team-mates with a song they made during their stay in HV. It seriously made me tear up when they were singing... ='(
After the cultural performances ended, everybody just started going crazy dancing to random songs that we don't even know the tune to...
The people in HV taught us hw to dance "cambodian" style...
SO FUN! even though the mosquitoes were killing us~
Final night in Hope Village ended on a well, nt so good note.
Cos alot of ppl started getting sick, like symptoms of nausea n diarrhoea.
Well, tt was it... our last nite in Hope Village~
8th April
Morning, i myself wasnt feeling too well, my throat got realli sore over the days, n i slept in a little while MX, Shi hui n most of the girls were up since 4am as Xueqi n Serene were realli nt feeling well, n had to keep running to the toilet.
Time came for us to say our goodbyes...
We told ourselves not to cry in front of the kids, n i didnt!
Even though Shi hui started, n then MX... n then e others...
I tot i wasnt gg to cry, but as we boarded the bus n looking out the window, i saw this...
I just couldn't hold it in any longer... n i cried... silently...
Right after we left HV, the mood in e bus was....... quiet.......
It was only after abt 1 hr of the bus ride, tt we started taking pics again.
This is me wearing Chun-Li's hat!
(No he is not a character from street fighter. =/ he's one of the older kids in HV)
Before we checked into our hotel in Phnom Penh, Asia Hotel,
we stopped by Russian market n i bought a painting as a souvenir for my grandma.
After checking in, we got a ride to the same Malaysian Restaurant for lunch.
One more time! CHEESE~~~
Siti n i at MAMAK'S corner!!
After lunch, we gt a lift to a shop selling coconut ice-cream!
There we met up with e rest...
Ok... actualli i dun realli eat or drink coconut juice, but i dunno y... the ice-cream was SUPER nice!!! n the biscuit too!!! I bought some of e biscuit back hm cos they were just too good!!! my mum LOVES them too!
After tt went to Central Market!SHopping!!!
I didnt buy much actualli... i tink only a T-shirt...
The streets of Phnom Penh~
Ok, notice the old lady begging in e pic below.
Well, from wad i noticed, even though Phnom Penh is e urbanized side of cambodia, i cant help but feel tt the children n ppl in phnom penh are living a life worse than that of an orphan in a village.
We saw kids at young ages begging for money, n when they approached us, even though we realli wanted to lend a helping hand, we couldn't.
That is sad to see~~
After putting down our stuff, and washing up, everybody gathered to go for dinner at a seafood restaurant along the sea/river?
Oooo... TUK TUK!!! I loved riding it!!!
Rode it to e restaurant~
Outside the restaurant~
After dinner, went to walk near the river... **Snaps!!!
Some of us then decided to continue walking along the river, towards the palace.
Reached the palace, took in the view, took some pics!
N we rode Tuk-tuks back to e hotel.
Had e last de-brief for the trip, and that meant that it would be e last nite for some of us who would be returning to spore on the 9th, n e 2nd last nite for those returning on the 10th.
The trip is ENDING!!~~~ ='(
9th April
Morning got up pretty early, had a drink of Cambodian version of Iced tea, n then we all set off for the central market to do our last bit of shopping. I bought a pair of sunglasses, n a wallet. I tink tt's all i bought. Oh n a few more T-shirts.
We took a tuk-tuk down to e palace again to get a day-view.
Group Pic! But not everyone is ready~
Haha notice an old lady approaching us? yea she was about to sell us some food to feed to pigeons.
Yea we bought them... n started chasing after pigeons! haha!
Ok the pic below was taken with my HP camera. It has e Panorama cam function.Yeah, i tink u can try clicking it to enlarge.
After tt, we walked to e palace n were planning to enter to see e interior of the palace, but as e admission fee was abit pricey, n we were running out of time, we decided nt to go in.
So we ended up taking pics!
Haha~ the next 2 pics were taken when we sae directly across each other, n decided to snap e opposites! =D
=D the girl behind us abit extra~
After tt we took a tuk-tuk back to e hotel.
Haha some funny pics!
U will understand if u know Chinese...
"LA" Mian....
"Pull" Noodle!!! LOL!!!
Shi hui ah..... Pull!!!!!
When we gt back, it was time for the first batch of people to return to Singapore tt evening. Took some pics before they left.
4 of us got especially closer throughout the trip!! =D
Siti!!! Join us for JSXP event this year k!
Haha this pic below looks alright, but actually right after the pic was taken, everyone was like woah!!!! Cos we all leaned n fell to our left!
It was a good-bye to all those who left on e 1st batch...
We'll meet up again rite? Yes we will... n we did! hee ^_^
After that, everyone else went ahead to e central market, but i stayed behind in e hotel room alone... haha kinda freaky but ok la...
Took a bath n waited for them to return...
When they gt back, e few remaining ppl with Andy Kwek, went to e restaurant for dinner... i just had a cup of iced coffee, cos well... i couldnt eat the food there... haha!
After Dinner, Shi hui mx n i, plus Rebecca, Cui Wen, Guo Bin n Peng went down to e river side just to walk along the streets lined with pubs n bars.
After walking quite a distance, we finally settled down at a place n had some smoothies, while chatting till about 11plus...
Haha the 7 of us then squeezed into one tuk-tuk back to the hotel.
Back at the hotel, i crashed Shi hui n Mx's room n we had many cup noodles n porridge, courtesy of Siti, who left it behind.
I was planning to sleep with Shi hui n Mx tt nite, since i would be alone tt nite in my own room, but after eating e cup noodles, i was feeling super warm in their room... n since my room felt colder, n they didnt want to move to my room, i ended up sleeping alone... haha 1st time sia... But i was like super tired already so i guess i couldn't be bothered to think of anything else...Hai... e last nite in Cambodia...
10th April
Gathered in e lobby of e hotel at 7am n checked out of the hotel.
I could sense tt everyones mood was a little down.
Not sure if it was due to tiredness or that we were sad tt the trip was ending.
Oh wells, took in some final sights of Cambodia on our way to the airport.
We took a group pic before checking in but i dun have e pic with me...
But there's us with 2 of e older kids from e orphanage who followed us to Phnom Penh. N oso Mama Lisa. =D
We took one final shot in Cambodia as we were about to board the plane.
Bye Cambodia, Bye Hope Village~
Well, at least for now... hehe~
N hello to Singapore, hello to the busy urbanised life, hello to the start of the school term SIP...
Yeah hello to so many things, tt's y i realli didnt want the trip to end so soon...
Oh wells... reached Spore at bout 12.30pm. Parents came to pick me up.
Went back to my hse n my relatives were all there...
Haha not to welcome me back hm, but cos they were using my hse as a wedding photo shoot venue. Yeah my cousin is getting married in July.
Well, i was dead tired~~
Still cant believe e trip ended in a flash...
AHHH Missing it!!~~~
OK... i'll put up a link when i've uploaded all e pics on facebook...
Might nt be so soon, cos i'm having SIP now... tired n lazy... hehe
I needed 3 days to complete this LONG blog entry...
OKOK... thanks for reading!!!
