Monthly Archives: November, 2011
Some Self-Motivators worth Reflecting
I used to jot down every year some useful wise words, from well-known great leaders and writers, to be read, reflected upon and used as self-motivators. Spending time this afternoon to look at my photos collection in the past, I found that on the back cover of my lovely photo album, following thoughts, I wrote …
My Impression from Melbourne
From 7 August to 10 September 2011, I got the opportunity to go to Australia to participate in a short course on “Integrated Water Resource Management”, organized by Chisholm Institute in cooperation with Earth Systems and Entura/Hydro Tasmania. It was sponsored by AusAID. 20 Cambodians from government’s ministries, Cambodian National Mekong Committee, Tonle Sap Authority, …
We will not surrender to HIV/AIDS
Baphnom: On 24 November 2011, I and Dr. Koma, CEDAC President went to participate in a quarterly meeting of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) at CEDAC office in Baphnom district, Prey Veng province. 53 participants, including 32 women, who are infected by HIV/AIDS virus, came from three districts (Baphnom, Kampong Trabek and Preah Sdach) attended …
Toeuk Chhou: A dying natural Resort?
Toeuk Chhou is very well known among Cambodians. It was a very popular natural resort in the sixties under the reign of Norodom Sihanouk. People went then to visit Kep, a beach city and returned to Toeuk Chhou for taking a bath in this wonderful fresh water resort. It is located about 8 Km from …
My first Visit to Vientiane
On 28 July 2010, I boarded the plane to Vientiane. It was my first visit to the capital of Laos. The flight was about 1 hour and 20 minutes. I was invited to participate in the 3rd Regional Stakeholders Forum of the Mekong River Development Plan by the Mekong River Commission. The forum lasted for …
CEDAC Participated in the 3. Regional Working Group Workshop
The third meeting of the Mekong Region Futures Working Group was organized on 14-15 November 2011, at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. The Mekong Futures Working Group met first in March 2011, in Siem Reap, and consists of approximately 25 people from government, private sector, academic and civil society backgrounds. The group comprises professionals from Cambodia, China, …
Hanoi: Revisited after 24 Years
My first time to come to Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, was at the end of July 1984. I was with 24 other Cambodian students on the way to East-Berlin, former German Democratic Republic (GDR), in other to study there. We spent one night in Thaing Long hotel at the West Lake. My group …
One Year as Blogger
On 4 November, 2010, I started to write and posted on my own blog. Its name is trustbuilding. My first blog article however, was written in 2009, after the FNF staff IT communication training in Bangkok. It was posted on NING Platform of our foundation. I have few articles posted on NING. On 3 November …
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